German Chess Championship 2026

German Chess Championship 2026 · Candidates Women

WinnerPaula CzaeczineFinished first on 7/9

Dates: 19–25 Jul 2026
Location: Dresden, Germany
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90/40, 30+30

After Round 1

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Jana Bardorz	2083	–	1/1
1	Triona Eberle	2058	–	1/1
1	Paula Czaeczine	2057	–	1/1
1	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	–	1/1
1	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	–	1/1
1	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	–	1/1
1	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	–	1/1
1	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	–	1/1
1	Laura Czaeczine	1982	–	1/1
1	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	–	1/1
1	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	–	1/1
1	Ronja Wilke	1619	–	1/1
13	Kristin Braun	2063	–	½/1
13	Valentina Neumeier	1906	–	½/1
15	Olena Kosovska	1927	–	0/1
15	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	–	0/1
15	WFMMara Haug	1901	–	0/1
15	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	–	0/1
15	Frieda von Beckh	1878	–	0/1
15	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	–	0/1
15	Lena Mader	1866	–	0/1
15	Sandra Lobe	1862	–	0/1
15	Tilda Loos	1767	–	0/1
15	Liz Eitel	1761	–	0/1
15	Celina Malinowsky	1740	–	0/1
15	Manuela Mekus	1671	–	0/1

After Round 2

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Triona Eberle	2058	–	2/2
1	Paula Czaeczine	2057	–	2/2
1	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	–	2/2
1	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	–	2/2
5	Jana Bardorz	2083	–	1½/2
5	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	–	1½/2
5	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	–	1½/2
5	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	–	1½/2
9	Kristin Braun	2063	–	1/2
9	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	–	1/2
9	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	–	1/2
9	Laura Czaeczine	1982	–	1/2
9	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	–	1/2
9	WFMMara Haug	1901	–	1/2
9	Frieda von Beckh	1878	–	1/2
9	Tilda Loos	1767	–	1/2
9	Ronja Wilke	1619	–	1/2
18	Olena Kosovska	1927	–	½/2
18	Valentina Neumeier	1906	–	½/2
18	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	–	½/2
18	Lena Mader	1866	–	½/2
18	Celina Malinowsky	1740	–	½/2
18	Manuela Mekus	1671	–	½/2
24	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	–	0/2
24	Sandra Lobe	1862	–	0/2
24	Liz Eitel	1761	–	0/2

After Round 3

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Triona Eberle	2058	–	3/3
1	Paula Czaeczine	2057	–	3/3
3	Jana Bardorz	2083	–	2½/3
4	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	–	2/3
4	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	–	2/3
4	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	–	2/3
4	Laura Czaeczine	1982	–	2/3
4	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	–	2/3
4	Frieda von Beckh	1878	–	2/3
10	Kristin Braun	2063	–	1½/3
10	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	–	1½/3
10	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	–	1½/3
10	Olena Kosovska	1927	–	1½/3
10	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	–	1½/3
10	Valentina Neumeier	1906	–	1½/3
10	WFMMara Haug	1901	–	1½/3
17	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	–	1/3
17	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	–	1/3
17	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	–	1/3
17	Lena Mader	1866	–	1/3
17	Tilda Loos	1767	–	1/3
17	Ronja Wilke	1619	–	1/3
23	Sandra Lobe	1862	–	½/3
23	Liz Eitel	1761	–	½/3
23	Celina Malinowsky	1740	–	½/3
23	Manuela Mekus	1671	–	½/3

After Round 4

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Triona Eberle	2058	–	4/4
2	Jana Bardorz	2083	–	3½/4
3	Paula Czaeczine	2057	–	3/4
3	Laura Czaeczine	1982	–	3/4
3	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	–	3/4
6	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	–	2½/4
6	Olena Kosovska	1927	–	2½/4
6	Valentina Neumeier	1906	–	2½/4
9	Kristin Braun	2063	–	2/4
9	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	–	2/4
9	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	–	2/4
9	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	–	2/4
9	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	–	2/4
9	WFMMara Haug	1901	–	2/4
9	Frieda von Beckh	1878	–	2/4
9	Lena Mader	1866	–	2/4
17	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	–	1½/4
17	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	–	1½/4
17	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	–	1½/4
17	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	–	1½/4
17	Liz Eitel	1761	–	1½/4
22	Sandra Lobe	1862	–	1/4
22	Tilda Loos	1767	–	1/4
22	Celina Malinowsky	1740	–	1/4
22	Ronja Wilke	1619	–	1/4
26	Manuela Mekus	1671	–	½/4

After Round 5

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Triona Eberle	2058	–	4½/5
2	Jana Bardorz	2083	–	4/5
2	Paula Czaeczine	2057	–	4/5
2	Laura Czaeczine	1982	–	4/5
5	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	–	3½/5
6	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	–	3/5
6	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	–	3/5
6	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	–	3/5
6	WFMMara Haug	1901	–	3/5
6	Frieda von Beckh	1878	–	3/5
11	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	–	2½/5
11	Olena Kosovska	1927	–	2½/5
11	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	–	2½/5
11	Valentina Neumeier	1906	–	2½/5
15	Kristin Braun	2063	–	2/5
15	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	–	2/5
15	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	–	2/5
15	Lena Mader	1866	–	2/5
15	Liz Eitel	1761	–	2/5
20	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	–	1½/5
20	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	–	1½/5
20	Sandra Lobe	1862	–	1½/5
20	Tilda Loos	1767	–	1½/5
20	Celina Malinowsky	1740	–	1½/5
20	Ronja Wilke	1619	–	1½/5
26	Manuela Mekus	1671	–	1/5

After Round 6

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Triona Eberle	2058	–	5½/6
2	Paula Czaeczine	2057	–	5/6
3	Jana Bardorz	2083	–	4/6
3	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	–	4/6
3	Laura Czaeczine	1982	–	4/6
3	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	–	4/6
7	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	–	3½/6
7	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	–	3½/6
7	Olena Kosovska	1927	–	3½/6
7	WFMMara Haug	1901	–	3½/6
11	Kristin Braun	2063	–	3/6
11	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	–	3/6
11	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	–	3/6
11	Frieda von Beckh	1878	–	3/6
15	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	–	2½/6
15	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	–	2½/6
15	Valentina Neumeier	1906	–	2½/5
15	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	–	2½/6
19	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	–	2/6
19	Lena Mader	1866	–	2/6
19	Sandra Lobe	1862	–	2/6
19	Tilda Loos	1767	–	2/6
19	Liz Eitel	1761	–	2/6
19	Celina Malinowsky	1740	–	2/6
25	Ronja Wilke	1619	–	1½/6
26	Manuela Mekus	1671	–	1/5

After Round 7

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Triona Eberle	2058	–	5½/7
1	Paula Czaeczine	2057	–	5½/7
3	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	–	5/7
4	Jana Bardorz	2083	–	4½/7
4	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	–	4½/7
4	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	–	4½/7
4	Laura Czaeczine	1982	–	4½/7
4	WFMMara Haug	1901	–	4½/7
9	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	–	4/7
10	Kristin Braun	2063	–	3½/7
10	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	–	3½/7
10	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	–	3½/7
10	Olena Kosovska	1927	–	3½/7
10	Valentina Neumeier	1906	–	3½/6
10	Frieda von Beckh	1878	–	3½/7
16	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	–	3/7
16	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	–	3/7
18	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	–	2½/7
18	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	–	2½/7
18	Lena Mader	1866	–	2½/7
18	Sandra Lobe	1862	–	2½/7
18	Tilda Loos	1767	–	2½/7
18	Celina Malinowsky	1740	–	2½/7
24	Liz Eitel	1761	–	2/7
24	Ronja Wilke	1619	–	2/7
26	Manuela Mekus	1671	–	1½/6

After Round 8

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Paula Czaeczine	2057	–	6½/8
2	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	–	6/8
3	Triona Eberle	2058	–	5½/8
3	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	–	5½/8
3	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	–	5½/8
6	Jana Bardorz	2083	–	4½/8
6	Kristin Braun	2063	–	4½/8
6	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	–	4½/8
6	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	–	4½/8
6	Laura Czaeczine	1982	–	4½/8
6	WFMMara Haug	1901	–	4½/8
6	Frieda von Beckh	1878	–	4½/8
13	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	–	4/8
13	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	–	4/8
15	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	–	3½/8
15	Olena Kosovska	1927	–	3½/8
15	Valentina Neumeier	1906	–	3½/7
15	Sandra Lobe	1862	–	3½/8
15	Tilda Loos	1767	–	3½/8
20	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	–	3/8
20	Liz Eitel	1761	–	3/8
22	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	–	2½/8
22	Lena Mader	1866	–	2½/8
22	Celina Malinowsky	1740	–	2½/8
25	Ronja Wilke	1619	–	2/8
26	Manuela Mekus	1671	–	1½/7

After Round 9

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	Paula Czaeczine	2057	2200	7/9
2	Triona Eberle	2058	2174	6½/9
3	WFMHelena Neumann	1995	2108	6½/9
4	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040	2095	6/9
5	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979	2108	6/9
6	Kristin Braun	2063	1997	5½/9
7	Frieda von Beckh	1878	2034	5½/9
8	Jana Bardorz	2083	2046	5/9
9	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042	2013	5/9
10	Johanna Bluebaum	1923	2014	5/9
11	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024	1910	4½/9
12	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014	1966	4½/9
13	Laura Czaeczine	1982	1973	4½/9
14	Olena Kosovska	1927	1897	4½/9
15	WFMMara Haug	1901	1994	4½/9
16	Tilda Loos	1767	1824	4½/9
17	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943	1876	4/9
18	Valentina Neumeier	1906	1846	3½/8
19	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868	1763	3½/9
20	Sandra Lobe	1862	1739	3½/9
21	Liz Eitel	1761	1758	3½/9
22	Celina Malinowsky	1740	1753	3½/9
23	Sabrina Schlueter	1880	1752	3/9
24	Lena Mader	1866	1741	3/9
25	Ronja Wilke	1619	1652	2/9
26	Manuela Mekus	1671	1584	1½/8

Crosstable

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts
1	Czaeczine	123w	13b	15w	02b	118w	18w	½13b	115w	½4b	7
2	Eberle	115b	113w	111b	11w	½8b	14w	05b	03w	112b	6.5
3	Neumann	116b	01w	07b	125w	16b	113w	½8b	12b	15w	6.5
4	Wagenschuetz	119w	05b	½15w	110b	114w	02b	19b	113w	½1w	6
5	Schirmbeck	122b	14w	01b	112w	013b	17b	12w	18w	03b	6
6	Braun	½18w	½14b	½10w	½15b	03w	124b	½7w	123w	113b	5.5
7	Beckh	09w	121b	13w	014b	112b	05w	½6b	118w	115b	5.5
8	Bardorz	110b	½12w	117b	111w	½2w	01b	½3w	05b	½9w	5
9	Voigt	17b	½17w	½12b	013w	124b	½15b	04w	111w	½8b	5
10	Bluebaum	08w	118b	½6b	04w	123b	½12w	011b	119w	120w	5
11	Novikova	124b	125w	02w	08b	015w	121b	110w	09b	½17w	4.5
12	Kostak	120w	½8b	½9w	05b	07w	½10b	117w	114b	02w	4.5
13	Czaeczine	121w	02b	116w	19b	15w	03b	½1w	04b	06w	4.5
14	Kosovska	025b	½6w	122b	17w	04b	117w	015b	012w	123b	4.5
15	Haug	02w	120b	½4b	½6w	111b	½9w	114w	01b	07w	4.5
16	Loos	03w	123b	013b	024w	½21b	½22w	½25b	126w	118b	4.5
17	Khuong	126w	½9b	08w	018b	119w	014b	012b	122w	½11b	4
18	Neumeier	½6b	010w	125b	117w	01b		119w	07b	016w	3.5
19	Bursan	04b	½22w	½24b	½23w	017b	125w	018b	010b	126w	3.5
20	Lobe	012b	015w	½21b	½22w	½25b	½23w	½26b	124w	010b	3.5
21	Eitel	013b	07w	½20w	126b	½16w	011w	023b	125w	½24b	3.5
22	Malinowsky	05w	½19b	014w	½20b	½26w	½16b	½24w	017b	125w	3.5
23	Schlueter	01b	016w	126w	½19b	010w	½20b	121w	06b	014w	3
24	Mader	011w	½26b	½19w	116b	09w	06w	½22b	020b	½21w	3
25	Wilke	114w	011b	018w	03b	½20w	019b	½16w	021b	022b	2
26	Mekus	017b	½24w	023b	021w	½22b		½20w	016b	019b	1.5

Round 9 · 25 Jul

WIMWagenschuetz2040vsP. Czaeczine2057½–½ WFMNeumann1995vsWCMSchirmbeck19791–0 WFMKostak2014vsEberle20580–1 Bardorz2083vsWFMVoigt2042½–½ L. Czaeczine1982vsBraun20630–1 WFMHaug1901vsBeckh18780–1 WCMNovikova2024vsWIMKhuong1943½–½ Bluebaum1923vsLobe18621–0 Neumeier1906vsLoos17670–1 Schlueter1880vsKosovska19270–1 Mader1866vsEitel1761½–½ Bursan1868vsMekus16711–0 Malinowsky1740vsWilke16191–0

Top 13 boards from each round.

26 players · average classical Elo 1917

#	Player	Elo
1	Jana Bardorz	2083
2	Kristin Braun	2063
3	Triona Eberle	2058
4	Paula Czaeczine	2057
5	WFMAnastasia Voigt	2042
6	WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz	2040
7	WCMMarharyta Novikova	2024
8	WFMTetyana Kostak	2014
9	WFMHelena Neumann	1995
10	Laura Czaeczine	1982
11	WCMLilian Schirmbeck	1979
12	WIMKhuong Thi Hong Nhung	1943
13	Olena Kosovska	1927

#	Player	Elo
14	Johanna Bluebaum	1923
15	Valentina Neumeier	1906
16	WFMMara Haug	1901
17	Sabrina Schlueter	1880
18	Frieda von Beckh	1878
19	Ana-Maria Bursan	1868
20	Lena Mader	1866
21	Sandra Lobe	1862
22	Tilda Loos	1767
23	Liz Eitel	1761
24	Celina Malinowsky	1740
25	Manuela Mekus	1671
26	Ronja Wilke	1619

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