1. Heidenauer Schach-Open

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63 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Heidenau, Germany. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2098, and top seed was Cliff Wichmann (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2250).

Karsten Schulz (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2193) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Richard Mueller (4.5) and Cliff Wichmann (4.5). Schulz won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Sanjit Bhat (1444) beat Lutz Backhaus (1901), a +457-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Heidenau, Germany

Dates

30 Apr 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMCliff Wichmann2250

Avg top 10

2,098

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×48

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇱🇾Libya×1

Top 3

🥇
FMKarsten Schulz
🇩🇪GER·2193
5.0pts·2304perf+15.4
🥈
Richard Mueller
🇩🇪GER·2170
4.5pts·2204perf+7.8
🥉
IMCliff Wichmann
🇩🇪GER·2250
4.5pts·2282perf+3.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

FM Karsten Schulz led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Schulz5Moser4.5Wichmann4.5Mueller4.5Beyer4Roehl4— ex-leaders:Schulzled R5–R6, #8

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

FM Karsten Schulz held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Karsten Schulz beat Axel Moser (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Karsten Schulz 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Cliff Wichmann 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMKarsten Schulz	*	1	½	½
2Axel Moser	0	*	½	—
3IMCliff Wichmann	½	½	*	½
4Richard Mueller	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Schulz, KarstenFM	2193	GER	+8N	+19B	+4N	=3B	+17N	=2N	5.0	21.0	24.5	20.00	2304	+15.4
2	Mueller, Richard	2170	GER	+14B	+24N	+10B	=7N	=3N	=1B	4.5	21.5	25.0	18.25	2204	+7.8
3	Wichmann, CliffIM	2250	GER	+9B	+23N	+16B	=1N	=2B	=4N	4.5	21.5	25.0	18.00	2282	+3.0
4	Moser, Axel	2118	GER	+22B	+18N	−1B	+27N	+28B	=3B	4.5	20.0	23.0	15.75	2167	+9.6
5	Roehl, Rainer	2029	GER	=12B	+39N	=20B	+18N	=10B	=14N	4.0	19.0	21.5	13.75	1965	-9.2
6	Fahland, Matthias, Dr.	2090	GER	=11N	+41B	=17N	+31B	=8N	=9B	4.0	18.5	21.0	13.25	1969	-11.6
7	Beyer, Wolfgang	1997	GER	+46N	=15B	+36N	=2B	=20B	=10N	4.0	18.5	20.5	12.75	1984	-1.2
8	Franke, Alexander	0	GER	−1B	+32N	+35B	+47N	=6B	=20N	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.75	1914	0.0
9	Kalina, Lena	1916	GER	−3N	+31B	+40N	+38B	=16B	=6N	4.0	17.5	20.0	11.75	2062	+22.4
10	Bonan, Gordon	1760	GER	+53N	+45B	−2N	+29B	=5N	=7B	4.0	17.5	19.0	10.50	1997	+58.8
11	Sutbas, Batuhan	1906	TUR	=6B	+34N	+44B	−16N	=15B	+28N	4.0	17.0	19.5	12.25	2040	+21.4
12	Jahn, Gustav	1905	GER	=5N	=21B	−45N	+54B	+31N	+30B	4.0	15.5	17.0	11.25	2003	+24.8
13	Grund, Erwin	1941	GER	−15B	+33N	+32B	−20N	+53B	+41N	4.0	15.5	17.0	10.00	1864	-9.6
14	Stark, Niklas	1915	GER	−2N	+47B	=37N	+45B	+46N	=5B	4.0	15.0	17.0	9.25	2044	+13.4
15	Ringel, Edward	1841	GER	+13N	=7N	+55B	−17B	=11N	=21B	3.5	19.0	20.5	11.25	1895	+21.6
16	Elier, AliCM	2152	LBA	+61N	+29B	−3N	+11B	=9N	F	3.5	19.0	20.0	10.00	2130	-1.4
17	Garcia del Real Artero, Lazaro	1667	ESP	+63B	+43N	=6B	+15N	−1B	F	3.5	18.5	18.5	8.00	2053	+36.4
18	Kistner, Sinan	1850	GER	+21N	−4B	+48N	−5B	+38N	=19B	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.75	1963	+14.6
19	Seidel, Michael, Prof. Dr.	1990	GER	+43B	−1N	+25B	−28N	+39B	=18N	3.5	17.5	20.0	10.25	1910	-9.8
20	Steuer, Christopher	1798	GER	F	+54B	=5N	+13B	=7N	=8B	3.5	17.5	17.5	11.50	2114	+24.8
21	Hiller, Wieland	1964	GER	−18B	=12N	=39B	+35N	+33B	=15N	3.5	17.0	19.5	11.00	1824	-18.4
22	Koch, Rico	1911	GER	−4N	+40B	=30N	+37B	=26N	=27B	3.5	17.0	19.5	10.00	1797	-12.6
23	Brand, Volkmar	1987	GER	+26N	−3B	−38N	+40B	=30N	+42B	3.5	16.0	18.5	10.00	1815	-38.8
24	Kosovska, Olena	1940	GER	+27N	−2B	−47N	+49B	=42N	+37B	3.5	15.0	17.0	9.25	1773	-13.4
25	Bhat, Sanjit	1444	IND	+38N	=26B	−19N	=42B	=29N	+46B	3.5	15.0	17.0	9.00	1890	+100.4
26	Hanisch, Paul	1851	GER	−23B	=25N	+56B	+55N	=22B	=34N	3.5	15.0	16.5	8.00	1771	-7.6
27	Preissler, Viktoria	1829	GER	−24B	+59N	+58B	−4B	+45N	=22N	3.5	14.5	15.5	5.75	1717	-16.0
28	Wuersig, Mathias	1813	GER	−29N	+37B	+50N	+19B	−4N	−11B	3.0	17.5	19.5	8.00	1792	-2.6
29	Moehring, Peter	1924	GER	+28B	−16N	+33B	−10N	=25B	=43N	3.0	17.0	19.5	9.00	1804	-17.2
30	Brand, Moritz	1502	GER	−33B	+63N	=22B	+44N	=23B	−12N	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.00	1741	+48.8
31	Springer, Maximilian	1743	GER	+52B	−9N	+59B	−6N	−12B	+51N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1740	-4.4
32	Koltyhin, Heorhii	1694	UKR	+49N	−8B	−13N	+50B	−34N	+45B	3.0	15.0	17.0	6.00	1145	-15.2
33	Wagner, Erik	1714	GER	+30N	−13B	−29N	+60B	−21N	+57B	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.50	1640	-16.0
34	Bui, Hai Lam	1949	GER	=41N	−11B	F	+58N	+32B	=26B	3.0	14.0	14.0	7.00	1824	-12.8
35	Koch, Alexander	0	GER	−45N	+49B	−8N	−21B	+54N	+48B	3.0	13.5	15.0	5.50	1164	-8.0
36	Buschmann, Frank	1684	GER	=54N	+60B	−7B	=53N	−41B	+59N	3.0	10.5	11.5	3.50	1513	-13.0
37	Kemter, Nick	0	GER	+50B	−28N	=14B	−22N	+44B	−24N	2.5	16.5	18.5	6.50	1695	0.0
38	Scholze, Thomas	1713	GER	−25B	+62N	+23B	−9N	−18B	=53N	2.5	16.0	16.5	4.75	1631	-26.4
39	Frischmann, Lucas	1811	GER	F	−5B	=21N	+48B	−19N	+49B	2.5	15.0	15.0	5.75	1721	-5.8
40	Rossberg, Hans-Joerg	1676	GER	+57B	−22N	−9B	−23N	=62N	+55B	2.5	14.0	14.5	3.25	1607	-21.2
41	Helms, Sven	1846	GER	=34B	−6N	F	+63B	+36N	−13B	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.50	1829	-2.8
42	FIDE 533060630	0	—	−58B	+56N	=53B	=25N	=24B	−23N	2.5	13.5	14.5	5.75	1635	0.0
43	Niemann, Silvio	1858	GER	−19N	−17B	F	+56N	+55B	=29B	2.5	13.0	13.0	4.50	1697	-16.8
44	Reissmann, Edmund	1643	GER	+48N	=61B	−11N	−30B	−37N	+62B	2.5	12.5	13.0	3.00	1596	-6.6
45	Flegel, Karl	0	GER	+35B	−10N	+12B	−14N	−27B	−32N	2.0	18.5	21.5	7.00	1581	0.0
46	Backhaus, Lutz	1901	GER	−7B	+58N	F	+51N	−14B	−25N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	1569	-31.8
47	Reich, Dylan	1694	GER	+62B	−14N	+24B	−8B	F	−50N	2.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	1881	+30.0
48	Bugiel, Arian	0	GER	−44B	+52N	−18B	−39N	+58B	−35N	2.0	13.5	14.5	3.00	1512	0.0
49	FIDE 533080615	0	—	−32B	−35N	+62B	−24N	+60B	−39N	2.0	13.0	13.5	1.50	1521	0.0
50	FIDE 533046549	0	—	−37N	F	−28B	−32N	+56B	+47B	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.50	1609	0.0
51	Holdorf, Stephan	1635	GER	=56B	−55N	+61N	−46B	=57N	−31B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	1585	-12.4
52	Morczynski, Ryszard	1514	GER	−31N	−48B	=60N	=61B	−59N	+63B	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	1634	+4.2
53	Korwitz, Pauline	1516	GER	−10B	F	=42N	=36B	−13N	=38B	1.5	16.0	17.5	4.00	1575	+7.6
54	FIDE 1270393	0	—	=36B	−20N	F	−12N	−35B	+58N	1.5	14.5	14.5	2.50	1523	0.0
55	Martins, Uwe	1555	GER	=60N	+51B	−15N	−26B	−43N	−40N	1.5	14.0	15.0	2.50	1532	-7.2
56	FIDE 34666699	0	—	=51N	−42B	−26N	−43B	−50N	+60N	1.5	12.5	13.5	2.00	1508	0.0
57	FIDE 533080194	0	—	−40N	F	F	+59B	=51B	−33N	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.00	1402	0.0
58	FIDE 533058997	0	—	+42N	−46B	−27N	−34B	−48N	−54B	1.0	13.0	14.5	2.50	1093	0.0
59	FIDE 533080518	0	—	F	−27B	−31N	−57N	+52B	−36B	1.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1500	0.0
60	FIDE 533029393	0	—	=55B	−36N	=52B	−33N	−49N	−56B	1.0	11.5	13.0	1.75	1424	0.0
61	Dymann, Frank	1911	GER	−16B	=44N	−51B	=52N	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.25	1543	-35.6
62	Kalina, Mandy	1412	GER	−47N	−38B	−49N	F	=40B	−44N	0.5	11.5	11.5	1.25	1360	-8.0
63	FIDE 533087547	0	—	−17N	−30B	F	−41N	F	−52N	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	832	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bhat, SanjitIND
+100.4
3.5 pts · #18
2Bonan, GordonGER
+58.8
4.0 pts · #16
3Brand, MoritzGER
+48.8
3.0 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Brand, VolkmarGER
-38.8
3.5 pts · #23
2Dymann, FrankGER
-35.6
1.0 pts · #45
3Backhaus, LutzGER
-31.8
2.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R6+457 Elo gap
Bhat, Sanjit1444 beat Backhaus, Lutz1901
R3+276 Elo gap
Holdorf, Stephan1635 beat Dymann, Frank1911
R3+274 Elo gap
Scholze, Thomas1713 beat Brand, Volkmar1987