93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisterturnier A (MTA)
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2203, and top seed was Martin Heider (🇩🇪 GER, 2395).
Martin Heider (🇩🇪 GER, 2395) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Arkadi Syrov (5.5) and Oleg Yakovenko (5.5). Heider won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Markus Mueller (CM, 2038) beat Arkadi Syrov (FM, 2334), a +296-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsMartin Heider led from R5 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Martin Heider never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
Martin Heider opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Roland Ollenberger); the title is out of reach before R9.
Martin Heider beat Oleg Yakovenko (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇪Heider, Martin | 2395 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 34.00 | 36.5 | +16.7 | 2625 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪FMSyrov, Arkadi | 2334 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | -13.4 | 2268 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Yakovenko, Oleg | 2227 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.75 | 39.5 | +13.6 | 2280 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Musiolik, David | 2261 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 17.75 | 39.5 | +4.6 | 2276 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪FMOllenberger, Roland | 2177 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +16.8 | 2248 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪CMBold, Andre | 2235 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.00 | 40.0 | +1.8 | 2242 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Huschens, Matthias | 2094 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | +7.4 | 2135 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪CMMueller, Markus | 2038 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 9.25 | 42.0 | +10.8 | 2096 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Junker, Reiner | 2214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 8.75 | 42.0 | -16.4 | 2076 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Roth, Jonas | 2051 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.75 | 44.5 | -84.4 | 1775 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ollenberger, RolandFMGER+16.85.0 pts · #5
- 2Heider, MartinGER+16.78.5 pts · #1
- 3Yakovenko, OlegGER+13.65.5 pts · #2
- 1Roth, JonasGER-84.40.5 pts · #10
- 2Junker, ReinerGER-16.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Syrov, ArkadiFMGER-13.45.5 pts · #3
- R5+296 Elo gap
- R2+141 Elo gap