Chessence Premium Tournament No. 16 Group B
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Willingen, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1715, and top seed was Nabil Chbib (🇩🇪 GER, 1816).
Nabil Chbib (🇩🇪 GER, 1816) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Petra Grabowski (4.0) and Bastian, Dr. Ringsdorf (3.5). Chbib won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Michael Aronau (1508) beat Vladimir Rick (1708), a +200-point gap.
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 · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×18
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNabil Chbib led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
2
4
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Nabil Chbib held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Nabil Chbib won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nabil Chbib | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Petra Grabowski | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Bastian, Dr. Ringsdorf | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4FIDE 533090149 | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chbib, Nabil | 1816 | GER | +14B | =3N | +4B | +10N | +6B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 2008 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Grabowski, Petra | 1799 | GER | +13N | +7B | =5B | =3N | +9B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.25 | 1942 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Ringsdorf, Bastian, Dr. | 1647 | GER | +8B | =1B | +11N | =2B | =4N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1767 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Velic, Speitim | 1565 | GER | +15N | =10B | −1N | +8B | =3B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 1735 | +17.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 533090149 | 0 | — | +6B | +18B | =2N | −9N | =10B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Betz, Niclas | 1650 | GER | −5N | +22B | +21N | +7B | −1N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1791 | +22.4 |
| 7 | Musev, Sibin | 1615 | GER | +20B | −2N | +12B | −6N | +11B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1666 | +5.4 |
| 8 | Schirmer, Moritz | 0 | GER | −3N | +13B | +16B | −4N | +12B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pilawski, Lars | 1577 | GER | −10N | +20B | +18N | +5B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1617 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Bertram, Steven | 1753 | GER | +9B | =4N | F | −1B | =5N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1653 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Aronau, Michael | 1508 | GER | +12B | =19N | −3B | =16N | −7N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1597 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Rick, Vladimir | 1708 | GER | −11N | +17B | −7N | +21B | −8N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 762 | -55.6 |
| 13 | Aronau, Aliaksandr | 1585 | GER | −2B | −8N | =20N | +22B | =15N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1697 | +8.6 |
| 14 | Koch, Klaus Dieter | 1596 | GER | −1N | −21B | +22N | =15B | =17N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1703 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Bausch, Markus | 1725 | GER | −4B | =16N | =17B | =14N | =13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1510 | -47.2 |
| 16 | Wollrath, Werner | 1643 | GER | =17N | =15B | −8N | =11B | =20N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1617 | -2.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 34636145 | 0 | — | =16B | −12N | =15N | =18B | =14B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 18 | von Renesse, Hans-Konstantin | 1674 | GER | +21B | −5N | −9B | =17N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 777 | -12.6 |
| 19 | Hladeniuk, Yelyzaveta | 1731 | GER | +22N | =11B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1731 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hasanov, Huseyn | 0 | GER | −7N | −9N | =13B | F | =16B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 533092400 | 0 | — | −18N | +14N | −6B | −12N | −22B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Koch, Paul | 1567 | LUX | −19B | −6N | −14B | −13N | +21N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 841 | -32.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aronau, MichaelGER+22.42.0 pts · #9
- 2Betz, NiclasGER+22.43.0 pts · #6
- 3Chbib, NabilGER+17.64.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Rick, VladimirGER-55.62.0 pts · #22
- 2Bausch, MarkusGER-47.22.0 pts · #11
- 3Koch, PaulLUX-32.01.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R1+200 Elo gap
- R1+160 Elo gap