Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026

Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 was a 94-player classical Swiss in Dortmund, Germany, 1–9 Aug 2026. Won by Amar with 7½/9 (2669 performance). Xie (2384) was the breakout, performing at 2640 and gaining 24 rating points. Top seed Bluebaum (2694) finished 4th with 6½/9. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 22:55 UTC.

Dates: 1 – 9 Aug
Place: Dortmund, Germany
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move

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Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMAmar, ElhamNOR	2581	7½	2669	+9
2	GMPiorun, KacperPOL	2519	7	2629	+13
3	IMAmilal MunkhdalaiMGL	2456	7	2618	+18
4	GMBluebaum, MatthiasGER	2694	6½	2564	−10
5	GMSvane, RasmusGER	2624	6½	2518	−9
6	IMPoh, Yu TianMAS	2461	6½	2632	+21
7	IMGan-Erdene, SugarMGL	2474	6	2461	−1
8	GMNavara, DavidCZE	2619	5	2465	−14
9	GMGanguly, Surya ShekharIND	2578	5	2574	+1
10	GMKollars, DmitrijGER	2634	4½	2569	−2
11	GMKvaloy, Aksel BuNOR	2483	4½	2464	−1
12	IMXie, FelixNZL	2384	4½	2640	+24
13	GMRaja Rithvik RIND	2521	4	2431	−7
14	IMNitish BelurkarIND	2466	4	2509	+4
15	IMZwirs, NicoNED	2435	4	2403	−3
16	GMAcs, PeterHUN	2561	3½	2520	−2
17	IMPeyrer, KonstantinAUT	2496	3½	2474	−1
18	GMMikhalevski, VictorISR	2494	3½	2325	−15
19	FMNothnagel, Marian CanGER	2451	3½	2334	−11
20	FMKorchynskyi, MykolaGER	2408	3½	2616	+17
21	IMAmartuvshin, GanzorigMGL	2443	3	2400	−4
22	IMChinguun, SumiyaMGL	2389	3	2597	+14
23	GMHong, AndrewUSA	2602	2½	2421	−8
24	IMGloeckler, ChristianGER	2506	2½	2331	−11
25	IMXie, KaifanCHN	2441	2½	2310	−9
26	IMAgibileg, UurtsaikhMGL	2432	2½	2548	+6
27	IMItgelt, KhuyagtsogtMGL	2425	2½	2498	+5
28	IMChen, Qi bCHN	2430	2	2670	+10
29	FMSydykov, BayastanKGZ	2381	2	2434	+3
30	IMKuegel, TobiasGER	2368	2	2472	+6
31	FMZielonka, AdamPOL	2431	1½	2310	−7
32	GMBilguun, SumiyaMGL	2415	1½	2388	−2
33	FMHeinrich, JohnGER	2398	1½	2415	+1
34	IMSong, EdwardUSA	2379	1½	2510	+5
35	FMSchwitkowski, LukaGER	2340	1½	2363	+2
36	GMVaganian, Rafael AARM	2442	1	2336	−3
37	IMBaenziger, FabianSUI	2435	1	2312	−5
38	IMParvanyan, AshotGER	2429	1	2278	−4
39	GMPavlovic, MilosSRB	2400	1	2445	+1
40	WIMMungunzul, Bat-ErdeneMGL	2392	1	2461	+2
41	IMHess, MaxGER	2385	1	2313	−4
42	FMZuferi, EnisGER	2372	1	2326	−2
43	IMWagh SuyogIND	2371	1	2349	−1
44	FMSilva, Pedro Gil Ferreira DaPOR	2351	1	2315	−4
45	FMMalinowsky, LeviGER	2332	1	2320	−1
46	IMUlziikhishig KhishigbatMGL	2331	1	2313	−1
47	FMZhong, KangminCHN	2321	1	2472	+8
48	FMMoeller, MaurinGER	2301	1	2443	+8
49	FMSchuricht, Emil FrederickGER	2219	1	2423	+10
50	IMJavakhishvili, LelaGEO	2430	½	2262	−2
51	IMBesou, HussainGER	2420	½	2153	−12
52	IMAhmadinia, EbrahimIRI	2410	½	2409
53	IMPanda SambitIND	2358	½	2174	−6
54	FMPanjer, SidneyGER	2313	½	2496	+5
55	FMFuhrmann, BahneGER	2277	½	2305	+1
56	FMHainke, Guntram, Dr.GER	2266	½	2451	+5
57	FMSam, GabrielUSA	2265	½	2435	+4
58	FMChassard, CedricGER	2262	½	2430	+4
59	WIMChitlange SakshiIND	2224	½	2429	+5
60	FMBatbaatar, BaatarMGL	2212	½	2506	+14
61	Webster, DexUSA	2208	½	2420	+5
62	Tirelli, MauroITA	2199	½	2619	+8
63	Amini, YusufGER	2185	½	2561	+16
64	FMWagner, AlexejGER	2183	½	2578	+8
65	Mukazhanov, MansurGER	2180	½	2521	+15
66	CMDerr, OlegGER	2152	½	2483	+15
67	CMBolashakov, NuraliKAZ	2106	½	2634	+17
68	IMVantika AgrawalIND	2399	0	1756	−3
69	FMDahl, ChristophGER	2398	0	1730	−3
70	IMWegener, OlafGER	2380	0	1819	−2
71	FMTalgatov, NazarKAZ	2357	0	1709	−18
72	GMMainka, RomualdGER	2323	0	1777	−4
73	IMMunguntuul, BatkhuyagMGL	2320	0	1802	−2
74	FMArsenie, Cristian MarcSUI	2300	0	1643	−6
75	IMScholz, Christian, Dr.GER	2292	0	1781	−2
76	FMWeihrauch, JakobGER	2283	0	1651	−6
77	WCMBayasgalan, KhishigbaatarMGL	2281	0	1680	−10
78	Bock, JuergenGER	2276	0	1656	−5
79	FMNezhyvenko, MykhailoGER	2270	0	1661	−10
80	FMGrabowski, PawelPOL	2265	0	1666	−5
81	WGMMunkhzul, TurmunkhMGL	2264	0	1674	−5
82	Korten, LandoGER	2256	0	1641	−5
83	CMVemparala, NikashUSA	2242	0	1824	−2
84	CMKumaresh AIND	2224	0	1631	−5
85	CMParvanyan, AlfredGER	2200	0	1894	−2
86	FMPrieb, RobertGER	2195	0	1824	−2
87	CMZhang, JunyiENG	2192	0	1802	−3
88	Kamp, AdrianGER	2186	0	1781	−2
89	Goldkuhle, CollinGER	2181	0	1674	−6
90	Mann, GergelyGER	2179	0	1719	−2
91	Nasta, Kiren VivekUSA	2175	0	1661	−3
92	Nguyen, Thanh AnGER	2163	0	1696	−5
93	Scholz, BenedictGER	2155	0	1656	−6
94	FMVanek, TomasCZE	2155	0	1694	−2

Results

Round 44 Aug, 13:15

Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026

Dates: 1 – 9 Aug
Place: Dortmund, Germany
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move

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Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMAmar, ElhamNOR	2581	7½	2669	+9
2	GMPiorun, KacperPOL	2519	7	2629	+13
3	IMAmilal MunkhdalaiMGL	2456	7	2618	+18
4	GMBluebaum, MatthiasGER	2694	6½	2564	−10
5	GMSvane, RasmusGER	2624	6½	2518	−9
6	IMPoh, Yu TianMAS	2461	6½	2632	+21
7	IMGan-Erdene, SugarMGL	2474	6	2461	−1
8	GMNavara, DavidCZE	2619	5	2465	−14
9	GMGanguly, Surya ShekharIND	2578	5	2574	+1
10	GMKollars, DmitrijGER	2634	4½	2569	−2
11	GMKvaloy, Aksel BuNOR	2483	4½	2464	−1
12	IMXie, FelixNZL	2384	4½	2640	+24
13	GMRaja Rithvik RIND	2521	4	2431	−7
14	IMNitish BelurkarIND	2466	4	2509	+4
15	IMZwirs, NicoNED	2435	4	2403	−3
16	GMAcs, PeterHUN	2561	3½	2520	−2
17	IMPeyrer, KonstantinAUT	2496	3½	2474	−1
18	GMMikhalevski, VictorISR	2494	3½	2325	−15
19	FMNothnagel, Marian CanGER	2451	3½	2334	−11
20	FMKorchynskyi, MykolaGER	2408	3½	2616	+17
21	IMAmartuvshin, GanzorigMGL	2443	3	2400	−4
22	IMChinguun, SumiyaMGL	2389	3	2597	+14
23	GMHong, AndrewUSA	2602	2½	2421	−8
24	IMGloeckler, ChristianGER	2506	2½	2331	−11
25	IMXie, KaifanCHN	2441	2½	2310	−9
26	IMAgibileg, UurtsaikhMGL	2432	2½	2548	+6
27	IMItgelt, KhuyagtsogtMGL	2425	2½	2498	+5
28	IMChen, Qi bCHN	2430	2	2670	+10
29	FMSydykov, BayastanKGZ	2381	2	2434	+3
30	IMKuegel, TobiasGER	2368	2	2472	+6
31	FMZielonka, AdamPOL	2431	1½	2310	−7
32	GMBilguun, SumiyaMGL	2415	1½	2388	−2
33	FMHeinrich, JohnGER	2398	1½	2415	+1
34	IMSong, EdwardUSA	2379	1½	2510	+5
35	FMSchwitkowski, LukaGER	2340	1½	2363	+2
36	GMVaganian, Rafael AARM	2442	1	2336	−3
37	IMBaenziger, FabianSUI	2435	1	2312	−5
38	IMParvanyan, AshotGER	2429	1	2278	−4
39	GMPavlovic, MilosSRB	2400	1	2445	+1
40	WIMMungunzul, Bat-ErdeneMGL	2392	1	2461	+2
41	IMHess, MaxGER	2385	1	2313	−4
42	FMZuferi, EnisGER	2372	1	2326	−2
43	IMWagh SuyogIND	2371	1	2349	−1
44	FMSilva, Pedro Gil Ferreira DaPOR	2351	1	2315	−4
45	FMMalinowsky, LeviGER	2332	1	2320	−1
46	IMUlziikhishig KhishigbatMGL	2331	1	2313	−1
47	FMZhong, KangminCHN	2321	1	2472	+8
48	FMMoeller, MaurinGER	2301	1	2443	+8
49	FMSchuricht, Emil FrederickGER	2219	1	2423	+10
50	IMJavakhishvili, LelaGEO	2430	½	2262	−2
51	IMBesou, HussainGER	2420	½	2153	−12
52	IMAhmadinia, EbrahimIRI	2410	½	2409
53	IMPanda SambitIND	2358	½	2174	−6
54	FMPanjer, SidneyGER	2313	½	2496	+5
55	FMFuhrmann, BahneGER	2277	½	2305	+1
56	FMHainke, Guntram, Dr.GER	2266	½	2451	+5
57	FMSam, GabrielUSA	2265	½	2435	+4
58	FMChassard, CedricGER	2262	½	2430	+4
59	WIMChitlange SakshiIND	2224	½	2429	+5
60	FMBatbaatar, BaatarMGL	2212	½	2506	+14
61	Webster, DexUSA	2208	½	2420	+5
62	Tirelli, MauroITA	2199	½	2619	+8
63	Amini, YusufGER	2185	½	2561	+16
64	FMWagner, AlexejGER	2183	½	2578	+8
65	Mukazhanov, MansurGER	2180	½	2521	+15
66	CMDerr, OlegGER	2152	½	2483	+15
67	CMBolashakov, NuraliKAZ	2106	½	2634	+17
68	IMVantika AgrawalIND	2399	0	1756	−3
69	FMDahl, ChristophGER	2398	0	1730	−3
70	IMWegener, OlafGER	2380	0	1819	−2
71	FMTalgatov, NazarKAZ	2357	0	1709	−18
72	GMMainka, RomualdGER	2323	0	1777	−4
73	IMMunguntuul, BatkhuyagMGL	2320	0	1802	−2
74	FMArsenie, Cristian MarcSUI	2300	0	1643	−6
75	IMScholz, Christian, Dr.GER	2292	0	1781	−2
76	FMWeihrauch, JakobGER	2283	0	1651	−6
77	WCMBayasgalan, KhishigbaatarMGL	2281	0	1680	−10
78	Bock, JuergenGER	2276	0	1656	−5
79	FMNezhyvenko, MykhailoGER	2270	0	1661	−10
80	FMGrabowski, PawelPOL	2265	0	1666	−5
81	WGMMunkhzul, TurmunkhMGL	2264	0	1674	−5
82	Korten, LandoGER	2256	0	1641	−5
83	CMVemparala, NikashUSA	2242	0	1824	−2
84	CMKumaresh AIND	2224	0	1631	−5
85	CMParvanyan, AlfredGER	2200	0	1894	−2
86	FMPrieb, RobertGER	2195	0	1824	−2
87	CMZhang, JunyiENG	2192	0	1802	−3
88	Kamp, AdrianGER	2186	0	1781	−2
89	Goldkuhle, CollinGER	2181	0	1674	−6
90	Mann, GergelyGER	2179	0	1719	−2
91	Nasta, Kiren VivekUSA	2175	0	1661	−3
92	Nguyen, Thanh AnGER	2163	0	1696	−5
93	Scholz, BenedictGER	2155	0	1656	−6
94	FMVanek, TomasCZE	2155	0	1694	−2

Results

Round 44 Aug, 13:15