Recklinghaeuser Schachwoche 2025

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63 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Recklinghausen, Germany. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2110, and top seed was Jan-Louis Wichtrup (🇩🇪 GER, 2221).

Noel Gallas (🇩🇪 GER, 2184) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Andreas Winterberg (5.5) and Luka Schwitkowski (5.5). Gallas shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Walter Grosser (1915) beat Jan-Louis Wichtrup (2221), a +306-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Recklinghausen, Germany

Dates

11 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Jan-Louis Wichtrup2221

Avg top 10

2,110

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇪Germany×60

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1

Top 3

🥇
Noel Gallas
🇩🇪GER·2184
5.5pts·2256perf+12.6
🥈
Andreas Winterberg
🇩🇪GER·2014
5.5pts·2255perf+43.6
🥉
Luka Schwitkowski
🇩🇪GER·2121
5.5pts·2183perf+22.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Schwitkowski5.5Winterberg5.5Gallas5.5Grosser5.5Peter5Muranyi5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.5/7. Gallas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.5).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Noel Gallas won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Luka Schwitkowski	*	—	½	½
2Andreas Winterberg	—	*	½	—
3Noel Gallas	½	½	*	1
4Walter Grosser	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gallas, Noel	2184	GER	+29N	+4B	+7N	+8B	=3N	=5B	=2N	5.5	31.5	35.0	27.00	2256	+12.6
2	Winterberg, Andreas	2014	GER	+61N	+20B	=17N	+13B	=12B	+8N	=1B	5.5	27.5	28.5	21.50	2255	+43.6
3	Schwitkowski, Luka	2121	GER	+37N	=24B	+35N	+9B	=1B	+12N	=4B	5.5	27.0	30.0	22.75	2183	+22.4
4	Grosser, Walter	1915	GER	+42B	−1N	+46B	+47N	+18B	+17B	=3N	5.5	24.5	27.0	18.75	2217	+45.8
5	Kummerow, HeikoFM	2163	GER	=25B	+49N	+24B	=6N	+14B	=1N	=7B	5.0	27.0	29.5	20.00	2096	-7.6
6	Peter, Thomas	1990	GER	+33N	+23B	=13N	=5B	−11N	+20B	+18N	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.75	2080	+19.8
7	Trzaska, Peter	2069	GER	+44B	+36N	−1B	=26N	+15B	+11B	=5N	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.25	2082	+6.0
8	Sunko, Sviatoslav	2083	GER	+45N	+19B	+11N	−1N	+27B	−2B	+34N	5.0	26.0	28.5	17.50	2057	-2.2
9	Muranyi, Erich	1994	GER	+54B	=15N	+28B	−3N	+24B	=13B	+19N	5.0	25.5	27.5	17.50	2059	+13.8
10	Nebel, Uwe	1929	GER	=38N	−35B	=45N	+41B	+48N	+33B	+26N	5.0	18.0	20.5	14.75	1898	-1.8
11	Barskij, Aleksandr	1861	GER	+50N	+18B	−8B	+21N	+6B	−7N	=12B	4.5	27.5	30.0	17.75	2075	+34.0
12	Happe, Reinhold	2070	GER	+48N	+26B	+27N	=17B	=2N	−3B	=11N	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.50	2021	-5.0
13	Gassmann, Volker, Dr.	2100	GER	+40B	+58N	=6B	−2N	+25B	=9N	=22B	4.5	26.0	28.0	15.50	2022	-11.4
14	Seppelfricke, Guido	1900	GER	+31N	−17B	+33N	+23B	−5N	=27B	+28N	4.5	23.5	26.5	15.75	1993	+12.2
15	Kleinert, Andreas, Dr.	1844	GER	+62N	=9B	−22N	+38B	−7N	+40B	+29N	4.5	23.5	23.5	12.00	1930	+11.0
16	Lawrenz, Sebastian	1940	GER	+57B	=47N	=25B	−36N	=37B	+21N	+30B	4.5	19.5	21.5	14.00	1902	-4.2
17	Wichtrup, Jan-Louis	2221	GER	+21B	+14N	=2B	=12N	+36B	−4N	F	4.0	27.0	27.0	16.50	2055	-20.4
18	Bausch, Thomas	2075	GER	+46B	−11N	+54B	+22B	−4N	+36N	−6B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1907	-26.4
19	Grassnickel, Lutz, Dr.	1861	GER	+39B	−8N	+53B	−25N	+45B	+23N	−9B	4.0	23.0	25.0	11.50	1834	-8.0
20	Klein, Andreas	1837	GER	+63B	−2N	+39B	=34N	=30B	−6N	+33B	4.0	23.0	23.0	9.25	1818	-2.6
21	Engelmann, Chris	1821	GER	−17N	+31B	+52N	−11B	+51N	−16B	+39N	4.0	22.0	24.5	11.50	1207	-17.2
22	Wolff, Christoph	1979	GER	+53B	=28N	+15B	−18N	+26B	F	=13N	4.0	22.0	22.0	14.00	2005	+6.4
23	Lange, Hans-Werner	1827	GER	+43B	−6N	+60B	−14N	+54N	−19B	+41N	4.0	21.5	22.5	9.00	1720	-13.6
24	Meier, Jan	1874	GER	+59B	=3N	−5N	+29B	−9N	+35B	−27N	3.5	25.5	27.0	10.75	1985	+13.6
25	Seifert, Hendrik	1807	GER	=5N	+32B	=16N	+19B	−13N	−34B	=31N	3.5	25.0	28.0	14.00	1977	+25.0
26	Allen, Phillipp	1856	GER	+56B	−12N	+42B	=7B	−22N	+37N	−10B	3.5	24.5	26.5	10.50	1821	-10.4
27	Balke, Heinrich	0	GER	+34B	+30N	−12B	F	−8N	=14N	+24B	3.5	24.0	26.0	12.25	1987	0.0
28	Demiroers, Emre	1828	GER	+55N	=22B	−9N	+32B	=34B	=30N	−14B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.75	1879	+14.8
29	Meyer, Henry	1821	GER	−1B	+57N	=30B	−24N	+50B	+32N	−15B	3.5	23.0	25.0	9.75	1806	-6.8
30	Schelwokat, Peter	1942	GER	+41N	−27B	=29N	+35B	=20N	=28B	−16N	3.5	22.0	25.0	11.50	1856	-10.8
31	Wolf, Jan	0	GER	−14B	−21N	+43B	+46N	−32B	+47N	=25B	3.5	21.0	23.5	9.75	1766	0.0
32	Cosic, Tarik	1866	BIH	=49B	−25N	+59B	−28N	+31N	−29B	+48N	3.5	19.0	20.5	8.75	1598	-56.0
33	Moruzgala, Dominik	1566	GER	−6B	+63N	−14B	+39N	+47B	−10N	−20N	3.0	24.0	24.0	5.50	1652	+13.6
34	Schlenter, Ruediger	1934	GER	−27N	+38B	F	=20B	=28N	+25N	−8B	3.0	22.5	23.5	10.25	1889	-4.8
35	Stueer, Justus Josef	1828	GER	F	+10N	−3B	−30N	+49B	−24N	+45B	3.0	22.5	22.5	10.00	1849	+3.6
36	Billaudelle, Frank	1858	GER	+52N	−7B	+51N	+16B	−17N	−18B	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	9.50	1883	+2.4
37	Mayeres, Hans-Christian	1805	GER	−3B	−42N	+56B	+53N	=16N	−26B	=38N	3.0	21.5	23.5	7.75	1781	-3.8
38	Koch, Ingo	0	GER	=10B	−34N	+49B	−15N	−40B	+50N	=37B	3.0	21.0	23.5	9.00	1620	0.0
39	Blayvas, Noah	0	GER	−19N	+48B	−20N	−33B	+46B	+44N	−21B	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.00	1696	0.0
40	Bleich, Karl-Heinz	1789	GER	−13N	−51B	=50N	+55B	+38N	−15N	=43B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.75	1172	-11.2
41	Suberski, Lukas	1529	GER	−30B	+43N	−58B	−10N	+60B	+52N	−23B	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.50	1089	-17.2
42	Balke, Tristan	0	GER	−4N	+37B	−26N	−45B	−55N	+60B	+53N	3.0	18.5	19.5	6.00	1702	0.0
43	Kara Ali, Mohammad	0	GER	−23N	−41B	−31N	+62B	+59N	=48B	=40N	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.25	1521	0.0
44	Krolik, Wilfried	1703	GER	−7N	−52B	+62N	−51B	+56N	−39B	+55N	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.00	1269	-2.0
45	Kamper, Marco	1738	GER	−8B	=59N	=10B	+42N	−19N	=51B	−35N	2.5	22.5	24.0	7.50	1603	-11.4
46	Schedlbauer, Daniel	1719	GER	−18N	+50B	−4N	−31B	−39N	+49N	=52B	2.5	21.0	23.5	6.25	1195	-14.4
47	Hielscher, Fabian	1824	GER	+60N	=16B	F	−4B	−33N	−31B	+51N	2.5	20.0	20.0	5.75	1535	-20.6
48	Deregowski, Richard	1709	GER	−12B	−39N	+63B	+60N	−10B	=43N	−32B	2.5	20.0	20.0	2.50	1155	-24.4
49	Raffelt, Viktor	0	GER	=32N	−5B	−38N	+57B	−35N	−46B	+59N	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.25	1659	0.0
50	Martach, Kevin	0	GER	−11B	−46N	=40B	+59N	−29N	−38B	+56N	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.00	1476	0.0
51	Kuznetsov, Aleksey	0	GER	−58B	+40N	−36B	+44N	−21B	=45N	−47B	2.5	18.0	20.0	7.25	1698	0.0
52	Weiler, Joris	0	GER	−36B	+44N	−21B	F	+53N	−41B	=46N	2.5	17.5	19.5	6.25	1641	0.0
53	Bunzel, Robert	1555	GER	−22N	+55B	−19N	−37B	−52B	+63N	−42B	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	1074	-16.4
54	Farin, Klaus Dieter	1679	GER	−9N	+62B	−18N	F	−23B	+55B	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	1165	-20.8
55	Heinrich, Nora	0	GER	−28B	−53N	+57B	−40N	+42B	−54N	−44B	2.0	16.5	18.5	5.00	1397	0.0
56	Muschal, Holger	0	GER	−26N	−61B	−37N	+63B	−44B	+57N	−50B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1462	0.0
57	Malessa, Uwe	1465	GER	−16N	−29B	−55N	−49N	+62B	−56B	+63N	2.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1043	-7.6
58	Wolff, Julian	1870	GER	+51N	−13B	+41N	F	F	—	—	2.0	13.5	13.5	5.50	1815	-3.6
59	Balke, Aldo	0	GER	−24N	=45B	−32N	−50B	−43B	+62N	−49B	1.5	17.5	17.5	1.25	1553	0.0
60	FIDE 533053782	0	—	−47B	F	−23N	−48B	−41N	−42N	+62B	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	922	0.0
61	Bayram, Ahmet Atakan	1681	GER	−2B	+56N	F	F	—	—	—	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1214	-4.8
62	FIDE 533053421	0	—	−15B	−54N	−44B	−43N	−57N	−59B	−60N	0.0	16.0	17.0	0.00	873	0.0
63	Ghafouri, Said Basel	0	GER	−20N	−33B	−48N	−56N	F	−53B	−57B	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	827	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Grosser, WalterGER
+45.8
5.5 pts · #9
2Winterberg, AndreasGER
+43.6
5.5 pts · #2
3Barskij, AleksandrGER
+34.0
4.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Cosic, TarikBIH
-56.0
3.5 pts · #42
2Bausch, ThomasGER
-26.4
4.0 pts · #12
3Deregowski, RichardGER
-24.4
2.5 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R6+306 Elo gap
Grosser, Walter1915 beat Wichtrup, Jan-Louis2221
R5+258 Elo gap
Moruzgala, Dominik1566 beat Hielscher, Fabian1824
R2+214 Elo gap
Barskij, Aleksandr1861 beat Bausch, Thomas2075