Chessence Premium Tournament No. 16 Group A
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Willingen, Germany. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1864, and top seed was Detlef Rost (🇩🇪 GER, 1966).
Georg Paul Hoffmann (🇪🇸 ESP, 1879) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tom Niklas Arnz (3.5) and Detlef Rost (3.0). Hoffmann broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇩🇪Willingen, Germany
Dates
12 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×10
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGeorg Paul Hoffmann led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Georg Paul Hoffmann held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Georg Paul Hoffmann drew with Tom Niklas Arnz (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Georg Paul Hoffmann went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Georg Paul Hoffmann | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Tom Niklas Arnz | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Detlef Rost | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Mete Cubukcu | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoffmann, Georg Paul | 1879 | ESP | +12B | +7N | =3B | =2N | +5B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 2115 | +29.4 |
| 2 | Arnz, Tom Niklas | 1861 | GER | =3B | +10N | +9B | =1B | =4N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 2014 | +20.6 |
| 3 | Rost, Detlef | 1966 | GER | =2N | +6B | =1N | =4B | =8N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1919 | -5.8 |
| 4 | Cubukcu, Mete | 1796 | TUR | =9B | =5N | +7B | =3N | =2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1965 | +23.0 |
| 5 | Gburek, Juergen | 1906 | GER | =6N | =4B | =8N | +10B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1835 | -19.6 |
| 6 | Schimmer, Michael | 1807 | GER | =5B | −3N | +12B | =8B | =7N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1881 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Siemes, Robert | 1848 | GER | +11N | −1B | −4N | +12B | =6B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1732 | -13.4 |
| 8 | Grabenhorst, Joerg | 1893 | GER | =10B | =9N | =5B | =6N | =3B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1873 | -2.8 |
| 9 | Tornow, Michael | 1885 | GER | =4N | =8B | −2N | =11B | =10N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1751 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Shynkar, Daria | 1800 | GER | =8N | −2B | +11N | −5N | =9B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1693 | -21.2 |
| 11 | Kubiak, Christoph | 0 | GER | −7B | =12N | −10B | =9N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ebert, Wolf | 1792 | GER | −1N | =11B | −6N | −7N | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1045 | -25.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hoffmann, Georg PaulESP+29.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Cubukcu, MeteTUR+23.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Arnz, Tom NiklasGER+20.63.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Ebert, WolfGER-25.60.5 pts · #12
- 2Shynkar, DariaGER-21.22.0 pts · #11
- 3Gburek, JuergenGER-19.62.5 pts · #7