Fruehling-Schach-Tage Schachbezirk Kreis Wesel 2026
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Wesel, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1911, and top seed was Martin Witthans (🇩🇪 GER, 2075).
Mohamad Yousef Riman (🇩🇪 GER, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Alexander Nakath (4.5) and Markus Mueller (4.0). Riman broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Berthold Plischke (1941) beat Martin Witthans (2075), a +134-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMohamad Yousef Riman led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Mohamad Yousef Riman held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
Mohamad Yousef Riman drew with Alexander Nakath (White).
Mohamad Yousef Riman won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohamad Yousef Riman | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Alexander Nakath | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Markus Mueller | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Martin Witthans | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riman, Mohamad Yousef | 0 | GER | =6B | +5N | +9B | +4N | =2B | +10N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 15.75 | 2033 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nakath, Alexander | 0 | GER | +8N | +10B | =4B | +13N | =1N | =3B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 13.75 | 2039 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mueller, Markus | 1856 | GER | +14B | −4N | +7B | =6N | +12B | =2N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1981 | +26.0 |
| 4 | Witthans, Martin | 2075 | GER | +7N | +3B | =2N | −1B | +6N | −8B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 12.25 | 2072 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Szczepanski, Krzysztof | 1812 | GER | −11N | −1B | +14N | +17B | =9N | +15N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1937 | +6.6 |
| 6 | Zahn, Richard | 2004 | GER | =1N | =12B | +11N | =3B | −4B | =7N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1762 | -25.0 |
| 7 | Markert, Maximilian | 1715 | GER | −4B | +14N | −3N | =10B | +17N | =6B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1840 | +26.0 |
| 8 | Plischke, Berthold | 1941 | GER | −2B | F | +17N | +11B | F | +4N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2648 | +16.2 |
| 9 | Wilke, Michael | 1867 | GER | +15N | =11B | −1N | F | =5B | =12N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1781 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Vasiljev, Jurij | 2006 | GER | +17B | −2N | F | =7N | +16B | −1B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1861 | -5.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 533089981 | 0 | — | +5B | =9N | −6B | −8N | F | +16N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1819 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Zimmermann, Michael | 1750 | GER | F | =6N | +15B | F | −3N | =9B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1784 | +2.2 |
| 13 | Esser, Jochen | 2018 | GER | F | +16N | F | −2B | F | +18B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 2577 | +4.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 16276817 | 0 | — | −3N | −7B | −5B | F | F | +17N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Maloku, Agim | 0 | GER | −9B | +17N | −12N | F | F | −5B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 34683410 | 0 | — | +18N | −13B | F | F | −10N | −11B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1809 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Engels, Johannes | 1621 | GER | −10N | −15B | −8B | −5N | −7B | −14B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1069 | -33.6 |
| 18 | Bonn, Juergen | 1777 | GER | −16B | F | F | F | F | −13N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1218 | -8.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Markert, MaximilianGER+26.03.0 pts · #5
- 2Mueller, MarkusGER+26.04.0 pts · #4
- 3Plischke, BertholdGER+16.23.0 pts · #6
- 1Engels, JohannesGER-33.60.0 pts · #18
- 2Zahn, RichardGER-25.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Wilke, MichaelGER-9.62.5 pts · #14
- R6+134 Elo gap