Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale A

SwissStandard

42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in Bad Wildungen, Germany. 16 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2249, and top seed was Sascha Kurt (🇳🇱 NED, FM, 2303).

Benjamin Wagner (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2293) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Felix Noetzel (4.0) and Sascha Kurt (4.0). Wagner clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Maximilian Trapp (2081) beat Frederick Dathe (FM, 2260), a +179-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bad Wildungen, Germany

Dates

17 Jul 2025 → 19 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱FMSascha Kurt2303

Avg top 10

2,249

Participants

Titled players · 16

IM×1

FM×8

CM×7

Federations · 3 represented

🇩🇪Germany×40

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
FMBenjamin Wagner
🇩🇪GER·2293
4.5pts·2557perf+26.2
🥈
Felix Noetzel
🇩🇪GER·2230
4.0pts·2450perf+27.2
🥉
FMSascha Kurt
🇳🇱NED·2303
4.0pts·2397perf+11.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Benjamin Wagner led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Wagner4.5Kurt4Noetzel4Brunke3.5Sauer3.5Dathe3.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE19 Jul

FM Benjamin Wagner takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Benjamin Wagner 3 wins (R3–R5)Felix Noetzel 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMBenjamin Wagner	*	—	1	1
2FMSascha Kurt	—	*	0	—
3Felix Noetzel	0	1	*	—
4Pascal Brunke	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Wagner, BenjaminFM	2293	GER	+41N	=9B	+20N	+5B	+2B	4.5	13.0	14.0	12.50	2557	+26.2
2	Noetzel, Felix	2230	GER	+35N	+16B	+3N	+9B	−1N	4.0	14.0	15.5	11.00	2450	+27.2
3	Kurt, SaschaFM	2303	NED	+32B	+4N	−2B	+30N	+10B	4.0	12.5	14.5	10.50	2397	+11.0
4	Sauer, TimCM	2197	GER	+39N	−3B	+14N	+26B	=6N	3.5	13.0	14.0	8.25	2337	+37.2
5	Brunke, Pascal	2195	GER	+24B	=15N	+18B	−1N	+25B	3.5	12.0	14.5	8.75	2339	+19.2
6	Menzel, Maximilian	2196	GER	+42B	=18N	=30B	+21N	=4B	3.5	10.5	11.5	7.50	2290	+12.4
7	Dathe, FrederickFM	2260	GER	=36B	−30N	+29B	+22N	+20B	3.5	9.5	11.0	8.25	2278	+2.4
8	Weidenhoefer, MaxCM	2189	GER	−15N	+40B	=17N	+35B	+16N	3.5	9.0	10.0	6.25	2272	+10.8
9	Lippert, Daniel	2188	GER	+28B	=1N	+15B	−2N	=11B	3.0	14.0	16.5	8.75	2287	+13.8
10	Kanli, Kaan	2107	TUR	=33B	+19N	=31B	+13N	−3N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.50	2296	+25.6
11	Pallas, Sebastian	2244	GER	=17N	+12B	=21N	=25B	=9N	3.0	11.0	13.5	8.25	2210	-4.4
12	Namyslo, HolgerFM	2154	GER	+13B	−11N	=23B	=19N	+31B	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.50	2249	+13.2
13	Kracht, RaphaelCM	2195	GER	−12N	+24B	+34N	−10B	+17N	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.00	2186	-1.2
14	Johnen, Daniel	2095	GER	=19B	=23N	−4B	+38N	+30B	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.50	2199	+14.2
15	Hoffmann, HendrikFM	2214	GER	+8B	=5B	−9N	=31N	=19B	2.5	12.5	14.5	7.50	2191	-3.4
16	Lichtmannecker, DanielCM	2183	GER	+29B	−2N	=28B	+37N	−8B	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.25	2127	-7.4
17	Turel, Tugrul	2072	GER	=11B	=31N	=8B	+18N	−13B	2.5	12.0	14.0	6.75	2202	+35.2
18	Haubold, SebastianFM	2172	GER	+34N	=6B	−5N	−17B	+35N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.25	2135	-10.4
19	Wolter, Detlev	2170	GER	=14N	−10B	+39N	=12B	=15N	2.5	11.5	12.5	5.25	2138	-4.4
20	Meier, VolkerFM	2172	GER	=38B	+37N	−1B	+32N	−7N	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.00	2173	0.0
21	Herrmann, Arthur	2117	GER	=31B	+33N	=11B	−6B	=27N	2.5	11.0	13.0	5.75	2235	+32.0
22	Gramb, Marius	2143	GER	=26N	=25B	=27N	−7B	+37N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.25	2190	+6.4
23	Reitemann, Jonathan	2068	GER	=40N	=14B	=12N	=27B	=28N	2.5	11.0	12.0	6.00	2137	+9.2
24	Wronn, Bernd	2111	GER	−5N	−13N	+42B	+34B	=26N	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	2177	+9.2
25	Molinaroli, MartinFM	2159	GER	=37B	=22N	+38B	=11N	−5N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.50	2145	-1.8
26	Guo, Philipp Ziming	2225	GER	=22B	=38N	+36B	−4N	=24B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.50	2144	-22.8
27	Wichmann, CliffIM	2280	GER	=30B	=36N	=22B	=23N	=21B	2.5	9.5	11.0	5.50	2112	-11.0
28	Bub, VolkerCM	2095	GER	−9N	+41B	=16N	=36B	=23B	2.5	9.5	10.5	4.25	2152	+7.8
29	Adiyaman, Rene	2097	GER	−16N	=35B	−7N	+39B	+36N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.25	2160	+8.6
30	Trapp, Maximilian	2081	GER	=27N	+7B	=6N	−3B	−14N	2.0	14.0	16.5	6.50	2155	+9.0
31	Lutze, Max	2201	GER	=21N	=17B	=10N	=15B	−12N	2.0	11.0	13.5	5.25	2061	-40.8
32	Kirchner, Markus	2171	GER	−3N	=39B	+40N	−20B	=33B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	2108	-8.8
33	Riemay, DavidCM	2244	GER	=10N	−21B	−35N	+40B	=32N	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.50	2036	-28.0
34	Lu, Yunong Elias	2128	GER	−18B	+42N	−13B	−24N	+38B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	2075	-14.8
35	Werrn, Pascal	2084	GER	−2B	=29N	+33B	−8N	−18B	1.5	12.5	14.5	3.25	2038	-6.0
36	van der Valk, Niklas	2153	GER	=7N	=27B	−26N	=28N	−29B	1.5	11.0	13.5	4.25	2043	-14.8
37	Willim, MichaelCM	2024	GER	=25N	−20B	+41N	−16B	−22B	1.5	10.0	11.0	2.25	2016	-1.2
38	Thomaschke, Dirk	2118	GER	=20N	=26B	−25N	−14B	−34N	1.0	10.5	12.5	2.50	1916	-24.6
39	Schmidt, Markus	2120	GER	−4B	=32N	−19B	−29N	=41N	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.50	1921	-24.2
40	Goldblat, Michael	2063	GER	=23B	−8N	−32B	−33N	=42B	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.75	1922	-16.6
41	Rolle, Eric	2169	GER	−1B	−28N	−37B	=42N	=39B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.00	1894	-34.6
42	Liebelt, Jannik	2138	GER	−6N	−34B	−24N	=41B	=40N	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.00	1893	-30.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sauer, TimCMGER
+37.2
3.5 pts · #5
2Turel, TugrulGER
+35.2
2.5 pts · #25
3Herrmann, ArthurGER
+32.0
2.5 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Lutze, MaxGER
-40.8
2.0 pts · #31
2Rolle, EricGER
-34.6
1.0 pts · #39
3Liebelt, JannikGER
-30.6
1.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R2+179 Elo gap
Trapp, Maximilian2081 beat FMDathe, Frederick2260
R3+160 Elo gap
Werrn, Pascal2084 beat CMRiemay, David2244
R3+145 Elo gap
CMWillim, Michael2024 beat Rolle, Eric2169