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Mittelfraenkischer Schachkongress 2026 Hauptturnier

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23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Nuernberg, Germany. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2078, and top seed was Tobias Ammon (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 2207).

Markus Boehme (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 2163) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Albert Lemba (5.0) and Viktor Ratushnyi (5.0). Boehme won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Albert Lemba (1980) beat Tobias Ammon (2207), a +227-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺNuernberg, Germany
Dates
22 May 2026 β†’ 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺTobias Ammon2207
Avg top 10
2,078
Participants
23
Federations Β· 4 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—18
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—2
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—2
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EgyptΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Markus Boehme
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2163
    6.0ptsΒ·2324perf+24.2
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Albert Lemba
    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UKRΒ·1980
    5.0ptsΒ·2247perf+79.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    Viktor Ratushnyi
    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UKRΒ·2111
    5.0ptsΒ·2188perf+32.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Markus Boehme led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
8
3
2
2
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Boehme6Ratushnyi5Lemba5Link4.5Meulner4.5Heller4.5
R5–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Markus Boehme never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Markus Boehme drew with Viktor Ratushnyi (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Markus Boehme 3 wins (R1–R3)Albert Lemba 4 wins (R3–R7)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Markus Boehme*
Β½
1
β€”
2Viktor Ratushnyi
Β½
*β€”β€”
3Albert Lemba
0
β€”*β€”
4Andreas Linkβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Boehme, Markus2163GER+16B+2N+13B=4N+8B+9N=3B6.024.527.022.252324+24.2
2Lemba, Albert1980UKR+18Bβˆ’1B+14N+5NF+8B+4B5.025.027.017.502247+79.2
3Ratushnyi, Viktor2111UKR+20B=5N+15B=8N=4B+10N=1N5.024.526.016.752188+32.4
4Rosenboom, Niko2045GER+22B+19N+10B=1B=3N=6Bβˆ’2N4.525.525.512.752098+12.6
5Meulner, Klaus1966GER+14N=3B=17Nβˆ’2B+19N=7B+15N4.522.524.013.001992+6.6
6Link, Andreas2036GER=15Bβˆ’10N+16B+18N+11B=4N=9B4.520.022.013.252018-1.4
7Heller, Benedikt2039GERβˆ’9N+22B=18N+17B=10B=5N+11B4.519.519.511.001999-10.4
8Ammon, Tobias2207GER=12N+9B+11N=3Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’2N=10B3.526.530.013.002005-33.6
9Atal, Parsa1837GER+7Bβˆ’8N+19B+13NFβˆ’1B=6N3.526.528.011.252080+72.4
10Saathoff, Richard2131GER=11N+6Bβˆ’4N+12B=7Nβˆ’3B=8N3.525.529.013.752036-17.6
11Koenig, Oliver1881GER=10B+23Nβˆ’8B+15Nβˆ’6N+13Bβˆ’7N3.521.521.57.252045+28.8
12Papst, Arthur1932GER=8Bβˆ’15N+20Bβˆ’10N=13B=18N+21B3.516.017.06.751941+1.6
13Erlbeck, Peter1994GER+21N+17Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’9B=12Nβˆ’11N=19B3.020.521.56.001831-30.2
14Dachs, Simon1707GERβˆ’5B+20Nβˆ’2B=16N=18B+21Nβˆ’17B3.018.019.04.751829+41.6
15Levent, Abdullah1836TUR=6N+12Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’11BF+16Nβˆ’5B2.523.523.58.251919+23.6
16Himonakis, Michael1930GERβˆ’1N+21Bβˆ’6N=14B+17Nβˆ’15BF2.519.519.55.001843-15.2
17Engel, David1859GER+23Bβˆ’13N=5Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’16BF+14N2.517.517.55.251895+4.8
18Mueller, Tim1754GERβˆ’2NF=7Bβˆ’6B=14N=12B=20N2.022.022.06.251801+11.2
19Mitin, Maximilian1698GERFβˆ’4Bβˆ’9N+21Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’20B=13N1.518.018.02.501724+4.8
20Vennemann, Juergen1863GERβˆ’3Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’12NFβˆ’21B+19N=18B1.516.016.02.501641-35.2
21Assem Gawdat Azmy, Mostafa1799EGYβˆ’13Bβˆ’16NFβˆ’19B+20Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’12N1.015.015.01.501581-31.4
22Civas, Ege Noyan1853TURβˆ’4Nβˆ’7NFFFFF0.09.09.00.001242-10.2
23Meulner, Fabian2074GERβˆ’17Nβˆ’11BFFFFF0.06.06.00.001070-30.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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