Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 2. Vorrunde

SwissBlitz

82 players participated in this 14-round tournament, held on 25 Apr 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2442, and top seed was Daniel Fridman (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2519).

Stepan Zilka (🇨🇿 CZE, GM, 2425) won with 12.0/14, ahead of Daniel Fridman (11.0) and Johannes Carow (10.5). Zilka shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rafael Antonio Bergmann (1842) beat Georgios Souleidis (IM, 2401), a +559-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dates

25 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 14 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMDaniel Fridman2519

Avg top 10

2,442

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×2

IM×9

FM×2

CM×5

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×70

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇸🇮Slovenia×1

🇮🇶Iraq×1

Top 3

🥇
GMStepan Zilka
🇨🇿CZE·2425
12.0pts·2610perf+32.0
🥈
GMDaniel Fridman
🇩🇪GER·2519
11.0pts·2544perf+5.8
🥉
IMJohannes Carow
🇩🇪GER·2501
10.5pts·2476perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 14 rounds

GM Stepan Zilka led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 11 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Zilka12Fridman11Buckels10.5Carow10.5Gelman10.5Poltorak10

R7–R14 · LEAD HELD

GM Stepan Zilka never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

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

GM Stepan Zilka 1.5–0.5 against GM Daniel Fridman (R11 1-0, R12 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Stepan Zilka 8 wins (R1–R8)GM Daniel Fridman 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R7–R10)IM Valentin Buckels 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMStepan Zilka	*	1 ½	—	1 ½
2GMDaniel Fridman	0 ½	*	—	—
3IMValentin Buckels	—	—	*	—
4IMJohannes Carow	0 ½	—	—	*

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	Zilka, StepanGM	2425	CZE	+53N	+53B	+14B	+14N	+23N	+23B	+6N	+6B	=8B	=8N	+2N	=2B	+3B	=3N	12.0	122.0	128.0	107.75	2610	+32.0
2	Fridman, DanielGM	2519	GER	+33N	+33B	+40B	+40N	−8N	=8B	+10B	+10N	+9N	+9B	−1B	=1N	+13N	+13B	11.0	121.0	128.0	95.75	2544	+5.8
3	Carow, Johannes, Dr.IM	2501	GER	+49B	+49N	+25N	+25B	−17B	+17N	−22N	+22B	+23B	+23N	+6N	+6B	−1N	=1B	10.5	115.5	122.0	87.50	2476	0.0
4	Buckels, ValentinIM	2426	GER	+36B	+36N	+20N	+20B	+22B	−22N	−39N	+39B	+18B	=18N	+8N	+8B	−5B	+5N	10.5	112.0	119.0	89.25	2411	+1.6
5	Gelman, AlexanderIM	2443	GER	+46N	+46B	+32B	−32N	+19B	+19N	−17N	+17B	+22B	=22N	+11N	+11B	+4N	−4B	10.5	111.5	118.0	87.50	2440	+3.6
6	Poltorak, SebastianIM	2479	POL	+41N	+41B	+34B	+34N	+7N	+7B	−1B	−1N	+17N	+17B	−3B	−3N	+22N	+22B	10.0	120.0	127.0	82.00	2458	+0.6
7	Petersen, MarcelCM	2319	GER	+52B	+52N	+35N	+35B	−6B	−6N	−14N	+14B	+26N	+26B	+16B	+16N	+9N	−9B	10.0	112.0	118.0	79.50	2255	-5.6
8	Lagunow, RaphaelIM	2372	GER	+72B	+72N	+28N	+28B	+2B	=2N	−9B	+9N	=1N	=1B	−4B	−4N	+34N	+34B	9.5	122.0	127.0	79.00	2395	+9.6
9	Wachinger, NikolasIM	2403	GER	+75B	+75N	=38N	+38B	+24B	+24N	+8N	−8B	−2B	−2N	+19N	+19B	−7B	+7N	9.5	113.0	117.0	71.75	2346	-4.6
10	Matthes, AaronCM	2283	GER	+66B	=66N	+48N	+48B	+18B	−18N	−2N	−2B	+35N	+35B	+21B	+21N	−12N	+12B	9.5	108.5	114.0	71.25	2219	-11.6
11	Souleidis, GeorgiosIM	2401	GRE	−45N	+45B	+12B	+12N	=47N	+47B	+32B	=32N	+39N	+39B	−5B	−5N	+17B	=17N	9.5	105.5	112.0	73.25	2311	-10.4
12	Zobel, ChristianCM	2183	GER	+73B	=73N	−11N	−11B	+62B	+62N	+47N	+47B	=19N	=19B	+33B	+33N	+10B	−10N	9.5	98.5	103.0	63.75	2166	+0.8
13	Knuedel, TorbenIM	2446	GER	+55B	+55N	−19N	=19B	+38B	+38N	−18N	=18B	+34N	+34B	+40B	+40N	−2B	−2N	9.0	106.0	112.0	64.50	2264	-24.0
14	Mandelkow, Elias	1993	GER	+80N	+80B	−1N	−1B	+53B	+53N	+7B	−7N	−16N	−16B	+46N	+46B	+44B	+44N	9.0	104.5	108.0	56.00	2109	+39.6
15	Rodriguez Klasen, Ennio	1781	GER	+30B	+30N	−39N	+39B	−32N	=32B	+25B	−25N	+43B	+43N	−18N	+18B	+24B	=24N	9.0	101.0	108.0	69.25	2224	+292.8
16	Buzzoni, Eugenio	1917	GER	+71B	+71N	−24N	−24B	+78N	+78B	+20B	−20N	+14B	+14N	−7N	−7B	+40N	+40B	9.0	98.5	102.0	57.50	2131	+50.8
17	Sawlin, LeonidIM	2363	GER	+77N	+77B	+29B	+29N	+3N	−3B	+5B	−5N	−6B	−6N	+39B	+39N	−11N	=11B	8.5	115.0	119.0	63.75	2358	+3.6
18	Yatskar, MartinCM	2175	UKR	+63B	+63N	+64N	=64B	−10N	+10B	+13B	=13N	−4N	=4B	+15B	−15N	−20N	+20B	8.5	109.5	115.0	65.00	2172	+6.4
19	Engel, Robert	2095	GER	+79B	+79N	+13B	=13N	−5N	−5B	+52N	+52B	=12B	=12N	−9B	−9N	+42N	+42B	8.5	106.5	110.0	56.00	2189	+35.6
20	Mohammad Allan	2010	JOR	+59B	+59N	−4B	−4N	+55N	+55B	−16N	+16B	−33B	=33N	+36N	+36B	+18B	−18N	8.5	104.0	110.0	60.25	2067	+17.2
21	Hadj Sassi, Nabil	1976	GER	+82N	+82B	−22N	−22B	=56B	=56N	+63B	+63N	+24N	=24B	−10N	−10B	+45B	+45N	8.5	87.5	88.0	43.00	2051	+26.4
22	Scheftlein, RichardFM	2316	GER	+60N	+60B	+21B	+21N	−4N	+4B	+3B	−3N	−5N	=5B	=27N	+27B	−6B	−6N	8.0	122.0	128.0	67.25	2292	+3.2
23	Kotyk, MichaelCM	2187	GER	+31N	+31B	+27B	+27N	−1B	−1N	+28N	+28B	−3N	−3B	+42B	−42N	−26N	+26B	8.0	116.0	123.0	63.00	2113	-19.2
24	Lu, Yunong Elias	2182	GER	+65N	+65B	+16B	+16N	−9N	−9B	+26B	−26N	−21B	=21N	+28N	+28B	−15N	=15B	8.0	109.5	115.0	61.75	2028	-91.2
25	Modler, Andreas, Dr.	2110	GER	+70B	+70N	−3B	−3N	−33N	+33B	−15N	+15B	+41B	−41N	=55N	=55B	+53B	+53N	8.0	97.5	103.0	52.50	1990	-39.6
26	Vetter, Elias	1986	GER	−42N	+42B	+57B	−57N	+60N	+60B	−24N	+24B	−7B	−7N	+50N	+50B	+23B	−23N	8.0	97.0	103.0	54.00	1994	+6.0
27	Schnabel, Bennett	1953	GER	+62N	+62B	−23N	−23B	+57N	+57B	+40B	−40N	+32N	=32B	=22B	−22N	+29B	−29N	8.0	94.5	100.0	53.25	2075	+35.6
28	Peglau, CharisWFM	1989	GER	+61N	+61B	−8B	−8N	+45N	+45B	−23B	−23N	+75N	+75B	−24B	−24N	+54N	+54B	8.0	92.0	96.0	45.00	2081	+49.6
29	Lachmann, Utz	1988	GER	+50B	+50N	−17N	−17B	−52B	=52N	=31N	+31B	+54B	−54N	+63B	+63N	−27N	+27B	8.0	91.5	97.0	53.00	1975	-5.2
30	Schmidt-Brauns, Joachim, Dr.	2123	GER	−15N	−15B	−73N	+73B	+51B	+51N	+46B	−46N	−37N	+37B	−41N	+41B	+55B	+55N	8.0	89.5	94.0	50.50	1898	-71.2
31	Fock, Madiha	1798	GER	−23B	−23N	−62N	=62B	+71B	+71N	=29B	−29N	+57B	−57N	+75B	+75N	+58B	+58N	8.0	81.0	85.0	42.75	1988	+92.8
32	Nguyen, Phuc Nhat	2084	GER	+76N	+76B	−5N	+5B	+15B	=15N	−11N	=11B	−27B	=27N	+37B	−37N	−33N	+33B	7.5	108.0	112.0	55.75	2054	-13.2
33	Matthes, Benjamin	1904	GER	−2B	−2N	+68N	+68B	+25B	−25N	+50B	+50N	+20N	=20B	−12N	−12B	+32B	−32N	7.5	107.5	113.0	52.25	2053	+48.4
34	Rose, Daniel	2099	GER	+67N	+67B	−6N	−6B	+41B	+41N	+37N	=37B	−13B	−13N	+47B	+47N	−8B	−8N	7.5	104.5	110.0	49.25	2149	+7.6
35	Sasse, Leon	1983	GER	+69B	+69N	−7B	−7N	−63N	+63B	+56N	=56B	−10B	−10N	+64B	+64N	−37N	+37B	7.5	93.5	99.0	44.00	1977	-4.4
36	Gersemann, Karl	1872	GER	−4N	−4B	+59B	+59N	−58N	+58B	−43N	=43B	+78B	+78N	−20B	−20N	+62N	+62B	7.5	90.5	94.0	39.50	1900	+5.6
37	Sakalli, Selcuk Orkun	1935	TUR	−54N	+54B	+78B	−78N	+48N	+48B	−34B	=34N	+30B	−30N	−32N	+32B	+35B	−35N	7.5	89.5	93.0	49.25	2024	+30.8
38	Inkaya, Mustafa	1990	TUR	+74B	+74N	=9B	−9N	−13N	−13B	−64N	+64B	+52B	=52N	−45N	=45B	+66B	+66N	7.5	88.5	93.0	42.50	2002	-6.4
39	Schwekendiek, UlrichFM	2171	GER	+51N	+51B	+15B	−15N	+54N	+54B	+4B	−4N	−11B	−11N	−17N	−17B	+41B	−41N	7.0	108.0	114.0	51.50	2099	-19.2
40	Burguete, Leandro	2153	FRA	+68B	+68N	−2N	−2B	+64B	+64N	−27N	+27B	+44B	+44N	−13N	−13B	−16B	−16N	7.0	104.5	110.0	44.00	2072	-30.4
41	Zhang, Onno	1886	GER	−6B	−6N	+67N	+67B	−34N	−34B	+76B	+76N	−25N	+25B	+30B	−30N	−39N	+39B	7.0	96.0	100.0	42.00	2034	+74.4
42	Lewicki, Dawid	1677	POL	+26B	−26N	−47B	−47N	−65N	+65B	+60B	+60N	+49N	+49B	−23N	+23B	−19B	−19N	7.0	92.5	98.0	46.50	1934	+167.2
43	Bongardt, Livius	2010	GER	−56N	+56B	+45B	−45N	−46N	+46B	+36B	=36N	−15N	−15B	−54N	+54B	+52B	=52N	7.0	89.0	95.0	45.25	1857	-111.2
44	Laustetter, Christian	1972	GER	−48B	−48N	−51N	+51B	+73B	+73N	+61N	+61B	−40N	−40B	+69B	+69N	−14N	−14B	7.0	85.5	90.0	38.50	1779	-58.0
45	Bergmann, Rafael Antonio	1842	GER	+11B	−11N	−43N	+43B	−28B	−28N	−57N	+57B	+59N	+59B	+38B	=38N	−21N	−21B	6.5	99.0	105.0	45.75	1925	+55.2
46	Best, Florian	1872	GER	−5B	−5N	+76N	+76B	+43B	−43N	−30N	+30B	−58N	+58B	−14B	−14N	+67B	=67N	6.5	96.0	100.0	37.25	1970	+24.0
47	Peglau, DoraWFM	1948	GER	+78B	−78N	+42N	+42B	=11B	−11N	−12B	−12N	+65B	+65N	−34N	−34B	−48N	+48B	6.5	94.5	98.0	39.75	1926	-20.0
48	Lehnert, Steffen	1632	GER	+44N	+44B	−10B	−10N	−37B	−37N	−65N	=65B	+77N	+77B	+56B	−56N	+47B	−47N	6.5	88.0	92.0	37.25	1866	+76.8
49	Kaeding, Taro	1827	GER	−3N	−3B	+70B	−70N	+74N	+74B	+54B	−54N	−42B	−42N	−60N	+60B	+56N	=56B	6.5	86.5	91.0	35.50	1797	-34.4
50	Klymenko, Maria	1688	GER	−29N	−29B	+77B	−77N	+72B	+72N	−33N	−33B	+51N	+51B	−26B	−26N	+63N	=63B	6.5	85.0	89.0	35.25	1848	+112.8
51	Grunwald, Hannes Leon	1788	GER	−39B	−39N	+44B	−44N	−30N	−30B	+74N	+74B	−50B	−50N	+65N	+65B	=69N	+69B	6.5	83.5	88.0	35.25	1813	-1.6
52	Humke, Andreas	1834	GER	−7N	−7B	+69B	+69N	+29N	=29B	−19B	−19N	−38N	=38B	+68B	=68N	−43N	=43B	6.0	98.5	104.0	38.50	1916	+24.0
53	Kleinert, Juergen	1860	GER	−1B	−1N	+80N	+80B	−14N	−14B	+59B	−59N	+67B	+67N	−58N	+58B	−25N	−25B	6.0	96.5	100.0	30.00	1848	-9.2
54	Fink, Christian	2047	GER	+37B	−37N	+66N	+66B	−39B	−39N	−49N	+49B	−29N	+29B	+43B	−43N	−28B	−28N	6.0	93.5	99.0	40.00	1913	-50.0
55	Schacht, David	1880	GER	−13N	−13B	+79B	+79N	−20B	−20N	−67N	+67B	+62N	+62B	=25B	=25N	−30N	−30B	6.0	92.5	96.0	31.50	1908	+1.2
56	Holovianko, Illia	1750	GER	+43B	−43N	+58B	−58N	=21N	=21B	−35B	=35N	−64N	+64B	−48N	+48B	−49B	=49N	6.0	89.5	95.0	40.50	1856	+70.4
57	Schaudienst, Arvid	1723	GER	−58N	+58B	−26N	+26B	−27B	−27N	+45B	−45N	−31N	+31B	−66N	−66B	+75B	+75N	6.0	88.0	92.0	36.50	1845	+82.4
58	Thaer , Abdulkadhim Ismaeel	2007	IRQ	+57B	−57N	−56N	+56B	+36B	−36N	−75N	+75B	+46B	−46N	+53B	−53N	−31N	−31B	6.0	84.0	88.0	36.00	1768	-88.0
59	Ali, Maha	1751	GER	−20N	−20B	−36N	−36B	+81B	+81N	−53N	+53B	−45B	−45N	+73N	+73B	+60B	−60N	6.0	80.0	82.0	25.00	1744	-6.4
60	Azarvash, Aram	1832	GER	−22B	−22N	+82N	+82B	−26B	−26N	−42N	−42B	+79N	+79B	+49B	−49N	−59N	+59B	6.0	78.5	79.0	20.50	1788	-22.4
61	Ceban, Serghei	0	GER	−28B	−28N	−72N	+72B	+77N	+77B	−44B	−44N	−63N	−63B	+70B	−70N	+76B	+76N	6.0	74.0	78.0	26.50	1801	0.0
62	Eiglsperger, Julius	0	GER	−27B	−27N	+31B	=31N	−12N	−12B	+66N	+66B	−55B	−55N	+78N	+78B	−36B	−36N	5.5	92.5	96.0	30.00	1760	0.0
63	Toman, Darius	1790	GER	−18N	−18B	+81B	+81N	+35B	−35N	−21N	−21B	+61B	+61N	−29N	−29B	−50B	=50N	5.5	92.0	94.0	26.75	1666	-29.2
64	Schwenke, Stefan	1906	GER	+81N	+81B	−18B	=18N	−40N	−40B	+38B	−38N	+56B	−56N	−35N	−35B	−68N	+68B	5.5	86.0	88.0	27.25	1815	-30.0
65	Giebel, Christine	1790	GER	−24B	−24N	−71N	+71B	+42B	−42N	+48B	=48N	−47N	−47B	−51B	−51N	+80B	+80N	5.5	82.5	86.0	28.75	1737	-23.2
66	Steinmann, Jago	1823	GER	−10N	=10B	−54B	−54N	−68N	+68B	−62B	−62N	+81N	+81B	+57B	+57N	−38N	−38B	5.5	82.0	84.0	26.25	1844	-0.8
67	Kaplow, Orfeo	0	GER	−34B	−34N	−41B	−41N	+80B	+80N	+55B	−55N	−53N	−53B	+71B	+71N	−46N	=46B	5.5	79.5	83.0	26.25	1728	0.0
68	Rodriguez Gil, Jose Maria	1788	GER	−40N	−40B	−33B	−33N	+66B	−66N	−71N	+71B	+76B	+76N	−52N	=52B	+64B	−64N	5.5	77.0	81.0	27.00	1809	+1.6
69	Rabus, Johann	1655	GER	−35N	−35B	−52N	−52B	+79B	−79N	+80B	+80N	+70N	+70B	−44N	−44B	=51B	−51N	5.5	75.5	79.0	24.75	1752	+63.2
70	Lalaev, Ashur	1768	FID	−25N	−25B	−49N	+49B	−75B	−75N	+72N	+72B	−69B	−69N	−61N	+61B	=74N	+74B	5.5	75.0	79.0	29.25	1708	-18.8
71	Frieling, Ole	0	GER	−16N	−16B	+65B	−65N	−31N	−31B	+68B	−68N	+73B	−73N	−67N	−67B	+81N	+81B	5.0	78.0	80.0	19.50	1669	0.0
72	Silies, Martin	1841	GER	−8N	−8B	+61B	−61N	−50N	−50B	−70B	−70N	+74B	−74N	+79B	−79N	+78N	+78B	5.0	74.5	78.0	21.00	1543	-59.6
73	Obersnel, Jan	1796	SLO	−12N	=12B	+30B	−30N	−44N	−44B	=78B	−78N	−71N	+71B	−59B	−59N	=79N	+79B	4.5	81.5	85.0	24.75	1809	-4.0
74	Klein, Elias	0	GER	−38N	−38B	−75N	+75B	−49B	−49N	−51B	−51N	−72N	+72B	+82N	+82B	=70B	−70N	4.5	70.5	71.0	12.75	1681	0.0
75	Teymurov, Samir	1853	GER	−9N	−9B	+74B	−74N	+70N	+70B	+58B	−58N	−28B	−28N	−31N	−31B	−57N	−57B	4.0	90.5	95.0	21.50	1730	-42.8
76	Schmitz, David	1756	GER	−32B	−32N	−46B	−46N	+82B	+82N	−41N	−41B	−68N	−68B	+77B	+77N	−61N	−61B	4.0	73.5	74.0	9.00	1725	-24.0
77	Elkin, Lev	1840	GER	−17B	−17N	−50N	+50B	−61B	−61N	−79N	+79B	−48B	−48N	−76N	−76B	+82B	+82N	4.0	70.5	71.0	11.00	1660	-124.0
78	Nagel, Daniel	0	GER	−47N	+47B	−37N	+37B	−16B	−16N	=73N	+73B	−36N	−36B	−62B	−62N	−72B	−72N	3.5	86.5	91.0	20.75	1727	0.0
79	Holand, Maxim	1762	GER	−19N	−19B	−55N	−55B	−69N	+69B	+77B	−77N	−60B	−60N	−72N	+72B	=73B	−73N	3.5	75.0	79.0	16.75	1655	-39.6
80	Schwarz, Dominik	1719	GER	−14B	−14N	−53B	−53N	−67N	−67B	−69N	−69B	+82B	+82N	+81B	=81N	−65N	−65B	3.5	67.5	68.0	4.00	1546	-43.6
81	Mueller, Natalia	0	GER	−64B	−64N	−63N	−63B	−59N	−59B	+82B	=82N	−66B	−66N	−80N	=80B	−71B	−71N	2.0	62.5	63.0	2.50	1497	0.0
82	Ettel, Ralf	1632	GER	−21B	−21N	−60B	−60N	−76N	−76B	−81N	=81B	−80N	−80B	−74B	−74N	−77N	−77B	0.5	63.0	65.0	1.00	1025	-52.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rodriguez Klasen, EnnioGER
+292.8
9.0 pts · #12
2Lewicki, DawidPOL
+167.2
7.0 pts · #31
3Klymenko, MariaGER
+112.8
6.5 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Elkin, LevGER
-124.0
4.0 pts · #62
2Bongardt, LiviusGER
-111.2
7.0 pts · #33
3Lu, Yunong EliasGER
-91.2
8.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R1+559 Elo gap
Bergmann, Rafael Antonio1842 beat IMSouleidis, Georgios2401
R12+510 Elo gap
Lewicki, Dawid1677 beat CMKotyk, Michael2187
R13+401 Elo gap
Rodriguez Klasen, Ennio1781 beat Lu, Yunong Elias2182