Tournament

Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 — Open A

The Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 Open A brings a full 200-player field to Dortmund for nine rounds from 1-9 August, with a €20,000 prize fund and title norms at stake. Follow the standings and pairings, download each round PGN, and replay the top-board games as the event unfolds.

Dates
1-9 August 2026
Location
Dortmund, Germany
Format
9-round Swiss

Open A

Players

  • GM Bluebaum, Matthias
  • GM Kollars, Dmitrij
  • GM Navara, David
  • GM Svane, Rasmus
  • GM Hong, Andrew
  • GM Amar, Elham
  • GM Acs, Peter
  • GM Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
  • GM Raja Rithvik R
  • IM Gloeckler, Christian
  • GM Piorun, Kacper
  • GM Kvaloy, Aksel Bu
  • IM Peyrer, Konstantin
  • IM Amilal Munkhdalai
  • GM Mikhalevski, Victor
  • IM Poh, Yu Tian
  • IM Gan-Erdene, Sugar
  • IM Xie, Kaifan
  • FM Nothnagel, Marian Can
  • IM Amartuvshin, Ganzorig
  • GM Vaganian, Rafael A
  • IM Zwirs, Nico
  • IM Agibileg, Uurtsaikh
  • FM Zielonka, Adam
  • IM Chen, Qi b
  • IM Javakhishvili, Lela
  • IM Nitish Belurkar
  • IM Baenziger, Fabian
  • IM Parvanyan, Ashot
  • IM Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt
  • IM Besou, Hussain
  • GM Bilguun, Sumiya
  • IM Ahmadinia, Ebrahim
  • FM Korchynskyi, Mykola
  • GM Pavlovic, Milos
  • IM Vantika Agrawal
  • FM Dahl, Christoph
  • FM Heinrich, John
  • WIM Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene
  • IM Chinguun, Sumiya
  • IM Hess, Max
  • IM Xie, Felix
  • FM Sydykov, Bayastan
  • IM Wegener, Olaf
  • IM Song, Edward
  • FM Zuferi, Enis
  • IM Wagh Suyog
  • IM Kuegel, Tobias
  • IM Panda Sambit
  • FM Talgatov, Nazar
  • FM Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira Da
  • FM Schwitkowski, Luka
  • FM Malinowsky, Levi
  • IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat
  • GM Mainka, Romuald
  • IM Munguntuul, Batkhuyag
  • FM Panjer, Sidney
  • FM Zhong, Kangmin
  • FM Arsenie, Cristian Marc
  • IM Scholz, Christian, Dr.
  • FM Weihrauch, Jakob
  • FM Fuhrmann, Bahne
  • WCM Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar
  • Bock, Juergen
  • FM Nezhyvenko, Mykhailo
  • FM Hainke, Guntram, Dr.
  • FM Grabowski, Pawel
  • FM Sam, Gabriel
  • WGM Munkhzul, Turmunkh
  • FM Chassard, Cedric
  • Korten, Lando
  • FM Moeller, Maurin
  • CM Vemparala, Nikash
  • WIM Chitlange Sakshi
  • CM Kumaresh A
  • FM Schuricht, Emil Frederick
  • FM Batbaatar, Baatar
  • Webster, Dex
  • CM Parvanyan, Alfred
  • Tirelli, Mauro
  • FM Prieb, Robert
  • CM Zhang, Junyi
  • Kamp, Adrian
  • Amini, Yusuf
  • FM Wagner, Alexej
  • Goldkuhle, Collin
  • Mukazhanov, Mansur
  • Mann, Gergely
  • Nasta, Kiren Vivek
  • Nguyen, Thanh An
  • Scholz, Benedict
  • FM Vanek, Tomas
  • CM Derr, Oleg
  • CM Bolashakov, Nurali

Standings

  1. Amar, Elham — 7.5
  2. Amilal Munkhdalai — 7
  3. Piorun, Kacper — 7
  4. Bluebaum, Matthias — 6.5
  5. Poh, Yu Tian — 6.5
  6. Svane, Rasmus — 6.5
  7. Gan-Erdene, Sugar — 6
  8. Ganguly, Surya Shekhar — 5
  9. Navara, David — 5
  10. Kollars, Dmitrij — 4.5
  11. Kvaloy, Aksel Bu — 4.5
  12. Xie, Felix — 4.5
  13. Nitish Belurkar — 4
  14. Raja Rithvik R — 4
  15. Zwirs, Nico — 4
  16. Acs, Peter — 3.5
  17. Korchynskyi, Mykola — 3.5
  18. Mikhalevski, Victor — 3.5
  19. Nothnagel, Marian Can — 3.5
  20. Peyrer, Konstantin — 3.5
  21. Amartuvshin, Ganzorig — 3
  22. Chinguun, Sumiya — 3
  23. Agibileg, Uurtsaikh — 2.5
  24. Gloeckler, Christian — 2.5
  25. Hong, Andrew — 2.5
  26. Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt — 2.5
  27. Xie, Kaifan — 2.5
  28. Chen, Qi b — 2
  29. Kuegel, Tobias — 2
  30. Sydykov, Bayastan — 2
  31. Bilguun, Sumiya — 1.5
  32. Heinrich, John — 1.5
  33. Schwitkowski, Luka — 1.5
  34. Song, Edward — 1.5
  35. Zielonka, Adam — 1.5
  36. Baenziger, Fabian — 1
  37. Hess, Max — 1
  38. Malinowsky, Levi — 1
  39. Moeller, Maurin — 1
  40. Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene — 1
  41. Parvanyan, Ashot — 1
  42. Pavlovic, Milos — 1
  43. Schuricht, Emil Frederick — 1
  44. Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira Da — 1
  45. Ulziikhishig Khishigbat — 1
  46. Vaganian, Rafael A — 1
  47. Wagh Suyog — 1
  48. Zhong, Kangmin — 1
  49. Zuferi, Enis — 1
  50. Ahmadinia, Ebrahim — 0.5
  51. Amini, Yusuf — 0.5
  52. Batbaatar, Baatar — 0.5
  53. Besou, Hussain — 0.5
  54. Bolashakov, Nurali — 0.5
  55. Chassard, Cedric — 0.5
  56. Chitlange Sakshi — 0.5
  57. Derr, Oleg — 0.5
  58. Fuhrmann, Bahne — 0.5
  59. Hainke, Guntram, Dr. — 0.5
  60. Javakhishvili, Lela — 0.5
  61. Mukazhanov, Mansur — 0.5
  62. Panda Sambit — 0.5
  63. Panjer, Sidney — 0.5
  64. Sam, Gabriel — 0.5
  65. Tirelli, Mauro — 0.5
  66. Wagner, Alexej — 0.5
  67. Webster, Dex — 0.5
  68. Arsenie, Cristian Marc — 0
  69. Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar — 0
  70. Bock, Juergen — 0
  71. Dahl, Christoph — 0
  72. Goldkuhle, Collin — 0
  73. Grabowski, Pawel — 0
  74. Kamp, Adrian — 0
  75. Korten, Lando — 0
  76. Kumaresh A — 0
  77. Mainka, Romuald — 0
  78. Mann, Gergely — 0
  79. Munguntuul, Batkhuyag — 0
  80. Munkhzul, Turmunkh — 0
  81. Nasta, Kiren Vivek — 0
  82. Nezhyvenko, Mykhailo — 0
  83. Nguyen, Thanh An — 0
  84. Parvanyan, Alfred — 0
  85. Prieb, Robert — 0
  86. Scholz, Benedict — 0
  87. Scholz, Christian, Dr. — 0
  88. Talgatov, Nazar — 0
  89. Vanek, Tomas — 0
  90. Vantika Agrawal — 0
  91. Vemparala, Nikash — 0
  92. Wegener, Olaf — 0
  93. Weihrauch, Jakob — 0
  94. Zhang, Junyi — 0

Rounds

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