Deutsche Einzelmeisterschaft der Frauen 2025 Kandidatinnenturnier
22 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 in Muenchen, Germany. 10 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1995, and top seed was Kristin Braun (🇩🇪 GER, 2042).
Dora Peglau (🇩🇪 GER, WFM, 1913) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Riyanna Mueller (7.0) and Kristin Braun (6.5). Peglau took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Dora Peglau (WFM, 1913) beat Kristin Braun (2042), a +129-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Dora Peglau led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WFM Riyanna Mueller takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
WFM Dora Peglau lost to WFM Riyanna Mueller (Black).
WFM Dora Peglau posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R7–R9) — total 6 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMDora Peglau | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2WFMRiyanna Mueller | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Kristin Braun | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4WIMEvelyn Wagenschuetz | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peglau, DoraWFM | 1913 | GER | +6B | +8N | +11N | =5B | +16B | −2N | +3B | +4B | +7N | 7.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 39.00 | 2257 | +154.8 |
| 2 | Mueller, RiyannaWFM | 1954 | GER | +20B | +16N | =3B | +7B | =5N | +1B | −4N | +10N | +6B | 7.0 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 34.75 | 2176 | +102.0 |
| 3 | Braun, Kristin | 2042 | GER | +18N | =7B | =2N | +10B | +4N | =5B | −1N | +12N | +14B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 32.00 | 2127 | +20.2 |
| 4 | Neumann, HelenaWFM | 1964 | GER | +9N | −5B | +13N | +11B | −3B | +8N | +2B | −1N | +12B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 30.50 | 2073 | +53.2 |
| 5 | Wagenschuetz, EvelynWIM | 2006 | ECU | +13B | +4N | +10B | =1N | =2B | =3N | =12B | −6N | +16B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 31.75 | 2104 | +23.4 |
| 6 | Falke, OrnellaWCM | 2017 | GER | −1N | +17B | −7N | +13B | −10N | +9B | +11N | +5B | −2N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 24.00 | 1970 | -11.4 |
| 7 | Novikova, MarharytaWCM | 1969 | GER | +21B | =3N | +6B | −2N | =11B | −10N | +16B | +17N | −1B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 20.00 | 1991 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Zimmer, Elke | 1920 | GER | −12N | −1B | +9N | =14B | +15N | −4B | +22N | =11B | +10B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 18.50 | 1934 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Oellrich, Emma | 1772 | GER | −4B | −13N | −8B | +22N | +20B | −6N | +19B | +21N | +17B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.50 | 1881 | +52.4 |
| 10 | Bluebaum, Johanna | 1983 | GER | +17N | +12B | −5N | −3N | +6B | +7B | =14N | −2B | −8N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 20.75 | 1966 | -4.2 |
| 11 | Birkholz, OlgaWFM | 1985 | GER | +19B | +15N | −1B | −4N | =7N | =14B | −6B | =8N | +22N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 15.25 | 1901 | -18.4 |
| 12 | Haug, MaraWFM | 2034 | GER | +8B | −10N | −15B | +19N | +18B | +16N | =5N | −3B | −4N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 19.00 | 1964 | -34.8 |
| 13 | Von Herman, BrigitteWFM | 1904 | GER | −5N | +9B | −4B | −6N | +22B | −18N | +20B | =15N | +19B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 13.25 | 1860 | -8.2 |
| 14 | Just, Anita, Dr.WFM | 1899 | GER | −16B | =20N | =19B | =8N | +21B | =11N | =10B | +18N | −3N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 15.00 | 1916 | +4.6 |
| 15 | Braeuer, Vanessa | 1948 | GER | +22N | −11B | +12N | −16N | −8B | −17B | +21N | =13B | +18N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1884 | -12.8 |
| 16 | Heutling, Elina | 1996 | GER | +14N | −2B | +18N | +15B | −1N | −12B | −7N | +22B | −5N | 4.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 12.50 | 1873 | -27.4 |
| 17 | Moldenhauer, Antje | 1857 | GER | −10B | −6N | =20B | +21N | +19B | +15N | =18B | −7B | −9N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 12.50 | 1847 | -2.2 |
| 18 | Kosovska, Olena | 1927 | GER | −3B | +21N | −16B | +20N | −12N | +13B | =17N | −14B | −15B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 10.50 | 1829 | -24.0 |
| 19 | Wartenberg, Alissa | 1892 | GER | −11N | +22B | =14N | −12B | −17N | +21B | −9N | +20B | −13N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.25 | 1747 | -66.4 |
| 20 | Mekus, Manuela | 1711 | GER | −2N | =14B | =17N | −18B | −9N | +22B | −13N | −19N | =21B | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 5.00 | 1665 | -11.6 |
| 21 | Hopp, Celina | 1789 | GER | −7N | −18B | +22N | −17B | −14N | −19N | −15B | −9B | =20N | 1.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 1.25 | 1556 | -49.2 |
| 22 | Koldunov, Elena | 1488 | GER | −15B | −19N | −21B | −9B | −13N | −20N | −8B | −16N | −11B | 0.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 0.00 | 1044 | -40.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Peglau, DoraWFMGER+154.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Mueller, RiyannaWFMGER+102.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Neumann, HelenaWFMGER+53.26.0 pts · #5
- 1Wartenberg, AlissaGER-66.43.5 pts · #19
- 2Hopp, CelinaGER-49.21.5 pts · #21
- 3Koldunov, ElenaGER-40.40.0 pts · #22
- R7+129 Elo gap
- R7+120 Elo gap
- R1+104 Elo gap