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38. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open

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178 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Essen, Germany. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2273, and top seed was Daniel Hausrath (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2452).

Daniel Hausrath (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2452) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Mykola Korchynskyi (6.5) and Ilya Gutkin (6.0). Hausrath won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Berkin Sekerci (1876) beat Mykyta Volkov (FM, 2330), a +454-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Essen, Germany
Dates
13 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪GMDaniel Hausrath2452
Avg top 10
2,273
Participants
178
Titled players · 8
GM×1
FM×5
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×166
🇹🇷Turkiye×3
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
75
32
12
4
2
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Hausrath takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Daniel Hausrath 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Mykola Korchynskyi 6 wins (R2–R7)Marcel Quast 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMDaniel Hausrath*
1
2FMMykola Korchynskyi*
3Marcel Quast*
4FMIlya Gutkin
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Hausrath, DanielGM2452GER+45B+69N+86B=6N+14B+23N+3B6.528.531.528.752540+4.1
2Korchynskyi, MykolaFM2433GER=24N+141B+53N+66B+10N+6B+11N6.528.030.027.752523+4.2
3Gutkin, IlyaFM2280GER+60N+73B+18N+29B+7N+11B1N6.030.534.027.502440+25.6
4Quast, Marcel2144GER+100N+47B+31N+90B11N+25B+12N6.026.029.024.002358+35.4
5Wichtrup, Jan-Louis2107GER+143B+43N+65B=12B=13N+48N+22B6.026.028.023.002299+31.4
6Michalczak, ThomasFM2176GER+124B+57N+19B=1B+56N2N+27B5.530.533.023.252341+29.4
7Mann, Gergely2185GER+94N+41B+8N+28B3B+51N=9B5.529.532.523.752225+8.4
8Goldkuhle, Collin2017GER+54B+110N7B+65N+15B=22N+26B5.527.030.022.252235+79.2
9Sekerci, Berkin1876TUR+92N=10B+82N+16B+90N=12B=7N5.527.030.022.002279+58.8
10Kamp, Adrian2147GER+85B=9N+79B+128N2B+36N+23B5.527.029.520.252207+11.6
11Schwitkowski, Luka2252GER+78B+103N+32B+26N+4B3N2B5.031.034.021.502274+16.4
12Maenken, MerlinCM2204GER+178B+49N+17B=5N+27B=9N4B5.031.031.019.252151-9.6
13Garbuz, VitaliyCM2164GER+34B=59N+91B+36N=5B=32N=17B5.028.031.021.252112-4.8
14Scheck, Kyrill2149GER+101N+39B=23N+42B1N+66B=16N5.027.530.519.252161+5.6
15Stricker, Florian2250GER+135N25B+76N+20B8N+67B+59N5.026.028.518.502062-23.4
16Ciornei, Dragos, Dr.2084GER+106B+75N=58B9N+40B+77N=14B5.025.528.518.502017-7.2
17Irtes, Doruk2027TUR+116N+52B12N+46B=67N+80B=13N5.025.028.018.752051+15.6
18Barthel, Ansgar2034GER+97B+50N3B+55N=49B=93N+40B5.025.028.018.502033+3.0
19De Vries, Leon2019NED+98N+121B6N+45B+29N+44BF5.024.024.018.502215+30.6
20Krams, Amatus1898GER+134B37N+163B15N+85B+87N+54B5.021.522.513.501945+8.8
21Tomiczny, Darius2005GER82N=38B+109N=118B+84N+52B+46N5.021.024.017.501914-9.6
22Vortmeier, Jan2168GER+72N+89B28N+39B+31N=8B5N4.528.031.017.752059-15.8
23Struck, Lasse2000GER+130B+165N=14B+37N+30B1B10N4.528.029.014.502134+28.2
24Dvorsky, Radovan1775GER=2B+139N+62B27N+53N=61B=25N4.527.529.517.502064+86.4
25Schalow, Daniel1963GER+146B+15N26B+50N+102B4N=24B4.527.029.016.252074+23.2
26Reuter, Julian-Frank2141GER+71N+67B+25N11B=28N+68B8N4.526.530.017.252080-7.6
27Gohla, Ulf2083GER+127N+35B=42N+24B12N+114B6N4.526.529.016.502019-6.4
28Krueger, Andre2011GER+155B+40N+22B7N=26B30N+65B4.526.528.015.752093+18.6
29Kummerow, HeikoFM2141GER+104B+55N+48B3N19B=65N+67B4.526.029.016.252045-12.6
30Riechenberg, Sebastian2161GER+84N+99B=66N+68B23N+28B56N4.523.026.015.752072-25.6
31Grosser, Walter1983GER+166B+164N4B+43N22B=50N+74B4.523.024.011.501949-1.0
32Wilde, Justin2045GER+111N+93B11N+52B+89N=13BF4.523.023.015.502129+15.2
33Vorwerg, Nils1696GER44N+133B41N+92B=39N+108B+114N4.521.023.513.501941+58.8
34Kraus, Johanna1740GER13N+157B83N+131B+73N+89B=61N4.521.022.512.501981+42.0
35Koehler, Frank, Dr.1819GER+168B27N=154B+96N36B+97N+70B4.520.021.011.501865+17.2
36Muranyi, Erich2013GER+120N=46B+77N13B+35N10B=79N4.026.029.014.751940-10.2
37Limbourg, Philipp2155GERF+20B=68N23B=42N+47B+43N4.025.027.516.752037-15.6
38von der Heide, Felix0GER=63B=21N74B+155N+45B+55NF4.024.526.014.0018470.0
39Ball, Joerg1883GER+159B14N+97B22N=33B+78N=50B4.024.526.012.251868-1.0
40Kaluza, Lucas1793GER+161N28B+148N+64B16N+41B18N4.024.526.011.501929+16.4
41Schmidt, Kai-Uwe1937GER+169B7N+33B+74N51B40N+84B4.024.525.512.001877-8.0
42Hoang, Vu Trung Nguyen1848VIE+113B+102N=27B14N=37B+86NF4.023.526.513.252186+84.4
43Jahrke, Jonas1855GER+105N5B+98N31B+112N+83B37B4.023.526.512.001914+9.0
44Mueer, Sebastian2125GER+33B65N+124B+57N+70B19NF4.023.526.014.501998-15.0
45Brixius, Dirk1777GER1N+151B+167B19N38N+95B+111N4.023.524.59.001881+11.6
46Yilmaz, Deniz1790GER+176B=36N=70B17N+139B+62N21B4.023.523.59.751920+31.6
47Walker, Julia1866GER+87B4N+54B102N+98B37N+88B4.023.026.013.001865-2.0
48Liesendahl, Felix1973GER+95N+140B29N+123B+83N5BF4.023.025.010.501981+4.8
49Speck, Stefan1913GER+157N12B+71N+140B=18N56B=80N4.023.024.511.251891-2.0
50Irtes, Deniz1801TUR+156N18B+88N25B+140N=31B=39N4.023.024.510.751773-6.0
51Villwock, Martin2062GER+163B+81N90N+115B+41N7BF4.023.024.011.502083+6.0
52Braun, Joshua1799GER+172B17N+87B32N+88B21N+123B4.023.023.59.001736-7.0
53Schulz-Runge, Michael1862GERF+88N2B+129N24B+71B+118N4.023.023.012.001893+2.8
54Tarasenko, Alexander1634GER8N+170B47N+149B+115N+99B20N4.022.523.59.001830+43.6
55Chaganti, Prahasith Reddy1870GER+119N29B+127N18B+123N38B+100N4.022.024.511.001912+11.6
56Mroczek, Mathias2105GERFF+63B+58N6B+49N+30B4.022.022.016.502209+14.4
57Goeldenboog, Juergen1911GER+131N6B+107N44B=127N=72B+122N4.021.023.511.001856-7.6
58Baumeister, Sven1818GER+148N+83B=16N56B68N=137B+107N4.021.023.011.751937+16.8
59Heinzel, Thomas1888GER+147N=13B=123N83B+111N+122B15B4.021.023.011.251908+5.0
60Engelmann, Chris1768GER3B+146N102B+158N+117N64B+120N4.021.022.59.501815+4.8
61Althoff, Ralph2022GER123B+130NF+63N+91B=24N=34B4.021.021.014.001857-20.4
62Seifert, Hendrik1934GER=109N+162B24N+72B=122N46B+101N4.020.522.010.751749-29.6
63Preisner, Peter1779GER=38N+158B56N61B+125N=105B+137N4.020.021.510.001847+17.6
64Riechenberg, Maximilian1940GER165B+166N+85B40N+104B+60NF4.016.016.011.001817-15.8
65Lueersen, Lukas1859GER+133N+44B5N8B+95N=29B28N3.527.530.011.751941+22.0
66Meyer, Henry2002GER+125B+80N=30B2N+75B14NF3.526.028.511.752049+16.8
67Rosenberg, Thomas1859GER+153B26N+155B+86N=17B15N29N3.524.025.59.001974+18.8
68Weidert, Florian2002BEL+171NF=37B30N+58B26N+75B3.524.025.010.502012+4.6
69Zagrabski, Kevin1970GER+126N1B=135N=94B=71N=124B=72N3.521.524.010.001807-29.0
70Brandhorst, Dieter, Dr.1983GER+151N=82B=46N+84B44N=118B35N3.521.523.510.001780-66.4
71Hausrath, Frederick Noah1704GER26B+153N49B+113N=69B53N+129B3.521.523.59.251777+15.2
72Claussen, Alexander1740GER22B+152N=138B62N+126B=57N=69B3.521.023.09.501854+18.8
73Schermer, Denis1973GER+129B3N122B+136N34B=142N+117N3.521.023.09.001698-39.0
74Wiese, Thomas1782GER+145BF+38N41B=105N+162B31N3.521.022.59.001714-5.4
75Kimura, Jonas1836GER+132N16B=125N+126B66N+127B68N3.519.522.08.751778-9.0
76Elser, Christina1772GER90N+95B15B=142N+166NF+77B3.519.020.08.501873+26.4
77Bruhns, Peer1860FRA=139B+160N36B+173N+106N16B76N3.519.019.56.001782-22.8
78Satheesh, Dharshini1768GER11N126B=92N+169B+164N39B+125N3.518.019.06.001719-18.4
79Demiroers, Emre1818GERF+142B10N+125BF+96N=36B3.517.017.09.501913+13.4
80Gwardak, Jakob1784GER+167N66B+175NF+138B17N=49B3.516.016.05.501883+18.4
81Gudat, Nils1815GER+149N51B=126N+164B114N+82BF3.515.515.57.251740-8.8
82Roeoes, Elias1621GER+21B=70N9B91N+119B81N=110B3.023.526.511.251761+35.2
83Andrzejewski, Frank2070GER+150B58N+34B+59N48B43NF3.023.025.010.501824-70.0
84Kohlhaw, Marc1732GER30B+134N+103B70N21B+140N41N3.022.524.57.501783+9.6
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86Brockhaus, Philip2066GER+137N+115B1N67B+94N42BF3.022.522.58.501900-24.6
87Martyrosov, Davyd0GER47N+100B52N+101B+121N20BF3.022.025.09.0018000.0
88Dittert, Volker0GER+108N53B50B+143N52N+121B47N3.022.024.08.0017620.0
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91Lauenstein, Nico1837GERF+109B13N+82B61N+106BF3.021.521.59.001876+5.4
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93Boxberg, Olaf1805GER+144B32N=173B+119NF=18BF3.021.021.57.751754-8.8
94Bertram, Steven1753GER7B=96NF=69N86B+112B+105N3.021.021.09.2517800.0
95Schenkel, Jan Hendrik1588GER48B76N+132B+103N65B45N+139B3.020.522.57.501674+19.2
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100Limbourg, Alexander1713GER4B87N+134B139N+158B+144N55B3.019.521.06.001728+0.8
101Huelsewig, Jan1727GER14B+159N114B87N+134B+139N62B3.019.521.06.001701-9.6
102Kuipers, Dustin2117GER+107N42B+60N+47B25NFF3.019.519.511.001904-23.2
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104Wehr, Jan1711GER29N=92B=142N+147B64N+132B99N3.019.021.07.001674-8.4
105Jain, Shreyaance0GER43B143N+130B+163N=74B=63N94B3.019.020.07.2516830.0
106Kelch, Volker1677GER16N+132B+99NF77B91N+142B3.019.019.07.501780+27.6
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109Suberski, Lukas1538GER=62B91N21B150N+156B=141N+153B3.018.019.56.501659+13.6
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113Kasheet, M-Tarek0GER42N107B+151N71B+163B85N+150B3.017.518.55.0016490.0
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119Burchardt, Andre0GER55BF+116N93B82N+166B+127N3.016.516.56.5017020.0
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121Klein, Andreas1797GER+174B19N144B+165N87B88N+158B3.015.516.03.001805+2.2
122Reimer, Felix Ryu1728GERF+131B+73NF=62B59N57B2.522.022.08.001840+14.4
123von Renesse, Hans-Konstantin1640GER+61NF=59B48N55B+147B52N2.522.022.08.001773+16.6
124Vollenberg, Joerg1741GER6N+112B44NF+129B=69NF2.521.521.57.251872+13.0
125Ofensberger, Maik1620GER66N+117B=75B79N63B+173N78B2.521.021.55.251600-9.2
126Avagyan, Arman1577GER69B+78N=81B75N72N92B+168N2.520.521.56.251677+20.4
127Nioduschewski, Nils1670GER27B+168N55B+161N=57B75N119B2.520.521.54.501600-12.0
128Wolfer, Noah1950GER=154N+136B+118N10BFFF2.519.519.56.501873-10.4
129Zachau, Roland1587GER73N=108B+176N53B124N+131B71N2.519.019.04.001582-3.4
130Selka, Lars1613GER23N61B105N+153B149N+170B=132N2.518.019.04.251682+4.4
131Komisarek, Till1496GER57B122N+174B34N=110B129N+155B2.518.018.53.501536+6.4
132Kats, Roman1493GER75B106N95N+151B+155B104N=130B2.517.018.54.751562+20.4
133Lang, Rolf0GER65B33N=120N137B146N+176B+157N2.517.017.03.0014640.0
134Mazaheri, Amirmahyar1471GER20N84B100N+174B101N=160B+166N2.516.517.02.251512+7.2
135Gebauer, Ulrich1762GER15B+169N=69B138NFF+145B2.515.515.54.751816+2.8
136Kurakin, Martin1622GERF128N=139B73B+148N115B+149N2.515.015.05.001114-19.6
137Otuk, Yusuf Miralay1667GER86BFF+133N+173B=58N63B2.514.014.05.001718+4.8
138Gockel, Mirco1939GER+173N90B=72N+135B80NFF2.513.013.04.751835-28.0
139Peitsch, Jakob0GER=77N24B=136N+100B46N101B95N2.021.023.56.0015670.0
140Ruban, Naveenayan0GERF48N+110B49N50B84B+143N2.020.020.05.0016920.0
141Nathe, Nico1757GERF2N96B117B+159N=109B=92N2.020.020.04.501576-20.4
142Satheesh, Yazhini1503GERF79N=104B=76B=120N=73B106N2.019.519.56.501627+31.2
143Kampf, Juergen, Dr.1685GER5N+105B89N88B147N+168B140B2.019.020.04.001015-43.2
144Saracoglu, Arda Mehmet0GER93N+111B+121N89B118N100B112N2.018.021.06.0015880.0
145Timinski, Ulrich0GER74N+120B108N98B+157N111B135N2.018.019.54.5015370.0
146Klingeberg, Romina1573GER25N60B149N=156N+133B116B=148N2.018.019.54.25994-29.2
147Demiroers, Emir1429GER59B85N+150B104N+143B123N98B2.017.519.54.001540+29.6
148Nioduschewski, Sonja0GER58B+150N40B97N136B=155N=146B2.017.519.03.7515220.0
149Gohla, Jack0GER81B163N+146B54N+130B110N136B2.017.518.54.5015160.0
150Limbourg, Felix1667GER83N148B147N+109B=92N=164B113N2.016.017.05.001553-29.6
151Akdag, Berat Kaan1598GER70B45N113B132NF+156N+163B2.015.515.52.501536-16.4
152van Tiggelen, Maximilian1506GER99N72B117NF103B+163N+167B2.014.515.52.001611+13.6
153Pappalardo, Manuel1568ITA67N71B171N130N+172B+169B109N2.014.515.01.501373-56.8
154Schlenkert, Ralf1566GER=128BF=35N=108BF=103NF2.013.013.06.501890+29.4
155Fluegel, Werner1627GER28N+161B67N38B132N=148B131N1.519.020.52.50915-66.4
156Saxena, Aryan0GER50B97N112N=146B109N151B+165N1.517.018.02.0013800.0
157Poethen, Heiko1517GER49B34N+170B85N145B=174N133B1.517.017.51.25990-21.6
158Li, Alice Shiqian1459GERF63N=160B60B100N+165B121N1.516.516.51.751509+9.6
159Staudt, Merle1418GER39N101B111NF141B+172N=160B1.514.014.01.251345-12.4
160Mueller, Justus1591GERF77B=158NF161B=134N=159N1.513.513.52.751465-29.6
161Doering, De'vonte Antonio Carter0GER40B155NF127B+160N107B=164N1.513.513.52.0014570.0
162Zhao, Qixiang1598GERF62N+172BFF74N=97B1.513.513.52.001520-11.6
163Albrecht, Philipp1664GER51N+149B20N105B113N152B151N1.019.021.02.00966-31.8
164Bunzel, Robert1525GERF31BF81N78B=150N=161B1.018.018.01.751472-10.0
165Dietrich, Markus1562GER+64N23B115N121B167B158N156B1.017.518.54.001555-8.4
166Winkler, Helena1598GER31N64BF+176N76B119N134B1.017.517.50.00992-46.0
167Kumar, Abhishek0GER80BF45N111B+165N120B152N1.016.516.51.0013810.0
168Nauendorff, Holger0GER35N127BF116B+169N143N126B1.015.515.51.0013840.0
169Klein, Simon1542GER41N135BF78N168B153N+172B1.013.513.50.50959-19.4
170FIDE 5330460340110B54N157NF+176B130NF1.013.013.00.008410.0
171Meyer, Christian, Dr.1617GER68B114N+153BFFFF1.08.58.52.001703+3.8
172Nioduschewski, Sophie0GER52N=116B162N120B153N159B169N0.515.016.01.5011790.0
173Krugmann, Alexander1557GER138BF=93N77B137N125BF0.514.514.51.501412-27.2
174Moiseev, Elias Aleksandr0GER121N98B131N134NF=157BF0.513.013.00.7512170.0
175FIDE 5330905990115NF80B107BFFF0.012.012.00.009640.0
176FIDE 533063338046NF129B166B170N133NF0.011.011.00.008580.0
177Sharma, Vaishnevi1454GERF118BFFFFF0.06.06.00.00978-5.2
178Payes, Marco1762GER12NFFFFFF0.05.55.50.001362-1.6

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