Birkenfelder Schachfruehling 2026 A-Open
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Hoppstaedten-Weiersbach, Germany. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2143, and top seed was Cedric Chassard (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2285).
Oleg Yakovenko (🇩🇪 GER, 2234) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Ming Sheng (5.5) and Matthias Huschens (5.0). Yakovenko shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bernd Mallmann (1844) beat Cedric Chassard (FM, 2285), a +441-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Hoppstaedten-Weiersbach, 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 · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×41
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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8
3
4
1
2
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Yakovenko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Oleg Yakovenko drew with Ming Sheng (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Ming Sheng won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oleg Yakovenko | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2Ming Sheng | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Matthias Huschens | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Manuel Weller | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakovenko, Oleg | 2234 | GER | +14N | +27B | =3N | +9B | =2N | +4B | =6N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 23.75 | 2296 | +11.8 |
| 2 | Sheng, Ming | 2165 | GER | +25B | +22N | +13B | =19N | =1B | +3B | =8N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 22.50 | 2256 | +32.4 |
| 3 | Huschens, Matthias | 2090 | GER | +20B | +28N | =1B | +10N | +19B | −2N | =5B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.25 | 2180 | +19.0 |
| 4 | Brandt, Sebastian | 2169 | GER | +16N | +31B | −9N | +13B | +7N | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 19.00 | 2133 | -4.0 |
| 5 | Wannemacher, Thomas | 2024 | GER | =26N | −10B | +30N | +24B | +13N | +12B | =3N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 2062 | +16.4 |
| 6 | Weller, Manuel | 2239 | GER | +21B | =23N | =37B | +22N | =9B | +17N | =1B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 17.50 | 2164 | -6.4 |
| 7 | Mueller, Maximilian | 1974 | GER | +39B | +17N | −19B | +21N | −4B | +18N | +23B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 14.50 | 2057 | +34.4 |
| 8 | Boos, Patrick | 2000 | GER | +18B | F | +33N | +25N | =11B | +9N | =2B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 17.25 | 2210 | +30.8 |
| 9 | Schwarz, David | 2015 | GER | +33N | +29B | +4B | −1N | =6N | −8B | =12N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 2064 | +20.0 |
| 10 | Frohnhaeuser, Simon | 1991 | GER | =30B | +5N | +23B | −3B | −12N | =20N | +17B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1940 | -7.4 |
| 11 | Schiff, Armin | 2052 | GER | −31N | +26B | +20N | =12B | =8N | +21B | −4N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.50 | 1964 | -14.6 |
| 12 | Torrijos, Javier | 1887 | GER | −17B | +39N | +28B | =11N | +10B | −5N | =9B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1954 | +26.4 |
| 13 | Haffner, Ernst Georg, Prof. Dr. | 1948 | GER | +35B | +37B | −2N | −4N | −5B | +31N | +25B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 2058 | +19.6 |
| 14 | Maerz, Maximilian | 1861 | GER | −1B | +35N | −17B | −18N | +24N | +29B | +32B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1868 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kunz, Thorsten | 1875 | GER | −37N | +18B | =24N | =23B | +29N | +16B | F | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.50 | 1954 | +8.6 |
| 16 | Reichert, Viktor | 0 | GER | −4B | F | +36N | +35B | +34N | −15N | +27B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1937 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sauer, Arne | 1676 | GER | +12N | −7B | +14N | =27B | +32N | −6B | −10N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1937 | +86.8 |
| 18 | Didas, Fynn | 1705 | GER | −8N | −15N | +41B | +14B | +26N | −7B | =22N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 1907 | +71.6 |
| 19 | Windmueller, SimonCM | 2155 | GER | +32N | +24B | +7N | =2B | −3N | F | F | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 12.75 | 2121 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Lange, Bernd | 1842 | GER | −3N | +34N | −11B | +28B | =22N | =10B | =21N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1938 | +17.2 |
| 21 | Weidinger, Dietmar | 1858 | GER | −6N | +36B | +29N | −7B | +33N | −11N | =20B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1916 | +8.6 |
| 22 | Biehl, Tim | 1902 | GER | +38N | −2B | +31N | −6B | =20B | =32N | =18B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1904 | -1.2 |
| 23 | Faulhaber, Tobias | 1907 | GER | +42B | =6B | −10N | =15N | +25B | F | −7N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1941 | +4.4 |
| 24 | Huener, Timo | 1787 | GER | +40B | −19N | =15B | −5N | −14B | +38N | =26N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1865 | +19.5 |
| 25 | Heisel, Ronny | 1851 | GER | −2N | +38B | +42N | −8B | −23N | +35B | −13N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1835 | -9.6 |
| 26 | Almeida, Tomas CCM | 1817 | POR | =5B | −11N | −34B | +30N | −18B | +36N | =24B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1813 | -4.0 |
| 27 | Leiser, Joachim | 1924 | GER | +36B | −1N | =32B | =17N | F | +33B | −16N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1937 | +1.4 |
| 28 | Ohliger, Goetz | 1742 | GER | +34B | −3B | −12N | −20N | −31B | +39N | +33B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1840 | +16.2 |
| 29 | Schaefer, Peter | 1736 | GER | +41B | −9N | −21B | +39N | −15B | −14N | +31B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1833 | +34.0 |
| 30 | Raudonat, Luca | 1805 | GER | =10N | F | −5B | −26B | F | +42N | +38B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1853 | +12.0 |
| 31 | Graf, Rudolfo | 1822 | GER | +11B | −4N | −22B | −34N | +28N | −13B | −29N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1768 | -24.8 |
| 32 | Mallmann, Bernd | 1844 | GER | −19B | F | =27N | +37N | −17B | =22B | −14N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.75 | 1835 | -4.6 |
| 33 | Motzer, Marc | 1831 | GER | −9B | +41N | −8B | +42N | −21B | −27N | −28N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.50 | 1725 | -20.6 |
| 34 | Brehme, Ralf-Peter | 1931 | GER | −28N | −20B | +26N | +31B | −16B | F | −35N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1721 | -28.6 |
| 35 | Usinger, Ben | 1742 | GER | −13N | −14B | F | −16N | +42B | −25N | +34B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 1790 | +11.6 |
| 36 | Blum, Norbert | 1740 | GER | −27N | −21N | −16B | =41N | =39B | −26B | +42N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.75 | 1719 | -3.2 |
| 37 | Chassard, CedricFM | 2285 | GER | +15B | −13N | =6N | −32B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1902 | -35.6 |
| 38 | Dony, Lukas | 1714 | GER | −22B | −25N | =39B | −40N | +41B | −24B | −30N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1635 | -25.2 |
| 39 | Schmitz, Klaus | 1825 | GER | −7N | −12B | =38N | −29B | =36N | −28B | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 1.75 | 1526 | -44.2 |
| 40 | Classen, Marnin | 1961 | GER | −24N | F | F | +38B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1751 | -21.6 |
| 41 | Roos, Bernhard | 1922 | GER | −29N | −33B | −18N | =36B | −38N | F | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1379 | -126.0 |
| 42 | Kiel, Gerhard, Dr. | 1717 | GER | −23N | F | −25B | −33B | −35N | −30B | −36B | 0.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 1013 | -44.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sauer, ArneGER+86.83.5 pts · #20
- 2Didas, FynnGER+71.63.5 pts · #21
- 3Mueller, MaximilianGER+34.45.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Roos, BernhardGER-126.00.5 pts · #41
- 2Kiel, Gerhard, Dr.GER-44.60.0 pts · #42
- 3Schmitz, KlausGER-44.21.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R4+441 Elo gap
- R2+337 Elo gap
- R1+230 Elo gap