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12. Krefelder Pfingst-Open 2025

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150 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Krefeld, Germany. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2192, and top seed was Ilya Gutkin (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2332).

Merlin Maenken (🇩🇪 GER, CM, 2024) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Marlon Germund (6.0) and Julian-Frank Reuter (5.5). Maenken took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Paul Maria Georg Droesser (1469) beat Helmut Meckel (1896), a +427-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Krefeld, Germany
Dates
06 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 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 · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪FMIlya Gutkin2332
Avg top 10
2,192
Participants
150
Titled players · 7
FM×5
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×137
🇧🇪Belgium×3
🇳🇱Netherlands×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇯🇴Jordan×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

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

Co-leaders
61
23
7
2
1
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Maenken takes lead
Germund6Maenken6Saravana5.5Burkhardt5.5Huesmann5.5Reuter5.5— ex-leaders:Markgrafled R5, #25
R6 · LEADER CHANGE09 Jun

CM Merlin Maenken takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Maenken takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Marlon Germund drew with CM Merlin Maenken (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Marlon Germund*
½
2CMMerlin Maenken
½
*
3Vedant Kumar Saravana*
½
4Holger Burkhardt
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Maenken, MerlinCM2024GER+140N+31B+64N=2B+49N+8B=3N6.027.528.522.752248+59.4
2Germund, Marlon1960GER+106N+34B+29B=1N+52B=19N+9B6.027.029.524.252316+116.0
3Reuter, Julian-Frank2153GER+15B=53N+35B=10N+65B+39N=1B5.527.531.023.752221+10.2
4Restorff, Felix2114GER+38N+25B=12N+53BF+28B+8N5.526.026.023.502216+10.2
5Burkhardt, Holger2083GER+81B+77N+33B8N+72B+10N=6B5.525.528.520.752148+11.8
6Vedant Kumar Saravana2028IND+94B+141N+9B18N+92B+29N=5N5.525.026.018.752157+52.8
7Huesmann, ThomasFM2091BEL+86B+32N8B+54N+25B=83N+19B5.524.527.521.002156+13.8
8Markgraf, Jonas1985GER+129N+85B+7N+5B+18B1N4B5.030.032.020.502124+24.0
9Panjer, SidneyFM2196GER+59N+37B6N+22B+30N+76B2N5.027.530.519.002076-16.2
10Li, Hewei2024GER+74N+88B=11N=3B+50N5B+28N5.026.529.518.752078+28.0
11Kummerow, HeikoFM2163GER+51B+36N=10B=39N+17B=18N=83B5.026.029.020.752108-5.2
12Aengenheister, Dennis2001GER+73B+142N=4B=66N19B+92N+45B5.023.524.515.502059+15.6
13Breitkopf-Lazar, Patrick-Robert2226GER+71B+75NF=23B=28N+40B+18N5.023.023.018.7522070.0
14Langner, Jasper2033GER+103B=54N+87B28B=22N+52N+35B5.022.525.017.001990-4.6
15Stueer, Justus Josef1748GER3N101B+133N+68B+75N+37B+30N5.022.524.016.001972+79.6
16Ngo, Quang ThaiFM2326VIE+79N+44BF83B+24N+64B+20N5.022.522.519.502237-6.8
17Scheffner, Jarno1954GER+116B+110N18B+71N11N+78B+74B5.020.522.513.001975+5.8
18Boos, Patrick2076GER+84N+144B+17N+6B8N=11B13B4.528.529.517.002087+5.2
19Gutkin, IlyaFM2332GER+57B52N+80N+56B+12N=2B7N4.527.030.018.002073-35.0
20Xue, Luka2110GER+105N=22B=55N=31B+98N+34B16B4.524.026.515.501990-31.6
21Arts, Stefan2139GER+42B28N+38B72N+87B+54N=26B4.523.026.016.751911-32.0
22Naumann, Felix1865GER+123B=20N+139B9N=14B=60N+102B4.522.524.012.501987+24.0
23Mueller, Frank2024GER=58B+89N+60B=13NF=49B+43N4.522.522.516.502064+9.0
24Hicham, Sewid0GER+46B76N+51B+119N16B+77N=65B4.522.024.014.2519690.0
25Zander, Vincent1695GER+117B4N+140B+112N7N+50B=49N4.522.023.010.251928+76.8
26Grosser, Walter1885GER+90B29N+91B=73N=61N+57B=21N4.521.524.515.001906+7.0
27Heppert, David0GER88N+74B50N+140B+79N+56B=40N4.520.021.012.5018120.0
28Klein, Timon1836GER+111N+21B=39B+14N=13B4N10B4.029.031.016.002072+81.2
29Grzeca, Pascal2113GER+50N+26B2N+78B=64N6B=72N4.026.029.014.251950-26.6
30Wenzke, Elias1993GER+97B41N+42B+45N9B+71N15B4.025.028.014.001931-6.4
31Menai, Nick1802GER+143B1N+58B=20N=33B65N+81B4.024.525.511.751897+13.8
32Rummelshaus, Heinz1887GER+62N7B=114N+67B=59N=38B=34N4.024.026.013.751731-17.2
33Pienski, Olaf1967GER+93N+120B5N=34B=31N=61B=38N4.024.026.012.751802-23.8
34Ziegler, Arndt Henning1805GER+147B2N+101B=33N+96B20N=32B4.024.024.09.501901+14.6
35Leidig, Andreas1898GER+148N=131B3N+60B=57N+59B14N4.023.023.09.751895-0.2
36Cao, Da1582POL+101N11B+84N50B+42N+88B48N4.022.525.012.501840+88.0
37Liesendahl, Felix1936GER+108B9N+81B+134N48B15N+71B4.022.524.010.001879-7.8
38Abasov, Rustam, Dr.1711GER4B+117N21N+111B+119B=32N=33B4.022.024.010.001912+65.6
39Kleinschroth, Roland2037GER+114N+63B=28N=11B+55N3B4.021.523.513.502048+4.0
40Meyer, Ulrich1900GER=132B+128N66B+86N+73B13N=27B4.021.022.511.001849-4.6
41Hoffmann, Henry0GER+56N+30B49N55B88N+113B+79N4.020.522.512.5018840.0
42Hagenhoff, Georg1719GER21N+111B30N+141B36B+90N+77B4.020.521.59.001808+14.4
43Potrafke, Lukas1868GER=115N+150B48N+80B=44N+82B23B4.020.520.59.001783-9.6
44Schless, Sebastian1941GER+149B16N+130B=102N=43B45N+85B4.020.520.58.251826-17.8
45Abu Sanimeh, Husam1790JOR+135NF+141B30B+112N+44B12N4.019.520.58.501895+14.4
46Hesdahl, Ralf1807GER24N=93B+149N82B=101N+94B+80N4.019.019.08.751820+4.0
47Goldkuhle, Collin2059GER+91B+119N52B92N+51BF+76N4.018.020.011.501943-28.4
48Terhuven, Patrick2144GER+104NF+43BF+37NF+36B4.014.514.514.502623+11.2
49Wilde, Justin2033GER+67NF+41B=52N1B=23N=25B3.526.028.013.751837-20.2
50Aslansofuoglu, Melihsah1759GER29B+90N+27B+36N10B25N=96B3.525.028.013.001758-6.4
51Alugili, Yosef1759GER11N+68B24N+99B47N+95B=56N3.523.526.511.251864+28.8
52Muranyi, Erich1948GER+95N+19B+47N=49B2N14B3.523.026.013.252060+18.0
53Elsenpeter, Wolfgang0GER+107B=3B+61N4N=102B74N=87B3.523.025.511.5018180.0
54Homfeldt, Christopher1847GER+124N=14B=131N7B+89N21B=105N3.522.524.59.751911+7.2
55Nelsen, Alexander1873GER+125B=66N=20B+41N39B=102N63B3.522.024.011.251822-7.6
56Vestrick, Frank1850GER41B+97N+103B19N+136B27N=51B3.522.023.58.751947+11.2
57Cassel, Silas1784GER19NF+93B+110N=35B26N+73B3.521.021.010.001820+6.8
58Connemann, Mirko1637GER=23N=78B31N100B+141N=69B+104N3.520.521.59.001812+59.2
59Doepke, Frank0GER9B+108N=110B+145N=32B35N=75B3.520.521.07.5018300.0
60Truskawa, Adrian1732GERF+82B23N35N+138B=22B+78N3.520.520.59.751822+16.4
61Meyer-Jany, Marcel1810GERF+132N53B+85N=26B=33N=100B3.519.519.510.251915+12.0
62Holterbosch, Juergen0GER32B=86N=89B=81N+93B75N+136B3.519.020.59.0017510.0
63Fedorenko, Tatyana1825GER+126B39N73BF=84N+67B+55N3.519.019.510.501696-31.2
64Lambertz, Michael1971GER+109B+145N1B+136N=29B16N3.519.019.56.501950-1.6
65Gerritse, Youri1951NEDFF+113N+79B3N+31B=24N3.519.019.011.252054+10.8
66Wahlund, MaxCM2123SWE+113N=55B+40N=12B76N=72B3.518.520.511.751935-25.4
67Cox, Jonas0GER49B+122N=77B32N+110B63N+107B3.518.520.58.0016970.0
68Satheesh, Dharshini1589GER75B51N+143B15N+122B=136N+103B3.517.518.56.251614+3.6
69Rousselet, Bruno1810GER120N+116B129N+95B74B=58N+82N3.516.518.59.751617-25.0
70Kimura, Jonas1844GER85N129B+148N+106B=105N=134B=89N3.514.514.56.001704-20.2
71Kia, Arman Mehdi1772GER13N+95B+99N17B+120N30B37N3.024.026.08.001748-12.8
72Sutharjan, Dakxwin1849GER=82NF=76B+21B5N=66N=29B3.023.525.511.252076+55.2
73Heister, Jonas1529GER12N+135B+63N=26B40N=98B57N3.023.525.08.751738+50.0
74Praszczalek, Jakub1638GER10B27N+117BF+69N+53B17N3.023.524.59.001827+34.0
75Wunden, Hendrik1940GER+68N13BF=87N15B+62B=59N3.023.523.510.251745-41.2
76Weidert, Florian1924BEL=99N+24B=72NF+66B9N47B3.023.025.011.001890-4.2
77Schuller, Bernd1882BEL+133N5B=67N+114B=82N24B42N3.022.524.06.751743-25.6
78Schocke, Mark1847GER=121B=58N+94B29N+91B17N60B3.022.024.08.751735-19.0
79Freese, Carsten1781GER16B+109N+142B65N27B+101N41B3.022.023.06.001834+6.0
80Droesser, Paul Maria Georg1469GER+100B=139N19B43N=81B+86N46B3.021.523.08.251761+85.6
81Erkelenz, Fynn1695GER5N+133B37N=62B=80N+132B31N3.021.523.06.251664-16.0
82Hansen, Lukas0GER=72B60N+128B+46N=77B43N69B3.021.023.09.0017480.0
83Riabtsev, Ivan2036UKR+134BFF+16NF=7B=11N3.021.021.011.752252+47.2
84Diehl, Andreas1687GER18B+123N36B+107N=63B100N=97B3.020.522.57.751675-6.2
85Estrin, Boris0UKR+70B8NF61B+114N+104B44N3.020.520.58.0018300.0
86Gailis, Gunnar1701GER7N=62B+115N40B=132N80B+111N3.020.021.56.501618-15.8
87Schmitz, Constantin1765GERF+115B14N=75B21N+112B=53N3.020.020.07.251841+16.4
88Gebhardt, Christine1809GER+27B10N112B+116N+41B36N3.019.521.510.501513-30.8
89Jusic, Ahmed1728GERF23B=62N+108N54B+121N=70B3.019.519.58.001739-0.8
90Wanning, Luc1583GER26N50B+118N105B+147N42B+113N3.018.518.54.001514-16.4
91Schuering, Jonas1670GER47N+137B26N+142B78N+115B98N3.018.019.04.501671-2.8
92Hong, Jeffrey1749GER+118NFF+47B6N12B+134N3.018.018.07.501937+35.6
93Eick, Holger1602GER33B=46N57N+148B62N=110B+142N3.018.018.04.001724+28.0
94Heilmann, Theo1647GER6N+118B78N+147B127B46N+132N3.018.018.03.501567-22.0
95Michelson, Nathan1599GER52B71N+123B69N+117B51N+126B3.017.519.56.001591-6.8
96Kirchner, Emil1892GERF102B+120N+104B34N=105B=50N3.017.017.07.501662-30.8
97Ivanov, Helena1612GER30N56B=137N=115B=142N+133B=84N3.015.516.55.251588-15.2
98Schlebusch, Daniel1834GERF=99BF+121N20B=73N+91B3.015.515.58.001723-22.4
99von Bassewitz, Friedrich1582GER=76B=98N71B51N140N+147B+114N3.015.515.55.001645+16.4
100Meckel, Helmut1896GER80N=146BF+58NF+84B=61N3.013.513.58.501718-19.4
101Wagner, Jovis1587GER36B+15N34NF=46B79B+118N2.522.022.09.001596+0.4
102Becciu, Paolo1667GERF+96NF=44B=53N=55B22N2.518.518.58.501893+45.2
103Held, Enna1665GER14N+124B56N120B=111N+118B68N2.518.020.05.001441-43.2
104Reimer, Felix Ryu1735GER48B+107N=145B96N+137B85N58B2.517.518.04.251664-22.4
105Holterbosch, Ida1701GER20BFF+90N=70B=96N=54B2.517.517.58.001854+35.6
106Lietz, Guenter1632GER2B+147N119B70N107B+125N=137B2.517.517.52.751501-44.0
107Oezdemir, Anna Valentina1581GER53N104B+135N84B+106N=130B67N2.517.018.55.001605+4.0
108Liu, Mio Runhan1588GER37N59B+126N89B118N=124N+135B2.516.518.04.501032-16.8
109Schlenkert, Ralf1582GER64N79B+124N=113B+145BFF2.511.011.03.501546-3.2
110Schumann, Lasse0GERF17B=59N57B67N=93N+133B2.020.020.04.7516240.0
111Heilmann, Elsa1577GER28B42N+122B38N=103B=138N86B2.019.521.04.001360-40.8
112Kunz, Nils1611GERFF+88N25B45B87N+138B2.019.019.04.501572-7.2
113Karaschewski, Kevin1706GER66B+125N65B=109N=121B41N90B2.018.520.54.251593-36.0
114Killus, Anastasios1663GER39B+143N=32B77N85B=137N99B2.018.519.53.751524-38.4
115Liu, Yichen1482GER=43B87N86B=97N+116B91N128N2.018.020.05.501537+13.6
116Kurakin, Martin1605GER17N69N+125B88B115N+145BF2.017.518.02.501469-36.8
117Caspers, Nicolai1521GER25N38B74N+143B95N128B+147N2.017.517.51.00857-63.6
118Mao, Yuke0GER92B94N90B+125N+108B103N101B2.016.518.54.5014580.0
119Metin, Altug1856GER+137N47B+106N24B38NF2.016.517.54.001715-12.6
120Dietrich, Markus0GER+69B33N96B+103N71BFF2.016.016.06.0017490.0
121Cramer, Timon0GER=78N136B+150N98B=113N89BF2.014.514.52.5016180.0
122Zhuravlev, Ivan0GER127N67B111N+124B68N135B+148B2.014.514.52.0014430.0
123Boos-Guckes, Astrid1480GER22N84B95N=135B133N+149B=143N2.014.514.51.251412-9.4
124Vinken, Stefanie0GER54B103N109B122N+148N=108B=141N2.014.014.01.7515090.0
125Kulida, Nazar1489GER55N113B116N118B+135N106B+149N2.013.513.51.501443-12.4
126Li, Alice Shiqian0GER63N134N108B=133B+149N=142B95N2.013.013.01.2514570.0
127Eichert, Jonathan1822GER+122BFFF+94NF2.012.512.55.002447+10.8
128Stammen, York Magnus1642GERF40B82NFF+117N+115B2.012.512.54.001760+18.0
129Schwerin, Stefan1607GER8B+70N+69BF2.012.015.07.002004+58.8
130Hoogeveen, Luuk1707NED131N+148B44N=132BF=107N2.010.010.02.001671-8.0
131Thomas, Ingo2112GER+130B=35N=54B2.07.59.55.751944-10.2
132Vasylieva, Kira1531GER=40N61BF=130N=86B81N94B1.518.518.54.501550+2.4
133Kulida, Zakhar1504GER77B81N15B=126N+123B97N110N1.518.020.03.001443-16.8
134Fernschild, Ulrich1658GER83N+126BF37BF=70N92B1.516.516.53.751570-8.0
135FIDE 533043400045B73N107B=123N125B+122N108N1.516.018.03.0011760.0
136Reinacher, Detlev1704GERF+121NF64B56N=68B62N1.516.016.03.751530-12.8
137Satheesh, Yazhini1433GER119B91N=97BF104N=114B=106N1.515.017.03.751499+14.0
138Zachau, Roland0GER144NFF+149B60N=111B112N1.59.59.51.0015250.0
139Thiemann, Marc1975GER+146N=80B22N1.57.58.02.001679-19.6
140Wetterling, Manfred1667GER1BF25N27N+99BF1.020.021.53.001642-3.8
141Weber, Hans-Joachim1568GERF6B45N42N58B=143N=124B1.020.020.01.50978-40.0
142Bilal, Zahir1508GERF12B79N91N=97B=126N93B1.019.019.02.501349-30.4
143Kuper, Ben0GER31N114B68N117NF=141B=123B1.014.514.51.5013320.0
144Vormann, Dirk1849GER+138B18NFF1.09.010.51.501276-4.2
145Tenbuecken, Stefan0GERF64B=104N59B109N116N0.514.014.01.2514010.0
146Grigo, Burkhard1596GER139B=100NFF0.58.08.01.501743+10.4
147Koper, Anna Margarete0GER34N106BF94N90B99N117B0.017.517.50.008290.0
148Glaesmann, Katharina1556GER35B130N70B93N124BF122N0.016.516.50.00963-39.2
149Droesser, Georg1598GER44NF46B138N126B123N125B0.015.515.50.00880-66.4
150Pohlmann, Marco1641GERF43N121B0.06.06.00.001068-8.4

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