Oberpfaelzer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse I
22 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2026 in Oberviechtach, Germany. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2069, and top seed was Lennart Uphoff (🇩🇪 GER, 2281).
Lennart Uphoff (🇩🇪 GER, 2281) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Moritz Ramming (6.5) and Oliver Schmidt (5.0). Uphoff won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Wolfgang Ehrl (1854) beat Mladen Dvornic (FM, 2270), a +416-point gap.
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsLennart Uphoff led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Lennart Uphoff held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.
Lennart Uphoff drew with Moritz Ramming (White).
Lennart Uphoff won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lennart Uphoff | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Moritz Ramming | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Oliver Schmidt | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Wolfgang Ehrl | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uphoff, Lennart | 2281 | GER | +20B | +3N | =2B | +11N | +9B | +7N | +16B | =4N | 7.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 27.75 | 2337 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Ramming, Moritz | 2050 | GER | +19N | +10B | =1N | +7B | +8N | =3B | =6N | +12B | 6.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 26.25 | 2236 | +70.8 |
| 3 | Schmidt, Oliver | 1961 | GER | +22B | −1B | =19N | =12N | +11B | =2N | =7B | +8N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 18.25 | 2113 | +31.2 |
| 4 | Ehrl, Wolfgang | 1854 | GER | =11B | +5N | =8B | =17N | =14B | =16N | +9B | =1B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 20.75 | 2163 | +61.0 |
| 5 | Dvornic, MladenFM | 2270 | SRB | =13N | −4B | +10N | +19B | −7N | −6B | +17N | +15B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 14.00 | 1976 | -50.8 |
| 6 | Buerger, Theodor | 1909 | GER | −7N | =18B | −17N | +20B | +21B | +5N | =2B | =9N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 2068 | +66.4 |
| 7 | Ziemann, Ulrich | 2023 | GER | +6B | =8N | +15B | −2N | +5B | −1B | =3N | −10N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 17.00 | 2033 | +1.0 |
| 8 | Berisha, Shpend | 1994 | GER | +18B | =7B | =4N | +15N | −2B | =9N | =12B | −3B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 14.50 | 1954 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Brunner, Tobias | 2049 | GER | +12B | −15N | +20N | +13B | −1N | =8B | −4N | =6B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 14.25 | 1968 | -17.8 |
| 10 | Flierl, Paul | 1891 | GER | +16B | −2N | −5B | −14N | F | +11N | +13B | +7B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 15.00 | 2093 | +73.2 |
| 11 | Weiss, Thomas | 2075 | GER | =4N | +21B | =13N | −1B | −3N | −10B | +20N | +17B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 11.00 | 1978 | -21.0 |
| 12 | Kraus, Nikolas | 1877 | GER | −9N | =17B | +21N | =3B | =19N | +13B | =8N | −2N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 12.75 | 1982 | +45.2 |
| 13 | Fischer, Lorenz | 1938 | GER | =5B | +14N | =11B | −9N | +17B | −12N | −10N | +18B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.25 | 2000 | +24.0 |
| 14 | Weingut, Roland | 1953 | GER | =21N | −13B | =18N | +10B | =4N | =17B | =15N | =16B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 13.25 | 1925 | -12.4 |
| 15 | Sanner, Christoph | 1908 | GER | +17N | +9B | −7N | −8B | −16N | +19B | =14B | −5N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 10.50 | 1982 | +13.8 |
| 16 | Kues, Manuel | 1987 | GER | −10N | −19B | F | +18N | +15B | =4B | −1N | =14N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.50 | 1913 | -15.8 |
| 17 | Najjar, Johannes, Dr. | 1980 | GER | −15B | =12N | +6B | =4B | −13N | =14N | −5B | −11N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 11.00 | 1832 | -32.6 |
| 18 | Hauer, Maximilian | 1907 | GER | −8N | =6N | =14B | −16B | =20N | −22B | +19N | −13N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1809 | -41.6 |
| 19 | Fleischmann, Maximilian | 1946 | GER | −2B | +16N | =3B | −5N | =12B | −15N | −18B | −21N | 2.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 7.50 | 1794 | -64.0 |
| 20 | Schmahl, Stephan | 1982 | SUI | −1N | F | −9B | −6N | =18B | =21N | −11B | +22N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 4.25 | 1849 | -26.2 |
| 21 | Moroz, Grigorij | 1937 | GER | =14B | −11N | −12B | F | −6N | =20B | −22N | +19B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1790 | -27.6 |
| 22 | Neumeier, Valentina | 1894 | GER | −3N | F | F | F | F | +18N | +21B | −20B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1946 | +11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Flierl, PaulGER+73.24.0 pts · #9
- 2Ramming, MoritzGER+70.86.5 pts · #2
- 3Buerger, TheodorGER+66.44.5 pts · #6
- 1Fleischmann, MaximilianGER-64.02.0 pts · #21
- 2Dvornic, MladenFMSRB-50.84.5 pts · #5
- 3Hauer, MaximilianGER-41.62.5 pts · #17
- R2+416 Elo gap
- R6+361 Elo gap
- R5+247 Elo gap