1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A

SwissStandard

60 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Itzehoe, Germany. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2200, and top seed was Can Ertan (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2351).

Can Ertan (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2351) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Taron Khachatryan (4.5) and Gerrit Hourigan (4.0). Ertan shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Sana Fock (1861) beat Max Weidenhoefer (CM, 2205), a +344-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Itzehoe, Germany

Dates

03 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 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 · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷IMCan Ertan2351

Avg top 10

2,200

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

FM×2

CM×3

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×59

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
IMCan Ertan
🇹🇷TUR·2351
4.5pts·2469perf+5.8
🥈
FMTaron Khachatryan
🇩🇪GER·2286
4.5pts·2466perf+18.4
🥉
FMGerrit Hourigan
🇩🇪GER·2282
4.0pts·2208perf-4.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Khachatryan4.5Ertan4.5Parvanyan4Fransson4Lichtmannecker4Hourigan4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Ertan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Taron Khachatryan drew with IM Can Ertan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Taron Khachatryan 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Can Ertan 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMTaron Khachatryan	*	½	—	—
2IMCan Ertan	½	*	1	—
3Alfred Parvanyan	—	0	*	—
4Till Fransson	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ertan, CanIM	2351	TUR	+53N	+17B	+6N	+5B	=2N	4.5	15.5	16.5	14.25	2469	+5.8
2	Khachatryan, TaronFM	2286	GER	+41N	+16B	+4N	+11B	=1B	4.5	14.5	16.5	14.25	2466	+18.4
3	Hourigan, GerritFM	2282	GER	+33B	=7N	+13B	+12N	=8B	4.0	14.0	16.5	12.50	2208	-4.8
4	Ravina, David	2118	GER	+18N	+28B	−2B	+20N	+14B	4.0	13.5	16.0	11.50	2177	+8.4
5	Kotyk, MichaelCM	2192	GER	+32N	+29B	+9N	−1N	+23B	4.0	13.5	16.0	11.50	2308	+14.8
6	Parvanyan, Alfred	2135	GER	+37B	+14N	−1B	+22N	+19B	4.0	13.5	15.5	11.00	2230	+12.6
7	Fransson, Till	1889	GER	+35N	=3B	=15N	+24B	+11N	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.50	2305	+49.8
8	Lichtmannecker, DanielCM	2169	GER	+36B	+27N	=12B	+26N	=3N	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.50	2244	+10.6
9	Braeutigam, Alexander	2115	GER	+54B	+20N	−5B	=13N	+26B	3.5	12.5	13.5	8.00	2123	+4.8
10	Hammerl, Jonas	2010	GER	=30B	+55N	−26B	+40N	+27B	3.5	9.5	10.5	6.75	2027	+2.8
11	Klatt, Jan	2148	GER	+38N	+22B	+19N	−2N	−7B	3.0	14.5	16.5	8.00	2071	-8.4
12	Henke, Jaron	1999	GER	+47N	+24B	=8N	−3B	=16N	3.0	14.0	16.0	8.50	2104	+13.6
13	Fransson, Max	1902	GER	+60N	+21B	−3N	=9B	=17N	3.0	13.5	13.5	6.25	2105	+50.8
14	Fock, Sana	1861	GER	+56N	−6B	+49N	+15B	−4N	3.0	12.5	13.5	5.50	2077	+26.4
15	Weidenhoefer, MaxCM	2205	GER	+40B	=26N	=7B	−14N	+31B	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.75	1949	-26.6
16	Porth, Hartmut	1996	GER	+34B	−2N	=36B	+37N	=12B	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.00	1981	-1.4
17	Wusterack, Paul	1937	GER	+43B	−1N	+45B	=31N	=13B	3.0	12.0	14.0	6.75	2023	+9.4
18	Hansen, Peter	1787	GER	−4B	+58N	=27B	+29B	=21N	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.25	2025	+60.8
19	Annegarn, Alexander	1972	GER	+42N	+49B	−11B	+30N	−6N	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.00	2024	+14.8
20	Mundt, Alexandra	1895	GER	+50N	−9B	+35N	−4B	+46N	3.0	11.5	13.0	5.50	1981	+11.0
21	Roth, Thorsten	2025	GER	+31B	−13N	=30B	+36N	=18B	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.25	1875	-17.8
22	Hieke, Jonas	1967	GER	+39B	−11N	+54B	−6B	+35N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.00	1989	+4.4
23	Martin, Dennis	2046	GER	−49N	+42B	+38N	+28B	−5N	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.50	1986	-6.4
24	Monnerjahn, Lukas	1887	GER	+59B	−12N	+55B	−7N	+43B	3.0	10.0	10.5	3.50	1906	+2.8
25	Lieb, Max	1759	GER	−29N	+41B	−28N	+53B	+38N	3.0	9.0	10.0	5.00	1948	+51.2
26	Woll, Wilfried	2010	GER	+57N	=15B	+10N	−8B	−9N	2.5	14.0	15.0	6.00	2064	+7.0
27	Burnus, Finn Crispin	1958	GER	+46N	−8B	=18N	+32B	−10N	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.00	1920	-10.0
28	Aguike, Chidera	1853	GER	+44B	−4N	+25B	−23N	=30B	2.5	12.5	14.5	6.25	1853	-3.2
29	Mueller, Kai	1952	GER	+25B	−5N	=37B	−18N	+39B	2.5	12.0	14.0	6.00	1797	-17.6
30	Karlinder, Lovis Neo	1836	GER	=10N	+51B	=21N	−19B	=28N	2.5	12.0	13.5	6.00	1918	+21.6
31	Junge, Julia Marie	1765	GER	−21N	+60B	+52N	=17B	−15N	2.5	10.5	10.5	3.00	1972	+49.6
32	Werner, Rene	1878	GER	−5B	=39N	+59B	−27N	+50B	2.5	10.0	10.5	3.00	1898	+1.2
33	Ulrich, Andreas	1875	GER	−3N	−35B	+56N	+57N	=34B	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.25	1890	-0.8
34	Oblender, Rudi	1737	GER	−16N	=53B	=48N	+52B	=33N	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.25	1918	+46.8
35	Loayza, Ignacio	1804	GER	−7B	+33N	−20B	+45N	−22B	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.50	1838	+4.4
36	Lanert, Theodor	1725	GER	−8N	+46B	=16N	−21B	=42N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.50	1886	+34.0
37	Menke, Raphael Wilhelm	1797	GER	−6N	+56B	=29N	−16B	=44N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.25	1886	+14.8
38	Adamovic, Milan	1881	GER	−11B	+44N	−23B	+55N	−25B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.00	1737	-31.2
39	Lievenbruck, Matthias	0	GER	−22N	=32B	=47N	+49B	−29N	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.75	1804	0.0
40	Wander, Dennis	1820	GER	−15N	=57B	+51N	−10B	=47N	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.00	1847	+1.0
41	Rose, Simeon	1834	GER	−2B	−25N	−50B	+58N	+57B	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1784	-19.2
42	Richter, Thomas	1886	GER	−19B	−23N	=44B	+59N	=36B	2.0	10.0	10.5	2.50	1772	-12.6
43	Moskalenko, Michael	1824	GER	−17N	−52B	+60N	+48B	−24N	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1826	0.0
44	Krause, Arnim	0	GER	−28N	−38B	=42N	+51B	=37B	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.50	1758	0.0
45	Goetz, Claus, Dr.	1925	GER	=51N	=48B	−17N	−35B	+56N	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.75	1771	-20.8
46	Prasanth, Rishi	1757	GER	−27B	−36N	+58B	+54N	−20B	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	1760	0.0
47	Baumann, Simon	1826	GER	−12B	=59N	=39B	=50N	=40B	2.0	8.5	9.0	3.00	1728	-22.8
48	Lebiedz, Oliver	1934	GER	−55B	=45N	=34B	−43N	+54B	2.0	7.5	8.5	3.25	1752	-24.4
49	Braren, Ove Neelis	1756	GER	+23B	−19N	−14B	−39N	=52N	1.5	11.0	12.5	3.75	1864	+19.2
50	Krain, Rafael	1749	GER	−20B	−54N	+41N	=47B	−32N	1.5	9.5	10.5	3.00	1712	-4.8
51	Lengler, Tim	1732	GER	=45B	−30N	−40B	−44N	+59B	1.5	8.5	9.0	1.50	1731	-2.0
52	Eitel, Luc	1924	GER	F	+43N	−31B	−34N	=49B	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.75	1684	-52.4
53	Schneider, Lennart	1861	GER	−1B	=34N	=57B	−25N	F	1.0	11.0	12.0	1.75	1702	-19.0
54	Frahm, Ben Jonas	1870	GER	−9N	+50B	−22N	−46B	−48N	1.0	10.5	12.0	1.50	1664	-51.6
55	Kunst, Jannis	1764	GER	+48N	−10B	−24N	−38B	F	1.0	10.5	11.5	2.00	1735	-2.8
56	Husfeld, Jasper Morten	1810	GER	−14B	−37N	−33B	+60N	−45B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1613	-48.0
57	Koch, Ralf-Johannes	1821	GER	−26B	=40N	=53N	−33B	−41N	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.50	1640	-21.8
58	Eitel, Liz	1716	GER	F	−18B	−46N	−41B	+60B	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1604	-22.0
59	Madelmayer, Maik	1692	GER	−24N	=47B	−32N	−42B	−51N	0.5	9.5	11.0	1.00	1476	-20.4
60	Dohmeyer, Joern	1807	GER	−13B	−31N	−43B	−56B	−58N	0.0	8.5	9.5	0.00	1003	-101.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hansen, PeterGER
+60.8
3.0 pts · #19
2Lieb, MaxGER
+51.2
3.0 pts · #16
3Fransson, MaxGER
+50.8
3.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Dohmeyer, JoernGER
-101.2
0.0 pts · #60
2Eitel, LucGER
-52.4
1.5 pts · #50
3Frahm, Ben JonasGER
-51.6
1.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R4+344 Elo gap
Fock, Sana1861 beat CMWeidenhoefer, Max2205
R1+290 Elo gap
Braren, Ove Neelis1756 beat Martin, Dennis2046
R5+259 Elo gap
Fransson, Till1889 beat Klatt, Jan2148