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47. Rheinlandmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterturnier A

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Andernach, Germany. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2070, and top seed was Pawel Grabowski (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2248).

Pawel Grabowski (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2248) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Eric Berres (5.0) and Christian Fink (4.0). Grabowski broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Eric Berres (2088) beat Pawel Grabowski (FM, 2248), a +160-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Andernach, Germany
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 04 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇱FMPawel Grabowski2248
Avg top 10
2,070
Participants
8
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×6
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 7 rounds

FM Pawel Grabowski led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Grabowski#1Berres#2Fink#3Suranyi#4Neisen#5Buerger#6Schoen#7Ley#8
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Pawel Grabowski never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Pawel Grabowski lost to Eric Berres (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Pawel Grabowski 4 wins (R1–R4)Eric Berres 4 wins (R3–R6)Christian Fink 3 wins (R1–R3)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇵🇱FMGrabowski, Pawel2248*01111116.017.0022.0+13.82354
2🇩🇪Berres, Eric20881*1½10½15.017.0023.0+26.02226
3🇩🇪Fink, Christian208300*½11½14.010.0024.0+7.22118
5🇩🇪Neisen, Frederick20120½½*01½13.59.2524.5+12.22079
4🇭🇺Suranyi, Pal20880001*1½13.58.2524.5-4.02068
6🇩🇪Buerger, Helmut207701000*113.08.0025.0-11.42019
7🇩🇪CMSchoen, Ralf, Dr.20150½½½½0*½2.58.2525.5-8.41976
8🇩🇪Ley, Sabrina1951000000½*0.51.2527.5-35.41665

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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