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Hessische Einzelmeisterschaften 2026 Meister-Turnier

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18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Ober-Ramstadt, Germany. 11 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2304, and top seed was Hagen Poetsch (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2466).

Marian Can Nothnagel (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2446) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Pascal Neukirchner (4.5) and Hagen Poetsch (4.5). Nothnagel won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Ivan Mastiuk (2120) beat Oliver Brendel (IM, 2268), a +148-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Ober-Ramstadt, Germany
Dates
14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪GMHagen Poetsch2466
Avg top 10
2,304
Participants
18
Titled players · 11
GM×1
IM×2
FM×7
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇪Germany×15
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Marian Can Nothnagel led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Marian Can Nothnagel never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Marian Can Nothnagel drew with FM Pascal Neukirchner (Black).

R1–R7 · UNBEATEN

FM Marian Can Nothnagel went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nothnagel, Marian CanFM2446GER+14B=2N+8B+5N=3B+6N=4B5.525.027.520.752497+4.6
2Neukirchner, PascalFM2333GER+10N=1B5N=7N=8B+12B+9N4.523.526.516.252370+7.6
3Poetsch, HagenGM2466GER=13N=5B+18N=6B=1N=9B+7N4.523.524.514.502347-8.7
4Kersten, UweIM2164GER=8B=11N=9B+15N+5B=7N=1N4.523.025.015.502362+18.8
5Baranyai-Molnar, AdamFM2298HUN+17B=3N+2B1B4N=14N+11B4.024.526.012.502344+9.0
6Mastiuk, Ivan2120UKR=7B=14N+11B=3N+12N1B=10N4.023.025.513.002347+80.8
7Alber, HorstFM2231GER=6N+16B=12N=2B=9N=4B3B3.524.026.011.752238+0.4
8Lesny, Florian2279GER=4N+13B1N9B=2N+17B=14B3.523.525.010.252244-6.6
9Stephanblome, Felix2164GER=12N=18B=4N+8N=7B=3N2B3.523.524.511.752283+42.8
10Ciolek, AndreasFM2193GER2B=17N=14B=16N+15B=11N=6B3.518.019.58.502199+1.2
11Legde, GeorgFM2264GER=16N=4B6N+13B=14N=10B5N3.021.523.59.252144-23.2
12Brendel, OliverIM2268GER=9B=15N=7B+17N6B2N=13B3.020.522.07.502147-11.7
13Gramlich, SebastianFM2218GER=3B8N=15B11N+17B=16B=12N3.018.019.57.252199-4.8
14Eull, Emil2211GER1N=6B=10NF=11B=5B=8N2.523.524.59.002210-1.6
15Musiienko, Platon2140GER=18N=12B=13N4B10NF=16B2.017.017.04.502081-18.4
16Pradeep, HarshillCM2153GER=11B7N17B=10BF=13N=15N2.016.516.55.752078-23.2
17Musiienko, Tymur2173GER5N=10B+16N12B13N8NF1.519.019.03.752042-40.0
18Khaje Hesamedini, Ali2241IRI=15B=9N3BFFFF1.012.512.52.752132-9.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets