22. RLP-Senioren-Open

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96 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Aug 2025 to 20 Aug 2025 in Altenkirchen, Germany. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2196, and top seed was Leif Kristensen (🇩🇰 DEN, IM, 2297).

Helmut Hassenrueck (🇩🇪 GER, 2113) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Stefan Vautrin (6.5) and Leif Kristensen (6.5). Hassenrueck shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Martin Lachat (1695) beat Hans-Juergen Fleuch (1967), a +272-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Altenkirchen, Germany

Dates

12 Aug 2025 → 20 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇰IMLeif Kristensen2297

Avg top 10

2,196

Participants

Titled players · 8

IM×4

FM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×85

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇧🇪Belgium×2

🇫🇴Faroe Islands×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇩🇰Denmark×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
Helmut Hassenrueck
🇩🇪GER·2113
7.5pts·2359perf+53.4
🥈
Stefan Vautrin
🇩🇪GER·2073
6.5pts·2298perf+54.2
🥉
IMLeif Kristensen
🇩🇰DEN·2297
6.5pts·2252perf-6.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Helmut Hassenrueck led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Hassenrueck7.5Vautrin6.5Kristensen6.5Heck6.5Babrikowski6.5Rodgaard6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE18 Aug

Helmut Hassenrueck takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Helmut Hassenrueck drew with Stefan Vautrin (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Helmut Hassenrueck 3 wins (R1–R3)Stefan Vautrin 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Leif Kristensen 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Helmut Hassenrueck	*	½	½	—
2Stefan Vautrin	½	*	½	—
3IMLeif Kristensen	½	½	*	—
4FMNorbert Heck	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hassenrueck, Helmut	2113	GER	+56N	+22B	+6N	=2B	+24N	=3N	+43B	=4N	+12B	7.5	46.0	50.0	40.25	2359	+53.4
2	Vautrin, Stefan	2073	GER	+30B	+16N	+43B	=1N	=3B	=7N	=14B	+9N	=4B	6.5	48.5	53.0	37.00	2298	+54.2
3	Kristensen, LeifIM	2297	DEN	+40N	+53B	+25N	+4B	=2N	=1B	=8N	=7B	=6N	6.5	48.5	52.5	36.50	2252	-6.0
4	Babrikowski, Peter, Dr.	2107	GER	+57N	+67B	+37N	−3N	+26B	=8B	+13N	=1B	=2N	6.5	46.0	50.0	33.50	2241	+32.4
5	Heck, NorbertFM	2171	GER	+39B	−6N	+60B	=11N	=16B	+31N	=12B	+29N	+17B	6.5	43.5	47.5	33.00	2135	-5.6
6	Schaefer, Martin, Dr.	1983	GER	+89N	+5B	−1B	+30N	=14B	=9N	=18B	+43N	=3B	6.0	47.0	49.5	30.25	2223	+55.8
7	Rodgaard, JohnIM	2260	FAI	+58B	+35N	=15B	=17N	=12B	=2B	+26N	=3N	=10B	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.75	2182	-15.0
8	Latas, BoguslawFM	2227	POL	+69B	=19N	+44B	=15N	+17B	=4N	=3B	=10N	=25N	6.0	45.0	48.5	31.00	2180	-8.6
9	Okrajek, Alexander	2196	GER	+41N	+91B	=26N	=12B	=53N	=6B	+28N	−2B	+13N	6.0	42.5	44.5	27.75	2145	-10.8
10	Krueger, Erich	2014	GER	+47N	+55B	=24N	=13B	=25N	=28B	+33N	=8B	=7N	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.75	2190	+42.0
11	Limbach, Torsten	1967	GER	=80N	=33B	+76N	=5B	=34N	=21B	+24N	=15B	+28N	6.0	40.5	43.5	28.25	2120	+38.4
12	Siebenhaar, Erich	2063	GER	+42B	=46N	+45B	=9N	=7N	+24B	=5N	=25B	−1N	5.5	45.5	50.0	28.50	2160	+24.2
13	Polster, Wolfgang, Dr.	2118	GER	+49B	=44N	+19B	=10N	+15B	=43N	−4B	+14N	−9B	5.5	44.0	48.5	28.50	2152	+9.2
14	Rooze, JanIM	2167	BEL	+59N	=27B	+38N	=26B	=6N	+53B	=2N	−13B	=21N	5.5	42.5	46.5	27.00	2082	-18.4
15	Stuemer, Paul	2068	GER	+76N	+54B	=7N	=8B	−13N	+45B	=27B	=11N	=20B	5.5	42.5	45.5	25.75	2104	+9.4
16	Brettschneider, Karl	1945	GER	+82N	−2B	+61N	=18B	=5N	=33B	=34N	+26B	=27N	5.5	42.5	45.5	25.50	2058	+30.0
17	Cichy, Michael, Dr.	2054	GER	+61N	=38B	+48N	=7B	−8N	=54B	+44N	+27B	−5N	5.5	41.5	45.5	25.50	2102	+12.4
18	Broemel, Richard	2109	GER	+68B	=45N	=46B	=16N	=27N	+37B	=6N	=21B	=22N	5.5	41.5	45.0	26.75	2038	-16.2
19	Bohnstorff, Michael	1993	GER	+51N	=8B	−13N	=48B	+41N	=56B	=36N	+54B	=23B	5.5	40.0	44.0	26.00	2049	+14.2
20	Hesse, Uwe	1917	GER	+93N	=34B	+28N	−24B	=21N	+50B	F	+53B	=15N	5.5	39.5	41.0	23.00	2130	+94.4
21	Wild, Helmut	2002	GER	+77B	−43N	=49B	+60N	=20B	=11N	+68B	=18N	=14B	5.5	39.0	42.0	24.00	2049	+12.0
22	Ennenbach, Ralph, Dr.	1969	GER	+90B	−1N	+62B	−43N	−68B	+65N	+59B	+64N	=18B	5.5	37.0	39.0	20.75	2021	+13.2
23	Schneider, Daniel	2123	GER	−55N	=47B	=51N	+81B	+32N	=44B	=54N	+48B	=19N	5.5	36.5	39.5	24.00	1961	-32.0
24	Hurst, Peter	2154	GER	+74B	+31N	=10B	+20N	−1B	−12N	−11B	+36B	=32N	5.0	45.5	49.0	24.50	2021	-30.6
25	Mueller, Erich	2094	GER	+62N	+32B	−3B	+46N	=10B	=27N	F	=12N	=8B	5.0	44.0	48.0	24.75	2137	+9.2
26	Heller, Achim	2036	GER	+70N	+63B	=9B	=14N	−4N	+48B	−7B	−16N	+69B	5.0	41.5	45.0	21.25	2066	+6.8
27	Schmidt, Matthias	1981	GER	+72B	=14N	=29B	+70N	=18B	=25B	=15N	−17N	=16B	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.00	2043	+15.2
28	Wegemund, Hubert	2022	GER	+85B	=64N	−20B	+39N	+58B	=10N	−9B	+56N	−11B	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.00	1985	-9.4
29	Gollasch, Theo-Heinz	2029	GER	+65N	=48B	=27N	=37B	=44N	=36B	+69N	−5B	=38N	5.0	39.5	43.0	22.00	1990	-9.8
30	Warnk, Torsten	1853	GER	−2N	+94B	+67N	−6B	=38N	=40B	−32N	+61B	+54N	5.0	39.5	40.0	17.50	1939	+22.2
31	Schaefer, Bernd	1977	GER	+73N	−24B	+57N	=32B	=56N	−5B	=41N	+55B	=34N	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.00	1996	+4.0
32	Schoenfeld, Volker	1965	GER	+86B	−25N	+42B	=31N	−23B	=75N	+30B	=35N	=24B	5.0	38.5	41.5	22.00	1982	+5.6
33	Heikaus, Frank	2039	GER	=60B	=11N	+59B	+64N	−43B	=16N	−10B	=69N	+58B	5.0	38.0	41.5	21.50	1997	-10.6
34	Huettemann, Karl-Heinz	2036	GER	+75B	=20N	=64B	=58N	=11B	=68N	=16B	=49N	=31B	5.0	38.0	41.0	22.00	1952	-20.4
35	Christoffel, Ulrich	2010	GER	+81N	−7B	=55N	+40B	=37N	=69B	=56N	=32B	=42N	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.25	1969	-10.2
36	Fasel, Joerg	1899	GER	−43B	=66N	+79B	=45N	+65B	=29N	=19B	−24N	+63B	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.50	2017	+26.0
37	Daemering, KatrinWFM	1967	GER	+78N	+50B	−4B	=29N	=35B	−18N	+79B	+58N	F	5.0	36.5	36.5	19.50	2066	+22.2
38	Kalepky, Helmut	1926	GER	+84B	=17N	−14B	=75N	=30B	−49N	+60B	+70N	=29B	5.0	36.0	39.0	19.75	1925	+0.8
39	Pekrul, Juergen	1890	GER	−5N	+89B	=50N	−28B	=61N	=47B	+76N	=44B	+53N	5.0	36.0	38.5	18.25	1981	+20.8
40	Leisen, Peter	1903	GER	−3B	+85N	+65B	−35N	=75B	=30N	=70B	+68N	=50B	5.0	35.0	38.0	18.50	1971	+13.4
41	Duijker, Bert	1890	NED	−9B	+77N	+92N	−53B	−19B	+83N	=31B	=45N	+68B	5.0	34.5	36.0	15.75	1938	+9.4
42	Rokitta, Uwe	1837	GER	−12N	+93B	−32N	+92B	=64B	=63N	=46B	+59N	=35B	5.0	33.5	35.0	15.75	1893	+13.6
43	Boidman, YuriIM	2250	GER	+36N	+21B	−2N	+22B	+33N	=13B	−1N	−6B	F	4.5	46.5	46.5	23.75	2067	-17.2
44	Graf, Peter	1971	GER	+52B	=13B	−8N	+49N	=29B	=23N	−17B	=39N	=56B	4.5	41.5	45.5	21.50	1990	+4.2
45	Bruziks, George	1970	GER	+71N	=18B	−12N	=36B	+59N	−15N	=49B	=41B	=47N	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.75	1919	-11.4
46	Haertner, Helmut, Dr.	1926	GER	+94N	=12B	=18N	−25B	=55N	=57B	=42N	=47B	=51N	4.5	38.0	38.5	17.00	1879	-9.0
47	Schomann, Michael	1789	GER	−10B	=23N	=66B	−59N	+90B	=39N	+62B	=46N	=45B	4.5	37.5	39.5	17.75	1902	+25.4
48	Mueller, Lutz	1911	GER	+96B	=29N	−17B	=19N	+70B	−26N	+75B	−23N	=52B	4.5	37.5	37.5	14.00	1902	-2.8
49	Hirstel, Serge	1879	FRA	−13N	+71B	=21N	−44B	+89N	+38B	=45N	=34B	F	4.5	36.0	36.0	18.50	1974	+21.2
50	Rosen, WillyFM	2096	GER	+79B	−37N	=39B	−69N	+60B	−20N	=52B	+75N	=40N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.25	1864	-51.0
51	Boscher, Hans	1739	GER	−19B	=69N	=23B	−68N	+87B	=62N	+65B	=63N	=46B	4.5	34.5	37.0	17.25	1882	+31.8
52	Kathage, Holger	1710	GER	−44N	−57B	+93N	=61B	=76N	=74B	=50N	+80B	=48N	4.5	31.0	32.5	14.25	1831	+26.6
53	Larem, Ewald	2014	GER	+66B	−3N	+74B	+41N	=9B	−14N	=64B	−20N	−39B	4.0	41.5	45.0	17.50	1950	-16.0
54	Walther, Reinhard	1937	GER	+87B	−15N	−70B	+66N	+62B	=17N	=23B	−19N	−30B	4.0	38.5	41.0	16.00	1856	-17.0
55	Siegismund, Bernd	1883	GER	+23B	−10N	=35B	=63N	=46B	−64N	+78B	−31N	=62B	4.0	38.0	41.0	17.25	1888	+2.0
56	Buchaeckert, Juergen	1875	GER	−1B	+72N	+91N	F	=31B	=19N	=35B	−28B	=44N	4.0	38.0	38.0	15.50	1975	+21.2
57	Hansult, Manfred	1873	GER	−4B	+52N	−31B	+83N	=63B	=46N	−58B	=71N	=66B	4.0	36.0	39.0	15.50	1818	-13.2
58	Hiller, Joachim	1902	GER	−7N	+81B	+78N	=34B	−28N	=85B	+57N	−37B	−33N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.00	1889	-4.0
59	Hesse, Rutger	1883	GER	−14B	+83N	−33N	+47B	−45B	+77N	−22N	−42B	+78N	4.0	36.0	39.0	13.50	1833	-11.8
60	Schoknecht, Sabine	1812	GER	=33N	+80B	−5N	−21B	−50N	+72B	−38N	=78B	+81N	4.0	36.0	39.0	13.50	1843	+5.4
61	Ranker, Klemens	1814	GER	−17B	+86N	−16B	=52N	=39B	−79N	+90B	−30N	+71B	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.25	1765	-11.4
62	Uneken, Bert	1862	NED	−25B	+90N	−22N	+73B	−54N	=51B	−47N	+72B	=55N	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.25	1793	-16.4
63	Zens, Rolf	1916	GER	+92B	−26N	=75N	=55B	=57N	=42B	=85N	=51B	−36N	4.0	33.5	35.0	13.25	1773	-32.4
64	Supplieth, Peter	1912	GER	+95N	=28B	=34N	−33B	=42N	+55B	=53N	−22B	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	13.50	1921	+1.4
65	Schmidt, Waldemar	1804	GER	−29B	+84N	−40N	+91B	−36N	−22B	−51N	+92N	+77B	4.0	33.0	34.5	9.50	1757	-10.8
66	Platten, Herbert	1784	GER	−53N	=36B	=47N	−54B	=78N	=80B	=72N	+73B	=57N	4.0	31.5	34.5	15.00	1761	-5.6
67	Fleuch, Hans-Juergen	1967	GER	+88B	−4N	−30B	−85N	−71B	+87N	=83B	=77N	+82B	4.0	29.5	32.0	11.00	1701	-56.2
68	Schwab, Wolfgang	1875	GER	−18N	−78B	+82N	+51B	+22N	=34B	−21N	−40B	−41N	3.5	39.0	42.0	15.50	1791	-19.6
69	Roessler, Wolfgang	1897	GER	−8N	=51B	+80N	+50B	F	=35N	−29B	=33B	−26N	3.5	38.0	38.0	14.75	1932	+6.2
70	Lindner, Helmut	1810	GER	−26B	+87N	+54N	−27B	−48N	+91B	=40N	−38B	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	11.00	1860	+10.6
71	Lachat, Martin	1695	SUI	−45B	−49N	−85B	+94N	+67N	=76B	=74N	=57B	−61N	3.5	30.5	31.0	9.75	1756	+12.0
72	Kozlowski, Stephan	1727	GER	−27N	−56B	+94N	=76B	=79B	−60N	=66B	−62N	+83B	3.5	30.0	30.5	8.50	1726	-1.0
73	Titz, Waldemar	1725	GER	−31B	−74N	+84B	−62N	−91N	=82B	+86B	−66N	+88B	3.5	28.0	30.0	10.00	1669	-14.8
74	Hiendl, Robert	1883	GER	−24N	+73B	−53N	F	=77B	=52N	=71B	+79N	F	3.5	26.5	26.5	12.00	1844	-15.2
75	Beuger, Ronald	1808	GER	−34N	F	=63B	=38B	=40N	=32B	−48N	−50B	+80N	3.0	36.0	36.0	12.50	1835	+3.6
76	Klueber, Werner	1839	GER	−15B	+88N	−11B	=72N	=52B	=71N	−39B	=83N	F	3.0	33.5	33.5	9.75	1716	-27.8
77	Waltner, Herbert	1742	GER	−21N	−41B	=88N	+80B	=74N	−59B	=82N	=67B	−65N	3.0	32.0	34.5	9.50	1678	-15.8
78	Deak-Willimsky, Emanuela	1642	GER	−37B	+68N	−58B	−79N	=66B	+81B	−55N	=60N	−59B	3.0	31.5	34.5	10.50	1733	+18.4
79	Hoefer, Heijo	1870	GER	−50N	=82B	−36N	+78B	=72N	+61B	−37N	−74B	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	10.25	1735	-29.0
80	Hehemann, Hein-Peter	1625	GER	=11B	−60N	−69B	−77N	+84B	=66N	+88B	−52N	−75B	3.0	31.0	33.5	10.50	1634	0.0
81	Judt, Gerhard	1745	GER	−35B	−58N	+90B	−23N	=88B	−78N	+84B	=82N	−60B	3.0	30.0	32.0	7.75	1632	-58.4
82	Schmid, Alfred	1547	GER	−16B	=79N	−68B	−89B	+86N	=73N	=77B	=81B	−67N	3.0	28.5	31.0	9.25	1672	+22.4
83	Hotz, Herbert	1734	GER	−91N	−59B	+86N	−57B	+92N	−41B	=67N	=76B	−72N	3.0	28.5	30.0	8.00	1652	-17.2
84	Kurze, Brigitte	1484	GER	−38N	−65B	−73N	=86B	−80N	+93B	−81N	=87N	+90B	3.0	26.0	27.5	6.25	1547	+10.6
85	Best, Ingeborg	1801	GER	−28N	−40B	+71N	+67B	F	=58N	=63B	F	F	3.0	25.5	25.5	11.50	1901	+16.0
86	Kraemer, Stefan	1592	GER	−32N	−61B	−83B	=84N	−82B	+94B	−73N	+90N	=92B	3.0	25.0	25.5	4.75	1537	-13.8
87	Luebbers, Doris, Dr.	1543	GER	−54N	−70B	=89N	=88B	−51N	−67B	=93N	=84B	=94B	2.5	25.5	26.0	5.00	1527	-9.8
88	Scheffler, Juergen	1630	BEL	−67N	−76B	=77B	=87N	=81N	−89B	−80N	+93B	−73N	2.5	24.5	26.0	5.75	1543	-22.4
89	Dederichs, Wolfgang	1730	GER	−6B	−39N	=87B	+82N	−49B	+88N	F	F	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	6.75	1688	-8.0
90	Jovi, Klaus	1663	GER	−22N	−62B	−81N	+93B	−47N	+92B	−61N	−86B	−84N	2.0	28.5	30.0	3.00	1393	-49.6
91	Ramin, Michael	1984	GER	+83B	−9N	−56B	−65N	+73B	−70N	F	F	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	6.50	1733	-39.6
92	Walther, Renate	0	GER	−63N	F	−41B	−42N	−83B	−90N	+94N	−65B	=86N	1.5	26.5	26.5	2.00	1490	0.0
93	Beitz, Joanne	1466	GER	−20B	−42N	−52B	−90N	+94B	−84N	=87B	−88N	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	1.75	1402	-14.6
94	Pfaff, Helmut	1493	GER	−46B	−30N	−72B	−71B	−93N	−86N	−92B	F	=87N	0.5	25.0	25.0	1.25	1259	-29.4
95	FIDE 533049254	0	—	−64B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1112	0.0
96	FIDE 533050449	0	—	−48N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1111	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hesse, UweGER
+94.4
5.5 pts · #23
2Schaefer, Martin, Dr.GER
+55.8
6.0 pts · #11
3Vautrin, StefanGER
+54.2
6.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Judt, GerhardGER
-58.4
3.0 pts · #78
2Fleuch, Hans-JuergenGER
-56.2
4.0 pts · #62
3Rosen, WillyFMGER
-51.0
4.5 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R5+272 Elo gap
Lachat, Martin1695 beat Fleuch, Hans-Juergen1967
R8+267 Elo gap
Schaefer, Martin, Dr.1983 beat IMBoidman, Yuri2250
R1+240 Elo gap
Siegismund, Bernd1883 beat Schneider, Daniel2123