93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisteranwaerterturnier 1 (MAT 1)
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1932, and top seed was Andy Sievers (🇩🇪 GER, 2121).
Ralph Slany (🇩🇪 GER, 2053) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Philip Baier (6.5) and Andy Sievers (6.0). Slany won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Lasse Willems (1719) beat Bernhard Feith (1946), a +227-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Kaiserslautern, Germany
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 04 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ralph Slany drew with Philip Baier (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
Ralph Slany went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇪Slany, Ralph | 2053 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 37.5 | +9.0 | 2085 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Baier, Philip | 1929 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 37.5 | +41.0 | 2099 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Sievers, Andy | 2121 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 38.0 | -2.2 | 2099 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Hirschinger, Thomas | 1964 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 19.75 | 38.5 | +11.6 | 2009 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Henkel, Ralf | 1960 | ½ | ½ | — | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.25 | 40.0 | -11.2 | 1905 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Willems, Lasse | 1719 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.75 | 40.0 | +83.6 | 1913 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Lebershausen, Max | 1871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 12.50 | 40.0 | +12.4 | 1896 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Leiser, Joachim | 1904 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.25 | 40.5 | -25.2 | 1856 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Feith, Bernhard, Dr. | 1946 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 11.00 | 42.0 | -106.4 | 1711 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Wilk, Jan | 1857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 2.0 | 5.75 | 42.0 | -30.4 | 1721 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Willems, LasseGER+83.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Baier, PhilipGER+41.06.5 pts · #2
- 3Lebershausen, MaxGER+12.44.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Feith, Bernhard, Dr.GER-106.42.0 pts · #9
- 2Wilk, JanGER-30.42.0 pts · #10
- 3Leiser, JoachimGER-25.23.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R5+227 Elo gap
- R1+185 Elo gap
- R3+138 Elo gap