Birkenfelder Schachfruehling 2026 B-Open
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Hoppstaedten-Weiersbach, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1659, and top seed was Emrah Duran (🇹🇷 TUR, 1698).
Emrah Duran (🇹🇷 TUR, 1698) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Jan Royen (5.0) and Johannes Pieper (5.0). Duran won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Lena Henn (1472) beat Sascha Hollinger (1677), a +205-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×23
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsEmrah Duran led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Emrah Duran never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Emrah Duran beat Jan Royen (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Emrah Duran 7 wins (R1–R7)Johannes Pieper 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emrah Duran | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Jan Royen | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Johannes Pieper | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 34640363 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duran, Emrah | 1698 | TUR | +17N | +3B | +10N | +4B | +5N | +2B | +6N | 7.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 2437 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Royen, Jan | 1653 | GER | +18N | +12B | =5N | +7B | =4N | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 20.00 | 1802 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Pieper, Johannes | 1629 | GER | +25B | −1N | +27B | +10N | +8B | +15N | −4B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1805 | +36.8 |
| 4 | FIDE 533084904 | 0 | — | +13N | F | +8B | −1N | =2B | +7B | +3N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 20.50 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 533088071 | 0 | — | +9B | +21N | =2B | +6N | −1B | −8N | +14B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 17.50 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 533086362 | 0 | — | +22N | =7B | +19N | −5B | +21N | +12B | −1B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nonnengardt, Udo | 0 | GER | +26B | =6N | +14B | −2N | +10B | −4N | +16B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 1641 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 533080801 | 0 | — | +30N | +28B | −4N | +9B | −3N | +5B | =12N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 14.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 34640363 | 0 | — | −5N | +33B | +11B | −8N | =13N | +23B | +15B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kapp, Philipp | 1628 | GER | +20N | +11N | −1B | −3B | −7N | +17B | +19N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 13.00 | 1628 | +0.4 |
| 11 | Minaskan Karabid, Nareg | 1671 | GER | +16N | −10B | −9N | +22B | +17N | +18B | −2N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1459 | -34.0 |
| 12 | Le, Dang Duy Thao | 1594 | GER | +27B | −2N | =26B | +28N | +14B | −6N | =8B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 853 | -16.8 |
| 13 | Tiuca, Emma | 1671 | GER | −4B | +24N | =21B | −14N | =9B | +26N | +32B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1847 | +24.8 |
| 14 | Staal, Leonardo | 0 | GER | +23N | =15B | −7N | +13B | −12N | +21B | −5N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Schuering, Jonas | 1665 | GER | =19B | =14N | =22B | +26N | +23B | −3B | −9N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1576 | -7.2 |
| 16 | FIDE 533088276 | 0 | — | −11B | +20N | =23B | F | +25N | +22B | −7N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 24660523 | 0 | — | −1B | −22N | +24B | +34N | −11B | −10N | +26B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Henn, Lena | 1472 | GER | −2B | −26N | +20B | +24N | +28B | −11N | −23N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1454 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Stecay, Anja Christina, Dr. | 1515 | GER | =15N | +31B | −6B | −23N | =26B | +30N | −10B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1605 | +12.2 |
| 20 | Lengler, Frank | 0 | GER | −10B | −16B | −18N | −?N | +31B | +27N | +30B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kapp, Lukas | 1576 | GER | +34N | −5B | =13N | F | −6B | −14N | +25B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1757 | +18.8 |
| 22 | FIDE 533074747 | 0 | — | −6B | +17B | =15N | −11N | +30B | −16N | −24N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sattel, Vincent | 1585 | GER | −14B | F | =16N | +19B | −15N | −9N | +18B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1676 | +14.4 |
| 24 | Hollinger, Sascha | 1677 | GER | =31N | −13B | −17N | −18B | F | +33N | +22B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1326 | -52.0 |
| 25 | Boos-Guckes, Astrid | 1457 | GER | −3N | F | +33B | =30N | −16B | +34N | −21N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1294 | -11.2 |
| 26 | Klee, Jannik | 0 | GER | −7N | +18B | =12N | −15B | =19N | −13B | −17N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Pieper, Magnus | 0 | GER | −12N | +30B | −3N | −29B | −32N | −20B | +34B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 1327 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 533085927 | 0 | — | +33N | −8N | +34B | −12B | −18N | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Classen, Miguel | 1648 | GER | +32B | F | F | +27N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2270 | +10.8 |
| 30 | Huener, Stefan | 1496 | GER | −8B | −27N | +31N | =25B | −22N | −19B | −20N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 2.75 | 1542 | +7.6 |
| 31 | Ganssauge, Wolfgang | 1653 | GER | =24B | −19N | −30B | F | −20N | F | +33B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1290 | -54.8 |
| 32 | Wissmeier, Moritz | 1470 | GER | −29N | F | F | F | +27B | F | −13N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 860 | -20.4 |
| 33 | FIDE 533076200 | 0 | — | −28B | −9N | −25N | F | =34B | −24B | −31N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.25 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Schiller, Dirk | 0 | GER | −21B | F | −28N | −17B | =33N | −25B | −27N | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.25 | 717 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pieper, JohannesGER+36.85.0 pts · #6
- 2Royen, JanGER+30.85.0 pts · #4
- 3Duran, EmrahTUR+24.87.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Ganssauge, WolfgangGER-54.81.5 pts · #29
- 2Hollinger, SaschaGER-52.02.5 pts · #28
- 3Minaskan Karabid, NaregGER-34.04.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R4+205 Elo gap
- R3+157 Elo gap
- R2+138 Elo gap