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Offene Vereinsmeisterschaft der SF Brackel 2026 Gruppe A

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8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Dortmund, Germany. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2092, and top seed was Raphael Kracht (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2233).

Raphael Kracht (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2233) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Lando Korten (4.0) and Husam Tarboush (2.5). Kracht won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Jona Bungarten (1968) beat Vitaliy Garbuz (CM, 2179), a +211-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Dortmund, Germany
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪FMRaphael Kracht2233
Avg top 10
2,092
Participants
8
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×7
🇸🇾Syria×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    FMRaphael Kracht
    🇩🇪GER·2233
    4.5pts·2449perf+21.0
  • 🥈
    Lando Korten
    🇩🇪GER·2226
    4.0pts·2312perf+11.0
  • 🥉
    Husam Tarboush
    🇸🇾SYR·2053
    2.5pts·2103perf+6.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Raphael Kracht led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Kracht4.5Korten4Tarboush2.5Stemmler2.5Bungarten2.5Garbuz2
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Raphael Kracht held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Raphael Kracht beat Lando Korten (White).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Lando Korten won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMRaphael Kracht*
1
½
1
2Lando Korten
0
*
1
1
3Husam Tarboush
½
0
*—
4CMFabian Stemmler
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kracht, RaphaelFM2233GER+5N+2B=3N+7B+4N4.511.513.011.752449+21.0
2Korten, Lando2226GER+7B−1N+4B+3B+8N4.011.011.57.002312+11.0
3Tarboush, Husam2053SYR+6N+8B=1B−2N−5N2.513.013.54.752103+6.6
4Stemmler, FabianCM2176GER=8N+6B−2N+5B−1B2.513.013.54.752103-9.0
5Bungarten, Jona1968GER−1B=7N+6B−4N+3B2.511.513.05.252126+20.2
6Garbuz, VitaliyCM2179GER−3B−4N−5N+8B+7N2.09.09.52.001947-30.2
7Tomasjan, Samuel1991GER−2N=5B+8N−1N−6B1.513.013.51.751954-6.2
8Strack, Patrick1908GER=4B−3N−7B−6N−2B0.511.012.51.251759-26.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Offene Vereinsmeisterschaft der SF Brackel 2026 Gruppe A — Dortmund, Germany | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats