Rueben-Open Leipzig 2026 Gruppe B

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75 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Leipzig, Germany. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1845, and top seed was Raoul Storch (🇩🇪 GER, 1917).

Michael Niggl (🇩🇪 GER, 1812) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Artem Prykhodko (4.5). Niggl won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Lukas Roessler (1607) beat Gottfried Bronn (1876), a +269-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Leipzig, Germany

Dates

12 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Raoul Storch1917

Avg top 10

1,845

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×57

🇺🇾Uruguay×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
Michael Niggl
🇩🇪GER·1812
5.0pts·2546perf+66.0
🥈
Artem Prykhodko
🇺🇦UKR
4.5pts·1912perf0.0
🥉
FIDE 533078238
—
4.0pts·1739perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Michael Niggl led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Niggl5Prykhodko4.5Stiehler4Schwalbe4Kehr4Vuong4

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Michael Niggl held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Michael Niggl 5 wins (R1–R5)Artem Prykhodko 3 wins (R3–R5)Oskar Stiehler 4 wins (R2–R5)

R3 · LATE SURGE

Oskar Stiehler was #13 at R3, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Niggl, Michael	1812	GER	+67B	+29N	+7B	+10B	+27N	5.0	13.0	14.0	14.00	2546	+66.0
2	Prykhodko, Artem	0	UKR	+24B	=16N	+37B	+33N	+11B	4.5	12.0	14.5	13.00	1912	0.0
3	FIDE 533078238	0	—	+26N	=12B	+61N	+13B	=6N	4.0	14.0	15.5	11.75	1739	0.0
4	Schwalbe, Niclas	1740	GER	+43B	+31N	+14B	=11N	=10B	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.50	1948	+26.0
5	Kehr, Adrian	1891	GER	+45N	+17B	−6N	+12B	+35N	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.00	1892	+0.8
6	Melcher, Max	1704	GER	+53B	+44N	+5B	=16N	=3B	4.0	13.0	14.5	11.00	2463	+36.4
7	Sikorra, Philipp	1748	GER	+57N	+54B	−1N	+32B	+19N	4.0	12.0	13.5	8.50	1864	+9.2
8	Stiehler, Oskar	1720	GER	−55B	+64N	+43B	+29N	+23B	4.0	9.0	10.5	9.00	1859	+16.2
9	Vuong, Kevin	1630	GER	−66B	+48N	+58B	+31N	+16B	4.0	9.0	10.0	9.00	1791	+33.2
10	Niemann, Silvio	1839	GER	+58B	+19N	+21B	−1N	=4N	3.5	15.0	16.5	9.50	1855	+3.2
11	Mager, Timon	1785	GER	+62B	+66N	+22B	=4B	−2N	3.5	13.0	14.0	7.50	1971	+26.0
12	FIDE 533081832	0	—	+72B	=3N	+34B	−5N	+30B	3.5	13.0	13.5	7.50	1750	0.0
13	FIDE 24657166	0	—	=30B	+56N	+55B	−3N	+17N	3.5	11.0	12.5	7.25	1674	0.0
14	Reichelt, Marius	1770	GER	+68N	+36B	−4N	=18B	+55N	3.5	11.0	12.0	6.50	1743	-6.0
15	Heidrich, Jonathan	1733	GER	=56B	−30N	+39B	+53N	+34B	3.5	9.0	10.5	7.25	1681	-10.0
16	FIDE 533093792	0	—	+75N	=2B	+47N	=6B	−9N	3.0	14.5	14.5	6.25	1663	0.0
17	von Schickh, Hagen	1629	GER	+25B	−5N	+44B	+21N	−13B	3.0	13.5	15.5	8.00	1822	+14.8
18	Roessler, Lukas	1607	GER	+20B	+71N	−33B	=14N	=22B	3.0	12.0	13.0	7.25	1778	+35.6
19	Lenzing, Raphael	1720	GER	+73N	−10B	+54N	+20N	−7B	3.0	12.0	12.5	5.00	1807	+12.2
20	Bronn, Gottfried	1876	GER	−18N	+38B	+24N	−19B	+49N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.50	1708	-16.4
21	Kreuer, Stefan	1734	GER	+38N	+40B	−10N	−17B	+43N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.00	1645	-18.4
22	Jacoby, Angelina	1711	GER	+70N	+32B	−11N	=36B	=18N	3.0	11.5	12.5	6.25	1664	-3.8
23	Naumann, Thomas	1690	GER	−32N	+57B	+59N	+28B	−8N	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.00	1737	+2.6
24	Storch, Raoul	1917	GER	−2N	+74B	−20B	+66N	+46B	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	1969	+11.6
25	Korneli, Jakob	1466	GER	−17N	+51B	−35N	+45B	+54N	3.0	9.5	11.0	5.50	1754	+74.4
26	Markov, Andrey	0	GER	−3B	=53N	+56B	=60N	+48B	3.0	9.0	10.5	5.00	1606	0.0
27	Mehrle, Erik	1790	SUI	+74N	+59B	F	+30N	−1B	3.0	9.0	9.0	4.00	1834	+3.6
28	Schebek, Paul	1754	GER	−34B	+72N	+66B	−23N	+60B	3.0	8.0	8.5	3.00	1545	-33.6
29	Brewig, Bea Josephine	1605	GER	+50N	−1B	+41N	−8B	=32N	2.5	14.0	16.0	5.75	966	-22.8
30	Brade, Harald	1620	GER	=13N	+15B	+63N	−27B	−12N	2.5	13.5	15.0	6.75	1877	+41.2
31	Storl, Jaro	1573	GER	+41N	−4B	+50N	−9B	=38N	2.5	13.0	15.0	5.75	885	-28.0
32	FIDE 533093784	0	—	+23B	−22N	+42B	−7N	=29B	2.5	12.5	15.0	6.75	1602	0.0
33	Rammner, Roman	1755	GER	+65N	=47B	+18N	−2B	−36N	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.50	1958	+28.8
34	Woest, Jan	1679	GER	+28N	=61B	−12N	+63B	−15N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.25	1834	+33.6
35	Kruse, Max	1732	GER	F	=37N	+25B	+46N	−5B	2.5	11.5	11.5	6.25	1875	+31.6
36	Zeitler, Viktor	0	GER	+46B	−14N	F	=22N	+33B	2.5	11.0	12.0	6.00	1802	0.0
37	Miculka, Andreas	1871	GER	=49N	=35B	−2N	=54B	+57N	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.50	1669	-30.8
38	FIDE 12987964	0	—	−21B	−20N	+74B	+44N	=31B	2.5	10.5	10.5	3.25	1632	0.0
39	FIDE 533078459	0	—	−47N	+45B	−15N	+68B	=40N	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.25	1671	0.0
40	Finck, Julius	1538	GER	+60B	−21N	−46B	+69N	=39B	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.75	1621	+10.0
41	Ciechoradzki, Rainer	0	GER	−31B	+67N	−29B	+58N	=52B	2.5	8.5	9.5	3.50	1534	0.0
42	FIDE 2684942	0	—	−59N	+69B	−32N	=47B	+53N	2.5	7.5	8.5	3.50	1624	0.0
43	Schuerhoff, Tim	1574	GER	−4N	+73B	−8N	+50B	−21B	2.0	13.0	13.5	2.50	1487	-17.6
44	FIDE 533090408	0	—	+51N	−6B	−17N	−38B	+68N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.00	1654	0.0
45	Hierold, Til	1729	GER	−5B	−39N	+64B	−25N	+56B	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.00	1650	-16.0
46	Gregory, Christopher	1890	GER	−36N	+49B	+40N	−35B	−24N	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.50	1694	-18.2
47	Ayvazyan, Gohar	1703	GER	+39B	=33N	−16B	=42N	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	5.00	1755	+1.4
48	Brauer, Celiene	1653	GER	−63N	−9B	+75N	+59B	−26N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1508	-23.2
49	Boehme, Luise	1589	GER	=37B	−46N	+70B	=52N	−20B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.25	1732	+32.0
50	FIDE 533013497	0	—	−29B	+62N	−31B	−43N	+67B	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.50	784	0.0
51	Kalkhof, Martin	1632	GER	−44B	−25N	−53B	+74N	+69B	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1552	-16.4
52	Birkholz, Karl Lukas	1783	GER	−54N	+68B	F	=49B	=41N	2.0	7.0	7.0	3.25	1642	-11.2
53	Huebler, Leonas	1434	GER	−6N	=26B	+51N	−15B	−42B	1.5	13.0	15.0	3.50	1565	+17.6
54	Pomaska, Franz	1686	GER	+52B	−7N	−19B	=37N	−25B	1.5	12.5	14.5	3.25	1569	-30.8
55	Weber, Eddy Finn	1595	GER	+8N	=63B	−13N	F	−14B	1.5	12.5	14.0	4.75	1741	+23.6
56	Meinicke, Sebastian	1611	GER	=15N	−13B	−26N	+65B	−45N	1.5	12.0	13.5	3.25	1736	+20.4
57	FIDE 533045020	0	—	−7B	−23N	=62B	+72N	−37B	1.5	11.0	11.5	1.25	970	0.0
58	Kreusch, Kurt Emil	1524	GER	−10N	+75B	−9N	−41B	=70N	1.5	11.0	11.0	0.50	1564	+2.6
59	FIDE 533072442	0	—	+42B	−27N	−23B	−48N	=62B	1.5	10.5	12.0	3.25	911	0.0
60	FIDE 533085595	0	—	−40N	+65B	F	=26B	−28N	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.00	1554	0.0
61	Dohrn, Andreas	1734	GER	+64B	=34N	−3B	F	F	1.5	9.5	9.5	2.75	1849	+11.2
62	FIDE 533005672	0	—	−11N	−50B	=57N	=70B	=59N	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.00	1500	0.0
63	Barth, Martin	1734	GER	+48B	=55N	−30B	−34N	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.75	1550	-41.6
64	Hansen, Bernhard	1633	GER	−61N	−8B	−45N	=73N	+72B	1.5	8.0	8.5	0.75	1355	-25.2
65	Junghans, Rolf	1746	GER	−33B	−60N	=72B	−56N	+73B	1.5	6.0	6.5	0.75	1506	-19.0
66	Margaryan, Mari	1642	GER	+9N	−11B	−28N	−24B	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	1579	-14.0
67	FIDE 533092532	0	—	−1N	−41B	−69N	+75B	−50N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1529	0.0
68	Westphal, Ekkehard	1650	GER	−14B	−52N	+73B	−39N	−44B	1.0	10.0	10.5	0.50	1568	-13.2
69	Ziegler, Annabel	1615	GER	−71B	−42N	+67B	−40B	−51N	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.00	785	-43.6
70	Pillath, Marcus	1601	GER	−22B	F	−49N	=62N	=58B	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.50	1335	-19.6
71	Martinez, Alvaro	0	URU	+69N	−18B	F	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1611	0.0
72	Froelich, Joseph	0	GER	−12N	−28B	=65N	−57B	−64N	0.5	9.5	11.0	0.75	1438	0.0
73	Dieckmann, Matthias	1526	GER	−19B	−43N	−68N	=64B	−65N	0.5	8.0	9.0	0.75	1299	-43.2
74	Schwass, Torsten	1694	GER	−27B	−24N	−38N	−51B	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	980	-23.6
75	Schletter, Dietmar	1535	GER	−16B	−58N	−48B	−67N	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	789	-17.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Korneli, JakobGER
+74.4
3.0 pts · #9
2Niggl, MichaelGER
+66.0
5.0 pts · #4
3Brade, HaraldGER
+41.2
2.5 pts · #31

Top rating losers

1Ziegler, AnnabelGER
-43.6
1.0 pts · #71
2Dieckmann, MatthiasGER
-43.2
0.5 pts · #64
3Barth, MartinGER
-41.6
1.5 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R1+269 Elo gap
Roessler, Lukas1607 beat Bronn, Gottfried1876
R4+263 Elo gap
Korneli, Jakob1466 beat Hierold, Til1729
R5+220 Elo gap
Korneli, Jakob1466 beat Pomaska, Franz1686