Tournaments
German Chess Championship 2026
German Chess Championship 2026 · Candidates Men
WinnerFMJohn HeinrichFinished first on 7/9
- Dates
- 19–25 Jul 2026
- Location
- Dresden, Germany
- Format
- 9-round Swiss
- Time control
- 90/40, 30+30
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMJohn Heinrich | 2356 | 2543 | 7/9 |
| 2 | IMHussain Besou | 2413 | 2522 | 6½/9 |
| 3 | FMEnis Zuferi | 2356 | 2475 | 6½/9 |
| 4 | FMChristoph Dahl | 2393 | 2437 | 6/9 |
| 5 | FMAlfred Nemitz | 2343 | 2457 | 6/9 |
| 6 | FMPhilipp Leon Klaska | 2315 | 2438 | 6/9 |
| 7 | FMLaertes Neuhoff | 2306 | 2469 | 6/9 |
| 8 | Noel Gallas | 2188 | 2388 | 5½/9 |
| 9 | GMMaxim Vavulin | 2537 | 2391 | 5/9 |
| 10 | GMHagen Poetsch | 2444 | 2395 | 5/9 |
| 11 | GMGerald Hertneck | 2428 | 2322 | 5/9 |
| 12 | FMJens Hirneise | 2355 | 2334 | 5/9 |
| 13 | FMThilo Ehmann | 2353 | 2345 | 5/9 |
| 14 | FMFelix Hampel | 2349 | 2313 | 5/9 |
| 15 | FMBenjamin Wagner | 2285 | 2394 | 5/9 |
| 16 | FMThomas Michalczak | 2227 | 2314 | 5/9 |
| 17 | Lukas Daniel Steger | 2196 | 2327 | 5/9 |
| 18 | FMLevi Malinowsky | 2342 | 2257 | 4½/9 |
| 19 | FMPaul Hinrichs | 2307 | 2321 | 4½/9 |
| 20 | Lennart Uphoff | 2288 | 2311 | 4½/9 |
| 21 | Arthur Herrmann | 2208 | 2253 | 4½/9 |
| 22 | FMTaron Khachatryan | 2307 | 2236 | 4/9 |
| 23 | FMVolodymyr Vyval | 2300 | 2275 | 4/9 |
| 24 | Lukas Pfatteicher | 2276 | 2171 | 4/9 |
| 25 | FMChristoph Pfrommer | 2275 | 2205 | 4/9 |
| 26 | Florian Lesny | 2272 | 2241 | 4/9 |
| 27 | Florian Stricker | 2231 | 2231 | 4/9 |
| 28 | CMMirko Eichstaedt | 2229 | 2234 | 4/9 |
| 29 | FMJakob Herrmann | 2197 | 2181 | 4/9 |
| 30 | Paul David Peglau | 2139 | 2227 | 4/9 |
| 31 | Jasper Heinke | 2064 | 2184 | 4/9 |
| 32 | FMLukas Schulz | 2349 | 2113 | 3½/9 |
| 33 | FMDaniel Malek | 2312 | 2209 | 3½/9 |
| 34 | FMMaurin Moeller | 2301 | 2107 | 3/9 |
| 35 | Robin Keyser | 2181 | 2107 | 3/9 |
| 36 | CMSimon Windmueller | 2088 | 2076 | 2½/9 |
| 37 | David Kardoeus | 2162 | 1954 | 1½/9 |
| 38 | Mario Born | 2093 | 1956 | 1½/9 |
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinrich | 126w | ½33b | 122w | 15b | 115w | ½7b | ½3w | 16w | ½2b | 7 |
| 2 | Besou | 124w | 114b | 13w | ½15b | 07w | ½9b | 123w | 110w | ½1w | 6.5 |
| 3 | Zuferi | 127b | 131w | 02b | 119w | 113b | ½10w | ½1b | 17w | ½6b | 6.5 |
| 4 | Dahl | 125b | 015w | ½26b | 18w | ½6b | ½19w | ½5w | 120b | 19w | 6 |
| 5 | Nemitz | ½9b | 136w | 01w | ½12b | ½13w | ½4b | 111b | 120w | 6 | |
| 6 | Klaska | 121b | ½10b | 120w | ½4w | 115b | 17w | 01b | ½3w | 6 | |
| 7 | Neuhoff | 118b | 111w | 112w | 12b | ½1w | 06b | 03b | 110w | 6 | |
| 8 | Gallas | 04b | ½12w | ½16b | 5.5 | ||||||
| 9 | Vavulin | 123b | ½5w | 015b | 133w | 118b | ½2w | 010b | 119w | 04b | 5 |
| 10 | Poetsch | 120w | ½13b | ½6w | ½34b | 122w | ½3b | 19w | 02b | 07b | 5 |
| 11 | Hertneck | 015b | 07b | 134w | ½19b | 05w | 126b | 5 | |||
| 12 | Hirneise | 128w | ½22b | 133w | 07b | ½5w | 023b | 115w | ½8b | ½14w | 5 |
| 13 | Ehmann | 116b | ½10w | ½19b | 123w | 03w | ½5b | 020w | ½27b | 128w | 5 |
| 14 | Hampel | 02w | ½20b | ½28w | ½17b | 123w | ½12b | 5 | |||
| 15 | Wagner | 111w | 14b | 19w | ½2w | 01b | 06w | 012b | ½28b | 5 | |
| 16 | Michalczak | 013w | ½8w | 5 | |||||||
| 17 | Steger | ½14w | 5 | ||||||||
| 18 | Malinowsky | 07w | 09w | 020b | 127w | 4.5 | |||||
| 19 | Hinrichs | ½13w | 03b | 134w | ½4b | ½11w | 09b | 4.5 | |||
| 20 | Uphoff | 010b | 06b | ½14w | 118w | 113b | 04w | 05b | 4.5 | ||
| 21 | Herrmann | 132b | 06w | 4.5 | |||||||
| 22 | Khachatryan | ½12w | 01b | 010b | ½28b | 4 | |||||
| 23 | Vyval | 09w | 128b | 013b | 112w | 02b | 014b | 4 | |||
| 24 | Pfatteicher | 02b | 4 | ||||||||
| 25 | Pfrommer | 04w | 4 | ||||||||
| 26 | Lesny | 01b | ½4w | ½28w | 011w | 4 | |||||
| 27 | Stricker | 03w | ½13w | 018b | 4 | ||||||
| 28 | Eichstaedt | 012b | 023w | 138b | 135w | ½26b | ½14b | ½22w | ½15w | 013b | 4 |
| 29 | Herrmann | 4 | |||||||||
| 30 | Peglau | 4 | |||||||||
| 31 | Heinke | 03b | 4 | ||||||||
| 32 | Schulz | 021w | 3.5 | ||||||||
| 33 | Malek | ½1w | 012b | 09b | 3.5 | ||||||
| 34 | Moeller | ½10w | 019b | 011b | 3 | ||||||
| 35 | Keyser | 028b | 3 | ||||||||
| 36 | Windmueller | 05b | 2.5 | ||||||||
| 37 | Kardoeus | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 38 | Born | 028w | 1.5 |
Round 1 · 19 Jul
Round 2 · 20 Jul
Round 3 · 20 Jul
Round 4 · 21 Jul
Round 5 · 22 Jul
Round 6 · 22 Jul
Round 7 · 23 Jul
Round 8 · 24 Jul
Round 9 · 25 Jul
Top 10 boards from each round.
38 players · average classical Elo 2283
| # | Player | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMMaxim Vavulin | 2537 |
| 2 | GMHagen Poetsch | 2444 |
| 3 | GMGerald Hertneck | 2428 |
| 4 | IMHussain Besou | 2413 |
| 5 | FMChristoph Dahl | 2393 |
| 6 | FMJohn Heinrich | 2356 |
| 7 | FMEnis Zuferi | 2356 |
| 8 | FMJens Hirneise | 2355 |
| 9 | FMThilo Ehmann | 2353 |
| 10 | FMFelix Hampel | 2349 |
| 11 | FMLukas Schulz | 2349 |
| 12 | FMAlfred Nemitz | 2343 |
| 13 | FMLevi Malinowsky | 2342 |
| 14 | FMPhilipp Leon Klaska | 2315 |
| 15 | FMDaniel Malek | 2312 |
| 16 | FMPaul Hinrichs | 2307 |
| 17 | FMTaron Khachatryan | 2307 |
| 18 | FMLaertes Neuhoff | 2306 |
| 19 | FMMaurin Moeller | 2301 |
| # | Player | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | FMVolodymyr Vyval | 2300 |
| 21 | Lennart Uphoff | 2288 |
| 22 | FMBenjamin Wagner | 2285 |
| 23 | Lukas Pfatteicher | 2276 |
| 24 | FMChristoph Pfrommer | 2275 |
| 25 | Florian Lesny | 2272 |
| 26 | Florian Stricker | 2231 |
| 27 | CMMirko Eichstaedt | 2229 |
| 28 | FMThomas Michalczak | 2227 |
| 29 | Arthur Herrmann | 2208 |
| 30 | FMJakob Herrmann | 2197 |
| 31 | Lukas Daniel Steger | 2196 |
| 32 | Noel Gallas | 2188 |
| 33 | Robin Keyser | 2181 |
| 34 | David Kardoeus | 2162 |
| 35 | Paul David Peglau | 2139 |
| 36 | Mario Born | 2093 |
| 37 | CMSimon Windmueller | 2088 |
| 38 | Jasper Heinke | 2064 |
Times are local to Dresden
Sun 19 Jul14:15Round 1Finished
Mon 20 Jul10:15Round 2Finished
Mon 20 Jul16:15Round 3Finished
Tue 21 Jul14:15Round 4Finished
Wed 22 Jul10:15Round 5Finished
Wed 22 Jul16:15Round 6Finished
Thu 23 Jul14:15Round 7Finished
Fri 24 Jul14:15Round 8Finished
Sat 25 Jul11:15Round 9Finished
