29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Werther, Germany. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2193, and top seed was Pascal Brunke (π©πͺ GER, FM, 2275).
Kan Nakahara (π―π΅ JPN, CM, 2171) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Pascal Brunke (5.0) and Oliver Kniest (5.0). Nakahara clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Felix Zenker (1948) beat Alexander Hilverda (2216), a +268-point gap.
Location
π©πͺWerther, Germany
Dates
26 Mar 2026 β 29 Mar 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 Β· 7 rounds
Titled players Β· 8
FMΓ5
CMΓ2
WCMΓ1
Federations Β· 4 represented
π©πͺGermanyΓ24
π³π±NetherlandsΓ2
πΊπ¦UkraineΓ1
π―π΅JapanΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsCM Kan Nakahara led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 Β· LEADER CHANGE29 Mar
CM Kan Nakahara takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R4βR6 Β· WIN STREAK
FM Pascal Brunke won 3 in a row (R4βR6).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMKan Nakahara | * | β | 1 | Β½ |
| 2FMOliver Kniest | β | * | β | 1 |
| 3FMPascal Brunke | 0 | β | * | 1 |
| 4Robin Bentel | Β½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakahara, KanCM | 2171 | JPN | +23B | +21N | =4B | =6N | =5B | +11N | +2N | 5.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 20.00 | 2380 | +36.2 |
| 2 | Brunke, PascalFM | 2275 | GER | +8B | =13N | =7B | +4N | +6B | +5N | β1B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 20.75 | 2327 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Kniest, OliverFM | 2122 | GER | +24N | =12B | =17N | =9B | +4B | =6N | +7B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 18.25 | 2313 | +36.6 |
| 4 | Bentel, Robin | 2197 | GER | +18N | +15B | =1N | β2B | β3N | +21B | +8B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 15.75 | 2228 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Medvedyk, VolodymyrFM | 2178 | UKR | β21N | +19B | +20N | +13B | =1N | β2B | +11B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 15.75 | 2224 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Scheffner, Axel, Dr.FM | 2236 | GER | +20N | =11B | +22N | =1B | β2N | =3B | =9N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 2175 | -10.0 |
| 7 | Van der Velden, BramCM | 2150 | NED | +10N | =17B | =2N | =12B | =9N | +14B | β3N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 2172 | +5.0 |
| 8 | Algra, Jouke | 2093 | NED | β2N | =10B | +19N | =22B | +23N | +12B | β4N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 2130 | +7.6 |
| 9 | Hebbinghaus, HolgerFM | 2167 | GER | =19N | =22B | +21B | =3N | =7B | =16N | =6B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 2130 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Zenker, Felix | 1948 | GER | β7B | =8N | =27B | =18N | +24B | =20N | +17N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 2143 | +36.2 |
| 11 | Burkhardt, Holger | 2123 | GER | +14B | =6N | β16B | +15B | +17N | β1B | β5N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 2137 | +3.0 |
| 12 | Scholz, Peter | 2181 | GER | +25B | =3N | =13B | =7N | =16B | β8N | =14N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 2085 | -17.8 |
| 13 | Schaller, Fabian | 2158 | GER | +28B | =2B | =12N | β5N | β14B | +22N | =15B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 2085 | -12.8 |
| 14 | Bennemann, Ingmar | 1941 | GER | β11N | +18B | β15N | +25B | +13N | β7N | =12B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 2121 | +32.6 |
| 15 | Kruse, Herbert | 2120 | GER | +26B | β4N | +14B | β11N | =21N | =17B | =13N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 2084 | -6.4 |
| 16 | von Zimmermann, Georg | 2097 | GER | β22N | +23B | +11N | =17B | =12N | =9B | F | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.25 | 2162 | +11.6 |
| 17 | Hilverda, Alexander | 2216 | GER | +27B | =7N | =3B | =16N | β11B | =15N | β10B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 2042 | -16.4 |
| 18 | Platz, Thomas | 2077 | GER | β4B | β14N | +24N | =10B | =19N | =23B | =20N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1970 | -20.6 |
| 19 | Schaller, Torsten, Dr. | 2011 | GER | =9B | β5N | β8B | =26N | =18B | =24N | +28N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 2000 | -2.8 |
| 20 | Linde, Wolfgang | 2092 | GER | β6B | +28N | β5B | β23N | +25N | =10B | =18B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 2017 | -14.8 |
| 21 | Browning, Rebecca | 2022 | GER | +5B | β1B | β9N | +27N | =15B | β4N | β23N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 2032 | +1.0 |
| 22 | Arslan, Berkan | 1945 | GER | +16B | =9N | β6B | =8N | F | β13B | =24N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 2057 | +36.4 |
| 23 | Groen, Benjamin | 2019 | GER | β1N | β16N | F | +20B | β8B | =18N | +21B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 2035 | +1.8 |
| 24 | Eggenstein, Frank | 1934 | GER | β3B | =27N | β18B | +28N | β10N | =19B | =22B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 1918 | -4.0 |
| 25 | Schirmbeck, LilianWCM | 2036 | GER | β12N | F | =28B | β14N | β20B | +26B | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1875 | -43.2 |
| 26 | Wolek, Lukas | 1931 | GER | β15N | F | F | =19B | +28B | β25N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1948 | +2.4 |
| 27 | Fuhlrott, Tim | 2087 | GER | β17N | =24B | =10N | β21B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1837 | -26.2 |
| 28 | Pennig, Felix | 1973 | GER | β13N | β20B | =25N | β24B | β26N | F | β19B | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.75 | 1626 | -82.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kniest, OliverFMGER+36.65.0 pts Β· #2
- 2Arslan, BerkanGER+36.42.5 pts Β· #22
- 3Nakahara, KanCMJPN+36.25.5 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1Pennig, FelixGER-82.80.5 pts Β· #28
- 2Schirmbeck, LilianWCMGER-43.21.5 pts Β· #26
- 3Fuhlrott, TimGER-26.21.0 pts Β· #27
Biggest upsets
- R7+268 Elo gap
- R5+217 Elo gap
- R1+156 Elo gap