04 Sept 2026 – 18 Sept 2026
Starts Friday, 19:00 · Ends Friday
Westpokal Chess 2026
- Audience
- open
- Mode
- Classic 90+303 rounds
- Format
- Interclub team competition with ten players per team
- Rating
- DWZ
- Register by
- open
- Organizer
- Schachfreunde Siemensstadt e.V.
- Entry fee
- open
- Time control
- 90 minutes per player and game plus 30 seconds per move
- Registration contact
- Alexei Pastuchov alexei.pastuchov@gmail.com
- Source
- Flyer (PDF) Source 1 Source 2 Source 4 Source 5 Source 6
Tournament information
Structured tournament details.
Interclub team competition for SF Siemensstadt, SC Weisse Dame, BSG Eckbauer and SC Zitadelle Spandau with three rounds on 4, 11 and 18 September 2026. Each team consists of ten club members; games are submitted for DWZ evaluation. Registration is intended only for members of the participating clubs.
43rd edition: The announcement and chronicle identify Westpokal 2026 as the 43rd edition.
Participation limited to club members: The announcement requires membership in the participating club represented; this is not an open individual tournament.
Result source for later publication: The announcement points to the SF Siemensstadt homepage for individual results; no current 2026 results list was available at retrieval.
At a glance
- Event status
- Scheduled
When and where
Venue for round one on 4 September 2026.
Venue for round two on 11 September 2026.
Venue for round three on 18 September 2026.
- Address
- Lenther Steig 1–3, 13629 Berlin
- District
- Spandau
- Venue
- Seniorenklub Südpark
- Address
- Weverstraße 38, 13595 Berlin
- District
- Spandau
- Venue
- Haus am Lietzensee
- Address
- Herbartstraße 25, 14057 Berlin
- District
- Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Organizers and officials
- Organizer
- Schachfreunde Siemensstadt e.V.
- Partner
- SC Zitadelle Spandau
- Partner
- SC Weisse Dame e.V.
- Tournament direction representative
- Aram Azarvash
- Arbiters appointed by each host
- Mindestens zwei Verbandsschiedsrichter je Gastgeber
Eligibility, divisions and teams
Eligible players must be members of the participating club they represent when they play; passive members are eligible.
Each team consists of ten players. The lineup and board order may change between the three rounds.
Westpokal Chess 2026: Eligible players must be members of the participating club they represent when they play; passive members are eligible.
Westpokal Chess 2026: Each team consists of ten players. The lineup and board order may change between the three rounds.
- Club membership required
- Yes
- Team event
- Yes
- Team size
- 10–10
- Boards
- 10
- Westpokal Chess 2026 · Club membership required
- Yes
- Westpokal Chess 2026 · Team event
- Yes
- Westpokal Chess 2026 · Team size
- 10–10
- Westpokal Chess 2026 · Boards
- 10
Tournament format, ratings and rules
Westpokal Chess 2026: Interclub team competition in three rounds with ten players per team · Rounds: 3 · Time control: 90 minutes per player and game plus 30 seconds per move · Rating: DWZ
Two points for a team win.
Used when match points are tied.
Used if the tie continues.
If all scores are tied, a blitz playoff is arranged if needed.
Each player must be a member of the participating club they represent when playing; passive members are eligible.
Each team consists of ten players; the lineup and board order may change for each round.
The team named first in the schedule has the black pieces on the odd-numbered boards.
Notation is required throughout the entire game.
The default time for late players is 30 minutes from the scheduled start.
The results are submitted for DWZ evaluation.
The winning team receives the travelling trophy for one year with an updated engraving.
The announcement gives no public individual registration route or entry fee; eligibility is limited to members of the four participating clubs.
- Westpokal Chess 2026 · Tie-breaks
- Match points (2-point system), Board points, Direct comparison, Blitz playoff for first place
Series, stage and qualification
Westpokal
2026
43
standalone
Traditional Berlin team round serving as preparation for the BMM season.
Registration, availability and costs
Send questions and registration requests by email to the contact person.
- Contact
- Alexei Pastuchov
Schedule
4 Sep 2026
19:00
Round 1SF Siemensstadt – SC Weisse Dame; BSG Eckbauer – SC Zitadelle Spandau. · Schule an der Jungfernheide
11 Sep 2026
19:30
Round 2SC Zitadelle Spandau – SC Weisse Dame; BSG Eckbauer – SF Siemensstadt. · Seniorenklub Südpark
18 Sep 2026
19:30
Round 3SF Siemensstadt – SC Zitadelle Spandau; SC Weisse Dame – BSG Eckbauer. · Haus am Lietzensee
Prizes and awards
The winning team receives the travelling trophy for one year with an updated engraving.
Practical information
The three rounds take place at three different Berlin venues: Siemensstadt, Südpark and Lietzensee.
Team lineups and board order may change between rounds.
Individual results are to be published on the SF Siemensstadt homepage; no current results list was available at retrieval.
The event is an internal competition among the four participating clubs; eligibility requires membership in the represented club.
Participants, pairings and results
Sources and updates
Additional information
- Traditional purpose
- The official Westpokal chronicle describes the event as a Berlin team round preparing for the BMM season.
- Venue boroughs
- The first two venues are in Spandau; the third venue is in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. The canonical tournament-level district therefore remains null.
- Chronicle and participants
- The chronicle contains historical participation and winners; no current 2026 participant list was published.