2. Erkrather Pfingst-Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Erkrath, Germany. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2002, and top seed was Volodymyr Medvedyk (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2158).
Volodymyr Medvedyk (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2158) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ludger Grewe (5.5) and Marius Linke (5.0). Medvedyk shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ralph Ferfers (1576) beat Walter Westermann (1784), a +208-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Erkrath, Germany
Dates
22 May 2026 → 25 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 · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇪Germany×32
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Volodymyr Medvedyk led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 May
FM Volodymyr Medvedyk takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Volodymyr Medvedyk drew with Ludger Grewe (Black).
R1–R7 · UNBEATEN
FM Volodymyr Medvedyk went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVolodymyr Medvedyk | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Ludger Grewe | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Marius Linke | — | — | * | — |
| 4David Ray Sarmiento | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medvedyk, VolodymyrFM | 2158 | UKR | +15N | +19B | =6N | +34B | =2N | +11B | +4N | 6.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 22.50 | 2266 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Grewe, Ludger | 2105 | GER | +7B | −4N | +15B | +13N | =1B | +16N | +5B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 23.00 | 2143 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Linke, Marius | 1852 | GER | +20B | =5B | =29N | +32N | −4B | +12N | +11B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 17.00 | 2046 | +20.2 |
| 4 | Stiller, Maximilian | 1952 | GER | +18N | +2B | −11B | +9N | +3N | =8B | −1B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 20.75 | 2025 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Neumair, Jerome | 2080 | GER | +36B | =3N | =9B | +23N | +12N | =6B | −2N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 16.00 | 1921 | -19.8 |
| 6 | Sarmiento, David Ray | 2039 | PHI | +21N | +13B | =1B | F | +11N | =5N | =7B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 18.50 | 2133 | +15.8 |
| 7 | Gruendker, Jona | 1789 | GER | −2N | F | +35B | +30N | +13B | +29B | =6N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 13.25 | 1984 | +28.4 |
| 8 | Wolter, Dennis | 1830 | GER | +17B | −11N | +20B | =38N | +39B | =4N | =15N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 13.00 | 1871 | +18.4 |
| 9 | Koval, Dariy | 1735 | UKR | =47B | +36N | =5N | −4B | =22N | +34B | +29N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1925 | +48.4 |
| 10 | Stadermann, David | 0 | GER | −29N | +24B | −41N | +45B | +20B | +17N | =16B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 11.75 | 1789 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Scheidtmann, Kian | 2041 | GER | +14N | +8B | +4N | +12B | −6B | −1N | −3N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 32.5 | 17.00 | 1936 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Kohlmann, Felix | 0 | GER | +46N | +18B | +16N | −11N | −5B | −3B | +31N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1870 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Petzold, Paul | 1809 | GER | +39B | −6N | +22N | −2B | −7N | +42B | +20B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1786 | -6.4 |
| 14 | Westermann, Walter | 1784 | GER | −11B | −34N | −33B | +24N | +30B | +35N | +39B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1617 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Pfennig, Konstantin | 1748 | GER | −1B | F | −2N | +27N | +23B | +21N | =8B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 11.25 | 1885 | +14.4 |
| 16 | Steinbach, Wolfgang | 1853 | GER | +31N | F | −12B | +25B | +34N | −2B | =10N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1903 | +4.4 |
| 17 | Toktakunov, Arsen | 1736 | KGZ | −8N | =38B | +37N | =22B | +25N | −10B | =33N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1505 | -23.6 |
| 18 | Depping, Thomas | 1739 | GER | −4B | −12N | +40B | +35N | =28B | =39N | =23B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1578 | -17.8 |
| 19 | Mog, Martin | 2049 | GER | +41B | −1N | +21B | F | F | =32N | +28B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 2024 | +0.8 |
| 20 | Groenegres, Thomas | 1730 | GER | −3N | +28B | −8N | +37B | −10N | +25B | −13N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 8.00 | 1559 | -17.0 |
| 21 | Freiknecht, Axel | 1762 | GER | −6B | +44N | −19N | +26B | =31N | −15B | =30B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1550 | -20.0 |
| 22 | Keilholz, Tobias | 0 | GER | +24N | F | −13B | =17N | =9B | F | +32B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Hantke, Florian | 1580 | GER | =40B | +33N | F | −5B | −15N | +26B | =18N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1549 | -6.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 34690360 | 0 | — | −22B | −10N | −27B | −14B | +45N | +37B | +40N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 984 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 13457969 | 0 | — | −30B | +40N | +44B | −16N | −17B | −20N | +35B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 973 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Aliyev, Yusif | 0 | GER | −34B | −35N | +45B | −21N | +27B | −23N | +36B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 533090840 | 0 | — | −38N | −37B | +24N | −15B | −26N | +46B | +42N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kuznetsova, Sofia | 1517 | GER | +45B | −20N | F | =41B | =18N | +31B | −19N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1687 | +38.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 533090637 | 0 | — | +10B | +30N | =3B | F | F | −7N | −9B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 533090750 | 0 | — | +25N | −29B | F | −7B | −14N | +40B | =21N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Marschall, Andreas | 1653 | GER | −16B | +32N | −43B | +36N | =21B | −28N | −12B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1604 | -13.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 533086591 | 0 | — | F | −31B | +42N | −3B | +40N | =19B | −22N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 34676090 | 0 | — | F | −23B | +14N | F | F | +36N | =17B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Ferfers, Ralph | 1576 | GER | +26N | +14B | F | −1N | −16B | −9N | — | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1644 | +9.2 |
| 35 | FIDE 533068062 | 0 | — | −42N | +26B | −7N | −18B | +46N | −14B | −25N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Koch, Kian | 1772 | GER | −5N | −9B | +46N | −31B | +37N | −33B | −26N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 1023 | -54.0 |
| 37 | Rathay, Noah | 0 | GER | −44B | +27N | −17B | −20N | −36B | −24N | +45N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 946 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Pieper, Alexander | 1566 | GER | +27B | =17N | F | =8B | F | — | — | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1783 | +21.6 |
| 39 | Hantke, Karl | 1610 | GER | −13N | +42B | F | F | −8N | =18B | −14N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.75 | 1572 | -11.2 |
| 40 | FIDE 533087822 | 0 | — | =23N | −25B | −18N | +46B | −32B | −30N | −24B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Zab, Gunnar | 1756 | GER | −19N | F | +10B | =28N | F | F | — | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1590 | -18.0 |
| 42 | Pape, Markus | 1443 | GER | +35B | −39N | −32B | F | F | −13N | −27B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 910 | -15.2 |
| 43 | Billaudelle, Frank | 1860 | GER | F | F | +31N | F | — | — | — | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 2453 | +9.2 |
| 44 | Peitsch, Jakob | 0 | GER | +37N | −21B | −25N | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 533083380 | 0 | — | −28N | =46B | −26N | −10N | −24B | F | −37B | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.25 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 533085234 | 0 | — | −12B | =45N | −36B | −40N | −35B | −27N | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.25 | 972 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Charbonnier, Michel | 1886 | GER | =9N | F | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1735 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Koval, DariyUKR+48.44.5 pts · #7
- 2Kuznetsova, SofiaGER+38.03.0 pts · #17
- 3Gruendker, JonaGER+28.44.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Koch, KianGER-54.02.0 pts · #45
- 2Toktakunov, ArsenKGZ-23.63.5 pts · #35
- 3Freiknecht, AxelGER-20.03.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R2+208 Elo gap
- R7+189 Elo gap
- R2+153 Elo gap