LEM Schleswig-Holstein 2026 Kandidaten
26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Mar 2026 to 03 Apr 2026 in Quickborn, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1893, and top seed was Kai Lippmann (🇩🇪 GER, 1951).
Hauke Maag (🇩🇪 GER, 1929) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Stefan Ueckermann (5.5) and Oliver Kaeding (5.0). Maag shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Satilmis Koeten (1608) beat Kai Lippmann (1951), a +343-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Maag takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).
Stefan Ueckermann lost to Hauke Maag (Black).
Stefan Ueckermann 3 wins (R5–R7)Hauke Maag 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stefan Ueckermann | * | 0 | — | ½ |
| 2Hauke Maag | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Joannis Teknis | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Oliver Kaeding | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maag, Hauke | 1929 | GER | =14N | +7B | +17N | +2B | =3N | +6B | =4N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 23.50 | 2053 | +38.4 |
| 2 | Ueckermann, Stefan | 1892 | GER | +19B | +8N | =3B | −1N | +5B | +18N | +9B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 21.00 | 2068 | +30.2 |
| 3 | Kaeding, Oliver | 1910 | GER | +16N | +24B | =2N | +6B | =1B | =4N | =5B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 19.75 | 1989 | +10.4 |
| 4 | Teknis, Joannis | 1933 | GER | +20B | =5N | =6N | +18B | +11N | =3B | =1B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 18.75 | 2031 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Braun, Matthias | 1845 | GER | +15N | =4B | =11N | +21B | −2N | +14B | =3N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1936 | +18.2 |
| 6 | Shabani, Shaqir | 1861 | GER | +26B | +23N | =4B | −3N | +8B | −1N | +14B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1887 | +10.4 |
| 7 | Junge, Julia Marie | 1802 | GER | =13B | −1N | +23B | +17N | =9B | =8N | =10B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.75 | 1804 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Frahm, Ben Jonas | 1813 | GER | +25N | −2B | +24N | =11B | −6N | =7B | +15N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.75 | 1790 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Daum, Heiko | 1862 | GER | −24N | +14B | =16N | +20B | =7N | +15B | −2N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 1789 | -12.4 |
| 10 | Buecker, Timo | 1822 | GER | −23B | =19N | =12B | =16B | +22N | +21B | =7N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 1807 | -1.8 |
| 11 | Krause, Helmut | 1922 | GER | =12B | +22N | =5B | =8N | −4B | =16N | =19B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1718 | -64.4 |
| 12 | Christiansen, Henning | 1703 | GER | =11N | −21B | =10N | −15B | +25N | =17B | +20N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1719 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Lippmann, Kai | 1951 | GER | =7N | =17B | =20N | −14B | −15N | +25B | +22N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1540 | -41.4 |
| 14 | Langer, Till-Bastian | 1729 | GER | =1B | −9N | +19B | +13N | =16B | −5N | −6N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1779 | +8.4 |
| 15 | Koeten, Satilmis | 1608 | GER | −5B | −18N | +22B | +12N | +13B | −9N | −8B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1708 | +26.0 |
| 16 | Suemnich, Manfred | 1698 | GER | −3B | +26N | =9B | =10N | =14N | =11B | −18N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1769 | +11.8 |
| 17 | Hentenaar, Jonathan | 0 | GER | +18B | =13N | −1B | −7B | =20N | =12N | =21B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Axt, Christian | 1821 | GER | −17N | +15B | +21N | −4N | F | −2B | +16B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1861 | +6.0 |
| 19 | Bartels, Jens | 1655 | GER | −2N | =10B | −14N | +26B | =21N | =20B | =11N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.25 | 1750 | +16.0 |
| 20 | Mikonauschke, Matthias | 1790 | GER | −4N | +25B | =13B | −9N | =17B | =19N | −12B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 5.75 | 1581 | -52.0 |
| 21 | Behrendt, Matthias | 1814 | GER | =22B | +12N | −18B | −5N | =19B | −10N | =17N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 7.75 | 1620 | -26.0 |
| 22 | Janke, Luan | 0 | GER | =21N | −11B | −15N | +25B | −10B | +26N | −13B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 533040826 | 0 | — | +10N | −6B | −7N | +24B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1785 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Eichmann, Andreas | 1656 | GER | +9B | −3N | −8B | −23N | F | F | +26N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1813 | +31.6 |
| 25 | Nuenthel, Clemens | 0 | GER | −8B | −20N | +26B | −22N | −12B | −13N | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Hoelck, Matthias | 1634 | GER | −6N | −16B | −25N | −19N | F | −22B | −24B | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 917 | -62.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Maag, HaukeGER+38.45.5 pts · #4
- 2Eichmann, AndreasGER+31.62.0 pts · #19
- 3Ueckermann, StefanGER+30.25.5 pts · #1
- 1Krause, HelmutGER-64.43.5 pts · #15
- 2Hoelck, MatthiasGER-62.40.0 pts · #26
- 3Mikonauschke, MatthiasGER-52.02.5 pts · #25
- R5+343 Elo gap
- R4+222 Elo gap
- R1+206 Elo gap