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
#PlayerEloPerfPts
1FMJohn Heinrich235625437/9
2IMHussain Besou241325226½/9
3FMEnis Zuferi235624756½/9
4FMChristoph Dahl239324376/9
5FMAlfred Nemitz234324576/9
6FMPhilipp Leon Klaska231524386/9
7FMLaertes Neuhoff230624696/9
8Noel Gallas218823885½/9
9GMMaxim Vavulin253723915/9
10GMHagen Poetsch244423955/9
11GMGerald Hertneck242823225/9
12FMJens Hirneise235523345/9
13FMThilo Ehmann235323455/9
14FMFelix Hampel234923135/9
15FMBenjamin Wagner228523945/9
16FMThomas Michalczak222723145/9
17Lukas Daniel Steger219623275/9
18FMLevi Malinowsky234222574½/9
19FMPaul Hinrichs230723214½/9
20Lennart Uphoff228823114½/9
21Arthur Herrmann220822534½/9
22FMTaron Khachatryan230722364/9
23FMVolodymyr Vyval230022754/9
24Lukas Pfatteicher227621714/9
25FMChristoph Pfrommer227522054/9
26Florian Lesny227222414/9
27Florian Stricker223122314/9
28CMMirko Eichstaedt222922344/9
29FMJakob Herrmann219721814/9
30Paul David Peglau213922274/9
31Jasper Heinke206421844/9
32FMLukas Schulz234921133½/9
33FMDaniel Malek231222093½/9
34FMMaurin Moeller230121073/9
35Robin Keyser218121073/9
36CMSimon Windmueller208820762½/9
37David Kardoeus216219541½/9
38Mario Born209319561½/9
#Player123456789Pts
1Heinrich126w½33b122w15b115w½7b½3w16w½2b7
2Besou124w114b13w½15b07w½9b123w110w½1w6.5
3Zuferi127b131w02b119w113b½10w½1b17w½6b6.5
4Dahl125b015w½26b18w½6b½19w½5w120b19w6
5Nemitz½9b136w01w½12b½13w½4b111b120w6
6Klaska121b½10b120w½4w115b17w01b½3w6
7Neuhoff118b111w112w12b½1w06b03b110w6
8Gallas04b½12w½16b5.5
9Vavulin123b½5w015b133w118b½2w010b119w04b5
10Poetsch120w½13b½6w½34b122w½3b19w02b07b5
11Hertneck015b07b134w½19b05w126b5
12Hirneise128w½22b133w07b½5w023b115w½8b½14w5
13Ehmann116b½10w½19b123w03w½5b020w½27b128w5
14Hampel02w½20b½28w½17b123w½12b5
15Wagner111w14b19w½2w01b06w012b½28b5
16Michalczak013w½8w5
17Steger½14w5
18Malinowsky07w09w020b127w4.5
19Hinrichs½13w03b134w½4b½11w09b4.5
20Uphoff010b06b½14w118w113b04w05b4.5
21Herrmann132b06w4.5
22Khachatryan½12w01b010b½28b4
23Vyval09w128b013b112w02b014b4
24Pfatteicher02b4
25Pfrommer04w4
26Lesny01b½4w½28w011w4
27Stricker03w½13w018b4
28Eichstaedt012b023w138b135w½26b½14b½22w½15w013b4
29Herrmann4
30Peglau4
31Heinke03b4
32Schulz021w3.5
33Malek½1w012b09b3.5
34Moeller½10w019b011b3
35Keyser028b3
36Windmueller05b2.5
37Kardoeus1.5
38Born028w1.5
Jens Hirneise · 12th on 5/9
R1CMMirko EichstaedtWonR2FMTaron KhachatryanDrewR3FMDaniel MalekWonR4FMLaertes NeuhoffLostR5FMAlfred NemitzDrewR6FMVolodymyr VyvalLostR7FMBenjamin WagnerWonR8Noel GallasDrewR9FMFelix HampelDrew
Mirko Eichstaedt · 28th on 4/9
R1FMJens HirneiseLostR2FMVolodymyr VyvalLostR3Mario BornWonR4Robin KeyserWonR5Florian LesnyDrewR6FMFelix HampelDrewR7FMTaron KhachatryanDrewR8FMBenjamin WagnerDrewR9FMThilo EhmannLost
Volodymyr Vyval · 23rd on 4/9
R1GMMaxim VavulinLostR2CMMirko EichstaedtWonR4FMThilo EhmannLostR6FMJens HirneiseWonR7IMHussain BesouLostR8FMFelix HampelLost
Maxim Vavulin · 9th on 5/9
R1FMVolodymyr VyvalWonR2FMAlfred NemitzDrewR3FMBenjamin WagnerLostR4FMDaniel MalekWonR5FMLevi MalinowskyWonR6IMHussain BesouDrewR7GMHagen PoetschLostR8FMPaul HinrichsWonR9FMChristoph DahlLost
Hagen Poetsch · 10th on 5/9
R1Lennart UphoffWonR2FMThilo EhmannDrewR3FMPhilipp Leon KlaskaDrewR4FMMaurin MoellerDrewR5FMTaron KhachatryanWonR6FMEnis ZuferiDrewR7GMMaxim VavulinWonR8IMHussain BesouLostR9FMLaertes NeuhoffLost
Lennart Uphoff · 20th on 4½/9
R1GMHagen PoetschLostR4FMPhilipp Leon KlaskaLostR5FMFelix HampelDrewR6FMLevi MalinowskyWonR7FMThilo EhmannWonR8FMChristoph DahlLostR9FMAlfred NemitzLost
Benjamin Wagner · 15th on 5/9
R1GMGerald HertneckWonR2FMChristoph DahlWonR3GMMaxim VavulinWonR4IMHussain BesouDrewR5FMJohn HeinrichLostR6FMPhilipp Leon KlaskaLostR7FMJens HirneiseLostR8CMMirko EichstaedtDrew
Gerald Hertneck · 11th on 5/9
R1FMBenjamin WagnerLostR3FMLaertes NeuhoffLostR6FMMaurin MoellerWonR7FMPaul HinrichsDrewR8FMAlfred NemitzLostR9Florian LesnyWon
Hussain Besou · 2nd on 6½/9
R1Lukas PfatteicherWonR2FMFelix HampelWonR3FMEnis ZuferiWonR4FMBenjamin WagnerDrewR5FMLaertes NeuhoffLostR6GMMaxim VavulinDrewR7FMVolodymyr VyvalWonR8GMHagen PoetschWonR9FMJohn HeinrichDrew
Lukas Pfatteicher · 24th on 4/9
R1IMHussain BesouLost
Christoph Pfrommer · 25th on 4/9
R1FMChristoph DahlLost
Christoph Dahl · 4th on 6/9
R1FMChristoph PfrommerWonR2FMBenjamin WagnerLostR3Florian LesnyDrewR4Noel GallasWonR5FMPhilipp Leon KlaskaDrewR6FMPaul HinrichsDrewR7FMAlfred NemitzDrewR8Lennart UphoffWonR9GMMaxim VavulinWon
John Heinrich · 1st on 7/9
R1Florian LesnyWonR2FMDaniel MalekDrewR3FMTaron KhachatryanWonR4FMAlfred NemitzWonR5FMBenjamin WagnerWonR6FMLaertes NeuhoffDrewR7FMEnis ZuferiDrewR8FMPhilipp Leon KlaskaWonR9IMHussain BesouDrew
Florian Lesny · 26th on 4/9
R1FMJohn HeinrichLostR3FMChristoph DahlDrewR5CMMirko EichstaedtDrewR9GMGerald HertneckLost
Florian Stricker · 27th on 4/9
R1FMEnis ZuferiLostR8FMThilo EhmannDrewR9FMLevi MalinowskyLost
Enis Zuferi · 3rd on 6½/9
R1Florian StrickerWonR2Jasper HeinkeWonR3IMHussain BesouLostR4FMPaul HinrichsWonR5FMThilo EhmannWonR6GMHagen PoetschDrewR7FMJohn HeinrichDrewR8FMLaertes NeuhoffWonR9FMPhilipp Leon KlaskaDrew
Thomas Michalczak · 16th on 5/9
R1FMThilo EhmannLostR9Noel GallasDrew
Thilo Ehmann · 13th on 5/9
R1FMThomas MichalczakWonR2GMHagen PoetschDrewR3FMPaul HinrichsDrewR4FMVolodymyr VyvalWonR5FMEnis ZuferiLostR6FMAlfred NemitzDrewR7Lennart UphoffLostR8Florian StrickerDrewR9CMMirko EichstaedtWon
Lukas Schulz · 32nd on 3½/9
R1Arthur HerrmannLost
Arthur Herrmann · 21st on 4½/9
R1FMLukas SchulzWonR2FMPhilipp Leon KlaskaLost
Alfred Nemitz · 5th on 6/9
R2GMMaxim VavulinDrewR3CMSimon WindmuellerWonR4FMJohn HeinrichLostR5FMJens HirneiseDrewR6FMThilo EhmannDrewR7FMChristoph DahlDrewR8GMGerald HertneckWonR9Lennart UphoffWon
Felix Hampel · 14th on 5/9
R2IMHussain BesouLostR5Lennart UphoffDrewR6CMMirko EichstaedtDrewR7Lukas Daniel StegerDrewR8FMVolodymyr VyvalWonR9FMJens HirneiseDrew
Daniel Malek · 33rd on 3½/9
R2FMJohn HeinrichDrewR3FMJens HirneiseLostR4GMMaxim VavulinLost
Jasper Heinke · 31st on 4/9
R2FMEnis ZuferiLost
Taron Khachatryan · 22nd on 4/9
R2FMJens HirneiseDrewR3FMJohn HeinrichLostR5GMHagen PoetschLostR7CMMirko EichstaedtDrew
Philipp Leon Klaska · 6th on 6/9
R2Arthur HerrmannWonR3GMHagen PoetschDrewR4Lennart UphoffWonR5FMChristoph DahlDrewR6FMBenjamin WagnerWonR7FMLaertes NeuhoffWonR8FMJohn HeinrichLostR9FMEnis ZuferiDrew
Levi Malinowsky · 18th on 4½/9
R2FMLaertes NeuhoffLostR5GMMaxim VavulinLostR6Lennart UphoffLostR9Florian StrickerWon
Laertes Neuhoff · 7th on 6/9
R2FMLevi MalinowskyWonR3GMGerald HertneckWonR4FMJens HirneiseWonR5IMHussain BesouWonR6FMJohn HeinrichDrewR7FMPhilipp Leon KlaskaLostR8FMEnis ZuferiLostR9GMHagen PoetschWon
Mario Born · 38th on 1½/9
R3CMMirko EichstaedtLost
Paul Hinrichs · 19th on 4½/9
R3FMThilo EhmannDrewR4FMEnis ZuferiLostR5FMMaurin MoellerWonR6FMChristoph DahlDrewR7GMGerald HertneckDrewR8GMMaxim VavulinLost
Simon Windmueller · 36th on 2½/9
R3FMAlfred NemitzLost
Robin Keyser · 35th on 3/9
R4CMMirko EichstaedtLost
Maurin Moeller · 34th on 3/9
R4GMHagen PoetschDrewR5FMPaul HinrichsLostR6GMGerald HertneckLost
Noel Gallas · 8th on 5½/9
R4FMChristoph DahlLostR8FMJens HirneiseDrewR9FMThomas MichalczakDrew
Lukas Daniel Steger · 17th on 5/9
R7FMFelix HampelDrew