42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft

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56 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 05 Jul 2025 in Bischofsgruen, Germany. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2089, and top seed was Gerald Loew (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2158).

Dieter Seyb (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2137) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Christian Schatz (6.5) and Uwe Rick (6.5). Seyb shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Hans-Ludwig Kowalski (1599) beat Kristine Pews (1840), a +241-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bischofsgruen, Germany

Dates

27 Jun 2025 → 05 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMGerald Loew2158

Avg top 10

2,089

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×2

CM×2

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×50

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
FMDieter Seyb
🇩🇪GER·2137
6.5pts·2191perf+14.2
🥈
CMChristian Schatz
🇩🇪GER·2127
6.5pts·2173perf+12.8
🥉
Uwe Rick
🇩🇪GER·2065
6.5pts·2181perf+28.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Schatz6.5Rick6.5Seyb6.5Limbach6Lorenc6Hinz6

R6 · LEADER CHANGE02 Jul

Torsten Limbach takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.5/9. Seyb takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Christian Schatz drew with Uwe Rick (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMChristian Schatz	*	½	½	1
2Uwe Rick	½	*	0	—
3FMDieter Seyb	½	1	*	½
4Torsten Limbach	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Seyb, DieterFM	2137	GER	+47N	=6B	+20N	=9B	+14N	=2B	+3N	=5B	=4N	6.5	47.0	50.5	35.50	2191	+14.2
2	Schatz, ChristianCM	2127	GER	+43B	+24N	=10B	=3N	+15B	=1N	=4N	+6B	=5N	6.5	46.0	50.0	34.75	2173	+12.8
3	Rick, Uwe	2065	GER	+23N	+34B	=4N	=2B	=9N	+7B	−1B	+13N	+8B	6.5	46.0	50.0	34.50	2181	+28.8
4	Loew, GeraldFM	2158	GER	+15B	+18N	=3B	=10N	+12B	=5N	=2B	=8N	=1B	6.0	47.0	52.0	33.75	2168	+3.2
5	Lorenc, Tomas	2112	CZE	F	+26N	+12B	+11B	+7N	=4B	=6N	=1N	=2B	6.0	46.5	46.5	34.00	2228	+23.8
6	Limbach, Torsten	1912	GER	+51B	=1N	=19B	+44N	+10B	+11N	=5B	−2N	=7N	6.0	44.5	47.5	29.25	2142	+54.6
7	Hinz, Holger	1991	GER	+49B	=16N	+17B	+8N	−5B	−3N	+26B	+23N	=6B	6.0	43.0	46.0	28.00	2066	+18.0
8	Hagen, Peter	2121	GER	+32N	+13B	=9N	−7B	=34N	+16B	+18N	=4B	−3N	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.75	2041	-16.8
9	Stierhof, Michael	1980	GER	+36B	+28N	=8B	=1N	=3B	=10N	−13B	=17N	+24B	5.5	43.5	47.5	27.50	2053	+18.2
10	Heller, Achim	2036	GER	+25N	+21B	=2N	=4B	−6N	=9B	−23N	+34B	+20B	5.5	43.0	47.0	27.50	2030	-0.4
11	Herbold, ManfredCM	2093	GER	+56B	=31N	+33B	−5N	+22B	−6B	+34N	=15B	=14N	5.5	40.5	40.5	21.00	2009	-18.0
12	Schmidt, Matthias	1981	GER	+30N	+37B	−5N	+32B	−4N	=23B	=21N	=16B	+25B	5.5	40.0	44.0	24.75	1977	+0.2
13	Lechner, Otto	1909	GER	+35B	−8N	F	=25B	+47N	+14B	+9N	−3B	+15N	5.5	40.0	40.0	25.75	2082	+36.8
14	Tueckmantel, Rene	2048	GER	+27B	=17N	=44B	+28N	−1B	−13N	+45B	+29N	=11B	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.00	2005	-8.6
15	Kamm, Guenter	1865	GER	−4N	+39B	+52N	+31B	−2N	=27B	+24B	=11N	−13B	5.0	41.0	43.5	20.50	1981	+25.6
16	Keeve, Martin	1868	GER	+48B	=7B	=18N	=19N	=24B	−8N	+35B	=12N	=17B	5.0	40.5	44.0	23.00	1948	+16.8
17	Wagner, Frank	1881	GER	+50N	=14B	−7N	=20B	=25N	+37B	=29N	=9B	=16N	5.0	40.0	43.0	22.00	1926	+11.4
18	Gradl, Winfried	1940	GER	+39N	−4B	=16B	=27N	+36B	+31N	−8B	=25N	=19B	5.0	39.0	43.0	22.00	1965	+5.0
19	Smid, Arend	1993	GER	=41N	+46B	=6N	=16B	=23N	=34B	=30N	=21B	=18N	5.0	38.0	41.5	22.50	1897	-23.0
20	Spanton, Tim R	1954	ENG	=38B	+45N	−1B	=17N	=26B	=35N	+44B	+27B	−10N	5.0	37.5	41.0	20.25	1931	-6.0
21	Paashaus, Detlef	1880	GER	+54B	−10N	=49B	−24N	+38B	+33N	=12B	=19N	=26B	5.0	36.5	37.5	18.50	1919	+10.2
22	Van Kesteren, Stef	1895	NED	−37N	+30B	=25N	+46B	−11N	=40B	−27N	+50B	+35N	5.0	34.5	37.5	19.25	1846	-9.2
23	Haase, Georg	1830	GER	−3B	+55N	=24B	+33N	=19B	=12N	+10B	−7B	−31N	4.5	42.0	43.0	18.50	1935	+24.8
24	Bullert, Wolfgang	1918	GER	+42N	−2B	=23N	+21B	=16N	=30B	−15N	+39B	−9N	4.5	40.0	44.0	20.00	1879	-9.6
25	Bauer, Dieter	1828	GER	−10B	+54N	=22B	=13N	=17B	=44N	+31B	=18B	−12N	4.5	39.5	40.5	17.50	1889	+15.0
26	Schoenrock, Ruediger	1884	GER	F	−5B	+42N	+40B	=20N	=29B	−7N	+30B	=21N	4.5	39.0	39.0	19.75	1921	+6.8
27	Schuh, Michael	1829	GER	−14N	+50B	=29N	=18B	=44B	=15N	+22B	−20N	=28B	4.5	38.0	41.0	19.25	1888	+29.2
28	Heiler, Karl	1870	GER	+53N	−9B	+37N	−14B	−30N	=41B	+40N	=33B	=27N	4.5	36.5	38.0	16.00	1780	-18.2
29	Stierle, Martin	1933	GER	=45B	=38N	=27B	=36N	+39B	=26N	=17B	−14B	=30N	4.5	36.0	39.5	19.00	1847	-21.0
30	Kneidl, Norbert	1797	GER	−12B	−22N	+54B	+52N	+28B	=24N	=19B	−26N	=29B	4.5	36.0	37.0	15.00	1864	+32.0
31	Malzer, Werner	1893	GER	+52B	=11B	F	−15N	+32N	−18B	−25N	+38N	+23B	4.5	35.5	35.5	18.25	1909	+4.0
32	Papenfuss, Kai	1855	GER	−8B	+35N	+38B	−12N	−31B	−45N	+42B	=36N	+46B	4.5	35.0	38.5	17.50	1855	-1.0
33	Van Eck, Ted	1911	NED	=46N	+40B	−11N	−23B	+42N	−21B	=41N	=28N	+45B	4.5	35.0	38.5	17.50	1808	-23.2
34	Kalkmann, Hans	1882	GER	+55B	−3N	=36B	+51N	=8B	=19N	−11B	−10N	=37N	4.0	39.0	40.0	13.25	1876	-1.2
35	Chochoy, Patrick	1757	FRA	−13N	−32B	=48N	+43N	+49B	=20B	−16N	+47N	−22B	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.75	1833	+15.4
36	Mueller, Joachim	1818	GER	−9N	+53B	=34N	=29B	−18N	=39B	=37N	=32B	=40N	4.0	35.5	37.0	14.00	1781	-7.0
37	Baensch, Frank	1745	GER	+22B	−12N	−28B	F	+46N	−17N	=36B	+44N	=34B	4.0	35.0	35.0	16.00	1874	+27.2
38	Winter, Reinhold	1789	GER	=20N	=29B	−32N	+50B	−21N	=47B	=43N	−31B	+49B	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.50	1806	+4.4
39	Rahn, Manfred	1787	GER	−18B	−15N	+53B	+41B	−29N	=36N	+47B	−24N	=44B	4.0	34.0	35.5	12.75	1790	+2.6
40	Kopp, Wolfgang	0	GER	=44B	−33N	+45B	−26N	+51B	=22N	−28B	=43N	=36B	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.75	1812	0.0
41	Kumeth, Hartmut	1801	GER	=19B	−44N	=51B	−39N	+52B	=28N	=33B	=45N	=43B	4.0	32.0	34.5	14.75	1802	+0.6
42	Gafke, Manfred	1778	GER	−24B	=43N	−26B	=45N	−33B	+48N	−32N	+54B	+50N	4.0	32.0	33.0	11.25	1712	-14.8
43	Laustsen, Karl-Johan	1862	GER	−2N	=42B	−46N	−35B	+54N	+53N	=38B	=40B	=41N	4.0	31.5	32.5	10.50	1715	-30.0
44	Welsch, Roland	1890	GER	=40N	+41B	=14N	−6B	=27N	=25B	−20N	−37B	=39N	3.5	37.5	41.5	15.25	1776	-25.6
45	Wheat, Bob	1786	USA	=29N	−20B	−40N	=42B	+50N	+32B	−14N	=41B	−33N	3.5	36.0	39.0	13.75	1817	+5.6
46	Hager, Eberhard	1772	GER	=33B	−19N	+43B	−22N	−37B	=49N	=51B	+52N	−32N	3.5	33.0	35.5	11.75	1760	-3.6
47	Stummeyer, Dieter	1865	GER	−1B	−51N	+55B	+49N	−13B	=38N	−39N	−35B	+53N	3.5	31.5	32.5	7.50	1703	-38.0
48	Lack, Axel	0	GER	−16N	−49N	=35B	−55N	=53B	−42B	+54N	=51N	+52B	3.5	24.0	25.0	7.75	1628	0.0
49	Schuetz, Robert	1798	GER	−7N	+48B	=21N	−47B	−35N	=46B	−50N	+53B	−38N	3.0	32.5	34.0	9.25	1572	-46.0
50	Kowalski, Hans-Ludwig	1599	GER	−17B	−27N	+56B	−38N	−45B	+51N	+49B	−22N	−42B	3.0	32.0	32.0	6.00	1694	+19.8
51	Krumland, Frank	1778	GER	−6N	+47B	=41N	−34B	−40N	−50B	=46N	=48B	=54N	3.0	31.5	32.5	9.50	1671	-20.6
52	Otto, Klaus	1727	GER	−31N	+56N	−15B	−30B	−41N	=54B	+53N	−46B	−48N	2.5	27.5	27.5	2.00	1610	-24.0
53	Beitz, Joanne	1466	GER	−28B	−36N	−39N	+54B	=48N	−43B	−52B	−49N	−47B	1.5	29.0	30.0	2.75	1466	-2.6
54	Neumann, Bernd	1577	GER	−21N	−25B	−30N	−53N	−43B	=52N	−48B	−42N	=51B	1.0	31.0	32.5	2.75	1443	-22.8
55	Wempe, Anke	1625	GER	−34N	−23B	−47N	+48B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	3.50	1059	-12.4
56	Pews, Kristine	1840	GER	−11N	−52B	−50N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1006	-32.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Limbach, TorstenGER
+54.6
6.0 pts · #4
2Lechner, OttoGER
+36.8
5.5 pts · #11
3Kneidl, NorbertGER
+32.0
4.5 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Schuetz, RobertGER
-46.0
3.0 pts · #52
2Stummeyer, DieterGER
-38.0
3.5 pts · #41
3Pews, KristineGER
-32.8
0.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R3+241 Elo gap
Kowalski, Hans-Ludwig1599 beat Pews, Kristine1840
R7+206 Elo gap
Haase, Georg1830 beat Heller, Achim2036
R7+199 Elo gap
Kowalski, Hans-Ludwig1599 beat Schuetz, Robert1798