32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen

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91 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Miedzyzdroje, Poland. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2086, and top seed was Bernd Baum (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2246).

Ralf Gander (🇩🇪 GER, 2130) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sergej Shilov (7.5) and Wilfried Schroeder (6.5). Gander shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Boguslaw Czepczynski (1879) beat Bernd Baum (FM, 2246), a +367-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Miedzyzdroje, Poland

Dates

21 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMBernd Baum2246

Avg top 10

2,086

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×2

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×77

🇵🇱Poland×12

🇫🇷France×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Ralf Gander
🇩🇪GER·2130
7.5pts·2279perf+30.8
🥈
FMSergej Shilov
🇵🇱POL·2123
7.5pts·2264perf+29.0
🥉
Wilfried Schroeder
🇩🇪GER·2070
6.5pts·2144perf+18.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Shilov7.5Gander7.5Moritz6.5Schroeder6.5Kuma6Siebenhaar6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Gander takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Sergej Shilov beat Ralf Gander (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Sergej Shilov 4 wins (R6–R9)Ralf Gander 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSergej Shilov	*	1	—	0
2Ralf Gander	0	*	1	1
3Hartmut Moritz	—	0	*	—
4Wilfried Schroeder	1	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gander, Ralf	2130	GER	+49B	+14N	+9B	=5N	+8B	+3N	−2B	+4N	+6B	7.5	50.0	54.5	44.00	2279	+30.8
2	Shilov, SergejFM	2123	POL	+69N	+43B	=26N	+44B	−3N	+10B	+1N	+7B	+5B	7.5	46.0	49.5	40.50	2264	+29.0
3	Schroeder, Wilfried	2070	GER	+60B	+30N	+19B	=8N	+2B	−1B	=5N	+15B	=7N	6.5	49.0	53.0	36.50	2144	+18.2
4	Moritz, Hartmut	2021	GER	+76B	=41N	=42B	+28N	+19B	=16N	+18B	−1B	+15N	6.5	43.5	47.0	32.25	2106	+20.4
5	Jahn, ConstanzeWIM	1994	GER	+82B	+38N	+36B	=1B	=23N	+13N	=3B	=6B	−2N	6.0	48.5	51.5	31.25	2166	+40.6
6	Skorna, Ullrich	2067	GER	+64N	=29B	+32N	=26B	+9N	=7B	+16B	=5N	−1N	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.50	2096	+6.8
7	Reichmann, Steffen, Prof. Dr.	1996	GER	+77B	+33N	=28B	+41N	=13B	=6N	+14B	−2N	=3B	6.0	45.5	49.0	30.00	2107	+26.8
8	Fehr, Axel, Dr.	1991	GER	+71N	+24B	+31N	=3B	−1N	+26B	−15N	+32B	=13N	6.0	45.5	49.0	30.00	2085	+22.8
9	Kuma, Boguslaw	1979	POL	+63N	+51B	−1N	+17B	−6B	−14N	+56B	+27N	+33B	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.00	2051	+17.2
10	Gasik, Piotr	2008	POL	+40B	=42N	=27B	=14N	+41B	−2N	=33B	+36N	+28B	6.0	42.5	47.0	29.50	2056	+11.4
11	Witte, Ronald	2003	GER	=67N	+65B	=68N	=31B	=43N	+30B	=32N	+18B	=12N	6.0	38.5	42.0	28.25	2039	+8.2
12	Siebenhaar, Erich	2057	GER	+56B	=27N	−41B	=64N	+73B	+42N	=36B	+13N	=11B	6.0	38.5	42.0	27.50	2046	-2.0
13	Rauch, Uwe	2084	GER	=15N	+47B	+17N	+29B	=7N	−5B	+19N	−12B	=8B	5.5	45.5	50.0	29.25	2021	-13.4
14	Onasch, Gunnar	1932	GER	+52N	−1B	+79N	=10B	+44N	+9B	−7N	=21B	=16N	5.5	45.5	48.5	26.50	2020	+22.4
15	Twarogiel, Tadeusz	1854	POL	=13B	−20N	+72B	+88N	+28B	+22N	+8B	−3N	−4B	5.5	44.0	45.5	24.25	2023	+41.6
16	Kahn, Peter	1981	GER	=35B	=45N	+60B	+27N	+36B	=4B	−6N	=28N	=14B	5.5	42.5	46.5	27.25	1998	+5.0
17	Czepczynski, Boguslaw	1879	POL	+23B	+18N	−13B	−9N	+45B	−19N	+59B	=34N	+46B	5.5	42.0	46.0	26.50	2037	+37.2
18	Krueger, Horst	1955	GER	+85N	−17B	=55N	+50B	+24N	+23B	−4N	−11N	+47B	5.5	42.0	44.0	24.00	1994	+9.4
19	Heikaus, Frank	1954	GER	+78B	+70N	−3N	+51B	−4N	+17B	−13B	=35N	+48B	5.5	41.5	44.5	23.50	1983	+15.6
20	Bade, Uwe	2054	GER	=47N	+15B	−29N	=48B	+67N	=43B	=26N	+30B	=25N	5.5	39.5	43.0	26.00	1971	-18.2
21	Graubaum, Hans-Joachim, Dr.	1969	GER	=45B	=35N	+70B	=42N	=38B	=27N	+41B	=14N	=22B	5.5	39.5	43.0	25.50	1958	-2.0
22	Kuhlenbaeumer, Willi	2008	GER	+48N	−31B	+71N	+68B	=26N	−15B	=29N	+43B	=21N	5.5	38.5	42.0	23.75	1974	-7.4
23	Baum, Bernd, Dr.FM	2246	GER	−17N	+85B	+67N	+30B	=5B	−18N	−28B	+77N	+41B	5.5	38.5	40.5	21.50	1983	-48.8
24	Klucznik, Andre	1898	FRA	+80B	−8N	+86B	=34N	−18B	=56N	+78B	=46N	+44B	5.5	35.5	37.5	19.25	1949	+14.6
25	Salaske, Peter	1971	GER	−70B	=78N	+59B	=55N	=56B	+49N	=27B	+42N	=20B	5.5	35.0	38.0	23.75	1921	-9.8
26	Meyer, Thomas	1956	GER	+86B	+73N	=2B	=6N	=22B	−8N	=20B	−33N	+54B	5.0	43.5	45.5	22.25	1990	+8.0
27	Maetzing, Hans-Dieter, Dr.	1906	GER	+61N	=12B	=10N	−16B	+57N	=21B	=25N	−9B	+56N	5.0	42.5	46.5	23.50	1924	+5.2
28	Herrmann, Dirk	1950	GER	+72N	+79B	=7N	−4B	−15N	+73B	+23N	=16B	−10N	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.25	1978	+6.0
29	Knapp, Michael	1908	GER	+62B	=6N	+20B	−13N	=34B	=46N	=22B	=44N	=36B	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.75	2017	+26.6
30	Pietrzak, Janusz	1912	POL	+84B	−3B	+61N	−23N	+48B	−11N	+31B	−20N	+60B	5.0	41.0	43.5	20.00	1956	+8.2
31	Jaeger, Andre	1900	GER	+91B	+22N	−8B	=11N	=46B	=34N	−30N	=45B	+57N	5.0	40.5	41.0	20.00	1918	+6.2
32	Seils, Ralf	1942	GER	=58N	+75B	−6B	=45N	+76B	+38N	=11B	−8N	=35B	5.0	40.0	43.5	21.75	1914	-6.4
33	Mokrzanowski, Andrzej	1895	POL	+81N	−7B	−57N	+63B	+61N	=37B	=10N	+26B	−9N	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.50	1851	-6.6
34	Nuenchert, EvelineWFM	1995	GER	=65N	=67B	+63N	=24B	=29N	=31B	=37N	=17B	=38N	5.0	39.0	42.5	23.25	1914	-19.6
35	Fitzke, Ulrich	1801	GER	=16N	=21B	−37N	+81B	=68N	+51B	=44N	=19B	=32N	5.0	39.0	42.0	22.25	1943	+34.0
36	Hilbig, Dieter	1949	GER	+74B	+83N	−5N	+57B	−16N	+80B	=12N	−10B	=29N	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.00	1855	-16.0
37	Scheide, Helmut	1936	GER	=54B	=59N	+35B	=38N	=42B	=33N	=34B	=47N	=39B	5.0	38.5	42.5	23.75	1870	-15.2
38	Schulz, Gerhard	1885	GER	+89N	−5B	+81N	=37B	=21N	−32B	=58N	+80B	=34B	5.0	36.5	38.0	17.25	1836	-7.4
39	Feliksinski, Tadeusz	1727	POL	−43N	=69B	=47N	−67B	+91N	=71B	+73N	+68B	=37N	5.0	31.5	32.0	15.75	1886	+37.4
40	Kind, Wolfgang	1826	GER	−10N	=90B	=75N	−61B	=79N	=83B	+81N	+55B	+69N	5.0	30.0	31.0	15.75	1856	+14.0
41	Zoll, Detlef	1901	GER	+90N	=4B	+12N	−7B	−10N	+55B	−21N	+57B	−23N	4.5	43.5	44.5	18.25	1924	+6.0
42	Thormann, Roger	1898	GER	+57N	=10B	=4N	=21B	=37N	−12B	+63N	−25B	=45N	4.5	43.0	47.0	21.75	1903	+4.8
43	Kapr, Klaus, Dr.	1920	GER	+39B	−2N	=45B	+74N	=11B	=20N	=46B	−22N	=49B	4.5	43.0	46.5	21.00	1923	+0.8
44	Byhan, Gert	1970	GER	=55N	+50B	+58N	−2N	−14B	+59N	=35B	=29B	−24N	4.5	41.0	45.0	19.50	1848	-28.0
45	Becker, Werner	1782	GER	=21N	=16B	=43N	=32B	−17N	+81B	=69N	=31N	=42B	4.5	39.0	42.0	19.75	1880	+23.6
46	Kirmas, Joachim, Dr.	1969	GER	=50N	=55B	=74N	+58B	=31N	=29B	=43N	=24B	−17N	4.5	38.0	41.5	20.00	1842	-30.0
47	Campe, Ulrich	1840	GER	=20B	−13N	=39B	=78N	=74B	+62N	+68N	=37B	−18N	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.50	1872	+7.2
48	Lehmann, Manfred	1830	GER	−22B	=62N	+84B	=20N	−30N	=75B	+50N	+58B	−19N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.50	1838	+1.2
49	Schmidt, Hans-Juergen	1879	GER	−1N	−74B	+85N	=70B	+52N	−25B	=55N	+62B	=43N	4.5	37.0	39.0	16.50	1836	-10.6
50	Kuehnl, Bernd	1781	GER	=46B	−44N	+66B	−18N	=62B	=53N	−48B	+84N	+77B	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.50	1859	+18.6
51	Schellknecht, Joerg	1891	GER	+88B	−9N	+83B	−19N	=55B	−35N	=70B	+78N	=53B	4.5	34.5	36.0	13.50	1774	-24.4
52	Goedelt, Matthias	1737	GER	−14B	=56N	+53B	−73N	−49B	=66N	=76B	+72N	+71N	4.5	33.0	36.5	17.25	1860	+58.8
53	Thiele, Guenter	1911	GER	−79N	=72B	−52N	+54B	=58N	=50B	=80N	+63B	=51N	4.5	32.5	35.5	18.25	1745	-38.0
54	Andrasch, Peter	1749	GER	=37N	−68B	−64N	−53N	+87B	+90B	+67N	+69B	−26N	4.5	31.0	32.0	12.50	1849	+23.8
55	Scholz, Jutta	1784	GER	=44B	=46N	=18B	=25B	=51N	−41N	=49B	−40N	+79B	4.0	38.5	41.5	17.50	1852	+16.6
56	Schwarz, Wolfgang	1842	GER	−12N	=52B	=90N	+79B	=25N	=24B	−9N	+83B	−27B	4.0	38.5	39.5	14.25	1774	-16.0
57	Suliga, Eckhard	1586	GER	−42B	+77N	+33B	−36N	−27B	+82N	+60B	−41N	−31B	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.50	1838	+52.2
58	Gaedicke, Volker	1752	GER	=32B	+66N	−44B	−46N	=53B	+76N	=38B	−48N	=65N	4.0	36.0	39.5	16.75	1855	+24.8
59	Biel, Maciej	1651	POL	=68N	=37B	−25N	+65B	+69N	−44B	−17N	=71B	=64N	4.0	35.5	39.0	15.50	1846	+43.0
60	Kolkwitz, Klaus	1850	GER	−3N	+87B	−16N	=75B	+83N	=68B	−57N	+61B	−30N	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.50	1686	-30.6
61	Diedrich, Ferdinand	0	GER	−27B	+76N	−30B	+40N	−33B	=77N	=82B	−60N	+85B	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.75	1805	0.0
62	Krueger, Antje-Christine	1666	GER	−29N	=48B	=65N	=71B	=50N	−47B	+87N	−49N	+82B	4.0	33.5	35.5	13.25	1780	+27.4
63	Gaertner, Michael	1792	GER	−9B	+80N	−34B	−33N	+89B	+88N	−42B	−53N	+75N	4.0	33.0	34.5	9.50	1725	-15.2
64	Rother, Josef	1849	GER	−6B	=84N	+54B	=12B	−80N	−78N	=72B	+86N	=59B	4.0	32.5	34.5	14.50	1743	-24.6
65	Petrykowski, Reinhardt	1816	GER	=34B	−11N	=62B	−59N	=72B	=84N	+88B	=70N	=58B	4.0	32.5	34.0	12.75	1719	-22.8
66	Pranner, Marion	1920	GER	=75N	−58B	−50N	=72N	=88B	=52B	=79N	+67B	=80N	4.0	29.5	31.0	13.00	1664	-56.8
67	Krueger, Peter	1825	GER	=11B	=34N	−23B	+39N	−20B	=74N	−54B	−66N	+88B	3.5	39.0	40.5	13.75	1807	-7.2
68	Nuenchert, Reinhard	1903	GER	=59B	+54N	=11B	−22N	=35B	=60N	−47B	−39N	=74B	3.5	38.5	42.0	15.75	1741	-39.4
69	Geike, Eberhard	1876	GER	−2B	=39N	=78B	+86N	−59B	+70N	=45B	−54N	−40B	3.5	37.0	39.0	11.75	1719	-38.8
70	Scholz, Werner	1787	GER	+25N	−19B	−21N	=49N	+84B	−69B	=51N	=65B	−73N	3.5	36.5	39.0	14.50	1798	+2.0
71	Krueger, Detlef	1805	GER	−8B	+91N	−22B	=62N	=78B	=39N	=74B	=59N	−52B	3.5	35.5	36.0	10.25	1690	-29.0
72	Berger, Volkmar	1760	GER	−28B	=53N	−15N	=66B	=65N	=79B	=64N	−52B	+89N	3.5	34.5	36.0	11.25	1700	-12.6
73	Mietzelfeldt, Gerhard	1855	GER	F	−26B	=88N	+52B	−12N	−28N	−39B	+74N	+70B	3.5	34.0	34.0	12.25	1772	-17.6
74	Mueller, Johannes	1757	GER	−36N	+49N	=46B	−43B	=47N	=67B	=71N	−73B	=68N	3.5	33.5	37.0	14.25	1803	+10.2
75	Psiakowski, Volker	1718	GER	=66B	−32N	=40B	=60N	=82B	=48N	−77B	+76N	−63B	3.5	33.5	36.5	13.75	1768	+11.0
76	Danieljan, Sarkis	1838	GER	−4N	−61B	+87N	+90B	−32N	−58B	=52N	−75B	+84N	3.5	32.0	33.0	7.75	1738	-22.4
77	Piotrowski, Roger	1818	GER	−7N	−57B	+91N	−80B	+90N	=61B	+75N	−23B	−50N	3.5	31.5	32.0	7.00	1678	-32.6
78	Bade, Heidrun	1768	GER	−19N	=25B	=69N	=47B	=71N	+64B	−24N	−51B	−83N	3.0	36.5	39.5	12.50	1798	+5.2
79	Methner, Margit	1693	GER	+53B	−28N	−14B	−56N	=40B	=72N	=66B	=82N	−55N	3.0	35.5	38.5	12.25	1735	+17.6
80	Balcerczak, Ewa	1551	POL	−24N	−63B	F	+77N	+64B	−36N	=53B	−38N	=66B	3.0	35.5	35.5	11.75	1791	+39.2
81	Harbach, Peter	1553	GER	−33B	+82N	−38B	−35N	+86B	−45N	−40B	−85N	+90B	3.0	31.5	32.5	6.00	1675	+24.2
82	Frehde, Regina	1813	GER	−5N	−81B	+89N	=83B	=75N	−57B	=61N	=79B	−62N	3.0	30.5	32.0	8.25	1429	-114.4
83	Konig, Jon	0	ENG	F	−36B	−51N	=82N	−60B	=40N	+85B	−56N	+78B	3.0	30.5	30.5	9.00	1747	+78.8
84	Opialla, Lothar	1696	GER	−30N	=64B	−48N	+85B	−70N	=65B	=86N	−50B	−76B	2.5	31.0	33.0	7.00	1653	-10.6
85	Mrozewicz, Ryszard	1775	POL	−18B	−23N	−49B	−84N	F	+89B	−83N	+81B	−61N	2.0	29.5	29.5	4.50	1611	-21.8
86	Garms, Ilse	1779	GER	−26N	+89B	−24N	−69B	−81N	F	=84B	−64B	=87N	2.0	27.0	27.5	3.75	1486	-46.8
87	Triegel, Rudi	1739	GER	F	−60N	−76B	=91B	−54N	F	−62B	+90N	=86B	2.0	19.5	19.5	2.25	1578	-30.4
88	Karamucki, Henryk	1549	POL	−51N	F	=73B	−15B	=66N	−63B	−65N	=89B	−67N	1.5	30.5	30.5	4.50	1541	-1.0
89	Weinert, Hans-Holger	0	GER	−38B	−86N	−82B	F	−63N	−85N	+90B	=88N	−72B	1.5	22.0	22.0	1.75	1499	0.0
90	Baumast, Bernd	1646	GER	−41B	=40N	=56B	−76N	−77B	−54N	−89N	−87B	−81N	1.0	30.0	31.5	4.50	1461	-31.6
91	Bieschke, Werner	1627	GER	−31N	−71B	−77B	=87N	−39B	F	—	—	—	0.5	19.0	21.0	1.00	1432	-36.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Konig, JonENG
+78.8
3.0 pts · #73
2Goedelt, MatthiasGER
+58.8
4.5 pts · #46
3Suliga, EckhardGER
+52.2
4.0 pts · #51

Top rating losers

1Frehde, ReginaGER
-114.4
3.0 pts · #86
2Pranner, MarionGER
-56.8
4.0 pts · #50
3Baum, Bernd, Dr.FMGER
-48.8
5.5 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R1+367 Elo gap
Czepczynski, Boguslaw1879 beat FMBaum, Bernd, Dr.2246
R3+309 Elo gap
Suliga, Eckhard1586 beat Mokrzanowski, Andrzej1895
R5+298 Elo gap
Balcerczak, Ewa1551 beat Rother, Josef1849