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42. OBSenEM (Offene Berliner Senioren-Einzel-Meisterschaft)

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114 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 12 Feb 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2121, and top seed was Reinhard Postler (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2191).

Alain Fayard (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2157) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Wolfgang Vandre (6.5) and Juergen Brustkern (6.5). Fayard won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ryszard Morczynski (1483) beat Guenther Sattler (1754), a +271-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
Dates
03 Feb 2026 → 12 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪FMReinhard Postler2191
Avg top 10
2,121
Participants
114
Titled players · 7
FM×7
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×110
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Alain Fayard led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
46
13
3
8
2
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Alain Fayard never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Alain Fayard beat Matthias Ahlberg (White).

2× WIN STREAK · 3+3 wins

FM Alain Fayard posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R5–R7) — total 6 wins.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMAlain Fayard*
1
½
½
2Matthias Ahlberg
0
*
3Frank Niehaus
½
*
4FMJuergen Brustkern
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Fayard, AlainFM2157FRA+63N+15B+42N=6B+8N+4B+28N=3B=5N7.547.551.542.002300+30.2
2Vandre, Wolfgang2059GER+13N+21B+30N10B+31N28B+23N+6B=4N6.545.550.536.252158+24.4
3Brustkern, JuergenFM2083GER+77B=31N+22B=27N=18B+30N+7B=1N=9B6.545.549.034.502148+16.4
4Ahlberg, Matthias2110GER+59B+37N=27B=18N+36B1N+33B+17N=2B6.545.049.033.002160+13.6
5Niehaus, Frank2061GER=66N+69B=14N+35B=30N=20B+36N+18B=1B6.543.547.533.502086+7.4
6Syre, ChristianFM2155GER+76B+33N+11B=1N+48B7N=9B2N+31B6.046.550.030.752116-7.2
7Federau, JuergenFM2106GER+43N=65B+23N+44B=10N+6B3N=8B=16N6.046.050.032.502109+2.6
8Kreutzkamp, Hans-Rudolf2050GER+91B+24N=32B+12N1B+48N=17B=7N=11B6.046.049.030.252110+14.8
9Raitza, OlafFM2032GER+51B32N+77B=21N+27B+12N=6N=10B=3N6.044.548.031.002089+14.6
10Heinig, Wolfram, Dr.FM2165GER+94B=39N+47B+2N=7B=17N=11B=9N=29B6.044.547.530.752144-2.4
11Knops, Peter2003GER+54N+16B6N+40B=29N+41B=10N=48B=8N6.043.548.031.252087+18.0
12Matitschka, Heinz1922GER=62N+89B+26N8B+16N9B+94N=14B+32N6.041.544.527.501999+18.2
13Aloush, Ali1816GER2B+113N=37B+22N=33B=31B=35N+47N+39B6.041.541.525.002012+47.0
14Jaeger, Andre1890GER=80B+102N=5B=58N=49B+27N=19B=12N+28B6.040.042.527.502019+32.2
15Rauhut, Frank, Dr.1906GER+57B1N+91B=76N=75B=24N=25B+59N+34B6.039.042.025.501983+17.6
16Brinckmann, Dieter1861GER+109B11N=60B+90N12B+67N+61B+27N=7B6.038.039.522.501989+31.4
17Postler, ReinhardFM2191GER+83N+20B=18N+38B=28N=10B=8N4B=23N5.545.048.528.002081-22.4
18Sabrowski, Uwe1999GER+92B+25N=17B=4B=3N=29N+65B5N=21B5.545.048.027.002078+19.8
19Weiss, Christian2043GER+46N=40B+65N48B=23N+21B=14N=26B=22N5.542.546.528.251959-19.0
20Beran, Rolf-Dietrich1921GER+79B17N=78B+70N+32B=5N=29B=24N=25B5.540.544.025.502011+21.4
21Costello, Colin A1880ENG+113B2N+92B=9B+38N19N=72B+42B=18N5.540.540.520.752022+35.4
22Schmidt, Dietrich1889GER=86N+55B3N13B+54B=51N+68B+58N=19B5.539.543.023.751901+3.8
23Kapr, Klaus, Dr.1895GER+105B=29N7B+78N=19B+75N2B+60N=17B5.539.541.521.002043+35.0
24Steiger, Michael1877GER+110N8B=54N=99B+69N=15B+38N=20B=48N5.538.039.522.001931+14.0
25Schmidt, Juergen1861GER+106N18B34N+82B=62N+89B=15N+36B=20N5.537.539.521.251888+8.0
26Andress, Sylvio1871GER=102B+99N12B+60N=61B=49N+44B=19N=38B5.536.539.022.251954+21.4
27Zaeske, Winfried1983GER+34N+71B=4N=3B9N14B+77N16B+59N5.044.047.523.001962-5.4
28Pueschel, Werner2059GER+78B=35N+45B+32N=17B+2N1BF14N5.044.044.025.252062+1.4
29Eisentraeger, Dieter2126GER+50N=23B=31NF=11B=18B=20N+41B=10N5.043.548.026.252009-19.6
30Jurkatis, Hagen1952GER+58B+60N2B+52N=5B3B=40N32B+50N5.042.546.522.751950-0.8
31Schubert, Joachim1895GER+73N=3B=29B+101N2B=13N=58B+57N6N5.042.545.021.751949+11.6
32Krueger, Ekkehard1866GER+108N+9B=8N28B20N+99B=49B+30N12B5.040.542.020.251956+21.8
33Fleischer, Matthias1908GER+82N6B=66N+84B=13N+50B4N43B+68B5.039.543.020.501918+1.4
34Schneider, Eckehard1780GER27B+103N+25B61N=37B+45N=47B+52N15N5.039.542.022.251907+31.8
35Zerfass, Otfried1881GER+74N=28B=72B5N=51B=60N=13B+79N=44N5.039.042.521.751909+6.6
36Koessler, Wolfgang1918GER=89N+62B=85N+63B4N+56B5B25N+58B5.038.541.519.751907-2.8
37Trebbin, Wolfhard, Dr.1898GER+100N4B=13N=43B=34N=92B=53N=46B+95N5.038.040.519.751823-16.4
38Ahlberg, Mario1967GER+67B=70N+75B17N21B+76N24B+83N=26N5.037.040.519.251927-10.4
39Karpinski, Harald1911GER+96B=10B+84NF=85N=94B=43N+40B13N5.037.040.020.251963+20.0
40Duijker, Bert1874NED+93B=19N=49B11N+101B=72N=30B39N+64B5.037.039.519.001919+11.4
41Jurkatis, Dirk0GER90B+98N=51B+59N+76B11N+52B29N=45B5.035.538.519.7518840.0
42Krien, Hartmut1979GER+101B+52N1B94N+58B65N+92B21N+67B5.035.538.018.001896-19.6
43Krambeer, Bernd1829GER7B=64N+100B=37N+93B=47N=39B+33NF5.035.035.019.751935+21.8
44Domsgen, Bernd1937GER+98B=90N+70B7NF+46B26N+76N=35B5.035.035.019.501945+1.4
45Weber, Joerg1873GER=88N+97B28N=89B=99N34B+62N+53B=41N5.033.035.518.501789-16.0
46Rausch, Erik, Dr.1801GER19B93N+113B=80N+96B44N+82B=37N+61B5.032.532.514.751841+8.4
47Willin, Bernhard1905GER=55N+86B10N=50B+77N=43B=34N13B=57B4.539.042.518.751815-21.6
48Baranowsky, Peter1924GER=99B+80N+90B+19N6N8BF=11N=24B4.539.041.519.001949+6.6
49Sebastian, Martin1945GER+68N=84B=40N=85B=14N=26B=32N=50BF4.537.037.020.501891-11.2
50Fuhrmann, Andreas1835GER29B+105N=61B=47N+79B33N+81B=49N30B4.535.037.015.501852+10.0
51Mayer, Herbert, Dr.1796GER9N+108B=41N=65B=35N=22BF=81N+79B4.534.034.016.501836+9.0
52Oppermann, Peter1853GER+111N42B+53N30B=89N+100B41N34B+87N4.533.534.513.001816-6.0
53Becker, Werner1758GER72B+104N52B=64N=59B+93N=37B45N+75B4.533.035.015.001790+8.0
54Skowronski, Peter1785GER11B+109N=24BF22N=80B+74N=100B+81N4.532.032.014.751776-0.4
55Poeltelt, Helmut, Dr.1712GER=47B22N+97B75N=66B+101N59B=78N+83B4.531.534.015.001811+23.6
56Koerlin, Hans-Juergen1850GER+81B107N+67B72N+68B36N60B=90N+99B4.530.032.015.501785-14.4
57Stuckstedte, Hermann1714GER15N63BF+109N+111B+91N+75B31B=47N4.528.529.511.251834+25.6
58Mueller, Johannes1749GER30N+95B+83N=14B42N+63B=31N22B36N4.039.042.016.001813+12.0
59Reiche, Henry1833GER4N=100B+86N41B=53N+62B+55N15B27B4.039.041.515.501821-3.4
60Kramm, Klaus1780GER+95N30B=16N26B+84N=35B+56N23BF4.038.038.016.501829+9.0
61Kleinert, Michael1930GER=69N=66B=50N+34B=26N=85B16N=94B46N4.037.540.517.251779-36.0
62Thorlaksson, Baldvin1732NOR=12B36N=64B+95N=25B59N45B+108N=70B4.036.538.014.251726-2.8
63Mietzelfeldt, Gerhard1837GER1B+57N+93B36N=67B58N79B+96N=90B4.034.537.514.001744-23.0
64Boettger, Bernd1653GER65N=43B=62N=53B=71N=83B=87N+77B40N4.033.537.015.751775+28.6
65Wallmann, Bodo1885GER+64B=7N19B=51N+91B+42B18NFF4.033.533.517.251963+15.4
66Rollwitz, Juergen1825GER=5B=61N=33BF=55N=82B=100N=80B=73N4.033.533.516.751799-6.2
67Stein, Siegfried1756GER38N+114B56N+104B=63N16B=95N+71B42N4.033.533.59.501740-4.0
68Kliem, Helmut, Dr.1745GER49B+112NF+81B56N+104B22N+84B33N4.031.531.59.001731-3.0
69Berger, Cornelia1737GER=61B5N=80B+111N24B81N=108B=82N+91B4.031.032.010.251700-18.0
70Bartonek, Rolf, Dr.1849GER+114N=38B44N20B92N87B+111N+89B=62N4.030.030.08.501707-30.8
71Bluhm, Guenter1858GER+103B27N101B79N=64B=96N+86B67N+98N4.028.531.012.501689-39.2
72Poetke, Dan-Peter1977GER+53N=85B=35N+56BF=40B=21NFF4.028.028.018.501975-0.4
73Schilke, Juergen1679GER31B77NF=103N+97B=78N=91B+101N=66B4.027.029.012.001760+34.4
74Gaul, Karl-Heinz1639GER35B78N+112B91N95B+103N54B+104N+92B4.026.526.57.501692+8.8
75Windmueller, Werner1856GER=97N+88B38N+55B=15N23B57N=87B53N3.537.040.014.251685-40.6
76Krueger, Detlef1836GER6N+82B+81N=15B41N38B+89N44BF3.537.039.513.001841+1.8
77Radjenovic, Branko1827GER3N+73B9N+105B47B+90N27B64N=86B3.536.538.510.751740-22.6
78Fitzke, Ulrich1820GER28N+74B=20N23B100N=73B+105N=55BF3.534.536.513.001744-17.6
79Schulz, Peter1731GER20N83B+106N+71B50N=95B+63N35B51N3.534.036.011.501732-1.4
80Wraga, Hermann1678GER=14N48B=69N=46BF=54N+101B=66NF3.534.034.014.251819+26.2
81Morczynski, Ryszard1483GER56N+87B76B68N+105N+69B50N=51B54B3.533.035.011.751700+41.8
82Wahner, Eberhard, Dr.1715GER33B76N+103B25N+106B=66N46N=69B=84N3.533.035.010.251694-6.0
83Kranch, Klaus1843GER17B+79N58B=96N=90B=64N+99N38B55N3.532.535.011.001716-33.0
84Bluhm, Robert1844GER+112B=49N39B33N60B=108N+93B68N=82B3.530.530.57.751638-43.0
85Roesner, Lutz1855GER+104B=72N=36B=49N=39B=61NFFF3.529.029.013.251927+14.0
86Fiedler, Ronald1656GER=22B47N59B=102N104N+106B71N+111B=77N3.528.029.08.751649-4.0
87Sattler, Guenther1754GER107B81N+110B93N=102B+70N=64B=75N52B3.527.028.510.501644-26.6
88Roloff, Karsten1629GER=45B75NFF=103B+109N=96B=91N=89B3.525.026.59.751734+18.6
89Klevenow, Hellmut1724GER=36B12N+102B=45N=52B25N76B70N=88N3.037.039.511.501691-8.4
90Krueger, Antje-Christine1711GER+41N=44B48N16B=83N77BF=56B=63N3.036.038.013.501710-0.8
91Stock, Joachim1814GER8N+110B15N+74B65N57B=73N=88B69N3.036.037.59.251639-42.0
92Kleinwaechter, Manfred1782GER18N+106B21N=108B+70B=37N42N95B74N3.034.035.59.251715-15.6
93Schacht, Thomas1630GER40N+46B63N+87B43N53B84N98B+112N3.033.533.58.501613-3.4
94Fiss, Wolfgang1840GER10N+96BF+42BF=39N12B=61NF3.033.033.012.501938+14.4
95Seipelt, Andreas0GER60B58NF62B+74N=79N=67B+92N37B3.031.531.510.7516710.0
96Huelle, Gunter1718GER39N94N+109B=83B46N=71B=88N63B=106N3.030.031.58.001639-18.8
97Gericke, Manfred1553GER=75B45N55N98B73N+112B+102B99N=105B3.027.027.05.251543-6.4
98Reimann, Fredy1746GER44N41BF+97N+110BFF+93N71B3.023.023.07.501794+6.6
99Cichon, Joerg1735GER=48N26BF=24N=45B32N83B+97B56N2.537.040.010.501691-8.8
100Krawatzki, Armin1708GER37B=59N43NF+78B52N=66B=54NF2.534.037.59.751733+3.8
101Andrasch, Peter1773GER42N+111B+71N31B40N55B80N73B=109N2.532.533.55.751588-44.0
102Janssen, Rainer1601GER=26N14B89N=86B=87N105B97N+110NF2.528.029.57.751579-12.0
103Mannsfeld, Gerhard1572GER71N34B82N=73B=88N74B+109B=105NF2.527.527.56.251554-9.2
104Knops, Liliana1541GER85N53BF67N+86B68NF74B+111N2.030.531.54.501548-1.0
105Langner, Hans-Rainer1681GER23N50BF77N81B+102N78B=103B=97N2.028.528.55.251506-36.2
106Jiranek, Benno1577GER25B92N79BF82N86N=110B+112N=96B2.023.523.52.251419-22.4
107Seils, Ralf1955GER+87N+56BFFFFFFF2.08.08.08.002602+12.0
108Wraga, Teresa1597GER32B51NF=92NF=84B=69N62BF1.529.529.55.251600+0.2
109Geiss, Anne1580GER16N54B96N57B+112N88B103NF=101B1.526.526.51.251300-34.4
110Koerber, Bernhard1631GER24B91N87N+112B98N111B=106N102BF1.520.520.51.001278-47.6
111Liebold, Siegfried1532GER52B101NF69B57N+110N70B86N104B1.029.531.01.501398-22.8
112Awiszus, Juergen0GER84N68B74N110N109B97NF106B93B0.022.522.50.008500.0
113Kalkowski, Thomas1636GER21N13B46NFFFFFF0.018.518.50.001033-29.6
114Kalaehne, Werald0GER70B67NFFFFFFF0.010.010.00.0010030.0

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