Hamburger Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Klasse
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1746, and top seed was Alf Ertelt (🇩🇪 GER, 1850).
Martina Gerdts (🇩🇪 GER, 1694) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Arend Bothe (4.5) and Rene Lohmann (4.5). Gerdts shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jens Queisser (1586) beat Alf Ertelt (1850), a +264-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 · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMartina Gerdts led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE27 May
Arend Bothe takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Martina Gerdts drew with Arend Bothe (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Martina Gerdts 4 wins (R1–R5)Torsten Schubert 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Martina Gerdts | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Arend Bothe | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Torsten Schubert | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Rene Lohmann | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerdts, Martina | 1694 | GER | +26N | +12B | +15N | F | +10B | =2B | +5N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 18.25 | 2061 | +40.2 |
| 2 | Bothe, Arend | 1668 | GER | +9B | +5B | =6N | +20B | −4N | =1N | =3B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 1807 | +54.4 |
| 3 | Lohmann, Rene | 1693 | GER | =14B | +11N | =13B | +12B | F | +10N | =2N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 26.0 | 16.25 | 1953 | +33.0 |
| 4 | Schubert, Torsten | 1715 | GER | −15N | +34B | +30N | +17B | +2B | −5N | =8N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1772 | +22.4 |
| 5 | Grotrian, Peter | 1729 | GER | +16B | −2N | +19B | +25N | F | +4B | −1B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1794 | +10.2 |
| 6 | Gretzinger, Maximilian | 1699 | GER | +30B | =7N | =2B | =13N | =18B | =11N | =10B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 1737 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Khattar, Ranvir Singh | 1627 | GER | +28B | =6B | −20N | =11N | +25B | +23N | F | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1816 | +61.6 |
| 8 | Ertelt, Alf | 1850 | GER | =32B | −17N | +27B | F | +31N | +13N | =4B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1710 | -16.2 |
| 9 | Holand, Maxim | 1762 | GER | −2N | +16B | +31N | F | F | +14N | +23B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 1946 | +22.2 |
| 10 | Klaeke, Gregor | 1705 | GER | =20N | +18B | =17N | +15B | −1N | −3B | =6N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.25 | 1608 | -16.6 |
| 11 | Echt, Pascal | 1696 | GER | =18N | −3B | +24N | =7B | +16N | =6B | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1748 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Krauss, Robert | 1698 | GER | +25B | −1N | +23B | −3N | +13B | =18N | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1691 | -2.0 |
| 13 | Henk, Milo | 0 | GER | =31N | +24B | =3N | =6B | −12N | −8B | +30N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1709 | +10.4 |
| 14 | Hotze, Kurt | 1800 | GER | =3N | −20B | =22N | =30B | +15N | −9B | +19N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1660 | -26.0 |
| 15 | Mi, Gufeng | 1673 | GER | +4B | +23N | −1B | −10N | −14B | +16N | F | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1714 | +6.6 |
| 16 | Fieron, Andreas | 1662 | GER | −5N | −9N | +32B | +19N | −11B | −15B | +24N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1643 | -4.0 |
| 17 | Queisser, Jens | 1586 | GER | =21N | +8B | =10B | −4N | −23N | +24B | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1732 | +22.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 34640630 | 0 | — | =11B | −10N | +28B | F | =6N | =12B | F | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Schenk, Michael | 1604 | GER | =29N | =31B | −5N | −16B | +33N | =30B | −14B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1608 | -0.2 |
| 20 | Hansen, Bernhard | 1646 | GER | =10B | +14N | +7B | −2N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1795 | +15.8 |
| 21 | Woell, Henry | 1715 | GER | =17B | +32N | F | F | +27B | F | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1866 | +20.8 |
| 22 | Schenk, Quentin Alexander | 1611 | GER | F | =28N | =14B | F | =30N | F | +31B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1808 | +42.0 |
| 23 | Priess, Holger | 1706 | GER | +34N | −15B | −12N | F | +17B | −7B | −9N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1525 | -29.2 |
| 24 | Hinrichs, Winfried | 1701 | GER | =27B | −13N | −11B | =32N | +26B | −17N | −16B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1388 | -39.8 |
| 25 | Herrmann, Sabine | 1670 | GER | −12N | +26B | +29N | −5B | −7N | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1499 | -17.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 533094071 | 0 | — | −1B | −25N | +34N | −29B | −24N | +31B | −28N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Antonov, Wsewolod | 1507 | GER | =24N | =29B | −8N | =31B | −21N | =28B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1609 | +27.2 |
| 28 | Drapkin, Lazar | 1728 | GER | −7N | =22B | −18N | −33B | F | =27N | +26B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1428 | -31.4 |
| 29 | Kaussmann, Jean David | 1713 | GER | =19B | =27N | −25B | +26N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1469 | -38.8 |
| 30 | Weis, Hans-Juergen | 1631 | GER | −6N | F | −4B | =14N | =22B | =19N | −13B | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1537 | -12.8 |
| 31 | Knobel, Dagmar | 1694 | GER | =13B | =19N | −9B | =27N | −8B | −26N | −22N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1427 | -33.4 |
| 32 | Vogel, Elisabeth | 1687 | GER | =8N | −21B | −16N | =24B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1539 | -15.0 |
| 33 | Tran, Luu- Duc Thuan | 1738 | GER | F | F | F | +28N | −19B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1666 | -7.6 |
| 34 | Stolzenwald, Frank | 1552 | GER | −23B | −4N | −26B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 911 | -11.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khattar, Ranvir SinghGER+61.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Bothe, ArendGER+54.44.5 pts · #1
- 3Schenk, Quentin AlexanderGER+42.02.5 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Hinrichs, WinfriedGER-39.82.0 pts · #27
- 2Kaussmann, Jean DavidGER-38.82.0 pts · #31
- 3Knobel, DagmarGER-33.41.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R2+264 Elo gap
- R2+154 Elo gap
- R5+134 Elo gap