11. Internationaler Arber-Senioren-Cup 2025

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90 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Bodenmais, Germany. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2147, and top seed was Nikolay A Legky (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2302).

Nikolay A Legky (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2302) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Wolfgang Hohlfeld (7.0) and Michael Tscharotschkin (6.5). Legky won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Vera Lorencova (1875) beat Christian Schatz (CM, 2139), a +264-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bodenmais, Germany

Dates

02 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 130 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷GMNikolay A Legky2302

Avg top 10

2,147

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×1

FM×3

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×79

🇦🇹Austria×6

🇨🇿Czech Republic×2

🇲🇹Malta×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
GMNikolay A Legky
🇫🇷FRA·2302
8.0pts·2393perf+7.5
🥈
Wolfgang Hohlfeld
🇩🇪GER·2001
7.0pts·2264perf+59.8
🥉
Michael Tscharotschkin
🇩🇪GER·2103
6.5pts·2179perf+18.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Nikolay A Legky led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Legky8Hohlfeld7Schnelzer6.5Tscharotschkin6.5Lehmann6Laqua6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Nikolay A Legky never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Nikolay A Legky drew with Wolfgang Hohlfeld (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Nikolay A Legky 7 wins (R1–R7)Wolfgang Hohlfeld 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMNikolay A Legky	*	½	½	1
2Wolfgang Hohlfeld	½	*	½	—
3FMReinhold Schnelzer	½	½	*	½
4Michael Tscharotschkin	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Legky, Nikolay AGM	2302	FRA	+36N	+5B	+59N	+17B	+25N	+3B	+21N	=4B	=2N	8.0	45.5	49.0	42.25	2393	+7.5
2	Hohlfeld, Wolfgang	2001	GER	=73N	+50B	=4N	+42B	=70B	+34N	+18B	+8N	=1B	7.0	41.5	44.5	34.00	2264	+59.8
3	Tscharotschkin, Michael	2103	GER	=31B	+30N	+46B	=13N	+57B	−1N	+44B	+6N	=4N	6.5	43.0	47.0	30.75	2179	+18.6
4	Schnelzer, Reinhold, Dr.FM	2190	GER	+89B	=46N	=2B	+82B	+59N	=21B	+7N	=1N	=3B	6.5	42.5	43.5	28.25	2211	+7.0
5	Braun, Hans	1945	GER	+85B	−1N	+79B	+8B	−7N	+43N	+14B	=11B	=10N	6.0	44.0	46.0	26.00	2138	+89.6
6	Hein, Ralf	2018	GER	+72N	+38B	−7N	+20B	=10N	=25B	+35N	−3B	+19N	6.0	42.5	45.5	27.50	2103	+21.0
7	Rieling, Thomas	2065	GER	+79B	+44N	+6B	−21N	+5B	=32N	−4B	+34N	=9B	6.0	42.5	45.0	28.25	2144	+19.0
8	Knechtel, RolandFM	2136	GER	−19B	+63N	+89B	−5N	+27N	+15B	+17N	−2B	+26N	6.0	42.0	43.0	25.00	2035	-19.8
9	Laqua, Christian	2029	GER	=50N	+73B	=20N	+23B	=17N	+33B	=11N	=10B	=7N	6.0	41.5	44.5	28.50	2068	+10.2
10	Schatz, ChristianCM	2139	GER	−30B	+77N	+19B	+54N	=6B	=52N	+32B	=9N	=5B	6.0	40.0	43.0	27.50	2045	-18.2
11	Lehmann, Michael	2083	GER	+55B	=58N	+45B	=57N	=13B	+30N	=9B	=5N	=18B	6.0	39.0	42.5	27.50	2088	+2.4
12	Kolthoff, Siegmund	2063	GER	−42N	+62B	=22N	−33B	+61N	+20B	=19N	+27B	+17N	6.0	37.0	40.5	27.00	1978	-17.6
13	Greul, Hans	1995	GER	+74B	+47N	=21B	=3B	=11N	=14N	+24B	−18N	=32B	5.5	41.5	44.5	25.75	2077	+21.0
14	Kneutgen, Alexander	2039	GER	+53N	=82B	=23N	+38B	=26N	=13B	−5N	=22B	+36N	5.5	39.5	42.0	24.50	2000	-8.6
15	Kirsch, Heinrich	1917	GER	+78B	−25N	=43B	=31N	+79B	−8N	+42B	+48N	=37B	5.5	35.0	37.5	20.00	1956	+9.0
16	Hartlieb, Juergen	2011	GER	+61N	=20B	−82N	−22B	=50N	+72B	=56N	+33B	+38N	5.5	33.5	36.0	22.00	1936	-16.4
17	Ahlvers, Ullrich	1957	GER	+60B	+19N	+34B	−1N	=9B	=39N	−8B	+24N	−12B	5.0	45.0	48.5	23.25	2056	+44.4
18	Lorenc, Tomas	2136	CZE	−20N	+66B	+29N	=35B	F	+26B	−2N	+13B	=11N	5.0	41.5	44.0	24.25	2038	-18.2
19	Nebe, Hartmut	1883	GER	+8N	−17B	−10N	=62B	+49N	+53B	=12B	+44N	−6B	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.75	1992	+24.6
20	Peglau, Markus, Dr.	1876	GER	+18B	=16N	=9B	−6N	=65B	−12N	+60B	=28B	+45N	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.50	2012	+31.6
21	Loew, GeraldFM	2163	GER	+22N	+35B	=13N	+7B	=32B	=4N	−1B	=52N	—	5.0	40.0	44.0	25.75	2127	-6.2
22	Krasnopeyeva, Julia	1882	GER	−21B	+85N	=12B	+16N	−34B	+64N	=39B	=14N	=23N	5.0	39.5	41.5	21.50	2025	+33.0
23	Halli, Gerhard	1914	GER	+76B	=34N	=14B	−9N	+31B	−57N	=43B	+30N	=22B	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.50	1954	+10.2
24	Loibl, Johann	1832	AUT	=39N	=28B	−35N	+48B	+29N	+59B	−13N	−17B	+47N	5.0	37.5	41.0	21.25	1971	+29.6
25	Migl, Dieter	2098	GER	+33N	+15B	=32N	+83B	−1B	=6N	=52B	=37N	—	5.0	37.0	39.5	22.00	2094	-1.0
26	Mueller, Michael	2014	GER	+64B	=45N	+58B	=70N	=14B	−18N	+30B	=32N	−8B	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.25	2032	+4.4
27	Kerschenbauer, Franz	1852	AUT	−34B	+78N	=52B	+46N	−8B	=45N	+58B	−12N	+44B	5.0	36.0	39.0	18.50	2004	+35.2
28	Steinmacher, Josef	2010	GER	=43B	=24N	=31B	−30N	=51B	+79N	=36B	=20N	+42B	5.0	35.5	38.0	20.00	1890	-28.4
29	Mueller-Imm, Joachim, Dr.	1899	GER	=63B	=43N	−18B	+69N	−24B	=60N	+84B	=31N	+48B	5.0	33.0	35.0	17.25	1781	-46.0
30	Lorencova, Vera	1875	CZE	+10N	−3B	=39N	+28B	+37N	−11B	−26N	−23B	+62N	4.5	42.5	46.0	21.25	2009	+31.0
31	Kuppinger, Bernd	1867	GER	=3N	=39B	=28N	=15B	−23N	+40B	=59N	=29B	=35B	4.5	40.5	44.0	21.75	1975	+25.8
32	Schoenfeld, Frank	1962	GER	+62N	F	=25B	+37B	=21N	=7B	−10N	=26B	=13N	4.5	40.5	40.5	21.25	2074	+25.0
33	Schwarz, Hans	1860	GER	−25B	+81N	=44B	+12N	+58B	−9N	−37B	−16N	+67B	4.5	38.0	40.5	17.50	1949	+20.8
34	Schroeder, Wilfried	2088	GER	+27N	=23B	−17N	+45B	+22N	−2B	+47N	−7B	—	4.5	37.0	41.0	20.50	1979	-21.6
35	Hacker, Thomas	1935	GER	+69B	−21N	+24B	=18N	=43B	+42N	−6B	F	=31N	4.5	37.0	37.0	19.25	1961	+6.0
36	Belikan, Thomas	1890	GER	−1B	=60N	=49N	−61B	+75N	+67B	=28N	+59B	−14B	4.5	36.5	39.5	16.25	1894	-1.2
37	Hamlack, Heinz	2031	GER	+51B	+52N	=57B	−32N	−30B	F	+33N	=25B	=15N	4.5	36.0	40.0	19.75	1972	-12.0
38	Zwetz, Anita	1905	GER	+90B	−6N	+88B	−14N	−42B	=51N	+77B	+43N	−16B	4.5	33.5	33.5	10.50	1825	-17.2
39	Stupperich, Reiner	2042	GER	=24B	=31N	=30B	+47N	=44B	=17B	=22N	=41N	—	4.5	32.5	36.5	20.25	1939	-21.0
40	Mayr, Guenter	1933	GER	+81B	−70N	−64B	=74N	=60B	−31N	=49N	+84B	+65B	4.5	28.0	30.0	13.25	1793	-32.0
41	Desoye, Gernot	1915	AUT	+48N	−59B	−42N	=72B	=73N	+61B	+66N	=39B	—	4.5	26.0	29.0	16.25	1859	-10.8
42	Stummeyer, Dieter	1834	GER	+12B	−57N	+41B	−2N	+38N	−35B	−15N	+66B	−28N	4.0	41.0	44.5	18.50	1898	+15.6
43	Trinkl, Andreas	1788	GER	=28N	=29B	=15N	+71B	=35N	−5B	=23N	−38B	=53N	4.0	39.5	43.0	18.00	1867	+19.2
44	Hilbig, Dieter	1933	GER	+86N	−7B	=33N	+73B	=39N	+66B	−3N	−19B	−27N	4.0	38.0	40.0	13.00	1850	-19.0
45	Augustin, Christian	1911	GER	+84N	=26B	−11N	−34N	+74B	=27B	−48N	+61B	−20B	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.50	1887	-4.6
46	Beulertz, Stefan	1952	MLT	+67N	=4B	−3N	−27B	=72N	+50B	F	=65N	=51B	4.0	36.0	36.0	16.00	1888	-13.8
47	Blumenstock, Axel	1909	GER	+68N	−13B	=53N	−39B	+62N	+65B	−34B	=56N	−24B	4.0	34.5	38.0	14.50	1825	-19.4
48	Kirchmeir, Werner	0	GER	−41B	=65N	=51B	−24N	+89B	+74N	+45B	−15B	−29N	4.0	34.5	35.5	11.75	1816	0.0
49	Beitz, Toralf	1727	GER	−58B	+55N	=36B	−52N	−19B	+76N	=40B	=51N	=54B	4.0	33.5	36.5	15.50	1823	+45.6
50	Schumacher, Gerhard	1808	GER	=9B	−2N	=69B	=60N	=16B	−46N	+80B	+58N	—	4.0	33.0	35.5	15.25	1877	+27.6
51	Hansch, Klaus-Michael	1817	GER	−37N	=75B	=48N	=68B	=28N	=38B	=73N	=49B	=46N	4.0	32.5	35.5	15.50	1797	-5.4
52	Walter, Mario	1922	GER	+75N	−37B	=27N	+49B	F	=10B	=25N	=21B	—	4.0	32.5	35.0	17.50	2008	+16.6
53	Deppe, Burkhard	1825	GER	−14B	+76N	=47B	−58N	+80B	−19N	=63B	=67N	=43B	4.0	32.0	34.5	13.00	1748	-34.4
54	Kirschner, Torsten	1905	GER	+88N	−83B	+61N	−10B	−66N	=73B	=65N	=62B	=49N	4.0	29.5	31.0	12.00	1765	-32.2
55	Lanz, Udo	1859	GER	−11N	−49B	+86N	=67B	+68N	F	=69B	+63N	—	4.0	28.5	30.5	12.50	1780	-13.0
56	Wltschek, Christian	1875	GER	−70B	=69N	=60B	+63N	=64B	=58N	=16B	=47B	—	4.0	27.0	30.5	15.25	1844	-5.4
57	Kretschel, Klaus	1983	GER	+66N	+42B	=37N	=11B	−3N	+23B	—	—	—	4.0	26.0	29.5	17.75	2077	+15.4
58	Reuter, Roland	1937	GER	+49N	=11B	−26N	+53B	−33N	=56B	−27N	−50B	=66N	3.5	36.5	40.0	14.75	1785	-37.0
59	Korte, Markus	2022	GER	+65B	+41N	−1B	+64N	−4B	−24N	=31B	−36N	—	3.5	36.5	40.0	13.75	1906	-25.8
60	Schmitt, Wolfgang Max	1739	GER	−17N	=36B	=56N	=50B	=40N	=29B	−20N	=77N	=61B	3.5	35.5	38.5	14.25	1783	+9.4
61	Stutz, Robert	1791	GER	−16B	+90N	−54B	+36N	−12B	−41N	+79B	−45N	=60N	3.5	34.5	34.5	8.75	1796	0.0
62	Klimpel, Siegfried	1740	GER	−32B	−12N	+76B	=19N	−47B	=80N	+81B	=54N	−30B	3.5	33.5	36.0	11.25	1763	+3.0
63	Neumann, Bernd	1538	GER	=29N	−8B	=72N	−56B	=71N	+75B	=53N	−55B	=64N	3.5	33.0	36.0	12.50	1756	+42.0
64	Buechel, Alexander	1792	GER	−26N	+84B	+40N	−59B	=56N	−22B	−71N	=69N	=63B	3.5	32.5	34.5	12.00	1748	-11.6
65	Kumeth, Hartmut	1802	GER	−59N	=48B	=68N	+88B	=20N	−47N	=54B	=46B	−40N	3.5	32.5	34.0	11.75	1760	-10.0
66	Nusser, Hans-Karl, Dr.	1744	GER	−57B	−18N	+78B	+89N	+54B	−44N	−41B	−42N	=58B	3.5	32.0	33.0	9.75	1835	+18.4
67	Schiessl, Hanns	1734	GER	−46B	−89N	+90B	=55N	=77B	−36N	+72N	=53B	−33N	3.5	28.0	28.0	8.50	1745	+1.6
68	Margraf, Dieter	1613	GER	−47B	=74N	=65B	=51N	−55B	−77N	=76B	=75N	+85B	3.5	27.5	29.5	10.25	1693	+17.0
69	Schleime, Franz-Josef	1708	GER	−35N	=56B	=50N	−29B	=84N	+88B	=55N	=64B	—	3.5	27.0	28.5	10.25	1754	+8.8
70	Hulshof, Peter	2117	NED	+56N	+40B	=83N	=26B	=2N	—	—	—	—	3.5	20.5	23.0	15.75	2110	-0.4
71	Kurpiela, Franz	1836	GER	F	F	+85B	−43N	=63B	+81N	+64B	—	—	3.5	15.5	15.5	9.75	1859	+3.8
72	Jacob, Karl-Heinz	1799	GER	−6B	=80N	=63B	=41N	=46B	−16N	−67B	=76N	=75B	3.0	33.0	35.5	10.25	1670	-31.0
73	Auterhoff, Juergen, Dr.	1782	GER	=2B	−9N	+80B	−44N	=41B	=54N	=51B	—	—	3.0	29.5	32.0	12.25	1841	+10.0
74	Riess, Michael	1750	GER	−13N	=68B	=75N	=40B	−45N	−48B	=85N	=80B	=84N	3.0	29.0	31.0	8.75	1683	-16.6
75	Knobel, Dagmar	1697	GER	−52B	=51N	=74B	−79N	−36B	−63N	+90N	=68B	=72N	3.0	28.0	28.0	6.75	1628	-17.2
76	Weis, Hans-Juergen	1652	GER	−23N	−53B	−62N	=86B	+90N	−49B	=68N	=72B	=78N	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.75	1613	-9.6
77	Barnowski, Roman	1740	GER	−83N	−10B	=84N	=87B	=67N	+68B	−38N	=60B	—	3.0	25.5	27.5	9.00	1714	-9.8
78	Ziad, Amar	1696	GER	−15N	−27B	−66N	+90B	−87N	−85B	+88N	=79N	=76B	3.0	25.0	25.0	4.25	1604	-24.8
79	Hackbarth, Christa	1839	AUT	−7N	+86B	−5N	+75B	−15N	−28B	−61N	=78B	F	2.5	34.5	36.5	6.50	1714	-27.4
80	Kainz, Eva-Maria	1640	GER	−82N	=72B	−73N	+85B	−53N	=62B	−50N	=74N	F	2.5	25.5	27.5	6.75	1652	+2.0
81	Kilian, Claus	1702	GER	−40N	−33B	=87N	=84B	=88N	−71B	−62N	=85N	=86B	2.5	24.0	25.5	4.75	1575	-62.4
82	Von Herman, BrigitteWFM	1909	GER	+80B	=14N	+16B	−4N	F	—	—	—	—	2.5	22.5	25.0	10.75	2065	+16.6
83	Godoj, Veit	1982	GER	+77B	+54N	=70B	−25N	F	—	—	—	—	2.5	16.5	19.5	8.75	2060	+8.6
84	Sonntagbauer, Manfred	1643	AUT	−45B	−64N	=77B	=81N	=69B	F	−29N	−40N	=74B	2.0	29.0	31.0	6.00	1611	-7.4
85	Narr, Irmgard	1729	GER	−5N	−22B	−71N	−80N	−86B	+78N	=74B	=81B	−68N	2.0	29.0	31.0	5.75	1534	-44.4
86	Eichenseher, Norbert	1708	GER	−44B	−79N	−55B	=76N	+85N	F	F	F	=81N	2.0	20.0	20.0	4.75	1661	-8.0
87	Mitterholzer, Helmuth	1653	AUT	F	F	=81B	=77N	+78B	—	—	—	—	2.0	8.5	8.5	5.75	1841	+15.2
88	Goerl, Peter	1564	GER	−54B	F	−38N	−65N	=81B	−69N	−78B	+90B	—	1.5	21.0	21.0	1.25	1533	-6.0
89	Mitschka, Manfred	1886	GER	−4N	+67B	−8N	−66B	−48N	—	—	—	—	1.0	20.0	23.5	3.50	1758	-14.4
90	Scheler, Heinz	1611	GER	−38N	−61B	−67N	−78N	−76B	F	−75B	−88N	F	0.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	921	-50.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Braun, HansGER
+89.6
6.0 pts · #9
2Hohlfeld, WolfgangGER
+59.8
7.0 pts · #2
3Beitz, ToralfGER
+45.6
4.0 pts · #53

Top rating losers

1Kilian, ClausGER
-62.4
2.5 pts · #79
2Scheler, HeinzGER
-50.0
0.0 pts · #90
3Mueller-Imm, Joachim, Dr.GER
-46.0
5.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R1+264 Elo gap
Lorencova, Vera1875 beat CMSchatz, Christian2139
R1+260 Elo gap
Peglau, Markus, Dr.1876 beat Lorenc, Tomas2136
R1+253 Elo gap
Nebe, Hartmut1883 beat FMKnechtel, Roland2136