ChessEver News · July 23, 2026
Hagner and Wagner hold German championship leads after seven games
Both national title races remain separated by half a point with two games left in Dresden.
Bennet Hagner leads the German Chess Championship 2026 Masters Men with 5/7 in Dresden. Leonardo Costa and Luis Engel are half a point behind on 4.5/7.
Hagner remains unbeaten with three wins and four draws. The men’s title race has two games remaining.
Dinara Wagner leads the parallel German Chess Championship 2026 Masters Women with 5.5/7. Jana Schneider, Lara Schulze and Kateryna Dolzhykova share second on 5/7.
The championships conclude on July 25. Earlier coverage recorded both leaders’ positions after five games.
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