DWZ-Match-Open Duesseldorf 2026

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107 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Duesseldorf, Germany. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2228, and top seed was Oleg Korneev (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2445).

Muthaiah AL (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2436) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sanket Chakravarty (4.5) and Justin Wilde (4.0). AL shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Alexander Schwarz (1501) beat Fynn Erkelenz (1855), a +354-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Duesseldorf, Germany

Dates

24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸GMOleg Korneev2445

Avg top 10

2,228

Participants

107

Titled players · 4

GM×1

IM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×83

🇳🇱Netherlands×3

🇮🇳India×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
IMMuthaiah AL
🇮🇳IND·2436
4.5pts·2484perf+3.3
🥈
IMSanket Chakravarty
🇮🇳IND·2355
4.5pts·2435perf+4.6
🥉
Justin Wilde
🇩🇪GER·2016
4.0pts·2170perf+14.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Muthaiah4.5Chakravarty4.5Zhuikov4Guelcan4Wilde4Korneev3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Muthaiah AL held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. AL takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Muthaiah AL 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Sanket Chakravarty 3 wins (R1–R3)Edgard Zhuikov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Muthaiah ALIM	2436	IND	+22B	+30N	+23B	+3N	=6B	4.5	13.5	16.5	14.75	2484	+3.3
2	Sanket ChakravartyIM	2355	IND	+18N	+20B	+40N	=7B	+50N	4.5	12.0	14.0	12.25	2435	+4.6
3	Wilde, Justin	2016	GER	+39N	+16B	+14N	−1B	+18N	4.0	14.0	16.5	12.00	2170	+14.0
4	Zhuikov, Edgard	2174	UKR	+37B	+9N	+51B	−6N	+7N	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.50	2259	+25.2
5	Guelcan, Batuhan Ege	1976	GER	+55B	−6N	+44B	+23N	+17B	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.50	2036	+18.4
6	Korneev, OlegGM	2445	ESP	+25N	+5B	F	+4B	=1N	3.5	15.5	18.5	13.25	2511	+3.2
7	Hagemeister, Philipp	2096	GER	+42B	+21N	+17B	=2N	−4B	3.5	14.5	17.0	10.75	2138	+8.4
8	Holzwarth, Felix	2168	GER	−12N	+11B	+67B	+42N	=9B	3.5	13.0	14.5	9.25	2005	-31.2
9	Praszczalek, Jakub	1958	GER	+45N	−4B	+78N	+40B	=8N	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.25	2016	+21.2
10	Riabtsev, Ivan	2055	UKR	+31B	+59N	F	=19B	+16N	3.5	11.0	11.0	9.50	2174	+7.8
11	Wagner, Jovis	1648	GER	+76B	−8N	+104B	=21N	+37B	3.5	10.5	10.5	5.50	1923	+38.4
12	Chaganti, Prahasith Reddy	1824	GER	+8B	−50N	+85B	+58N	=38B	3.5	10.0	11.0	7.75	2059	+45.6
13	Pitz, Lukas	1807	GER	=38N	−32B	+54B	+98N	+51N	3.5	9.5	10.5	6.25	1890	+18.0
14	Bernhardt, Wolfram	0	GER	+?B	+94N	−3B	=37N	+88N	3.5	8.5	8.5	3.25	1815	0.0
15	Tomasjan, Samuel	1985	GER	+62B	+33N	F	+28N	F	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.00	2549	+12.2
16	Anschuetz, Wolfgang	1855	GER	+94B	−3N	+34B	+64N	−10B	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.00	1836	0.0
17	Schwarz, Alexander	1501	GER	+89B	+62N	−7N	+25B	−5N	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.00	1857	+62.4
18	Kovalyov, Dima	1830	GER	−2B	+41N	+93B	+74N	−3B	3.0	12.5	13.5	5.00	1830	-1.2
19	Sekerci, Berkin	1818	TUR	=26B	+84N	+43B	=10N	−36B	3.0	12.0	13.5	7.25	2042	+29.0
20	Kuehn, Viktoria	1900	GER	+72B	−2N	+41B	+56N	−32B	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.00	1943	+5.2
21	Hirsch, Dominik	1898	GER	+92N	−7B	+52N	=11B	=29N	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.25	1827	-7.4
22	Tesic, Luka	1855	GER	−1N	+66B	+60N	+53B	−26N	3.0	11.5	13.0	5.50	1871	+1.3
23	Moeck, Kouta	1674	GER	+86N	+61B	−1N	−5B	+96N	3.0	11.5	12.5	4.00	1710	-0.4
24	Ye, Philipp	1928	GER	=29N	+71B	+57N	=26B	F	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.50	1969	+3.6
25	Erkelenz, Fynn	1855	GER	−6B	+44N	+97B	−17N	+56B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.50	1778	-17.2
26	Klemenz, Luca	2063	GER	=19N	+77B	F	=24N	+22B	3.0	10.5	12.0	7.50	2042	-1.6
27	Kalina, Lena	1916	GER	=28B	+63N	−50B	+48N	=45B	3.0	10.0	12.0	7.25	1894	-3.2
28	Pfennig, Konstantin	1737	GER	=27N	=38B	+68N	−15B	+82N	3.0	10.0	11.5	5.75	1845	+11.0
29	Hansen, Jonah	1737	GER	=24B	−43N	+90B	+67N	=21B	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.50	1959	+29.2
30	Liesendahl, Felix	1981	GER	+88N	−1B	+66N	+47B	F	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.00	2055	+7.8
31	Kuehn, Florian	1812	GER	−10N	−51B	+87N	+73B	+52N	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.50	1661	-28.4
32	Schork, Stefan	2106	GER	F	+13N	F	+39B	+20N	3.0	9.0	9.0	9.00	2638	+10.8
33	Biessner, Eberhard	1738	GER	+70N	−15B	−53N	+86B	+60N	3.0	8.5	9.5	4.50	1920	+19.2
34	Pappalardo, Manuel	1552	ITA	+79N	−39B	−16N	+104B	+75N	3.0	8.5	8.5	3.00	1676	+16.4
35	Uz, Kaan	1695	GER	−59B	+54N	−58B	+85N	+74B	3.0	7.5	8.5	4.50	1666	-2.8
36	Van Pel, Gerben	2027	NED	F	+75N	+98B	F	+19N	3.0	7.5	7.5	5.50	2528	+9.4
37	Nrecaj, Albert	1824	GER	−4N	+52B	+73N	=14B	−11N	2.5	13.0	14.5	5.25	1724	-20.8
38	Sarmiento, David Ray	1996	PHI	=13B	=28N	+46B	F	=12N	2.5	12.5	14.5	7.50	1848	-13.8
39	Krueger, Malte	1808	GER	−3B	+34N	+76B	−32N	=41B	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.75	1724	-9.8
40	Zaika, Konstantin	1656	GER	+83B	+104N	−2B	−9N	=42B	2.5	12.0	12.0	2.75	1723	+7.2
41	Ruetter, Robert	1571	GER	+95N	−18B	−20N	+61B	=39N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.25	1573	0.0
42	Menai, Nick	1820	GER	−7N	+101B	+96N	−8B	=40N	2.5	10.5	11.5	3.25	1786	-6.2
43	Houben, Maximilian	1995	GER	=77N	+29B	−19N	+71B	−63N	2.5	9.5	11.0	5.25	1763	-58.0
44	Aizbalts, Martin	1597	GER	+87N	−25B	−5N	=68B	+103N	2.5	9.5	10.0	2.25	1116	-5.4
45	Helpertz, Stefan	1744	GER	−9B	+97N	F	+57B	=27N	2.5	9.5	9.5	4.50	1799	+8.8
46	Standers, Bruno	1644	GER	−53N	+100B	−38N	=81B	+68N	2.5	7.5	8.5	3.25	1196	-4.4
47	Satheesh, Dharshini	1660	GER	F	=57B	+91N	−30N	+99B	2.5	7.0	7.0	3.00	1181	-5.2
48	Thai, Elias	1582	GER	−91N	+87B	=70N	−27B	+90N	2.5	6.5	7.5	2.75	1853	+37.6
49	FIDE 533085269	0	—	−52N	+?B	=72B	F	+66N	2.5	6.0	6.0	2.25	1657	0.0
50	Grutter, TimIM	2384	NED	F	+12B	+27N	F	−2B	2.0	14.0	14.0	6.50	2233	-3.8
51	Mathews, Robin	1512	GER	+58B	+31N	−4N	F	−13B	2.0	12.5	12.5	5.00	1719	+24.8
52	Ricken, Harald	1580	GER	+49B	−37N	−21B	+54N	−31B	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.50	1045	-10.8
53	FIDE 533028885	0	—	+46B	−55N	+33B	−22N	F	2.0	10.5	12.0	5.50	1748	0.0
54	Hebrant, Soeren	0	GER	+60N	−35B	−13N	−52B	+86N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1541	0.0
55	Nadan, Nikolas	1756	GER	−5N	+53B	+81N	F	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.50	1176	-4.4
56	von Renesse, Hans-Konstantin	1653	GER	=80N	=73B	+61N	−20B	−25N	2.0	9.5	11.0	3.50	1477	-12.8
57	Sevincik, Celil Semih	0	TUR	+85B	=47N	−24B	−45N	=78B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1606	0.0
58	Maier, Markus	0	GER	−51N	+86B	+35N	−12B	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	4.00	1622	0.0
59	Goncalves Silva, Leo	1865	GER	+35N	−10B	+101N	F	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	4.00	1899	+7.2
60	Yalcin, Gizem	1529	GER	−54B	+105N	−22B	+89N	−33B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	997	-14.4
61	Niegemann, Simon	0	GER	+93B	−23N	−56B	−41N	+85B	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	1502	0.0
62	Vorwerg, Nils	1772	GER	−15N	−17B	+95N	−82B	+87N	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	856	-76.0
63	Ni, Wilhelm Zeyin	1732	GER	F	−27B	+79N	F	+43B	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.00	1956	+22.4
64	Oezdemir, Anna Valentina	1507	GER	F	+89N	F	−16B	+72N	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	1790	+26.8
65	Heidtkamp, Anna	1718	GER	F	−67N	+103B	+69N	F	2.0	3.5	3.5	2.00	1898	+18.8
66	Kurakin, Martin	1635	GER	+81B	−22N	−30B	=76N	−49B	1.5	10.0	11.5	2.25	1118	-13.2
67	Weirauch, Kevin	1910	GER	=71N	+65B	−8N	−29B	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.75	1752	-17.8
68	Schink, Leonardo	0	GER	+?N	−92B	−28B	=44N	−46B	1.5	9.0	9.0	1.25	1511	0.0
69	Cassel, Silas	1885	GER	=84B	+90N	F	−65B	F	1.5	8.5	9.5	1.75	1711	-13.8
70	Damm, Yannic	1939	GER	−33B	+102N	=48B	F	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.25	1651	-20.2
71	Boeckmann, Leon Hannes	1732	GER	=67B	−24N	+83B	−43N	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.25	1723	-2.8
72	Schenkelberg, Justin	1725	GER	−20N	+91B	=49N	F	−64B	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.25	904	-21.0
73	Satheesh, Yazhini	1495	GER	F	=56N	−37B	−31N	+95B	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.00	1490	-1.6
74	FIDE 533076847	0	—	F	=78B	+92N	−18B	−35N	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.75	1621	0.0
75	Reimer, Felix Ryu	1740	GER	F	−36B	=82N	+93N	−34B	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.75	1554	-20.4
76	FIDE 533069620	0	—	−11N	+99B	−39N	=66B	−?N	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.75	1353	0.0
77	Stakenburg, Alexander	1794	NED	=43B	−26N	−84B	F	+100N	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.25	1650	-10.6
78	von Bassewitz, Friedrich	1592	GER	=103B	=74N	−9B	F	=57N	1.5	7.5	7.5	2.00	1158	-4.0
79	FIDE 533080941	0	—	−34B	=83N	−63B	F	+89N	1.5	7.5	7.5	1.75	1291	0.0
80	Keilholz, Tobias	0	GER	=56B	+103N	F	F	F	1.5	7.5	7.5	1.50	1653	0.0
81	FIDE 533059586	0	—	−66N	F	−55B	=46N	+92B	1.5	7.0	7.0	2.25	1600	0.0
82	Liu, Yichen	1483	GER	F	F	=75B	+62N	−28B	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.75	1750	+38.8
83	Mandziuk, Varvara	1407	GER	−40N	=79B	−71N	−90B	+106B	1.5	6.5	6.5	0.75	897	-16.5
84	Lohberg, David	1710	GER	=69N	−19B	+77N	F	F	1.5	6.0	6.0	2.25	1832	+20.0
85	Sharma, Vaishnevi	1467	GER	−57N	+106B	−12N	−35B	−61N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	960	-12.8
86	Sanguri, Mihit	1455	GER	−23B	−58N	+105B	−33N	−54B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	906	-15.2
87	Jablkowski, Filip	0	GER	−44B	−48N	−31B	+106N	−62B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	891	0.0
88	Gruendker, Jona	1771	GER	−30B	F	+107N	F	−14B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1747	-2.0
89	FIDE 533080534	0	—	−17N	−64B	+100N	−60B	−79B	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.00	712	0.0
90	Guan, Guoyou	1704	GER	F	−69B	−29N	+83N	−48B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1460	-49.2
91	Lorse, Heinz	0	GER	+48B	−72N	−47B	−95N	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	2.50	1531	0.0
92	Klug, Thomas Sebastian	1714	GER	−21B	+68N	−74B	F	−81N	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.50	1098	-10.4
93	Takada, Kazuko	1503	GER	−61N	+95B	−18N	−75B	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	985	-6.6
94	Karaschewski, Kevin	1690	GER	−16N	−14B	+106N	−96B	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1055	-5.6
95	FIDE 533082456	0	—	−41B	−93N	−62B	+91B	−73N	1.0	7.0	8.0	1.00	785	0.0
96	Jiang, Yuzhao	0	GER	F	F	−42B	+94N	−23B	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1603	0.0
97	Li, Alice Shiqian	1523	GER	+99N	−45B	−25N	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1000	-13.6
98	Schlenkert, Ralf	1565	GER	+106B	F	−36N	−13B	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1086	-5.6
99	FIDE 533079153	0	—	−97B	−76N	F	+101B	−47N	1.0	6.0	6.0	1.00	1460	0.0
100	FIDE 533082928	0	—	−102B	−46N	−89B	+105N	−77B	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	890	0.0
101	Sevostjanov, Gregory	1573	GER	+105B	−42N	−59B	−99N	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	1043	-13.6
102	Ringsdorf, Bastian, Dr.	1633	GER	+100N	−70B	F	F	F	1.0	2.5	2.5	1.00	1139	-2.8
103	Zheng, Liam	0	GER	=78N	−80B	−65N	F	−44B	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1363	0.0
104	Sumin, Mikhail	0	GER	F	−40B	−11N	−34N	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	819	0.0
105	FIDE 533085390	0	—	−101N	−60B	−86N	−100B	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	719	0.0
106	FIDE 533079579	0	—	−98N	−85N	−94B	−87B	−83N	0.0	4.5	5.5	0.00	732	0.0
107	Teskera, Alvin	1512	GER	F	F	−88B	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	971	-7.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Schwarz, AlexanderGER
+62.4
3.0 pts · #38
2Chaganti, Prahasith ReddyGER
+45.6
3.5 pts · #27
3Liu, YichenGER
+38.8
1.5 pts · #45

Top rating losers

1Vorwerg, NilsGER
-76.0
2.0 pts · #99
2Houben, MaximilianGER
-58.0
2.5 pts · #28
3Guan, GuoyouGER
-49.2
1.0 pts · #67

Biggest upsets

R4+354 Elo gap
Schwarz, Alexander1501 beat Erkelenz, Fynn1855
R1+344 Elo gap
Chaganti, Prahasith Reddy1824 beat Holzwarth, Felix2168
R2+300 Elo gap
Mathews, Robin1512 beat Kuehn, Florian1812