NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April

Team SwissStandard

202 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in diverse, Germany. 26 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2321, and top seed was Christof Sielecki (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2380).

Joshua Eckardt (🇩🇪 GER, 2297) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Kevin Kahleys (2.0) and Claus Nissen (2.0). Eckardt won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jonas Kimura (1829) beat Bert Hollmann (2113), a +284-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪diverse, Germany

Dates

18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMChristof Sielecki2380

Avg top 10

2,321

Participants

202

Titled players · 26

IM×6

FM×10

CM×8

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×183

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
Joshua Eckardt
🇩🇪GER·2297
2.0pts·2782perf+5.4
🥈
Kevin Kahleys
🇩🇪GER·2260
2.0pts·2873perf+10.2
🥉
Claus Nissen
🇩🇪GER·2148
2.0pts·2888perf+8.4

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
8	Eckardt, Joshua	🇩🇪GER	2297	2.0	1982	2782	+5.4
10	Kahleys, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	2260	2.0	2073	2873	+10.2
27	Nissen, Claus	🇩🇪GER	2148	2.0	2088	2888	+8.4
2	CMMaenken, Merlin	🇩🇪GER	2227	2.0	2036	2836	+20.8
3	FMKoscielski, Janusz	🇩🇪GER	2279	2.0	2022	2822	+8.4
9	Wichtrup, Jan-Louis	🇩🇪GER	2078	2.0	1944	2744	+12.8
71	Zander, Vincent	🇩🇪GER	2012	2.0	2018	2818	+20.4
1	FIDE 16262921	—	0	2.0	1819	1859	0.0
4	Arndt, Olaf	🇩🇪GER	1971	2.0	1803	2603	+11.4
5	FMVolkov, Mykyta	🇩🇪GER	2346	2.0	2151	2951	+10.0
6	Budzyn, Marcus	🇩🇪GER	1940	2.0	2032	2832	+50.0
7	Georgopoulos, Nicolas	🇩🇪GER	1832	2.0	1748	2548	+31.6
13	Stricker, Florian	🇩🇪GER	2246	1.5	2115	2308	+3.2
14	FMWolter, Kai, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2196	1.5	2161	2354	+8.2
15	Ciornei, Dragos, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2108	1.5	2054	2247	+7.0
31	CMSchmuecker, Marcus	🇩🇪GER	2217	1.5	1993	2793	+4.4
11	Baerwolf, Steven	🇩🇪GER	2252	1.5	2096	2289	+1.8
19	Hess, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2105	1.5	2222	2415	+16.2
20	CMSonnenschein, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2197	1.5	2217	2410	+11.2
89	Heinichen, Nils	🇩🇪GER	2109	1.5	2188	2188	+2.2
17	IMBecker, Marcel	🇩🇪GER	2327	1.5	2133	2326	+0.1
12	Schmitten, Andre	🇩🇪GER	1958	1.5	1882	2075	+5.8
16	Schulze, Marc	🇩🇪GER	2303	1.5	2093	2286	+1.0
18	Voss, Gunther	🇩🇪GER	2080	1.5	2004	2197	+5.8
21	Goessling, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2194	1.5	2120	2313	+6.2
29	Schroer, Klaus	🇩🇪GER	2067	1.0	2171	2171	+5.4
77	Thiemann, Marc	🇩🇪GER	2088	1.0	2078	2078	-0.6
133	Haas, Kai	🇩🇪GER	1950	1.0	2297	1497	-2.2
35	Keller, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2188	1.0	2037	2037	-7.8
53	FMRebentisch, Tom	🇩🇪GER	2313	1.0	2209	2209	-5.8
57	Brockhaus, Philip	🇩🇪GER	2060	1.0	2135	2135	+3.8
65	IMHeinbuch, Detlef Ulrich	🇩🇪GER	2262	1.0	2179	2179	-2.2
34	Breitkopf-Lazar, Patrick-Robert	🇩🇪GER	2115	1.0	2010	2010	-5.4
63	Ringwelski, Marius	🇩🇪GER	1993	1.0	1981	1981	-0.6
64	Kantor, Nikita	🇩🇪GER	1975	1.0	1970	1970	-0.2
26	Wolter, Detlev	🇩🇪GER	2105	1.0	2035	2035	-3.8
54	Schulz, Wilhelm	🇩🇪GER	2046	1.0	2162	2162	+6.2
23	IMHaskelman, Evgen	🇺🇦UKR	2137	1.0	1977	2777	+2.9
58	Dukic, Dalibor	🇩🇪GER	2052	1.0	1829	2629	+8.8
62	Strehse, Nelson	🇩🇪GER	2258	1.0	2276	3076	+19.1
40	CMMeyers, Mark	🇩🇪GER	2276	1.0	2067	2067	-9.0
50	Kimura, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	1829	1.0	2083	2083	+12.4
69	Kienitz, Andre	🇩🇪GER	2149	1.0	2066	2066	-4.6
178	CMBecker, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2053	1.0	1975	1175	-12.2
192	Frost, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	1977	1.0	2137	1337	-5.8
60	Boldrick, Marcel	🇩🇪GER	1823	1.0	1982	1982	+8.4
79	Oelschlaeger, Lennart	🇩🇪GER	1984	1.0	2113	2113	+6.6
104	Junk, Phillip	🇩🇪GER	2123	1.0	2075	2075	-1.4
41	Walter, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2156	1.0	2014	2814	+6.2
72	Fritz, Axel	🇩🇪GER	1887	1.0	1975	2775	+12.4
75	Meirick, Ingo	🇩🇪GER	2115	1.0	2149	2949	+22.0
22	Karimi, Farhad	🇩🇪GER	2060	1.0	1853	2653	+4.6
24	Rehfeldt, Jens	🇩🇪GER	2017	1.0	1772	2572	+4.0
25	IMSielecki, Christof	🇩🇪GER	2380	1.0	2145	2945	+2.1
28	Schlaap, Ralf	🇩🇪GER	2111	1.0	1955	2755	+5.8
30	Trinkel, Fabian, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1853	1.0	1934	2734	+24.4
32	Hoffmann, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2032	1.0	1920	2720	+7.0
33	Menzel, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	2234	1.0	2016	2816	+4.4
36	Koehler, Justus	🇩🇪GER	2140	1.0	2015	2815	+6.6
37	FMWittke, Rene	🇩🇪GER	2286	1.0	2135	2935	+6.0
38	FMVan Meegen, Ruud	🇳🇱NED	2293	1.0	2175	2975	+6.8
39	CMJansen, Dirk Norbert	🇩🇪GER	2108	1.0	2053	2853	+8.4
42	Distelrath, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	1895	1.0	1758	2558	+6.4
43	Raasch, Joerg	🇩🇪GER	2169	1.0	1934	2734	+4.2
44	Immel, Kaspar	🇩🇪GER	1782	1.0	1916	2716	+27.2
45	Hirschmueller, Bennet	🇩🇪GER	1860	1.0	1863	2663	+20.0
46	Kindermann, Carsten	🇩🇪GER	1969	1.0	1950	2750	+18.8
47	Voss, Hubertus	🇩🇪GER	2153	1.0	2098	2898	+8.4
48	Turbin, Yaroslav	FID	2114	1.0	1953	2753	+5.8
49	Doenges, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	1897	1.0	1761	2561	+6.4
51	CMGrodotzki, Kenneth	🇩🇪GER	1984	1.0	1846	2646	+6.2
52	Faber, Lennart	🇩🇪GER	1955	1.0	1975	2775	+10.6
55	Heidenreich, Nils Patrick	🇩🇪GER	2147	1.0	1979	2779	+5.6
56	Heider, Niklas	🇩🇪GER	1956	1.0	2034	2834	+24.4
59	IMGruen, Gerd-Peter	🇩🇪GER	2236	1.0	2031	2831	+2.4
61	Menai, Nick	🇩🇪GER	1820	1.0	1975	2775	+14.2
66	Kaemper, Ralph	🇩🇪GER	1986	1.0	1876	2676	+14.0
67	Goralski, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2072	1.0	1772	2572	+3.0
68	Zachos, Ingo	🇩🇪GER	1976	1.0	1903	2703	+8.0
70	Wittek, Felix	🇩🇪GER	1863	1.0	1990	2790	+26.8
73	Fuhs, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2049	1.0	1853	2653	+5.0
74	IMWegerle, Joerg	🇩🇪GER	2379	1.0	2090	2890	+1.6
76	Arold, Gerhard	🇩🇪GER	2089	1.0	2046	2846	+8.8
78	Ashwath C S	🇮🇳IND	1789	1.0	1939	2739	+14.0
80	Prause, Helge	🇩🇪GER	1871	1.0	1993	2793	+13.4
84	Krings, Thomas, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1797	0.5	2197	2004	+13.6
126	Slanina, Aaron	🇩🇪GER	1985	0.5	1963	1770	-11.0
127	Fuss, Jean-Pierre	🇩🇪GER	1948	0.5	2150	1957	+0.2
121	FIDE 24683310	—	0	0.5	1967	1774	0.0
106	Lamby, Philipp, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2192	0.5	2237	2044	-7.6
99	FMMuschik, Benedikt	🇩🇪GER	2283	0.5	2303	2303	+0.6
108	Schulze-Schwering, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2021	0.5	2080	2080	+1.6
125	Peter, Laurenz	🇩🇪GER	1900	0.5	1958	1958	+1.6
120	Beckmann, David	🇩🇪GER	2014	0.5	2076	1883	-6.8
82	Schmidt, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	1981	0.5	1823	1823	-4.2
107	Werrn, Pascal	🇩🇪GER	2075	0.5	2123	2123	+1.4
119	Brieger, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2014	0.5	1984	1984	-0.8
81	Luettich, Bodo	🇩🇪GER	1976	0.5	2067	2067	+4.8
83	Horenburg, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	1946	0.5	2022	2022	+4.0
86	Sunko, Sviatoslav	🇩🇪GER	2122	0.5	2202	2202	+2.2
92	Pferdmenges, Elias	🇩🇪GER	1751	0.5	1793	1793	+2.4
110	Schmitz, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2202	0.5	2122	2122	-2.2
115	Muench, Carsten	🇩🇪GER	1793	0.5	1751	1751	-2.4
123	Mueller, Martin, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2067	0.5	1976	1976	-2.4
129	Doering, Carsten	🇩🇪GER	2022	0.5	1946	1946	-2.0
94	Gutbier, Michael	🇩🇪GER	1992	0.5	2108	2108	+6.4
103	FIDE 533085110	—	0	0.5	2217	2217	0.0
105	Harff, Wilfried	🇩🇪GER	2074	0.5	2327	2327	+6.2
114	Schlottmann, Fabian, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2228	0.5	2194	2194	-1.0
88	Ebert, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	1965	0.5	2188	2188	+5.6
93	Tymura, Achim	🇩🇪GER	2023	0.5	2105	2105	+2.2
97	CMMamedov, Aflatun	🇺🇦UKR	2220	0.5	2313	2313	+2.6
98	Meyer, Armin	🇩🇪GER	2218	0.5	2046	2046	-4.6
100	Makowski, Martin	🇩🇪GER	0	0.5	2123	2123	0.0
101	Drewes, Martin	🇩🇪GER	1982	0.5	1823	1823	-8.4
111	Korste, Sebastian, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2018	0.5	2060	2060	+1.2
116	FMOdendahl, Reiner	🇩🇪GER	2252	0.5	2262	2262	+0.1
122	Rittmeier, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2212	0.5	1984	1984	-5.8
85	Boos, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2098	0.5	1993	1993	-2.8
87	Schalt, Guideon	🇩🇪GER	1848	0.5	1985	1985	+7.2
90	Wegner, Stephan	🇩🇪GER	1946	0.5	2051	2051	+2.8
91	Rosenkraenzer, Torsten	🇩🇪GER	1993	0.5	2098	2098	+2.8
96	WFMNeumann, Helena	🇩🇪GER	2051	0.5	1946	1946	-5.6
102	Wilczek, Ralph	🇩🇪GER	2146	0.5	2192	2192	+1.2
109	Weber, Andre	🇩🇪GER	2007	0.5	2063	2063	+1.6
112	Atali, Dogukan	🇩🇪GER	1995	0.5	2014	2014	+0.6
113	Schulte, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	2063	0.5	2007	2007	-3.2
117	Schmidt, Gerhard, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2072	0.5	1948	1948	-3.4
118	Krueger, Andre	🇩🇪GER	2014	0.5	1791	1791	-5.6
124	FMCoenen, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2277	0.5	1877	1877	-4.2
128	Drost, Johannes Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	1791	0.5	2014	2014	+11.2
95	FIDE 533043230	—	0	0.5	1819	1819	0.0
169	FIDE 16252950	—	0	0.5	1896	1096	0.0
144	Schwarz, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2125	0.0	2346	1546	-8.8
161	Classen, Michael	🇩🇪GER	1630	0.0	1832	1032	-4.8
173	Fichtner, Ewald	🇩🇪GER	2044	0.0	1940	1140	-12.8
193	Undank, Luca	🇩🇪GER	1738	0.0	1971	1171	-8.4
170	Schuette, Tobias	🇩🇪GER	2011	0.0	2194	1394	-10.4
130	Brecker, Hans-Joerg	🇩🇪GER	1934	0.0	2011	1211	-16.4
135	Wilde, Justin	🇩🇪GER	2016	0.0	2192	1392	-10.8
145	Olschewski, Martin	🇩🇪GER	1772	0.0	2045	1245	-14.0
179	Wenzke, Elias	🇩🇪GER	1975	0.0	1888	1088	-24.8
182	De Cauter, Noah J. A.	🇩🇪GER	1853	0.0	2055	1255	-19.2
136	Bundesmann, Joerg	🇩🇪GER	2098	0.0	2153	1353	-8.4
140	Bredendick, Uwe	🇩🇪GER	1761	0.0	1897	1097	-12.8
143	Jungbluth, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2053	0.0	2108	1308	-8.4
150	Watzlawek, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2015	0.0	2140	1340	-6.6
158	Ertelt, Pornchai	🇩🇪GER	1758	0.0	1895	1095	-6.4
172	Nowicki, Heiko	🇩🇪GER	1876	0.0	1986	1186	-7.0
180	Gernhuber, Darian	🇩🇪GER	1903	0.0	1976	1176	-8.0
189	Stork, Joachim	🇩🇪GER	1955	0.0	2111	1311	-5.8
196	Sejdini, Valentin	🇩🇪GER	1916	0.0	1782	982	-13.6
138	Biernath, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	1902	0.0	2078	1278	-5.4
160	Loseries, Uwe	🇩🇪GER	2124	0.0	2227	1427	-7.2
163	Albersmann, Rene	🇩🇪GER	1867	0.0	1971	1171	-7.2
164	FMDresen, Ulrich	🇩🇪GER	2164	0.0	2279	1479	-6.8
165	Dickel, Jens	🇩🇪GER	2019	0.0	1940	1140	-12.2
166	Klaus, Egon	🇩🇪GER	1865	0.0	1832	1032	-11.0
167	FIDE 533083959	—	0	0.0	2148	1348	0.0
183	Eichmann, Eduard	🇩🇪GER	2014	0.0	2297	1497	-6.4
184	Nagel, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2176	0.0	2346	1546	-5.6
195	Feldhaus, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2079	0.0	2260	1460	-5.2
199	Sistig, Max	🇩🇪GER	2018	0.0	2012	1212	-10.2
131	WCMHeidemann, Nora	🇩🇪GER	1879	0.0	2279	1479	-3.2
134	Hater, Wolfgang, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2131	0.0	2252	1452	-6.8
152	Haverkamp, Klaus, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1864	0.0	1958	1158	-7.4
153	Quelle, Helmut	🇩🇪GER	2033	0.0	2246	1446	-4.6
155	Stevens, Titus	🇩🇪GER	2075	0.0	2196	1396	-6.8
171	Liedmann, Dennis	🇩🇪GER	1987	0.0	2080	1280	-7.4
174	Mann, Gergely	🇩🇪GER	2181	0.0	2105	1305	-12.0
181	FIDE 533084688	—	0	0.0	2109	1309	0.0
198	Hillenbrand, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2121	0.0	2197	1397	-8.0
132	di Franco, Patricio	🇩🇪GER	2090	0.0	2379	1579	-3.2
137	Monkenbusch, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	0	0.0	2053	1253	0.0
139	Nastasie, Alfred	🇩🇪GER	1912	0.0	2115	1315	-9.6
141	Arndt, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2135	0.0	2286	1486	-6.0
142	Heinert, Eugen	🇩🇪GER	2175	0.0	2293	1493	-6.8
146	Loyen, Egbert	🇩🇪GER	2145	0.0	2380	1580	-4.2
147	Dittert, Volker	🇩🇪GER	0	0.0	1950	1150	0.0
148	Riekenbrauk, Joerg	🇩🇪GER	1950	0.0	1969	1169	-9.4
149	Hollmann, Bert	🇩🇪GER	2113	0.0	1829	1029	-16.8
151	Scharrenbroich, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	1846	0.0	1984	1184	-12.4
154	Kessler, Ulrich, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1920	0.0	2032	1232	-14.0
156	FIDE 533084670	—	0	0.0	1977	1177	0.0
157	Merz, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2031	0.0	2236	1436	-9.6
159	Knoell, Dominik	🇩🇪GER	1726	0.0	2126	1326	-1.6
162	Lu, Trung Cang	🇩🇪GER	1863	0.0	1860	1060	-10.0
168	Mueller, Rene	🇩🇪GER	1953	0.0	2114	1314	-5.8
175	Van Haren, Marcel	🇳🇱NED	1979	0.0	2147	1347	-5.6
176	Kushchan, Eduard	🇩🇪GER	2034	0.0	1956	1156	-12.2
185	Gratz, Lucas	🇩🇪GER	1745	0.0	1993	1193	-7.6
187	Hinkmann, Jens, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2046	0.0	2089	1289	-8.8
188	Strater, Heinz	🇩🇪GER	1939	0.0	1789	989	-14.0
191	Ackermann, Frank	🇩🇪GER	2007	0.0	2088	1288	-7.8
194	Helmert, Jochen	🇩🇪GER	1993	0.0	1871	1071	-26.8
197	Herud, Martin	🇩🇪GER	1990	0.0	1863	1063	-13.4
201	Oeztekin, Atilla	🇩🇪GER	2081	0.0	2067	1267	-10.4
177	FIDE 533045356	—	0	0.0	1898	1098	0.0
186	FIDE 533085099	—	0	0.0	2243	1443	0.0
190	FIDE 34615873	—	0	0.0	1757	957	0.0
200	FIDE 533042152	—	0	0.0	1884	1084	0.0
202	FIDE 533085935	—	0	0.0	1917	1117	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Budzyn, MarcusGER
+50.0
2.0 pts · #6
2Georgopoulos, NicolasGER
+31.6
2.0 pts · #7
3Immel, KasparGER
+27.2
1.0 pts · #44

Top rating losers

1Helmert, JochenGER
-26.8
0.0 pts · #194
2Wenzke, EliasGER
-24.8
0.0 pts · #179
3De Cauter, Noah J. A.GER
-19.2
0.0 pts · #182

Biggest upsets

R1+284 Elo gap
Kimura, Jonas1829 beat Hollmann, Bert2113
R1+155 Elo gap
Menai, Nick1820 beat Wenzke, Elias1975
R1+150 Elo gap
Ashwath C S1789 beat Strater, Heinz1939