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
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
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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+159.29.5 pts · #86
- 2Janoschka, JulienGER+110.111.0 pts · #80
- 3Askerov, ImamaliGER+110.017.5 pts · #41
Top rating losers
- 1de Voogt, JuergenGER-170.24.5 pts · #121
- 2Nietsch, FelixGER-115.64.5 pts · #123
- 3Schermer, DenisGER-112.03.5 pts · #127
Biggest upsets
- R6+597 Elo gap
- R29+480 Elo gap
- R8+475 Elo gap