15. Solinger Karnevals-Open
Open SwissStandard
73 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Solingen, Germany. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2174, and top seed was Tobias Jugelt (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2333).
Pawel Grabowski (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2228) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tobias Jugelt (4.5) and Yusuf Amini (4.0). Grabowski shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Deniz Yilmaz (1632) beat Hans-Joachim Boschek (1910), a +278-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Solingen, Germany
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×1
FM×3
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×65
🇳🇱Netherlands×3
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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10
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Grabowski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Pawel Grabowski drew with IM Tobias Jugelt (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Pawel Grabowski 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Tobias Jugelt 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMPawel Grabowski | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2IMTobias Jugelt | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Jasper Langner | — | — | * | — |
| 4John Cornelisse | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grabowski, PawelFM | 2228 | POL | +34B | +24N | +3B | +8N | =2B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 15.25 | 2419 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Jugelt, TobiasIM | 2333 | GER | +45N | +42B | +9N | +4B | =1N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2445 | +5.5 |
| 3 | Amini, Yusuf | 2148 | GER | +64N | +10B | −1N | +17B | +15N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2129 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Maenken, MerlinCM | 2200 | GER | +23B | +22N | +20B | −2N | +16B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 12.00 | 2258 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Schmitzer, KlausFM | 2224 | GER | =17N | +15B | +32N | =7B | +11N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 2148 | -5.4 |
| 6 | Cornelisse, John | 2167 | NED | +33N | +31B | −8N | +19B | +20N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 2168 | +1.0 |
| 7 | Langner, Jasper | 2050 | GER | +53N | =43B | +35N | =5N | +23B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 2140 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Scheidtmann, Kian | 1993 | GER | +39B | +37N | +6B | −1B | =12N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 10.75 | 2171 | +23.8 |
| 9 | Van den Dikkenberg, ErikFM | 2101 | NED | +62B | +21N | −2B | +28N | =14B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2104 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Ye, Philipp | 1893 | GER | +60B | −3N | +49B | +25N | =13B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 2012 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Grosser, Walter | 1964 | GER | +50B | +69N | =12N | +18B | −5B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2126 | +17.2 |
| 12 | Pieper, DawidCM | 2152 | GER | +61B | +44N | =11B | =16N | =8B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2082 | -7.0 |
| 13 | Klemenz, Luca | 2093 | GER | =36N | +55B | =19N | +33B | =10N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1960 | -13.0 |
| 14 | Meyer, Henry | 1888 | GER | +63N | =59B | =42N | +31B | =9N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2055 | +47.6 |
| 15 | Wawi, Fares | 0 | GER | +57B | −5N | +37B | +24N | −3B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 2021 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Flesch, Stefan, Dr. | 1998 | GER | +30N | =35B | +38N | =12B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 1986 | +1.0 |
| 17 | Praszczalek, Jakub | 1835 | GER | =5B | =40N | +39B | −3N | +48B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 1976 | +31.6 |
| 18 | Schwarz, David | 2068 | GER | +26N | =19B | +43N | −11N | =28B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1945 | -28.8 |
| 19 | Irtes, Doruk | 1891 | TUR | +47B | =18N | =13B | −6N | +49B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 2003 | +27.4 |
| 20 | Villwock, Martin | 2026 | GER | +25B | +54N | −4N | +62B | −6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2017 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Vranidis, Athanassios | 1893 | GER | +41N | −9B | =27N | +38B | =26B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1829 | -6.8 |
| 22 | Speck, Stefan | 1920 | GER | +46N | −4B | =29N | +53B | =27N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1878 | -4.6 |
| 23 | Koch, Kian | 1816 | GER | −4N | +52B | +65N | +44B | −7N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1950 | +24.4 |
| 24 | Guelcan, Batuhan Ege | 1953 | GER | +56N | −1B | +36N | −15B | +62N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 2052 | +20.4 |
| 25 | Laag, Pascal Benedikt | 1730 | GER | −20N | +70B | +45N | −10B | +43N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1903 | +23.0 |
| 26 | Immel, Kaspar | 1744 | GER | −18B | =51N | +47B | +42B | =21N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1894 | +38.0 |
| 27 | Kudlai, Maksim | 1691 | UKR | −32B | +68N | =21B | +54N | =22B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1891 | +52.0 |
| 28 | Schulz, Robin | 1892 | GER | =55N | +66B | +59N | −9B | =18N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 2057 | +45.6 |
| 29 | Irtes, Deniz | 1742 | TUR | F | +60N | =22B | =43B | +44N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 2018 | +57.6 |
| 30 | Wawi, Bilal Alexander | 1726 | GER | −16B | +72N | −44B | +60N | +54B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1846 | +32.0 |
| 31 | Kemp, Lutz | 1917 | GER | +58B | −6N | +40B | −14N | =36B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1846 | -9.0 |
| 32 | Van den Brink, Johan | 1968 | NED | +27N | =38B | −5B | =34N | =33N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1840 | -15.6 |
| 33 | Pott, Lorin Gabriel | 1816 | GER | −6B | +48N | +58B | −13N | =32B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1909 | +20.0 |
| 34 | Erkelenz, Fynn | 1836 | GER | −1N | =46B | +55N | =32B | =41N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1817 | -8.4 |
| 35 | Linke, Marius | 1860 | GER | +68B | =16N | −7B | =56N | =39B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1782 | -8.0 |
| 36 | Freiknecht, Axel | 1764 | GER | =13B | =67N | −24B | +58N | =31N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1910 | +18.2 |
| 37 | Wolter, Dennis | 1839 | GER | +65B | −8B | −15N | +50N | =56B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1783 | -8.8 |
| 38 | Yilmaz, Deniz | 1632 | GER | +73B | =32N | −16B | −21N | +61B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1916 | +66.4 |
| 39 | Doepke, Frank | 1724 | GER | −8N | +71B | −17N | +65B | =35N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1707 | -5.6 |
| 40 | Bertram, Steven | 1758 | GER | =66N | =17B | −31N | =46B | +53N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1847 | +21.6 |
| 41 | Kelch, Volker | 1619 | GER | −21B | +61N | =54B | =57N | =34B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1848 | +57.6 |
| 42 | Asadzade, Muhammed | 1926 | GER | +48B | −2N | =14B | −26N | =51B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1778 | -41.6 |
| 43 | Arnz, Tom Niklas | 1873 | GER | +72B | =7N | −18B | =29N | −25B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1747 | -15.8 |
| 44 | Maillinger, Michael | 1899 | GER | +51B | −12B | +30N | −23N | −29B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1740 | -21.6 |
| 45 | Meckel, Helmut | 1837 | GER | −2B | +50N | −25B | −48N | +60B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1712 | -19.2 |
| 46 | Rades, Andreas | 1665 | GER | −22B | =34N | =57B | =40N | =47B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1718 | +6.0 |
| 47 | Pieper, Johannes | 1594 | GER | −19N | =53B | −26N | +55B | =46N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1655 | +14.4 |
| 48 | Hladeniuk, Yelyzaveta | 1666 | GER | −42N | −33B | +70N | +45B | −17N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1716 | +11.2 |
| 49 | Shynkar, Daria | 1735 | GER | −59N | +63B | −10N | +68B | −19N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1694 | -12.4 |
| 50 | Suzuki, Juliano | 1680 | GER | −11N | −45B | +63N | −37B | +68N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1653 | -4.4 |
| 51 | Klemm, Julian | 1628 | GER | −44N | =26B | −53N | +69B | =42N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1632 | -0.8 |
| 52 | Satheesh, Dharshini | 1651 | GER | F | −23N | +61B | F | +69N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1812 | +17.2 |
| 53 | Ruhnau, Cedrik | 1732 | GER | −7B | =47N | +51B | −22N | −40B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1641 | -27.6 |
| 54 | Kuhn, Andreas | 1860 | GER | +71N | −20B | =41N | −27B | −30N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1561 | -37.6 |
| 55 | Ni, Wilhelm Zeyin | 1605 | GER | =28B | −13N | −34B | −47N | +70B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1622 | -3.2 |
| 56 | Neumair, Dorian | 1677 | GER | −24B | =57N | F | =35B | =37N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1787 | +10.2 |
| 57 | Reinhardt, Klaus | 1842 | GER | −15N | =56B | =46N | =41B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1653 | -14.6 |
| 58 | Langensiepen, Burkhard, Dr. | 1653 | GER | −31N | +64B | −33N | −36B | =65N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1627 | -5.2 |
| 59 | Fichtner, Ewald | 2061 | GER | +49B | =14N | −28B | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1838 | -16.4 |
| 60 | Koch, Klaus Dieter | 1609 | GER | −10N | −29B | +64N | −30B | −45N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1557 | -11.6 |
| 61 | Hosnjak, Christian | 1810 | GER | −12N | −41B | −52N | +63B | −38N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1477 | -86.0 |
| 62 | Stratenwerth, Gerhard | 1767 | GER | −9N | F | +69B | −20N | −24B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1227 | -22.4 |
| 63 | Oezdemir, Anna Valentina | 1532 | GER | −14B | −49N | −50B | −61N | +71B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1480 | -14.8 |
| 64 | Reimer, Felix Ryu | 1788 | GER | −3B | −58N | −60B | +71N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1531 | -27.4 |
| 65 | Schneider, Heinz-Guenter | 0 | GER | −37N | F | −23B | −39N | =58B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Blomel, Christopher | 2092 | GER | =40B | −28N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1631 | -22.8 |
| 67 | Fischermann, Simon | 1935 | GER | F | =36B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1764 | -9.2 |
| 68 | Koch, Hans-Joachim | 1455 | GER | −35N | −27B | F | −49N | −50B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 940 | -26.4 |
| 69 | FIDE 533074631 | 0 | — | F | −11B | −62N | −51N | −52B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Satheesh, Yazhini | 1527 | GER | F | −25N | −48B | F | −55N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 867 | -37.6 |
| 71 | Staudt, Merle | 1486 | GER | −54B | −39N | F | −64B | −63N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 926 | -35.6 |
| 72 | Fuelber, Dirk | 1507 | GER | −43N | −30B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 999 | -12.8 |
| 73 | Boschek, Hans-Joachim, Dr. | 1910 | GER | −38N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 832 | -16.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yilmaz, DenizGER+66.42.5 pts · #37
- 2Kelch, VolkerGER+57.62.5 pts · #31
- 3Irtes, DenizTUR+57.63.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Hosnjak, ChristianGER-86.01.0 pts · #60
- 2Asadzade, MuhammedGER-41.62.0 pts · #48
- 3Kuhn, AndreasGER-37.61.5 pts · #53
Biggest upsets
- R1+278 Elo gap
- R2+200 Elo gap
- R2+191 Elo gap