Hamburger Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Kandidatenklasse
Open SwissStandard
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1839, and top seed was Thomas Ruider (🇩🇪 GER, 1881).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ole Wolff (1704) beat Thomas Ruider (1881), a +177-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Hamburg, Germany
Dates
23 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×24
🇰🇪Kenya×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFIDE 12977217 led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
11
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 12977217 held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 12977217 beat Julius Eiglsperger (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FIDE 12977217 8 wins (R1–R8)Julius Eiglsperger 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 12977217 | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Julius Eiglsperger | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Robert Ferenc Hasselgruber | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Simon Aengenheyster | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 12977217 | 0 | — | +23B | +5N | +10B | +2N | +17B | +11N | +3B | +15N | =8B | 8.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 35.25 | 1962 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Eiglsperger, Julius | 0 | GER | +16N | +14B | +3N | −1B | +13B | +10N | +9N | +11B | +7N | 8.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 30.50 | 2604 | +126.8 |
| 3 | Hasselgruber, Robert Ferenc | 1867 | GER | +4B | +26N | −2B | −13N | +14B | +17N | −1N | =7B | +11N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 18.25 | 1992 | +20.2 |
| 4 | Aengenheyster, Simon | 1746 | GER | −3N | −19B | +23B | F | =24N | +22N | +21B | +12N | +10B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 13.75 | 1938 | +81.6 |
| 5 | Piehl, Thorsten | 1823 | GER | +13N | −1B | =25N | =19B | +16N | −7N | −11B | +18N | +15B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 13.50 | 1886 | +26.0 |
| 6 | Erk, Ben | 1733 | GER | =18B | −8N | =7N | −16B | −15N | +23N | +22B | +14B | +9N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1861 | +62.0 |
| 7 | Dawidzinski, Jan | 1775 | GER | −10B | =12N | =6B | +21N | =18N | +5B | =13B | =3N | −2B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 17.25 | 1840 | +14.6 |
| 8 | Fomenkov, Alexander | 1848 | GER | −20N | +6B | +22N | =9B | −11N | +12B | =10B | F | =1N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 18.75 | 1831 | -2.8 |
| 9 | Schiller, Thomas | 1837 | GER | +25B | =11N | =18B | =8N | +20B | =13N | −2B | =10N | −6B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 12.50 | 1833 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Neumann, Hannes | 1866 | GER | +7N | =20B | −1N | +12B | F | −2B | =8N | =9B | −4N | 3.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 13.75 | 1836 | -8.0 |
| 11 | Busch, Jonathan Luis | 1787 | GER | +19N | =9B | −20N | F | +8B | −1B | +5N | −2N | −3B | 3.5 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 14.25 | 1878 | +31.2 |
| 12 | Wolff, Ole | 1704 | GER | −14N | =7B | +15N | −10N | +22B | −8N | +18B | −4B | F | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 1779 | +30.4 |
| 13 | Toman, Darius | 1712 | GER | −5B | F | +14N | +3B | −2N | =9B | =7N | F | F | 3.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 13.00 | 1895 | +25.2 |
| 14 | Schwarzman, Isja | 1814 | GER | +12B | −2N | −13B | +26N | −3N | +16B | −15B | −6N | −23N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 7.50 | 1691 | -28.0 |
| 15 | Becker-Bertau, Friedrich, Dr. | 1870 | GER | −26B | =18N | −12B | =22N | +6B | F | +14N | −1B | −5N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 10.25 | 1736 | -26.0 |
| 16 | Habilov, Mushfig | 1777 | KEN | −2B | −25N | +24B | +6N | −5B | −14N | +23N | −17B | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 1723 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Vesovic, Ivan | 1731 | GER | F | +23N | +26B | F | −1N | −3B | F | +16N | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1994 | +55.2 |
| 18 | Ruider, Thomas | 1881 | GER | =6N | =15B | =9N | F | =7B | =21N | −12N | −5B | F | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.75 | 1688 | -37.0 |
| 19 | Haack, Stefan | 1790 | GER | −11B | +4N | +21B | =5N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1882 | +9.8 |
| 20 | Redmer, Till | 1763 | GER | +8B | =10N | +11B | F | −9N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1930 | +35.6 |
| 21 | Hansson, Pelle | 1791 | GER | +24B | F | −19N | −7B | +26N | =18B | −4N | F | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 1736 | -19.6 |
| 22 | Prasanth, Rishi | 1777 | GER | F | +24N | −8B | =15B | −12N | −4B | −6N | =23B | F | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.75 | 1625 | -57.6 |
| 23 | Horstmann, Thilo, Dr. | 1787 | GER | −1N | −17B | −4N | −24N | F | −6B | −16B | =22N | +14B | 1.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 4.00 | 1537 | -87.6 |
| 24 | Schacht, David | 1792 | GER | −21N | −22B | −16N | +23B | =4B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1627 | -22.2 |
| 25 | Babychev, Mykhailo | 1732 | GER | −9N | +16B | =5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1812 | +12.8 |
| 26 | Hoegel, Philip | 1771 | GER | +15N | −3B | −17N | −14B | −21B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1575 | -48.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Eiglsperger, JuliusGER+126.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Aengenheyster, SimonGER+81.65.5 pts · #4
- 3Erk, BenGER+62.05.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Horstmann, Thilo, Dr.GER-87.61.5 pts · #24
- 2Prasanth, RishiGER-57.62.0 pts · #22
- 3Hoegel, PhilipGER-48.01.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R7+177 Elo gap
- R3+166 Elo gap
- R4+155 Elo gap