The 36th edition of the Staufer-Open will take place from January 02 to January 06 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. This tournament has 3 sections – Blitz, Open A, and Open B. The Open B section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Germany, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
More than 250 players will participate in the Open A section of this tournament, the top-seeded among them are Nicolas Messerschmidt (1903), Vasileios Telioridis (1963), Fabian Alexander Czappa (1914), Franz Ernst (1942), Otto Metz (1877), Roland Macho (1985), Stefan Roth (1962), Markus Mock (1937), Lothar Trumpp (1952), Joachim Rein (1911), Tom Werner (1881), Sven Helms (1892), Rainer Krauß (1943), Sven Minich (1828), Christian Gheng (1941), Wolfgang Jekel (1880), Hermann Schlötterer (1852), Guntram Althoff (1943), Maximilian Franke (1822), Alwin Mohr (1823). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Blitz / Open A
36 Staufer-Open 2026 – Open B Participants
No.
Name
FED
RtgI
RtgN
1
Messerschmidt, Nicolas
GER
1903
1966
2
Telioridis, Vasileios
GRE
1963
1928
3
Czappa, Fabian Alexander
GER
1914
1922
4
Ernst, Franz
GER
1942
1906
5
Metz, Otto
GER
1877
1906
6
Macho, Roland
GER
1985
1902
7
Roth, Stefan
GER
1962
1899
8
Mock, Markus,Prof.
GER
1937
1886
9
Trumpp, Lothar
GER
1952
1883
10
Rein, Joachim
GER
1911
1880
11
Werner, Tom
GER
1881
1866
12
Helms, Sven
GER
1892
1862
13
Krauß, Rainer
GER
1943
1861
14
Minich, Sven
GER
1828
1861
15
Gheng, Christian
GER
1941
1855
16
Jekel, Wolfgang
GER
1880
1852
17
Schlötterer, Hermann
GER
1852
1851
18
Althoff, Guntram
GER
1943
1850
19
Franke, Maximilian
GER
1822
1843
20
Mohr, Alwin
GER
1823
1839
21
Niemann, Silvio
GER
1875
1830
22
Siegle, Florian
GER
1900
1828
23
Singh, Benjamin
GER
1829
1825
24
Frisch, Thomas
GER
1863
1821
25
Martseniuk, Mikhail
UKR
1819
0
26
Ruprich, Udo
GER
1927
1815
27
Gomer, Thomas
GER
1857
1812
28
Liu, Jonas
GER
1874
1808
29
Eisengräber-Pabst, Axel,Dr.
GER
1830
1807
30
Käfer, Paul
GER
1779
1799
31
Nöring, Andreas
GER
1824
1798
32
Stieg, Bastian,Dr.
GER
1861
1792
33
Kothe, Henry
GER
1710
1783
34
Seybold, Marco
GER
1815
1775
35
Klein, Tristan
GER
1810
1766
36
Fink, Eberhard
GER
1816
1763
37
Stuhler, Josef
GER
1857
1762
38
Molitor, Marwin
GER
1765
1759
39
Berkemer, Rainer,Dr.
GER
1823
1759
40
Eißmann, Olaf
GER
1848
1758
41
Mattes, Sam
GER
1819
1757
42
Adam, Wilfried
GER
1841
1756
43
Rieber, René
GER
1828
1753
44
Lell, Stephan
GER
1841
1751
45
Weist, Thorsten
GER
1873
1746
46
Ewert, Stefan
GER
1841
1746
47
Locher, Klaus
GER
1855
1745
48
Kempfer, Justus
GER
1800
1742
49
Schmechtig, Lucas
GER
1764
1741
50
Erhardt, Daniel
GER
1789
1740
51
Besou, Jad
GER
1708
1739
52
Stehning, Michel
GER
1804
1739
53
Zehring, Mathias
GER
1839
1736
54
Zielke, Mika
GER
1770
1732
55
Sathanandarajah, Thanusan
GER
1640
1731
56
Diehl, Stefan
GER
1818
1730
57
Schmitz, Tim
GER
1836
1730
58
Rümmele, Tobias
GER
1844
1728
59
Preiß, Jan Wolfgang
GER
1779
1727
60
Krieg, Karl
GER
1829
1723
61
Stehning, Ralf
GER
1786
1722
62
Zarriess, Benjamin
GER
1741
1722
63
Hoffmann, Svenja
GER
1727
1721
64
Wonisch, Ferdinand
AUT
1787
1720
65
Shanmuganathan, Adhav
GER
1793
1717
66
Oberndörfer, Frank
GER
1830
1715
67
Strauss, Martin
GER
1809
1715
68
Jackel, Ewald
GER
1747
1713
69
Kermer, Jan
GER
1760
1712
70
Weber, Andreas
GER
1775
1711
71
Ehrlich, Benjamin Lutz
GER
1782
1710
72
David, Martin
GER
1725
1707
73
Krieger, Benjamin
GER
1770
1705
74
Kesavan, Sarvesh
GER
1687
1705
75
Wittmann, Reiner
GER
1803
1703
76
Stumpp, Dennis
GER
1713
1703
77
Fuchs, Jochen
GER
1784
1702
78
Konig, Vlastislav
CZE
1700
0
79
Seibold, Daniel
GER
1735
1698
80
Fruth, Matthias,Dr.
GER
1749
1696
81
Müller, Aaron
GER
1771
1695
82
Schalamon, Jonas
GER
1778
1693
83
Schröder, Stefan
GER
1862
1692
84
Schulz, Uwe
GER
1790
1691
85
Fritzsche, David
GER
1743
1691
86
Alkin, Mert
GER
1793
1690
87
Zinn, August
GER
1680
1690
88
Rühl, Volker
GER
1805
1688
89
Klaß, Philip
GER
1803
1688
90
Michna, Marcus
GER
1774
1688
91
Konradt, Michael
GER
1803
1686
92
Köpnick, Amanda
GER
1662
1684
93
Rautenberg, Uwe
GER
1808
1684
94
Fruth, Julia
GER
1733
1683
95
Reitz, Helmut
GER
1740
1677
96
Zeitler, Jürgen
GER
1762
1676
97
Wessel, Julian
GER
1724
1676
98
Schneider, Udo
GER
1815
1676
99
Mudriievskyi, Jan
GER
1671
1675
100
Mayer, Alex Patrick
GER
1757
1674
101
Krishnan, Vihaan
GER
1695
1674
102
Kaputa, Thomas
GER
1698
1669
103
Liu, Yining
CHN
1613
1666
104
Dedic, Sajra
BIH
1723
1666
105
Drangsal, Benett
GER
1734
1665
106
Schicht, Luca
GER
1768
1664
107
Nichols, Uwe
GER
1785
1663
108
Lorch, Alexander
GER
1766
1661
109
Nguyen, Martin
GER
1480
1660
110
Vignesh, Sara
GER
1643
1660
111
Gao, Chen Fan
GER
1792
1659
112
Rössling, Laura Marie
GER
1726
1659
113
Eisele, Tibor Martin
GER
1806
1658
114
Balzer, Tilo
GER
1780
1658
115
Zelenka, Tomas
CZE
1658
0
116
Grasser, Stefan
GER
1777
1657
117
Donecker, Stefan
GER
1765
1656
118
Kaufmann, Emanuel
GER
1764
1647
119
Metz, Berthold
GER
1803
1647
120
Klipsch, Norbert
GER
1754
1644
121
Bader, Tim
GER
1662
1643
122
Wehr, Jan
GER
1731
1642
123
Henze, Felix
GER
1689
1641
124
Sikorski, Thomas
GER
1758
1639
125
Bauer, Fabian
GER
1721
1638
126
Khalilov, Asrat
GER
1742
1638
127
Gengler, Klaus
GER
1736
1635
128
Wilmes, Frank
GER
1803
1635
129
Paffrath, Vincent
GER
1681
1634
130
Meinhardt, Alexander
GER
1726
1633
131
Herzog, Mats
GER
1717
1631
132
Ziem, Ole
GER
1639
1626
133
Lola, Georgia-Maria
GER
1702
1624
134
Hirning, Maxim
GER
1761
1623
135
Stahlberg, Mark
GER
1883
1619
136
Giehl, Jürgen
GER
1746
1617
137
Hahn, Martin
GER
1777
1616
138
Sommer, Norbert
GER
1782
1612
139
Quarleiter, Elias
GER
1604
1611
140
Langer, Peter
GER
1664
1611
141
Weise, Daniel,Dr.
GER
1776
1611
142
Ropertz, Benjamin
GER
1699
1610
143
Knolmayer, Volker
GER
1752
1610
144
Nguyen Trung, Atticus
GER
1628
1606
145
Cilo, Seyyid
GER
1696
1602
146
Steinschuld, Jo
NED
1601
0
147
Schicht, Elias
GER
1627
1596
148
Natterer, Winfried
GER
1716
1596
149
Wittenberger, Henri
GER
1542
1589
150
Jüngling, Leonard
GER
1625
1588
151
Bengsch, Norbert
GER
1694
1586
152
Bienek, Dominik
GER
1695
1584
153
Duizendstra, Ben
GER
1657
1584
154
Rewitzer, Anton
GER
1615
1573
155
Kinzel, Andreas
GER
1833
1572
156
Cramer, Roland
PAR
1704
1568
157
Steinhart, Matthias
GER
1729
1565
158
Ferderer, Albert
GER
1650
1559
159
Walter, Peter
GER
1712
1559
160
Ismail, Adam
GER
1788
1558
161
Thirumal, Shravan
GER
1566
1555
162
Graf, Michael
GER
1711
1553
163
Watson, Alexander
GER
1553
0
164
Stojanoski, Stefan
GER
1646
1551
165
Bernath, Markus
GER
1716
1550
166
Schulze, Jonas
GER
1551
1550
167
Prib, Calvin
GER
1684
1547
168
Stenger, Timo
GER
1639
1546
169
Pollinger, Stephanie
GER
1693
1544
170
Alexander, Linus
GER
1545
1544
171
Wolf, Helena
GER
1628
1542
172
Bartsch, Marius,Dr.
GER
1744
1541
173
Wirth, Volker
GER
1776
1541
174
Zhong, Sophie Chenxin
GER
1614
1537
175
Zey, Torsten
GER
1694
1535
176
Rössling, Johannes
GER
1567
1533
177
Logendran, Kabishan
GER
1634
1531
178
Goroshko, Grigoriy
GER
1559
1528
179
Cesarski, Maxim
GER
1727
1528
180
Behn, Niklas
GER
1541
1525
181
Ito, Sarah
GER
1638
1523
182
Drianis, Anton
GER
1611
1520
183
Edelmayer, Luis
1651
1517
184
Masuero, Pietro
GER
1768
1516
185
Derr, Georg
GER
1652
1516
186
Keller, Anika
GER
1772
1509
187
Qiu, Caspar
GER
1509
1502
188
Bressmer, Lisa
GER
1705
1498
189
Zargaran, Paya
GER
1570
1488
190
Schimming, Wilhelm
GER
1606
1482
191
Haro, Niel
GER
1721
1481
192
Wurm, Frank
GER
1648
1480
193
Jansen, Nora
GER
1679
1473
194
Giss, Annika
GER
1460
1469
195
Leykauf, Thomas
GER
1686
1468
196
Lehner, Hendrik Elias
GER
1731
1468
197
Demir, Musa
GER
1633
1467
198
Karaschewski, Kevin
GER
1671
1464
199
Panella, Antonio
GER
1730
1461
200
Leser, Thomas
GER
1744
1456
201
Beck, Daniel
GER
1679
1454
202
Tölg, Wolfgang
GER
1653
1453
203
Billing, Kerstin
GER
1710
1453
204
Raiber, Stefan
GER
0
1447
205
Fischermann, Charlotte
GER
1581
1446
206
Gehring, Bastian
GER
1713
1445
207
Yigit, Niyazi
GER
1672
1436
208
Brosig, Lothar
GER
1652
1432
209
Köhler, Moritz
GER
1752
1430
210
Sydykova, Zarema
GER
1641
1430
211
Shtogrin, Joseph Stephan
GER
1489
1427
212
Stegmaier, Luca-David
GER
1782
1426
213
Lieb, Thomas
GER
1695
1422
214
Zhong, Oscar Chenhao
GER
1504
1421
215
Pillath, Marcus
GER
1648
1420
216
Nagashetty, Vivaan
GER
0
1411
217
Khadempour, Parviz
GER
1659
1406
218
Rau, Lukas
GER
1678
1391
219
Pilz, Annika
GER
0
1388
220
Mankus, Siegfried
GER
1577
1384
221
van Almsick, Hanna
GER
1583
1383
222
Koppe, Sven
GER
1597
1380
223
Hleizer, Ahata
GER
1581
1378
224
Lorenschat, Manfred
GER
0
1378
225
Rössling, Ivo
GER
1615
1375
226
Hauk, Viktoria
GER
1651
1374
227
Akyüz, Enes
GER
1581
1373
228
Klein, Simon
GER
1565
1366
229
Rupprecht, Jürgen
GER
1676
1364
230
Heising, Jannis
GER
0
1364
231
Häfner, Celine Milena
GER
1506
1362
232
Awiszus, Thomas
GER
1647
1361
233
Schimming, Jürgen
GER
1514
1359
234
Sulzbacher, Marijana
GER
0
1355
235
Savchuk, Andrej
GER
1533
1350
236
Gradwohl, Dominik Julian
GER
0
1346
237
Joos, Fabian
GER
0
1345
238
Zhu, Yuncheng
0
1343
239
Braun, Thomas
GER
1689
1333
240
Jensch, Lyonel
GER
1734
1332
241
Hertlein, Markus
GER
1580
1325
242
Logendran, Sobisan
GER
1531
1321
243
Weber, Selim
GER
1503
1315
244
Schroeder, Martin
GER
1589
1307
245
Li, Bo Chu
GER
1517
1289
246
Schaper, Alicia
GER
1462
1288
247
Chen, Leo Yuxuan
GER
0
1273
248
Fischer, Willy
0
1272
249
Stepanek, Vladimir
GER
1679
1260
250
Leser, Heike
GER
1538
1257
251
Mudriievskaya, Esther
GER
1456
1252
252
Olsinski, Nicolas Quinn
GER
0
1234
253
Dimkova, Anna
GER
1498
1227
254
Wolf, Aurelia
GER
1473
1222
255
Haug, Jochen
GER
0
1221
256
Dietsche, Birgit
GER
1585
1201
257
Großhans, Gerhard
GER
1633
1197
258
Bork, Miron
GER
0
1194
259
Trunz, Daniel
GER
1454
1185
260
Slavetinsky, Alexander
GER
1543
1175
261
Ehm, Oskar
GER
1505
1168
262
Dietz, Ekkehard
GER
1416
1150
263
Wang, Yimeng
0
1086
264
Alexander, Lukas,Dr.
GER
1565
1085
265
Oswald, Sophie
GER
0
1074
266
Peveling, Eyke
GER
1503
1028
267
Weber, Frank
GER
0
1013
268
Ahrens, Melanie
GER
1449
1011
269
Arora, Advik
0
998
270
Rottler, Stefan Wilhelm
GER
0
973
271
Homfeldt, Maren
GER
1490
972
272
Biegler, Samuel
GER
0
942
273
Tharmalingam, Thashwin
0
938
274
Garkavyy, Georgii
0
935
275
Wagner, Valentin Thien-Phú
GER
1418
923
276
Reutershan, Marco
GER
0
908
277
Olsinski, Leonard Ben
GER
0
899
278
Sattler, Sebastian
GER
1463
825
279
Abele, Moritz
GER
0
810
280
Tharmalingam, Thashmina
0
778
281
Semet, Yannick
GER
0
753
282
Abdumazhit, Anvar
0
1
283
Abdumazhitov, Sunnatilla
0
1
284
Birinci, Mirac
GER
0
1
285
Arz von Straussenburg, Martin
GER
0
1
286
Pongpayom, Puttipong
GER
0
1
287
Gabriel, Marian
GER
0
1
288
Metzdorf, Leonhard
0
1
289
Schreck, Julian
0
1
290
Kerestely, Fabian
0
1