17 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2026
Starts Saturday, 09:00 · Ends Sunday
Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026
- Audience
- Kids Adults
- Age groups
- U18 (born in 2009 or later) Adults
- Mode
- Classic 75+305 rounds
- Format
- 6-player groups, everyone plays everyone (round-robin); 1. Sonneborn-Berger, 2. direct comparison, then a possible blitz tiebreak
- Rating
- DWZ FIDE
- Register by
- open
- Organizer
- Benjamin Matthes, unterstützt durch den Schachclub Oranienburg e.V. und den Schachclub Kreuzberg e.V.
- Entry fee
- 45 euros adults; 40 euros U18 (born in 2009 or later)
- Time control
- 75 minutes plus 30 seconds per move
- Registration contact
- Benjamin Matthes schachgrandprix.oranienburg@gmail.com
- Source
- Register Flyer (PDF) Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Source 6
Tournament information
Structured tournament details.
The Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026 is the first tournament in the Oranienburg Grand Prix series. Five rounds are played in 6-player groups on 17 and 18 October 2026; official registration is open.
Public registration count: The public participant API reported one T1 registration at retrieval on 11 September 2026. The count is dynamic.
At a glance
- Event status
- Scheduled
- Registration status
- Open
When and where
Organizers and officials
- Organizer
- Benjamin Matthes
- Partner
- Schachclub Oranienburg e.V.
- Partner
- Schachclub Kreuzberg e.V.
- Organizer
- Benjamin Matthes
Eligibility, divisions and teams
The official online form marks first name, surname, email, DWZ, Elo and FIDE ID as required fields. No club or residence requirement is published.
Individual tournament; no team requirement is stated.
Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026: The online form requires first name, surname, email, DWZ, Elo and FIDE ID.
Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026: Individual tournament in 6-player groups.
- Audience
- Children, juniors and adults
- Age groups
- U18 (born in 2009 or later), Adults
- FIDE ID required
- Yes
- Invitation only
- No
- Team event
- No
- Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026 · Audience
- Children, juniors and adults
- Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026 · Age groups
- U18 (born in 2009 or later), Adults
- Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026 · FIDE ID required
- Yes
- Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026 · Invitation only
- No
- Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026 · Team event
- No
Tournament format, ratings and rules
Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026: 6-player groups, everyone plays everyone (round-robin) · Rounds: 5 · Time control: 75 minutes plus 30 seconds per move · Rating: DWZ + FIDE
Only if required after the first two criteria.
The FIDE Laws of Chess in their current version apply.
The entry fee is fully refunded until one week before the tournament; after that, 20% is retained. Without cancellation, the full entry fee is due.
Places are assigned in registration order; a waitlist is used thereafter.
Games involving a player rated 2400+ Elo may not be FIDE-rated; DWZ rating remains unaffected.
Changes to venue, date and format are reserved.
The tournament is submitted for DWZ and Elo rating; FIDE rating may not apply if a player rated 2400+ Elo participates.
- Oranienburger Herbst Cup 2026 · Tie-breaks
- Sonneborn-Berger, Direct comparison, Blitz tiebreak
Series, stage and qualification
Oranienburg Grand Prix series
2026/2027
T1
standalone
Each tournament counts independently and also awards points toward the shared series standings.
Registration, availability and costs
Register through the official online form.
Register by email with the organizer.
45 euros for adults.
40 euros for U18 players born in 2009 or later.
Full refund until one week before the tournament; 20% is retained thereafter.
- Registration status
- Open
- Capacity
- 120
- Registered
- 1
- Places remaining
- 119
- Waitlist available
- Yes
- Required registration details
- First name, Surname, Email, DWZ rating, Elo rating, FIDE ID
- Online registration
- https://schach-grandprix-oranienburg.de/
- Contact
- Benjamin Matthes
- Entry fee
- 45 EUR
- Refundable
- Yes
- Entry fee
- 40 EUR
- Refundable
- Yes
- Refundable
- Yes
Schedule
17 Oct 2026, 08:00–18 Oct 2026
Tournament weekendRegistration is on Saturday from 08:00 to 08:45; round one starts at 09:00. On Sunday, the award ceremony follows directly after round five.
17 Oct 2026
08:00–08:45
On-site registrationRegistration on the event day.
17 Oct 2026
09:00
Round 1
17 Oct 2026
13:00
Round 2Expected at around 13:00.
17 Oct 2026
17:00
Round 3Expected at around 17:00.
18 Oct 2026
09:00
Round 4Expected at around 09:00.
18 Oct 2026
13:00
Round 5Expected at around 13:00.
18 Oct 2026
Award ceremonyDirectly after round five.
Prizes and awards
Group winner
Conditions: 50 euros per group.
Trophy for places 1 to 3 in each group
Grand Prix points per group
Conditions: Places 1 to 6 receive 50, 40, 30, 25, 20 or 15 points.
- Prize amount
- 50 EUR
Practical information
The official schedule marks the times for rounds 2 to 5 as approximate; the award ceremony takes place directly after round 5.
Places are assigned in registration order; a waitlist follows once capacity is reached.
Registration includes consent to process data required for the tournament and to publish results and, where applicable, games, photographs and videos.
Sources and updates
Additional information
- Series standings prize fund
- The season-end Grand Prix standings announce 1,000, 750 and 500 euros for places 1 to 3, plus 150 euros each for U18, the best female player, seniors and the Elo categories below 1950 and below 1700.
- Participants and results
- The public participant API was available at retrieval; no separate results source has been published yet for the future tournament.
- Changes reserved
- The organizer reserves changes to venue, date and format.