2. Schwaigern Open 2026 A-Turnier
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51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Schwaigern, Germany. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2181, and top seed was Christopher Noe (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2517).
Christopher Noe (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2517) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jewgeni Martaler (5.5) and Veaceslav Cofmann (5.0). Noe took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nachiket Dhonnar (1866) beat Xiang-Tobias Peng (2208), a +342-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Schwaigern, 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
Titled players · 4
GM×1
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇩🇪Germany×46
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇹🇬Togo×1
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGM Christopher Noe led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 May
GM Christopher Noe takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Christopher Noe drew with Jewgeni Martaler (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Christopher Noe 4 wins (R3–R6)FM Veaceslav Cofmann 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMChristopher Noe | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Jewgeni Martaler | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3FMVeaceslav Cofmann | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Thomas Hollmann | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noe, ChristopherGM | 2517 | GER | +40B | =11N | +12N | +7B | +3B | +5N | =2N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 25.25 | 2461 | -2.7 |
| 2 | Martaler, Jewgeni | 2138 | GER | =30B | +32N | +11B | =6N | +28B | +3N | =1B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 22.00 | 2311 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Cofmann, VeaceslavFM | 2272 | GER | +39N | +20B | +14N | +5B | −1N | −2B | +8B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 19.50 | 2284 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Hollmann, Thomas | 1954 | GER | +25N | +6B | −7N | +42B | −5N | +16B | +19B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 2159 | +38.0 |
| 5 | Hintze, HelgeFM | 2185 | GER | +22B | +49N | +29B | −3N | +4B | −1B | +32N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 2205 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Koellner, Aaron NoahCM | 2213 | GER | +37B | −4N | +40B | =2B | +11N | =19N | +21B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 16.50 | 2126 | -11.4 |
| 7 | Pitic, Jasmin | 2047 | SRB | +24B | +28N | +4B | −1N | =19B | −8N | +26B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 2140 | +16.0 |
| 8 | Peng, Xiang-Tobias | 2208 | GER | −9N | +23B | +39N | +20B | =12N | +7B | −3N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 2077 | -17.6 |
| 9 | Dhonnar, Nachiket | 1866 | IND | +8B | =31N | =30B | −19N | +34B | =10N | +28B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 15.75 | 2098 | +42.0 |
| 10 | Koellner, Christof | 2052 | GER | =42N | =41B | =38N | +37B | =16N | =9B | +20N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 13.50 | 1982 | -11.4 |
| 11 | Egbe, Kossi Thierry | 1954 | TOG | +33B | =1B | −2N | +41N | −6B | +29N | =17B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 2076 | +20.6 |
| 12 | Groeschel, Karoline | 2004 | GER | +27B | +17N | −1B | +30N | =8B | =18N | F | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.75 | 2154 | +21.6 |
| 13 | Eckert, Moritz | 1904 | GER | +47B | −29N | =17B | =34N | =27B | =22N | +33B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1882 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Feil, Stephan, Dr. | 2021 | GER | +50B | +44N | −3B | −28N | +30B | =21N | =15B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1992 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Wettstein, Levin | 1840 | GER | −29B | −40N | +36B | +24N | +39N | =31B | =14N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1986 | +54.0 |
| 16 | Botschek, Marius | 1847 | GER | −19B | +47N | +48B | =21N | =10B | −4N | +44B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1982 | +51.6 |
| 17 | Bonath, Michael Alexander | 1820 | GER | +35N | −12B | =13N | +48B | +29B | F | =11N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 2070 | +40.4 |
| 18 | Brunner, Tobias | 2031 | GER | =26N | =42B | =37N | +43B | +38N | =12B | F | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 2006 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Zimmer, Rolf | 2019 | GER | +16N | =38B | F | +9B | =7N | =6B | −4N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 14.50 | 2030 | +2.4 |
| 20 | Gutfleisch, Florian | 1933 | GER | +36B | −3N | +27B | −8N | +42B | =26N | −10B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 1982 | +6.8 |
| 21 | Chua, Daniel James | 1940 | GER | =23N | F | +22B | =16B | +31N | =14B | −6N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 2044 | +33.2 |
| 22 | Gerold, Robin | 1865 | GER | −5N | +45B | −21N | =23B | +43N | =13B | =25N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1896 | +4.6 |
| 23 | Puhrer, Achim | 1827 | GER | =21B | −8N | =24B | =22N | =41B | +40N | =29B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 1942 | +19.6 |
| 24 | Vennemann, Juergen | 1863 | GER | −7N | =43B | =23N | −15B | +47N | +39B | =31N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1895 | +4.8 |
| 25 | Gabel, Reinhold | 1833 | GER | −4B | −37N | +47B | −40N | +36B | +30N | =22B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 1854 | +3.8 |
| 26 | Kolmykov, Egor | 1851 | GER | =18B | =48N | −28B | +49N | +44N | =20B | −7N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1955 | +19.6 |
| 27 | Sun, Christopher | 1844 | GER | −12N | +51B | −20N | +35B | =13N | +38B | F | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1963 | +40.0 |
| 28 | Sivashankar, Samyukta | 1922 | LUX | +43N | −7B | +26N | +14B | −2N | −32B | −9N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.50 | 1883 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Dornblueth, Christian | 1958 | GER | +15N | +13B | −5N | =38B | −17N | −11B | =23N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 1870 | -18.0 |
| 30 | Stark, Sven | 1865 | GER | =2N | +46B | =9N | −12B | −14N | −25B | +38N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1910 | +7.2 |
| 31 | Scharfenberg, Michael | 2148 | GER | =41N | =9B | F | +33N | −21B | =15N | =24B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1868 | -40.2 |
| 32 | Bopp, Sven | 1827 | GER | =46N | −2B | =35N | F | +40B | +28N | −5B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 2004 | +25.8 |
| 33 | Hellriegel, Hannes | 1835 | GER | −11N | =35B | +46N | −31B | =37N | +41B | −13N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1897 | +20.4 |
| 34 | Doerzbach, Jona | 1761 | GER | −38N | +50N | =44B | =13B | −9N | =37B | =35N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1842 | +14.6 |
| 35 | Geray, Idar | 1937 | GER | −17B | =33N | =32B | −27N | =45B | +48N | =34B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1779 | -60.8 |
| 36 | Huener, Timo | 1787 | GER | −20N | −39B | −15N | +46B | −25N | +47B | +43N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1800 | +3.0 |
| 37 | Kunz, Thorsten | 1875 | GER | −6N | +25B | =18B | −10N | =33B | =34N | F | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1897 | +0.8 |
| 38 | Kamm, Guenter | 1911 | GER | +34B | =19N | =10B | =29N | −18B | −27N | −30B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1831 | -15.6 |
| 39 | Schulz, Tim | 1879 | GER | −3B | +36N | −8B | +45N | −15B | −24N | =48B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1853 | -18.0 |
| 40 | Flierman, Edwin | 1894 | NED | −1N | +15B | −6N | +25B | −32N | −23B | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1847 | -11.0 |
| 41 | Link, Justus | 1865 | GER | =31B | =10N | F | −11B | =23N | −33N | =45B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1812 | -9.4 |
| 42 | Berger, Elias | 1863 | GER | =10B | =18N | +49B | −4N | −20N | F | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1909 | +5.8 |
| 43 | Dorn, Helmut | 1781 | GER | −28B | =24N | +50B | −18N | −22B | =45N | −36B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1716 | -25.6 |
| 44 | Sitzler, Matthias | 1905 | GER | +51N | −14B | =34N | F | −26B | F | −16N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 1696 | -28.0 |
| 45 | Daeuber, Andreas | 1804 | GER | −49B | −22N | F | −39B | =35N | =43B | =41N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1684 | -18.2 |
| 46 | Mueller, Rene | 1947 | GER | =32B | −30N | −33B | −36N | −50B | F | +47N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1624 | -50.8 |
| 47 | Tomovski, Leon | 1740 | GER | −13N | −16B | −25N | +50N | −24B | −36N | −46B | 1.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 1.00 | 1552 | -53.6 |
| 48 | Herold, Hansjoerg | 1912 | GER | F | =26B | −16N | −17N | F | −35B | =39N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1627 | -36.4 |
| 49 | Stark, Timo | 1937 | GER | +45N | −5B | −42N | −26B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1733 | -21.8 |
| 50 | Gerich, Daniel | 1848 | GER | −14N | −34B | −43N | −47B | +46N | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1610 | -59.6 |
| 51 | Ebert, Ben | 1747 | GER | −44B | −27N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1075 | -13.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wettstein, LevinGER+54.04.0 pts · #12
- 2Botschek, MariusGER+51.64.0 pts · #16
- 3Dhonnar, NachiketIND+42.04.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Geray, IdarGER-60.83.0 pts · #29
- 2Gerich, DanielGER-59.61.0 pts · #48
- 3Tomovski, LeonGER-53.61.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R1+342 Elo gap
- R2+259 Elo gap
- R5+208 Elo gap