Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 B

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74 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Travemuende, Germany. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2049, and top seed was Michael Gaertner (🇩🇪 GER, 2089).

Juerg Steinbrenner (🇩🇪 GER, 1964) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Simon Wellnitz (4.0) and Michael Gaertner (4.0). Steinbrenner clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Luca Schramm (1897) beat Jan Neldner (2042), a +145-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Travemuende, Germany

Dates

23 May 2025 → 25 May 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

🇩🇪Michael Gaertner2089

Avg top 10

2,049

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×73

🇩🇰Denmark×1

Top 3

🥇
Juerg Steinbrenner
🇩🇪GER·1964
4.5pts·2365perf+44.6
🥈
Simon Wellnitz
🇩🇪GER·1892
4.0pts·2191perf+38.2
🥉
Michael Gaertner
🇩🇪GER·2089
4.0pts·2171perf+9.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Juerg Steinbrenner led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Steinbrenner4.5Buchinger4Tietz4Gaertner4Wellnitz4Udelnov4

R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 May

Juerg Steinbrenner takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Juerg Steinbrenner won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Juerg Steinbrenner	*	—	—	1
2Alexis Buchinger	—	*	—	—
3Bennit Tietz	—	—	*	—
4Michael Gaertner	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Steinbrenner, Juerg	1964	GER	+3B	+51N	+17B	=44N	+2B	4.5	13.0	15.0	14.00	2365	+44.6
2	Wellnitz, Simon	1892	GER	+39N	+19B	+16N	+5B	−1N	4.0	14.5	17.0	12.50	2191	+38.2
3	Gaertner, Michael	2089	GER	−1N	+74B	+62N	+20B	+7B	4.0	12.5	12.5	8.00	2171	+9.2
4	Tietz, Bennit	1980	GER	+22N	=59B	=13N	+28B	+31N	4.0	11.0	13.0	10.50	2253	+68.8
5	Udelnov, Valentin	2011	GER	+53B	+60N	+26B	−2N	+44B	4.0	10.5	12.0	8.00	2214	+49.6
6	Buchinger, Alexis	2017	GER	+68N	=44B	=12N	+32B	+15N	4.0	10.5	11.5	9.00	2222	+50.0
7	Schramm, Luca	1897	GER	=34N	+45B	+8N	+10B	−3N	3.5	13.5	15.5	10.25	2184	+38.4
8	Smith, Tobias	2015	GER	=69B	+36N	−7B	+38N	+26B	3.5	11.0	12.0	8.00	2100	+22.0
9	Bauer, Laura Sophie	1922	GER	=50N	+49B	=14B	=21N	+35B	3.5	10.5	12.5	8.50	2132	+57.2
10	Neldner, Jan	2042	GER	=36B	+69N	+57B	−7N	+27B	3.5	10.5	11.5	6.75	2097	+7.2
11	Hopson, Kevin Mike	2022	GER	−67N	=47B	+63N	+61B	+30N	3.5	7.5	8.5	6.50	2105	+11.0
12	Grohde, Wolfgang	2026	GER	=45N	+34B	=6B	=18N	=23B	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.50	2097	+9.8
13	Ponomarev, Maximilian	1922	GER	+48B	=27N	=4B	=26N	=24B	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.00	2066	+20.0
14	Wolff, Christoph	1976	GER	+55B	=43B	=9N	=23N	=18B	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.00	2065	+12.2
15	Fritz, Axel	1929	GER	−66B	+58N	+40B	+17N	−6B	3.0	11.5	13.0	7.50	2080	+20.6
16	Ruddat, Jarne	1889	GER	+63B	+54N	−2B	=27N	=25B	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.25	2019	+35.6
17	Richter, Jan	1992	GER	+47N	+67B	−1N	−15B	+52N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.00	2023	+4.2
18	Pittelkow, Andreas, Dr.	2016	GER	=29N	=30B	+33N	=12B	=14N	3.0	11.0	13.5	8.00	2049	+4.2
19	Wenzel, BirgerCM	1985	GER	+64B	−2N	=29B	+60N	=21B	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.75	2024	+5.2
20	Neuendorf, Max	1952	GER	+70B	+28B	−43N	−3N	+54B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.50	2067	+15.6
21	von Kiedrowski, Klemens	2001	GER	=33N	=61B	+70N	=9B	=19N	3.0	10.5	11.5	6.25	2007	+0.8
22	Elk, Julius	1989	GER	−4B	+71N	=60B	=29N	+48B	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.00	2038	+6.8
23	Dahm, Bernd	2065	GER	=62N	=46B	+67N	=14B	=12N	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.75	2044	-2.6
24	Ploog, Martin, Dr.	2002	GER	=61N	+73B	=32N	=31B	=13N	3.0	9.5	10.0	5.25	2033	+4.4
25	Porth, Hartmut	1980	GER	−37N	=63B	+73N	+45B	=16N	3.0	9.0	9.5	4.75	2010	+4.4
26	Ziller, Christian	1977	GER	+52N	+37B	−5N	=13B	−8N	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.00	1969	-1.2
27	Francis, Patrick	2023	GER	+31N	=13B	=59N	=16B	−10N	2.5	12.0	14.0	6.50	1988	-4.6
28	Toenniges, Thomas	2068	GER	+42B	−20N	+54B	−4N	=29B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.75	1960	-14.6
29	Thelen, Armin	1969	GER	=18B	=38N	=19N	=22B	=28N	2.5	11.5	14.0	7.00	2010	+5.8
30	Link, Oliver	1975	GER	=38B	=18N	+51B	=35N	−11B	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.00	2003	+4.0
31	Lukas, Anne	2056	GER	−27B	+48N	+46B	=24N	−4B	2.5	11.5	13.5	5.50	1985	-9.8
32	Alsleben, Moritz	1938	GER	+58B	=66N	=24B	−6N	=41B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.50	1993	+7.6
33	Aguike, Toshiya	1939	GER	=21B	=35N	−18B	=40N	+64B	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.50	1987	+13.6
34	Kettner, Uwe	1993	GER	=7B	−12N	+69B	=57N	=36B	2.5	11.0	12.0	5.00	1949	-6.0
35	Kohtz, Andreas	1989	GER	=73N	=33B	+37N	=30B	−9N	2.5	11.0	11.5	5.25	1935	-7.4
36	Schoettker, Jochen	1969	GER	=10N	−8B	=68N	+67B	=34N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.50	2002	+4.6
37	Hofmann, Frank	1936	GER	+25B	−26N	−35B	+56N	=45B	2.5	10.0	12.0	6.00	1986	+7.0
38	Kitschke, Heiko	1990	GER	=30N	=29B	=61N	−8B	+65N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	1956	-4.4
39	Schwarz, Dennis	1904	GER	−2B	=42N	=64B	=46N	+60B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.50	1941	+5.2
40	Kerz, Markus	2019	GER	=46N	=62B	−15N	=33B	+61N	2.5	9.0	10.5	4.50	1948	-9.8
41	Weitz, Andreas	1935	GER	−44N	=68B	+50N	=49B	=32N	2.5	8.5	9.5	4.75	1981	+6.2
42	Gersemann, Karl	1985	GER	−28N	=39B	−45N	+73B	+62N	2.5	8.5	9.0	3.25	1974	-3.2
43	Koenig, Christian	2058	GER	+56B	=14N	+20B	—	—	2.5	6.0	8.0	6.50	2233	+12.0
44	Jungbluth, Michael	2025	GER	+41B	=6N	F	=1B	−5N	2.0	15.0	16.5	6.75	1982	-4.6
45	Lenhardt, Manfred	2035	GER	=12B	−7N	+42B	−25N	=37N	2.0	12.0	14.5	5.25	1893	-19.8
46	Schnier, Steffen	1931	GER	=40B	=23N	−31N	=39B	=49N	2.0	10.5	12.5	5.00	1934	+0.2
47	Sturm, Frank	1930	GER	−17B	=11N	=49N	=62B	=50N	2.0	10.5	12.0	4.50	1912	-2.4
48	Fabig, Holger	1989	GER	−13N	−31B	+71B	+55N	−22N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1883	-14.8
49	Heppert, Lars	1988	GER	=57B	−9N	=47B	=41N	=46B	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.25	1858	-18.0
50	Baumgarten, Thomas	1962	GER	=9B	−57N	−41B	+63N	=47B	2.0	10.0	11.5	4.25	1856	-14.6
51	Oest, Thorsten	1996	GER	+74N	−1B	−30N	−52B	+67N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1879	-16.2
52	Brueckmann, Gerd	1960	GER	−26B	=56N	=53B	+51N	−17B	2.0	9.5	11.5	4.00	1908	-7.4
53	Gottas, Mike	1985	GER	−5N	=55B	=52N	=65B	=70N	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.25	1839	-19.8
54	Bilandzic, Ante	1916	DEN	+72N	−16B	−28N	+68B	−20N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.00	1912	-1.0
55	Hentze, Jakob	1904	GER	−14N	=53N	=56B	−48B	+72N	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.00	1912	+1.2
56	Simon, Christopher	1951	GER	−43N	=52B	=55N	−37B	+71N	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.00	1880	-10.0
57	Roeder, Phillip	1931	GER	=49N	+50B	−10N	=34B	—	2.0	8.0	10.0	4.25	1996	+7.2
58	Rose, Daniel	2019	GER	−32N	−15B	=65N	=69B	+68N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.25	1851	-46.0
59	Oppitz, PeterCM	2029	GER	+71B	=4N	=27B	—	—	2.0	6.5	7.5	4.25	2093	+5.0
60	Debertshaeuser, Joern	1989	GER	+65N	−5B	=22N	−19B	−39N	1.5	12.5	14.0	3.00	1796	-25.8
61	Greiser, Christian	1983	GER	=24B	=21N	=38B	−11N	−40B	1.5	12.0	14.5	4.25	1858	-33.2
62	Weber, Michael	1957	GER	=23B	=40N	−3B	=47N	−42B	1.5	12.0	14.0	3.75	1869	-23.2
63	Ulrich, Andreas	1923	GER	−16N	=25N	−11B	−50B	+73N	1.5	11.5	12.0	2.00	1803	-16.4
64	Kaeding, Oliver	1908	GER	−19N	=65B	=39N	=70B	−33N	1.5	9.5	10.5	2.50	1753	-42.0
65	Kutlar, Aras	1837	GER	−60B	=64N	=58B	=53N	−38B	1.5	8.0	9.5	2.75	1829	-2.4
66	Goldmann, David	1990	GER	+15N	=32B	F	—	—	1.5	5.5	7.5	4.25	2127	+14.0
67	Schloeffel, Christian	1970	GER	+11B	−17N	−23B	−36N	−51B	1.0	12.0	14.0	3.50	1769	-24.6
68	Dimke, Markus, Dr.	1990	GER	−6B	=41N	=36B	−54N	−58B	1.0	11.0	13.0	2.50	1731	-32.6
69	Cramer, Philipp	1920	GER	=8N	−10B	−34N	=58N	—	1.0	9.5	11.5	2.75	1825	-9.2
70	Loeffelholz, Christian	1844	GER	−20N	F	−21B	=64N	=53B	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.75	1769	-7.2
71	Zhang, Onno	1901	GER	−59N	−22B	−48N	+74B	−56B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1729	-41.6
72	Naegele, Hans-Juergen	2022	GER	−54B	F	+74N	F	−55B	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1777	-19.6
73	Bleicher, Eiko	1905	GER	=35B	−24N	−25B	−42N	−63B	0.5	11.0	12.5	1.25	1610	-30.2
74	Strebel, Michael	1887	GER	−51B	−3N	−72B	−71N	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1202	-27.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tietz, BennitGER
+68.8
4.0 pts · #3
2Bauer, Laura SophieGER
+57.2
3.5 pts · #7
3Buchinger, AlexisGER
+50.0
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Rose, DanielGER
-46.0
2.0 pts · #45
2Kaeding, OliverGER
-42.0
1.5 pts · #61
3Zhang, OnnoGER
-41.6
1.0 pts · #69

Biggest upsets

R4+145 Elo gap
Schramm, Luca1897 beat Neldner, Jan2042
R2+138 Elo gap
Schramm, Luca1897 beat Lenhardt, Manfred2035
R1+125 Elo gap
Steinbrenner, Juerg1964 beat Gaertner, Michael2089