46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026

Team SwissBlitz

133 players participated in this 29-round tournament, held on 28 Mar 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 60 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2476, and top seed was Maxim Vavulin (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2549).

Sebastian Poltorak (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2452) won with 27.0/29, ahead of Konstantin Peyrer (26.0) and Ilja Schneider (25.5). Poltorak shared the lead from round 14 and won solo starting round 17.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Rasmus Doescher (1594) beat Max Weidenhoefer (CM, 2191), a +597-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dates

28 Mar 2026

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Team · 29 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMMaxim Vavulin2549

Avg top 10

2,476

Participants

133

Titled players · 60

GM×4

IM×19

FM×27

CM×10

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×123

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
IMSebastian Poltorak
🇵🇱POL·2452
27.0pts·2582perf+27.0
🥈
IMKonstantin Peyrer
🇦🇹AUT·2485
26.0pts·2627perf+39.7
🥉
IMIlja Schneider
🇩🇪GER·2500
25.5pts·2548perf+15.7

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
4	IMPoltorak, Sebastian	🇵🇱POL	2452	27.0	2160	2582	+27.0
1	IMPeyrer, Konstantin	🇦🇹AUT	2485	26.0	2261	2627	+39.7
2	IMSchneider, Ilja	🇩🇪GER	2500	25.5	2212	2548	+15.7
3	FMHoeffer, David	🇩🇪GER	2249	25.5	2050	2386	+85.8
5	IMGelman, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2414	23.0	2253	2483	+30.4
6	Thieme, Daniel Otis	🇩🇪GER	2214	22.5	2048	2268	+48.6
8	IMFeuerstack, Aljoscha	🇩🇪GER	2452	22.0	2257	2459	+9.0
21	IMAbel, Dennes	🇩🇪GER	2451	22.0	2159	2370	-14.5
22	IMWoelk, Tom-Frederic	🇩🇪GER	2351	22.0	2138	2322	-0.7
7	Garner, Isaac	🇩🇪GER	2426	22.0	2191	2393	-2.7
9	IMErmitsch, Magnus	🇩🇪GER	2226	22.0	2050	2252	+30.4
12	GMVavulin, Maxim	🇩🇪GER	2549	21.5	2272	2456	-21.2
10	IMKnuedel, Torben	🇩🇪GER	2438	21.5	2254	2438	+7.6
16	FMKnudsen, Simon	🇩🇪GER	2291	21.5	2128	2303	+22.8
11	Zur, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2172	21.5	2027	2211	+43.2
14	GMRabiega, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2500	21.0	2262	2428	-14.8
13	IMWachinger, Nikolas	🇩🇪GER	2317	21.0	2252	2418	+86.0
15	FMHampel, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2257	21.0	2165	2331	+69.6
18	IMJoachim, Sven	🇩🇪GER	2264	21.0	2132	2334	+27.9
19	FMReichmann, Hendrik	🇩🇪GER	2212	20.5	2183	2341	+101.0
26	FMHoltel, Jasper	🇩🇪GER	2384	20.5	2189	2338	-8.5
17	FMWeihrauch, Jakob	🇩🇪GER	2222	20.5	2048	2206	+6.8
24	IMPajeken, Jakob Leon	🇩🇪GER	2499	20.0	2261	2402	-24.6
23	IMKrause, Benedict	🇩🇪GER	2406	20.0	2186	2327	-18.0
20	CMJahnz, Laurin	🇩🇪GER	2142	20.0	2028	2169	+42.2
31	Matviienko, Mykhailo	🇺🇦UKR	2336	19.5	2128	2245	-44.0
25	FMEilenberg, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2342	19.5	2182	2307	-7.0
28	IMHeinzel, Olaf	🇩🇪GER	2181	19.0	2181	2298	+91.0
27	GMBaldauf, Marco	🇩🇪GER	2432	19.0	2197	2330	-25.3
29	CMPetersen, Marcel	🇩🇪GER	2230	18.5	2240	2342	+89.0
30	FMLaubsch, Bernd	🇩🇪GER	2157	18.5	2032	2134	-1.7
33	FMHesse, Henrik	🇩🇪GER	2217	18.0	2174	2276	+54.0
34	IMKlenburg, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2391	18.0	2247	2334	-13.5
36	IMBerger, Steve	🇩🇪GER	2360	18.0	2130	2240	-30.7
32	FMBrustkern, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2189	18.0	2034	2136	-20.0
38	FMMoritz, Aron	🇩🇪GER	2236	18.0	2091	2275	+30.6
35	Schwarz, Frank	🇩🇪GER	2258	17.5	2180	2252	+7.4
41	Askerov, Imamali	🇩🇪GER	2040	17.5	2130	2195	+110.0
44	IMKopylov, Michael	🇺🇦UKR	2372	17.5	2171	2346	-1.3
37	FMHourigan, Gerrit	🇩🇪GER	2260	17.0	2251	2316	+44.6
47	Schoewel, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2179	17.0	2115	2180	+10.2
40	FMMalinowsky, Levi	🇩🇪GER	2366	16.5	2252	2302	-39.4
54	CMYatskar, Martin	🇺🇦UKR	2212	16.5	2121	2150	-38.2
39	FMSchulz, Karsten	🇩🇪GER	2256	16.5	2232	2297	+36.8
43	IMRichter, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2283	16.5	2183	2263	-0.5
42	FMWeyrich, Morten	🇩🇪GER	2174	16.5	2037	2132	-11.8
57	Schuettig, Ruediger	🇩🇪GER	2164	16.0	2122	2136	-16.2
45	Kull, Florian	🇩🇪GER	2127	16.0	2037	2073	-26.8
46	Parvanyan, Alfred	🇩🇪GER	2253	16.0	2063	2212	-13.6
50	CMBeyer, Lorenz	🇩🇪GER	2151	15.5	2250	2271	+49.1
58	FMPerez De Miguel, Alvaro	🇪🇸ESP	2160	15.5	2129	2143	-7.0
48	Gremmel, Jonas Simon	🇩🇪GER	2064	15.5	2183	2204	+99.8
49	Rieper, Julian	🇩🇪GER	2088	15.5	2022	2043	-19.8
51	Djordjevic, Stevan	🇩🇪GER	0	15.5	2166	2226	0.0
52	Heistermann, Till	🇩🇪GER	2161	15.5	2091	2284	+67.0
53	CMBargsten, Justus	🇩🇪GER	2252	14.5	2252	2252	+2.2
55	FMRosenthal, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	2242	14.0	2251	2237	-1.8
56	CMvon Estorff, Jacob	🇩🇪GER	2188	14.0	2183	2183	-3.2
59	Kather, Yannick	🇩🇪GER	1995	14.0	2057	2057	+42.6
60	FMWerner, Patrick	🇩🇪GER	2103	14.0	2186	2215	+71.6
63	IMLagunow, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2338	13.5	2180	2151	-61.0
68	Neutsch, Steffen	🇩🇪GER	2210	13.5	2116	2087	-80.0
61	FMMaetzkow, Maximilian Paul	🇩🇪GER	2290	13.5	2245	2245	-28.0
62	Hovhannisyan, Artur	🇩🇪GER	2206	13.5	2075	2118	-42.2
66	Schmidt, Dennis	🇩🇪GER	2026	13.5	2095	2145	+66.4
75	Faust, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	2021	13.0	2125	2082	+22.9
73	Sitte, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	1999	13.0	2116	2073	+45.8
78	Kaplan, Arne	🇩🇪GER	1831	13.0	2097	2047	+80.2
64	Beduschi, Ben	🇩🇪GER	1964	13.0	2034	1998	+16.0
65	Noeldner, Julian	🇩🇪GER	2203	12.5	2255	2219	+6.8
69	FMGlantz, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2292	12.5	2200	2214	-42.2
67	FMKhachatryan, Taron	🇩🇪GER	2211	12.5	2263	2277	+39.4
74	FMTymoshenko, Ihor	🇺🇦UKR	2306	12.0	2245	2180	-91.4
71	GMKalinitschew, Sergey	🇩🇪GER	2329	12.0	2181	2116	-74.3
76	Bokelbrink, Uwe	🇩🇪GER	2124	12.0	2122	2079	-30.6
70	Roehr, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	2058	12.0	2181	2116	+33.2
72	FMMeyer, Falko	🇩🇪GER	2260	12.0	2194	2244	0.0
79	CMWeidenhoefer, Max	🇩🇪GER	2191	12.0	2037	2051	-64.8
77	Doescher, Thorsten	🇩🇪GER	1974	11.5	2085	2085	+62.6
80	Janoschka, Julien	🇩🇪GER	1953	11.0	2110	2096	+110.1
84	Rockmann, Jan-Okke	🇩🇪GER	1926	11.0	2157	2107	+90.8
81	CMGallien, Fabian	🇩🇪GER	2148	10.5	2254	2152	-6.3
82	Wolff, Ole	🇩🇪GER	1762	10.5	2023	1921	+87.4
85	Woschech, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2030	10.0	2246	2129	+35.6
83	Illner, Kristof	🇩🇪GER	2029	10.0	2030	1913	-50.8
91	Kuhne, Detlev	🇩🇪GER	2060	9.5	2132	1983	-37.3
86	Kieselbach, Jannik	🇩🇪GER	1896	9.5	2194	2122	+159.2
88	Besenthal, Klaus-Guenther	🇩🇪GER	2010	9.0	2023	1882	-95.0
89	Renner, Kai	🇩🇪GER	2055	9.0	2212	2125	+26.6
87	Sellhast, Paul	🇩🇪GER	1892	9.0	2023	1958	+44.0
94	Tscheuschner, Georg, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2126	9.0	2092	2092	-13.8
108	Bouroutzakis, Georgios	🇩🇪GER	2091	8.5	2135	1951	-101.0
90	Beyer, Clemens	🇩🇪GER	2033	8.5	2183	2025	-10.5
93	Thieu, Nguyen Gia Bao	🇩🇪GER	2012	8.5	2098	2018	-4.2
103	CMBrandes, Stephan	🇩🇪GER	2032	8.5	2126	2105	+27.8
92	Held, Momme Fredrik	🇩🇪GER	2069	8.5	1956	1977	-56.4
98	Piepenhagen, Eric	🇩🇪GER	1991	8.0	2187	2021	0.0
96	Kallweit, Paul	🇩🇪GER	2017	8.0	2234	2076	+17.8
97	Koch, Yannick	🇩🇪GER	1995	8.0	2137	2012	-2.2
95	CMDoescher, Arne	🇩🇪GER	2182	8.0	2249	2139	-32.0
99	FMMilare, Tyron	🇩🇪GER	2098	7.5	2247	2063	-23.3
101	Nowka, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	1914	7.5	2165	1990	+18.9
105	Sonnenschein, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	1732	7.5	2003	1819	+21.2
102	Ahlbrecht, Malte	🇩🇪GER	1932	7.5	2025	1900	-27.6
100	Muench, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2000	7.5	2066	2123	+42.0
104	Burguete, Leandro	🇫🇷FRA	2154	7.5	1937	2130	-0.8
107	Brandt, Carina	🇩🇪GER	1984	7.0	2145	1979	-15.0
106	Salzenberg, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	2074	7.0	2043	1894	-101.4
111	Torlage, Bastian	🇩🇪GER	1939	6.5	2045	1825	-85.2
109	van Son, Lutz	🇩🇪GER	2054	6.5	2260	2119	+22.6
110	Serrer, David	🇩🇪GER	1893	6.5	1988	1886	-8.0
112	FMBuchal, Stephan	🇩🇪GER	2256	6.5	2045	2155	-18.6
116	Dede, Metehan	🇩🇪GER	1691	6.0	1998	1768	+27.6
113	Jiron, Valerio	🇩🇪GER	1794	6.0	2020	1790	-22.2
115	FMSerrer, Christoph	🇩🇪GER	2076	6.0	2235	2086	-5.4
114	Schmidt, Peter	🇩🇪GER	2061	6.0	2149	2024	-21.6
124	Steinbach, Aaron	🇩🇪GER	1730	5.0	2066	1757	+5.0
119	Purniel Umpierre, Christian	🇩🇪GER	1996	5.0	2184	1911	-63.6
122	Krautschick, Clemens	🇩🇪GER	1827	5.0	2117	1821	-11.2
118	Hagemann, Elmar	🇩🇪GER	2150	5.0	2248	2028	-76.0
117	Doescher, Rasmus	🇩🇪GER	1594	5.0	1944	1724	+67.2
120	Kriz, Leonard	🇩🇪GER	1932	4.5	2223	1939	-12.0
121	de Voogt, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2249	4.5	2244	1971	-170.2
123	Nietsch, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2120	4.5	2166	1904	-115.6
125	Schacht, David	🇩🇪GER	1903	4.0	2158	1849	-34.9
127	Schermer, Denis	🇩🇪GER	1987	3.5	2094	1785	-112.0
128	Kosak, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2130	3.5	2219	1935	-103.6
126	Grahl, Arvid	🇩🇪GER	2110	3.5	2031	2367	+22.8
129	Ter Karapetian, Henryk	🇩🇪GER	0	3.0	2128	1762	0.0
130	Al Amin, Sami	🇩🇪GER	1831	2.0	2185	1763	-33.1
131	Willam, Max Bastian	🇩🇪GER	1666	2.0	1992	1591	-44.4
132	Birkholz, Karl Lukas	🇩🇪GER	1783	1.5	2054	1653	-46.0
133	FMRibic, Kasmir	🇧🇦BIH	2296	0.0	1959	1159	-17.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kieselbach, JannikGER
+159.2
9.5 pts · #86
2Janoschka, JulienGER
+110.1
11.0 pts · #80
3Askerov, ImamaliGER
+110.0
17.5 pts · #41

Top rating losers

1de Voogt, JuergenGER
-170.2
4.5 pts · #121
2Nietsch, FelixGER
-115.6
4.5 pts · #123
3Schermer, DenisGER
-112.0
3.5 pts · #127

Biggest upsets

R6+597 Elo gap
Doescher, Rasmus1594 beat CMWeidenhoefer, Max2191
R29+480 Elo gap
Rockmann, Jan-Okke1926 beat IMKrause, Benedict2406
R8+475 Elo gap
Doescher, Rasmus1594 beat Held, Momme Fredrik2069