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22. Bad-Koenigshofen-Open 2025

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140 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Bad Koenigshofen, Germany. 14 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2251, and top seed was Valeriy Grinev (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2414).

Ruben Lutz (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2305) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Luca Englert (5.5) and Valeriy Grinev (5.5). Lutz shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Anna Waeldchen (1468) beat Andreas Felde (1850), a +382-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Bad Koenigshofen, Germany
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇦IMValeriy Grinev2414
Avg top 10
2,251
Participants
140
Titled players · 14
IM×1
FM×9
CM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×125
🇵🇱Poland×4
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Ruben Lutz led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
58
14
5
1
2
6
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Lutz takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE30 Dec

FM Ruben Lutz takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Ruben Lutz 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Guillaume Garde 3 wins (R1–R3)

R4 · LATE SURGE

FM Ruben Lutz was #11 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMRuben Lutz*
0
2FMGuillaume Garde*
3FMJana Schneider*
½
4FMLuca Englert
1
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Lutz, RubenFM2305GER+34B+17N+51B2N+91B+18N+9B6.027.030.024.502356+8.0
2Englert, LucaFM2275GER+30N+24B+21N+1B=3N=9B=4N5.531.035.527.502409+23.4
3Grinev, ValeriyIM2414UKR+83B+11N+18B=6N=2B+16N=5B5.530.533.525.252363-2.4
4Schneider, JanaFM2285GER+31N=19B+33N+27B=16N+12B=2B5.528.532.525.252268-0.6
5Oberhofer, CedricFM2287GER+39N+43B=16N=7B+20N+22B=3N5.528.532.524.752342+11.0
6Loew, GeraldFM2169GER+40N+20B+98N=3B=12N=11B+27N5.528.531.023.252258+15.8
7Garde, GuillaumeFM2241FRA+38B+36N+49B=5N=10B=17N+19N5.527.531.023.502245+4.8
8Groebel, Aaron2129GER+41B+60N=35B10N+56B+34N+17B5.525.028.521.502152+4.6
9Helm, Timo2107GER+29B=10N+75B+26N+65B=2N1N5.029.032.521.252198+18.2
10Langer, Paul Georg1984GER+101N=9B+85N+8B=7N=21B=11N5.028.531.021.002169+36.6
11Paeslack, Luis2029GER+44B3B+107N+59N+52B=6N=10B5.027.029.518.752128+15.0
12Wilgosz, Szczepan2038POL=84B+50N+68B+35N=6B4N+78B5.025.028.018.252074+20.4
13Rudolph, JohannesFM2266GER+67B=26N+78B=19N=34B=33N+36B5.024.527.519.002114-19.8
14Chen, YueyiWCM1880GER36B=72N+137B+82N+25B+28N=16B5.024.024.516.502087+76.8
15Friesen, Arthur1933GERF49N+132B+130N+86B+52N+45B5.016.016.012.502020+9.4
16Junker, Magnus2099GER+57B+64N=5B+23N=4B3B=14N4.529.533.019.502196+18.0
17Minor, Viatcheslav2040GER+61N1B+63N+55B+31N=7B8N4.528.532.017.752123+16.2
18Donath, Frank-Thomas2060GER+62N+55B3N+61B+39N1B=20N4.527.030.516.752142+14.4
19Schmid, Tilman2004GER+92B=4N+79B=13B=51N+29N7B4.527.030.017.502135+24.2
20Willems, Matthias, Prof. Dr.1993GER+96B6N+87B+117N5B+44N=18B4.525.527.514.252061+13.4
21Boehm, Christian2114GER+70B+46N2B+57N+41B=10NF4.525.525.517.502180+10.4
22von Zimmermann, Georg2099GER+59B51N+81B+42N+49B5N=23B4.524.527.516.252003-12.2
23Wagner, Margarethe1981GER=37N+102B+32N16B=53N+63B=22N4.524.527.016.501972+1.0
24Kalinina, LarisaWIM2057GER+42B2N+58B=96N=50B=57N+49B4.523.526.516.001993-8.6
25Aepfler, ChristianFM2121GER+48N=33B+80N65B14N+66B+64N4.523.526.516.001945-24.4
26Willim, MichaelCM2012GER+105N=13B+54N9B=96N=55B+62N4.523.526.015.252047+7.2
27Helmsdorf, Marius2012GER=50B+114N+82B4N+79B+81N6B4.523.525.512.751982-2.8
28Roth, Jakob2086GER51N+86B=53N+68B+102N14B+33B4.522.525.014.751952-20.8
29Gehrig, Thomas1931GER9N=54B+110N+90B+80N19B+53N4.522.525.013.751926+1.6
30Birken, Michael1972GER2B+58N+111B49N+114B=42N+57B4.522.524.513.501975+1.4
31Kunth, Andreas1938GER4B+87N+115B+113N17B=58N+50B4.522.024.012.251954+8.8
32Rudolph, Simon1632GER=78B+137N23B84N+92B+56N+70B4.520.521.012.001972+122.0
33Schoen, Florian1903GER+123B=25N4B+73N+35B=13B28N4.027.028.513.752049+24.2
34Kaiser, Markus1955GER1N+107B+89N+98B=13N8B=37N4.026.028.512.502008+18.4
35Barth, Martin1656GER+66N+105B=8N12B33N+71B=40N4.025.528.014.251936+78.0
36Braeutigam, Thomas2016GER+14N7B+104N=37B=78N+84B13N4.025.528.014.001999-2.4
37Pinnau, Hannes1828GER=23B=91N+77B=36N=38B=41N=34B4.024.027.015.251955+50.8
38Lehmann, Peter1935GER7N=80B+101N+54B=37N=53B=47N4.023.526.013.251916-4.2
39Allmendinger, Anton Johannes1921GER5B+73N+130B+99N18B=50N=42B4.023.524.510.751934+4.4
40Rebitzer, Winfried1934GER6B=79N50B+108N+72B+68N=35B4.023.025.513.001808-19.0
41Kolar, Edvard1919CZE8N+104B+93N+88B21N=37B=79N4.023.025.512.001895-6.0
42Niemann, Silvio1876GER24N+99B+97N22B+112N=30B=39N4.023.025.011.751890+2.6
43Hamlack, Heinz2019GER+56B5N=73B79N=82B+99N+80B4.021.524.012.251875-22.2
44Katzmann, Kimi1850GER11N+89B=103N=112B+88N20B+90N4.021.023.011.251852+2.0
45Grineva, MariannaWFM2065UKR55N+74B117N+116B+123N+61B15N4.019.521.010.501881-30.2
46Sittinger, Lutz1927GER+69B21B99N+115N58B+82N+112B4.019.021.010.501863-9.0
47Lotz, Arthur1820GER=113B=111N52B+119N=83B+100N=38B4.017.519.510.251827+8.4
48Hess, Juergen1888GER25B+130N113B+109N+117B=49N=81B4.017.518.58.751825-8.4
49Petersohn, Sadko1722GER+136N+15B7N+30B22N=48B24N3.528.028.512.001955+30.2
50Horn, Jens1832GER=27N12B+40N+124B=24N=39B31N3.526.528.012.001926+27.2
51Voellinger, Florian1920GER+28B+22B1N+106N=19BFF3.525.525.513.752269+44.4
52Britten, Reiner0GER54N+122B+47N+64B11N15B=61N3.524.526.010.7518350.0
53Cress, Bastian1797GER+76B83N=28B+95N=23B=38N29B3.524.027.013.001863+8.8
54Porstendoerfer, Yannik1776GER+52B=29N26B38N+95B=67N=59B3.523.526.512.251792+1.8
55Kirchner, Konrad1876GER+45B18N+109B17N+99B=26NF3.523.526.011.251968+32.4
56Winterling, Edgar1858GER43N+93B=66N+100B8N32B+94N3.523.526.010.251736-32.4
57Apel, Linus1909GER16N+90B+131N21B+98N=24B30N3.523.524.58.751904+0.4
58Lehmann, Georg1783GER+94N30B24N+97B+46N=31BF3.523.523.512.251878+12.8
59Hilbenz, Guntram, Dr.1887GER22N+88B+94N11B63N+89B=54N3.522.525.510.751795-15.2
60Schoenbeck, Stephan1969GER+71N8B=90N80B+85N+74BF3.522.025.011.501871-13.0
61Helms, Sven1892GER17B+115N+76B18N+113B45N=52B3.522.024.09.251850-5.6
62Birken, Denis1882GER18B=82N=114B+76N=111B+73N26B3.521.523.510.751816-23.6
63Thauer, Leon1764GER81B+108N17B+126N+59B23N=67B3.521.523.09.251875+20.4
64Kosovska, Olena1903GER+106B16B+128N52N+87B=69N25B3.521.522.58.252022+19.8
65Pfarr, Michael1984GER=114B+84N+72B+25N9NFF3.521.521.512.002073+13.0
66Noeth, Dominik0GER35B+120N=56B=86N+105B25N=75B3.521.023.09.5017920.0
67Fruechel, Marcel1939GER13N98B+136N+93B=74N=54B=63N3.521.021.58.751789-25.6
68Michel, Julius1774GER=100N+135B12N28N+121B40B+104N3.520.521.06.251744-12.4
69Diaz, Joaquin, Dr.2135GER46N+71B=86N+75B=84N=64BF3.520.520.511.751912-30.2
70Kirchner, Michael1908GER21N+116B=112N+85B81N+104B32N3.519.521.58.501794-15.2
71Hein, Christoph1817GER60B69N+138B+77N=106B35N+109B3.519.519.57.251785-6.8
72Endter, Marcel1680GER+122N=14B65N102B40N+129B+101N3.519.020.07.501751+15.2
73Hartel, Paul1757GER+134N39B=43N33B+124N62B+122N3.518.519.56.001609-23.6
74Gandera, Moritz1822GER+131B45N106B+120N=67B60N+100B3.518.019.07.251797-3.6
75Heerlein, Gerd1790GER=135N+100B9N69N=103B+128B=66N3.518.018.56.751773-3.0
76Malas, Maksymilian1625POL53N+133B61N62B+118N+98B=105N3.517.518.56.751695+13.6
77Finck, Julius1557GER107N+118B37N71B=129N+125B+123N3.515.016.05.501601+7.2
78Schindler, Felix1804GER=32N+110B13N+103B=36BF12N3.024.026.59.251825-0.8
79Trachuk, Andriy1737GER+103N=40B19N+43B27NF=41B3.023.526.010.501906+39.2
80Wilgosz, Tomasz1768POL+120B=38N25B+60N29B=83N43N3.023.525.59.001860+15.2
81Recknagel, Armin0GER+63N=101B22NF+70B27B=48N3.022.524.010.2519170.0
82Schmitt, Bastian1704GER+133N=62B27N14B=43N46B+131N3.022.023.05.751760+6.0
83Diller, Peter1951GER3N+53B88N+89B=47N=80BF3.022.022.010.001856-16.8
84Simon, Jonathan1887GER=12N65B+135N+32B=69B36NF3.021.021.09.251892+2.4
85Heemann, Jonas1627GER+126B=92N10B70N60B+108N=87B3.020.522.07.001647+0.8
86Frischmann, Lucas1804GER+128N28N=69B=66B15N+131BF3.020.521.55.501870+7.2
87Brandt, Wolfgang1723GER+124N31B20N+94B64N=122B=85N3.020.021.56.751643-11.4
88Heilmann, Kilian1704GER+138B59N+83B41N44B+103NF3.020.020.05.501709+0.8
89Bilogolovko, Anna1693GER+95B44N34B83N+120B59N+119B3.019.521.57.001640-18.4
90Feuerpfeil, Tyler Joel1720GER+132B57N=60B29N=122B+119N44B3.019.020.05.501683-11.2
91Stierhof, Michael1970GER=102N=37B+116N+123B1NFF3.019.019.06.751974+0.2
92Felde, Andreas1850GER19N=85B100N+110B32N=124B+128N3.018.519.55.751598-37.6
93Burzler, Fabian1669GER+125B56N41B67N=108B=95N+138B3.018.018.04.251105-24.4
94Tan, Henry1498GER58B+138N59B87N+126B+117N56B3.017.017.03.501567+10.8
95Blendinger, Andreas0GER89N+134B=127N53B54N=93B+116N3.016.517.55.2516130.0
96Dittmann, Benno1838GER20N+112B+129N=24B=26BFF3.016.516.57.501923+18.0
97Goetz, Manfred0GER=111B=113N42B58N109B+139N+115B3.016.516.54.2515940.0
98Reckner, Jens1778GER+119B+67N6B34N57B76N=103B2.522.524.56.751726-9.8
99Huebner, Jassir1661GER+118N42N+46B39B55N43B=124N2.521.523.06.751684+3.2
100Waeldchen, Anna1468GER=68B75N+92B56N+130B47B74N2.521.022.05.751703+65.6
101Beyersdorf, Gunter1832GER10B=81N38B125N+110B+121N72B2.520.021.56.001605-23.2
102Wachter, Michael1865GER=91B23N+125B+72N28BFF2.520.020.06.501842-3.6
103Winterling, Amelie0GER79B+126N=44B78N=75N88B=98N2.519.020.56.5015840.0
104Hegel, Pius1735GER+121B41N36B=122N+125B70N68B2.518.520.04.251104-22.8
105Waehner, Manuel1871GER26B35NF+128B66N+115N=76B2.518.518.54.751715-19.2
106Hofstetter, Hans-Joachim, Dr.FM2106GER64N+127B+74N51B=71NFF2.518.018.06.751854-30.8
107Averkova, Olena1711GER+77B34N11B=121N+135BFF2.517.517.55.001772+4.8
108Lotz, Bruno0GER116N63B+139N40B=93N85B+118N2.517.517.53.5013700.0
109Schubert, Wilhelm Richard1627GER127N+136B55N48B+97N=123B71N2.517.017.54.251476-25.6
110Dlustus, Michael1592GER=137B78N29B92N101N+126B+125N2.516.016.53.251477-18.4
111Bubic, Zoran1725GER=97N=47B30N+129B=62NFF2.516.016.06.251766+6.0
112Dlustus, Daniel1627GER+129B96N=70B=44N42BF46N2.020.521.54.751640+2.0
113Herrmann, Gerhard1633GER=47N=97B+48N31B61NFF2.019.019.07.501798+14.6
114Scheller, Thomas, Dr.1823GER=65N27B=62N+131B30NFF2.019.019.04.501815-2.4
115Bosse, Christian1666GER+139N61B31N46B+134N105B97N2.018.518.51.001107-16.0
116Janotta, Guenther1685GER+108B70N91B45N119B+132N95B2.018.019.03.501062-24.2
117Simon, Manuel1786GERF+121N+45B20B48N94BF2.017.517.56.001668-11.8
118Buedel, David0GER99B77N121B+132N76B+120N108B2.016.017.03.0013810.0
119Schwarzer, Jonas1503GER98N+139B123N47B+116N90B89N2.016.016.02.001480-6.4
120Malas, Agnieszka1444POL80N66B+133N74B89N118B+139B2.016.016.01.00962-16.4
121Klarmann, Peter0GER104N117B+118N=107B68N101B=129N2.015.016.03.7514020.0
122Plettner, Aurel0GER72B52NF=104B=90N=87N73B1.519.019.04.2515740.0
123Mueller, Gerhard1822GER33NF+119B91N45B=109N77B1.519.019.03.251578-36.6
124Gerstner, Lukas0GER87B=125NF50N73B=92N=99B1.517.017.03.5015240.0
125Engel, Alisia0GER93N=124B102N+101B104N77N110B1.516.518.03.2514360.0
126FIDE 533067910085N103B+134N63B94N110N=136B1.515.516.01.258210.0
127Gerhardt, Dirk1809GER+109B106N=95BFFFF1.511.011.04.001867+2.2
128Tran, Duy-Khang1608GER86B+132N64B105NF75N92B1.016.517.51.001044-20.8
129Peibst-Binder, Leander0GER112NF96B111N=77B72N=121B1.016.516.52.7513190.0
130Hoelscher, Matthias1718GER+140N48B39N15B100NFF1.015.515.50.001002-62.4
131Fruechel, Thomas1587GER74NF57B114N+139B86N82B1.015.015.00.001012-44.0
132FIDE 34619984090N128B15N118B+136N116BF1.013.513.50.509370.0
133FIDE 34680870082B76N120B+136BFFF1.010.010.00.507940.0
134Korda, Katharina1405GER73B95N126B+138N115BFF1.010.010.00.009110.0
135Erdogan, Mehmet1547GER=75B68N84BF107NFF0.513.013.01.751469-12.4
136FIDE 533006024049B109N67B133N132BF=126N0.513.013.00.759630.0
137Brux, Juergen1799GER=110N32B14NFFFF0.512.512.51.251429-27.6
138FIDE 533025770088N94B71N134BFF93N0.014.514.50.008720.0
139FIDE 5330673760115B119N108BF131N97B120N0.012.512.50.007500.0
140FIDE 5330649200130BFFFFFF0.04.54.50.009180.0

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