75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Aufstiegsturnier
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31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Bad Koenigshofen, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1812, and top seed was Armin Seifert (🇩🇪 GER, 1936).
Miguel Flores (🇩🇪 GER, 0) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Marcus Memmler (6.5) and Denis Birken (6.5). Flores won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Christiane Koeberl (1660) beat Armin Seifert (1936), a +276-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Bad Koenigshofen, Germany
Dates
06 Apr 2026 → 11 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×25
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE10 Apr
Marcus Memmler takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.5/9. Flores takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Miguel Flores drew with Marcus Memmler (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miguel Flores | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Marcus Memmler | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Denis Birken | 1 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Christiane Koeberl | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flores, Miguel | 0 | GER | +4N | +8B | +6N | +12B | =2N | =7B | +10N | −3B | =9N | 6.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 35.25 | 1851 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Memmler, Marcus | 0 | GER | +15B | +5N | +29B | +7N | =1B | =3N | =11B | +4N | −8B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 32.75 | 1861 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Birken, Denis | 1858 | GER | +16N | +25B | =12N | =6B | =11N | =2B | +18B | +1N | =7N | 6.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 31.75 | 1946 | +28.0 |
| 4 | Koeberl, Christiane | 1660 | GER | −1B | +28N | +15B | +29N | =5B | =8N | +9B | −2B | +11N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 24.25 | 2081 | +63.2 |
| 5 | Blank, Stefan | 1783 | GER | +20N | −2B | =16N | +24B | =4N | +12B | −7N | +6B | +19B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 26.75 | 1895 | +11.4 |
| 6 | Rauth, Markus | 1830 | GER | +23B | +18N | −1B | =3N | +17B | −9N | +8B | −5N | +13B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 25.25 | 1873 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Gies, Hans-Joerg | 0 | GER | +10N | +14B | +24N | −2B | F | =1N | +5B | =11N | =3B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 27.75 | 1891 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Arriens, Damien | 1768 | GER | F | −1N | +27B | +16B | +13N | =4B | −6N | +12B | +2N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 25.50 | 1859 | +12.2 |
| 9 | Werner, Joerg | 1760 | GER | =24N | +13B | −11N | +25B | =10N | +6B | −4N | +14B | =1B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 25.50 | 1890 | +25.0 |
| 10 | Voelker, Joachim | 1793 | GER | −7B | +22N | +18B | =17N | =9B | +23N | −1B | −19N | +21B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 20.50 | 1908 | +13.4 |
| 11 | Seifert, Armin | 1936 | GER | +21B | −12N | +9B | +14N | =3B | F | =2N | =7B | −4B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 23.25 | 1795 | -19.8 |
| 12 | Bardorz, Christoph | 1728 | GER | +31N | +11B | =3B | −1N | =15B | −5N | +23B | −8N | =18B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 15.50 | 1772 | +8.6 |
| 13 | Drewes, Thomas | 1739 | GER | =27B | −9N | +21B | +20N | −8B | +15N | =17B | =18N | −6N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 18.00 | 1688 | -10.4 |
| 14 | Mueller, Gerhard | 1785 | GER | +22B | −7N | +23B | −11B | −18N | +16N | +20B | −9N | =15N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 18.25 | 1668 | -19.4 |
| 15 | Karg, Juergen | 1812 | GER | −2N | +26B | −4N | +30B | =12N | −13B | =25N | +22N | =14B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 14.25 | 1587 | -60.8 |
| 16 | Engelbrecht, Klaus | 1591 | GER | −3B | +30N | =5B | −8N | −25N | −14B | +27N | +28B | +24N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 12.00 | 1427 | -14.4 |
| 17 | De, Sourish | 1696 | GER | +30B | −29N | +19B | =10B | −6N | =25B | =13N | −21N | +23B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 15.00 | 1632 | -26.0 |
| 18 | Janotta, Guenther | 1661 | GER | +19N | −6B | −10N | +26B | +14B | F | −3N | =13B | =12N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 16.00 | 1664 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Bansal, Aryan | 0 | GER | −18B | F | −17N | −23N | +26B | +24N | +21B | +10B | −5N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 15.50 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Tiezki, Michael | 0 | GER | −5B | +21N | =25N | −13B | F | +22B | −14N | =23N | +26B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 14.50 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Huettinger, Siegfried | 1634 | GER | −11N | −20B | −13N | +31B | +30N | +28B | −19N | +17B | −10N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 1599 | -4.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 533064547 | 0 | — | −14N | −10B | +31N | +27B | −23B | −20N | +28N | −15B | +30N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.50 | 944 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Tran, Duy-Khang | 1587 | GER | −6N | +31B | −14N | +19B | +22N | −10B | −12N | =20B | −17N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 10.00 | 967 | -26.8 |
| 24 | Salomatina, Anastasiia | 0 | GER | =9B | +27N | −7B | −5N | −28N | −19B | +31N | +26N | −16B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.25 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Mut, Friedrich | 1770 | GER | +28B | −3N | =20B | −9N | +16B | =17N | =15B | F | F | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 13.00 | 1672 | -13.2 |
| 26 | FIDE 12942910 | 0 | — | −29B | −15N | +28B | −18N | −19N | +27B | +30N | −24B | −20N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 533064920 | 0 | — | =13N | −24B | −8N | −22N | +31B | −26N | −16B | +30B | F | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.25 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 34619984 | 0 | — | −25N | −4B | −26N | F | +24B | −21N | −22B | −16N | +31B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.50 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Poppe, Wolfgang | 1787 | GER | +26N | +17B | −2N | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1679 | -5.8 |
| 30 | FIDE 533025770 | 0 | — | −17N | −16B | F | −15N | −21B | +31N | −26B | −27N | −22B | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 34680870 | 0 | — | −12B | −23N | −22B | −21N | −27N | −30B | −24B | F | −28N | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Koeberl, ChristianeGER+63.26.0 pts · #4
- 2Birken, DenisGER+28.06.5 pts · #5
- 3Werner, JoergGER+25.05.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Karg, JuergenGER-60.84.5 pts · #20
- 2Tran, Duy-KhangGER-26.83.5 pts · #27
- 3De, SourishGER-26.04.5 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R9+276 Elo gap
- R2+208 Elo gap
- R3+152 Elo gap