Niederrheinische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025

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20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Ratingen, Germany. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2063, and top seed was Sidney Panjer (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2204).

Sidney Panjer (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2204) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dirk Liedtke (5.0) and Ihor Diduh (4.5). Panjer won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Christopher Walczewski (1942) beat Ihor Diduh (2085), a +143-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Ratingen, Germany

Dates

28 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMSidney Panjer2204

Avg top 10

2,063

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×19

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSidney Panjer
🇩🇪GER·2204
6.0pts·2348perf+20.4
🥈
Dirk Liedtke
🇩🇪GER·2082
5.0pts·2137perf+12.0
🥉
Ihor Diduh
🇺🇦UKR·2085
4.5pts·2117perf+7.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Sidney Panjer led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Panjer6Liedtke5Wilczek4.5Diduh4.5Walczewski4.5Skoerys4

R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 May

FM Sidney Panjer takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R3–R6 · WIN STREAK

Dirk Liedtke won 4 in a row (R3–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSidney Panjer	*	—	1	½
2Dirk Liedtke	—	*	½	—
3Ralph Wilczek	0	½	*	—
4Ihor Diduh	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Panjer, SidneyFM	2204	GER	+13N	=7B	+6B	+5N	=3B	+8N	+4N	6.0	25.5	28.5	24.25	2348	+20.4
2	Liedtke, Dirk	2082	GER	=11B	−12N	+16B	+18N	+6B	+7N	=5B	5.0	22.0	24.5	17.50	2137	+12.0
3	Diduh, Ihor	2085	UKR	+9N	=8B	=7N	+13B	=1N	−4B	+12B	4.5	25.5	28.5	17.00	2117	+7.0
4	Walczewski, Christopher	1942	GER	+15B	−6N	=10B	+11N	+13B	+3N	−1B	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.75	2068	+20.4
5	Wilczek, Ralph	2149	GER	+18B	=10N	+11B	−1B	=12N	+14B	=2N	4.5	24.0	26.5	14.75	2069	-10.2
6	Skoerys, Fabian	2077	GER	+17N	+4B	−1N	=8B	−2N	+11B	=7B	4.0	27.0	29.5	14.50	2046	-4.0
7	Feldhaus, Sebastian	2071	GER	+20B	=1N	=3B	+10N	=8B	−2B	=6N	4.0	27.0	27.5	13.25	2079	+3.2
8	Gajic, Goran	2034	GER	+14B	=3N	+12B	=6N	=7N	−1B	=10B	4.0	25.0	28.0	14.00	2068	+16.8
9	Strater, Heinz	1904	GER	−3B	=14N	=15B	+16N	+10B	−12N	+13B	4.0	20.0	23.0	12.50	1967	+11.2
10	Ehlers, Fredi	1947	GER	+19N	=5B	=4N	−7B	−9N	+15B	=8N	3.5	24.0	25.0	10.50	1904	-14.4
11	Sauer, Andreas, Dr.	1832	GER	=2N	+16B	−5N	−4B	+17B	−6N	+20N	3.5	23.5	24.0	8.50	1942	+36.8
12	Broeker, Clemens	2035	GER	=16N	+2B	−8N	F	=5B	+9B	−3N	3.0	25.0	27.5	12.75	2004	-4.0
13	Siemes, Robert	1917	GER	−1B	+20N	+18B	−3N	−4N	+19B	−9N	3.0	22.5	23.0	4.00	1877	-8.6
14	Falk, Thomas	1706	GER	−8N	=9B	−17N	+20B	+15B	−5N	=16B	3.0	21.0	21.5	7.00	1773	+7.2
15	Pitz, Lukas	0	GER	−4N	=17B	=9N	+19B	−14N	−10N	+18B	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.75	1790	0.0
16	Biessner, Eberhard	1771	GER	=12B	−11N	−2N	−9B	+19N	+20B	=14N	3.0	19.5	20.0	4.50	1806	+4.2
17	Freiknecht, Axel	1804	GER	−6B	=15N	+14B	F	−11N	−18N	+19B	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.50	1767	-6.0
18	Krause, Peter	1917	GER	−5N	+19B	−13N	−2B	=20N	+17B	−15N	2.5	19.0	19.5	3.75	1841	-12.8
19	Zickler, Ralf	1663	GER	−10B	−18N	+20B	−15N	−16B	−13N	−17N	1.0	17.5	18.0	0.50	1582	-11.0
20	Steinbring, Herbert	1772	GER	−7N	−13B	−19N	−14N	=18B	−16N	−11B	0.5	19.0	20.0	1.25	1417	-97.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sauer, Andreas, Dr.GER
+36.8
3.5 pts · #8
2Panjer, SidneyFMGER
+20.4
6.0 pts · #1
3Walczewski, ChristopherGER
+20.4
4.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Steinbring, HerbertGER
-97.2
0.5 pts · #20
2Ehlers, FrediGER
-14.4
3.5 pts · #15
3Krause, PeterGER
-12.8
2.5 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R6+143 Elo gap
Walczewski, Christopher1942 beat Diduh, Ihor2085
R3+109 Elo gap
Zickler, Ralf1663 beat Steinbring, Herbert1772