Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 A

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119 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Ditzingen, Germany. 22 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2361, and top seed was Narayanan S L (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2569).

Narayanan S L (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2569) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Daniel Nunez Gregoire (6.0) and Neil Albrecht (5.5). L broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Thanusan Sathanandarajah (1708) beat Roland Muth (2067), a +359-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Ditzingen, Germany

Dates

14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMNarayanan S L2569

Avg top 10

2,361

Participants

119

Titled players · 22

GM×2

IM×2

FM×13

CM×5

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×109

🇬🇧England×2

🇱🇻Latvia×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇱🇾Libya×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
GMNarayanan S L
🇮🇳IND·2569
6.5pts·2699perf+6.6
🥈
FMDaniel Nunez Gregoire
🇩🇪GER·2331
6.0pts·2462perf+20.6
🥉
FMNeil Albrecht
🇩🇪GER·2316
5.5pts·2474perf+28.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Narayanan S L led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Narayanan S6.5Nunez Gregoire6Albrecht5.5Gschnitzer5.5Turker5.5Becker5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Narayanan S L held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Narayanan S L beat FM Daniel Nunez Gregoire (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Narayanan S L 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Daniel Nunez Gregoire 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Neil Albrecht 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMNarayanan S L	*	1	½	—
2FMDaniel Nunez Gregoire	0	*	—	—
3FMNeil Albrecht	½	—	*	—
4IMAdrian Gschnitzer	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Narayanan S LGM	2569	IND	+19N	+35B	+27N	+2B	+8N	=3B	+4N	6.5	30.5	34.5	31.75	2699	+6.6
2	Nunez Gregoire, DanielFM	2331	GER	+36B	+13N	+16B	−1N	+30B	+25N	+6B	6.0	29.0	33.0	26.50	2462	+20.6
3	Albrecht, NeilFM	2316	GER	+86N	+54B	+10N	=8B	+31N	=1N	=11B	5.5	29.0	31.5	23.25	2474	+28.0
4	Turker, Esat TunaCM	2274	TUR	+90N	+20B	=31N	+39B	+49N	+5B	−1B	5.5	28.0	30.5	22.00	2415	+48.8
5	Gschnitzer, AdrianIM	2436	GER	+57N	+22B	=29N	+14B	+15B	−4N	+20B	5.5	27.5	31.0	23.50	2388	-2.6
6	Braeuning, Rudolf WilhelmFM	2180	GER	+84B	=28N	+38B	=17N	+32B	+9B	−2N	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.75	2264	+16.8
7	Steinhauer, Artur	2180	GER	+116N	+25B	=12N	=9B	=11B	+48N	=14N	5.0	27.0	27.0	17.25	2313	+26.4
8	Korneev, OlegGM	2450	ESP	+89B	+80N	+51B	=3N	−1B	+49B	=10N	5.0	26.5	29.0	17.25	2386	-2.9
9	Zuferi, EnisFM	2361	GER	+56B	=30N	+34B	=7N	+40B	−6N	+37N	5.0	26.0	29.5	20.00	2259	-6.9
10	Ivanov, Igor	2185	LAT	+26B	+78N	−3B	=71N	+23B	+47N	=8B	5.0	25.5	28.5	19.00	2258	+14.6
11	Becker, MarcelIM	2332	GER	=83N	+98B	=18N	+66B	=7N	+31B	=3N	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.75	2250	-4.7
12	Degenhard, SimonFM	2276	GER	+114B	+37N	=7B	−15N	=48B	+70N	+34B	5.0	24.0	24.5	15.75	2222	-6.4
13	Cilo, Selimhan	2085	GER	+77N	−2B	+86N	−25B	+67N	+50B	+28N	5.0	23.5	26.0	16.00	2138	+22.4
14	Hamid, Emran	2262	GER	+48B	+44N	+79B	−5N	=17B	=34N	=7B	4.5	26.5	29.5	17.25	2236	-2.4
15	Player, Edmund C	2164	ENG	+105B	=47N	+28B	+12B	−5N	=26N	=17B	4.5	26.5	28.0	16.50	2189	+5.8
16	Elier, AliCM	2189	LBA	+91N	+41B	−2N	+59B	−25N	+43B	=18N	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.25	2159	-3.8
17	Bossinger, Patrick	2070	GER	=58N	+82B	+68N	=6B	=14N	=33B	=15N	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.25	2207	+27.0
18	Wurmbauer, Nils	2058	GER	=42B	+106N	=11B	=26N	=62B	+27N	=16B	4.5	24.5	26.0	15.75	2125	+14.4
19	Kelembet, Maksym	1984	GER	−1B	=62N	=63B	+42N	=51B	+88N	+53B	4.5	23.5	26.0	14.75	2148	+56.4
20	Goldinov, Daniel	2055	GER	+108B	−4N	=52B	+105N	+53B	+29B	−5N	4.5	23.5	25.0	12.25	2226	+61.6
21	Muller-Moingt, BastienFM	2159	FRA	+104B	=64N	=47B	=23N	−26B	+63N	+48B	4.5	21.5	23.5	14.00	2055	-34.0
22	Kauth, Lukas	2088	GER	+100B	−5N	+36B	F	=65N	+62N	+26B	4.5	21.5	21.5	14.50	2215	+36.0
23	Bueter, Norbert	1999	GER	−50N	+115B	+98N	=21B	−10N	+87B	+49N	4.5	21.0	21.5	10.75	2078	+16.6
24	Gabriel, RobertFM	2117	GER	=99N	+87B	F	=65B	=28N	+64N	+25B	4.5	18.5	18.5	14.00	2162	+6.2
25	Bodriyenko, Markiyan	1987	GER	+76B	−7N	+85B	+13N	+16B	−2B	−24N	4.0	28.0	30.5	15.00	2101	+42.4
26	Kelembet, Artem	1932	GER	−10N	+96B	+43N	=18B	+21N	=15B	−22N	4.0	27.0	29.5	15.50	2122	+70.0
27	Kabisch, ThiloFM	2229	GER	+60N	+43B	−1B	−32N	+74N	−18B	+75N	4.0	25.5	28.5	13.50	2135	-16.2
28	Gavrin, Tim	1993	GER	+85B	=6B	−15N	+88N	=24B	+30N	−13B	4.0	25.5	28.0	13.75	2086	+18.6
29	Hartmann, Martin	2229	GER	+55B	+32N	=5B	=40N	=47B	−20N	=71B	4.0	25.0	28.0	15.50	2136	-15.4
30	Lehmann, Stefan	2102	GER	+63N	=9B	=81N	+41B	−2N	−28B	+67N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.75	2097	0.0
31	Krockenberger, MartinFM	2133	GER	+118B	+93N	=4B	+51N	−3B	−11N	=76N	4.0	25.0	25.0	10.25	2129	+4.0
32	Mukazhanov, Mansur	2048	GER	+45N	−29B	+92N	+27B	−6N	+68B	F	4.0	24.0	26.5	13.50	2207	+52.0
33	Chassard, CedricFM	2232	GER	+52B	+66N	=40B	−49N	+38B	=17N	F	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.75	2186	-6.0
34	Gabriel, Josef	2075	GER	=82N	+99B	−9N	+83B	+39N	=14B	−12N	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.00	2137	+11.4
35	Walter, Richard	2126	GER	+62B	−1N	+64B	−47N	+36B	+73N	F	4.0	23.0	23.0	13.00	2184	+14.8
36	Retzlaff, Kian	1957	GER	−2N	+77B	−22N	+82B	−35N	+107B	+80B	4.0	22.5	24.0	9.50	2090	+46.8
37	Schwab, Matthias	2073	GER	+88B	−12B	=60N	=75N	+91B	+72N	−9B	4.0	22.0	24.5	11.25	2078	+0.6
38	Lang, Thomas	2015	GER	F	+61B	−6N	+87B	−33N	+55N	+47B	4.0	22.0	22.0	13.00	2143	+20.2
39	Gheng, Simona	1990	GER	=106B	+95N	+53B	−4N	−34B	+105N	=44B	4.0	21.0	22.5	10.25	2071	+15.0
40	Maurer, JochenFM	2128	GER	+107N	+50B	=33N	=29B	−9N	+65B	F	4.0	21.0	21.0	12.00	2212	+14.8
41	Luecke, Julius	2005	GER	+101B	−16N	+42B	−30N	−63B	+99N	+69B	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.00	1986	-5.2
42	Mayer, Alex Patrick	1843	GER	=18N	=113B	−41N	−19B	+114N	+74B	+65N	4.0	20.0	20.5	9.25	2062	+40.6
43	Schulte, Torsten	2044	GER	+117B	−27N	−26B	+100N	+84B	−16N	+72B	4.0	20.0	20.0	7.50	2011	-5.6
44	Nagel, Daniel	2066	GER	+94N	−14B	=105N	=67B	+81N	=76B	=39N	4.0	19.5	21.0	10.75	1973	-29.2
45	Zhong, Letong	1818	GER	−32B	=55N	−62B	=95N	+100B	+101N	+64B	4.0	18.0	20.0	10.00	1966	+56.0
46	Huhn, Stefan	1934	GER	−51B	=102N	=101B	=69N	+85B	=80N	+73B	4.0	16.5	18.5	10.25	1977	+8.2
47	Zitzelsberger, Philipp	1992	GER	+110N	=15B	=21N	+35B	=29N	−10B	−38N	3.5	26.0	27.5	12.00	2089	+18.2
48	Giebler, Kai	1949	GER	−14N	+94B	+113N	+54B	=12N	−7B	−21N	3.5	25.0	26.0	9.50	2125	+29.8
49	Rolle, Eric	2158	GER	+115N	=81B	+67N	+33B	−4B	−8N	−23B	3.5	24.5	25.0	8.75	2086	-11.6
50	Kothe, Henry	1781	GER	+23B	−40N	=74N	+57B	=70B	−13N	=56B	3.5	23.5	26.5	12.75	2030	+42.6
51	Koehler, Christian Friedrich	2206	GER	+46N	+65B	−8N	−31B	=19N	−75B	+87N	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.75	2054	-26.4
52	Kalia, Anant	1944	GER	−33N	+69B	=20N	−68B	+58N	=66B	=70B	3.5	21.0	24.0	11.75	2039	+16.2
53	Jochens, Arne, Dr.FM	2240	GER	=67N	+83B	−39N	+81B	−20N	+86B	−19N	3.5	21.0	23.5	9.00	1963	-46.0
54	Wiley, Tom EFM	2082	ENG	+103B	−3N	+90B	−48N	−64B	=69N	+84B	3.5	20.0	22.0	8.50	1974	-20.0
55	Wezel, Sebastian	1939	GER	−29N	=45B	−88N	+96B	+92N	−38B	+81N	3.5	19.5	22.0	9.50	1907	-7.2
56	Schellmann, FrankCM	1969	GER	−9N	=63B	=82N	=58B	=107N	+103B	=50N	3.5	19.5	21.0	9.00	1929	-9.6
57	Notz, Lukas	1970	GER	−5B	+100N	=80B	−50N	−88B	+93N	+97B	3.5	19.0	21.0	8.25	1958	-4.6
58	Langer, Niklas	1851	GER	=17B	=111N	−66B	=56N	−52B	+106N	+89B	3.5	18.5	20.0	8.75	1972	+22.2
59	Kaufmann, Kurt	2042	GER	+109N	=68B	F	−16N	−72B	+91N	+63B	3.5	17.5	17.5	8.50	2045	+1.6
60	Schnepel, Thomas	1943	GER	−27B	+117N	=37B	−70N	=102B	=109N	+85B	3.5	17.0	17.0	6.25	1899	-8.6
61	Taghiani, Afschin	1832	GER	=111B	−38N	+114B	−73N	−105B	+95N	+90B	3.5	15.0	15.5	6.25	1961	+48.0
62	Farin, Kai	1903	GER	−35N	=19B	+45N	+78B	=18N	−22B	F	3.0	24.5	27.5	11.50	2014	+34.8
63	Burg, Samuel	1897	GER	−30B	=56N	=19N	+110B	+41N	−21B	−59N	3.0	24.0	25.5	9.50	1951	+8.8
64	Cummings, Nicolai	1987	GER	+119N	=21B	−35N	=76B	+54N	−24B	−45N	3.0	23.5	23.5	7.25	1877	-16.6
65	Rechner, Jan PhilippCM	2012	GER	+102B	−51N	+84B	=24N	=22B	−40N	−42B	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.00	1966	-18.0
66	Gulde, Juergen	2053	GER	+69B	−33B	+58N	−11N	=75B	=52N	F	3.0	22.0	25.0	9.75	2020	-5.6
67	Issaad, Pascal	1948	GER	=53B	+112N	−49B	=44N	−13B	+102N	−30B	3.0	22.0	23.5	7.25	2042	+15.4
68	Braun, Joachim	2195	GER	+75B	=59N	−17B	+52N	=71B	−32N	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	9.75	2007	-29.0
69	Cilo, Seyyid	1829	GER	−66N	−52N	+115B	=46B	+83N	=54B	−41N	3.0	20.5	21.0	6.75	1935	+36.8
70	Kerpe, Andreas	2056	GER	−92N	+97B	F	+60B	=50N	−12B	=52N	3.0	20.5	20.5	9.50	1949	-16.4
71	Gheng, Dominik	2003	GER	−81N	F	+93B	=10B	=68N	=79B	=29N	3.0	20.0	22.0	10.00	2058	+9.0
72	Wakankar, Arnav	1899	GER	−80N	+89N	=111B	=74B	+59N	−37B	−43N	3.0	19.5	21.0	8.25	1994	+33.6
73	Guelcan, Batuhan Ege	1989	GER	−98N	+107B	=76N	+61B	=79N	−35B	−46N	3.0	19.5	21.0	8.00	1861	-46.8
74	Kabakchiev, Alexander	2001	GER	−93B	+118N	=50B	=72N	−27B	−42N	+92N	3.0	19.5	19.5	5.75	1848	-29.0
75	Viehoff, Juergen	1934	GER	−68N	+109B	F	=37B	=66N	+51N	−27B	3.0	19.0	19.0	8.50	2095	+23.8
76	Sathanandarajah, Thanusan	1708	GER	−25N	F	=73B	=64N	+113B	=44N	=31B	3.0	19.0	19.0	8.00	2034	+89.6
77	Bertsch, Max	1865	GER	−13B	−36N	=89B	=94N	=93B	=110N	+102B	3.0	18.5	20.0	6.50	1838	-11.6
78	Jerie, Sven	2011	GER	+96N	−10B	F	−62N	=99B	=84N	+105B	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.25	1939	-11.8
79	Gustain, Marc	2160	GER	+97N	+92B	−14N	F	=73B	=71N	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	8.00	2073	-9.6
80	Wiens, Helmut	2114	GER	+72B	−8B	=57N	F	=86N	=46B	−36N	2.5	22.0	22.0	8.00	1971	-24.8
81	Bisanz, Daniel	1792	GER	+71B	=49N	=30B	−53N	−44B	=90N	−55B	2.5	21.5	24.0	8.00	1957	+47.6
82	Fabry, Laurin	1853	GER	=34B	−17N	=56B	−36N	=106B	=98N	=91B	2.5	20.5	22.0	6.75	1819	-7.6
83	Stute, Wolfgang	1969	GER	=11B	−53N	+95B	−34N	−69B	−85N	+108B	2.5	20.5	22.0	6.50	1885	-18.8
84	Litfin, Boris	1924	GER	−6N	+110B	−65N	+98B	−43N	=78B	−54N	2.5	20.5	22.0	5.00	1868	-11.6
85	Kern, Dominik	1750	GER	−28N	+116B	−25N	=89B	−46N	+83B	−60N	2.5	20.5	20.5	3.75	1859	+17.6
86	Fischermann, Simon	1956	GER	−3B	+103N	−13B	+108N	=80B	−53N	F	2.5	20.0	21.5	4.75	2018	+12.8
87	Thalheim, Jona	1931	GER	=112B	−24N	+106B	−38N	+101B	−23N	−51B	2.5	20.0	21.5	4.25	1905	-7.0
88	Glotz, Richard	1852	GER	−37N	=114N	+55B	−28B	+57N	−19B	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.25	1929	+22.8
89	Park, Manuel	1981	GER	−8N	−72B	=77N	=85N	+94B	=97B	−58N	2.5	19.5	22.0	6.50	1828	-64.0
90	Gihr, Michael	1951	GER	−4B	+108N	−54N	=92B	=103N	=81B	−61N	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.00	1828	-25.2
91	Janasik, Gerhard, Dr.	1934	GER	−16B	=101N	=102B	+93N	−37N	−59B	=82N	2.5	19.0	21.0	5.75	1834	-20.2
92	Liu, Yining	1839	GER	+70B	−79N	−32B	=90N	−55B	+113N	−74B	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.25	1930	+28.4
93	Thombre, Vihaan	1789	GER	+74N	−31B	−71N	−91B	=77N	−57B	+115N	2.5	19.0	19.5	5.00	1872	+24.4
94	Kermer, Jan	1849	GER	−44B	−48N	=97N	=77B	−89N	=104B	+113B	2.5	17.5	18.5	4.75	1863	+1.6
95	Kistner, Sinan	1850	GER	=113N	−39B	−83N	=45B	=110N	−61B	+106N	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.75	1777	-14.8
96	Haefele, Torsten	1806	GER	−78B	−26N	F	−55N	=98B	+100N	+99B	2.5	16.5	16.5	5.00	1840	+4.6
97	Recker, Martin	1912	GER	−79B	−70N	=94B	=106N	+108B	=89N	−57N	2.5	16.0	17.5	4.75	1838	-30.0
98	Remizov, Kyryl	1711	UKR	+73B	−11N	−23B	−84N	=96N	=82B	−103N	2.0	20.0	22.0	5.50	1776	+15.2
99	Pfeifer, Wilfried	1901	GER	=24B	−34N	=112B	=101N	=78N	−41B	−96N	2.0	20.0	21.5	5.50	1841	-12.8
100	Papadopoulou, Soultana	1890	GER	−22N	−57B	+109N	−43B	−45N	−96B	+114B	2.0	20.0	20.5	2.00	1770	-23.0
101	Bauer, Dieter	1794	GER	−41N	=91B	=46N	=99B	−87N	−45B	=104N	2.0	19.0	21.0	5.25	1761	-6.6
102	Huhn, Arik	1809	GER	−65N	=46B	=91N	=107B	=60N	−67B	−77N	2.0	19.0	20.5	5.75	1776	-12.8
103	Birke, Dennis	1859	GER	−54N	−86B	F	=112N	=90B	−56N	+98B	2.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	1850	-2.8
104	Retzlaff, Nick	1912	GER	−21N	F	−108B	+115N	−109B	=94N	=101B	2.0	15.0	15.5	2.75	1769	-47.2
105	Kramer, Wolfgang	1912	GER	−15N	F	=44B	−20B	+61N	−39B	−78N	1.5	23.5	23.5	5.50	1827	-13.0
106	Koryakin, David	1733	GER	=39N	−18B	−87N	=97B	=82N	−58B	−95B	1.5	19.5	22.0	4.50	1691	-13.6
107	Peters, Theresa	1904	GER	−40B	−73N	F	=102N	=56B	−36N	=110B	1.5	18.0	18.0	3.50	1740	-25.6
108	Schmidt, Markus	1834	GER	−20N	−90B	+104N	−86B	−97N	=115B	−83N	1.5	16.5	17.0	2.25	1722	-17.8
109	Gheng, Hannelore	1816	GER	−59B	−75N	−100B	F	+104N	=60B	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	3.75	1795	-3.0
110	Weiser, Moritz	1747	GER	−47B	−84N	F	−63N	=95B	=77B	=107N	1.5	16.0	16.0	3.50	1712	-10.4
111	Aksenov, Pavel	2055	GER	=61N	=58B	=72N	F	F	F	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	5.00	1861	-15.0
112	Windmueller, SimonCM	2183	GER	=87N	−67B	=99N	=103B	F	F	F	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.25	1823	-72.4
113	Muth, Roland	2067	GER	=95B	=42N	−48B	F	−76N	−92B	−94N	1.0	18.0	18.0	3.25	1567	-73.8
114	Mueller, Thomas	1954	GER	−12N	=88B	−61N	F	−42B	F	−100N	0.5	17.0	17.0	1.25	1573	-43.6
115	Jekel, Wolfgang	1909	GER	−49B	−23N	−69N	−104B	F	=108N	−93B	0.5	17.0	17.0	0.75	1519	-48.8
116	Kuhlmann, Hans-Peter	1917	GER	−7B	−85N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1165	-36.0
117	Bacher, Simon	0	GER	−43N	−60B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1194	0.0
118	Heilig, Tim Markus	1905	GER	−31N	−74B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1267	-11.6
119	FIDE 533088390	0	—	−64B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1187	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sathanandarajah, ThanusanGER
+89.6
3.0 pts · #70
2Kelembet, ArtemGER
+70.0
4.0 pts · #34
3Goldinov, DanielGER
+61.6
4.5 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Muth, RolandGER
-73.8
1.0 pts · #113
2Windmueller, SimonCMGER
-72.4
1.5 pts · #105
3Park, ManuelGER
-64.0
2.5 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R5+359 Elo gap
Sathanandarajah, Thanusan1708 beat Muth, Roland2067
R1+278 Elo gap
Remizov, Kyryl1711 beat Guelcan, Batuhan Ege1989
R6+272 Elo gap
Viehoff, Juergen1934 beat Koehler, Christian Friedrich2206