Chessence Masters Tournament No. 13
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Willingen, Germany. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1941, and top seed was Dennis Martin (🇩🇪 GER, 2095).
Erik Heitmann (🇩🇪 GER, 1907) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Theo Draude (3.5) and Oleksandr Kozlov (3.5). Heitmann clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Dominik Voigt (1805) beat Ralf Montag (1985), a +180-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Willingen, Germany
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 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
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×12
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsErik Heitmann led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
Erik Heitmann takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Erik Heitmann drew with Theo Draude (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Theo Draude won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Erik Heitmann | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Theo Draude | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Oleksandr Kozlov | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Dennis Martin | — | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heitmann, Erik | 1907 | GER | =13N | +9B | +7B | =2N | +5B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 2156 | +62.8 |
| 2 | Draude, Theo | 1962 | GER | +11B | +5N | +6B | =1B | −4N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 2065 | +27.2 |
| 3 | Kozlov, Oleksandr | 1925 | UKR | +4B | −7N | +10B | =5N | +6B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 2074 | +19.8 |
| 4 | Martin, Dennis | 2095 | GER | −3N | +13B | =12N | +9B | +2B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2042 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Voigt, Dominik | 1805 | GER | +8N | −2B | +13N | =3B | −1N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1942 | +18.2 |
| 6 | Bauer, Timon | 1951 | GER | +10N | +12B | −2N | =8B | −3N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1872 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Speck, Jakob | 1963 | GER | =9N | +3B | −1N | +12B | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1952 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Schellmann, FrankCM | 1932 | GER | −5B | =11N | F | =6N | +13B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1891 | -4.4 |
| 9 | Junker, Stefan | 1864 | GER | =7B | −1N | =11B | −4N | =10N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1771 | -12.8 |
| 10 | Gerhardt, Dirk | 1810 | GER | −6B | F | −3N | +11N | =9B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1804 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Grabowski, Petra | 1822 | GER | −2N | =8B | =9N | −10B | =12N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1711 | -15.0 |
| 12 | Schenkelberg, Justin | 1730 | GER | F | −6N | =4B | −7N | =11B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1765 | +2.0 |
| 13 | Montag, Ralf | 1985 | GER | =1B | −4N | −5B | F | −8N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1613 | -35.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Heitmann, ErikGER+62.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Draude, TheoGER+27.23.5 pts · #2
- 3Kozlov, OleksandrUKR+19.83.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Montag, RalfGER-35.20.5 pts · #13
- 2Grabowski, PetraGER-15.01.5 pts · #10
- 3Junker, StefanGER-12.81.5 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R3+180 Elo gap
- R1+170 Elo gap
- R1+127 Elo gap