58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026

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76 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Sottrum, Germany. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2095, and top seed was Ralf Kotter (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2255).

Ernst Heinemann (🇩🇪 GER, 2083) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Matthias Willsch (5.5) and Klaus Beckmann (5.5). Heinemann shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rainer Bruehl (1540) beat Michel Auwens (1866), a +326-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Sottrum, Germany

Dates

20 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMRalf Kotter2255

Avg top 10

2,095

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×75

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
Ernst Heinemann
🇩🇪GER·2083
5.5pts·2212perf+21.4
🥈
Matthias Willsch
🇩🇪GER·2180
5.5pts·2205perf+4.8
🥉
Klaus Beckmann
🇩🇪GER·2025
5.5pts·2228perf+34.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Willsch5.5Heinemann5.5Beckmann5.5Paus5Kotter5Knops5— ex-leaders:Steingrobeled R3, #11

R5 · LEADER CHANGE23 Apr

Matthias Willsch takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/7. Heinemann takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Matthias Willsch drew with Ernst Heinemann (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Matthias Willsch	*	½	—	—
2Ernst Heinemann	½	*	—	—
3Klaus Beckmann	—	—	*	—
4Franz Paus	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Heinemann, Ernst	2083	GER	+37N	+20B	=7N	=13B	+12N	+8B	=2B	5.5	28.5	32.0	24.50	2212	+21.4
2	Willsch, Matthias	2180	GER	=32N	+36B	+29N	+7B	+6N	=5B	=1N	5.5	28.0	31.5	24.50	2205	+4.8
3	Beckmann, Klaus	2025	GER	+44N	+14B	=5N	=10B	+13N	+20B	=4N	5.5	27.5	30.5	23.25	2228	+34.8
4	Kotter, RalfFM	2255	GER	+59B	+18N	=6B	+12B	=5N	=9N	=3B	5.0	29.5	32.0	21.75	2136	-15.6
5	Rick, Uwe	2060	GER	+46B	+23N	=3B	+33N	=4B	=2N	=7B	5.0	28.5	31.5	21.00	2169	+21.2
6	Heikaus, Frank	2053	GER	+39B	+28N	=4N	+21B	−2B	+33N	=9B	5.0	27.0	30.5	20.00	2124	+11.4
7	Pautz, Peter	2003	GER	+49B	+41N	=1B	−2N	+23B	+34N	=5N	5.0	26.5	29.5	18.75	2125	+23.4
8	Knops, Peter	2021	GER	+65B	=34N	=11B	+26N	+22B	−1N	+20B	5.0	25.5	27.5	18.00	2073	+10.2
9	Paus, Franz	1984	GER	=42N	=35B	+39N	+32B	+10N	=4B	=6N	5.0	25.0	28.0	19.75	2095	+21.6
10	Eschholz, Enno	2088	GER	+47B	=11N	+24B	=3N	−9B	=14N	+34B	4.5	27.0	30.0	17.75	2027	-9.4
11	Becker, Friedhelm	1922	GER	+55N	=10B	=8N	=17B	=21N	+30B	=13N	4.5	26.5	29.5	18.25	2094	+28.4
12	Steingrobe, Udo	1941	GER	+52B	+63N	+31B	−4N	−1B	+27N	=16B	4.5	26.0	28.5	15.75	2029	+19.0
13	Arndt, Olaf	1971	GER	=58B	+64N	+43B	=1N	−3B	+41N	=11B	4.5	24.0	26.5	14.75	1970	+3.2
14	Korth, Manfred, Dr.	1901	GER	+66B	−3N	−27B	+58N	+46B	=10B	+40N	4.5	23.0	25.0	13.25	1925	+6.0
15	Schulte, Stefan	2007	GER	=25N	+75B	=26N	+36B	−20N	=28B	+32N	4.5	23.0	23.5	13.50	1995	-2.0
16	Heid, Michael	2054	GER	=75N	=32B	−21N	+52B	+37N	+26B	=12N	4.5	22.5	23.0	14.75	2033	-2.0
17	Siebenhaar, Erich	2077	GER	=45B	=58N	+46B	=11N	+41B	=29N	=19B	4.5	22.0	24.5	15.25	1973	-16.4
18	Mondorf, Karl-Josef	1931	GER	+51B	−4B	+44N	=34N	−33B	+60N	+36B	4.5	21.5	24.0	13.75	1971	+7.4
19	Sicker, Rolf	1993	GER	=35N	=25B	=45N	=42B	+44N	+54B	=17N	4.5	21.0	24.0	15.00	1971	-2.2
20	Meyer, Irmin, Dr.	1923	GER	+48B	−1N	+49B	+27N	+15B	−3N	−8N	4.0	27.5	30.5	14.50	1958	+7.8
21	Grosse-Honebrink, Markus	0	GER	=22B	+50N	+16B	−6N	=11B	=24N	=23B	4.0	26.0	29.0	15.75	1978	0.0
22	Schoettker, Jochen	1927	GER	=21N	=42B	+25N	+37B	−8N	=32B	=28N	4.0	24.0	27.0	14.75	1867	-8.0
23	Kaiser, Michael	1918	GER	+70N	−5B	=35N	+40B	−7N	+45B	=21N	4.0	24.0	25.5	11.75	1893	-2.2
24	Klettke, Wolfgang	1935	GER	+40N	=33B	−10N	+35B	=28N	=21B	=25N	4.0	23.5	27.0	14.75	1939	+0.8
25	Grupe, Jens	0	GER	=15B	=19N	−22B	+66N	=50B	+38N	=24B	4.0	23.5	25.5	13.50	1926	0.0
26	Ritter, Uwe	1890	GER	+71B	=38N	=15B	−8B	+42N	−16N	+49B	4.0	23.5	25.0	11.50	1931	+9.4
27	Nautsch, Thomas	1762	GER	−30N	+67B	+14N	−20B	+43N	−12B	+41B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.50	1917	+29.4
28	Stummeyer, Dieter	1888	GER	+73N	−6B	=42N	+62B	=24B	=15N	=22B	4.0	23.0	24.0	11.25	1881	+1.8
29	Wemssen, Lothar	1922	GER	+61B	=31N	−2B	+59N	+38B	=17B	F	4.0	22.5	22.5	12.75	2091	+27.2
30	Gollasch, Theo-Heinz	1988	GER	+27B	=43N	=34B	−41N	+47B	−11N	+33B	4.0	21.5	24.5	13.75	1908	-14.4
31	Grimm, Uwe	2072	GER	+76N	=29B	−12N	=43B	−32N	+62B	+47N	4.0	20.5	20.5	9.00	1894	-29.0
32	Launert, Martin, Dr.	1847	GER	=2B	=16N	+48B	−9N	+31B	=22N	−15B	3.5	27.5	30.5	14.00	1986	+24.2
33	Schulz, Gerhard	1881	GER	+53B	=24N	+38B	−5B	+18N	−6B	−30N	3.5	26.0	29.0	13.00	1931	+10.6
34	Paashaus, Detlef	1874	GER	+67N	=8B	=30N	=18B	+56N	−7B	−10N	3.5	26.0	28.0	11.75	1927	+10.6
35	Becker, Werner	1772	GER	=19B	=9N	=23B	−24N	=48B	=43N	+59B	3.5	23.5	26.0	12.25	1888	+21.2
36	Buss, Heiko	1859	GER	+72B	−2N	+51B	−15N	=60B	+53B	−18N	3.5	23.0	24.5	8.75	1809	-8.4
37	Kuenitz, Bernhard	1835	GER	−1B	+61N	+63B	−22N	−16B	=48N	+60B	3.5	22.0	24.5	9.00	1809	-4.4
38	Neumeyer, Hannelore	1959	GER	+60N	=26B	−33N	+45B	−29N	−25B	+51B	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.50	1883	-10.6
39	Ahrens, Gunnar	1803	GER	−6N	+57B	−9B	=48N	−62N	+71B	+61N	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.50	1745	-11.0
40	Watermann, Bernd	1706	GER	−24B	+72N	=59B	−23N	+65B	+50N	−14B	3.5	20.0	21.5	7.75	1830	+22.4
41	Chmielewski, Axel	1870	GER	+74N	−7B	+52N	+30B	−17N	−13B	−27N	3.0	25.0	25.5	7.50	1817	-9.4
42	Schroeder, Harm	1743	GER	=9B	=22N	=28B	=19N	−26B	=59N	=43B	3.0	24.5	27.0	11.50	1863	+20.8
43	Roehl, Manfred	1862	GER	+68N	=30B	−13N	=31N	−27B	=35B	=42N	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.25	1785	-14.0
44	Kleinschmidt, Norbert	1787	GER	−3B	+66N	−18B	+61N	−19B	=57N	=50B	3.0	23.0	25.0	7.50	1773	-4.0
45	Jaekel, Michael	1831	GER	=17N	=56B	=19B	−38N	+58B	−23N	=48B	3.0	22.5	25.0	10.00	1841	+0.6
46	Teutsch, Michael, Dr.	1818	GER	−5N	+70B	−17N	+55B	−14N	=61B	=53N	3.0	22.5	24.0	7.25	1750	-13.8
47	Dorn, Hans-Juergen	1837	GER	−10N	+55B	=53N	=56B	−30N	+52B	−31B	3.0	21.5	24.5	9.00	1807	-6.8
48	Heid, Magdalene	1677	GER	−20N	+54B	−32N	=39B	=35N	=37B	=45N	3.0	21.0	24.0	9.75	1790	+20.0
49	Ebert, Wolf	1784	GER	−7N	+73B	−20N	+70B	−54N	+55B	−26N	3.0	20.5	21.5	5.50	1740	-8.6
50	Niebuhr, Gerd	1897	GER	=62N	−21B	+71N	=53B	=25N	−40B	=44N	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.75	1659	-29.0
51	Borkenhagen, Bernd	1705	GER	−18N	+68B	−36N	−54B	+70N	+56B	−38N	3.0	19.5	21.0	6.50	1760	+8.6
52	Ibrahim, Mohammed Selim	1719	GER	−12N	+74B	−41B	−16N	+66B	−47N	+65B	3.0	19.0	19.5	4.50	1758	+10.4
53	Glaschak, Joachim	1593	GER	−33N	+60B	=47B	=50N	=59B	−36N	=46B	3.0	18.5	21.0	8.25	1788	+31.8
54	Auwens, Michel	1866	NED	−63B	−48N	+64B	+51N	+49B	−19N	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	8.50	1712	-22.4
55	Schuett, Guenter	1666	GER	−11B	−47N	+67B	−46N	+63B	−49N	+70B	3.0	18.0	19.5	6.00	1682	+1.6
56	Winkler, Karl	1873	GER	=64B	=45N	=58B	=47N	−34B	−51N	+67B	3.0	17.5	19.5	7.50	1684	-34.2
57	Torkler, Wolfgang	1632	GER	F	−39N	F	+74B	+69N	=44B	=58N	3.0	11.5	11.5	5.25	1793	+22.0
58	Winkler, Georg	1738	GER	=13N	=17B	=56N	−14B	−45N	=65N	=57B	2.5	22.5	24.5	8.50	1765	+2.6
59	Block, Werner	1848	GER	−4N	+62B	=40N	−29B	=53N	=42B	−35N	2.5	22.0	24.5	7.25	1697	-60.8
60	Adaschkiewitz, Wolfgang	1724	GER	−38B	−53N	+73B	+63N	=36N	−18B	−37N	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.25	1649	-15.4
61	Buethe, Joachim	1660	GER	−29N	−37B	+74N	−44B	+68N	=46N	−39B	2.5	19.0	19.5	4.00	1649	-3.8
62	Pfeifer, Frank	1612	GER	=50B	−59N	+65B	−28N	+39B	−31N	F	2.5	19.0	19.0	7.00	1815	+27.4
63	Bruehl, Rainer	1540	GER	+54N	−12B	−37N	−60B	−55N	=73N	+72B	2.5	18.0	19.0	5.00	1626	+10.6
64	Zastrow, Jan-Christian	1573	GER	=56N	−13B	−54N	−65N	=67B	=70B	+71N	2.5	16.0	17.5	4.75	1658	+10.8
65	Newerla, Alfred	1785	GER	−8N	=71B	−62N	+64B	−40N	=58B	−52N	2.0	19.0	20.5	4.50	1552	-44.2
66	Janssen, Uwe	1622	GER	−14N	−44B	+68N	−25B	−52N	−69B	+73N	2.0	18.5	19.5	3.00	1577	-15.6
67	Pos, Joshua	1582	GER	−34B	−27N	−55N	=72B	=64N	+68B	−56N	2.0	18.0	19.5	4.00	1530	-11.8
68	Knops, Liliana	1540	GER	−43B	−51N	−66B	+73N	−61B	−67N	+74B	2.0	13.5	14.0	1.50	1488	-11.4
69	Weist, Hartmut	1727	GER	F	F	F	+71N	−57B	+66N	F	2.0	6.5	6.5	3.50	1743	+1.2
70	Borrmann, Tobias, Dr.	1642	GER	−23B	−46N	+72B	−49N	−51B	=64N	−55N	1.5	18.5	20.0	2.75	1483	-27.8
71	Gerski, Twen	1599	GER	−26N	=65N	−50B	−69B	+72N	−39N	−64B	1.5	17.0	18.5	2.50	1513	-30.8
72	Geibel, Henning	1525	GER	−36N	−40B	−70N	=67N	−71B	+74B	−63N	1.5	14.5	15.0	1.50	1410	-19.8
73	Winkler, Dietrich	1539	GER	−28B	−49N	−60N	−68B	=74N	=63B	−66B	1.0	16.0	16.5	1.50	1355	-57.6
74	Krueger, Dietrich	1550	GER	−41B	−52N	−61B	−57N	=73B	−72N	−68N	0.5	15.0	16.0	0.50	1219	-88.4
75	Goes, Carsten	1810	GER	=16B	−15N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	1838	+1.0
76	Cronjaeger, Bernd, Dr.	1824	GER	−31B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1272	-3.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Beckmann, KlausGER
+34.8
5.5 pts · #3
2Glaschak, JoachimGER
+31.8
3.0 pts · #49
3Nautsch, ThomasGER
+29.4
4.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Krueger, DietrichGER
-88.4
0.5 pts · #74
2Block, WernerGER
-60.8
2.5 pts · #63
3Winkler, DietrichGER
-57.6
1.0 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R1+326 Elo gap
Bruehl, Rainer1540 beat Auwens, Michel1866
R5+225 Elo gap
Launert, Martin, Dr.1847 beat Grimm, Uwe2072
R6+191 Elo gap
Watermann, Bernd1706 beat Niebuhr, Gerd1897