Gutenberg Open Mainz 2026 A-Turnier

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83 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Mainz, Germany. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2231, and top seed was Martin Heider (🇩🇪 GER, 2413).

Pascal Brunke (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2342) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Martin Heider (5.5) and Leonid Milov (5.5). Brunke broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Max Weidemann (1700) beat Samuel Minor (2166), a +466-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Mainz, Germany

Dates

14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Martin Heider2413

Avg top 10

2,231

Participants

Titled players · 4

GM×1

FM×1

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×75

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇩🇰Denmark×1

Top 3

🥇
FMPascal Brunke
🇩🇪GER·2342
6.0pts·2426perf+13.4
🥈
Martin Heider
🇩🇪GER·2413
5.5pts·2368perf-1.4
🥉
GMLeonid Milov
🇩🇪GER·2371
5.5pts·2308perf-2.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Pascal Brunke led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Brunke6Kupriyanov5.5Steigleder5.5Milov5.5Heider5.5Foerster5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Pascal Brunke held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Pascal Brunke 4 wins (R1–R4)Daniel Kupriyanov 3 wins (R2–R4)Maximilian Steigleder 3 wins (R5–R7)

R4 · LATE SURGE

Maximilian Steigleder was #20 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMPascal Brunke	*	—	1	—
2Daniel Kupriyanov	—	*	—	—
3Maximilian Steigleder	0	—	*	—
4GMLeonid Milov	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Brunke, PascalFM	2342	GER	+45N	+38B	+4N	+16B	=6N	=2N	+9B	6.0	29.0	32.5	27.25	2426	+13.4
2	Heider, Martin	2413	GER	+33N	+14B	+10N	=8B	+22N	=1B	=3N	5.5	30.0	33.5	25.25	2368	-1.4
3	Milov, LeonidGM	2371	GER	=48B	+57N	+13B	=19N	+30B	+7N	=2B	5.5	25.5	28.5	22.25	2308	-2.5
4	Steigleder, Maximilian	2087	GER	+53B	+29N	−1B	=21N	+40B	+34N	+12B	5.5	25.0	28.0	20.00	2217	+44.4
5	Kupriyanov, Daniel	2233	UKR	−29B	+67N	+35B	+13N	=19B	+32N	+6B	5.5	24.0	26.0	20.50	2189	-3.6
6	Foerster, Erik	2160	GER	+62B	+40N	+30B	=7N	=1B	+8B	−5N	5.0	28.5	31.0	20.00	2236	+16.0
7	Waffenschmidt, Joachim	2070	GER	+70N	+36B	+9N	=6B	=8N	−3B	+22N	5.0	28.0	30.0	19.50	2180	+22.6
8	Dolidze, David	2073	GER	+26N	+37B	+49B	=2N	=7B	−6N	+19B	5.0	27.0	30.0	19.75	2246	+64.8
9	Sarkisian, ArmanCM	2165	BEL	+56B	+32N	−7B	+52N	+14B	+10B	−1N	5.0	27.0	30.0	19.00	2202	+8.8
10	Vogel, Christian, Dr.	2120	GER	+51N	+24B	−2B	+48N	+20B	−9N	+17N	5.0	26.0	29.0	18.50	2180	+12.6
11	Burkhardt, Jan	1928	GER	+80N	=15B	−19B	+60N	+21B	=31N	+20B	5.0	22.5	23.5	15.50	2087	+30.4
12	Sheng, Ming	2156	GER	+55N	=25B	=41N	+24B	+16N	=17B	−4N	4.5	26.0	29.0	17.50	2072	-25.6
13	Spickermann, Sven, Dr.	1908	GER	+69N	+23B	−3N	−5B	=15N	+50B	+30B	4.5	26.0	28.0	14.75	2139	+40.8
14	Rohm, Linus	2031	GER	+50N	−2N	+55B	+36B	−9N	=33B	+29N	4.5	24.0	27.0	14.75	2084	+9.0
15	Siegismund, AnnelenWFM	2135	GER	+42B	=11N	=52B	−20N	=13B	+48N	+34B	4.5	23.5	26.5	16.25	2004	-20.8
16	Puschendorf, Steffen	2031	GER	+67B	+59N	+31B	−1N	−12B	=29N	+35B	4.5	23.5	25.5	13.25	2086	+11.8
17	Shanawaz Thabrez, Shahzaib	2058	GER	=58B	+78N	=48B	+29N	+31B	=12N	−10B	4.5	22.5	24.0	13.75	2063	+7.6
18	Dorfner, Jeremias	2006	GER	+46N	−49N	=51B	=37B	=36N	+25B	+33N	4.5	21.0	24.0	16.00	2011	+4.4
19	Karpasyuk, Yevgen	2100	UKR	=63N	+76B	+11N	=3B	=5N	=22B	−8N	4.0	27.5	29.0	15.25	2031	-16.4
20	Gerhardt, Pascal	1893	GER	−39N	+75B	+46N	+15B	−10N	+23B	−11N	4.0	25.5	27.5	14.00	1966	+14.4
21	Himmelspacht, Maxim	1826	GER	−23N	+82B	+27N	=4B	−11N	+37B	=38N	4.0	25.5	26.5	13.00	2012	+68.0
22	Weidemann, Max	1700	GER	=41N	+44B	+34B	+49N	−2B	=19N	−7B	4.0	25.0	28.0	13.75	2084	+124.0
23	Serbu, Daniel Elias, Dr.	2117	GER	+21B	−13N	−29B	+53N	+52B	−20N	+56B	4.0	22.0	25.0	13.00	1921	-32.6
24	Brehme, Ralf-Peter	1907	GER	+72B	−10N	+53B	−12N	=49B	=54N	+57B	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.00	1970	+12.0
25	Reitz, Gerhard	1924	GER	+83B	=12N	=43B	−30N	+61B	−18N	+53B	4.0	21.5	21.5	9.50	1942	+3.2
26	Berstler, Tobias	1808	GER	−8B	+61N	=32B	−34N	+60B	=43N	+49B	4.0	21.0	23.5	11.50	1977	+24.6
27	Schild, Willi	1988	GER	+64B	−31N	−21B	=59N	=54B	+67N	+55B	4.0	18.5	20.5	10.25	1886	-16.8
28	Kalina, Lena	1929	GER	+81B	F	=39N	=50B	=37N	=42N	+51B	4.0	17.5	17.5	10.75	1892	-4.0
29	Gonzalez Peisker, Mateo	1877	GER	+5N	−4B	+23N	−17B	+68N	=16B	−14B	3.5	28.5	30.5	13.75	2090	+74.8
30	Dietze, Frank	2051	GER	+75N	+39B	−6N	+25B	−3N	=41B	−13N	3.5	26.0	28.0	11.25	1962	-14.8
31	Vranckx, Oscar	2164	GER	+35N	+27B	−16N	+41B	−17N	=11B	F	3.5	25.0	28.5	13.50	2023	-40.0
32	Fang, Borui	1975	GER	+71N	−9B	=26N	+45B	+33N	−5B	F	3.5	25.0	27.0	11.00	2009	+12.0
33	Lukin, Nikita	1889	GER	−2B	+64N	+69B	+43N	−32B	=14N	−18B	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.25	1954	+21.2
34	Scholz, Alexander	1960	GER	=60N	+77B	−22N	+26B	+39N	−4B	−15N	3.5	24.0	25.5	10.25	1803	-24.6
35	Senatov, Boris	1859	GER	−31B	+83N	−5N	+46B	=44N	+47B	−16N	3.5	24.0	24.0	8.75	1967	+17.6
36	Gieringer, Clemens	1893	GER	+61B	−7N	+59B	−14N	=18B	=49N	=40B	3.5	23.0	25.5	10.50	1928	+4.2
37	Henzelmann, Matthias	1899	GER	+73B	−8N	=54B	=18N	=28B	−21N	+59B	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.25	1846	-18.0
38	Springer, Adrian	2020	GER	+54B	−1N	=42B	=51N	=48B	=56N	=21B	3.5	22.5	25.5	11.25	1908	-21.2
39	Kanlidere, Fatih	1565	TUR	+20B	−30N	=28B	+66N	−34B	=40N	=43B	3.5	22.0	24.5	12.00	1939	+56.6
40	Flackus, Stefan	1929	GER	+82N	−6B	=50N	+77B	−4N	=39B	=36N	3.5	22.0	23.0	7.50	1829	-32.0
41	Hrytseniuk, Yanislav	1933	UKR	=22B	+58N	=12B	−31N	+51B	=30N	F	3.5	21.5	21.5	12.00	2006	+24.4
42	Yilmaz, Aras	1836	TUR	−15N	+71B	=38N	=68B	=47N	=28B	=44N	3.5	21.0	23.0	10.25	1977	+25.0
43	Steinert, Frank	1984	GER	=76N	+63B	=25N	−33B	=50N	=26B	=39N	3.5	20.5	22.0	10.50	1793	-32.8
44	Pompe, Juergen	1977	GER	=78B	−22N	+65B	=54N	=35B	=55N	=42B	3.5	19.5	21.0	9.75	1786	-68.0
45	Englert, Lin	1882	GER	−1B	=65N	+78B	−32N	=67B	=59N	+61B	3.5	19.0	20.5	7.50	1817	-26.8
46	Fischer, Frederik	1759	GER	−18B	+62N	−20B	−35N	=66B	+79N	+74B	3.5	19.0	20.5	7.25	1865	+39.6
47	Goldt, Rainer, Dr.	1969	GER	−59B	−54N	+72B	+81N	=42B	−35N	+62B	3.5	17.0	18.0	7.25	1760	-36.2
48	Buente, Kirsten	1885	GER	=3N	+68B	=17N	−10B	=38N	−15B	=50N	3.0	26.0	28.0	10.25	2018	+20.6
49	Minor, Samuel	2166	GER	+74N	+18B	−8N	−22B	=24N	=36B	−26N	3.0	25.0	27.0	10.25	1854	-53.0
50	Yue, Qihang	1783	GER	−14B	+56N	=40B	=28N	=43B	−13N	=48B	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.00	1883	+36.0
51	Trierweiler, Joachim	1836	GER	−10B	+73N	=18N	=38B	−41N	+69B	−28N	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.00	1844	+0.4
52	Weil, Michael	1906	GER	=77N	+60B	=15N	−9B	−23N	=57N	=58B	3.0	22.0	23.5	8.50	1853	-10.6
53	Frohneberg, Paul	1817	GER	−4N	+80B	−24N	−23B	+65N	+68B	−25N	3.0	22.0	23.0	5.50	1884	+19.2
54	Hartmann, Simon	1762	GER	−38N	+47B	=37N	=44B	=27N	=24B	F	3.0	22.0	22.0	11.00	1960	+30.4
55	Sadeghi, Amirsepehr	1851	GER	−12B	+72N	−14N	=76B	+77N	=44B	−27N	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.00	1827	-10.8
56	Doehne, Vincent	1867	GER	−9N	−50B	=82N	+64B	+70N	=38B	−23N	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.75	1854	-4.8
57	Nguyen, Minh An	1797	GER	=68N	−3B	−77N	+80B	+76N	=52B	−24N	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.00	1825	+3.6
58	Arugadoss, Bharath	1786	GER	=17N	−41B	−68N	−79B	+80N	+76B	=52N	3.0	16.0	17.0	6.25	1812	+2.4
59	Beljith, Advaith	1707	GER	+47N	−16B	−36N	=27B	=63N	=45B	−37N	2.5	22.5	25.0	8.50	1824	+36.0
60	Didas, Fynn	1705	GER	=34B	−52N	+74N	−11B	−26N	=70B	=65N	2.5	20.0	22.0	6.00	1758	+16.4
61	Yilmaz, Siyar	0	GER	−36N	−26B	+71N	+74B	−25N	=63B	−45N	2.5	19.5	21.5	5.25	1746	0.0
62	Flock, Daniel	1851	GER	−6N	−46B	=80N	=65B	=69B	+64N	−47N	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.25	1714	-27.6
63	Maier, Florian	1819	GER	=19B	−43N	=81B	=69N	=59B	=61N	−66N	2.5	17.0	18.0	6.00	1715	-34.4
64	Dieter, Juergen, Dr.	1757	GER	−27N	−33B	=73N	−56N	+81B	−62B	+82N	2.5	16.0	17.0	3.00	1697	-12.4
65	Ploch, Matthias	1755	GER	F	=45B	−44N	=62N	−53B	+81N	=60B	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.25	1762	0.0
66	Sulic, Kresimir	1932	GER	F	=70B	=76N	−39B	=46N	F	+63B	2.5	14.5	14.5	6.00	1736	-24.2
67	Khalilov, Asrat	1784	GER	−16N	−5B	=79N	+73B	=45N	−27B	−72N	2.0	21.5	23.0	4.50	1694	-40.0
68	Lange, Klaus	2072	GER	=57B	−48N	+58B	=42N	−29B	−53N	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.25	1708	-55.4
69	Valavoor, Dhyaan	1634	GER	−13B	F	−33N	=63B	=62N	−51N	+75B	2.0	18.0	18.0	4.50	1723	+24.8
70	Ristedt, Mathis	1790	GER	−7B	=66N	F	+78N	−56B	=60N	−71B	2.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1717	-12.6
71	Hery, Bastian	1735	GER	−32B	−42N	−61B	−75N	F	+73B	+70N	2.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	1729	-2.8
72	Pade, Joachim	1624	GER	−24N	−55B	−47N	F	−75B	+82N	+67B	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1707	+10.8
73	Gattinger, Louis	1616	GER	−37N	−51B	=64B	−67N	+78B	−71N	=80B	2.0	14.5	15.5	3.25	1618	-2.0
74	Launert, Martin, Dr.	1876	GER	−49B	=81N	−60B	−61N	=82B	+78N	−46N	2.0	14.0	15.0	2.50	1667	-34.2
75	Ju, Eric Zirui	1786	GER	−30B	−20N	F	+71B	+72N	F	−69N	2.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	1715	-20.4
76	Schwutke, Erik	1745	GER	=43B	−19N	=66B	=55N	−57B	−58N	F	1.5	19.0	20.5	4.50	1715	-6.0
77	Machwirth, Ernst	1619	GER	=52B	−34N	+57B	−40N	−55B	F	F	1.5	18.5	20.0	4.50	1740	+24.0
78	Keskin, Jiyan	1740	FRA	=44N	−17B	−45N	−70B	−73N	−74B	+81B	1.5	17.5	18.5	2.75	1610	-22.8
79	Duizendstra, Ben	1639	GER	F	F	=67B	+58N	F	−46B	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	4.00	1776	+22.0
80	Mueller, Jens	1679	GER	−11B	−53N	=62B	−57N	−58B	F	=73N	1.0	18.5	18.5	2.25	1526	-21.0
81	Birinci, Mirac	1684	GER	−28N	=74B	=63N	−47B	−64N	−65B	−78N	1.0	17.0	18.5	2.25	1526	-46.0
82	Fluck, Oliver	1697	DEN	−40B	−21N	=56B	F	=74N	−72B	−64B	1.0	17.0	17.0	2.50	1540	-22.2
83	Hebauf, Markus	1637	GER	−25N	−35B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1092	-7.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Weidemann, MaxGER
+124.0
4.0 pts · #20
2Gonzalez Peisker, MateoGER
+74.8
3.5 pts · #37
3Himmelspacht, MaximGER
+68.0
4.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Pompe, JuergenGER
-68.0
3.5 pts · #43
2Lange, KlausGER
-55.4
2.0 pts · #73
3Minor, SamuelGER
-53.0
3.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R4+466 Elo gap
Weidemann, Max1700 beat Minor, Samuel2166
R4+367 Elo gap
Kanlidere, Fatih1565 beat Sulic, Kresimir1932
R7+358 Elo gap
Berstler, Tobias1808 beat Minor, Samuel2166