33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025

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78 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Schweinfurt, Germany. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2118, and top seed was Yaroslav Demchenko (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2263).

Edwin Fischer (🇩🇪 GER, 2192) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Matteo Metzdorf (5.5) and Michael Schmid (5.5). Fischer won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Anna Schmid (1529) beat Ralph Ennenbach (2017), a +488-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Schweinfurt, Germany

Dates

19 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦FMYaroslav Demchenko2263

Avg top 10

2,118

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×71

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇦🇫Afghanistan×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Edwin Fischer
🇩🇪GER·2192
5.5pts·2217perf+6.2
🥈
Matteo Metzdorf
🇩🇪GER·2144
5.5pts·2239perf+37.2
🥉
Michael Schmid
🇩🇪GER·2149
5.5pts·2200perf+11.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 6 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Sadeghi5.5Metzdorf5.5Moewisch5.5Schmid5.5Fischer5.5Helm5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 5.5/7. Fischer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Behrang Sadeghi 3 wins (R3–R5)Matteo Metzdorf 3 wins (R1–R3)Dave Moewisch 3 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMBehrang Sadeghi	*	—	—	—
2Matteo Metzdorf	—	*	—	½
3Dave Moewisch	—	—	*	½
4Michael Schmid	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fischer, Edwin	2192	GER	+54B	+19N	+13B	=15N	=4B	=6N	+16B	5.5	29.0	32.0	24.25	2217	+6.2
2	Metzdorf, Matteo	2144	GER	+52B	+17N	+21B	=12B	+22N	=4N	=3B	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.25	2239	+37.2
3	Schmid, Michael	2149	GER	+30N	+24B	=31N	+14B	=5N	+12B	=2N	5.5	27.5	31.0	23.75	2200	+11.0
4	Helm, Timo	2141	GER	+47N	+41B	=14N	+31B	=1N	=2B	+15N	5.5	27.0	30.0	22.25	2178	+8.4
5	Moewisch, Dave	2023	GER	+48N	+7B	F	+16N	=3B	+13N	+12B	5.5	27.0	27.0	24.25	2375	+43.0
6	Sadeghi, BehrangFM	2205	GER	+38N	−14B	+30N	+28B	+37N	=1B	+18N	5.5	25.0	28.5	21.25	2143	-5.4
7	Felde, Andreas	1802	GER	+44B	−5N	+25B	+32N	=35B	+37N	=22B	5.0	24.0	27.5	18.25	2038	+74.4
8	Braeutigam, Thomas	2032	GER	+33B	−29N	+39B	=17N	+64B	+34N	=10B	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.75	1965	-8.0
9	Will, Jonas	1883	GER	+53B	−12B	+59N	+27N	−13B	+42B	+23N	5.0	23.0	25.5	16.50	1989	+21.0
10	Schmid, Anna	1529	FID	−21B	+43N	=56B	+45N	+27B	+36B	=8N	5.0	22.5	25.5	17.50	2027	+166.0
11	Laterveer, Laurens	1630	GER	−13N	−27N	+74B	+38B	+40N	+24B	+36N	5.0	22.5	23.5	15.50	2003	+110.0
12	Demchenko, YaroslavFM	2263	UKR	+55B	+9N	+32B	=2N	+15B	−3N	−5N	4.5	29.5	32.5	18.75	2101	-46.0
13	Hock, Gerold	1933	GER	+11B	+75N	−1N	+42B	+9N	−5B	=19B	4.5	29.0	30.0	16.75	1981	+10.2
14	Roedel, Jannis	1873	GER	+62B	+6N	=4B	−3N	−16B	+33N	+35B	4.5	28.0	30.5	17.75	2074	+61.2
15	Pilhoefer, Lukas	1978	GER	+25B	+56N	+29B	=1B	−12N	+26N	−4B	4.5	27.0	30.0	17.25	2071	+18.2
16	Valean, David-Andrei	1981	GER	+59N	+40B	=28N	−5B	+14N	+21B	−1N	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.25	1980	+4.0
17	Kessler, Georg	1859	GER	+60N	−2B	+58N	=8B	−18N	+57B	+31B	4.5	23.5	26.0	13.50	1962	+16.8
18	Edwards, Oliver, Dr.	2015	GER	=49B	=45N	+55B	=29N	+17B	+31N	−6B	4.5	23.0	26.0	15.75	1968	-6.2
19	Roess, Jonas	1880	GER	+61N	−1B	−23N	+58B	+47N	+30B	=13N	4.5	23.0	25.5	13.75	1869	+0.6
20	Feichtner, Erich	1886	GER	−68N	+73B	−48N	+51N	=33B	+45N	+34B	4.5	17.5	18.5	12.25	1905	+3.6
21	Himonakis, Michael	1889	GER	+10N	+68B	−2N	+23B	=34B	−16N	=25B	4.0	26.5	28.0	14.25	1825	-14.2
22	Neubauer, Jaroslaus	2018	GER	+57B	=39N	+46B	F	−2B	+35N	=7N	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.25	1961	-6.0
23	Schalkhaeuser, Linus	1670	GER	−32B	+50N	+19B	−21N	+54B	+43N	−9B	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.00	1857	+57.2
24	Volkamer, Klaus	1845	GER	+69B	−3N	=57B	=33N	+49B	−11N	+50B	4.0	22.5	24.0	10.50	1726	-17.6
25	Heilmann, Kilian	1679	GER	−15N	+78B	−7N	+76B	=39N	+41B	=21N	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.75	1785	+25.2
26	Mohibi, Abasin	1886	AFG	+66B	+70N	F	F	+28N	−15B	+39N	4.0	19.0	19.0	10.50	1950	+15.6
27	Ennenbach, Ralph, Dr.	2017	GER	−28N	+11B	+38N	−9B	−10N	+59B	=40N	3.5	25.5	28.0	12.75	1719	-47.6
28	Zhong, Jiangzhou	1702	GER	+27B	+34N	=16B	−6N	−26B	=29N	=43B	3.5	24.5	28.0	12.75	1938	+78.8
29	Staudinger, Simon	1831	GER	+63N	+8B	−15N	=18B	−36N	=28B	=30N	3.5	24.5	27.0	13.25	1844	+1.0
30	Schmitt, Bastian	1729	GER	−3B	+69N	−6B	+66N	+32B	−19N	=29B	3.5	24.5	26.0	8.75	1847	+17.8
31	Rode, Stefan	1891	GER	+73B	+72N	=3B	−4N	+46B	−18B	−17N	3.5	24.5	25.5	8.25	1858	-4.6
32	Krekel, Matthias	1954	GER	+23N	+42B	−12N	−7B	−30N	+46N	=38B	3.5	24.0	27.0	12.25	1803	-53.6
33	Partsch, Felix	1718	GER	−8N	+63B	=36N	=24B	=20N	−14B	+60N	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.00	1769	+10.0
34	Krenz, Dieter	1946	GER	+58N	−28B	+47N	+40B	=21N	−8B	−20N	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.00	1808	-24.0
35	Ritter, Uwe	1908	GER	=71N	+51B	=37N	+48B	=7N	−22B	−14N	3.5	23.0	24.5	11.00	1765	-22.8
36	Langguth, Rolf	1952	GER	−46B	+65N	=33B	+57N	+29B	−10N	−11B	3.5	22.5	24.5	9.75	1671	-45.8
37	Linder, Oliver	1899	GER	+65B	=46N	=35B	+68N	−6B	−7B	=42N	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.50	1766	-21.8
38	Blank, Stefan	1736	GER	−6B	+62N	−27B	−11N	+61N	+73B	=32N	3.5	22.5	23.5	7.75	1744	-2.2
39	Brux, Juergen	1799	GER	+77B	=22B	−8N	=49N	=25B	+64N	−26B	3.5	22.5	23.0	8.50	1806	-0.4
40	Dutkowski, Kasimir	1783	GER	+50B	−16N	+72B	−34N	−11B	+66N	=27B	3.5	21.5	23.0	8.25	1729	-18.8
41	Peuckert, Ruediger	1815	GER	+74B	−4N	=49B	−46N	+51B	−25N	+65B	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.50	1607	-29.0
42	Koehler, Michael	1762	GER	+76B	−32N	+70B	−13N	+68B	−9N	=37B	3.5	19.5	20.0	5.25	1595	-13.6
43	Heller, Thomas	1801	GER	−70N	−10B	+69N	+72B	+48N	−23B	=28N	3.5	18.5	20.0	7.75	1668	-18.6
44	Jadron, Jakub	0	GER	−7N	−48B	+73N	−59B	=58N	+71B	+57N	3.5	17.0	18.0	6.25	1680	0.0
45	Heerlein, Gerd	1814	GER	=51N	=18B	=71N	−10B	+65N	−20B	=46N	3.0	22.0	23.5	8.00	1663	-23.8
46	Janotta, Guenther	1661	GER	+36N	=37B	−22N	+41B	−31N	−32B	=45B	3.0	21.5	24.5	10.25	1856	+63.6
47	Senft, Katharina	1718	GER	−4B	+74N	−34B	+62N	−19B	−50N	+66B	3.0	21.0	22.0	5.50	1680	-6.0
48	Osmanaj, Rifat	1714	GER	−5B	+44N	+20B	−35N	−43B	+62N	—	3.0	20.5	23.0	10.50	1711	-1.6
49	Klier, Johannes	1698	GER	=18N	=71B	=41N	=39B	−24N	=60B	=64B	3.0	20.5	22.0	9.00	1771	+19.6
50	Gavade, Suyash	0	GER	−40N	−23B	+53N	−65B	+72N	+47B	−24N	3.0	19.5	21.0	7.50	1622	0.0
51	Muddam, Supreeth Reddy	0	GER	=45B	−35N	+61N	−20B	−41N	=58B	+73N	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.25	1684	0.0
52	Cebulla, Martin	1727	GER	−2N	−60B	−63N	=69B	+77N	+61B	=53B	3.0	17.5	18.0	5.25	1638	-20.8
53	Tan, Henry	1489	GER	−9N	−55N	−50B	+78B	=70N	+69B	=52N	3.0	17.0	17.0	3.75	1620	+20.0
54	Bruno, Claudio	1733	GER	−1N	=61B	=60N	+70B	−23N	+68B	—	3.0	16.0	17.5	5.50	1489	-19.6
55	Stiehler, Mara	1761	GER	−12N	+53B	−18N	+63B	+60N	—	—	3.0	14.5	17.0	8.00	1763	-4.0
56	Stiehler, Klaus	1790	GER	+67N	−15B	=10N	=60B	+59N	—	—	3.0	14.5	16.5	8.25	1730	-4.6
57	De, Sourish	1702	GER	−22N	+67B	=24N	−36B	+71N	−17N	−44B	2.5	21.5	23.0	5.50	1711	-0.8
58	Seifert, Gideon	1644	GER	−34B	+76N	−17B	−19N	=44B	=51N	=62B	2.5	21.5	22.0	5.00	1095	-23.2
59	Nidermaier, Fredrik	1683	GER	−16B	+77N	−9B	+44N	−56B	−27N	=68N	2.5	21.0	21.5	4.75	1118	-34.4
60	Nanowsky, Eric	0	GER	−17B	+52N	=54B	=56N	−55B	=49N	−33B	2.5	20.0	23.0	7.50	1653	0.0
61	Carls, Bela	1481	GER	−19B	=54N	−51B	+67N	−38B	−52N	+69B	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.00	1558	+12.8
62	Konle, Michael	0	GER	−14N	−38B	+78N	−47B	+76N	−48B	=58N	2.5	17.0	17.0	1.75	1371	0.0
63	Sajeev Arackal, Pranav	0	GER	−29B	−33N	+52B	−55N	F	+74B	=72N	2.5	15.5	16.5	4.75	1577	0.0
64	Pham-Tran, Phuong-Bao	1865	GER	F	+66N	F	+71B	−8N	−39B	=49N	2.5	15.0	15.0	5.00	1741	-15.2
65	Tran, Duy-Khang	1602	GER	−37N	−36B	F	+50N	−45B	+70B	−41N	2.0	18.0	18.0	4.50	1070	-14.4
66	Guzdziol, Olaf	1517	LUX	−26N	−64B	+77N	−30B	+74N	−40B	−47N	2.0	17.5	18.0	1.50	996	-40.0
67	Stauch, Marcia	0	GER	−56B	−57N	F	−61B	−69N	+76B	+71N	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1371	0.0
68	Markert, Sebastian	0	GER	+20B	−21N	F	−37B	−42N	−54N	=59B	1.5	21.0	22.0	5.75	1616	0.0
69	Liang, Timo	1456	GER	−24N	−30B	−43B	=52N	+67B	−53N	−61N	1.5	19.5	21.5	3.50	1278	-38.4
70	Jadron, Monika	0	GER	+43B	−26B	−42N	−54N	=53B	−65N	F	1.5	19.0	19.0	5.00	1520	0.0
71	Leichum, Engelbert	1626	GER	=35B	=49N	=45B	−64N	−57B	−44N	−67B	1.5	18.0	20.0	4.75	1648	+1.6
72	Memmel, Stefan	1594	GER	F	−31B	−40N	−43N	−50B	+78N	=63B	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.25	1025	-25.2
73	Dreana-Ianciu, Daria	1589	GER	−31N	−20N	−44B	+77B	F	−38N	−51B	1.0	20.5	21.0	0.50	1038	-24.0
74	Mark, Christof	0	GER	−41N	−47B	−11N	F	−66B	−63N	+78B	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	878	0.0
75	Jadron, Sebastian	1779	GER	+78N	−13B	F	—	—	—	—	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1133	-12.0
76	FIDE 533038104	0	—	−42N	−58B	F	−25N	−62B	−67N	=77B	0.5	15.0	15.0	0.25	895	0.0
77	FIDE 34666818	0	—	−39N	−59B	−66B	−73N	−52B	F	=76N	0.5	12.5	12.5	0.25	869	0.0
78	FIDE 533044562	0	—	−75B	−25N	−62B	−53N	F	−72B	−74N	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	836	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Schmid, AnnaFID
+166.0
5.0 pts · #7
2Laterveer, LaurensGER
+110.0
5.0 pts · #18
3Zhong, JiangzhouGER
+78.8
3.5 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Krekel, MatthiasGER
-53.6
3.5 pts · #26
2Ennenbach, Ralph, Dr.GER
-47.6
3.5 pts · #28
3Demchenko, YaroslavFMUKR
-46.0
4.5 pts · #11

Biggest upsets

R5+488 Elo gap
Schmid, Anna1529 beat Ennenbach, Ralph, Dr.2017
R6+423 Elo gap
Schmid, Anna1529 beat Langguth, Rolf1952
R2+332 Elo gap
Roedel, Jannis1873 beat FMSadeghi, Behrang2205