German Chess Championship 2026

German Chess Championship 2026 · Candidates Men

WinnerFMJohn HeinrichFinished first on 7/9

#	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

38 players · average classical Elo 2283

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