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15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Hauptturnier

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131 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Nordhausen, Germany. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1842, and top seed was Soeren Kleist (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 1877).

Defne Senkal (πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· TUR, 1708) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Markus Schoeberl (6.0) and Alexander Nicolai (6.0). Senkal shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Adam Wadowski (1523) beat Andreas Lotze (1819), a +296-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺNordhausen, Germany
Dates
31 Jul 2025 β†’ 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺSoeren Kleist1877
Avg top 10
1,842
Participants
131
Federations Β· 7 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—114
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—1
πŸ‡³πŸ‡±NetherlandsΓ—1
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpainΓ—1
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—1
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SwitzerlandΓ—1
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±PolandΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Defne Senkal led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
57
26
11
5
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R6–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Defne Senkal never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Defne Senkal 7 wins (R1–R7)Alexander Nicolai 5 wins (R3–R7)Markus Schoeberl 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Grille amΓ©ricaine

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1Senkal, Defne1708TUR+85B+59N+35B+60N+14B+9B+5N7.026.529.529.502498+136.8
2Schoeberl, Markus0GER+93N+61B+29Nβˆ’9B+23N+26B+11N6.026.529.524.5018280.0
3Nicolai, Alexander1776GER=63N=30B+82N+48B+19N+34B+9N6.025.528.524.751955+26.4
4Pinnau, Hannes1781GER+81B+8N+22B+6N=5Bβˆ’10N+25B5.530.533.525.751916+45.2
5Niemann, Silvio1865GER+46N+73B+79N+28B=4N+12Bβˆ’1B5.529.032.022.251919+8.6
6Hoffmann, Svenja1578GER+90B+13N+16Nβˆ’4B+45N=21B+36N5.528.531.523.501961+135.6
7Tran, Anh Duc Kevin1569GER+27Bβˆ’12N+78B=8N+99B+44N+10B5.527.029.521.751819+77.2
8Glaeser, Alexander1645GER+122Nβˆ’4B+83N=7B+43N+28B+24N5.526.528.019.751869+60.4
9Kleist, Soeren1877GER+55B+68N+113B+2N+10Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’3B5.031.533.520.501833-12.4
10Sviridov, Vitaliy1794GER+62N+67B+15N+11Bβˆ’9N+4Bβˆ’7N5.029.533.022.501800+1.8
11Trosin, Moritz0GER+?B+17N+64Bβˆ’10N+13B+22Nβˆ’2B5.029.029.018.0018020.0
12Brauer, Celiene1630GER+117B+7B+39N=36B+24Nβˆ’5N=17B5.028.530.520.501851+70.0
13Dotschuweit, Erik1707GER+83Nβˆ’6B+27N+62Bβˆ’11N+59B+34N5.026.029.018.501821+25.6
14Lasschuit, Rene1709NED+102N+41B=99N+58Bβˆ’1N+38B=15N5.026.028.517.751673-3.8
15Bock, Leonas1612GER+123B+31Nβˆ’10B=32N+33B+37N=14B5.026.027.518.001687+11.6
16Meitzner, Johan Eduard1658GER+47B+78Nβˆ’6B+35N=37B=32N+49B5.025.528.519.001732+19.2
17Holzmann, Tom1679GER+96Nβˆ’11B+100N=18B+80N+58B=12N5.024.527.017.001846+23.2
18Stamme, Christoph0GER+?Bβˆ’22B+41N=17N+113B+42B=21N5.024.524.515.0017360.0
19Mudrievski, Jan1679GER+65B+101Nβˆ’60B+47Nβˆ’3B+78N+41B5.024.026.517.001575-16.4
20Schimm, Justin1662GER+115N+23Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’29B+100N+39B+31N5.023.025.017.001781+24.4
21Baumann, Simon1665GER+103B+126N=33B+99N=60B=6N=18B5.023.024.015.001825+32.8
22Wall, David1677GER+121B+18Nβˆ’4N+31B+29Nβˆ’11B=26N4.528.030.017.251732+8.4
23Biel, Peter1862GER+40Bβˆ’20N+59B+33Nβˆ’2B=54N+32B4.527.030.517.501640-16.8
24Pilz, Tobias1734GER+71B=58N+38B+25Nβˆ’12B+40Nβˆ’8B4.526.530.017.751619-30.4
25Gottschling, Lukas1675GER+98N+52B=36Nβˆ’24B+96N+30Bβˆ’4N4.525.028.016.001623-12.0
26Adam, Maximilian1607GER+128Bβˆ’39B+86N+72N+66Bβˆ’2N=22B4.524.524.512.251809+43.6
27Bilozera, Denis1536GERβˆ’7N+120Bβˆ’13B+128N=79N+68B+58N4.522.522.510.501654+31.6
28Roeder, Detlef1741GER+94B+34N+20Bβˆ’5N=40Bβˆ’8N=37B4.028.031.016.001672-9.0
29Schellen, Sven1806GER+95B+44Nβˆ’2B+20Nβˆ’22Bβˆ’41N+91B4.026.529.515.001816+1.0
30Kalinin, Alexej1532GER=64B=3N+75B=56N+51Bβˆ’25N=54B4.026.029.516.251781+90.8
31Chornobai, Valerii0GER+53Bβˆ’15B+46Nβˆ’22N+87B+64Nβˆ’20B4.026.029.014.5016810.0
32Titov, Yaroslav0UKRβˆ’38N+105N+55B=15B+68N=16Bβˆ’23N4.026.028.515.0017010.0
33Keleti, Hugo0GER+51B+45B=21Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’15N+113N=74B4.026.028.014.2517460.0
34Baturaygil, Ali, Dr.1629GER+111Nβˆ’28B+61N+89B+39Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’13B4.025.528.013.001660+4.2
35Schulze, Jonas1606GER+127N+69Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’42N+98B+80N4.025.526.510.501603-2.0
36Luedemann, Wolfgang1792GER+119B+114N=25B=12N=44B=49Nβˆ’6B4.025.027.012.751678-33.6
37Yueksel, Aran1557GER=43N+74B=89N+79B=16Nβˆ’15B=28N4.024.527.514.501772+80.0
38Feuerpfeil, Tyler Joel0GER+32B=89Bβˆ’24N+81N+56Bβˆ’14N=50B4.024.527.514.5016940.0
39Lenzing, Raphael1716GER+105B+26Nβˆ’12B+87Nβˆ’34Bβˆ’20N+81B4.024.527.013.001619-15.8
40Kratzsch, Luis Anton0GERβˆ’23N+115B+52N+69B=28Nβˆ’24B=45N4.024.526.513.5016760.0
41Reingardt, Nikolaus0GER+130Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’18B+105N+88B+29Bβˆ’19N4.024.524.59.5017630.0
42Kanbach, Moritz1834GER+91B=48Nβˆ’58B=53N+35Bβˆ’18N+95B4.023.526.514.001731-14.4
43Onnen, Erik1775GER=37B=82N=81B+63Nβˆ’8B+62N=53B4.023.526.514.001635-49.6
44von Ivernois, Julius0GER+86Nβˆ’29B+102N+84B=36Nβˆ’7B=52N4.023.526.012.5016720.0
45Lessner, Konstantin1695GER+107Bβˆ’33N+104B+70Nβˆ’6B=53N=40B4.023.526.012.501564-20.8
46Ferderer, Albert1599GERβˆ’5B+109Nβˆ’31B+116N+72B=50N=51B4.023.525.512.001766+22.0
47Koehler, Moritz0GERβˆ’16N+90N+114Bβˆ’19B=48N=67B+79N4.023.525.511.7517020.0
48Enzenberg, Hannes1651GER+129B=42B=84Nβˆ’3N=47B=61N+78B4.023.523.510.251725+15.6
49Buettner, Moritz1646GER+110Bβˆ’60N+85B=66N+65B=36Bβˆ’16N4.022.525.012.751612-9.2
50Veelders, Wiebke1719GERβˆ’100N+107Bβˆ’62N+92B+57N=46B=38N4.021.023.513.501577-11.2
51Bock, Ruediger1700GERβˆ’33N+93B+97N=80Bβˆ’30N+102B=46N4.021.023.512.001584-28.0
52Wiskandt, Jan Bennet0GER+87Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’40B+119N=77B+?N=44B4.021.021.08.7516750.0
53Diehn, Johannes1604GERβˆ’31N+123B=122N=42B+84N=45B=43N4.020.522.011.251862+54.0
54Wetterling, Manfred1663GERβˆ’101Bβˆ’65N+109B+126N+70B=23B=30N4.020.521.511.251763+7.8
55Brade, Harald1601GERβˆ’9N+118Bβˆ’32N=101B=83N+115B+93N4.019.521.59.751077-6.8
56Schaar, Bjoern1712GER=92N+124B=80N=30Bβˆ’38N=71B+116N4.019.521.010.251590-24.4
57Lange, Lene Marie1566GERβˆ’60B+129Nβˆ’66B+121Nβˆ’50B+88N+84B4.019.019.08.001703+32.8
58Rudolph, Sebastian1624GER+106B=24B+42Nβˆ’14N+64Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’27B3.526.529.012.251666+5.6
59Lass, Matteo1596GER+88Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’23N+85N+89Bβˆ’13N=61B3.526.029.010.751715+37.2
60Jacobs, Thomas1800GER+57N+49B+19Nβˆ’1B=21NFF3.525.025.015.501802+1.0
61Rexhausen, Mika0GER+77Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’34B+114N=67N=48B=59N3.524.526.511.0016610.0
62Mehner, Joerg1567GERβˆ’10B+125N+50Bβˆ’13N=69Nβˆ’43B+101N3.524.025.59.751592+2.8
63Wilhelm, Marco1560SUI=3Bβˆ’64N+112Nβˆ’43B+86N=79B=69N3.523.025.511.751612+10.8
64Gregory, Christopher1848GER=30N+63Bβˆ’11N+122Bβˆ’58Nβˆ’31B+100N3.522.524.09.501572-39.6
65Jensch, Lyonel0GERβˆ’19N+54B+67N=68Bβˆ’49N+99BF3.522.522.511.7516750.0
66Altuntas, Kenan1737GERβˆ’78N+103B+57N=49Bβˆ’26N=80B=71N3.522.024.511.751498-76.4
67Yueksel, Anja1643GER+125Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’65B+104N=61B=47N=70B3.522.023.59.501652+0.4
68Kasse, Julian1673GER+118Nβˆ’9B+116B=65Nβˆ’32Bβˆ’27N+103B3.521.523.58.251500-27.6
69Stahl, Phillip1711GER+70Bβˆ’35N+126Bβˆ’40N=62B=81N=63B3.521.522.59.501564-38.8
70Balla, Virinchi0GERβˆ’69N+128B+73Nβˆ’45Bβˆ’54N+82B=67N3.521.521.58.2516050.0
71Boehme, Luise1522GERβˆ’24N+131Bβˆ’72N=74B+106B=56N=66B3.521.521.58.001603+17.6
72Goebel, Klaus1726GERF+76N+71Bβˆ’26Bβˆ’46N=100B+96N3.521.022.011.251451-43.6
73Rohde, Ragnar1669GER+109Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’70B+94Nβˆ’78N=92B+102N3.520.523.09.501483-14.8
74Viererbe, Hartmut1850GER=82Bβˆ’37N=94B=71N=103B+126N=33N3.520.021.09.001549-28.4
75Vollmar, Felix1743GER+97Nβˆ’99Bβˆ’30Nβˆ’100B+107B=105N+104B3.517.019.59.251550-39.6
76Vincent, Aezzra Marvin Anak0GERβˆ’79Nβˆ’72B=106N+125B=82N=108B+99N3.517.018.58.0015880.0
77Lessner, Falk1695GERβˆ’61NF+118B=102B=52N=103N+105B3.517.017.09.001433-12.8
78Wadowski, Adam1523POL+66Bβˆ’16Bβˆ’7N+90N+73Bβˆ’19Bβˆ’48N3.026.529.510.001633+18.4
79Paulat, Horst Erhardt1697GER+76B+116Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’37N=27B=63Nβˆ’47B3.025.027.09.501524-23.0
80Finck, Julius1464GER=84B+108N=56B=51Nβˆ’17B=66Nβˆ’35B3.023.526.09.751643+60.0
81Veelders, Sarah1567GERβˆ’4N+110B=43Nβˆ’38B+124N=69Bβˆ’39N3.023.525.07.751553-2.8
82Zentgraf, Raphael1595GER=74N=43Bβˆ’3B=103N=76Bβˆ’70N+121B3.023.025.08.751675+11.6
83Schubert, Wilhelm Richard0GERβˆ’13B+88Nβˆ’8B=108N=55B=87N=?B3.023.023.07.751623-5.2
84Vo, Thomi1762GER=80N+92B=48Bβˆ’44Nβˆ’53B+94Nβˆ’57N3.022.025.09.501378-78.4
85Bilozera, Daniel1434GERβˆ’1N+127Bβˆ’49Nβˆ’59Bβˆ’90B+117N+114B3.021.522.55.001440-0.8
86Krause, Ivo0GERβˆ’44B+91Nβˆ’26B=95Nβˆ’63B+106N=87B3.021.023.58.5015150.0
87Udelnow, Andrej1618GERβˆ’52N+98B+101Nβˆ’39Bβˆ’31N=83B=86N3.021.023.58.50916-7.4
88Luebbecke, Gerd1859GERβˆ’59Nβˆ’83B+111N+97Bβˆ’41Nβˆ’57B+110B3.020.022.58.001438-31.0
89Naumann, Thomas1722GER+104B=38N=37Bβˆ’34Nβˆ’59Nβˆ’116B+126B3.020.021.07.501489-37.4
90Lotze, Andreas1819GERβˆ’6Nβˆ’47B+123Nβˆ’78B+85N+97BF3.020.020.07.501517-28.0
91Aronau, Michael1580GERβˆ’42Nβˆ’86B+110N=124B+101N=93Bβˆ’29N3.019.020.57.251020-16.0
92Roschke, Michel0GER=56Bβˆ’84N=108Bβˆ’50N+127B=73N=113B3.019.020.07.0015780.0
93Storl, Jaro0GERβˆ’2Bβˆ’51N+117B+?N=?B=91Nβˆ’55B3.019.019.03.5015540.0
94Lux, Kilian0GERβˆ’28N=111B=74Nβˆ’73B+120Nβˆ’84B+115N3.018.520.57.0014330.0
95Martins, Uwe1570GERβˆ’29N=112B=124N=86B+122N=96Bβˆ’42N3.018.019.56.501020-15.2
96Aronau, Aliaksandr0GERβˆ’17B+?N+?B=113Nβˆ’25B=95Nβˆ’72B3.018.018.02.501606-3.2
97Sniegowski, Victoria1529GERβˆ’75B+117Nβˆ’51Bβˆ’88N+121Bβˆ’90N+118B3.017.519.56.00980-31.6
98Mueller, Elim0GERβˆ’25Bβˆ’87N+130Bβˆ’?N+114Bβˆ’35N+119B3.015.515.54.0014950.0
99Boehme, Alexander1628GER+131B+75N=14Bβˆ’21Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’65Nβˆ’76B2.526.026.06.001585-10.4
100Herzog, Mats0GER+50Bβˆ’113Nβˆ’17B+75Nβˆ’20B=72Nβˆ’64B2.524.526.59.251623-59.6
101Miller, Edward0GER+54Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’87B=55Nβˆ’91B+112Nβˆ’62B2.522.525.08.5014250.0
102Mudrievski, Esther1434GERβˆ’14B+130Nβˆ’44B=77N+108Bβˆ’51Nβˆ’73B2.522.522.54.251537+22.0
103van Spronsen, Jakob0GERβˆ’21Nβˆ’66N+129B=82B=74N=77Bβˆ’68N2.522.022.05.0015090.0
104Knappe, Stefan1511GERβˆ’89N+106Bβˆ’45Nβˆ’67B=111N+122Bβˆ’75N2.519.020.55.25901-20.4
105Burbaum, Clemens0GERβˆ’39Nβˆ’32B+131Nβˆ’41B+128N=75Bβˆ’77N2.519.019.01.7514450.0
106FIDE 5330516660β€”βˆ’58Nβˆ’104N=76B+112Bβˆ’71Nβˆ’86B+124N2.518.520.05.757520.0
107Ruempler, Darius0GERβˆ’45Nβˆ’50N=125B=111Bβˆ’75N+120B=108N2.518.520.05.251381-54.8
108Krutsch, Thomas1656GER=124Nβˆ’80B=92N=83Bβˆ’102N=76N=107B2.517.519.06.75649-30.6
109FIDE 346552550β€”βˆ’73Nβˆ’46Bβˆ’54Nβˆ’117B=123B+125N+122N2.516.518.03.758440.0
110Buntin, Amelia Bernadette0GERβˆ’49Nβˆ’81Nβˆ’91B+123N=?B+124Bβˆ’88N2.516.016.03.0012890.0
111Homfeldt, Maren0GERβˆ’34B=94Nβˆ’88B=107N=104Bβˆ’?N+131N2.515.015.04.0013340.0
112Bildat, Dorina0GERF=95Nβˆ’63Bβˆ’106N+125Nβˆ’101B+123B2.514.514.54.5013720.0
113Glassl, Volker1697GERF+100Bβˆ’9N=96Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’33B=92N2.022.522.55.501077-10.4
114Sniegowski, Amalia1633GER+120Nβˆ’36Bβˆ’47Nβˆ’61Bβˆ’98N+131Bβˆ’85N2.019.519.52.00813-42.0
115Tilenbaev, Akyl0GERβˆ’20Bβˆ’40Nβˆ’?B+131N+119Bβˆ’55Nβˆ’94B2.018.018.02.0014210.0
116Canalejo Alonso, Gonzalo1462ESPFβˆ’79Bβˆ’68Nβˆ’46B+130N+89Nβˆ’56B2.017.517.53.001440-2.4
117FIDE 5330395000β€”βˆ’12Nβˆ’97Bβˆ’93N+109Nβˆ’126Bβˆ’85B+130N2.017.517.52.507290.0
118FIDE 5330524840β€”βˆ’68Bβˆ’55Nβˆ’77Nβˆ’120B+129N+127Bβˆ’97N2.017.017.01.008250.0
119Holke, Henrik, Dr.1563GERβˆ’36Nβˆ’122B+120Nβˆ’52Bβˆ’115N+128Bβˆ’98N2.016.516.52.00992-8.4
120Dobrynina, Alona0GERβˆ’114Bβˆ’27Nβˆ’119B+118Nβˆ’94Bβˆ’107N+127N2.016.017.03.007770.0
121FIDE 5330517390β€”βˆ’22Nβˆ’?N+127Bβˆ’57Bβˆ’97N+130Bβˆ’82N2.015.515.51.007980.0
122Petrosyan, Alen0GERβˆ’8B+119N=53Bβˆ’64Nβˆ’95Bβˆ’104Nβˆ’109B1.521.023.04.0014310.0
123FIDE 5330350750β€”βˆ’15Nβˆ’53Nβˆ’90Bβˆ’110B=109N+129Bβˆ’112N1.519.519.51.258790.0
124Roemmisch, Mona0GER=108Bβˆ’56N=95B=91Nβˆ’81Bβˆ’110Nβˆ’106B1.518.020.54.2514680.0
125FIDE 346662140β€”βˆ’67Nβˆ’62B=107Nβˆ’76Nβˆ’112Bβˆ’109B+129N1.518.018.01.258050.0
126Kersten, Andreas1521GERFβˆ’21Bβˆ’69Nβˆ’54B+117Nβˆ’74Bβˆ’89N1.022.524.52.00922-49.2
127FIDE 5330487890β€”βˆ’35Bβˆ’85Nβˆ’121N+129Bβˆ’92Nβˆ’118Nβˆ’120B1.016.016.00.007200.0
128FIDE 346677920β€”βˆ’26Nβˆ’70NFβˆ’27Bβˆ’105Bβˆ’119NF0.017.017.00.007690.0
129Dobrynina, Alina0GERβˆ’48Nβˆ’57Bβˆ’103Nβˆ’127Nβˆ’118Bβˆ’123Nβˆ’125B0.015.516.50.008090.0
130FIDE 5330522390β€”βˆ’41Nβˆ’102Bβˆ’98NFβˆ’116Bβˆ’121Nβˆ’117B0.015.515.50.006470.0
131FIDE 5330199590β€”βˆ’99Nβˆ’71Nβˆ’105Bβˆ’115BFβˆ’114Nβˆ’111B0.015.015.00.007940.0

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