Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale G
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49 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in Bad Wildungen, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1699, and top seed was Emanuel Kaufmann (🇩🇪 GER, 1776).
Max Kruse (🇩🇪 GER, 1762) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Alexander Mende (4.0) and Adrian Bierkandt (4.0). Kruse broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Hermann Enneking (1433) beat Lina Jendryschik (1763), a +330-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×45
🇮🇹Italy×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMax Kruse led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
20
8
4
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Max Kruse never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Max Kruse 5 wins (R1–R5)Emanuel Kaufmann 3 wins (R3–R5)
R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Max Kruse held the sole lead at R5 but finished #18.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Max Kruse | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Emanuel Kaufmann | — | * | — | — |
| 3Adrian Bierkandt | — | — | * | — |
| 4Alexander Mende | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruse, Max | 1762 | GER | +30B | +5N | +11B | +9N | +2N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2276 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Mende, Alexander | 0 | GER | +25B | +13N | +8B | +12N | −1B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bierkandt, Adrian | 0 | GER | =19B | +37N | +24B | =7N | +17B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Erkelenz, Fynn | 1721 | GER | +33N | =7B | =15N | +32B | +11N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 1677 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Ivashchenko, Ihor | 0 | GER | +35N | −1B | +33N | +29B | +?N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kaufmann, Emanuel | 1776 | GER | =24B | =44N | +31B | +34N | +12B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 1794 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Selke, Karsten | 1724 | GER | +23B | =4N | +38B | =3B | =9N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Seibert, Paul | 0 | GER | +49N | +14B | −2N | =10B | +26N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Borisov, Danil | 0 | GER | +39N | +29B | +?N | −1B | =7B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Baechle, Mathilda | 0 | GER | =37B | +42N | =19B | =8N | +13B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1727 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Boettcher, Marc | 0 | GER | +36N | +40B | −1N | +16B | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Solar, Mavi | 1652 | GER | +45N | +18B | +16N | −2B | −6N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1676 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Huebner, Jakob | 1657 | GER | +27N | −2B | +18N | +15B | −10N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 2331 | +27.2 |
| 14 | Robinson, Sean | 0 | GER | +46B | −8N | =20B | +25N | =22B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kurschis, Anton | 1629 | GER | +31B | =38N | =4B | −13N | +24B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1745 | +24.8 |
| 16 | Reichert, Paul | 0 | GER | +21N | +32B | −12B | −11N | +34B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Datz, Jannik | 0 | GER | +41N | −?B | +21N | +28B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Deml, Max | 0 | GER | +26B | −12N | −13B | +44N | +30B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Becker, Reinhard | 0 | GER | =3N | +48B | =10N | −?B | +32N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Meschia, Niko | 0 | GER | −29N | =25B | =14N | +39B | +35N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Roessling, Ivo | 1625 | GER | −16B | +43N | −17B | +37N | +31B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2482 | +46.0 |
| 22 | Leonhardt, Jens | 0 | GER | −38N | +45B | =40N | +27B | =14N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Bauer, Stefan | 0 | GER | −7N | −39B | +45N | +48B | +29N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Huebner, Paul | 1631 | GER | =6N | +28B | −3N | +38B | −15N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1680 | +8.0 |
| 25 | Sengupta, Aroop Ratan | 0 | GER | −2N | =20N | +41B | −14B | +38N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Grundner, Christian | 1638 | GER | −18N | +49B | =27N | +40B | −8B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1433 | -10.8 |
| 27 | Enneking, Hermann | 1433 | GER | −13B | +46N | =26B | −22N | +37B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1776 | +68.4 |
| 28 | Wandinger, Bernhard Ludwig | 1642 | GER | =44B | −24N | +42B | −17N | +40B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1597 | -6.4 |
| 29 | Debus, Ilja | 0 | GER | +20B | −9N | +30B | −5N | −23B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Schroeder, Liam Maddox | 1495 | GER | −1N | +35B | −29N | +36B | −18N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 963 | -6.4 |
| 31 | Michelson, Nathan | 1592 | GER | −15N | +41B | −6N | +33B | −21N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1443 | -30.8 |
| 32 | Wang, Chris-Enyu | 0 | GER | +47B | −16N | +44B | −4N | −19B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Albrecht, Phil | 0 | GER | −4B | +47N | −5B | −31N | +44B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Burd, Leon | 0 | GER | −40N | +36B | +39N | −6B | −16N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Neumeier, Roland | 0 | GER | −5B | −30N | +43B | +46N | −20B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Roth, Vlad | 0 | GER | −11B | −34N | +47B | −30N | +46B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Jendryschik, Lina | 1763 | GER | =10N | −3B | +48N | −21B | −27N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1421 | -53.2 |
| 38 | Mende, Magnus | 0 | GER | +22B | =15B | −7N | −24N | −25B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Sniegowski, Amalia | 1634 | GER | −9B | +23N | −34B | −20N | =41B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1513 | -6.4 |
| 40 | FIDE 34682325 | 0 | — | +34B | −11N | =22B | −26N | −28N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Weidenhoefer, Ben | 1509 | GER | −17B | −31N | −25N | +47B | =39N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1420 | -9.2 |
| 42 | Fabritius, Heinrich | 1633 | ITA | =48N | −10B | −28N | −45B | +49N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1324 | -46.0 |
| 43 | Fabritius, Sylvester | 0 | ITA | −?N | −21B | −35N | =49B | +45N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Huether, Bjoern | 1529 | GER | =28N | =6B | −32N | −18B | −33N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1706 | +18.4 |
| 45 | Preissner, Annette | 1575 | GER | −12B | −22N | −23B | +42N | −43B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1642 | +7.2 |
| 46 | Gorzedowski, Adam Leon | 1653 | GER | −14N | −27B | +49N | −35B | −36N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 633 | -31.2 |
| 47 | Muellerschoen, Mario | 0 | GER | −32N | −33B | −36N | −41N | +48B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Tamke, Quintus | 1581 | GER | =42B | −19N | −37B | −23N | −47N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1509 | -7.2 |
| 49 | FIDE 34696873 | 0 | — | −8B | −26N | −46B | =43N | −42B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 843 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Enneking, HermannGER+68.42.5 pts · #7
- 2Roessling, IvoGER+46.03.0 pts · #11
- 3Huebner, JakobGER+27.23.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Jendryschik, LinaGER-53.21.5 pts · #34
- 2Fabritius, HeinrichITA-46.01.5 pts · #44
- 3Gorzedowski, Adam LeonGER-31.21.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R5+330 Elo gap
- R2+220 Elo gap
- R4+138 Elo gap