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66. Offene Koelner Stadtmeisterschaft

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156 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Koeln, Germany. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2210, and top seed was Pawel Grabowski (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2255).

Farhad Karimi (🇩🇪 GER, 2045) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Arnold Riemland (5.5) and Stefan Arts (5.5).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rune Martens (1791) beat Roman Ivic (FM, 2201), a +410-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Koeln, Germany
Dates
13 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
🇵🇱FMPawel Grabowski2255
Avg top 10
2,210
Participants
156
Titled players · 9
FM×6
CM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×134
🇧🇪Belgium×8
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 8 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 8 at the finish.

Co-leaders
66
23
6
2
1
1
8
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Menzel5.5Vlasov5.5Grabowski5.5Gramb5.5Marcziter5.5Arts5.5— ex-leaders:Riemlandled R5–R6, #7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

8 players finish on 5.5/7. Karimi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Maximilian Menzel 4 wins (R2–R5)Igor Vlasov 3 wins (R5–R7)FM Pawel Grabowski 4 wins (R1–R4)

R4 · LATE SURGE

Maximilian Menzel was #11 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Karimi, Farhad2045GER+118B+60N=4B=12N+24B=6N+20B5.528.531.023.002286+43.8
2Riemland, Arnold2145GER+57N+82B+37N+10B+41B=7N8B5.528.031.523.252272+23.6
3Arts, Stefan2099GER+98N=46B+50N+28B=19N+23B=16N5.526.529.522.752205+19.6
4Gramb, Marius2223GER+52N+66B=1NF+38B+27N+9B5.526.526.523.752395+17.4
5Vlasov, Igor2215GER+112B+49N=19B20N+35B+22N+21B5.526.028.521.752173-3.8
6Marcziter, DmitriiFM2174GER+113N=59B=40N+43B+29N=1B+45N5.525.528.021.502134-4.2
7Grabowski, PawelFM2255POL+78B+115N+39B+15NF=2B+11N5.525.525.522.752424+17.2
8Menzel, Maximilian2150GERF+133N+64B+22N+20B=11B+2N5.525.025.022.502389+27.0
9Pieper, DawidCM2119GER+103N+84B=28N+31B=13N+19B4N5.027.530.520.252114+2.6
10Marcziter, AlexCM2066GER+62B+53N+35B2N=16B+63N=12B5.027.030.520.002118+26.8
11Wiekert, Martin2136GER+156B=36N+47B+65N+21B=8N7B5.027.027.016.752121+1.0
12Nagel, Bernhard2180GER+67N=40B+59N=1B=37N+28B=10N5.026.530.020.752093-10.4
13Quinones-Maletti, Julio Guillermo2058DEN+111N+81B+61N=21N=9B=26B=14N5.026.028.519.002138+18.0
14Keller, Thomas2176GER+93B+69N=22B=38N+72B=15N=13B5.025.528.519.252108-8.4
15Wambecq, Ward2076BEL+117N+85B+71N7B+66N=14B=26N5.025.528.017.752134+28.4
16Stillger, BernhardFM2245GER+125N25B+126N+40B=10N+37B=3B5.025.527.517.752104-17.2
17Ye, Philipp1917GER+102B=65N41N+46B+91N+30B=23N5.023.526.518.502131+33.0
18Raasch, Joerg2185GER+63B=124N+44B19N=69B+48N+38B5.023.526.018.502059-16.4
19Van den Bosch, Arno2006BEL+104N+70B=5N+18B=3B9N=24N4.529.032.019.252132+26.2
20Guelsen, TaylanCM2088GER+119N+43B=31N+5B8N+79B1N4.528.531.017.752056-2.0
21Riabtsev, Ivan2084UKR+74N+79B+25N=13B11N+59B5N4.527.030.517.502058-1.2
22Geschke, David1928GER+141N+77B=14N8B+74N5B+81N4.526.528.014.502014+34.0
23Balduan, MarkusFM2233GER+88B=64N+90B=27N+39B3N=17B4.526.029.017.002058-24.4
24Ivic, RomanFM2201CRO42N+99B+52N+71B1N+65N=19B4.525.028.016.251940-32.4
25Kemp, Lutz1880GER+116B+16N21B+62N27B=68N+91B4.524.026.515.751977+17.8
26Koehler, Ronald2151GER=110B+80N+55B+54NF=13N=15B4.524.024.017.752117-2.0
27Juegel, Marcel2099GERF+143B+46N=23B+25N4B+49N4.524.024.016.252154+11.0
28Pericic, Boris1905GER+128B+152N=9B3N+110B12N+68B4.523.523.510.501980+12.4
29Wenzke, Elias1946GER+92B90N+93B+68N6B=35N+67B4.522.525.515.001920-3.0
30Nguyen, Khoi2093BEL=133B+139N+36B41N+53B17N+60B4.522.524.014.001972-32.8
31Praszczalek, Jakub1896GER+134N+132B=20B9N=73B=61N+62B4.522.024.013.251941+13.2
32Arlt, Klaus2004GER+99B35N=63B+67N=60B=76N+61B4.521.524.515.251893-17.4
33di Franco, Patricio2087GER+68B71N+112B=60N=36B=69N+76B4.521.524.015.001919-25.8
34Marcks, Martin2109GER90B+131N+88B=69N=48B=36N+78N4.521.523.514.751907-29.4
35Ashwath C S1814IND+100N+32B10N+51B5N=29B=56N4.027.530.515.752052+34.6
36Botvinnik, Julius1848GER+155N=11B30N+70B=33N=34B=51N4.026.026.012.502033+54.0
37Xue, Luka2029GER+96B+76N2B+90N=12B16N=79N4.025.528.513.752002-4.0
38Eigemann, Frederik2004GER=87N+97B+94N=14B4N+86B18N4.025.528.513.751961-2.6
39Klemenz, Luca2033GER+89N+42B7N+85B23N+101BF4.025.028.014.002065+6.8
40Kovalyov, Dima1858GER+140B=12N=6B16N62B+99N+93B4.025.026.512.751942+28.4
41Huesmann, ThomasFM2182BELF+110N+17B+30B2N45B+59N4.025.025.015.502095-9.8
42Martens, Rune1791BEL+24B39N45B+106N+114B=47N=55B4.023.526.014.001940+42.0
43Rasek, David1818GER+123B20N+96B6N+99B+72NF4.023.526.012.001990+42.4
44Gerdau, Andreas1939GER+120B=75N18N+77B=78N=81B=52N4.023.025.513.251849-14.6
45Cramer, Volker2026GER70N+121B+42N+61BF+41N6B4.023.023.014.002011+1.6
46Behrens, Patrick1827GER+153B=3N27B17N+128B=96N+106B4.023.023.09.251840+2.8
47Mallmann, Bernd1870GER=97N+108B11N=95B+104N=42B=57N4.022.025.013.001777-14.4
48Steinbach, Wolfgang1853GER=108N87B+100N+111B=34N18B+94N4.022.024.512.251871+0.6
49Bruens, Thilo1864GER+138B5B=74N=92N+139B+73N27B4.021.523.09.751826-6.2
50Strnat, Friedrich1844GER=114B+148N3B73N+102B=80N+96B4.021.022.010.001891+4.6
51Niederreuther, Mark-Nils2076GER=95B+114N=75B35N+113B=60N=36B4.020.523.012.001783-82.4
52Stein, Jean-Pierre1798GER4B+116N24B=128N+129B+136N=44B4.020.522.59.501849+8.8
53Botvinnik, Alexey1837GER+147N10B=111N+126B30N=87B+105N4.020.521.59.001755-11.8
54Singh, Marcel1962GER+121N=94B+91N26B59N=90B+95N4.020.022.511.501834-20.0
55Strobel, Louis1916GER+127N=126B26N=98B=95N+74B=42N4.020.022.011.501819-31.6
56Gadjisade, Machmud2003GER+131B61N=67B110N+111B+92N=35B4.019.021.011.251799-66.4
57Jung, Michael1773GER2B+140N72B=129N+138B+130N=47B4.018.520.08.001745-4.4
58Gelsok, Philipp1989GER94N+120BF+80N79B+110N+63B4.018.518.512.001867-16.2
59Asadzade, Muhammed1854GER+73B=6N12B+138N+54B21N41B3.526.528.011.751958+26.4
60Kuhn, Andreas1827GER+151N1B+104N=33B=32N=51B30N3.526.026.510.001943+15.6
61Kraehmer, Philipp1812GER+150N+56B13B45N+77N=31B32N3.525.526.510.751883+19.6
62Abasov, Rustam, Dr.1708GER10N+142B+84N25B+40N=66B31N3.525.026.510.751845+19.2
63Muench, Carsten1791GER18N+155B=32N+83B+130N10B58N3.524.024.07.751902+22.4
64Berndt, Michael, Dr.1881GER+122N=23B8N74B+89N=95B=70N3.523.526.011.501835-9.8
65Jonkov, Stefan0GER+101N=17B+130N11B+124N24BF3.523.525.510.0019930.0
66Bruens, Steffen1872GER+129B4N+119B+75N15B=62NF3.523.525.59.751890+3.0
67Kuhle, Heinrich1789GER12B+129N=56N32B+122N+100B29N3.523.525.59.501823+4.4
68Urra, Michelle1741GER33N+151B+101N29B+115N=25B28N3.523.524.08.251870+36.4
69Spiekermann, Thomas1857GER+135N14B+117N=34B=18N=33BF3.523.523.511.502013+49.6
70Ferderer, Albert1699GER+45B19N=86B36N=82B+112N=64B3.523.025.511.751890+33.4
71Tibi, Anwar1841GER+105N+33B15B24N=96B91N+118B3.523.025.511.501848-4.4
72Schwark, Mario1940GER77N+141B+57N+81B14N43B=90N3.523.024.510.501805-23.8
73Shuku, Ermando0GER59N=103B+143N+50B=31N49B=85N3.522.524.011.0018250.0
74Mukherjee, Sumanta1736GER21B+153N=49B+64N22B55N+136B3.522.522.57.501786+9.6
75Meilaender, Lars1698GER+83N=44B=51N66B86N+115B=84N3.522.024.511.751923+77.2
76Wambecq, Sven1816BEL+142N37B77N+121B+105N=32B33N3.522.023.59.251738-11.6
77Haslak, Battal1654GER+72B22N+76B44N61B=113N+111B3.521.524.010.751846+66.8
78Lambertz, Walter1804GER7N+122B+132NF=44B+107N34B3.521.521.59.501944+31.6
79Stoehr, Franz-Michael1815GER+136B21N+127BF+58N20N=37B3.521.021.010.001964+36.8
80Boeckmann, Leon Hannes1757GERF26B+97N58B+126N=50B+101N3.520.520.510.001883+38.0
81Rustemeyer, Stephan1809GER+144B13N+152B72N+127B=44N22B3.520.520.55.501750-8.2
82Hertling, Juergen1839GER+145B2NF91B=70N+104B+97N3.519.519.59.251748-12.0
83Harringer, Manfred2009GER75B=92N+102B63N+133B=93N=103B3.519.021.09.501725-46.8
84Freiknecht, Holger1837GER+137B9N62B127N+116B+141N=75B3.518.520.07.751673-27.0
85Erkelenz, Fynn1812GER+146B15N+147B39N92B+127N=73B3.518.519.55.751656-33.6
86Feshchenko, Diana1836UKR132N+134B=70NF+75B38N+92B3.518.018.010.251884+6.8
87Geschke, Jonathan1689GER=38B+48NF=124BF=53N+107B3.517.517.512.252034+90.0
88Fiedler, Ralf1800GER23N+154B34N=141B94N+128B+131N3.517.517.54.751776-7.0
89Simek, Antonia1700BEL39B=146N110B+123N64B+138N+130B3.516.017.06.501607-10.6
90Becciu, Paolo1762GER+34N+29B23N37BF=54N=72B3.025.025.012.752025+74.4
91Pfening, Richard1663GER+109NF54B+82N17B+71B25N3.023.523.510.001902+35.2
92Naumann, Tobias Nils1659GER29N=83B+109N=49B+85N56B86N3.023.026.010.251870+66.4
93Roosen, Stefan1786BEL14N+105B29N+132B=100N=83B40N3.023.025.08.251675-10.0
94Rabel, David1667GER+58B=54N38B107N+88B=124N48B3.022.525.010.751856+61.2
95Weinert, Daniel1732GER=51N130B+148B=47N=55B=64N54B3.021.522.58.751869+32.0
96Chen, Aimee1699GER37N+150B43N+144B=71N=46B50N3.021.022.06.251632-16.4
97Malagatte, Samiksha1538GER=47B38N80B+143N=103B+119N82B3.020.522.07.501757+69.6
98Freiknecht, Axel1762GER3B+145N=115B=55N107B=114N=102B3.020.522.07.501733-5.2
99Baumgarten, Fred1690GER32N24N+140B+152B43N40B+135N3.020.520.53.501654-8.6
100Hoffmann, Holger0GER35B+118N48B+119N=93B67N=112B3.019.522.07.7517320.0
101Ansari, Jalil1851GER65B+128N68B+120N+118B39N80B3.019.521.57.001750-32.0
102Pieper, Johannes1629GER17N=109B83N+149B50N+146B=98N3.019.520.55.001704+14.8
103Lorch, Alexander1769GER9B=73N=114BF=97N+134B=83N3.019.519.58.251821+4.0
104Bracher, Lucas1694GER19B+144N60B+147N47B82N+129B3.019.020.04.501579-29.2
105Schoenig, Severin0GER71B93N+131B+112N76B+139N53B3.018.520.06.0017350.0
106Ruckriegel, Helmut1603GER115N=125B=113N42B+152N+117B46N3.018.018.05.001678+20.8
107Liebert, Frank1873GER126N127B+135N+94B+98N78B87N3.017.019.08.001608-46.2
108Mueller, Maximilian 6630GER=48B47N139B=134NF+120N+113B3.016.516.58.0017500.0
109ter Steeg, Marcus, Dr.1970GER91B=102N92BF+135N=118N+114B3.016.016.07.251572-47.0
110Trevisan, Florian1776GER=26N41B+89N+56B28N58BF2.524.524.59.751930+38.4
111Katzwinkel, Marius1706GER13B+136N=53B48N56N+149B77N2.522.523.55.001620-29.6
112Deutsch, Matthias Georg1792GER5N+135B33N105B+132N70B=100N2.521.523.55.501664-29.6
113Niebel, Guido1779GER6B=138N=106B+116N51N=77B108N2.521.523.06.501710-14.2
114Kaierle, Rafael0GER=50N51B=103N+117B42N=98B109N2.521.023.57.5017460.0
115Mendes, David1894BRA+106B7B=98N=139N68B75N=121B2.521.022.56.501677-83.2
116Sigacheva, Varvara1584GER25N52B+142N113B84N+132B=117N2.519.020.54.751438-25.2
117Bartsch, Karl-Heinz1724GER15B+123N69B114N+147B106N=116B2.519.020.04.751458-25.6
118Schwerin, Stefan1701GER1N100B+155N+146B101N=109B71N2.519.019.02.501605-16.0
119Werthmann, Martin-Lorenz, Dr.1742GER20B+137N66N100B+142N97B=134N2.518.019.54.501457-27.2
120Maniura, Jascha1643GER44N58N+137B101B=146N108B+148B2.517.018.03.501126-19.6
121Eppinger, Michael1660GER54B45N+145B76N+150BF=115N2.516.516.53.751603-5.0
122Schumann, Lasse1594GER64B78N=123B+148N67BF+142N2.515.515.53.751025-25.6
123Ansari, Nick0GER43N117B=122N89B+154N131B+149N2.515.515.52.2515410.0
124Schumacher, Markus1860GER+154N=18BF=87N65B=94BF2.515.015.05.7518570.0
125Sloka, Andreas1801GER16B=106N138B136N140B+153B+145N2.514.514.53.001370-41.6
126den Brok, Dennis1583GER+107B=55N16B53N80B=133NF2.021.523.06.001727+35.6
127Breuer, Achim1628GER55B+107N79N+84B81N85B143N2.021.022.56.501670+5.6
128Schueers, Christian1625GER28N101B+151N=52B46N88N=137B2.021.021.53.501470-13.0
129Krenzel, Christoph1551GER66N67B+150N=57B52N=143B104N2.019.520.53.751504-12.4
130Barnowski, Chris0GERF+95N65B+133N63B57B89N2.019.519.55.0016760.0
131Radovinski, Jewgeni1685GER56N34B105NF+137B+123N88B2.019.519.54.501163-11.0
132Rovinsky, David0GER+86B31N78B93N112B116N+152N2.019.519.53.5015100.0
133Staudacher, Ana1745GER=30N8B+149N130B83N=126BF2.019.020.04.251788+1.8
134Pelzer, Martin1617GER31B86NF=108B+144N103N=119B2.018.018.04.251489-20.4
135Krishnamurthy, Srivathsa Suresh1450GER69B112N107B+153N109B+140N99B2.016.516.51.501475-2.0
136Heidarian, Puya0GER79N111B+154N+125BF52B74N2.016.016.02.5016020.0
137Gadschisade, Natawan0GER84N119B120N+154B131N=142B=128N2.014.014.01.7514800.0
138Staudacher, Julia1509GER49N=113B+125N59B57N89BF1.520.021.03.751602+10.6
139Toktakunov, Arsen1736KGZF30B+108N=115B49N105BF1.519.019.04.251677-9.2
140Krishnamurthy, Padmasini1454GER40N57B99N=151B+125N135B144N1.517.017.52.751474-1.2
141Steffens, Markus1642GER22B72N+153B=88NF84BF1.517.017.01.751554-14.0
142FIDE 533069832076B62N116B+145N119B=137N122B1.516.518.02.508890.0
143Gail, Edgar1737GERF27N73B97BF=129N+127B1.515.515.53.001617-15.0
144Mukherjee, Pragyan0GER81N104BF96N134B=145N+140B1.514.514.52.2514150.0
145FIDE 533066701082N98B121N142B+153N=144B125B1.514.514.50.759660.0
146Hopstein, Marc0GER85N=89BF118N=120B102NF1.016.516.53.0014570.0
147Meier, Franz0GER53B+156N85N104B117NFF1.013.013.00.0015280.0
148Willems, Aeneas0GERF50B95N122B149N+152B120N1.013.013.00.008570.0
149Arnoldi, Ekkehard1472GERFF133B102N+148B111N123B1.011.011.01.00893-13.4
150Kuhlmann, Steve0GER61B96N129BF121NF+154B1.011.011.00.0014050.0
151FIDE 533071322060B68N128B=140NFFF0.512.012.00.7513400.0
152FIDE 5330804960F28B81N99N106B148N132B0.017.017.00.009520.0
153FIDE 34684042046N74B141N135B145B125NF0.015.015.50.008910.0
154Jakob, Gudrun1505GER124B88N136B137N123BF150N0.013.513.50.001030-10.4
155FIDE 12984558036B63N118BFFFF0.010.010.00.009800.0
156Nielsen, Juergen1771GER11N147BFFFFF0.06.06.00.001336-4.0

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