Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 1. Vorrunde

SwissBlitz

60 players participated in this 14-round tournament, held on 23 Apr 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 24 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2546, and top seed was Volodar Murzin ( FID, GM, 2637).

Volodar Murzin ( FID, GM, 2637) won with 11.5/14, ahead of Rasmus Svane (11.5) and Aram Hakobyan (11.0). Murzin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Momme Fredrik Held (2012) beat Rasmus Svane (GM, 2608), a +596-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dates

23 Apr 2026

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 14 rounds

Top seed

GMVolodar Murzin2637

Avg top 10

2,546

Participants

Titled players · 24

GM×9

IM×6

FM×6

CM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×44

🇮🇳India×3

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇦🇲Armenia×1

🇪🇬Egypt×1

🇻🇳Vietnam×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVolodar Murzin
FID·2637
11.5pts·2727perf+14.2
🥈
GMRasmus Svane
🇩🇪GER·2608
11.5pts·2665perf+13.4
🥉
GMAram Hakobyan
🇦🇲ARM·2583
11.0pts·2621perf+10.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 14 rounds

Tight race until R14; 2 players tied at 11.5/14, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Svane11.5Murzin11.5Hakobyan11Fromm10.5Svane10Schneider10

R14 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 11.5/14. Murzin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (124.0).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

GM Rasmus Svane 1.0–1.0 against GM Volodar Murzin (R11 ½-½, R12 ½-½).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Rasmus Svane 8 wins (R2–R9)GM Volodar Murzin 9 wins (R1–R9)GM Aram Hakobyan 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R9–R12)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMRasmus Svane	*	½ ½	—	—
2GMVolodar Murzin	½ ½	*	½ ½	—
3GMAram Hakobyan	—	½ ½	*	—
4IMMarius Fromm	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Murzin, VolodarGM	2637	FID	+37N	+37B	+19N	+19B	+7N	+7B	+8N	+8B	+5N	=5B	=2B	=2N	=3B	=3N	11.5	124.0	130.0	102.50	2727	+14.2
2	Svane, RasmusGM	2608	GER	−32B	+32N	+30B	+30N	+20B	+20N	+17B	+17N	+9N	=9B	=1N	=1B	+8N	+8B	11.5	113.0	120.0	97.00	2665	+13.4
3	Hakobyan, AramGM	2583	ARM	+26N	+26B	+13N	=13B	−6N	+6B	+18N	=18B	+7B	+7N	+5B	+5N	=1N	=1B	11.0	122.5	130.0	100.25	2621	+10.4
4	Fromm, MariusIM	2433	GER	+45N	+45B	+23N	+23B	−5B	−5N	+14B	+14N	−11N	=11B	+18B	+18N	+12N	+12B	10.5	108.5	114.0	81.25	2469	+11.0
5	Svane, FrederikGM	2541	GER	+33N	+33B	+15N	+15B	+4N	+4B	=9N	+9B	−1B	=1N	−3N	−3B	+17B	+17N	10.0	124.0	131.0	87.25	2586	+13.0
6	Schneider, IljaIM	2516	GER	+49B	+49N	+10B	=10N	+3B	−3N	+11N	=11B	+8B	−8N	+9B	−9N	+21N	+21B	10.0	114.0	119.0	81.25	2576	+15.2
7	Sankalp GuptaGM	2452	IND	+50B	+50N	+25B	+25N	−1B	−1N	+19B	+19N	−3N	−3B	+24B	+24N	=11N	+11B	9.5	114.0	119.0	69.75	2465	+8.0
8	Ghosh, DiptayanGM	2527	IND	+36B	+36N	+14B	+14N	+12B	+12N	−1B	−1N	−6N	+6B	+16N	+16B	−2B	−2N	9.0	122.0	128.0	72.00	2508	+0.6
9	Peyrer, KonstantinIM	2525	AUT	+27N	+27B	+24N	+24B	+16N	+16B	=5B	−5N	−2B	=2N	−6N	+6B	+10N	−10B	9.0	120.5	128.0	76.75	2451	-6.8
10	Jahnz, LaurinCM	2183	GER	+41N	+41B	−6N	=6B	+21N	=21B	−16N	=16B	+20N	+20B	=13B	+13N	−9B	+9N	9.0	109.0	115.0	70.75	2371	+139.2
11	Huschenbeth, NiclasGM	2560	GER	+39B	+39N	+31B	−31N	+32B	+32N	−6B	=6N	+4B	=4N	−17N	+17B	=7B	−7N	8.5	110.0	116.0	66.50	2444	-17.0
12	Glek, IgorGM	2368	BEL	+51N	+51B	+28N	+28B	−8N	−8B	+24N	=24B	+31N	+31B	+21B	−21N	−4B	−4N	8.5	105.0	110.0	59.00	2347	0.0
13	Heistermann, Till	2228	GER	+46B	+46N	−3B	=3N	+22B	−22N	+20B	−20N	+49N	+49B	=10N	−10B	+28N	=28B	8.5	103.0	108.0	58.25	2198	-8.8
14	Florstedt, JohannesFM	2260	GER	+40N	+40B	−8N	−8B	+26N	+26B	−4N	−4B	+36N	+36B	+31B	−31N	+25N	=25B	8.5	101.0	107.0	57.25	2250	+2.8
15	Laubsch, BerndFM	2172	GER	+42B	+42N	−5B	−5N	+49B	=49N	+29B	+29N	−17N	−17B	+43N	+43B	+16B	−16N	8.5	94.0	99.0	52.50	2238	+23.6
16	Berger, SteveIM	2328	GER	+35B	+35N	+29B	+29N	−9B	−9N	+10B	=10N	+22N	=22B	−8B	−8N	−15N	+15B	8.0	108.5	115.0	62.00	2266	-7.8
17	Orlov, AndreyGM	2506	FID	+54N	+54B	−18N	+18B	+44N	+44B	−2N	−2B	+15B	+15N	+11B	−11N	−5N	−5B	8.0	108.5	113.0	53.50	2364	-17.4
18	Mcgowan, Daniel	2101	SCO	+53B	+53N	+17B	−17N	=31B	+31N	−3B	=3N	+34B	+34N	−4N	−4B	+19N	−19B	8.0	108.0	113.0	56.00	2342	+64.8
19	Hesse, HenrikFM	2270	GER	+38B	+38N	−1B	−1N	+36B	+36N	−7N	−7B	+26B	+26N	=22N	=22B	−18B	+18N	8.0	107.0	113.0	55.00	2217	-14.0
20	Bartelt, Max Peter	2069	GER	+52N	+52B	+21N	=21B	−2N	−2B	−13N	+13B	−10B	−10N	+33B	+33N	=31N	+31B	8.0	107.0	112.0	55.00	2233	+58.4
21	Winterberg, LukasIM	2430	GER	+43B	+43N	−20B	=20N	−10B	=10N	+35B	+35N	+25N	+25B	−12N	+12B	−6B	−6N	8.0	104.5	110.0	56.00	2232	-28.2
22	Jahnz, FabianFM	2142	GER	=44N	+44B	−34N	+34B	−13N	+13B	+28N	+28B	−16B	=16N	=19B	=19N	+23B	−23N	8.0	99.5	105.0	58.75	2154	+9.2
23	Bashtavy, Anton	2070	GER	+56B	+56N	−4B	−4N	+43B	=43N	−31B	−31N	+27N	=27B	+37B	+37N	−22N	+22B	8.0	93.0	97.0	47.50	2120	+19.6
24	Schulze, LaraFM	2141	GER	+58B	+58N	−9B	−9N	+50B	+50N	−12B	=12N	+51B	+51N	−7N	−7B	+34N	=34B	8.0	91.0	94.0	40.75	2190	+17.6
25	Van der Veen, Terry	2079	NED	+48N	+48B	−7N	−7B	+27N	−27B	+45N	+45B	−21B	−21N	+29N	+29B	−14B	=14N	7.5	98.5	104.0	48.75	2138	+18.4
26	Kurz, AlexanderFM	1999	GER	−3B	−3N	+46B	+46N	−14B	−14N	+38B	+38N	−19N	−19B	+51B	=51N	+44N	+44B	7.5	94.0	99.0	41.50	2070	+20.0
27	Ozates, Mert	1969	TUR	−9B	−9N	+58B	+58N	−25B	+25N	+32B	−32N	−23B	=23N	=49N	+49B	+35B	=35N	7.5	89.0	92.0	41.75	2045	+24.0
28	Gelman, Josef	2047	GER	+59B	+59N	−12B	−12N	+54B	−54N	−22B	−22N	+50N	+50B	+32N	+32B	−13B	=13N	7.5	86.0	89.0	38.75	2081	+7.6
29	Kather, Yannick	2038	GER	+57N	+57B	−16N	−16B	+51N	=51B	−15N	−15B	+44B	+44N	−25B	−25N	+42N	+42B	7.5	84.0	88.0	37.50	1977	-19.6
30	Pererva, Viktor	2108	GER	−55N	+55B	−2N	−2B	−47N	=47B	−42B	−42N	+58N	+58B	+48B	+48N	+43N	+43B	7.5	79.0	82.0	35.25	1927	-58.4
31	Lauber, ArndIM	2324	GER	+47N	+47B	−11N	+11B	=18N	−18B	+23N	+23B	−12B	−12N	−14N	+14B	=20B	−20N	7.0	104.5	110.0	52.00	2193	-21.0
32	Held, Momme Fredrik	2012	GER	+2N	−2B	+55N	+55B	−11N	−11B	−27N	+27B	+42N	−42B	−28B	−28N	+49B	+49N	7.0	95.5	100.0	43.50	2047	+12.8
33	Vollmar, Timo	1978	GER	−5B	−5N	+42B	−42N	+38B	−38N	+50B	−50N	+40B	+40N	−20N	−20B	+51N	+51B	7.0	86.0	91.0	38.50	1972	-6.8
34	Riedel, Hartmut	2025	GER	+60B	−60N	+22B	−22N	+35B	−35N	+39B	+39N	−18N	−18B	+42N	=42B	−24B	=24N	7.0	85.5	87.0	40.25	2004	-5.6
35	Krasnyi, Timofei	1866	GER	−16N	−16B	+57N	+57B	−34N	+34B	−21N	−21B	+39B	−39N	+54B	+54N	−27N	=27B	6.5	86.0	90.0	33.75	1992	+58.4
36	Grewenig, Marc	1971	GER	−8N	−8B	+40N	+40B	−19N	−19B	+41N	+41B	−14B	−14N	−39N	+39B	+37B	−37N	6.0	93.0	99.0	36.00	2027	+11.2
37	Bolon, KarelleWFM	2015	FRA	−1B	−1N	+38B	−38N	+42B	−42N	+43B	−43N	+45B	+45N	−23N	−23B	−36N	+36B	6.0	90.5	96.0	34.00	1926	-27.6
38	Omar, Samy	1855	EGY	−19N	−19B	−37N	+37B	−33N	+33B	−26N	−26B	+52B	−52N	+53B	+53N	−39N	+39B	6.0	84.0	89.0	34.00	1857	-3.6
39	Ziems, Michael	1981	GER	−11N	−11B	−47N	+47B	+55N	+55B	−34N	−34B	−35N	+35B	+36B	−36N	+38B	−38N	6.0	83.5	88.0	33.00	1906	-33.2
40	Vollmar, Torsten	1853	GER	−14B	−14N	−36B	−36N	+48B	−48N	+60B	+60N	−33N	−33B	+59N	+59B	+45B	−45N	6.0	72.5	74.0	20.00	1722	-35.2
41	Malchau, Jochen	1790	GER	−10B	−10N	−49B	−49N	+59B	+59N	−36B	−36N	−48N	=48B	+57N	+57B	+52B	=52N	6.0	72.0	75.0	24.25	1652	-37.6
42	Priyanshu Dua	1790	IND	−15N	−15B	−33N	+33B	−37N	+37B	+30N	+30B	−32B	+32N	−34B	=34N	−29B	−29N	5.5	95.0	101.0	38.50	1970	+57.2
43	Kilic, Hasan	1933	GER	−21N	−21B	+52N	+52B	−23N	=23B	−37N	+37B	+54N	+54B	−15B	−15N	−30B	−30N	5.5	90.5	95.0	29.00	1967	+8.0
44	Tverdokhlib, Vitalii	1757	GER	=22B	−22N	+60B	+60N	−17B	−17N	+54B	−54N	−29N	−29B	+56N	+56B	−26B	−26N	5.5	80.5	82.0	19.50	1837	+14.8
45	Kribben, Matthias, Dr.	1934	GER	−4B	−4N	+56B	−56N	+60B	+60N	−25B	−25N	−37N	−37B	+55B	=55N	−40N	+40B	5.5	78.5	80.0	19.75	1790	-48.8
46	Moster, Manuel	1837	GER	−13N	−13B	−26N	−26B	−52N	+52B	−57N	+57B	+53B	−53N	+50N	=50B	−47N	+47B	5.5	77.0	81.0	27.00	1830	-7.2
47	Besbudak, Ozgur	1861	TUR	−31B	−31N	+39B	−39N	+30B	=30N	−49B	−49N	−56N	+56B	−52N	+52B	+46B	−46N	5.5	76.0	80.0	31.75	1847	-9.6
48	Oortmann, Alexis Miles	1672	GER	−25B	−25N	−50B	−50N	−40N	+40B	−55N	+55B	+41B	=41N	−30N	−30B	+58N	+58B	5.5	76.0	79.0	25.50	1808	+40.8
49	Werner, Jan	1968	GER	−6N	−6B	+41N	+41B	−15N	=15B	+47N	+47B	−13B	−13N	=27B	−27N	−32N	−32B	5.0	100.5	106.0	31.00	1955	-12.8
50	Bolk, Matthias	1946	GER	−7N	−7B	+48N	+48B	−24N	−24B	−33N	+33B	−28B	−28N	−46B	=46N	+56N	=56B	5.0	90.0	94.0	26.75	1854	-38.4
51	Kutschke, Jens	1912	GER	−12B	−12N	+59B	+59N	−29B	=29N	+56B	+56N	−24N	−24B	−26N	=26B	−33B	−33N	5.0	88.0	91.0	21.50	1830	-28.4
52	Sell, Dominik	1664	GER	−20B	−20N	−43B	−43N	+46B	−46N	+58B	=58N	−38N	+38B	+47B	−47N	−41N	=41B	5.0	76.0	79.0	24.50	1768	+30.8
53	Ugolini, Federico	0	GER	−18N	−18B	−54N	=54B	=56B	−56N	+59B	−59N	−46N	+46B	−38N	−38B	+60B	+60N	5.0	63.5	65.0	15.75	1646	0.0
54	Khuong, Thi Hong NhungWIM	1964	VIE	−17B	−17N	+53B	=53N	−28N	+28B	−44N	+44B	−43B	−43N	−35N	−35B	+55B	−55N	4.5	80.5	85.0	25.00	1757	-68.0
55	Yang, Markus	1734	GER	+30B	−30N	−32B	−32N	−39B	−39N	+48B	−48N	+57B	−57N	−45N	=45B	−54N	+54B	4.5	76.0	80.0	24.25	1787	+10.0
56	Schweitzer, Benjamin	1671	GER	−23N	−23B	−45N	+45B	=53N	+53B	−51N	−51B	+47B	−47N	−44B	−44N	−50B	=50N	4.0	74.0	79.0	21.00	1683	-0.4
57	Djafari, Salar	0	GER	−29B	−29N	−35B	−35N	F	−58N	+46B	−46N	−55N	+55B	−41B	−41N	+59N	+59B	4.0	69.0	72.0	16.00	1582	0.0
58	Glienke, Michael	1749	GER	−24N	−24B	−27N	−27B	F	+57B	−52N	=52B	−30B	−30N	+60N	=60B	−48B	−48N	3.0	76.5	78.0	8.75	1441	-55.2
59	FIDE 533085463	0	—	−28N	−28B	−51N	−51B	−41N	−41B	−53N	+53B	+60N	+60B	−40B	−40N	−57B	−57N	3.0	68.5	70.0	8.00	1101	0.0
60	Jain, Dinesh Chunilal	0	GER	−34N	+34B	−44N	−44B	−45N	−45B	−40N	−40B	−59B	−59N	−58B	=58N	−53N	−53B	1.5	67.0	70.0	8.50	1568	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jahnz, LaurinCMGER
+139.2
9.0 pts · #8
2Mcgowan, DanielSCO
+64.8
8.0 pts · #34
3Bartelt, Max PeterGER
+58.4
8.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Khuong, Thi Hong NhungWIMVIE
-68.0
4.5 pts · #52
2Pererva, ViktorGER
-58.4
7.5 pts · #24
3Glienke, MichaelGER
-55.2
3.0 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R1+596 Elo gap
Held, Momme Fredrik2012 beat GMSvane, Rasmus2608
R3+405 Elo gap
Mcgowan, Daniel2101 beat GMOrlov, Andrey2506
R1+374 Elo gap
Yang, Markus1734 beat Pererva, Viktor2108