XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe A

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114 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, Germany. 15 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2359, and top seed was Hagen Poetsch (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2490).

Bennet Hagner (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2431) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Pascal Neukirchner (6.0) and Marian Can Nothnagel (6.0). Hagner shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Jan Christian Gold (1997) beat Hagen Poetsch (GM, 2490), a +493-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, Germany

Dates

18 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

🇩🇪GMHagen Poetsch2490

Avg top 10

2,359

Participants

114

Titled players · 15

GM×2

IM×2

FM×7

CM×4

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×111

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
IMBennet Hagner
🇩🇪GER·2431
6.0pts·2479perf+4.0
🥈
FMPascal Neukirchner
🇩🇪GER·2279
6.0pts·2500perf+36.6
🥉
FMMarian Can Nothnagel
🇩🇪GER·2434
6.0pts·2429perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Nothnagel6Hagner6Neukirchner6Haack5.5Milov5.5Sydykov5.5— ex-leaders:Schmidled R4, #7

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Hagner takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Bennet Hagner 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Pascal Neukirchner 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMarian Can Nothnagel	*	—	—	—
2IMBennet Hagner	—	*	½	1
3FMPascal Neukirchner	—	½	*	—
4FMKevin Haack	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hagner, BennetIM	2431	GER	+39N	+16B	=7N	+20B	+8B	+4N	=2B	6.0	30.5	34.0	28.50	2479	+4.0
2	Neukirchner, PascalFM	2279	GER	+81N	+15B	=42N	+40B	+44N	+10B	=1N	6.0	26.0	28.5	23.75	2500	+36.6
3	Nothnagel, Marian CanFM	2434	GER	+43B	=59N	+41B	+30N	=14B	+8N	+9B	6.0	25.5	28.5	24.75	2429	0.0
4	Haack, KevinFM	2390	GER	=82N	+72B	+31N	+42B	+7N	−1B	+11N	5.5	26.5	29.0	21.75	2347	-2.2
5	Milov, LeonidGM	2404	GER	=64N	+106B	+19N	−7B	+15N	+21B	+22N	5.5	26.0	27.0	20.50	2285	-7.0
6	Sydykov, BayastanFM	2301	KGZ	+55B	=41N	+59B	=18N	=17B	+23N	+25B	5.5	25.0	28.0	21.75	2283	-2.2
7	Henrich, ThomasFM	2083	GER	+52B	+85N	=1B	+5N	−4B	+17N	=12B	5.0	30.0	32.5	21.50	2366	+49.8
8	Schmid, RolandFM	2193	GER	+63N	+47B	+21N	+9B	−1N	−3B	+68N	5.0	28.0	31.0	19.00	2290	+18.4
9	Akhmatovski, Maxim	2108	GER	+92B	+34N	+29B	−8N	+68B	+44N	−3N	5.0	25.5	28.0	17.00	2260	+28.2
10	Poetsch, HagenGM	2490	GER	+69B	−29N	+32B	+47N	+18B	−2N	+59B	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.00	2277	-12.8
11	Lesny, Florian	2230	GER	=83B	+82N	+60B	=17N	+29B	+14N	−4B	5.0	24.0	26.5	17.50	2239	+5.0
12	Solonar, StefanIM	2265	GER	+67N	=40B	=28N	+85B	=21N	+53B	=7N	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.50	2150	-7.9
13	Stork, Christopher	2132	GER	+93N	=28B	−40N	+62B	+33N	=19B	+27N	5.0	23.0	25.5	17.75	2093	-7.6
14	Tiarks, Jann-ChristianCM	2228	GER	+74B	+35N	+23B	=44B	=3N	−11B	=19N	4.5	27.5	30.5	18.50	2252	+7.2
15	Novak, Volker	2096	GER	+88B	−2N	+51B	+31N	−5B	+50N	=24B	4.5	27.0	29.5	15.75	2131	+9.8
16	Sreeramulu, Aarush	2032	GER	+89B	−1N	+43B	+49N	=23B	=24N	=30N	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.00	2209	+64.0
17	Seidel, Andre	2136	GER	+90N	+46B	=20N	=11B	=6N	−7B	+81N	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.00	2146	+5.8
18	Derr, OlegCM	2103	GER	+84N	=27B	+61N	=6B	−10N	=28B	+39N	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.75	2135	+15.2
19	Oezdemir, Ali Oezden	2066	GER	+113B	=49N	−5B	+83N	+32B	=13N	=14B	4.5	25.0	25.0	13.00	2137	+13.8
20	Rubsamen, Cornelius	2181	USA	+51B	+76N	=17B	−1N	=59B	+60N	=26B	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.50	2143	-4.8
21	Musiienko, Platon	2018	GER	+108B	+87N	−8B	+77N	=12B	−5N	+54B	4.5	24.5	25.5	12.50	2172	+54.4
22	Musiienko, Tymur	2115	GER	+95N	+45B	−44N	+28B	=53N	+39B	−5B	4.5	23.5	25.5	14.75	2185	+26.8
23	Erdmann, Stefan	2117	GER	+99N	+62B	−14N	+95B	=16N	−6B	+45N	4.5	23.0	25.0	12.75	2147	+6.8
24	Lenz, Jonas	2135	GER	+70N	=61B	=27N	=39B	+93N	=16B	=15N	4.5	22.5	25.0	15.25	2064	-9.6
25	Bollmann, Henrik	2109	GER	+91N	−31B	=62N	+82B	+61N	+30B	−6N	4.5	22.0	24.5	13.50	2118	+3.6
26	McAdam, Mark, Dr.	2008	GER	−27N	+102B	−39N	+91B	+57N	+63B	=20N	4.5	21.0	22.5	12.75	2016	+3.4
27	Gao, Chenzhuo	1707	GER	+26B	=18N	=24B	=48N	=41B	+35N	−13B	4.0	26.0	29.5	16.50	2103	+126.8
28	Pradeep, HarshillCM	1936	GER	+114B	=13N	=12B	−22N	+74B	=18N	=29B	4.0	26.0	26.0	12.25	2088	+41.4
29	Gold, Jan Christian	1997	GER	+36N	+10B	−9N	+84B	−11N	=81B	=28N	4.0	25.5	28.0	14.75	2061	+14.4
30	Wolf, Ulrich Martin, Dr.	2152	GER	+73B	=60N	+50B	−3B	+40N	−25N	=16B	4.0	25.0	28.0	13.75	2099	-8.8
31	Gundel, Julian	1785	GER	+48B	+25N	−4B	−15B	=87N	=41N	+60B	4.0	24.5	27.0	14.00	2106	+109.2
32	Rohatgi, Kushagra	1771	GER	=33N	+64B	−10N	+45B	−19N	=61B	+77N	4.0	23.0	26.0	13.00	2055	+99.2
33	Fucik, Timo	1940	GER	=32B	=96N	=83B	+73N	−13B	+87N	=34B	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.75	1911	-4.2
34	Dolidze, David	1809	GER	+107B	−9B	=65N	+66B	+42N	F	=33N	4.0	19.5	19.5	11.00	2006	+59.2
35	Steigleder, Maximilian	1930	GER	+86N	−14B	−95N	+108B	+64N	−27B	+63N	4.0	19.0	20.0	9.50	1897	-12.0
36	Boernicke, Simon	0	GER	−29B	−43N	+112B	=69N	+83B	=78N	+76B	4.0	19.0	19.0	8.50	1929	0.0
37	Griesfeller, Sven	1875	GER	=66N	=65B	−84N	+96B	=86N	=46B	+71N	4.0	17.5	19.5	11.00	1828	-6.0
38	Schmidt, Kai-Uwe	1989	GER	−46N	−84B	+109N	+97B	F	+70B	+67N	4.0	16.5	17.0	8.50	1975	-1.8
39	Bezsonna, Polina	1972	UKR	−1B	+89N	+26B	=24N	+48B	−22N	−18B	3.5	27.5	30.0	12.75	2093	+40.8
40	Busch, Lorenz	1972	GER	+79B	=12N	+13B	−2N	−30B	=51N	=58B	3.5	27.0	30.0	14.00	2035	+10.4
41	Jonnek, Thomas	2040	GER	+98N	=6B	−3N	=70B	=27N	=31B	=55B	3.5	26.0	28.0	12.00	2002	-6.6
42	Giel, Olaf	2106	GER	+75B	+54N	=2B	−4N	−34B	+85N	F	3.5	25.5	28.0	12.00	2095	-0.4
43	Kuban, Guenther	2084	GER	−3N	+36B	−16N	=46B	=66N	=90B	+84N	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.00	1875	-31.6
44	Krause, JonahFM	2361	GER	+80B	+71N	+22B	=14N	−2B	−9B	—	3.5	23.0	26.0	12.75	2178	-24.0
45	von Auer, Ulrich	1980	GER	+56B	−22N	=75B	−32N	+52B	+86N	−23B	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.00	1859	-19.6
46	Fallouh, Philippe	1778	GER	+38B	−17N	−85B	=43N	+91B	=37N	=50B	3.5	22.0	24.5	12.00	1984	+35.8
47	Spiegelberg, Silvia	1976	GER	+105B	−8N	+52B	−10B	−63N	+99B	=51N	3.5	22.0	23.5	8.75	1999	+2.2
48	Mandalka, Justus	2076	GER	−31N	+108B	+63N	=27B	−39N	+49B	F	3.5	21.5	22.5	9.50	1918	-42.0
49	Sasikumar Anitha, Sarvesh	1987	GER	+110N	=19B	=68N	−16B	=78B	−48N	+89B	3.5	21.0	21.0	7.75	1966	-4.8
50	Martin, Reiner, Dr.	1969	GER	=65N	+66B	−30N	=86B	+84N	−15B	=46N	3.5	20.5	23.0	10.00	1865	-14.8
51	Glasschroeder, Maximilian	1938	GER	−20N	+104B	−15N	+111B	=85N	=40B	=47B	3.5	20.0	20.0	6.25	1941	+1.0
52	Hipler, Andreas, Dr.	1890	GER	−7N	+101B	−47N	+110B	−45N	=62B	+87B	3.5	19.0	19.0	5.50	1900	+2.4
53	Reschke, Thomas	2067	GER	=97B	=83N	+69B	+54N	=22B	−12N	—	3.5	18.5	20.5	11.00	2048	-1.8
54	von Wahden, Jens	1952	GER	+109N	−42B	+106N	−53B	+65N	=71B	−21N	3.5	18.5	19.0	6.00	1940	-1.2
55	Dieter, Juergen, Dr.	0	GER	−6N	=98B	−86N	+103N	=88B	+100B	=41N	3.5	18.0	19.5	7.50	1909	0.0
56	Holschuh, Elias	1746	GER	−45N	=93B	−81N	=90B	=96N	+102B	+82N	3.5	15.5	17.0	7.50	1861	+21.0
57	Karaissaridis, Christos	1904	GER	F	+58N	F	+98B	−26B	=75N	+86B	3.5	15.5	15.5	9.50	1948	+4.6
58	Moldenhauer, Lennart	1751	GER	−59N	−57B	−108N	+101B	+110N	+64B	=40N	3.5	15.5	15.5	6.25	1843	+16.0
59	Klein, Levent	2036	GER	+58B	=3B	−6N	+67B	=20N	F	−10N	3.0	27.5	30.5	11.75	2172	+34.4
60	Calvi, Stefan	1968	GER	+94N	=30B	−11N	=65B	+70N	−20B	−31N	3.0	23.5	26.0	9.00	1922	-9.4
61	Gries, VolkerCM	2016	GER	+112B	=24N	−18B	+75N	−25B	=32N	F	3.0	23.5	23.5	7.25	1931	-10.6
62	Hornung, Thomas	2001	GER	+111B	−23N	=25B	−13N	=73B	=52N	=75B	3.0	23.5	23.5	7.00	1898	-18.6
63	Dornblueth, Christian	1945	GER	−8B	+105N	−48B	+100N	+47B	−26N	−35B	3.0	22.5	24.0	7.00	1911	-7.2
64	Siegismund, Florian	1875	GER	=5B	−32N	=97B	+89N	−35B	−58N	+96B	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.25	1811	-14.6
65	Rotaermel, Leonie	1699	GER	=50B	=37N	=34B	=60N	−54B	=74N	=73B	3.0	21.0	24.0	10.25	1856	+53.6
66	Glavev, Danail	1655	GER	=37B	−50N	+92B	−34N	=43B	=73N	=74B	3.0	21.0	23.5	9.25	1862	+66.4
67	Nickel, Jonas	1926	GER	−12B	+79N	=71B	−59N	=69B	+88N	−38B	3.0	21.0	23.5	8.50	1894	-7.0
68	Thomas, Tobias	2010	GER	=96B	+97N	=49B	F	−9N	+76N	−8B	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.75	1878	-16.4
69	Schmitt, Carsten	1917	GER	−10N	+113B	−53N	=36B	=67N	=84B	=72N	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.25	1916	-3.6
70	Mayer, Frank	1984	GER	−24B	+112N	=76B	=41N	−60B	−38N	+98B	3.0	20.0	20.0	5.25	1867	-17.4
71	Kuhn, Gerhard	2033	GER	+100B	−44B	=67N	−93B	+72N	=54N	−37B	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.25	1908	-25.2
72	Schmitt, Clemens	1881	GER	=78B	−4N	−82B	+107N	−71B	+83N	=69B	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.50	1940	+7.8
73	Ziska, Stephan	1862	GER	−30N	=109B	+94N	−33B	=62N	=66B	=65N	3.0	19.5	20.0	7.25	1809	-11.4
74	Kretner, Georg-Ulrich	1909	GER	−14N	=86B	=98N	+106B	−28N	=65B	=66N	3.0	19.0	20.0	6.25	1807	-17.6
75	Hornung, Fabian	1854	GER	−42N	+110B	=45N	−61B	=82N	=57B	=62N	3.0	19.0	19.0	6.25	1897	+7.2
76	Kuehlmeyer, Manfred	0	GER	+104N	−20B	=70N	=99B	+95N	−68B	−36N	3.0	18.5	20.0	6.00	1951	0.0
77	Faqiry, Ramat	1985	GER	−106N	+90B	+100N	−21B	+99N	F	−32B	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.50	1873	-17.8
78	Rosenberger, Frank	2077	GER	=72N	F	+96B	=81B	=49N	=36B	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	8.50	1952	-10.8
79	Papadopoulos, Kyriakos	1726	GER	−40N	−67B	=90N	=102B	+97N	+95B	F	3.0	15.5	17.0	6.00	1870	+46.0
80	Varma, Christopher	1924	GER	−44N	−100B	=104N	F	+107B	=96N	+97B	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.75	1854	-13.0
81	Ploder, Udo	1884	GER	−2B	=88N	+56B	=78N	F	=29N	−17B	2.5	25.0	27.5	8.25	1923	+3.2
82	Ottenburg, Ralph	1962	GER	=4B	−11B	+72N	−25N	=75B	=89N	−56B	2.5	24.5	27.0	8.50	1901	-15.0
83	Shanawaz Thabrez, Shahzaib	1884	GER	=11N	=53B	=33N	−19B	−36N	−72B	+99N	2.5	24.0	26.0	8.25	1960	+19.6
84	Hasenpflug, Till	1810	GER	−18B	+38N	+37B	−29N	−50B	=69N	−43B	2.5	23.5	26.5	9.50	1889	+24.4
85	Krychevskiy, Dmytro	1942	GER	+103B	−7B	+46N	−12N	=51B	−42B	F	2.5	23.5	25.0	6.75	1928	-4.2
86	Hettinger, Heinrich	0	GER	−35B	=74N	+55B	=50N	=37B	−45B	−57N	2.5	22.0	25.0	8.75	1735	0.0
87	Feick, Claas Marten	1918	GER	+101N	−21B	+111N	F	=31B	−33B	−52N	2.5	20.5	20.5	3.50	1774	-46.4
88	Liu, Jonas	1645	GER	−15N	=81B	−93N	+94B	=55N	−67B	=92N	2.5	18.5	21.0	6.75	1781	+34.4
89	Held, Bernhard	1842	GER	−16N	−39B	+101N	−64B	+106N	=82B	−49N	2.5	18.5	19.5	3.75	1809	-13.6
90	Mallmann, Bernd	1855	GER	−17B	−77N	=79B	=56N	+103B	=43N	—	2.5	17.5	19.0	6.50	1846	-3.6
91	Kopf, Rainer	1893	GER	−25B	=107N	=103B	−26N	−46N	+106B	=94N	2.5	17.5	18.5	3.50	1763	-25.4
92	Schultze, Joerg-Martin, Dr.	1909	GER	−9N	=94B	−66N	−104B	+111N	=98N	=88B	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.50	1670	-44.2
93	Jakob, Steffen	1900	GER	−13B	=56N	+88B	+71N	−24B	—	—	2.5	16.0	18.5	7.25	1938	+4.8
94	Koehlich, Viktor	1774	GER	−60B	=92N	−73B	−88N	=101B	+110N	=91B	2.5	15.0	15.0	3.25	1701	-14.8
95	Fang, Borui	1857	GER	−22B	+114N	+35B	−23N	−76B	−79N	−100N	2.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	1781	-27.2
96	Fischer, Frederik	1651	GER	=68N	=33B	−78N	−37N	=56B	=80B	−64N	2.0	20.5	23.5	6.75	1759	+27.2
97	Rabiya, Karim	1810	GER	=53N	−68B	=64N	−38N	−79B	+111B	−80N	2.0	19.5	19.5	3.25	1736	-15.0
98	Boersch, Dieter	1800	GER	−41B	=55N	=74B	−57N	=102N	=92B	−70N	2.0	19.0	20.5	5.25	1731	-21.2
99	Wilk, Jan	1916	GER	−23B	=103N	+107B	=76N	−77B	−47N	−83B	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.25	1721	-30.4
100	Kupke, Jonas	1807	GER	−71N	+80N	−77B	−63B	F	−55N	+95B	2.0	17.5	18.5	5.00	1877	+8.8
101	Basedow, Marc	1682	GER	−87B	−52N	−89B	−58N	=94N	+107B	F	1.5	16.0	17.0	2.25	1632	-14.4
102	Gerhard, Dominik	1795	GER	F	−26N	=105B	=79N	=98B	−56N	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	3.25	1654	-19.4
103	Boscher, Hans	1741	GER	−85N	=99B	=91N	−55B	−90N	F	=107N	1.5	14.0	14.0	2.75	1728	-2.0
104	Gaertner, David	1755	GER	−76B	−51N	=80B	+92N	—	—	—	1.5	9.5	12.0	4.00	1924	+26.8
105	Gaertner, Johannes	1735	GER	−47N	−63B	=102N	+109B	—	—	—	1.5	8.0	8.5	1.25	1790	+4.6
106	Marchese, Gaspare	1869	GER	+77B	−5N	−54B	−74N	−89B	−91N	F	1.0	20.0	20.0	3.00	1702	-25.2
107	Pade, Joachim	1777	GER	−34N	=91B	−99N	−72B	−80N	−101N	=103B	1.0	16.0	17.5	2.00	1526	-39.0
108	Kappeler, Georg	1771	GER	−21N	−48N	+58B	−35N	F	—	—	1.0	15.5	17.5	3.50	1751	-3.0
109	Deniz, Ata Goekay	1791	GER	−54B	=73N	−38B	−105N	—	—	—	0.5	10.5	12.0	1.50	1563	-40.4
110	Hebauf, Markus	1662	GER	−49B	−75N	F	−52N	−58B	−94B	—	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	1051	-26.4
111	Herrmann, Gerhard	1668	GER	−62N	F	−87B	−51N	−92B	−97N	—	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1115	-19.8
112	Ringsdorf, Bastian, Dr.	1613	GER	−61N	−70B	−36N	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1199	-7.2
113	Nagel, Matthias	1838	GER	−19N	−69N	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	4.5	7.5	0.00	1192	-12.0
114	Kuckel, Michael, Dr.	1744	GER	−28N	−95B	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	4.0	6.0	0.00	1098	-23.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gao, ChenzhuoGER
+126.8
4.0 pts · #26
2Gundel, JulianGER
+109.2
4.0 pts · #31
3Rohatgi, KushagraGER
+99.2
4.0 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Feick, Claas MartenGER
-46.4
2.5 pts · #76
2Schultze, Joerg-Martin, Dr.GER
-44.2
2.5 pts · #80
3Mandalka, JustusGER
-42.0
3.5 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R2+493 Elo gap
Gold, Jan Christian1997 beat GMPoetsch, Hagen2490
R2+324 Elo gap
Gundel, Julian1785 beat Bollmann, Henrik2109
R4+321 Elo gap
FMHenrich, Thomas2083 beat GMMilov, Leonid2404