Chess Classics 2026 75 plus

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51 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 May 2026 to 04 Jun 2026 in Bad Neuenahr, Germany. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2058, and top seed was Sergej Salov (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2177).

Gottfried Schumacher (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2108) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Helmut, Dr. Jacob (6.5) and Alastair F White (6.0). Schumacher shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Klaus Jovi (1603) beat Wolfgang Riek (1944), a +341-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bad Neuenahr, Germany

Dates

27 May 2026 → 04 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMSergej Salov2177

Avg top 10

2,058

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×1

FM×3

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×47

🇬🇧Scotland×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
FMGottfried Schumacher
🇩🇪GER·2108
8.0pts·2342perf+42.6
🥈
Helmut, Dr. Jacob
🇩🇪GER·2030
6.5pts·2144perf+27.8
🥉
Alastair F White
🇬🇧SCO·2007
6.0pts·2091perf+21.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Gottfried Schumacher led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Schumacher8Jacob6.5White6Falk6Krueger6Lorenz6

R6 · LEADER CHANGE01 Jun

FM Gottfried Schumacher takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Gottfried Schumacher beat Helmut, Dr. Jacob (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Gottfried Schumacher 6 wins (R4–R9)Alastair F White 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMGottfried Schumacher	*	1	0	—
2Helmut, Dr. Jacob	0	*	½	½
3Alastair F White	1	½	*	—
4Thomas Falk	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Schumacher, GottfriedFM	2108	GER	+37N	+9B	−3N	+34B	+2N	+4B	+12N	+20B	+8N	8.0	43.0	46.5	40.50	2342	+42.6
2	Jacob, Helmut, Dr.	2030	GER	+22B	+24N	=13B	+15N	−1B	+12B	=3N	=5N	+7B	6.5	45.0	49.5	33.00	2144	+27.8
3	White, Alastair F	2007	SCO	+42N	+25B	+1B	−4N	+14B	=20N	=2B	=7N	=6B	6.0	46.0	49.0	31.75	2091	+21.4
4	Krueger, Erich	2054	GER	+26B	=16N	+6B	+3B	=20N	−1N	−5B	+27N	+13B	6.0	45.0	49.5	30.75	2105	+12.8
5	Falk, Thomas	2002	GER	+14B	=11N	+8B	=7N	=21N	=15B	+4N	=2B	=10N	6.0	44.5	49.0	32.75	2119	+28.8
6	Lorenz, Kurt	2003	GER	+36N	=34B	−4N	+28B	=19N	+42B	=15N	+16B	=3N	6.0	39.0	42.0	26.00	2021	+10.8
7	Taube, Hubertus	2033	GER	+33N	+18B	=15N	=5B	−12N	+21B	+23N	=3B	−2N	5.5	42.5	46.5	26.50	2039	+2.4
8	Haubt, GeorgFM	2064	GER	=28N	+35B	−5N	−17B	+31N	+33B	+14N	+15B	−1B	5.5	42.0	46.0	24.75	1925	-26.0
9	Bieberle, Gerhart	1947	GER	+40B	−1N	+29B	−14N	=23B	=30N	+26B	=17N	+22B	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.00	1904	-8.0
10	Salov, SergejIM	2177	GER	−11B	+43N	+22B	=23N	=16B	=27N	+24B	=13N	=5B	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.50	1974	-39.8
11	Marks, Ian A	1865	SCO	+10N	=5B	−12N	−36B	=35N	+45B	=29N	+33B	+21N	5.5	37.0	39.5	23.75	1927	+16.8
12	Vasiljev, Jurij	2006	GER	+17B	−27N	+11B	+37N	+7B	−2N	−1B	+23N	F	5.0	44.0	47.5	24.00	2021	+3.4
13	Szymaniak, Horst	1979	GER	+32N	+19B	=2N	−20B	=17N	=14B	+25N	=10B	−4N	5.0	42.0	46.0	24.50	1968	-2.2
14	Thielemann, Joachim	1741	GER	−5N	+46B	+25N	+9B	−3N	=13N	−8B	+28B	=16N	5.0	42.0	44.5	22.00	1959	+48.6
15	Gollasch, Theo-Heinz	1974	GER	+43B	+47N	=7B	−2B	+36N	=5N	=6B	−8N	=17B	5.0	41.0	43.0	19.75	1921	-9.4
16	Hunold, Rolf	1964	GER	+38N	=4B	=21N	=42B	=10N	+19B	=18N	−6N	=14B	5.0	40.5	43.5	23.00	1957	-1.2
17	Rumsey, Victor B	1754	ENG	−12N	+45B	=18N	+8N	=13B	=25B	=21N	=9B	=15N	5.0	40.0	42.5	22.75	1964	+47.6
18	Leisen, Peter	1916	GER	+39B	−7N	=17B	=26N	=37B	+22N	=16B	=21B	=19N	5.0	37.5	41.0	21.75	1897	-3.8
19	Willin, Bernhard	1871	GER	+51B	−13N	+47B	=44N	=6B	−16N	+32B	=24N	=18B	5.0	34.5	35.0	15.75	1871	+4.4
20	Lotzien, Hans	2077	GER	=30B	+31N	+27B	+13N	=4B	=3B	F	−1N	F	4.5	43.5	43.5	22.25	2090	+3.2
21	Boeven, Manfred	2012	GER	=31B	+30N	=16B	+27N	=5B	−7N	=17B	=18N	−11B	4.5	41.0	45.5	21.75	1854	-33.8
22	Bilgen, Erwin	1798	GER	−2N	+38B	−10N	=35B	+51N	−18B	+31N	+25B	−9N	4.5	39.0	39.5	15.00	1832	+7.2
23	Duijker, Bert	1884	NED	=48N	=29B	+35N	=10B	=9N	+32N	−7B	−12B	=26N	4.5	38.5	40.0	18.75	1846	-7.8
24	Ophoff, Rigobert	1897	GER	+46N	−2B	=36N	=32B	=33N	+28B	−10N	=19B	=30N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.50	1844	-11.2
25	Hartstock, Elmar, Dr.	1885	GER	+41B	−3N	−14B	+49N	+26B	=17N	−13B	−22N	+32B	4.5	37.5	38.5	15.50	1763	-25.8
26	Jacob, Barbara	1800	GER	−4N	=32B	+48N	=18B	−25N	+35B	−9N	+36B	=23B	4.5	37.0	38.5	15.75	1812	+3.4
27	Mueller, Erhard	1880	GER	+45N	+12B	−20N	−21B	+38N	=10B	F	−4B	+29N	4.5	36.0	36.0	18.25	1955	+17.6
28	Aigner, Georg	1804	GER	=8B	−44N	+39B	−6N	+43B	−24N	+38B	−14N	+36B	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.25	1827	+4.8
29	Kurpiela, Franz	1776	GER	=44B	=23N	−9N	−38B	+47B	+34N	=11B	+37N	−27B	4.5	34.0	36.0	16.00	1825	+13.6
30	Bozidarevic, Slobodjan	0	GER	=20N	−21B	−32N	+45B	+39N	=9B	=36N	=42B	=24B	4.5	33.0	35.5	16.50	1808	0.0
31	Borries, Barbara	1759	GER	=21N	−20B	=33N	=51B	−8B	+46N	−22B	+41N	+40B	4.5	32.5	33.0	14.00	1775	+2.2
32	Brahn, Helmut	1732	GER	−13B	=26N	+30B	=24N	+34N	−23B	−19N	+35B	−25N	4.0	36.5	40.5	17.00	1763	+4.8
33	Kluever, Horst	1799	GER	−7B	=39N	=31B	+47N	=24B	−8N	+40B	−11N	=38B	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.50	1726	-16.0
34	Thieme, Wolfgang	1883	GER	+49B	=6N	=44B	−1N	−32B	−29B	=39N	=43N	+47B	4.0	34.0	35.0	10.75	1726	-32.8
35	Jovi, Klaus	1603	GER	+50B	−8N	−23B	=22N	=11B	−26N	+47B	−32N	+43B	4.0	33.5	34.5	11.00	1749	+30.0
36	Redeker, Frank, Dr.	1746	GER	−6B	+49N	=24B	+11N	−15B	=37N	=30B	−26N	−28N	3.5	38.0	39.0	12.75	1752	-0.2
37	Bars, Joachim	1854	GER	−1B	+40N	+51N	−12B	=18N	=36B	=42N	−29B	F	3.5	35.0	35.5	9.75	1757	-20.2
38	Wraga, Hermann	1689	GER	−16B	−22N	+41B	+29N	−27B	F	−28N	+45B	=33N	3.5	33.0	33.0	12.50	1716	+4.4
39	Farel, Edgard	1599	GER	−18N	=33B	−28N	+46B	−30B	=43N	=34B	−40N	+49N	3.5	31.0	32.0	9.00	1684	+15.0
40	Thonig, Manfred	1607	GER	−9N	−37B	−45N	=41B	+48N	+51B	−33N	+39B	−31N	3.5	28.5	29.0	7.25	1589	-7.2
41	Schumacher, Ursula	1542	GER	−25N	−42B	−38N	=40N	−46B	+48B	+49N	−31B	+45N	3.5	25.5	26.5	6.75	1570	+4.4
42	Klimpel, Siegfried	1759	GER	−3B	+41N	F	=16N	=44B	−6N	=37B	=30N	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.50	1840	+10.6
43	Alicke, Manfred	1694	GER	−15N	−10B	=46N	+48B	−28N	=39B	=45N	=34B	−35N	3.0	31.5	33.0	7.75	1608	-23.8
44	Zunker, Reinhard, Dr.FM	2013	GER	=29N	+28B	=34N	=19B	=42N	F	F	F	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	12.75	1891	-15.0
45	Geibel, Henning	1505	GER	−27B	−17N	+40B	−30N	+49B	−11N	=43B	−38N	−41B	2.5	33.0	34.0	6.00	1553	+6.4
46	Lohkamp, Rolf	1594	GER	−24B	−14N	=43B	−39N	+41N	−31B	+51N	F	F	2.5	28.0	28.0	5.50	1571	-6.0
47	Walther, Renate	1412	GER	F	−15B	−19N	−33B	−29N	+49B	−35N	+51B	−34N	2.0	28.0	28.0	1.50	1508	+11.0
48	Wang, Huanying	1539	GER	=23B	−50N	−26B	−43N	−40B	−41N	F	−49B	+51N	1.5	21.5	21.5	2.75	1432	-47.2
49	Ribbert, Hans	1517	GER	−34N	−36B	F	−25B	−45N	−47N	−41B	+48N	−39B	1.0	25.0	25.0	1.50	1317	-76.0
50	Riek, Wolfgang	1944	GER	−35N	+48B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1574	-16.0
51	Semisch, Helga	1479	GER	−19N	F	−37B	=31N	−22B	−40N	−46B	−47N	−48B	0.5	27.0	27.0	2.25	1235	-32.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Thielemann, JoachimGER
+48.6
5.0 pts · #17
2Rumsey, Victor BENG
+47.6
5.0 pts · #14
3Schumacher, GottfriedFMGER
+42.6
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Ribbert, HansGER
-76.0
1.0 pts · #50
2Wang, HuanyingGER
-47.2
1.5 pts · #48
3Salov, SergejIMGER
-39.8
5.5 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R1+341 Elo gap
Jovi, Klaus1603 beat Riek, Wolfgang1944
R1+312 Elo gap
Marks, Ian A1865 beat IMSalov, Sergej2177
R4+310 Elo gap
Rumsey, Victor B1754 beat FMHaubt, Georg2064