4. Horber Pfingstgambit

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112 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Horb, Germany. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2152, and top seed was Daniil Yasmo (🇩🇪 GER, 2261).

Fabian, Dr. Schlottmann (🇩🇪 GER, 2227) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Max Scherer (6.0) and Malte Michael (5.5). Schlottmann won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Niklas Kaiser (1458) beat Arthur Krauss (1812), a +354-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Horb, Germany

Dates

22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Avg top 10

2,152

Participants

112

Titled players · 4

FM×3

CM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×96

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
Fabian, Dr. Schlottmann
🇩🇪GER·2227
6.5pts·2446perf+25.4
🥈
Max Scherer
🇩🇪GER·2108
6.0pts·2270perf+25.0
🥉
Malte Michael
🇩🇪GER·1966
5.5pts·2151perf+33.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Fabian, Dr. Schlottmann led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Schlottmann6.5Scherer6Hurm5.5Kauth5.5Michael5.5Carstens5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Fabian, Dr. Schlottmann held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Fabian, Dr. Schlottmann 5 wins (R1–R5)Max Scherer 3 wins (R1–R3)Moritz Hurm 3 wins (R5–R7)

R4 · LATE SURGE

Moritz Hurm was #22 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Schlottmann, Fabian, Dr.	2227	GER	+79B	+28N	+31B	+13N	+7B	=6N	+15B	6.5	27.0	29.5	27.00	2446	+25.4
2	Scherer, Max	2108	GER	+54N	+45B	+3N	=15B	=6N	+38B	+16N	6.0	27.5	31.0	26.25	2270	+25.0
3	Michael, Malte	1966	GER	+84N	+64B	−2B	+39N	=13B	+19N	+11B	5.5	26.5	29.0	20.75	2151	+33.6
4	Kauth, Lukas	2088	GER	=32B	+80N	+46B	=17N	=14B	+28N	+13B	5.5	25.0	27.5	21.00	2158	+26.8
5	Hurm, Moritz	1991	GER	+74B	=50N	+20B	−11N	+48B	+29N	+12B	5.5	24.5	27.5	21.25	2219	+41.6
6	Tscharotschkin, Michael	2209	GER	+36B	+18N	=17B	+33N	=2B	=1B	=7N	5.0	30.5	34.5	23.50	2182	-1.2
7	Kulm, Justin	2008	GER	+58B	+42N	+12B	+21B	−1N	=11N	=6B	5.0	29.0	32.5	21.25	2186	+36.0
8	Klaiss, Thomas	1954	GER	+94B	+57N	=11B	+30N	=12B	=16B	=9N	5.0	26.0	28.0	18.75	2118	+33.4
9	Carstens, AndreasFM	2097	GER	+88B	=27N	+85B	=14N	+17B	=18N	=8B	5.0	25.5	28.0	18.75	2068	-2.2
10	Lenz, Matthias	1917	GER	+98B	−12N	+32B	=55N	+82B	=14N	+30B	5.0	23.0	25.0	16.50	2029	+23.8
11	Namyslo, HolgerFM	2086	GER	+75N	+38B	=8N	+5B	=16N	=7B	−3N	4.5	29.5	32.5	19.75	2025	-8.8
12	Haufe, Laurin	2163	GER	+68N	+10B	−7N	+27B	=8N	+35B	−5N	4.5	29.0	32.0	19.00	2021	-21.6
13	Hagemeister, Philipp	2080	GER	+65N	+34B	+76N	−1B	=3N	+23B	−4N	4.5	29.0	32.0	17.25	2048	-2.4
14	Sulzbacher, Kurt	2019	GER	+90N	+23B	=16N	=9B	=4N	=10B	=24N	4.5	29.0	31.5	19.25	2032	+6.0
15	Hauf, Nicolai	2076	GER	+43B	+39N	+19B	=2N	+29B	F	−1N	4.5	29.0	29.0	19.50	2188	+19.2
16	Ayazbayev, Danat	1930	KAZ	+100B	+47N	=14B	+22N	=11B	=8N	−2B	4.5	28.0	30.0	17.00	2077	+56.8
17	Omert, Oliver	2030	GER	+89N	+52B	=6N	=4B	−9N	+66B	=21N	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.50	2065	+9.8
18	Berner, Juergen	1921	GER	+86N	−6B	+54N	+64B	+21N	=9B	−22N	4.5	25.5	28.0	16.00	2025	+21.8
19	Schwab, Felix	1905	SUI	+77N	+25B	−15N	+66B	=24N	−3B	+83N	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.25	1977	+14.4
20	Hartmann, Martin	2229	GER	=37N	+53B	−5N	+95B	=40N	=34B	+43B	4.5	25.0	27.0	15.50	1925	-37.0
21	Schlenker, Joerg	2062	GER	+70B	+49N	+51B	−7N	−18B	+47N	=17B	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.75	2018	-6.0
22	Pielawa, Martin	1977	GER	+73B	+48N	F	−16B	=41N	+39N	+18B	4.5	23.5	23.5	17.00	2040	+10.0
23	Eberhart, Simon	1793	GER	+96B	−14N	+94B	=28N	+46B	−13N	+47B	4.5	22.0	24.0	13.00	1966	+55.6
24	Bender, Klaus	2052	GER	+106B	=85N	+91B	−29N	=19B	+49N	=14B	4.5	21.5	22.5	12.75	2008	-5.0
25	Germer, PhilippCM	2129	GER	+81B	−19N	+50B	=49N	−47B	+79N	+48B	4.5	21.0	23.5	13.75	1949	-26.8
26	Hobson, Erik	2006	GER	=80B	=32N	=81B	+79N	=49B	=36N	+57B	4.5	20.0	22.5	14.25	1881	-18.6
27	Barth, Nils	1853	GER	+110N	=9B	F	−12N	+65B	+93N	+31B	4.5	18.5	18.5	11.50	2097	+48.4
28	Geray, Idar	1937	GER	+59N	−1B	+68N	=23B	+73N	−4B	=37N	4.0	27.0	30.0	13.75	1891	-15.2
29	Braeuning, Rudolf WilhelmFM	2180	GER	+66N	=35B	+40N	+24B	−15N	−5B	=34N	4.0	26.5	29.5	15.50	1989	-30.2
30	Schmidt, Martin	2071	GER	=53N	+37B	+41N	−8B	=34N	+71B	−10N	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.75	1907	-27.2
31	Korenchenko, Semen	2029	UKR	+67N	+71B	−1N	+52B	−38N	+41B	−27N	4.0	25.5	28.5	13.50	1935	-30.4
32	Molitor, Marwin	1774	GER	=4N	=26B	−10N	+97B	+95N	=51B	=35N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.75	1908	+15.8
33	Narr, Kevin	2062	GER	+82N	=41B	+35N	−6B	=71N	+55B	F	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.50	2027	-3.4
34	Andrei, Quentin	1886	GER	+109B	−13N	=70B	+58N	=30B	=20N	=29B	4.0	23.5	23.5	11.25	1982	+13.6
35	Huhn, Stefan	1934	GER	+78B	=29N	−33B	+81N	+50B	−12N	=32B	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.00	1949	+5.4
36	Huhn, Arik	1809	GER	−6N	+86B	−93N	+44B	+59N	=26B	=51N	4.0	23.0	25.0	14.00	1890	+23.2
37	Hengstler, Lukas	1799	GER	=20B	−30N	+96B	−47N	+56B	+46N	=28B	4.0	23.0	25.0	13.25	1943	+16.2
38	Hahn, Niklas	1889	GER	+107B	−11N	+88B	+93N	+31B	−2N	F	4.0	23.0	24.0	9.50	1989	+10.2
39	Weisshaupt, Simon	1845	GER	+97N	−15B	+89N	−3B	+67N	−22B	+88N	4.0	22.5	24.5	10.00	1845	-0.4
40	Mauz, Laurens	1841	GER	=56B	+103N	−29B	+70N	=20B	−43N	+66B	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.50	1927	+15.2
41	Alber, Jens Markus	1875	GER	+105B	=33N	−30B	+80N	=22B	−31N	+65B	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.75	1910	+6.0
42	Wachter, Michael	1838	GER	+63N	−7B	=60N	−73B	+90N	=53B	+67N	4.0	21.5	24.0	12.50	1709	-19.6
43	von Itter, Arndt	1707	GER	−15N	+97B	−71N	+104B	+52N	+40B	−20N	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.50	1869	+17.0
44	Kaiser, Niklas	1458	GER	=46B	=69N	−48B	−36N	+105B	+72N	+79B	4.0	19.5	20.5	9.75	1765	+61.2
45	Melzer, Marcel	1894	GER	+83B	−2N	F	+53B	F	+75N	+82B	4.0	17.5	17.5	11.50	1994	+13.6
46	Notz, Lukas	1970	GER	=44N	+62B	−4N	+61B	−23N	−37B	+84N	3.5	25.0	27.5	11.50	1619	-42.6
47	Wakankar, Arnav	1899	GER	+95N	−16B	=65N	+37B	+25N	−21B	−23N	3.5	25.0	27.0	12.00	1848	-18.8
48	Kermer, Jan	1849	GER	+112N	−22B	+44N	=76B	−5N	+54B	−25N	3.5	25.0	25.0	9.00	1821	-4.0
49	Lupei, Denis	1878	GER	+99N	−21B	+67N	=25B	=26N	−24B	=53N	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.25	1885	-0.8
50	Birkholz, Axel, Dr.	1828	GER	+108N	=5B	−25N	+60B	−35N	=88B	=73N	3.5	23.0	24.0	10.00	1776	-9.6
51	Mueller, Thomas	1954	GER	+60N	+61B	−21N	=71B	F	=32N	=36B	3.5	22.5	22.5	12.50	1807	-17.2
52	Mayer, Alex Patrick	1843	GER	+87B	−17N	+74B	−31N	−43B	+62B	=70N	3.5	22.0	24.5	10.50	1663	-23.8
53	Mattes, Sam	1732	GER	=30B	−20N	+103B	−45N	+96B	=42N	=49B	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.25	1814	+14.0
54	Maute, Marcel	1765	GER	−2B	+98N	−18B	+94N	=69B	−48N	+87B	3.5	21.5	23.5	8.00	1740	-10.0
55	Smith, Alister W	1845	ENG	F	=56N	+83B	=10B	=76N	−33N	+93B	3.5	20.0	20.0	10.25	1843	+2.0
56	Stoehr, Mark	0	GER	=40N	=55B	−64N	=84B	−37N	+90B	+89N	3.5	19.5	22.0	10.00	1741	0.0
57	Hoernig, Thomas, Dr.	1818	GER	+92N	−8B	−95N	=87N	+80B	+86B	−26N	3.5	19.5	21.5	8.75	1757	-9.6
58	Gutknecht, Tom	1610	GER	−7N	=63B	+101N	−34B	−85N	+97B	+86N	3.5	19.5	21.5	8.25	1612	-5.6
59	Stehr, Julian	0	GER	−28B	=79N	+106B	=91N	−36B	+68B	=61N	3.5	19.5	20.5	8.25	1805	0.0
60	Bauer, Michael	1546	GER	−51B	+72N	=42B	−50N	−79B	+96N	+81B	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.50	1687	+28.0
61	Theissler, Julian	0	GER	+93B	−51N	=87B	−46N	+84B	=69N	=59B	3.5	18.5	20.5	9.00	1768	0.0
62	Koritko, Lukas	0	GER	=69B	−46N	−79B	+72N	+81B	−52N	+80B	3.5	18.0	20.5	9.50	1759	0.0
63	Kovalov, Artem	0	GER	−42B	=58N	−80B	+106N	=100B	+94N	=91B	3.5	16.5	17.5	7.00	1697	0.0
64	Kaufmann, Gunther	1833	GER	+72B	−3N	+56B	−18N	=83B	−82N	=74B	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.25	1480	-42.2
65	Palesch, Max Dirk	1717	GER	−13B	+107N	=47B	=69N	−27N	+95B	−41N	3.0	21.5	22.5	6.25	1683	-4.4
66	Krebel, Andreas	1793	GER	−29B	+102N	+104B	−19N	+87B	−17N	−40N	3.0	21.5	22.5	5.50	1660	-17.6
67	Siegel, Vitus	1669	GER	−31B	+105N	−49B	+98N	−39B	+78N	−42B	3.0	20.5	21.5	6.00	1629	-16.0
68	Klipsch, Norbert	1777	GER	−12B	+78N	−28B	+74N	−93B	−59N	+99B	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.00	1789	0.0
69	Mock, Markus, Prof.	1908	GER	=62N	=44B	=82N	=65B	=54N	=61B	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	10.00	1675	-22.2
70	Bauer, Fabian	1724	GER	−21N	+99B	=34N	−40B	+101N	F	=52B	3.0	20.0	20.0	7.75	1715	-1.8
71	Weiss, Martin	1836	GER	+111B	−31N	+43B	=51N	=33B	−30N	F	3.0	19.5	19.5	7.75	1893	+12.8
72	FIDE 533062226	0	—	−64N	−60B	+77N	−62B	+107N	−44B	+95N	3.0	19.0	20.0	6.00	812	0.0
73	Scheuer, Volker	1664	GER	−22N	+112B	F	+42N	−28B	=91N	=50B	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	1808	+34.0
74	Herbers, Simon	1569	GER	−5N	+108B	−52N	−68B	=97N	+104B	=64N	3.0	18.0	19.0	4.50	1534	-6.4
75	Schuler, Sebastian	1726	GER	−11B	−83N	+109B	+78N	F	−45B	+102N	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.00	1614	-31.2
76	Wettengel, Alexander	1946	GER	+102B	+104N	−13B	=48N	=55B	F	F	3.0	14.5	14.5	6.50	1830	-10.2
77	FIDE 533072728	0	—	−19B	−81N	−72B	−99N	+109B	+110N	+94B	3.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	1611	0.0
78	Kreutner, Carl Stefan	1486	GER	−35N	−68B	+112N	−75B	+108N	−67B	+111N	3.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	965	-27.6
79	Krauss, Arthur	1812	GER	−1N	=59B	+62N	−26B	+60N	−25B	−44N	2.5	26.5	30.0	8.75	1630	-23.4
80	Karatas, Deniz Cinar	1606	TUR	=26N	−4B	+63N	−41B	−57N	+101B	−62N	2.5	24.5	26.5	7.75	1604	-2.4
81	Riesterer, Michael	1755	GER	−25N	+77B	=26N	−35B	−62N	+98B	−60N	2.5	23.0	25.0	7.25	1663	-27.6
82	Remizov, Kyryl	1711	UKR	−33B	+109N	=69B	F	−10N	+64B	−45N	2.5	21.5	21.5	4.50	1774	+12.4
83	Boelling, Marius	1423	GER	−45N	+75B	−55N	+89B	=64N	F	−19B	2.5	20.5	23.0	7.00	1721	+73.2
84	Pokorny, Rasmus	1588	GER	−3B	−96N	+105B	=56N	−61N	+92B	−46B	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.25	1168	-7.2
85	Britsch, Benjamin	1864	GER	+101N	=24B	−9N	F	+58B	F	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.75	1920	+4.4
86	Sulzbacher, Marijana	1463	GER	−18B	−36N	+111B	+100N	=91B	−57N	−58B	2.5	20.0	20.0	3.25	1591	+26.8
87	Dreher, Andy	0	GER	−52N	+90B	=61N	=57B	−66N	=89B	−54N	2.5	19.5	22.0	7.25	1625	0.0
88	Schicht, Elias	1731	GER	−9N	+110B	−38N	+92B	F	=50N	−39B	2.5	19.0	19.0	4.25	1593	-12.0
89	Unruh, Bastian	1650	GER	−17B	+111N	−39B	−83N	+99B	=87N	−56B	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.25	966	-22.6
90	Ji, Chunyuan	1632	GER	−14B	−87N	+99B	=96N	−42B	−56N	+103N	2.5	18.5	20.0	4.50	1129	-13.2
91	Cainelli, Carlos	1822	GER	=103B	F	−24N	=59B	=86N	=73B	=63N	2.5	18.5	18.5	7.00	1601	-32.8
92	Raboese, Marius	0	GER	−57B	−94N	+107B	−88N	=98B	−84N	+109N	2.5	13.5	13.5	2.00	1260	0.0
93	Seropian, Gabriel	0	GER	−61N	F	+36B	−38B	+68N	−27B	−55N	2.0	22.5	22.5	7.00	1763	0.0
94	Bogatu, Alexandru	1548	GER	−8N	+92B	−23N	−54B	+111N	−63B	−77N	2.0	22.0	22.0	2.50	1035	-20.0
95	Clute, Christian	0	GER	−47B	+100N	+57B	−20N	−32B	−65N	−72B	2.0	21.5	23.5	5.50	1745	0.0
96	Kilincarslan, Halit Eren	0	GER	−23N	+84B	−37N	=90B	−53N	−60B	=98N	2.0	20.5	22.5	4.75	1490	0.0
97	Avila Juarez, Julian	0	GER	−39B	−43N	+102B	−32N	=74B	−58N	=104N	2.0	20.5	21.5	4.00	1482	0.0
98	Bethke, Nico	1445	GER	−10N	−54B	+108N	−67B	=92N	−81N	=96B	2.0	18.5	19.5	3.25	959	-22.8
99	FIDE 533089531	0	—	−49B	−70N	−90N	+77B	−89N	+107B	−68N	2.0	17.5	18.5	4.00	932	0.0
100	Ehrlich, Benjamin Lutz	1781	GER	−16N	−95B	+110N	−86B	=63N	−102B	=101N	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.75	845	-39.4
101	Cardenas, Diego	0	GER	−85B	=106N	−58B	+103N	−70B	−80N	=100B	2.0	15.0	16.0	3.00	1436	0.0
102	Klein, Simon	1542	GER	−76N	−66B	−97N	F	+103B	+100N	−75B	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	1618	+5.4
103	Quetting, Arthur	0	GER	=91N	−40B	−53N	−101B	−102N	+105N	−90B	1.5	16.5	17.5	2.25	1348	0.0
104	Wagner, Julian Mathias	0	GER	F	−76B	−66N	−43N	=106B	−74N	=97B	1.0	16.0	16.0	1.50	1371	0.0
105	FIDE 533089132	0	—	−41N	−67B	−84N	+110B	−44N	−103B	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	848	0.0
106	Khadempour, Parviz	1671	GER	−24N	=101B	−59N	−63B	=104N	F	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	1252	-1.8
107	FIDE 34662723	0	—	−38N	−65B	−92N	F	−72B	−99N	+110B	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1003	0.0
108	FIDE 533086923	0	—	−50B	−74N	−98B	+109N	−78B	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	782	0.0
109	FIDE 533079323	0	—	−34N	−82B	−75N	−108B	−77N	F	−92B	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	974	0.0
110	FIDE 533045925	0	—	−27B	−88N	−100B	−105N	F	−77B	−107N	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	988	0.0
111	FIDE 533089027	0	—	−71N	−89B	−86N	F	−94B	F	−78B	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	797	0.0
112	FIDE 533067015	0	—	−48B	−73N	−78B	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	866	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Boelling, MariusGER
+73.2
2.5 pts · #47
2Kaiser, NiklasGER
+61.2
4.0 pts · #62
3Ayazbayev, DanatKAZ
+56.8
4.5 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Notz, LukasGER
-42.6
3.5 pts · #78
2Kaufmann, GuntherGER
-42.2
3.0 pts · #84
3Ehrlich, Benjamin LutzGER
-39.4
2.0 pts · #104

Biggest upsets

R7+354 Elo gap
Kaiser, Niklas1458 beat Krauss, Arthur1812
R4+318 Elo gap
Sulzbacher, Marijana1463 beat Ehrlich, Benjamin Lutz1781
R2+303 Elo gap
Boelling, Marius1423 beat Schuler, Sebastian1726