33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 50

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60 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Magdeburg, Germany. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2148, and top seed was Torsten Lang (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2295).

Volker Bub (🇩🇪 GER, CM, 2095) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Boris Kargoll (5.5) and Harald Kiesel (5.5). Bub won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Juergen Richter (1835) beat Peter Jahn (2126), a +291-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Magdeburg, Germany

Dates

07 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMTorsten Lang2295

Avg top 10

2,148

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×2

CM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×54

🇩🇰Denmark×3

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

Top 3

🥇
CMVolker Bub
🇩🇪GER·2095
5.5pts·2260perf+28.6
🥈
Boris Kargoll
🇩🇪GER·2255
5.5pts·2254perf+1.0
🥉
Harald Kiesel
🇩🇪GER·1976
5.5pts·2273perf+52.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Solberg5.5Kargoll5.5Kiesel5.5Bub5.5Puschendorf5Jensen4.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.5/7. Bub takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

FM Joachim Solberg won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

R4 · LATE SURGE

FM Joachim Solberg was #11 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJoachim Solberg	*	—	—	—
2Boris Kargoll	—	*	½	½
3Harald Kiesel	—	½	*	½
4CMVolker Bub	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bub, VolkerCM	2095	GER	+32B	=15N	+11B	+14B	=3N	=2B	+8N	5.5	28.0	31.5	24.00	2260	+28.6
2	Kargoll, Boris, Dr.	2255	GER	+37B	=3N	+25B	+6N	=7B	=1N	+14B	5.5	27.5	30.5	22.75	2254	+1.0
3	Kiesel, Harald	1976	GER	+38N	=2B	+23N	+17B	=1B	=6N	+7B	5.5	27.5	30.5	22.75	2273	+52.2
4	Solberg, JoachimFM	2151	NOR	+36B	=25N	=15B	=16N	+27B	+9N	+6B	5.5	24.0	27.0	21.25	2214	+10.0
5	Puschendorf, Steffen	2017	GER	+42B	=45N	+56B	−7N	+26B	=24N	+16B	5.0	21.0	23.0	15.50	2068	+8.8
6	Jensen, Jakob Bjerre	2167	DEN	+50N	+16B	+18N	−2B	+12N	=3B	−4N	4.5	29.0	31.5	17.75	2153	-0.4
7	Zschischang, MarineWFM	2080	GER	+34N	+31B	=14N	+5B	=2N	=8B	−3N	4.5	28.0	31.5	19.00	2146	+13.4
8	Lang, TorstenFM	2295	GER	+41N	+9B	=17N	=12B	+19B	=7N	−1B	4.5	27.0	30.0	18.00	2128	-24.8
9	Junggebauer, Thomas	2003	GER	+53N	−8N	+32B	+21B	=10N	−4B	+30N	4.5	25.5	28.0	15.75	2082	+16.0
10	Rabus, Berthold	2127	GER	+39N	=19B	=21N	+31B	=9B	=14N	=13B	4.5	24.5	27.5	17.00	2062	-10.2
11	Ritter, Uwe	1895	GER	+59N	=12B	−1N	+30B	−14N	+33B	+27N	4.5	24.5	25.5	13.75	2002	+23.2
12	Krannich, Thomas	2063	GER	+46B	=11N	+45B	=8N	−6B	=15N	+23B	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.00	2078	+4.6
13	Hanisch, Klaus	2009	GER	=44N	−23B	+38N	=20B	+22N	+29B	=10N	4.5	22.5	25.5	16.25	1991	-1.4
14	Oppitz, PeterCM	2034	GER	+30N	+20B	=7B	−1N	+11B	=10B	−2N	4.0	28.5	32.0	16.50	2038	+1.0
15	Dannhauer, Frank	1935	GER	+52N	=1B	=4N	=27B	=18N	=12B	=17N	4.0	27.0	29.5	16.00	2069	+52.8
16	Nielsen, Michael Volstrup	1982	DEN	+43B	−6N	+35B	=4B	=17N	+20B	−5N	4.0	26.5	29.5	15.25	1991	+1.8
17	Koenig, Marco, Dr.	2075	GER	+35B	+40N	=8B	−3N	=16B	=19N	=15B	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.75	2031	-7.4
18	Zschischang, Gunnar	2066	GER	+22N	+29B	−6B	=26N	=15B	=23N	=19B	4.0	23.5	27.0	15.00	1999	-9.0
19	Koenig, Dirk	1974	GER	+51B	=10N	=24B	+57B	−8N	=17B	=18N	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.50	2125	+28.2
20	Bojko, Pavel	0	GER	+28B	−14N	+36B	=13N	=24B	−16N	+41B	4.0	22.5	25.5	13.50	1983	0.0
21	Weitz, Andreas	1941	GER	+49B	=24N	=10B	−9N	=37B	=36N	+39B	4.0	21.5	24.0	12.50	1981	+8.0
22	Ahrens, Gunnar	1781	GER	−18B	+54N	=40B	=28N	−13B	+55N	+36B	4.0	20.0	22.0	10.25	1904	+23.2
23	Kottke, Steffen	1888	GER	=26B	+13N	−3B	=37N	+35B	=18B	−12N	3.5	25.5	28.5	13.25	1962	+11.6
24	Schoetzig, Detlef	2111	GER	+33N	=21B	=19N	=29B	=20N	=5B	F	3.5	24.0	24.0	13.75	2006	-12.4
25	Stierle, Martin	1947	GER	+55N	=4B	−2N	=45B	=29N	=37B	=34N	3.5	23.5	25.5	11.00	1942	-2.4
26	Behlau, Thomas	0	GER	=23N	+44B	=27N	=18B	−5N	=31B	=29N	3.5	23.0	26.0	12.00	1936	0.0
27	Ackermann, Robert	2004	LUX	+48B	=56N	=26B	=15N	−4N	+45B	−11B	3.5	22.5	24.5	9.75	1908	-15.0
28	Bangert, Udo	1882	GER	−20N	+53B	=30N	=22B	=33N	=34B	=31N	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.50	1869	-1.6
29	Kaiser, Andreas	1906	GER	+54B	−18N	+43B	=24N	=25B	−13N	=26B	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.25	1903	+1.2
30	Schroeder, Frank	1779	GER	−14B	+58N	=28B	−11N	+51B	+40N	−9B	3.5	22.0	23.5	8.75	1851	+9.8
31	Frankenberger, Ralf	1918	GER	+47B	−7N	+46B	−10N	=39B	=26N	=28B	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.00	1894	-3.8
32	Giesenberg, Angela	1818	GER	−1N	+52B	−9N	=43B	=38N	=39N	+47B	3.5	21.5	24.0	9.50	1822	-0.4
33	Hansen, Jeppe	1834	DEN	−24B	=49N	+47B	=40N	=28B	−11N	+46B	3.5	19.5	22.0	9.50	1850	+2.2
34	Dettmann, Nils	1812	GER	−7B	=47N	=48B	=51N	+54B	=28N	=25B	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.25	1797	-2.6
35	Hammel, Juergen	1790	GER	−17N	+60B	−16N	+55B	−23N	=42B	+48N	3.5	19.0	19.5	6.50	1832	+6.8
36	Schiller, Dirk	1847	GER	−4N	+55B	−20N	=42B	+44N	=21B	−22N	3.0	23.5	25.5	8.50	1854	0.0
37	Heiler, Karl	1870	GER	−2N	=38B	+44N	=23B	=21N	=25N	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	10.00	1921	+6.2
38	Janeke, Thomas	1738	GER	−3B	=37N	−13B	+47N	=32B	=46N	=50B	3.0	21.5	24.0	8.25	1803	+10.6
39	Hencke, Heiko	1841	GER	−10B	+51N	−57N	+48B	=31N	=32B	−21N	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.50	1865	+2.4
40	Mitschka, Manfred	1913	GER	+60N	−17B	=22N	=33B	=45N	−30B	=42N	3.0	20.5	21.0	7.00	1771	-26.8
41	Schumacher, Maik	1877	GER	−8B	=48N	=49B	=56N	=42N	+43B	−20N	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.00	1851	-6.8
42	Schirmag, Wolfgang	1775	GER	−5N	−57B	+60N	=36N	=41B	=35N	=40B	3.0	19.5	20.0	6.75	1836	+9.0
43	Huelle, Gunter	1746	GER	−16N	+50B	−29N	=32N	=46B	−41N	+54B	3.0	19.0	21.0	7.50	1774	+4.8
44	Klingler, Stefan	1754	GER	=13B	−26N	−37B	+52N	−36B	=54N	+55B	3.0	18.5	20.5	7.75	1778	+3.6
45	Buciu, Aurel-JohnCM	1876	AUS	+58N	=5B	−12N	=25N	=40B	−27N	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	7.25	1840	-5.0
46	Hencke, Andrea	1779	GER	−12N	+59B	−31N	=49B	=43N	=38B	−33N	2.5	20.0	21.0	5.25	1676	-19.4
47	Ehrich, Dieter	1653	GER	−31N	=34B	−33N	−38B	+59B	+51N	−32N	2.5	19.5	20.5	5.25	1651	-1.4
48	Orschiedt-Eghbali, Anke	1754	GER	−27N	=41B	=34N	−39N	=50B	+52N	−35B	2.5	19.0	21.5	7.00	1737	-4.4
49	Wolter, Kerstin	1719	GER	−21N	=33B	=41N	=46N	−55B	=50N	=53B	2.5	18.0	20.0	7.00	1722	-0.6
50	Angott, Juergen	1867	GER	−6B	−43N	=52B	=54N	=48N	=49B	=38N	2.5	18.0	20.0	6.25	1662	-77.6
51	Gaertig, Johannes	1724	GER	−19N	−39B	+59N	=34B	−30N	−47B	+58B	2.5	18.0	19.0	4.25	1555	-51.2
52	Stahl, Lothar	1680	GER	−15B	−32N	=50N	−44B	+60N	−48B	+59N	2.5	16.5	17.0	2.75	1639	-17.6
53	Vogt, Joerg	1748	GER	−9B	−28N	−54B	=59N	=58B	+60N	=49N	2.5	15.0	15.5	3.00	1576	-27.0
54	Miller, Thomas, Dr.	1541	GER	−29N	−22B	+53N	=50B	−34N	=44B	−43N	2.0	19.5	22.0	5.25	1644	+28.0
55	Bachmann, Sylvia	1721	GER	−25B	−36N	+58B	−35N	+49N	−22B	−44N	2.0	19.5	21.0	4.00	1533	-26.2
56	Richter, Juergen	1835	GER	+57N	=27B	−5N	=41B	F	F	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	5.25	2006	+17.4
57	Jahn, Peter	2126	GER	−56B	+42N	+39B	−19N	F	F	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	6.00	1856	-25.6
58	Lueddecke, Heiko	0	GER	−45B	−30B	−55N	=60B	=53N	=59B	−51N	1.5	14.0	14.5	2.00	1471	0.0
59	Goetze, Sibylle	1428	GER	−11B	−46N	−51B	=53B	−47N	=58N	−52B	1.0	17.0	18.5	2.00	1334	-7.6
60	Stolzenwald, Frank	1630	GER	−40B	−35N	−42B	=58N	−52B	−53B	F	0.5	16.0	16.0	0.75	981	-30.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dannhauer, FrankGER
+52.8
4.0 pts · #18
2Kiesel, HaraldGER
+52.2
5.5 pts · #3
3Bub, VolkerCMGER
+28.6
5.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Angott, JuergenGER
-77.6
2.5 pts · #50
2Gaertig, JohannesGER
-51.2
2.5 pts · #55
3Stolzenwald, FrankGER
-30.6
0.5 pts · #60

Biggest upsets

R1+291 Elo gap
Richter, Juergen1835 beat Jahn, Peter2126
R3+207 Elo gap
Miller, Thomas, Dr.1541 beat Vogt, Joerg1748
R7+200 Elo gap
CMBub, Volker2095 beat FMLang, Torsten2295