29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe B

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43 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Werther, Germany. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1956, and top seed was Mykhaylo Makoveienko (🇩🇪 GER, 2009).

Milan Kandic (🇷🇸 SRB, FM, 1948) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Stefan Giese (4.0) and Eric Oevermann (4.0). Kandic shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ralf Bascheck (1805) beat Martin Dirks (1999), a +194-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Werther, Germany

Dates

27 Mar 2026 → 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 · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Mykhaylo Makoveienko2009

Avg top 10

1,956

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×40

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
FMMilan Kandic
🇷🇸SRB·1948
4.0pts·2196perf+20.6
🥈
Stefan Giese
🇩🇪GER·1970
4.0pts·2101perf+15.2
🥉
Eric Oevermann
🇩🇪GER
4.0pts·1886perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Giese4Oevermann4Kandic4Doeller3.5Kandler3.5Sergeev3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.0/5. Kandic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Stefan Giese 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Milan Kandic 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Stefan Giese	*	—	½	—
2Eric Oevermann	—	*	½	—
3FMMilan Kandic	½	½	*	1
4Nils Doeller	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kandic, MilanFM	1948	SRB	+43N	+6B	+26N	=2N	=3B	4.0	13.5	13.5	9.50	2196	+20.6
2	Giese, Stefan	1970	GER	+16N	+36B	+17N	=1B	=7N	4.0	12.5	14.0	10.25	2101	+15.2
3	Oevermann, Eric	0	GER	+42N	=27B	+15N	+4B	=1N	4.0	12.0	12.0	9.00	1886	0.0
4	Slusarski, David	1796	GER	=5B	+35N	+18B	−3N	+21N	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.25	2223	+79.6
5	Kandler, Pascal	1908	GER	=4N	+11B	=27N	=13B	+14N	3.5	11.5	13.5	9.50	1913	+1.6
6	Doeller, Nils	1809	GER	+24B	−1N	+32B	=14B	+13N	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.25	2011	+54.0
7	Buente, Kirsten	1849	GER	=8B	=37N	+41B	+28N	=2B	3.5	11.0	12.0	7.50	2003	+15.6
8	Sergeev, Valeri	0	GER	=7N	=19B	+36N	+26B	=17B	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.75	1908	0.0
9	Baumann, Simon	1809	GER	=29N	+23B	=13N	=21B	+20N	3.5	10.0	12.0	8.50	2041	+62.4
10	Makoveienko, Mykhaylo	2009	GER	=12B	=14N	=30B	=22N	+28B	3.0	10.0	12.0	7.00	1861	-34.4
11	Pickhard, Tobias	1776	GER	=35B	−5N	+33N	=19B	+26N	3.0	10.0	11.5	6.00	1969	+26.2
12	Juergenpott, Maximilian	1811	GER	=10N	=29B	=34B	=18N	+32B	3.0	9.5	11.5	6.75	2013	+27.2
13	Siol, Juergen	1753	GER	+22B	=18N	=9B	=5N	−6B	2.5	13.0	15.5	7.25	1848	+13.2
14	Kamps, Manuel	1694	GER	+39N	=10B	=31B	=6N	−5B	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.75	1869	+22.2
15	Makoveienko, Dmytro	1798	GER	=33N	+20B	−3B	=24N	=18B	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.00	2011	+45.2
16	Bascheck, Ralf	1805	GER	−2B	+24N	=22B	+34N	F	2.5	11.5	13.5	5.75	2033	+24.2
17	Prause, Helge	1871	GER	+38B	+30N	−2B	F	=8N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.25	1973	+8.2
18	Bringer, Lukas	1871	GER	+40N	=13B	−4N	=12B	=15N	2.5	11.5	12.5	5.00	1785	-11.6
19	Schnier, Steffen	1931	GER	−30B	=8N	+39B	=11N	=22B	2.5	11.0	12.5	6.00	1810	-13.2
20	Ritter, Uwe	1880	GER	=37B	−15N	+25B	+30N	−9B	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.25	1788	-12.6
21	Siol, Mats Lennart	1893	GER	−28B	+38N	+37B	=9N	−4B	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.75	1790	-14.2
22	Popkiewicz, Adam	1845	GER	−13N	+40B	=16N	=10B	=19N	2.5	10.5	11.5	5.00	1853	+1.6
23	Fischermann, Simon	1960	GER	=31B	−9N	+35B	+27B	F	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.50	1917	-9.6
24	Dirks, Martin	1999	GER	−6N	−16B	+42N	=15B	+38N	2.5	10.0	10.0	2.75	1795	-52.8
25	Chen, Aimee	1754	GER	−26N	=39B	−20N	+43B	+36B	2.5	7.5	7.5	2.25	1838	+23.2
26	Algra, Abe	1858	NED	+25B	+28N	−1B	−8N	−11B	2.0	13.0	15.0	4.50	1818	-8.8
27	Vogt, Luna	1800	GER	+32B	=3N	=5B	−23N	−29B	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.75	1853	+10.0
28	Schlueter, Oliver	1793	GER	+21N	−26B	+29N	−7B	−10N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.50	1845	+12.8
29	Altenbernd, Jannis-Domenik	1974	GER	=9B	=12N	−28B	F	+27N	2.0	10.5	12.0	5.25	1804	-18.2
30	Kraft, Marius	1802	GER	+19N	−17B	=10N	−20B	=35N	2.0	10.5	12.0	4.75	1841	+9.6
31	Sekerci, Berkin	1804	TUR	=23N	+33B	=14N	F	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	4.50	1980	+14.2
32	Hufendiek, Ekkehard	1916	GER	−27N	+42B	−6N	+41B	−12N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1710	-28.0
33	Mittmann, Volker	1912	GER	=15B	−31N	−11B	=38N	+42B	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1716	-27.0
34	Schulz, Robin	1937	GER	F	+43B	=12N	−16B	=40N	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.00	1797	-30.0
35	Linnenbruegger, Felix	1874	GER	=11N	−4B	−23N	=39N	=30B	1.5	11.0	12.5	3.25	1681	-52.0
36	Doeller, Jan	1832	GER	+41N	−2N	−8B	=40B	−25N	1.5	11.0	12.0	1.50	1711	-27.6
37	Engst, Anton	1778	GER	=20N	=7B	−21N	F	=39B	1.5	10.5	12.0	3.75	1773	-1.0
38	Klausmeier, Achim	1772	GER	−17N	−21B	+43N	=33B	−24B	1.5	9.5	9.5	1.00	1747	-3.8
39	Broich, Rene	1817	GER	−14B	=25N	−19N	=35B	=37N	1.5	9.0	10.5	2.75	1657	-42.8
40	Danisch, Garvin, Dr.	1765	GER	−18B	−22N	F	=36N	=34B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.75	1679	-8.8
41	Wagner, Mattis	1692	GER	−36B	F	−7N	−32N	+43B	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1657	-8.0
42	Pilat, Aurelius	1790	GER	−3B	−32N	−24B	F	−33N	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1142	-35.6
43	Schaller, Sigrid	1804	GER	−1B	−34N	−38B	−25N	−41N	0.0	10.0	11.0	0.00	1023	-95.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Slusarski, DavidGER
+79.6
3.5 pts · #7
2Baumann, SimonGER
+62.4
3.5 pts · #6
3Doeller, NilsGER
+54.0
3.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Schaller, SigridGER
-95.2
0.0 pts · #42
2Dirks, MartinGER
-52.8
2.5 pts · #13
3Linnenbruegger, FelixGER
-52.0
1.5 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R2+194 Elo gap
Bascheck, Ralf1805 beat Dirks, Martin1999
R1+190 Elo gap
Doeller, Nils1809 beat Dirks, Martin1999
R3+181 Elo gap
Schlueter, Oliver1793 beat Altenbernd, Jannis-Domenik1974