33. Seniorenopen BRB

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78 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Miedzyzdroje, Poland. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2086, and top seed was Bernd, Dr. Baum (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2245).

Sergej Shilov (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2150) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ralf Gander (7.0) and Richard Zahn (7.0). Shilov took the lead from round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Richard Zahn (1979) beat Bernd, Dr. Baum (FM, 2245), a +266-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Miedzyzdroje, Poland

Dates

20 Jun 2026 → 28 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 · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMBernd, Dr. Baum2245

Avg top 10

2,086

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×1

FM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×59

🇵🇱Poland×15

🇫🇷France×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSergej Shilov
🇵🇱POL·2150
7.5pts·2261perf+23.4
🥈
Ralf Gander
🇩🇪GER·2161
7.0pts·2204perf+10.4
🥉
Richard Zahn
🇩🇪GER·1979
7.0pts·2191perf+47.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Sergej Shilov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Shilov7.5Zahn7Gander7Baum6Esser6Siebenhaar6

R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jun

FM Bernd, Dr. Baum takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7–R9 · WIN STREAK

FM Sergej Shilov won 3 in a row (R7–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSergej Shilov	*	—	—	1
2Richard Zahn	—	*	½	1
3Ralf Gander	—	½	*	½
4FMBernd, Dr. Baum	0	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shilov, SergejFM	2150	POL	+36N	+8B	=37N	=5B	+18N	=19B	+48N	+4N	+9B	7.5	42.5	46.5	38.75	2261	+23.4
2	Gander, Ralf	2161	GER	+42B	+40N	=3B	+6N	−9B	+10N	=4B	+19N	+21B	7.0	44.5	49.0	37.00	2204	+10.4
3	Zahn, Richard	1979	GER	+60N	+32B	=2N	=18B	+36N	=5B	=19N	+26B	+4B	7.0	43.5	47.0	35.50	2191	+47.4
4	Baum, Bernd, Dr.FM	2245	GER	=23N	+65B	+20N	+37B	+5N	+9B	=2N	−1B	−3N	6.0	47.5	50.5	30.00	2126	-21.4
5	Siebenhaar, Erich	2061	GER	+52B	+10N	+38B	=1N	−4B	=3N	=22B	=13N	+19B	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.50	2099	+9.4
6	Esser, Jochen	2022	GER	+33N	=20B	+48N	−2B	+39N	=11B	=15N	+18B	=14N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	2056	+8.6
7	Gasik, Piotr	2003	POL	=49B	=12N	+30B	+32N	=10B	−57N	=25B	+27N	+22B	6.0	40.0	43.5	30.00	2007	+1.0
8	Kapr, Klaus, Dr.	1938	GER	+61B	−1N	=68B	+75N	=27B	=12N	+51B	=10N	+25B	6.0	38.5	40.0	23.25	1956	+4.8
9	Piankov, EvgenijIM	2077	UKR	+27N	+19B	=41N	+26B	+2N	−4N	F	+11B	−1N	5.5	45.5	49.0	29.75	2145	+7.9
10	Zoll, Detlef	1872	GER	+59N	−5B	+43N	+48B	=7N	−2B	+37N	=8B	=16N	5.5	43.5	47.0	25.25	2008	+33.8
11	Klucznik, Andre	1792	FRA	=35B	=24N	+40B	+15B	=14N	=6N	+38B	−9N	=31B	5.5	42.0	46.5	27.75	2071	+65.4
12	Becker, Werner	1800	GER	=16N	=7B	−15N	+65B	+35N	=8B	−26N	+41B	+37N	5.5	42.0	45.0	25.75	2011	+51.2
13	Salaske, Peter	1961	GER	+70N	=39B	=14N	=23B	=17N	=28B	+36N	=5B	=15N	5.5	41.5	44.0	25.50	1972	+3.4
14	Salzmann, Peter	2094	GER	+54B	=30N	=13B	=22N	=11B	=25N	=29B	+58N	=6B	5.5	41.0	44.5	26.00	1977	-25.0
15	Fabig, Holger	1907	GER	+69B	−57N	+12B	−11N	+53B	+17N	=6B	=21N	=13B	5.5	40.5	43.0	25.75	1938	+9.4
16	Urban, Hans-Rainer	1996	GER	=12B	=56N	+52B	=25N	=29B	+26B	=18N	=22N	=10B	5.5	40.0	43.5	26.25	1948	-10.8
17	Bochow, Sven	1819	GER	F	+69N	=34B	+30N	=13B	−15B	+32N	=24N	+38B	5.5	39.0	41.5	24.75	2044	+48.2
18	Twarogiel, Tadeusz	1882	POL	+77B	=21N	+35B	=3N	−1B	+34N	=16B	−6N	=24B	5.0	46.0	46.5	21.75	2007	+30.4
19	Pietrzak, Janusz	1909	POL	+75B	−9N	+49B	+58N	+57B	=1N	=3B	−2B	−5N	5.0	44.0	45.5	19.75	2025	+26.8
20	Thormann, Roger	1903	GER	+53B	=6N	−4B	+46N	=34B	=21N	=24B	=31N	=26N	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.00	1974	+34.4
21	Nuenchert, EvelineWFM	1977	GER	+50N	=18B	=39N	=28B	=23N	=20B	+42N	=15B	−2N	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.50	1937	-10.4
22	Schulz, Gerhard	1892	GER	−65N	+47B	+44N	=14B	=37N	+41B	=5N	=16B	−7N	5.0	41.0	44.0	24.25	1945	+13.2
23	Makowski, Tomasz	1852	POL	=4B	=31N	+72B	=13N	=21B	=24N	=30B	=38N	=29B	5.0	41.0	43.0	22.50	1988	+27.4
24	Graubaum, Hans-Joachim, Dr.	1967	GER	=44N	=11B	+33N	=39B	=28N	=23B	=20N	=17B	=18N	5.0	40.5	45.0	25.00	1880	-21.2
25	Aleksandrowicz, Marek	1888	POL	=47N	=43B	+67N	=16B	=41N	=14B	=7N	+48B	−8N	5.0	40.5	43.5	22.25	1926	+10.4
26	Meyer, Thomas	1964	GER	+74B	+68N	=57B	−9N	+42B	−16N	+12B	−3N	=20B	5.0	39.0	41.0	18.75	1954	-2.2
27	Kind, Wolfgang	1835	GER	−9B	=75N	+63N	+35B	=8N	=37B	=41N	−7B	+48N	5.0	39.0	40.5	20.75	1942	+26.4
28	Joerges, Frank	1854	GER	+66B	−38N	+62B	=21N	=24B	=13N	=31B	=30N	=34B	5.0	38.5	41.5	21.75	1936	+21.0
29	Schaefer, Ruediger	1904	GER	=43N	=44B	=50N	+73B	=16N	=36B	=14N	=33B	=23N	5.0	38.5	40.5	21.25	1865	-8.4
30	Freter, Anke	1907	GER	+76N	=14B	−7N	−17B	+55N	+68B	=23N	=28B	=33N	5.0	38.5	39.5	17.75	1891	-3.8
31	Breuer, Harald	2003	GER	=78N	=23B	−36N	+44B	=45N	+54B	=28N	=20B	=11N	5.0	38.0	38.5	21.25	1875	-30.2
32	Zerfass, Otfried	1888	GER	+73B	−3N	+56B	−7B	−50N	+53N	−17B	+62N	+51B	5.0	37.5	39.5	17.00	1834	-12.2
33	Czepczynski, Boguslaw	1809	POL	−6B	+53N	−24B	+61N	−38B	+62N	+56B	=29N	=30B	5.0	36.5	40.0	19.50	1892	+19.2
34	Krueger, Horst	1985	GER	=56B	=49N	=17N	+68B	=20N	−18B	=50N	+36B	=28N	5.0	36.5	39.0	20.50	1874	-26.6
35	Reichmann, Steffen, Prof. Dr.	1990	GER	=11N	+78B	−18N	−27N	−12B	+65B	+71N	=42B	+52N	5.0	35.0	35.5	15.00	1836	-35.0
36	Fuhrmann, Andreas	1845	GER	−1B	+61N	+31B	+38N	−3B	=29N	−13B	−34N	+69B	4.5	43.0	45.5	18.00	1922	+36.0
37	Herrmann, Dirk	1978	GER	+62B	+58N	=1B	−4N	=22B	=27N	−10B	+49N	−12B	4.5	42.0	45.5	19.75	1916	-15.2
38	Hilbig, Dieter	1938	GER	+71N	+28B	−5N	−36B	+33N	+50B	−11N	=23B	−17N	4.5	40.5	43.0	19.00	1835	-24.6
39	Thiele, Guenter	1869	GER	+46B	=13N	=21B	=24N	−6B	=56N	=49B	=51N	=44B	4.5	38.5	42.0	20.25	1842	-5.8
40	Kirmas, Joachim, Dr.	1921	GER	+55N	−2B	−11N	=51B	=43N	=47B	=59N	+50B	=42N	4.5	38.0	41.5	18.50	1765	-34.8
41	Onasch, Gunnar	1972	GER	+64B	+45N	=9B	−57N	=25B	−22N	=27B	−12N	+70B	4.5	37.5	40.0	18.25	1875	-22.8
42	Schwarz, Wolfgang	1851	GER	−2N	+71B	=46N	+59B	−26N	+72B	−21B	=35N	=40B	4.5	37.0	39.0	15.00	1822	-6.8
43	Konig, Jon	1653	ENG	=29B	=25N	−10B	=49N	=40B	+52N	−58B	=54N	+56B	4.5	35.5	39.0	18.75	1856	+46.8
44	Gaedicke, Volker	1753	GER	=24B	=29N	−22B	−31N	+67N	=60B	=54N	+68B	=39N	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.50	1865	+26.4
45	Schellknecht, Joerg	1853	GER	+63N	−41B	=59N	=50B	=31B	−51N	+64B	=46N	=47B	4.5	33.5	37.0	17.75	1724	-28.0
46	Makowska, Edyta Maria	1578	POL	−39N	+74N	=42B	−20B	−51N	+55B	+60N	=45B	=58B	4.5	33.5	35.5	15.75	1810	+51.4
47	Biel, Maciej	1624	POL	=25B	−22N	−75B	+74N	=49B	=40N	=68N	+60B	=45N	4.5	31.0	32.5	15.75	1820	+44.4
48	Krien, Hartmut	1959	GER	+51B	+72N	−6B	−10N	+52B	+58N	−1B	−25N	−27B	4.0	40.5	42.5	13.50	1811	-32.8
49	Fitzke, Ulrich	1809	GER	=7N	=34B	−19N	=43B	=47N	+66B	=39N	−37B	=55N	4.0	38.0	41.0	17.25	1762	-10.2
50	Krueger, Peter	1768	GER	−21B	+77N	=29B	=45N	+32B	−38N	=34B	−40N	=54B	4.0	37.5	38.0	14.75	1837	+16.4
51	Gaertner, Michael	1726	GER	−48N	−63B	+69N	=40N	+46B	+45B	−8N	=39B	−32N	4.0	36.5	39.0	16.00	1753	+6.0
52	Geike, Eberhard	1824	GER	−5N	+55B	−16N	+67B	−48N	−43B	+72N	+59B	−35B	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.50	1748	-18.0
53	Jezikowska, Nadzieja	1635	POL	−20N	−33B	+71N	+60B	−15N	−32B	+67N	=56N	=62B	4.0	34.0	36.5	12.50	1766	+30.2
54	Krueger, Detlef	1837	GER	−14N	−67B	+70N	=55B	+73N	−31N	=44B	=43B	=50N	4.0	33.0	35.0	13.00	1739	-23.8
55	Krueger, Antje-Christine	1703	GER	−40B	−52N	+64B	=54N	−30B	−46N	+76B	+73N	=49B	4.0	31.5	32.5	10.50	1728	+5.8
56	Piotrowski, Roger	1785	GER	=34N	=16B	−32N	=63B	+59N	=39B	−33N	=53B	−43N	3.5	37.0	40.5	14.75	1690	-22.8
57	Schroeder, Wilfried	2048	GER	F	+15B	=26N	+41B	−19N	+7B	F	F	F	3.5	37.0	37.0	18.50	2100	+6.8
58	Schmidt, Hans-Juergen	1868	GER	F	−37B	+65N	−19B	+66N	−48B	+43N	−14B	=46N	3.5	34.0	34.0	12.75	1748	-23.2
59	Mrozewicz, Ryszard	1607	POL	−10B	+64N	=45B	−42N	−56B	+74N	=40B	−52N	=61B	3.5	33.5	35.5	11.75	1731	+26.2
60	Mietzelfeldt, Gerhard	1785	GER	−3B	=73N	=66B	−53N	+61B	=44N	−46B	−47N	+76B	3.5	33.0	34.0	9.25	1599	-44.8
61	Keir, Robin	1709	GER	−8N	−36B	+77N	−33B	−60N	=69B	+66N	=63B	=59N	3.5	31.5	32.0	8.25	1617	-22.8
62	Goedelt, Matthias	1776	GER	−37N	+76B	−28N	=72B	=63N	−33B	+73N	−32B	=53N	3.5	31.0	32.0	7.75	1658	-25.8
63	Karamucki, Henryk	1486	POL	−45B	+51N	−27B	=56N	=62B	−64N	=70B	=61N	=74B	3.5	30.0	32.0	11.50	1687	+39.8
64	Diaubalick, Ulrich	1753	GER	−41N	−59B	−55N	=69B	+76N	+63B	−45N	=72B	=68N	3.5	27.0	28.0	8.00	1637	-26.0
65	Feliksinski, Tadeusz	1635	POL	+22B	−4N	−58B	−12N	=71B	−35N	+77B	−70N	=66B	3.0	33.0	33.5	8.25	1672	+4.2
66	Pietrzak, Waldemar	1524	POL	−28N	=70B	=60N	+76B	−58B	−49N	−61B	=74N	=65N	3.0	27.0	28.0	6.50	1631	+42.0
67	Triegel, Rudi	1709	GER	F	+54N	−25B	−52N	−44B	+77N	−53B	F	+72N	3.0	24.0	24.0	6.50	1634	-12.2
68	Danieljan, Sarkis	1816	GER	F	−26B	=8N	−34N	+75B	−30N	=47B	−44N	=64B	2.5	35.0	35.0	8.50	1685	-28.0
69	Kwiatkowski, Zygmunt	1669	POL	−15N	−17B	−51B	=64N	=74B	=61N	F	+71B	−36N	2.5	31.0	32.5	7.00	1635	-7.0
70	Frehde, Regina	1730	GER	−13B	=66N	−54B	F	−72N	=73B	=63N	+65B	−41N	2.5	27.5	28.0	7.25	1619	-21.8
71	Garms, Ilse	1719	GER	−38B	−42N	−53B	+77B	=65N	+75N	−35B	−69N	F	2.5	25.5	25.5	3.50	1611	-24.2
72	FIDE 533070890	0	—	F	−48B	−23N	=62N	+70B	−42N	−52B	=64N	−67B	2.0	30.0	30.0	6.00	1614	0.0
73	Wilske, Guido	1629	GER	−32N	=60B	F	−29N	−54B	=70N	−62B	−55B	+77N	2.0	28.0	28.5	3.50	1587	-9.0
74	Steckmann, Kerstin	1733	GER	−26N	−46B	=76N	−47B	=69N	−59B	F	=66B	=63N	2.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	1449	-59.6
75	Opialla, Lothar	1685	GER	−19N	=27B	+47N	−8B	−68N	−71B	F	F	F	1.5	28.0	28.0	7.00	1614	-11.2
76	Steckmann, Stephan	1682	GER	−30B	−62N	=74B	−66N	−64B	F	−55N	=77B	−60N	1.0	25.0	25.0	1.25	1402	-51.0
77	Baumast, Bernd	1614	GER	−18N	−50B	−61B	−71N	F	−67B	−65N	=76N	−73B	0.5	24.0	24.0	0.50	1273	-48.4
78	Kolkwitz, Klaus	1800	GER	=31B	−35N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	14.5	14.5	2.50	1804	+0.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Klucznik, AndreFRA
+65.4
5.5 pts · #10
2Makowska, Edyta MariaPOL
+51.4
4.5 pts · #39
3Becker, WernerGER
+51.2
5.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Steckmann, KerstinGER
-59.6
2.0 pts · #71
2Steckmann, StephanGER
-51.0
1.0 pts · #76
3Baumast, BerndGER
-48.4
0.5 pts · #78

Biggest upsets

R9+266 Elo gap
Zahn, Richard1979 beat FMBaum, Bernd, Dr.2245
R1+257 Elo gap
Feliksinski, Tadeusz1635 beat Schulz, Gerhard1892
R2+240 Elo gap
Karamucki, Henryk1486 beat Gaertner, Michael1726