Wieste-Cup 2026 (NSV-Grandprix) A-Gruppe
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Sottrum, Germany. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2082, and top seed was Vladislav Lymar (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2302).
Vladislav Lymar (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2302) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jakob Weidemann (4.0) and Berdia Mikeladze (4.0). Lymar won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Albert Nrecaj (1795) beat Dennis Martin (2113), a +318-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Sottrum, Germany
Dates
29 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×27
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Vladislav Lymar led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
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1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Vladislav Lymar held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
FM Vladislav Lymar won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVladislav Lymar | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Berdia Mikeladze | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMJakob Weidemann | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ernst Heinemann | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lymar, VladislavFM | 2302 | UKR | +10N | +12B | +4N | =2B | +8N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 14.50 | 2410 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Weidemann, JakobFM | 2249 | GER | +6B | +14N | =3B | =1N | +9B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 13.25 | 2284 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Mikeladze, Berdia | 2111 | GEO | +28N | +8B | =2N | =5B | +7N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2254 | +17.4 |
| 4 | Heinemann, Ernst | 2107 | GER | +27B | +19N | −1B | +16N | =5N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2128 | +4.8 |
| 5 | Pautz, Peter | 2017 | GER | =24N | +30B | +11N | =3N | =4B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2081 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Baumann, Simon | 1935 | GER | −2N | +15B | +12N | =13B | =10N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 2043 | +27.2 |
| 7 | Schiller, Jan-Hendrik | 1956 | GER | +26N | −11B | +17B | +14N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1974 | +2.8 |
| 8 | Lenhardt, Manfred | 1986 | GER | +21B | −3N | +27B | +19N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 2009 | +3.8 |
| 9 | Thomas, Jeremy | 1982 | GER | =25N | +20B | =13N | +11B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2017 | +4.6 |
| 10 | Tegetmeier, Birger | 1823 | GER | −1B | =21N | +24B | +17N | =6B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1955 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Heermann, Kai | 1923 | GER | +29B | +7N | −5B | −9N | +23B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1920 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Ziller, Christian | 1978 | GER | +23B | −1N | −6B | +29N | +19B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1935 | -3.8 |
| 13 | Lorenzen, Bjoern | 1969 | GER | =30N | +18B | =9B | =6N | =16B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 2015 | +7.2 |
| 14 | Janiak, Eryk | 1890 | GER | +31N | −2B | +20N | −7B | +21N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1931 | +5.0 |
| 15 | Voigt, Dominik | 1836 | GER | F | −6N | +30B | +22B | +20N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2028 | +20.0 |
| 16 | Rolf, Marco | 1973 | GER | −20N | +24B | +22N | −4B | =13N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1915 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Rehpenn, Tom | 1781 | GER | =18N | +25B | −7N | −10B | +28N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1916 | +16.8 |
| 18 | Martin, Dennis | 2113 | GER | =17B | −13N | −19B | +30N | +27B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1813 | -34.4 |
| 19 | Nrecaj, Albert | 1795 | GER | +22N | −4B | +18N | −8B | −12N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1951 | +36.0 |
| 20 | Bernhard, Ralph | 1761 | GER | +16B | −9N | −14B | +27N | −15B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1826 | +7.8 |
| 21 | Schaefer, Immanuel | 1669 | GER | −8N | =10B | =28N | +25B | −14B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1805 | +32.8 |
| 22 | Yarina, Sergey | 1930 | FID | −19B | +23N | −16B | −15N | +29B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1705 | -28.8 |
| 23 | Kandora, William | 1639 | GER | −12N | −22B | +26N | +28B | −11N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1828 | +42.8 |
| 24 | Chbib, Nabil | 1806 | GER | =5B | −16N | −10N | =26B | =25N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1740 | -9.2 |
| 25 | Goes, Carsten | 1825 | GER | =9B | −17N | =29B | −21N | =24B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1627 | -26.6 |
| 26 | Grabowski, Petra | 1806 | GER | −7B | −27N | −23B | =24N | +30B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1636 | -23.0 |
| 27 | Loayza, Ignacio | 1808 | GER | −4N | +26B | −8N | −20B | −18N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1715 | -12.6 |
| 28 | Buergener, Richard | 1861 | GER | −3B | =29N | =21B | −23N | −17B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1529 | -84.4 |
| 29 | Hall, Gary | 1644 | ENG | −11N | =28B | =25N | −12B | −22N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1663 | +3.2 |
| 30 | Koerber, Uwe | 1714 | GER | =13B | −5N | −15N | −18B | −26N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1582 | -12.2 |
| 31 | Therkorn, Kurt | 1661 | GER | −14B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1090 | -4.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kandora, WilliamGER+42.82.0 pts · #21
- 2Nrecaj, AlbertGER+36.02.0 pts · #20
- 3Schaefer, ImmanuelGER+32.82.0 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Buergener, RichardGER-84.41.0 pts · #27
- 2Martin, DennisGER-34.42.5 pts · #17
- 3Yarina, SergeyFID-28.82.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R3+318 Elo gap
- R4+222 Elo gap
- R1+212 Elo gap