Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse
SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 13 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2346, and top seed was Maxim Vavulin (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2537).
Maxim Vavulin (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2537) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jonas Eilenberg (6.5) and Johannes Florstedt (6.0). Vavulin took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Viktor Pererva (2080) beat Arnd Lauber (IM, 2405), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 13
GM×2
IM×2
FM×7
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×28
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Maxim Vavulin led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE08 Apr
FM Jonas Eilenberg takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Maxim Vavulin beat FM Jonas Eilenberg (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Maxim Vavulin 4 wins (R4–R7)FM Johannes Florstedt 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMaxim Vavulin | * | 1 | 0 | ½ |
| 2FMJonas Eilenberg | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3FMJohannes Florstedt | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4FMHenrik Hesse | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vavulin, MaximGM | 2537 | GER | +15N | +19B | −3N | +21B | +11N | +2N | +10B | =6N | =5B | 7.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 33.75 | 2512 | -1.2 |
| 2 | Eilenberg, JonasFM | 2344 | GER | +17N | +26B | =10N | +3B | +5N | −1B | =6B | +11N | =4N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 32.50 | 2481 | +33.2 |
| 3 | Florstedt, JohannesFM | 2387 | GER | +9B | +20N | +1B | −2N | =6B | −10B | =4N | +14N | +11B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 30.75 | 2395 | +2.7 |
| 4 | Buyukasik, DiyapFM | 2245 | TUR | =25B | =7N | +20B | −6N | +9B | +24N | =3B | +10N | =2B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 27.75 | 2341 | +23.4 |
| 5 | Hesse, HenrikFM | 2307 | GER | =23N | +12B | +25N | +10B | −2B | −6N | +19B | +13N | =1N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 26.50 | 2389 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Richter, MichaelGM | 2399 | GER | =12N | +23B | =21N | +4B | =3N | +5B | =2N | =1B | −8N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 30.00 | 2350 | -4.1 |
| 7 | Pererva, Viktor | 2080 | GER | =8N | =4B | −19N | =22B | =15N | +26N | =12B | +18N | +10B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 24.75 | 2292 | +50.2 |
| 8 | Lagunow, AlexanderIM | 2323 | GER | =7B | =14N | =26B | =24N | +12B | =19N | =13B | =16N | +6B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 25.00 | 2227 | -9.3 |
| 9 | Rose, Daniel | 2099 | GER | −3N | =24B | =30N | +23B | −4N | =15B | =22N | +21B | +19N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 2198 | +22.4 |
| 10 | Lauber, ArndIM | 2405 | GER | +18B | +13N | =2B | −5N | +14B | +3N | −1N | −4B | −7N | 4.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 22.75 | 2247 | -16.6 |
| 11 | Foerster, Jonas | 2250 | GER | =27N | +28B | +14N | =19B | −1B | =13N | +20B | −2B | −3N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 16.75 | 2209 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Niehaus, Frank | 2101 | GER | =6B | −5N | =16B | +27N | −8N | +28B | =7N | =19B | =13B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 17.50 | 2183 | +17.8 |
| 13 | Jahnz, FabianFM | 2214 | GER | +30N | −10B | +17N | =25B | =19N | =11B | =8N | −5B | =12N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 2202 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Gersemann, Karl | 1971 | GER | +22N | =8B | −11B | +26N | −10N | =25B | +21N | −3B | =15B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 18.25 | 2217 | +103.6 |
| 15 | Brustkern, JuergenFM | 2110 | GER | −1B | =16N | =27B | =28N | =7B | =9N | =24B | +25B | =14N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 17.75 | 2088 | -8.0 |
| 16 | Dimitrijeski, KristianCM | 2056 | GER | −19N | =15B | =12N | =17B | =22N | =30N | +27B | =8B | =23N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 17.50 | 2131 | +17.2 |
| 17 | Verbitsky, Jaroslaw | 2090 | GER | −2B | +29N | −13B | =16N | =26B | =18N | =30B | =20N | +24B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 15.25 | 2132 | +9.6 |
| 18 | Piz, Maxim, Dr. | 2108 | GER | −10N | =30B | −24N | +29B | =28N | =17B | +25N | −7B | +27N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 13.50 | 2079 | -8.4 |
| 19 | Matviienko, Mykhailo | 2260 | UKR | +16B | −1N | +7B | =11N | =13B | =8B | −5N | =12N | −9B | 4.0 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 19.50 | 2176 | -20.0 |
| 20 | Nogly, ChristophFM | 2160 | GER | +24N | −3B | −4N | +30B | =25N | =21B | −11N | =17B | =22N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 2106 | -13.2 |
| 21 | Schliebener, Stephan | 2123 | GER | =28N | +27B | =6B | −1N | =24B | =20N | −14B | −9N | +29N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 13.25 | 2092 | -10.4 |
| 22 | Noll, Paul | 2142 | GER | −14B | −25N | +29B | =7N | =16B | =27N | =9B | =24N | =20B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 2015 | -30.6 |
| 23 | Gelman, Josef | 2066 | GER | =5B | −6N | =28B | −9N | −27B | =29N | +26B | +30N | =16B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 13.25 | 2084 | +3.0 |
| 24 | Held, Momme Fredrik | 2027 | GER | −20B | =9N | +18B | =8B | =21N | −4B | =15N | =22B | −17N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 42.0 | 16.00 | 2076 | +20.4 |
| 25 | Nguyen, Phuc Nhat | 2046 | GER | =4N | +22B | −5B | =13N | =20B | =14N | −18B | −15N | =26B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 15.25 | 2083 | +7.8 |
| 26 | Jahnz, LaurinCM | 2214 | GER | +29B | −2N | =8N | −14B | =17N | −7B | −23N | +28B | =25N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 11.75 | 2020 | -92.0 |
| 27 | Krefenstein, Sergej | 2052 | GER | =11B | −21N | =15N | −12B | +23N | =22B | −16N | =29B | −18B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 11.75 | 1984 | -15.8 |
| 28 | Chakhalov, Mikael | 1952 | GER | =21B | −11N | =23N | =15B | =18B | −12N | =29B | −26N | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 9.75 | 1984 | +11.6 |
| 29 | Thuemler, Floris | 2029 | GER | −26N | −17B | −22N | −18N | +30B | =23B | =28N | =27N | −21B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 6.75 | 1921 | -52.4 |
| 30 | Brau, Luca | 2034 | GER | −13B | =18N | =9B | −20N | −29N | =16B | =17N | −23B | F | 2.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 9.25 | 1910 | -50.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gersemann, KarlGER+103.64.5 pts · #12
- 2Pererva, ViktorGER+50.25.5 pts · #6
- 3Eilenberg, JonasFMGER+33.26.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Jahnz, LaurinCMGER-92.03.5 pts · #24
- 2Thuemler, FlorisGER-52.42.5 pts · #29
- 3Brau, LucaGER-50.42.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R9+325 Elo gap
- R4+243 Elo gap
- R1+171 Elo gap