15. Oeffinger Schachopen

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112 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Fellbach-Oeffingen, Germany. 6 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2146, and top seed was Veaceslav Cofmann (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2272).

Veaceslav Cofmann (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2272) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Selimhan Cilo (6.0) and Thomas Heining (5.5). Cofmann won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Michael Graf (1731) beat Roland Muth (2067), a +336-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Fellbach-Oeffingen, Germany

Dates

22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMVeaceslav Cofmann2272

Avg top 10

2,146

Participants

112

Titled players · 6

FM×5

WFM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇩🇪Germany×103

🇷🇴Romania×2

🇵🇾Paraguay×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
FMVeaceslav Cofmann
🇩🇪GER·2272
6.5pts·2391perf+11.2
🥈
Selimhan Cilo
🇩🇪GER·2085
6.0pts·2266perf+55.6
🥉
Thomas Heining
🇩🇪GER·2129
5.5pts·2120perf+0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Veaceslav Cofmann led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Cofmann6.5Cilo6Gheng5.5Heining5.5Forster5Schnepp5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Veaceslav Cofmann held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Veaceslav Cofmann drew with Selimhan Cilo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Veaceslav Cofmann 4 wins (R1–R4)Selimhan Cilo 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMVeaceslav Cofmann	*	½	—	—
2Selimhan Cilo	½	*	—	—
3FMJosef Gheng	—	—	*	—
4Thomas Heining	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cofmann, VeaceslavFM	2272	GER	+66B	+20N	+6B	+8N	=2B	+15N	+5N	6.5	30.0	33.0	30.00	2391	+11.2
2	Cilo, Selimhan	2085	GER	+75N	+31B	+19N	+44B	=1N	=5B	+6N	6.0	28.5	31.5	25.75	2266	+55.6
3	Heining, Thomas	2129	GER	+49B	+27N	−16B	+29N	+70B	=9N	+43B	5.5	24.5	27.5	20.50	2120	+0.4
4	Gheng, JosefFM	2174	GER	+89N	−44B	+47B	+33N	=43B	+34N	+15B	5.5	23.0	25.5	20.25	2129	-5.0
5	Marquardt, Alexander	2022	GER	+80B	+32N	+61B	+7B	=14N	=2N	−1B	5.0	29.0	31.5	19.75	2119	+16.8
6	Kostak, TetyanaWFM	1993	GER	+63B	+37N	−1N	+69B	+60N	+7B	−2B	5.0	27.5	30.5	18.00	2087	+19.2
7	Forster, Lukas	2118	GER	+28B	+53N	+43B	−5N	+11B	−6N	+27B	5.0	26.5	30.0	20.00	2050	-8.2
8	Bodriyenko, Markiyan	1987	GER	+105B	+41N	+55B	−1B	+44N	=26N	=10B	5.0	26.5	28.0	17.00	2109	+45.2
9	Schaefer, Daniel	2010	GER	+46N	F	+30B	=26N	+45B	=3B	+14N	5.0	25.0	25.0	20.25	2241	+34.2
10	Schulz, Tim	1879	GER	+97B	−26N	+78B	+61N	+48N	=14B	=8N	5.0	22.5	24.5	15.75	2046	+52.8
11	Korbel, Joshua	1850	GER	+82B	−61N	+65B	+63N	−7N	+32B	+29B	5.0	22.0	24.5	16.50	2057	+28.8
12	Schnepp, GunnarFM	2208	AUT	+87B	=47N	F	=60B	+54N	+19B	+16N	5.0	21.5	21.5	18.25	2143	-4.8
13	Singh, Benjamin	1847	GER	−77B	+91N	F	+49N	+53B	+18N	+48B	5.0	19.5	19.5	17.00	2116	+38.4
14	Gheng, Dominik	2003	GER	+65B	+29N	+22B	=16N	=5B	=10N	−9B	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.75	2005	+2.4
15	Giebler, Kai	1949	GER	+52N	+54B	=60N	+21B	+16N	−1B	−4N	4.5	28.0	31.0	17.50	2049	+18.6
16	Gavrin, Tim	1993	GER	+86N	+50B	+3N	=14B	−15B	+47N	−12B	4.5	26.5	29.0	17.25	2046	+11.4
17	Schroeter, Julian	0	GER	+18B	=30N	=70B	+22N	=34B	=38N	=25B	4.5	25.5	28.5	18.75	2025	0.0
18	Krockenberger, MartinFM	2133	GER	−17N	+72B	+37N	+51B	=19N	−13B	+50N	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.25	2015	-12.6
19	Pfrommer, Martin	1948	GER	+108B	+77N	−2B	+83N	=18B	−12N	+45B	4.5	24.0	25.5	12.25	2002	+12.2
20	Schuetz, Uwe	1865	GER	+84N	−1B	=105N	+46B	=62N	+52B	=23N	4.5	23.5	25.0	14.00	1874	+2.4
21	Metzdorf, Jonas	1912	GER	+91B	+78N	=26B	−15N	=27B	=45N	+47B	4.5	22.0	24.0	13.75	1967	+10.8
22	Balazs, Sztella Anna	1926	HUN	+90B	+93N	−14N	−17B	=28N	+62B	+46N	4.5	22.0	24.0	13.00	1926	+4.8
23	Steinmassl, Guido	1693	GER	−43N	+104B	−51N	+85B	+58N	+31B	=20B	4.5	21.5	23.5	14.25	1874	+23.6
24	Roth, Stefan	1974	GER	+98N	−60B	=62N	=28B	=50N	+65B	+56N	4.5	20.0	22.0	13.75	1849	-19.8
25	Partik, Markus, Dr.	1883	GER	=92N	=88B	−67N	+73B	+68N	+60B	=17N	4.5	19.0	21.0	13.50	1823	-8.6
26	Prieb, RobertFM	2203	GER	+62N	+10B	=21N	=9B	=36N	=8B	F	4.0	26.5	26.5	17.25	2057	-18.6
27	Cilo, Seyyid	1829	GER	+57N	−3B	+88N	=38B	=21N	+64B	−7N	4.0	25.5	28.0	13.25	1932	+28.4
28	Mueller, Aaron	1751	GER	−7N	+109B	=40B	=24N	=22B	+55N	=30B	4.0	25.5	26.5	13.00	1960	+37.4
29	Kern, Dominik	1750	GER	+103N	−14B	+86N	−3B	+59N	+44B	−11N	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1871	+21.4
30	Pelezki, Eugen	1947	GER	+73N	=17B	−9N	−62B	+61B	+49N	=28N	4.0	23.0	26.0	13.75	1785	-20.2
31	Nicolai, Alexander	1856	GER	+74B	−2N	−80B	+57N	+83B	−23N	+67B	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.00	1752	-16.4
32	Stumpp, Dennis	1787	GER	+107N	−5B	+93N	−36B	+35B	−11N	+80N	4.0	22.5	24.0	10.00	1868	+23.2
33	Konstantinidis, Vassili	1877	GER	=76N	=64B	+68N	−4B	+67N	=56B	=36N	4.0	22.0	25.0	12.75	1861	-4.0
34	Weida, Alexander	2013	GER	+101N	+69B	F	=48B	=17N	−4B	+51N	4.0	22.0	22.0	12.50	2049	+6.4
35	Gabriel, Josef	2075	GER	+67N	+58B	−44N	−45B	−32N	+79B	+60N	4.0	20.5	23.0	12.00	1836	-37.2
36	Flesch, Stefan, Dr.	1999	GER	=79B	+95N	=83B	+32N	=26B	−43N	=33B	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.50	1875	-18.4
37	Ruff, Robert	1783	GER	+110N	−6B	−18B	=77N	=84B	+97N	+61B	4.0	19.5	20.5	8.50	1722	-10.2
38	Muth, Roland	2067	GER	−78B	+98N	+66B	=27N	+64N	=17B	F	4.0	19.0	19.0	12.25	1886	-17.4
39	Weber, Frank	1840	GER	=72N	=92B	=46N	=79B	−52N	+81B	+78N	4.0	17.5	19.5	10.50	1715	-43.2
40	Viehoff, Juergen	1934	GER	−81N	+73B	=28N	+105B	=56N	F	+62B	4.0	17.5	17.5	11.25	1838	-13.4
41	Strauss, Martin	1798	GER	+112N	−8B	−64N	+94B	=79N	=80B	+82N	4.0	17.5	17.5	7.00	1729	-10.6
42	Bratslavski, Daniel	1791	GER	−61B	−94N	=71B	+107B	=81N	+91N	+63B	4.0	15.5	17.0	9.25	1708	-20.4
43	Schwilk, Michael	1973	GER	+23B	F	−7N	+50B	=4N	+36B	−3N	3.5	28.0	28.0	14.75	2040	+12.4
44	Siegle, Florian	1873	GER	+96B	+4N	+35B	−2N	−8B	−29N	=75B	3.5	27.5	29.5	13.00	1913	+6.8
45	Ternovoy, Gleb	1823	UKR	+71B	−48N	+77B	+35N	−9N	=21B	−19N	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.75	1876	+10.2
46	Stegmiller, Dennis	1701	GER	−9B	+100N	=39B	−20N	+57B	+66N	−22B	3.5	24.5	26.5	10.50	1755	+13.6
47	Puffaldt, Yorik	1837	GER	+99N	=12B	−4N	+81B	+80N	−16B	−21N	3.5	24.5	26.5	9.50	1883	+6.4
48	Gentner, Markus	1999	GER	+68N	+45B	F	=34N	−10B	+69B	−13N	3.5	23.5	23.5	11.50	1905	-13.2
49	Schreiber, Stephan	1752	GER	−3N	=57B	+72N	−13B	+93N	−30B	+92B	3.5	23.0	25.0	8.75	1778	+2.4
50	Arugadoss, Bharath	1786	GER	+85B	−16N	+95B	−43N	=24B	+71N	−18B	3.5	22.5	24.5	9.75	1770	-3.6
51	Schmidt, Markus	1834	GER	−93B	+90N	+23B	−18N	=63B	+77N	−34B	3.5	21.0	23.0	11.00	1771	-12.2
52	Albrecht, Herbert	1709	GER	−15B	−102N	+100B	+96N	+39B	−20N	=53B	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.75	1722	+2.8
53	Ehmann, Rainer	1826	GER	+109N	−7B	=79N	+92B	−13N	=78B	=52N	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.25	1752	-28.0
54	Wessel, Julian	1825	GER	+102B	−15N	F	+74N	−12B	=63N	+64B	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.50	1829	+0.8
55	Suess, Stefan	1916	GER	+94N	+81B	−8N	−64B	=65N	−28B	+85N	3.5	20.0	22.0	8.50	1681	-36.4
56	Lodochnikov, Oleksander	1768	GER	−95B	=82N	+102B	+99N	=40B	=33N	−24B	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.25	1805	+14.0
57	Altaweel, Yasser	0	GER	−27B	=49N	+108N	−31B	−46N	+94B	+105B	3.5	18.5	20.0	6.75	1738	0.0
58	Wettstein, Levin	1840	GER	+106B	−35N	−63B	+91N	−23B	=98N	+77B	3.5	18.0	19.5	7.00	1724	-42.8
59	Avci, Selman	1709	GER	F	−70N	=96B	+106N	−29B	+95N	+69B	3.5	15.5	15.5	7.50	1724	+3.6
60	Weiser, Moritz	1747	GER	+111B	+24N	=15B	=12N	−6B	−25N	−35B	3.0	27.5	27.5	9.25	1879	+33.2
61	Breaz, Arthur	0	ROU	+42N	+11B	−5N	−10B	−30N	+68B	−37N	3.0	27.0	30.0	12.00	1807	0.0
62	Melzer, Aaron	1744	GER	−26B	+97N	=24B	+30N	=20B	−22N	−40N	3.0	25.5	27.5	10.50	1863	+37.2
63	Ivanova, Anna	1696	RUS	−6N	+110B	+58N	−11B	=51N	=54B	−42N	3.0	24.5	25.5	8.00	1731	+4.8
64	Venkatesh, Lalit Kaushik	1671	GER	=70B	=33N	+41B	+55N	−38B	−27N	−54N	3.0	23.0	26.0	11.00	1841	+55.2
65	Boehmler, Thomas	1742	GER	−14N	+103B	−11N	+109B	=55B	−24N	=74B	3.0	22.5	23.5	6.25	1716	-5.6
66	Michna, Marcus, Dr.	1761	GER	−1N	+84B	−38N	=82B	+92N	−46B	=73N	3.0	22.0	24.0	7.25	1720	-11.4
67	Pfeiffer, Mark	1740	GER	−35B	+106N	+25B	−70N	−33B	+99N	−31N	3.0	21.5	23.0	8.00	1770	+7.2
68	Abele, Klaus, Dr.	1728	GER	−48B	+71N	−33B	+97N	−25B	−61N	+96B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.00	1745	+2.2
69	Bornschein, Klaus	1799	GER	+100B	−34N	+94B	−6N	+102B	−48N	−59N	3.0	20.0	22.0	6.00	1714	-30.4
70	Fiala, Marco	1923	GER	=64N	+59B	=17N	+67B	−3N	F	F	3.0	19.5	19.5	10.25	1907	-1.2
71	Arakelyan, Mark	1524	GER	−45N	−68B	=42N	+101B	+86N	−50B	=79N	3.0	19.0	21.0	7.75	1695	+57.2
72	Becker, Stefan	1576	GER	=39B	−18N	−49B	+108N	−77B	=88N	+91B	3.0	19.0	20.5	6.75	1704	+41.2
73	Walter, Peter	1666	GER	−30B	−40N	+111B	−25N	=96B	+106N	=66B	3.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	1654	-3.6
74	Stenger, Timo	1579	GER	−31N	=75B	+89N	−54B	−78N	+86B	=65N	3.0	18.5	21.0	8.00	1713	+46.4
75	Schembera, Joerg	1737	GER	−2B	=74N	F	+76B	F	+84N	=44N	3.0	18.0	18.0	8.75	1814	+9.2
76	Fiss, Michael	1599	GER	=33B	−83N	=87B	−75N	+100B	=105N	=98B	3.0	16.0	17.5	7.00	1659	+20.0
77	Breaz, Albert	1663	ROU	+13N	−19B	−45N	=37B	+72N	−51B	−58N	2.5	24.0	27.0	10.00	1705	+11.6
78	Graf, Michael	1731	GER	+38N	−21B	−10N	F	+74B	=53N	−39B	2.5	24.0	24.0	8.75	1794	+8.0
79	Pragatheswarakumar Sasirekha, Krish Keerthan	1695	GER	=36N	F	=53B	=39N	=41B	−35N	=71B	2.5	22.5	22.5	9.25	1787	+22.0
80	Cramer Gonzalez, Roland	1701	PAR	−5N	+107B	+31N	F	−47B	=41N	−32B	2.5	22.0	22.0	7.50	1711	+0.2
81	Ergenzinger, Tom	1636	GER	+40B	−55N	F	−47N	=42B	−39N	+95B	2.5	21.0	21.0	8.00	1715	+16.8
82	Ergenzinger, Mona	1612	GER	−11N	=56B	F	=66N	=87B	+83N	−41B	2.5	20.5	20.5	7.00	1718	+31.2
83	Meinhardt, Alexander	1715	GER	F	+76B	=36N	−19B	−31N	−82B	+97N	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.00	1713	-2.6
84	Hertlein, Markus	1576	GER	−20B	−66N	F	+89B	=37N	−75B	+101N	2.5	19.0	19.0	6.50	1709	+19.0
85	Jordan, Louis	0	GER	−50N	=101B	F	−23N	+90B	+87N	−55B	2.5	18.5	18.5	6.00	1691	0.0
86	Juengling, Leonard	1693	GER	−16B	+111N	−29B	=95N	−71B	−74N	+106B	2.5	18.0	18.0	2.50	1443	-64.8
87	Helmbrecht, Kurt	1757	GER	−12N	=99B	=76N	=93B	=82N	−85B	=90N	2.5	17.5	19.5	6.00	1631	-23.0
88	Yigit, Niyazi	1696	GER	F	=25N	−27B	−102N	=95B	=72B	+103N	2.5	17.5	17.5	6.75	1589	-14.6
89	Domingos, Antonio	1755	GER	−4B	=96N	−74B	−84N	+108B	−92N	+99B	2.5	17.0	18.5	4.50	1574	-36.8
90	Klopfer, Marc	1642	GER	−22N	−51B	−107N	+110B	−85N	+93B	=87B	2.5	16.5	17.5	4.25	1682	+5.6
91	Altuntas, Kenan	1684	GER	−21N	−13B	+103N	−58B	+109N	−42B	−72N	2.0	22.0	23.0	3.00	1558	-24.0
92	Can, Riza	1609	GER	=25B	=39N	F	−53N	−66B	+89B	−49N	2.0	21.0	21.0	6.75	1678	+19.6
93	Ehrlich, Philipp Samuel	1559	GER	+51N	−22B	−32B	=87N	−49B	−90N	=108N	2.0	20.5	22.0	5.50	1609	+11.6
94	Awiszus, Thomas	1641	GER	−55B	+42B	−69N	−41N	=106B	−57N	=100B	2.0	20.0	21.5	5.75	1598	-7.6
95	Kottig, Rainer	0	GER	+56N	−36B	−50N	=86B	=88N	−59B	−81N	2.0	19.5	22.0	6.00	1597	0.0
96	Li, Bo Chu	1581	GER	−44N	=89B	=59N	−52B	=73N	=101B	−68N	2.0	19.0	21.0	5.50	1576	-4.0
97	Schulz, Christian	1603	GER	−10N	−62B	+110N	−68B	+107N	−37B	−83B	2.0	19.0	20.0	2.50	970	-28.4
98	Vasconcelos, Bruno	1691	GER	−24B	−38B	−109N	F	+103N	=58B	=76N	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.25	1629	-24.8
99	Michaelsen, Laurin	1560	GER	−47B	=87N	+101N	−56B	=105N	−67B	−89N	2.0	17.0	18.5	4.00	1595	+9.2
100	Gadamshetty Kishore, Samarth	1468	GER	−69N	−46B	−52N	+104B	−76N	=107B	=94N	2.0	17.0	18.5	3.75	1324	-24.8
101	Schroeck, Holger	1696	GER	−34B	=85N	−99B	−71N	+110B	=96N	−84B	2.0	16.0	17.0	3.25	1285	-47.2
102	Delmas, Lev	1528	GER	−54N	+52B	−56N	+88B	−69N	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	6.00	1687	+37.6
103	Krisch, Dieter	1488	GER	−29B	−65N	−91B	+111N	−98B	+104N	−88B	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	913	-43.6
104	FIDE 533069824	0	—	−?B	−23N	−106B	−100N	+111B	−103B	+107N	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	797	0.0
105	Hegde, Swadesh Prasad	1715	GER	−8N	F	=20B	−40N	=99B	=76B	−57N	1.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	1640	-22.4
106	Weber, Adrian Joel	1567	GER	−58N	−67B	+104N	−59B	=94N	−73B	−86N	1.5	17.5	19.5	3.00	1314	-53.6
107	Bauer, Erik	0	GER	−32B	−80N	+90B	−42N	−97B	=100N	−104B	1.5	17.0	19.0	3.50	1472	0.0
108	Jetter, Micha	1670	GER	−19N	F	−57B	−72B	−89N	+111N	=93B	1.5	15.5	15.5	1.00	1388	-53.2
109	Drianis, Anton	1555	GER	−53B	−28N	+98B	−65N	−91B	F	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	1499	-6.6
110	Emmanuil, Pandelis	0	GER	−37B	−63N	−97B	−90N	−101N	F	+111B	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	884	0.0
111	FIDE 533065055	0	—	−60N	−86B	−73N	−103B	−104N	−108B	−110N	0.0	14.0	15.0	0.00	853	0.0
112	Dimitrov, Konstantin	1444	GER	−41B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	998	-4.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Arakelyan, MarkGER
+57.2
3.0 pts · #57
2Cilo, SelimhanGER
+55.6
6.0 pts · #2
3Venkatesh, Lalit KaushikGER
+55.2
3.0 pts · #58

Top rating losers

1Juengling, LeonardGER
-64.8
2.5 pts · #102
2Weber, Adrian JoelGER
-53.6
1.5 pts · #104
3Jetter, MichaGER
-53.2
1.5 pts · #103

Biggest upsets

R1+336 Elo gap
Graf, Michael1731 beat Muth, Roland2067
R2+301 Elo gap
Siegle, Florian1873 beat FMGheng, Josef2174
R1+298 Elo gap
Ergenzinger, Tom1636 beat Viehoff, Juergen1934