28. Open der Sparkasse Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien
Open SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Leutersdorf, Germany. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2084, and top seed was Karsten Schulz (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2188).
Karsten Schulz (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2188) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Anne Czaeczine (5.5) and Pavel Hlavacek (5.5). Schulz won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alexander Weickelt (1529) beat Maik Renger (1888), a +359-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Leutersdorf, Germany
Dates
12 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 · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×48
🇨🇿Czech Republic×5
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
21
10
3
3
1
1
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Schulz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Karsten Schulz drew with Pavel Hlavacek (Black).
R1–R7 · UNBEATEN
FM Karsten Schulz went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMKarsten Schulz | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Pavel Hlavacek | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3WIMAnne Czaeczine | — | — | * | — |
| 4Fabian Zaucke | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schulz, KarstenFM | 2188 | GER | +32N | +11B | =5N | =8B | =3N | +19B | +4N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 24.00 | 2224 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Czaeczine, AnneWIM | 2139 | GER | +28N | +26B | −4N | +23B | =5N | +11B | +8N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 22.50 | 2171 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Hlavacek, Pavel | 2021 | CZE | =39B | =13N | +38B | +29N | =1B | +25N | +10B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 20.00 | 2118 | +34.8 |
| 4 | Haeusler, Felix | 1993 | GER | +12B | +38N | +2B | =10N | +25B | =6N | −1B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 20.75 | 2092 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Leipert, Pieter | 2026 | GER | +33N | +22B | =1B | =6N | =2B | =14N | +20B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 21.00 | 2091 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Lehmann, Christoph | 1956 | GER | +49N | +20B | =8N | =5B | +15N | =4B | =9N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 19.50 | 2129 | +33.8 |
| 7 | Zaucke, Fabian | 1952 | GER | F | +49B | +32N | =26B | +13N | =9B | +14N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 17.00 | 2147 | +28.6 |
| 8 | Krusel, Daniel | 2137 | GER | +47B | +29N | =6B | =1N | +17B | =10N | −2B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 17.00 | 2073 | -15.6 |
| 9 | Steger, Lukas Daniel | 2170 | GER | +16B | +34N | −10B | =14N | +18B | =7N | =6B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 18.00 | 2011 | -47.2 |
| 10 | Dusbaba, Karel | 2011 | CZE | +42N | +35B | +9N | =4B | =19N | =8B | −3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 2088 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Czaeczine, Laura | 1895 | GER | +50B | −1N | =16B | +27B | +28N | −2N | +25B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 14.50 | 1915 | +13.2 |
| 12 | Thirumal, Shravan | 1632 | GER | −4N | =51B | +42N | =35B | +38N | +22B | =15N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 13.25 | 1986 | +104.4 |
| 13 | Kalbass, Rainer | 1886 | GER | =27N | =3B | =28N | +21B | −7B | =33N | +31B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 1792 | -13.4 |
| 14 | Li, Joshua | 1906 | GER | −21N | +40B | +36N | =9B | +26N | =5B | −7B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 13.75 | 1899 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Wokurka, Karel | 2053 | CZE | +30B | −25N | +20B | +39N | −6B | =16N | =12B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 1812 | -36.2 |
| 16 | Zirnstein, Clemens | 1752 | GER | −9N | +52B | =11N | +41B | =23N | =15B | =18B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 1889 | +39.6 |
| 17 | Slotta, Nico | 1911 | GER | +40N | =21B | =27N | +22B | −8N | +36B | −19N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1843 | -7.8 |
| 18 | Renger, Maik | 1888 | GER | =24N | −27B | +51N | +33B | −9N | +28B | =16N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1765 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Jandke, Manfred | 2102 | GER | F | +54B | +23N | =25N | =10B | −1N | +17B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 13.00 | 2079 | -2.4 |
| 20 | Stiehler, Mara | 1800 | GER | +55B | −6N | −15N | +40B | +27N | +39B | −5N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1802 | +0.8 |
| 21 | Svec, Matyas | 1560 | CZE | +14B | =17N | −25B | −13N | +48B | =29N | +35N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1871 | +86.4 |
| 22 | Roessler, Frank-Peter | 1871 | GER | +43B | −5N | +37B | −17N | +47B | −12N | +33B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1747 | -18.0 |
| 23 | Czaeczine, Paula | 1909 | GER | +44B | +53N | −19B | −2N | =16B | =32N | +36N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1850 | -17.2 |
| 24 | Weiss, Ina | 0 | GER | =18B | =39N | =47B | =34N | =29B | =38N | +32B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 1814 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Zirnstein, Fabian | 1823 | GER | +48N | +15B | +21N | =19B | −4N | −3B | −11N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 12.00 | 1880 | +8.0 |
| 26 | Weickelt, Daniel | 1887 | GER | +37B | −2N | +30B | =7N | −14B | −31N | +43B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1772 | -35.6 |
| 27 | Weickelt, Alexander | 1529 | GER | =13B | +18N | =17B | −11N | −20B | +47N | =34B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1852 | +102.4 |
| 28 | Grosse, Philipp | 1707 | GER | −2B | +45N | =13B | +53N | −11B | −18N | +41B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1698 | -6.8 |
| 29 | Fuchs, Oliver | 1852 | GER | +41N | −8B | +55N | −3B | =24N | =21B | =39N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.75 | 1654 | -20.6 |
| 30 | Pohl, Holger | 1680 | GER | −15N | +48B | −26N | −38B | =45N | +53B | +40N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1605 | -12.0 |
| 31 | Rau, Maximilian | 1758 | GER | F | −37N | +50B | =48N | +53B | +26B | −13N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1717 | -8.0 |
| 32 | Stiehler, Klaus | 1777 | GER | −1B | +44N | −7B | =37N | +41B | =23B | −24N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 8.50 | 1755 | -5.0 |
| 33 | Schuetz, Florian | 1672 | GER | −5B | +43N | =34B | −18N | +37B | =13B | −22N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1723 | +11.6 |
| 34 | Zirnstein, Falk | 1879 | GER | +52N | −9B | =33N | =24B | −36N | =40B | =27N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1643 | -34.8 |
| 35 | Gruening, Robert | 1845 | GER | +46B | −10N | =53B | =12N | −39B | +44N | −21B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1538 | -39.2 |
| 36 | Weinitschke, Daniel | 1770 | GER | F | +50N | −14B | +44N | +34B | −17N | −23B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1787 | +3.4 |
| 37 | Boehme, Luise | 1539 | GER | −26N | +31B | −22N | =32B | −33N | =48B | +47B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1721 | +50.0 |
| 38 | Gaier, Georg | 1788 | GER | F | −4B | −3N | +30N | −12B | =24B | +42N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 8.00 | 1720 | -10.2 |
| 39 | Ottlik, Marie | 1671 | GER | =3N | =24B | F | −15B | +35N | −20N | =29B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1842 | +37.6 |
| 40 | Finck, Julius | 1582 | GER | −17B | −14N | +43B | −20N | +46B | =34N | −30B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1469 | -19.6 |
| 41 | Guenther, Adrian | 0 | GER | −29B | =47N | +46B | −16N | −32N | +45B | −28N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Buettner, Moritz | 1638 | GER | −10B | =46N | −12B | =45N | +50B | =43N | −38B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1541 | -30.0 |
| 43 | Markert, Johann | 0 | GER | −22N | −33B | −40N | +52B | +49N | =42B | −26N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Roessler, Jens-Hagen | 1561 | GER | −23N | −32B | +52N | −36B | +55N | −35B | =46N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1508 | -7.8 |
| 45 | Janda, Lukas | 1460 | CZE | −54N | −28B | =49N | =42B | =30B | −41N | +52B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1600 | +36.8 |
| 46 | Maallem, Mats | 0 | GER | −35N | =42B | −41N | =49B | −40N | +51B | =44B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Lasschuit, Rene | 1704 | NED | −8N | =41B | =24N | +55B | −22N | −27B | −37N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 960 | -36.2 |
| 48 | Weiss, Nora | 0 | GER | −25B | −30N | F | =31B | −21N | =37N | +50B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Boehme, Alexander | 1618 | GER | −6B | −7N | =45B | =46N | −43B | =52N | =53N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 3.75 | 1509 | -27.6 |
| 50 | Dressler, Torsten | 1558 | GER | −11N | −36B | −31N | +51B | −42N | +55B | −48N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 965 | -39.2 |
| 51 | Li, Joey | 0 | GER | F | =12N | −18B | −50N | −52B | −46N | +55N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.25 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Sauermann, Paula | 1438 | GER | −34B | −16N | −44B | −43N | +51N | =49B | −45N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1280 | -31.2 |
| 53 | Finck, Bernd | 0 | GER | F | −23B | =35N | −28B | −31N | −30N | =49B | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Muench, Hans-Peter | 1884 | GER | +45B | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1793 | -5.6 |
| 55 | FIDE 533014647 | 0 | — | −20N | F | −29B | −47N | −44B | −50N | −51B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 895 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thirumal, ShravanGER+104.44.5 pts · #16
- 2Weickelt, AlexanderGER+102.43.5 pts · #19
- 3Svec, MatyasCZE+86.44.0 pts · #24
Top rating losers
- 1Steger, Lukas DanielGER-47.24.5 pts · #9
- 2Gruening, RobertGER-39.23.0 pts · #43
- 3Dressler, TorstenGER-39.22.0 pts · #54
Biggest upsets
- R2+359 Elo gap
- R1+346 Elo gap
- R7+285 Elo gap