07 Nov 2026 – 08 Nov 2026
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Our role & source informationGerman University Chess Championship 2026
- Audience
- Adults
- Mode
- Chess 10+5Rapid: 9 rounds; blitz: 11 rounds
- Format
- Swiss system; rapid and blitz sections
- Rating
- FIDE
- Register by
- 30 Oct 2026
- Organizer
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin und Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband
- Entry fee
- Rapid €20; blitz €10; institutions without adh membership pay an additional €80 per person
- Time control
- Rapid chess: 10 minutes plus 5 seconds per move; blitz chess: 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move
- Registration contact
- Christoph Barth christoph.barth@hu-berlin.de
- Source
- Register Flyer (PDF) Source 2 Source 3 Source 4
Tournament information
Structured tournament details.
Overview
- Date
- 07 Nov 2026 – 08 Nov 2026
- City
- Berlin
Playing days
07 Nov 2026 – 08 Nov 2026
12:15
Rapid
09:30
Blitz
The 2026 German University Chess Championship takes place on 7 November 2026 for rapid chess and on 8 November 2026 for blitz at HU Mensa Nord, Hannoversche Straße 7, 10115 Berlin. Eligible participants are members of German universities, including the graduates and university staff specified in the announcements; a FIDE ID is required. Registration and online payment run through the HU booking system; the deadline is 30 October 2026.
Rapid chess, Blitz chess: Registration open through HU: The HU booking page lists rapid and blitz with active booking options; the general deadline is 30 October 2026.
At a glance
- Event status
- Scheduled
- Registration status
- Open
When and where
- Venue
- HU Mensa Nord
- District
- Mitte
Organizers and officials
- Federation
- Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband
- Tournament director
- Christoph Barth
- Chief arbiter
- IA Bernhard Riess
- Discipline chief for chess
- Claire Henninger
Eligibility, divisions and teams
University members are eligible under the adh announcement; a FIDE ID is required.
Individual event in two sections.
Rapid chess: University members are eligible under the adh announcement; a FIDE ID is required.
Rapid chess: Individual event in two sections.
Blitz chess: University members are eligible under the adh announcement; a FIDE ID is required.
Blitz chess: Individual event in two sections.
- Audience
- Adults
- Club membership required
- No
- FIDE ID required
- Yes
- Invitation only
- No
- Team event
- No
- Rapid chess · Audience
- Adults
- Rapid chess · Club membership required
- No
- Rapid chess · FIDE ID required
- Yes
- Rapid chess · Invitation only
- No
- Rapid chess · Team event
- No
- Blitz chess · Audience
- Adults
- Blitz chess · Club membership required
- No
- Blitz chess · FIDE ID required
- Yes
- Blitz chess · Invitation only
- No
- Blitz chess · Team event
- No
Tournament format, ratings and rules
Rapid chess: 9-round Swiss system · Rounds: 9 · Time control: 10 minutes plus 5 seconds per move · Rating: FIDE
Rapid chess: FIDE Laws of Chess, version 1 January 2023
Rapid chess: The announcement allows minor time-control adjustments depending on the number of participants.
Blitz chess: 11-round Swiss system · Rounds: 11 · Time control: 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move · Rating: FIDE
Blitz chess: FIDE Laws of Chess, version 1 January 2023
Blitz chess: The announcement allows minor time-control adjustments depending on the number of participants.
- Rapid chess · Tie-breaks
- Points, Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger
- Blitz chess · Tie-breaks
- Points, Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger
Registration, availability and costs
Rapid chess, Blitz chess: The HU booking page is active for rapid and blitz; university members register there for online payment.
Rapid chess, Blitz chess: Institutions that are not adh members are asked by the announcement to make informal contact by email.
Rapid chess: €20 for rapid chess.
Blitz chess: €10 for blitz chess.
Rapid chess, Blitz chess: An additional €80 per person applies to institutions without adh membership.
Rapid chess, Blitz chess: Withdrawal is possible until the deadline; after that, withdrawal is free with proof of injury, otherwise half the fee is retained.
- Registration status
- Open
- Capacity
- 400
- Rapid chess · Registration status
- Open
- Blitz chess · Registration status
- Open
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Required registration details
- FIDE ID, University membership
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Contact
- Christoph Barth
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Online registration
- https://zeh2.zeh.hu-berlin.de/angebote/aktueller_zeitraum/_DHM_Schach.html
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Contact
- Volker Friederich
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Email
- friederich@adh.de
- Rapid chess · Rapid entry fee
- 20 EUR
- Blitz chess · Blitz entry fee
- 10 EUR
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Non-member institution surcharge
- 80 EUR
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Registration closes on 30 October 2026.
- 30 Oct 2026
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Refundable
- Yes
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Payment deadline
- 30 Oct 2026
Schedule
7 Nov 2026
12:00–20:15
Rapid chessOpening at 12:00, rounds from 12:15, prize ceremony at 20:15. · Rapid chess
8 Nov 2026
09:15–15:30
Blitz chessOpening at 09:15, rounds from 09:30, prize ceremony at 15:30. · Blitz chess
7 Nov 2026
12:15
Rapid
8 Nov 2026
09:30
Blitz
Prizes and awards
Rapid chess: Rapid: €600 / €350 / €200 for places 1–3.
Blitz chess: Blitz: €500 / €300 / €200 for places 1–3.
Rapid chess, Blitz chess: Guaranteed total prize fund of €3,550 including women, rating and university prizes.
- Rapid chess · Prize amount
- 600 EUR
- Blitz chess · Prize amount
- 500 EUR
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Prize amount
- 3550 EUR
Practical information
Rapid chess, Blitz chess: HU Mensa Nord is at Hannoversche Straße 7 in Berlin-Mitte.
Rapid chess, Blitz chess: On-site registration is scheduled for 09:30–11:30 on 7 November and 08:00–09:00 on 8 November.
Participants, pairings and results
Sources and updates
Additional information
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Capacity limit
- The SJiB material states an overall capacity of 400 participants.
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Accommodation
- The announcement lists limited accommodation at the HU guesthouse, Ziegelstraße 13A, for €56 per night.
- Rapid chess, Blitz chess · Prize fund
- The guaranteed total prize fund is €3,550.
- Simultaneous exhibition on the eve
- The SJiB announcement lists a simultaneous exhibition against a German national-team player in HU’s Senate Hall from around 18:00 on 6 November 2026. It says 20 registrants have the chance to play; those without a place may also play the grandmaster at the community table.