4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A

Open SwissStandard

92 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Bad Pyrmont, Germany. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2144, and top seed was Sebastian Eichner (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2300).

Sebastian Eichner (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2300) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jannis Schulz (6.0) and Arne Herter (6.0). Eichner shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Furkan Ay (1737) beat Thomas Toenniges (2062), a +325-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bad Pyrmont, Germany

Dates

07 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMSebastian Eichner2300

Avg top 10

2,144

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇪Germany×92

Top 3

🥇
FMSebastian Eichner
🇩🇪GER·2300
6.0pts·2294perf+0.1
🥈
Jannis Schulz
🇩🇪GER·2031
6.0pts·2317perf+45.2
🥉
Arne Herter
🇩🇪GER·2043
6.0pts·2267perf+70.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Schulz6Eichner6Herter6Sieber5.5Muendoerfer5Huseynov5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Eichner takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jannis Schulz drew with FM Sebastian Eichner (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Jannis Schulz 4 wins (R1–R4)Arne Herter 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jannis Schulz	*	½	—	½
2FMSebastian Eichner	½	*	—	—
3Arne Herter	—	—	*	—
4Bert Sieber	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Eichner, SebastianFM	2300	GER	+43N	+18B	=7N	+25B	+14N	=2B	+5N	6.0	29.0	32.5	27.00	2294	+0.1
2	Schulz, Jannis	2031	GER	+70B	+82N	+24B	+40N	=4B	=1N	+13B	6.0	26.0	28.0	22.25	2317	+45.2
3	Herter, Arne	2043	GER	+36B	=35N	+20B	=8N	+40B	+23N	+6N	6.0	25.5	29.0	24.75	2267	+70.0
4	Sieber, Bert	2001	GER	+41N	+51B	+23N	+5B	=2N	−6B	+19N	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.00	2229	+79.6
5	Huseynov, Ahad	2146	GER	+61B	+21N	+9B	−4N	+55B	+16N	−1B	5.0	28.5	31.5	20.00	2152	+3.8
6	Steffens, OlafFM	2148	GER	+77B	−24N	+59B	+21N	+9B	+4N	−3B	5.0	28.0	30.0	20.00	2066	-10.4
7	Muendoerfer, Sebastian	1946	GER	+47N	+58B	=1B	+35N	=16B	=10N	=8B	5.0	27.5	30.5	20.25	2169	+80.4
8	Renner, Kai	2060	GER	=62N	+60B	+45N	=3B	+17N	=19B	=7N	5.0	26.5	29.5	20.25	2137	+14.6
9	Yeganyan, Artur	1920	GER	+52N	+37B	−5N	+51B	−6N	+27B	+14N	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.00	2113	+36.2
10	Laubsch, BerndFM	2206	GER	+39N	−54B	+56N	=42B	+26N	=7B	+25N	5.0	23.0	26.0	18.75	2097	-14.8
11	Noennig, Jakob	2156	GER	+64B	+57N	−40B	−24N	+36B	+33N	+55B	5.0	21.0	24.0	16.50	2088	-18.4
12	Diesenhof, Michael	2016	GER	−50B	+87N	+70B	+77N	=13B	=15N	+23B	5.0	20.5	21.5	14.00	2022	+3.0
13	Baeuerlein, Johannes	2141	GER	+56N	+27B	=25N	=17B	=12N	+20B	−2N	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.25	2095	-6.8
14	Eberle, Triona	1998	GER	+87B	+50N	+15B	=16N	−1B	+32N	−9B	4.5	27.0	28.0	14.75	2064	+12.4
15	Buecklers, Martin	1848	GER	+19N	+38B	−14N	=26B	+28N	=12B	=22N	4.5	26.5	30.0	18.75	2135	+53.6
16	Neumann, Michael	2047	GER	+76N	+42B	+54N	=14B	=7N	−5B	=18N	4.5	25.5	27.5	15.50	2044	+1.6
17	Drygala, Lars	2044	GER	=29N	+85B	+34B	=13N	−8B	=24N	+47N	4.5	25.0	26.5	15.25	2064	+5.6
18	Kovalskyy, Alicia	1900	GER	+31B	−1N	+66B	−23N	+77B	+57N	=16B	4.5	24.0	26.0	13.75	2035	+48.4
19	Torosyan, Bagrat	2091	GER	−15B	+79N	+64B	+82N	+24B	=8N	−4B	4.5	24.0	26.0	13.50	2021	-17.2
20	Jacobi, Felix-Hagen	2062	GER	=68N	+83B	−3N	+41B	+44B	−13N	+38B	4.5	23.5	25.0	13.25	2079	+5.0
21	Muecke, Leonard	1888	GER	+92N	−5B	+29N	−6B	=67N	+68N	+46B	4.5	22.5	22.5	11.25	2043	+28.8
22	Castro Niemann, Quentin Jose	1994	GER	=53N	+75B	=74N	+54B	−23B	+42N	=15B	4.5	20.0	22.0	13.25	1970	-6.4
23	Krueger, Moritz	1797	GER	+55N	+30N	−4B	+18B	+22N	−3B	−12N	4.0	29.5	32.5	16.00	2055	+94.0
24	Stoy, Ulf	1944	GER	+81N	+6B	−2N	+11B	−19N	=17B	=26N	4.0	29.0	31.0	16.25	2094	+28.6
25	Thomas, Jeremy	1974	GER	+80B	+66N	=13B	−1N	+35B	=34N	−10B	4.0	25.5	27.5	12.25	2105	+23.4
26	Braun, Julian	2024	GER	−66B	+80N	+50B	=15N	−10B	+36N	=24B	4.0	22.5	24.5	12.75	1968	-18.8
27	Pflug, Anton	1974	GER	+91B	−13N	=52B	=37N	+59B	−9N	+50B	4.0	22.0	22.0	9.25	1915	-20.4
28	Toenniges, Thomas	2062	GER	−58B	+47N	+48B	=36N	−15B	=50N	+61B	4.0	21.0	24.0	13.25	1877	-30.8
29	Ismail, Nauras	1759	GER	=17B	=63N	−21B	−61N	+89B	+64N	+57B	4.0	21.0	21.5	10.25	1965	+76.4
30	Garbuszus, Juergen	2079	GER	+67N	−23B	=53N	+62B	−32N	=39B	+52N	4.0	20.5	23.0	11.75	1896	-30.2
31	Krumschmidt, Michael	1780	GER	−18N	+43B	−42N	=56B	=53N	+80B	+51N	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.50	1943	+31.4
32	Zitzewitz, Roland	1931	GER	−37B	=67N	+75B	+85N	+30B	−14B	=63N	4.0	19.5	21.0	10.25	1957	+10.8
33	Hoke, Adrian	1928	GER	−69B	−52N	+71B	+66N	+61B	−11B	+53N	4.0	19.0	21.5	11.00	1908	-3.2
34	Giel, Olaf	2106	GER	=60N	+62B	−17N	+39B	+46N	=25B	—	4.0	18.5	21.5	13.50	2070	-5.2
35	Heermann, Kai	1876	GER	+65N	=3B	+46N	−7B	−25N	−38N	+67B	3.5	25.0	27.5	12.00	1949	+13.6
36	Burnus, Finn Crispin	1788	GER	−3N	+86B	+38N	=28B	−11N	−26B	+83B	3.5	24.0	25.0	8.00	1988	+66.8
37	Baumann, Simon	1792	GER	+32N	−9N	=57B	=27B	=51N	=45B	=43N	3.5	23.0	26.0	12.50	1929	+51.6
38	Martin, Dennis	2049	GER	+48B	−15N	−36B	=58N	+74N	+35B	−20N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.50	1851	-34.2
39	Schramm, Kilian	1877	GER	−10B	+71N	=44B	−34N	+76B	=30N	=49B	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.00	1961	+14.0
40	Neuendorf, Max	1973	GER	+78N	+90B	+11N	−2B	−3N	=47B	—	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.75	1987	+4.2
41	Buergener, Richard	1903	GER	−4B	+88N	=63B	−20N	=49B	+78N	=44B	3.5	22.0	23.0	8.00	1916	+6.0
42	Glass, Thomas	1951	GER	+72B	−16N	+31B	=10N	+63B	−22B	—	3.5	21.0	23.5	12.00	2012	+10.4
43	Zuerik, Walter	1892	GER	−1B	−31N	+91B	+69N	+78B	−55N	=37B	3.5	21.0	21.0	6.25	1891	-2.8
44	Pittelkow, Andreas, Dr.	2051	GER	=75N	=53B	=39N	+60B	−20N	=51B	=41N	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.50	1909	-26.4
45	Alsleben, Moritz	1946	GER	=74N	+68B	−8B	=59N	=50B	=37N	=48B	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.00	1864	-15.4
46	Stern, Philipp	1995	GER	=59B	+69N	−35B	+76N	−34B	+58N	−21N	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.00	1836	-28.0
47	Meschke, Oliver	1854	GER	−7B	−28B	+92N	+89N	+54B	=40N	−17B	3.5	20.5	20.5	5.25	1954	+18.8
48	Tietjen, Joshua	1871	GER	−38N	+89B	−28N	=81B	=56N	+86B	=45N	3.5	17.0	17.5	5.75	1907	+6.2
49	Ibe, Justus	1831	GER	=83N	−74B	−85N	+90B	=41N	+66B	=39N	3.5	14.5	14.5	6.75	1820	-4.0
50	Solar, Peter	1889	GER	+12N	−14B	−26N	+86B	=45N	=28B	−27N	3.0	25.0	26.0	9.75	1926	+6.4
51	Schubert, Matthias	1879	GER	+88B	−4N	+69B	−9N	=37B	=44N	−31B	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	1800	-15.0
52	Neumann, Hannes	1746	GER	−9B	+33B	=27N	=64N	−57B	+54N	−30B	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.50	1911	+55.6
53	Teille, Karl	1905	GER	=22B	=44N	=30B	−63N	=31B	+79N	−33B	3.0	23.0	25.0	10.00	1891	-6.4
54	Lebiedz, Oliver	1952	GER	+71B	+10N	−16B	−22N	−47N	−52B	+74N	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.50	1860	-17.6
55	Ophardt, Paul	2004	GER	−23B	F	+58N	+74B	−5N	+43B	−11N	3.0	23.0	25.0	8.50	1917	-12.8
56	Kunz, Thorsten	1852	GER	−13B	+91N	−10B	=31N	=48B	=59N	=58B	3.0	23.0	23.0	6.75	1850	-3.8
57	Mohammed, Amin	1957	GER	+86N	−11B	=37N	=67B	+52N	−18B	−29N	3.0	22.5	23.5	7.00	1798	-30.2
58	Ay, Furkan	1737	GER	+28N	−7N	−55B	=38B	+60N	−46B	=56N	3.0	22.0	25.0	10.25	1921	+30.0
59	Dralle, Hannes	1787	GER	=46N	+84B	−6N	=45B	−27N	=56B	=60N	3.0	22.0	23.5	8.00	1915	+21.4
60	Miowitz, Torsten	1888	GER	=34B	−8N	+68B	−44N	−58B	+72N	=59B	3.0	21.0	23.5	8.50	1854	-7.2
61	Enke, Nils	1800	GER	−5N	−81B	+83N	+29B	−33N	+74B	−28N	3.0	21.0	22.5	7.50	1844	+5.2
62	Ulrich, Andreas	1893	GER	=8B	−34N	+72B	−30N	−68B	=69N	+78B	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.25	1868	-6.0
63	Bangert, Jonas	1986	GER	=85N	=29B	=41N	+53B	−42N	F	=32B	3.0	20.5	22.0	9.50	1886	-32.4
64	Kobs, Stephan	1915	GER	−11N	+92B	−19N	=52B	=81N	−29B	+86N	3.0	19.5	19.5	3.50	1845	-14.4
65	Ohme, Leon	1865	GER	−35B	−70N	=73B	−68N	+87B	=75N	+79B	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.25	1786	-30.8
66	Kielpinski, Maximilian	1883	GER	+26N	−25B	−18N	−33B	+90N	−49N	=71B	2.5	22.5	22.5	5.25	1765	-22.8
67	Dohmeyer, Joern	1773	GER	−30B	=32B	+84N	=57N	=21B	F	−35N	2.5	22.0	23.5	7.25	1890	+33.6
68	Kleist, Soeren	1877	GER	=20B	−45N	−60N	+65B	+62N	−21B	−80N	2.5	21.5	23.5	8.25	1814	-25.2
69	Lieb, Max	1759	GER	+33N	−46B	−51N	−43B	=84N	=62B	=73N	2.5	19.5	21.0	7.50	1814	+18.0
70	Wagener, Nicolas	1801	GER	−2N	+65B	−12N	−78B	=83N	+76B	—	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.75	1812	+0.4
71	Koronowski, Heinz-Juergen	1752	GER	−54N	−39B	−33N	=87N	=72B	+90B	=66N	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.00	1729	-5.2
72	Warns, Harald	1713	GER	−42N	=76B	−62N	=84B	=71N	−60B	+89N	2.5	15.5	16.0	3.50	1748	+4.8
73	Tenne, Fabian	1876	GER	F	F	=65N	=79B	F	+88N	=69B	2.5	12.5	12.5	4.75	1856	-2.2
74	Oelschlaeger, Malo	1775	GER	=45B	+49N	=22B	−55N	−38B	−61N	−54B	2.0	21.0	24.0	7.50	1781	-0.8
75	Lehmkuhl, Stefan	1850	GER	=44B	−22N	−32N	=83B	−79N	=65B	=76N	2.0	19.0	20.5	5.00	1711	-26.8
76	Kamps, Manuel	1700	GER	−16B	=72N	+79B	−46B	−39N	−70N	=75B	2.0	18.5	20.5	4.25	1707	-1.4
77	Kilic, Hasan	1770	GER	−6N	+78B	+90N	−12B	−18N	F	—	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	1839	+6.4
78	Kewe, Stefan	1831	GER	−40B	−77N	+87B	+70N	−43N	−41B	−62N	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.50	1704	-24.0
79	Denninger, David	1770	GER	=84N	−19B	−76N	=73N	+75B	−53B	−65N	2.0	17.0	18.5	4.00	1733	-8.6
80	Sviridov, Vitaliy	1872	GER	−25N	−26B	−86N	+88B	F	−31N	+68B	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.50	1727	-22.6
81	Ringeltaube, Denny	1815	GER	−24B	+61N	−82B	=48N	=64B	F	—	2.0	15.5	17.5	6.25	1813	-0.4
82	Shkolnik, Igor	1893	GER	+89N	−2B	+81N	−19B	—	—	—	2.0	12.5	13.0	2.50	1938	+4.6
83	Oblender, Rudi	1773	GER	=49B	−20N	−61B	=75N	=70B	F	−36N	1.5	19.0	20.5	4.00	1662	-34.8
84	Morawietz, Manuel	1951	GER	=79B	−59N	−67B	=72N	=69B	F	—	1.5	12.5	14.0	3.50	1611	-89.6
85	Kievelitz, Bernd	1869	GER	=63B	−17N	+49B	−32B	—	—	—	1.5	12.0	15.0	5.00	1861	-1.4
86	Hengst, Ruediger	1811	GER	−57B	−36N	+80B	−50N	F	−48N	−64B	1.0	18.5	20.5	2.00	1609	-28.4
87	Richter, Thilo	1804	GER	−14N	−12B	−78N	=71B	−65N	=89B	−88N	1.0	18.0	18.5	1.50	1537	-42.2
88	Noennig, Lotte	1646	GER	−51N	−41B	F	−80N	F	−73B	+87B	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1626	-4.8
89	Bergner, Matthias	1815	GER	−82B	−48N	F	−47B	−29N	=87N	−72B	0.5	16.5	16.5	0.50	1414	-100.0
90	Koschel, Katharina	1661	GER	F	−40N	−77B	−49N	−66B	−71N	—	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1042	-27.4
91	Alkin, Mert	1776	GER	−27N	−56B	−43N	F	F	—	—	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	1106	-19.6
92	Buss, Heiko	1888	GER	−21B	−64N	−47B	—	—	—	—	0.0	8.0	11.0	0.00	1086	-30.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Krueger, MoritzGER
+94.0
4.0 pts · #31
2Muendoerfer, SebastianGER
+80.4
5.0 pts · #5
3Sieber, BertGER
+79.6
5.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Bergner, MatthiasGER
-100.0
0.5 pts · #89
2Morawietz, ManuelGER
-89.6
1.5 pts · #84
3Richter, ThiloGER
-42.2
1.0 pts · #88

Biggest upsets

R1+325 Elo gap
Ay, Furkan1737 beat Toenniges, Thomas2062
R2+282 Elo gap
Krueger, Moritz1797 beat Garbuszus, Juergen2079
R3+261 Elo gap
Burnus, Finn Crispin1788 beat Martin, Dennis2049