Berliner Pokal-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026
SwissStandard
81 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Berlin, Germany. 15 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2348, and top seed was Emil Schmidek (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2442).
Timo Vollmar (🇩🇪 GER, 1965) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Marcel Petersen (3.0) and Alexander Gelman (3.0). Vollmar broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Theo Oldenburg (1848) beat Stephan Schliebener (2113), a +265-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
Dates
20 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 15
IM×3
FM×8
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇩🇪Germany×73
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTimo Vollmar led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
27
8
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Timo Vollmar never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Timo Vollmar 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Alexander Gelman 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vollmar, Timo | 1965 | GER | +50B | +49B | +48B | +17B | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2720 | +36.4 |
| 2 | Petersen, MarcelCM | 2255 | GER | +52N | +19B | −18N | +10B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 2316 | +7.8 |
| 3 | Gelman, AlexanderIM | 2419 | GER | +53B | +51N | +16N | F | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2862 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Schmidt, Florian Pascal | 2050 | GER | +56N | −5N | =12N | =20N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 2265 | +20.2 |
| 5 | Moritz, AronFM | 2286 | GER | +61B | +4B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2826 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Brockhoff, Moritz | 2080 | GER | +55B | +58B | −11B | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2217 | +11.0 |
| 7 | Kather, Yannick | 2095 | GER | +60B | +38N | F | F | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2738 | +11.8 |
| 8 | Zur, Jan | 2141 | GER | +62N | +54N | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2707 | +8.6 |
| 9 | Bui, Bao Anh Le | 2269 | GER | +63B | +57N | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2838 | +4.2 |
| 10 | Niese, Holger | 2081 | GER | F | =14N | +66N | −2N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1973 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Tscheuschner, Georg, Dr. | 2228 | GER | F | F | +6N | =16N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2285 | +2.6 |
| 12 | Berger, SteveIM | 2414 | GER | F | +22B | =4B | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2268 | -2.6 |
| 13 | Ivanov, VladimirFM | 2390 | GER | =39N | +21N | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2203 | -6.4 |
| 14 | Geldner, Gerrit | 2077 | GER | +65N | =10B | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2081 | +0.2 |
| 15 | Zobel, ChristianCM | 2096 | GER | +64N | =40N | F | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2249 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Kunz, AndreCM | 2103 | GER | =41B | F | −3B | =11B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 2104 | -1.0 |
| 17 | Verbitsky, Jaroslaw | 2110 | GER | F | F | +69B | −1N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 2074 | -1.8 |
| 18 | Schmidek, EmilIM | 2442 | GER | F | F | +2B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 3055 | +2.6 |
| 19 | Tsyrulnikov, Andrey | 1873 | ISR | +67N | −2N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2150 | +25.6 |
| 20 | Hesse, HenrikFM | 2332 | GER | F | F | =42B | =4B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2198 | -6.4 |
| 21 | Busch, Michael | 2029 | GER | +72N | −13B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2176 | +12.4 |
| 22 | Rose, Daniel | 2099 | GER | +78B | −12N | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2121 | +0.6 |
| 23 | Chinguun Sundui | 1998 | MGL | +27B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2873 | +24.0 |
| 24 | Sechting, Martin | 2033 | GER | +28B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2751 | +7.8 |
| 25 | Hommel, Niclas | 2201 | GER | F | +29N | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 3024 | +10.6 |
| 26 | Tschernatsch, JohannesFM | 2323 | GER | +80N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2723 | +1.6 |
| 27 | Pixa, Richard | 2073 | GER | −23N | +71B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1956 | -6.2 |
| 28 | Kuban, Andreas | 1951 | GER | −24N | +59B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1973 | +1.2 |
| 29 | Noetzel, Felix | 2224 | GER | +76B | −25B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2108 | -6.0 |
| 30 | Bongardt, Livius | 1925 | GER | +70B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2571 | +11.6 |
| 31 | Fenske, Nils | 1891 | GER | +73B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2793 | +12.8 |
| 32 | Tonke, Kai | 1886 | GER | +79B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2638 | +8.6 |
| 33 | Richter, Georg | 2132 | GER | +74N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2557 | +1.8 |
| 34 | Wagner, Paul Leonard | 1787 | GER | +75N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2738 | +28.0 |
| 35 | Ribic, KasmirFM | 2216 | BIH | +77N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2760 | +3.8 |
| 36 | Bakulin, Mark | 1766 | RUS | +59N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2712 | +28.0 |
| 37 | Oldenburg, Theo | 1848 | GER | +68B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2913 | +16.4 |
| 38 | Ahlberg, Mario | 1950 | GER | =46B | −7B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1850 | -5.0 |
| 39 | Lenhardt, Manfred | 1985 | GER | =13B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2385 | +8.4 |
| 40 | Heinig, Wolfram, Dr.FM | 2148 | GER | F | =15B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2096 | -1.4 |
| 41 | Nguyen, Phuc Nhat | 2039 | GER | =16N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2103 | +1.8 |
| 42 | Rosenthal, DirkFM | 2345 | GER | F | F | =20N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2332 | -0.2 |
| 43 | Kalabic, Faris | 2144 | GER | =47B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2132 | -0.4 |
| 44 | Grassi, Fabrizio | 1857 | SUI | =45N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2068 | +5.4 |
| 45 | Held, Momme Fredrik | 2068 | GER | =44B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1857 | -10.8 |
| 46 | Godoj, Veit | 1991 | GER | =38N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1950 | -1.2 |
| 47 | Boeddeker, Henry | 2132 | GER | =43N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2144 | +0.4 |
| 48 | Dragnev, Stoyan | 1640 | FID | F | F | −1N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1165 | -2.6 |
| 49 | Bolk, Matthias | 2036 | GER | F | −1N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1165 | -12.0 |
| 50 | Reiche, Andreas | 1892 | GER | −1N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1165 | -8.0 |
| 51 | Schmidt, Fabian | 1924 | GER | F | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1524 | -1.6 |
| 52 | Schulz, MichaelFM | 2095 | GER | −2B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1455 | -5.8 |
| 53 | Gelman, Josef | 2064 | GER | −3N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1619 | -2.2 |
| 54 | Prix, Siegfried | 1822 | GER | F | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1341 | -2.6 |
| 55 | Schabe, Felix | 2072 | GER | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1280 | -9.8 |
| 56 | Schmidt, Carsten | 2027 | GER | −4B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1250 | -9.4 |
| 57 | FIDE 533046751 | 0 | — | F | −9B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Groot, Patrick | 1975 | GER | F | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1280 | -7.2 |
| 59 | Batschari, Alexander | 1912 | GER | −36B | −28N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1059 | -46.0 |
| 60 | Matthes, Benjamin | 1925 | GER | −7N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1295 | -5.6 |
| 61 | Feikes, Joerg | 2001 | GER | −5N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1486 | -3.2 |
| 62 | Schneider, Johan | 1991 | GER | −8B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1341 | -12.0 |
| 63 | Boettcher, Patrick | 2038 | GER | −9N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1469 | -4.2 |
| 64 | Chakhalov, Mikael | 1964 | GER | −15B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1296 | -12.8 |
| 65 | FIDE 12958840 | 0 | — | −14B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Fleischer, Steffen | 0 | GER | F | F | −10B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Ritz, Olaf | 2044 | GER | −19B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1073 | -14.6 |
| 68 | Schliebener, Stephan | 2113 | GER | −37N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1048 | -16.4 |
| 69 | Schoewel, Matthias | 2182 | GER | F | F | −17N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1310 | -12.0 |
| 70 | Klotzek, Sebastian | 1771 | GER | −30N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1125 | -5.8 |
| 71 | Kopischke, Maik | 1913 | GER | F | −27N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1273 | -5.8 |
| 72 | Oelmann, Henry | 1962 | GER | −21B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1229 | -8.2 |
| 73 | Deubler, Bastian | 1993 | GER | −31N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1091 | -12.8 |
| 74 | Albrecht, Constantin | 1757 | GER | −33B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1332 | -1.8 |
| 75 | Koenig, Frank | 1938 | GER | −34B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 987 | -14.0 |
| 76 | Heerde, Thomas | 2015 | GER | −29N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1424 | -4.6 |
| 77 | Skogvall, MartinaWFM | 1960 | GER | −35B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1416 | -3.8 |
| 78 | Azarvash, Aram | 1827 | GER | −22N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1299 | -3.4 |
| 79 | Rose, Torsten | 1838 | GER | −32N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1086 | -8.6 |
| 80 | Schulze, Roland | 1813 | GER | −26B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1413 | -3.2 |
| 81 | Schmidt, Stefan | 0 | GER | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1324 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vollmar, TimoGER+36.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Wagner, Paul LeonardGER+28.01.0 pts · #27
- 3Bakulin, MarkRUS+28.01.0 pts · #32
Top rating losers
- 1Batschari, AlexanderGER-46.00.0 pts · #66
- 2Schliebener, StephanGER-16.40.0 pts · #53
- 3Ritz, OlafGER-14.60.0 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R1+265 Elo gap
- R1+171 Elo gap
- R1+151 Elo gap