3. Horber Pfingstgambit

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112 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Horb am Neckar, Germany. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2143, and top seed was Patrick Seitz (🇩🇪 GER, 2208).

Rudolf Wilhelm Braeuning (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2187) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sam Karle (6.0) and Joerg Schlenker (5.5). Braeuning shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Jose Enrique Bosch (1494) beat Andre Dreyer (1809), a +315-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Horb am Neckar, Germany

Dates

06 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Patrick Seitz2208

Avg top 10

2,143

Participants

112

Titled players · 2

FM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×105

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇪🇬Egypt×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
FMRudolf Wilhelm Braeuning
🇩🇪GER·2187
6.0pts·2283perf+13.6
🥈
Sam Karle
🇩🇪GER·2090
6.0pts·2290perf+65.6
🥉
Joerg Schlenker
🇩🇪GER·2065
5.5pts·2186perf+22.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Karle6Braeuning6Haufe5.5Schlenker5.5Kauth5Scherer5— ex-leaders:Schraegleled R4, #8

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Braeuning takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sam Karle drew with FM Rudolf Wilhelm Braeuning (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sam Karle 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Rudolf Wilhelm Braeuning 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sam Karle	*	½	—	—
2FMRudolf Wilhelm Braeuning	½	*	—	1
3Laurin Haufe	—	—	*	—
4Joerg Schlenker	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Braeuning, Rudolf WilhelmFM	2187	GER	+56B	+51N	+3B	=7N	+8B	+5N	=2B	6.0	30.0	33.5	28.00	2283	+13.6
2	Karle, Sam	2090	GER	+108B	+34N	+43B	=6N	+30B	+9N	=1N	6.0	27.5	28.5	23.00	2290	+65.6
3	Schlenker, Joerg	2065	GER	+41N	+16B	−1N	+72B	+66N	+13B	=6N	5.5	27.0	30.0	21.50	2186	+22.6
4	Haufe, Laurin	2127	GER	+82N	+33B	−7N	+17N	+35B	=8B	+14N	5.5	27.0	29.5	22.00	2142	+3.2
5	Omert, Oliver	1982	GER	+77B	+22N	+12B	=10N	+6B	−1B	=11N	5.0	30.5	33.5	22.50	2189	+39.2
6	Seitz, Patrick	2208	GER	+85N	+23B	+11N	=2B	−5N	+44B	=3B	5.0	29.5	32.0	21.25	2145	-7.4
7	Kauth, Lukas	1994	GER	+75B	+55N	+4B	=1B	=13N	=11B	=19N	5.0	29.0	32.0	22.00	2170	+71.6
8	Schraegle, Thorsten	1981	GER	+93B	+66N	+18B	+9B	−1N	=4N	=10B	5.0	29.0	31.0	19.75	2190	+40.0
9	Scherer, Max	2153	GER	+32B	+59N	+46B	−8N	+15B	−2B	+30N	5.0	27.0	30.5	19.50	2110	-4.2
10	Narr, Kevin	2087	GER	+39N	=29B	+27N	=5B	=44N	+50B	=8N	5.0	26.5	30.0	21.00	2072	-0.8
11	Carstens, AndreasFM	2113	GER	+83B	+67N	−6B	+43N	+40B	=7N	=5B	5.0	25.5	28.0	18.00	2063	-5.0
12	Schmidt, Martin	2079	GER	+70N	+42B	−5N	=45B	=16N	+34N	+36B	5.0	25.0	28.0	19.00	2022	-7.8
13	Schwab, Matthias	2129	GER	+60B	+26N	=15B	+37N	=7B	−3N	=17B	4.5	28.0	31.5	19.00	2036	-12.6
14	Barsov, Vladislav	1794	GER	+90B	=30N	=21B	+58N	+20B	=18N	−4B	4.5	26.5	29.0	17.00	2096	+88.8
15	Korenchenko, Semen	1987	UKR	+84N	+38B	=13N	=44B	−9N	+39B	=18B	4.5	25.5	28.0	16.75	2053	+30.4
16	Andrei, Quentin	1838	GER	+64B	−3N	=48B	+83N	=12B	+46N	=28B	4.5	25.5	28.0	16.00	2005	+41.6
17	Rukwid, Marc	1934	GER	+86N	+47B	=19N	−4B	=24N	+66B	=13N	4.5	25.5	28.0	15.75	2055	+20.0
18	Hartmann, Martin	2195	GER	+31N	=44B	−8N	+54B	+68N	=14B	=15N	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.75	1994	-28.4
19	Nabavi, Parwis	2134	SUI	+112B	+58N	=17B	=35N	=34B	=30N	=7B	4.5	25.0	25.0	14.25	2022	-17.4
20	Kaufmann, Kurt	2091	GER	+52N	=25B	=57N	+67B	−14N	+40B	=29N	4.5	24.5	27.5	16.75	1931	-24.2
21	Hobson, Erik	2008	GER	=65N	+49B	=14N	=31B	=38N	+60B	=24N	4.5	24.0	27.5	17.25	1906	-28.8
22	Dobler, Steffen	1731	GER	+95N	−5B	+33N	=68B	=57N	=23B	+50N	4.5	23.5	25.5	15.00	1995	+83.6
23	Berner, Juergen	1925	GER	+53B	−6N	=56B	=48N	+93B	=22N	+47B	4.5	23.5	25.5	14.75	1889	-5.2
24	Bender, Klaus	2068	GER	=71B	+36N	+105B	−30N	=17B	+45N	=21B	4.5	23.5	24.5	14.50	1953	-16.2
25	Eberhart, Simon	1779	GER	+91B	=20N	−37B	−32N	+83B	+56N	+53B	4.5	22.0	24.5	14.25	1843	+14.4
26	Schmid, Simon Elias	1685	GER	+76N	−13B	−31N	+78B	=47N	+82B	+43N	4.5	21.5	24.0	13.75	1874	+67.6
27	Burg, Samuel	1890	GER	+88B	=105N	−10B	=55N	=32B	+71N	+48B	4.5	21.5	22.5	13.25	1929	+6.4
28	Huhn, Stefan	2076	GER	+78N	=54B	−44N	+81B	=45N	+67B	=16N	4.5	21.0	23.5	14.25	1929	-22.2
29	Schuler, Daniel	1831	GER	+92B	=10N	F	=49B	+70N	+69N	=20B	4.5	21.0	21.0	14.50	2014	+23.8
30	Hurm, Moritz	1939	GER	+63N	=14B	+61N	+24B	−2N	=19B	−9B	4.0	28.0	31.5	16.00	2005	+13.0
31	Stirner, Christof	1769	GER	−18B	+89N	+26B	=21N	=37B	=51N	=34B	4.0	25.0	27.5	15.00	1948	+51.2
32	Molitor, Marwin	1740	GER	−9N	+103B	=39N	+25B	=27N	−42B	+72N	4.0	25.0	26.5	13.25	1895	+22.4
33	Michael, Malte	1903	GER	+69B	−4N	−22B	=52B	+63N	+55N	=37B	4.0	24.5	27.5	13.75	1852	-8.2
34	Hahn, Niklas	1871	GER	+94N	−2B	+98N	+76B	=19N	−12B	=31N	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.25	1891	+2.8
35	Liebhart, Marcel	2018	GER	=49N	+65B	+54N	=19B	−4N	+38B	F	4.0	24.5	24.5	15.00	2012	+2.2
36	Lessmeister, Patrick	1843	GER	=74N	−24B	+94N	=47B	+41N	+52B	−12N	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.75	1821	-3.2
37	Kulm, Justin	2037	GER	=81N	+109B	+25N	−13B	=31N	=43B	=33N	4.0	23.0	24.0	12.50	1857	-26.8
38	Langer, Niklas	1815	GER	+79B	−15N	+88B	=46N	=21B	−35N	+68B	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.50	1942	+23.8
39	Kaufmann, Gunther	1836	GER	−10B	+92N	=32B	+105N	=46B	−15N	+69B	4.0	22.0	23.0	9.75	1819	-3.2
40	Alber, Jens Markus	1857	GER	−109N	+74B	+84N	+73B	−11N	−20N	+66B	4.0	21.0	22.0	11.50	1896	+8.0
41	Klipsch, Norbert	1748	GER	−3B	−53N	+96B	+89N	−36B	+92N	+67N	4.0	20.5	22.5	9.50	1835	+8.4
42	Britsch, Benjamin	1890	GER	+62B	−12N	−66B	+88N	+98B	+32N	F	4.0	20.0	20.0	12.00	1843	-5.2
43	Panek, Felix	1741	GER	+104N	+50B	−2N	−11B	+76N	=37N	−26B	3.5	26.0	27.5	10.00	1853	+34.0
44	Janasik, Gerhard, Dr.	1927	GER	+96B	=18N	+28B	=15N	=10B	−6N	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	13.50	2111	+23.0
45	Barsov, Mikhail	1846	GER	−50N	+87B	+63N	=12N	=28B	−24B	=52N	3.5	24.5	27.0	12.50	1885	+13.6
46	Sulzbacher, Kurt	2050	GER	+48B	+110N	−9N	=38B	=39N	−16B	=60N	3.5	24.5	25.5	10.25	1853	-33.6
47	Burgalossi, Didac	1780	GER	+111B	−17N	=51B	=36N	=26B	+54B	−23N	3.5	24.5	24.5	9.50	1801	+4.4
48	Geray, Idar	1753	GER	−46N	+95B	=16N	=23B	+59N	=57B	−27N	3.5	24.0	26.0	11.75	1862	+31.2
49	Palesch, Max Dirk	1785	GER	=35B	−21N	+53B	=29N	−51B	+76N	=58B	3.5	23.5	26.5	12.50	1822	+8.4
50	Khoshnevis, Farzin-Daniel	1952	GER	+45B	−43N	=55B	+56N	+71B	−10N	−22B	3.5	23.5	26.5	11.75	1828	-22.6
51	Mueller, Thomas	1915	GER	+73N	−1B	=47N	=61B	+49N	=31B	F	3.5	23.5	23.5	12.00	1871	-5.6
52	Kaufmann, Emanuel	1757	GER	−20B	=69N	+62B	=33N	+58B	−36N	=45B	3.5	23.0	26.0	12.25	1839	+19.2
53	Huhn, Arik	0	GER	−23N	+41B	−49N	+84B	=61N	+81B	−25N	3.5	22.5	25.0	10.75	1778	0.0
54	Wachter, Michael	1836	GER	+99B	=28N	−35B	−18N	+75B	−47N	+74N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.25	1799	-7.6
55	Kermer, Jan	1799	GER	+97N	−7B	=50N	=27B	=73N	−33B	+86N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.00	1714	-11.4
56	Schwalenberg, Florenz	1788	GER	−1N	+104B	=23N	−50B	+94N	−25B	+102N	3.5	22.0	23.5	7.25	1713	-22.4
57	Maier, Armin	1943	GER	+72N	=61B	=20B	=71N	=22B	=48N	F	3.5	22.0	22.0	12.50	1890	-7.4
58	Gomer, Thomas	1872	GER	+87N	−19B	+82N	−14B	−52N	+80B	=49N	3.5	21.5	24.0	9.75	1793	-15.2
59	Rau, Eduard	1866	GER	+89B	−9B	+70N	−66N	−48B	+73B	=61N	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.25	1741	-42.0
60	Mayer, Dietmar	1787	GER	−13N	+86B	−68N	+100B	+74N	−21N	=46B	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.25	1787	-1.2
61	Mattes, Sam	1785	GER	+102B	=57N	−30B	=51N	=53B	=68N	=59B	3.5	21.0	22.5	10.00	1845	+15.6
62	Le, Jaydon	0	GER	−42N	=85B	−52N	=87B	+79N	=70B	+82N	3.5	18.5	21.0	9.50	1734	0.0
63	Hipp, Petros	1658	GER	−30B	+99N	−45B	=102N	−33B	+96N	+81N	3.5	18.0	19.5	7.25	1684	+3.6
64	Papakci, Taru Acun	0	GER	−16N	−98B	−80N	+107B	+87N	=85B	+84N	3.5	17.0	18.0	7.25	1633	0.0
65	Maier, Hendrik Gabriel	1514	GER	=21B	−35N	F	+97B	−81N	+103B	+85N	3.5	17.0	17.0	8.25	1770	+37.2
66	Barth, Nils	1749	GER	+103N	−8B	+42N	+59B	−3B	−17N	−40N	3.0	26.5	28.0	9.00	1807	+16.0
67	Botschek, Marius	1843	GER	+106N	−11B	+78N	−20N	+86B	−28N	−41B	3.0	23.5	24.5	6.50	1693	-38.4
68	Kelemen, Alexander	1920	GER	F	+79N	+60B	=22N	−18B	=61B	−38N	3.0	23.0	23.0	10.50	1823	-15.4
69	Maute, Marcel	0	GER	−33N	=52B	=85N	+80B	+72N	−29B	−39N	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.00	1752	0.0
70	Mischin, Victor	1776	GER	−12B	+91N	−59B	+92N	−29B	=62N	=75B	3.0	22.0	24.0	7.75	1691	-29.2
71	Krebel, Andreas	1800	GER	=24N	=81B	+109N	=57B	−50N	−27B	=73N	3.0	21.5	22.5	7.75	1750	-8.6
72	Hoernig, Thomas, Dr.	1834	GER	−57B	+75N	+93B	−3N	−69B	+98N	−32B	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.00	1783	-15.6
73	Unruh, Bastian	1574	GER	−51B	+112N	+77B	−40N	=55B	−59N	=71B	3.0	20.5	20.5	6.25	1787	+69.6
74	Bosch, Jose Enrique	1494	GER	=36B	−40N	=108B	+77N	−60B	+93N	−54B	3.0	20.0	21.0	7.50	1755	+80.8
75	Steinhart, Josef	1572	GER	−7N	−72B	+106N	=82B	−54N	+95B	=70N	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.75	1596	+2.8
76	Mi Plaza, Luis Leo Manuel	1629	GER	−26B	+102N	+110B	−34N	−43B	−49B	+94N	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.50	1534	-22.0
77	Dreyer, Andre	1809	GER	−5N	+100B	−73N	−74B	+104N	=84B	=78N	3.0	18.5	20.0	6.25	1553	-44.2
78	Schoewe, Benjamin	1637	GER	−28B	+111N	−67B	−26N	=96B	+105N	=77B	3.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	1522	-20.8
79	Ji, Chunyuan	1622	GER	−38N	−68B	−95N	+90N	−62B	+101B	+93N	3.0	17.0	19.0	6.50	1696	+10.0
80	Bauer, Fabian	1717	GER	F	F	+64B	−69N	+100B	−58N	+92B	3.0	14.0	14.0	7.50	1766	+4.2
81	Krauss, Arthur	1821	GER	=37B	=71N	=83B	−28N	+65B	−53N	−63B	2.5	22.0	24.5	8.25	1751	-9.8
82	von Itter, Arndt	1758	GER	−4B	+96N	−58B	=75N	+102B	−26N	−62B	2.5	22.0	23.5	5.00	1493	-51.2
83	Scheuer, Volker	0	GER	−11N	+97B	=81N	−16B	−25N	=86B	=87N	2.5	21.5	23.5	5.75	1590	0.0
84	Quarleiter, Elias	1605	GER	−15B	+90N	−40B	−53N	+89B	=77N	−64B	2.5	21.0	23.5	6.50	1612	-0.8
85	Martin, Hagen	1731	GER	−6B	=62N	=69B	−86N	+105B	=64N	−65B	2.5	21.0	22.0	6.00	1035	-33.2
86	Schuler, Sebastian	0	GER	−17B	−60N	+112B	+85B	−67N	=83N	−55B	2.5	19.5	19.5	3.75	1693	0.0
87	Pokorny, Rasmus	1596	GER	−58B	−45N	=90B	=62N	−64B	+99N	=83B	2.5	19.0	21.0	6.25	1059	-14.8
88	Michel, Sonja	1639	GER	−27N	+107B	−38N	−42B	=95N	=94B	=91N	2.5	19.0	20.0	4.25	1466	-30.8
89	FIDE 533001049	0	—	−59N	−31B	+107N	−41B	−84N	=97B	+103N	2.5	17.5	18.5	3.50	947	0.0
90	Stingel, Lasse	0	GER	−14N	−84B	=87N	−79B	=97N	+104B	=95N	2.5	16.5	18.0	4.75	1468	0.0
91	Schwalenberg, Fiete	1555	GER	−25N	−70B	=97N	−94B	=103N	+106B	=88B	2.5	15.5	16.5	4.00	1458	-12.8
92	Klein, Simon	1587	GER	−29N	−39B	+103N	−70B	+101N	−41B	−80N	2.0	20.5	22.0	3.50	982	-25.0
93	Brosig, Lothar	1730	GER	−8N	+106B	−72N	+95B	−23N	−74B	−79B	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.00	971	-44.8
94	Li, Wenchu	0	GER	−34B	=108N	−36B	+91N	−56B	=88N	−76B	2.0	19.5	20.5	4.25	1570	0.0
95	Taechl, Simon	0	GER	−22B	−48N	+79B	−93N	=88B	−75N	=90B	2.0	19.0	21.0	5.50	1481	0.0
96	Schumm, Livia	0	GER	−44N	−82B	−41N	+106B	=78N	−63B	=104N	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.25	1426	0.0
97	Boelling, Marius	0	GER	−55B	−83N	=91B	−65N	=90B	=89N	=105B	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.25	1358	0.0
98	Schicht, Elias	1644	GER	F	+64N	−34B	+104B	−42N	−72B	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	5.00	1572	-15.2
99	FIDE 34662723	0	—	−54N	−63B	−100N	−101B	+107N	−87B	+106N	2.0	14.5	15.5	2.00	841	0.0
100	Cakmak, Ege	1458	GER	−110B	−77N	+99B	−60N	−80N	−102B	+107N	2.0	14.0	15.0	3.00	976	-22.4
101	Schicht, Samuel	0	GER	F	F	F	+99N	−92B	−79N	+111B	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.00	805	0.0
102	Herbers, Simon	0	GER	−61N	−76B	F	=63B	−82N	+100N	−56B	1.5	18.0	18.0	3.75	1488	0.0
103	Kaiser, Niklas	0	GER	−66B	−32N	−92B	+111N	=91B	−65N	−89B	1.5	17.5	17.5	1.25	1269	0.0
104	Teixidor Gonzalo, Gabriel	1432	GER	−43B	−56N	+111B	−98N	−77B	−90N	=96B	1.5	16.5	16.5	1.00	946	-27.2
105	Katholnig, Uwe	0	GER	F	=27B	−24N	−39B	−85N	−78B	=97N	1.0	20.5	20.5	3.25	1466	0.0
106	FIDE 533045925	0	—	−67B	−93N	−75B	−96N	+111B	−91N	−99B	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	875	0.0
107	Taechl, Jonas	0	GER	F	−88N	−89B	−64N	−99B	+111N	−100B	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	752	0.0
108	Mayer, Alex Patrick	1766	GER	−2N	=94B	=74N	—	—	—	—	1.0	9.0	11.0	2.50	1599	-9.2
109	Mohamed Ibrahim, Ahmed	0	EGY	+40B	−37N	−71B	—	—	—	—	1.0	8.0	11.0	4.00	1774	0.0
110	Beck, Jonas	1788	GER	+100N	−46B	−76N	—	—	—	—	1.0	6.5	8.5	2.00	1589	-30.4
111	FIDE 533045704	0	—	−47N	−78B	−104N	−103B	−106N	−107B	−101N	0.0	12.5	13.5	0.00	828	0.0
112	Mayer, Florian	1811	GER	−19N	−73B	−86N	—	—	—	—	0.0	7.5	10.0	0.00	1054	-37.2

Key insights

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Top rating gainers

1Barsov, VladislavGER
+88.8
4.5 pts · #38
2Dobler, SteffenGER
+83.6
4.5 pts · #32
3Bosch, Jose EnriqueGER
+80.8
3.0 pts · #47

Top rating losers

1von Itter, ArndtGER
-51.2
2.5 pts · #93
2Brosig, LotharGER
-44.8
2.0 pts · #105
3Dreyer, AndreGER
-44.2
3.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R4+315 Elo gap
Bosch, Jose Enrique1494 beat Dreyer, Andre1809
R5+297 Elo gap
Barsov, Vladislav1794 beat Kaufmann, Kurt2091
R2+237 Elo gap
Unruh, Bastian1574 beat Mayer, Florian1811