44. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnisturnier 2026 A-Open
Open SwissStandard
26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1992, and top seed was Bert Sieber (🇩🇪 GER, 2110).
Bert Sieber (🇩🇪 GER, 2110) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Henry Haustein (5.5) and Conan Sasse (5.0). Sieber won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Onur Hisir (1753) beat Juergen Garbuszus (2016), a +263-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany
Dates
14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×25
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsBert Sieber led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
4
1
1
1
1
1
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Bert Sieber never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bert Sieber beat Henry Haustein (White).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Bert Sieber won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bert Sieber | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Henry Haustein | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Conan Sasse | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Nauras Ismail | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sieber, Bert | 2110 | GER | +13B | +3N | +2B | +10N | +4B | +9N | =7B | 6.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 27.50 | 2323 | +24.4 |
| 2 | Haustein, Henry | 1777 | GER | +9N | +11B | −1N | +8B | +20N | =3B | +4N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 20.50 | 2185 | +142.4 |
| 3 | Sasse, Conan | 1928 | GER | +25B | −1B | =5N | +12N | +7B | =2N | +11B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 2097 | +64.8 |
| 4 | Hisir, Onur | 1753 | TUR | +19B | =7N | +11B | +20B | −1N | +10N | −2B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 2078 | +114.8 |
| 5 | Ismail, Nauras | 1830 | GER | =12B | =18N | =3B | =21B | +8N | =11N | +10B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 16.25 | 2063 | +88.4 |
| 6 | Pern, Jannik | 1863 | GER | =8N | =17B | +22N | =18N | −10B | +19B | +15N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 14.25 | 2039 | +34.0 |
| 7 | Drygala, Lars | 2053 | GER | =17N | =4B | +23N | =9B | −3N | +12B | =1N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1966 | -14.6 |
| 8 | Tietje, Daniel | 1989 | GER | =6B | =12N | +13B | −2N | −5B | +26N | +9B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 1874 | -36.4 |
| 9 | Muecke, Leonard | 1913 | GER | −2B | +24N | +16B | =7N | +18B | −1B | −8N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 1927 | +2.6 |
| 10 | Schmoldt, Ruediger | 1991 | GER | +23N | +14B | =20N | −1B | +6N | −4B | −5N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 11.25 | 1887 | -18.8 |
| 11 | Garbuszus, Juergen | 2016 | GER | +24B | −2N | −4N | +14B | +21N | =5B | −3N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 9.75 | 1833 | -33.0 |
| 12 | Lau, Siegfried | 1968 | GER | =5N | =8B | =21N | −3B | +25N | −7N | +18B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1922 | -8.8 |
| 13 | Nolte, Alexander Nicolai | 1894 | GER | −1N | +25B | −8N | =22B | =19N | +21B | =16N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1899 | +0.8 |
| 14 | Maihoefer, Michael | 1816 | GER | +15B | −10N | −18B | −11N | +24B | =17N | +22B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1936 | +45.2 |
| 15 | Lau, Udo | 1914 | GER | −14N | =21B | =19N | +26B | =16N | +20B | −6B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1797 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Soechtig, Erik Simon | 1710 | GER | +22N | −20B | −9N | +23B | =15B | =18N | =13B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1920 | +37.4 |
| 17 | Steiner, Daniel | 1879 | GER | =7B | =6N | F | F | +22N | =14B | +20N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.00 | 2071 | +51.2 |
| 18 | Neuendorf, Max | 1979 | GER | =21N | =5B | +14N | =6B | −9N | =16B | −12N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1800 | -33.8 |
| 19 | Drews, Nicolas | 1906 | GER | −4N | −23B | =15B | +24N | =13B | −6N | +26B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1735 | -27.6 |
| 20 | Soellig, Martin | 1976 | GER | +26B | +16N | =10B | −4N | −2B | −15N | −17B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 6.25 | 1644 | -51.2 |
| 21 | Seer, Maurice | 1853 | GER | =18B | =15N | =12B | =5N | −11B | −13N | =24N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1823 | -6.2 |
| 22 | Rueggeberg, Jan | 1902 | GER | −16B | +26N | −6B | =13N | −17B | +25B | −14N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 1638 | -41.4 |
| 23 | Lange, Martin, Dr. | 1864 | GER | −10B | +19N | −7B | −16N | −26N | =24B | =25N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1767 | -15.6 |
| 24 | Becker, Ralf | 1871 | GER | −11N | −9B | =25N | −19B | −14N | =23N | =21B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.75 | 1654 | -75.6 |
| 25 | Siebert, Marco Leander | 1822 | GER | −3N | −13N | =24B | F | −12B | −22N | =23B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.75 | 1632 | -26.4 |
| 26 | Steinhof, Michael | 0 | GER | −20N | −22B | F | −15N | +23B | −8B | −19N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1652 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haustein, HenryGER+142.45.5 pts · #2
- 2Hisir, OnurTUR+114.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Ismail, NaurasGER+88.44.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Becker, RalfGER-75.61.5 pts · #22
- 2Soellig, MartinGER-51.22.5 pts · #23
- 3Rueggeberg, JanGER-41.42.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R3+263 Elo gap
- R2+239 Elo gap
- R6+238 Elo gap