Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale B
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in Bad Wildungen, Germany. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2100, and top seed was Alexander Braeutigam (🇩🇪 GER, 2194).
Ryszard Cwiek (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 2066) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Maximilian Dauer (4.0) and Jonas Feldheim (4.0). Cwiek won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Michael Jungbluth (2020) beat Alexander Braeutigam (2194), a +174-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
Titled players · 4
CM×3
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×46
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Ryszard Cwiek led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Ryszard Cwiek held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Ryszard Cwiek drew with Maximilian Dauer (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Ryszard Cwiek 4 wins (R1–R4)Maximilian Dauer 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMRyszard Cwiek | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Maximilian Dauer | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Jonas Feldheim | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kevin Kesselmeier | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cwiek, RyszardCM | 2066 | POL | +10N | +31B | +11B | +9N | =2B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2421 | +38.2 |
| 2 | Dauer, Maximilian | 1998 | GER | =41N | +21B | +18N | +14B | =1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 2288 | +37.0 |
| 3 | Feldheim, Jonas, Dr. | 2118 | GER | =12N | +19B | +32N | =8B | +13N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 2260 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Wecker, Martin | 2087 | GER | =37N | +12B | +7N | =5B | =15N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.75 | 2198 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Derr, OlegCM | 2130 | GER | +45B | +27N | =8B | =4N | =6B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2191 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Steinbrenner, Juerg | 2009 | GER | +48N | =32B | =13N | +16B | =5N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 2227 | +29.4 |
| 7 | Kesselmeier, Kevin | 2010 | GER | +44B | =9N | −4B | +31N | +22B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2164 | +21.0 |
| 8 | Jungbluth, Michael | 2020 | GER | F | +17B | =5N | =3N | +11B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 2314 | +30.8 |
| 9 | von Zimmermann, Georg | 2068 | GER | +39N | =7B | +41N | −1B | =10B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 2098 | +4.2 |
| 10 | Roth, Thorsten | 1989 | GER | −1B | +29N | =22B | +32B | =9N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 2129 | +19.4 |
| 11 | Braeutigam, Alexander | 2194 | GER | +40N | +23B | −1N | +19B | −8N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 2079 | -28.4 |
| 12 | Fadeev, Justin Michael | 1982 | GER | =3B | −4N | =34B | +38N | +35B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 2112 | +36.0 |
| 13 | Heuser, Philip, Dr. | 2074 | GER | =42B | +33N | =6B | +39N | −3B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2097 | +3.4 |
| 14 | Geldner, Gerrit | 2077 | GER | =28B | =36N | +37B | −2N | +39B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2095 | +2.4 |
| 15 | Gaertner, Michael | 2087 | GER | =20B | =42N | +38B | =18N | =4B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2105 | +2.4 |
| 16 | Belz, Frank-Martin, Dr. | 2028 | GER | =33B | =20N | +42B | −6N | +24B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2061 | +4.4 |
| 17 | Roessler, UlrikeWIM | 2041 | GER | +34B | −8N | =20B | =35N | +33B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2060 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Wanie, Karsten | 2077 | GER | =36B | +28N | −2B | =15B | =21N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 2024 | -7.4 |
| 19 | Schramm, Luca | 1937 | GER | +29B | −3N | +36B | −11N | =25B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 2076 | +18.2 |
| 20 | Kerz, Markus | 1988 | GER | =15N | =16B | =17N | =23B | =30N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 2039 | +7.2 |
| 21 | von Kiedrowski, Klemens | 2002 | GER | =22B | −2N | +46B | =25N | =18B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 2034 | +4.2 |
| 22 | Osetrov, Andrey | 2017 | GER | =21N | =38B | =10N | +41B | −7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 2003 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Niesel, Tobias | 1993 | GER | +24B | −11N | =35B | =20N | =26B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 2023 | +3.8 |
| 24 | Steinbrenner, Peter | 2000 | GER | −23N | +45N | =25B | +27B | −16N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 2026 | +7.2 |
| 25 | Paulus, Jeffrey | 2016 | GER | −31N | +26B | =24N | =21B | =19N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1981 | -4.8 |
| 26 | Bauer, Laura Sophie | 1942 | GER | =46B | −25N | +28B | =33N | =23N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2006 | +17.2 |
| 27 | Siebarth, Marco | 2051 | GER | +47B | −5B | =31N | −24N | +41B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 2035 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Redzepovic, Irfan | 2030 | GER | =14N | −18B | −26N | +48B | +44N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 2010 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Tietz, Bennit | 2049 | GER | −19N | −10B | +48N | =34B | +47N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 2002 | -12.8 |
| 30 | Buchinger, Alexis | 2045 | GER | F | F | +45B | +42N | =20B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 2289 | +34.8 |
| 31 | Tebelmann, Lars | 2024 | GER | +25B | −1N | =27B | −7B | =40N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1960 | -8.8 |
| 32 | Weyer, Jonas | 2085 | GER | +35B | =6N | −3B | −10N | =37B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1957 | -35.2 |
| 33 | Wellnitz, Simon | 1930 | GER | =16N | −13B | +40N | =26B | −17N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1949 | +2.2 |
| 34 | Hirschinger, Thomas | 2009 | GER | −17N | =40B | =12N | =29N | =36B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1947 | -8.6 |
| 35 | Berlizov, Stanislav | 1993 | UKR | −32N | +48B | =23N | =17B | −12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1963 | -4.2 |
| 36 | Goldmann, David | 2004 | GER | =18N | =14B | −19N | =47B | =34N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1949 | -15.2 |
| 37 | Oppitz, PeterCM | 2034 | GER | =4B | =43N | −14N | =44B | =32N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1962 | -9.8 |
| 38 | Hanisch, Sebastian, Dr. | 1995 | GER | =43B | =22N | −15N | −12B | +46B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1966 | -4.2 |
| 39 | Neldner, Jan | 2049 | GER | −9B | +47N | +44N | −13B | −14N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1949 | -13.6 |
| 40 | Niesel, Matthias P. | 2020 | GER | −11B | =34N | −33B | +46N | =31B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1972 | -6.8 |
| 41 | Schalow, Daniel | 2017 | GER | =2B | +46N | −9B | −22N | −27N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1890 | -17.0 |
| 42 | Schermer, Denis | 2017 | GER | =13N | =15B | −16N | −30B | =45N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1906 | -14.6 |
| 43 | Lenhardt, Manfred | 2039 | GER | =38N | =37B | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2015 | -1.4 |
| 44 | Bleicher, Eiko | 1881 | GER | −7N | F | −39B | =37N | −28B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1709 | -14.2 |
| 45 | Schroeder, Juergen | 2042 | GER | −5N | −24B | −30N | F | =42B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1726 | -29.2 |
| 46 | Smith, Tobias | 2063 | GER | =26N | −41B | −21N | −40B | −38N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1629 | -98.0 |
| 47 | Glass, Thomas | 2003 | GER | −27N | −39B | F | =36N | −29B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1716 | -52.4 |
| 48 | Skoerys, Fabian | 2073 | GER | −6B | −35N | −29B | −28N | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1220 | -45.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cwiek, RyszardCMPOL+38.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Dauer, MaximilianGER+37.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Fadeev, Justin MichaelGER+36.03.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Smith, TobiasGER-98.00.5 pts · #45
- 2Glass, ThomasGER-52.40.5 pts · #46
- 3Skoerys, FabianGER-45.80.0 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R5+174 Elo gap
- R3+128 Elo gap
- R1+112 Elo gap