19. Standard-Open Rheinfelden 2025
Open SwissStandard
69 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Rheinfelden, Germany. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2022, and top seed was Veaceslav Cofmann (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2255).
Veaceslav Cofmann (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2255) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Artem Gontsul (4.5) and Robert Savic (4.0). Cofmann won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Maxim Cheremensky (1421) beat Bert Jansen (1779), a +358-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Rheinfelden, Germany
Dates
12 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×33
🇨🇭Switzerland×29
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇦🇹Austria×1
🇱🇮Liechtenstein×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Veaceslav Cofmann led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Veaceslav Cofmann held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Veaceslav Cofmann 5 wins (R1–R5)Artem Gontsul 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Rolf Ernst 4 wins (R2–R5)
R3 · LATE SURGE
FM Rolf Ernst was #11 at R3, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cofmann, VeaceslavFM | 2255 | GER | +45B | +13N | +30B | +9N | +8B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2749 | +14.8 |
| 2 | Gontsul, Artem | 2028 | UKR | +24B | +31N | +46B | =8N | +10B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 2280 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Savic, Robert, Dr. | 1931 | GER | +40N | +23B | −8B | +14N | +16B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 2042 | +14.6 |
| 4 | Naarden, Amindo | 1983 | NED | =14B | +56N | =20B | +25N | +13B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 2034 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Brennenstuhl, Oliver | 1991 | GER | =33B | +37N | +42B | +15N | =9B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 2039 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Litfin, Boris | 1881 | GER | +47B | −9N | +40B | +30N | +31B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 2039 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Ernst, RolfFM | 1938 | SUI | −56B | +58N | +48B | +42N | +18B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.00 | 1981 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Schmitt, Anatole | 2047 | FRA | +66N | +16B | +3N | =2B | −1N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 10.25 | 2115 | +9.8 |
| 9 | Jud, Marc | 1968 | SUI | +44N | +6B | +34N | −1B | =5N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 10.50 | 2091 | +16.0 |
| 10 | Spiekermann, Stefan | 1994 | SUI | +36N | +19B | =15N | +17B | −2N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 2004 | +2.6 |
| 11 | Lanois, Herve | 1825 | SUI | +57B | −12N | +22B | +36N | =20B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1923 | +13.0 |
| 12 | Waidelich, Dominik | 2010 | GER | +59N | +11B | =17N | +21B | F | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.00 | 2092 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Fischer, Thomas | 1909 | GER | +62N | −1B | +28N | +34B | −4N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1957 | +6.4 |
| 14 | Vilain, Philip | 1732 | GER | =4N | +54B | =18N | −3B | +43N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1948 | +43.6 |
| 15 | Oeztuerk, Ilhan | 1761 | SUI | +41B | +63N | =10B | −5B | =17N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1918 | +44.0 |
| 16 | Cotton, Gil | 1873 | SUI | +49N | −8N | +56B | +29B | −3N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1874 | +1.4 |
| 17 | Hoffmann, Georg Paul | 1953 | ESP | +69B | +32N | =12B | −10N | =15B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1915 | -3.6 |
| 18 | Djokic, Boban | 1900 | AUT | =52B | +33N | =14B | +41N | −7N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1765 | -14.0 |
| 19 | Scheidegger, Urs | 1803 | SUI | +65B | −10N | =26B | +52N | =27B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1766 | -3.8 |
| 20 | Kondzic, Ben | 1826 | SUI | +61B | F | =4N | +43B | =11N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 2026 | +42.8 |
| 21 | Burger, Raphael | 1681 | SUI | =58B | +52N | +35B | −12N | =30B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1855 | +43.2 |
| 22 | Stierli, Jean-Paul | 1658 | SUI | −35B | +61N | −11N | +51B | +42B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1760 | +10.6 |
| 23 | Jansen, Bert | 1779 | SUI | +55B | −3N | −41B | +56N | +40B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1651 | -24.0 |
| 24 | Emlinger, Maximilian | 1738 | GER | −2N | =53B | =51N | +60B | +41N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1688 | -8.0 |
| 25 | Schroers, Uwe | 1826 | GER | +68N | −30N | +57B | −4B | +44N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1832 | +0.6 |
| 26 | Luisier, Jurij | 1573 | SUI | −64N | +59B | =19N | +32N | =35B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1839 | +50.8 |
| 27 | Depner, Michael, Dr. | 1723 | GER | −43N | =51B | +58N | +38B | =19N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1753 | +2.4 |
| 28 | Neis, Michael | 1703 | GER | −30B | +68N | −13B | +57N | +45B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1807 | +10.0 |
| 29 | Scholl, Alois | 1759 | GER | +60B | −46N | +67B | −16N | +62B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1687 | -5.8 |
| 30 | Malachowski, MargritWFM | 1968 | GER | +28N | +25B | −1N | −6B | =21N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 7.50 | 1869 | -12.6 |
| 31 | Uso I Cubertorer, Lluis | 1865 | SUI | +53N | −2B | =38N | +33B | −6N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1807 | -5.6 |
| 32 | Lutz, Christian | 1762 | GER | +38N | −17B | =39N | −26B | +53N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1588 | -27.6 |
| 33 | Brennenstuhl, Jan | 1707 | GER | =5N | −18B | +54N | −31N | +52B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1749 | +5.6 |
| 34 | Masur, Maxim | 1850 | GER | +51N | +43B | −9B | −13N | =36B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1810 | -10.0 |
| 35 | Gkegkas, Michail | 1870 | GER | +22N | F | −21N | +44B | =26N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1757 | -11.0 |
| 36 | Jakob, Lucas | 1731 | GER | −10B | +65N | +64N | −11B | =34N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1836 | +26.4 |
| 37 | Kutonov, Yehor | 1760 | SUI | =54N | −5B | +53N | +39B | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1803 | +3.6 |
| 38 | Konysbekov, Darmen | 0 | SUI | −32B | +69N | =31B | −27N | +57B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Akkus, Finian | 0 | GER | −46B | +60N | =32B | −37N | +67B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Kaiser, Robert | 1576 | GER | −3B | +55N | −6N | +48B | −23N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1652 | +5.6 |
| 41 | Cheremensky, Maxim | 1421 | GER | −15N | +50B | +23N | −18B | −24B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1684 | +55.6 |
| 42 | Brauer, Julian | 1799 | GER | +67N | +64B | −5N | −7B | −22N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1684 | -11.8 |
| 43 | Weidt, Frank | 1977 | SUI | +27B | −34N | +45B | −20N | −14B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1696 | -36.2 |
| 44 | Gashi, Arsim | 1734 | GER | −9B | +47N | +63B | −35N | −25B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1759 | +2.4 |
| 45 | Bratosin, Vicentiu | 1709 | SUI | −1N | +62B | −43N | +65B | −28N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1731 | -0.8 |
| 46 | Romanov, Denys | 1927 | GER | +39N | +29B | −2N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1894 | -1.6 |
| 47 | Emrich, Niclas | 1620 | GER | −6N | −44B | =59N | +54B | =50N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1493 | -8.6 |
| 48 | Steiner, Remo | 1790 | SUI | F | +49B | −7N | −40N | +68B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1579 | -16.4 |
| 49 | Hartmann, Beat | 1596 | SUI | −16B | −48N | −55B | +69N | +59B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1658 | +8.0 |
| 50 | Stalder, Daniel | 1683 | SUI | −63B | −41N | +61B | =67N | =47B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1527 | -17.0 |
| 51 | Bader, Daniel | 0 | GER | −34B | =27N | =24B | −22N | =55B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Wipf, Armin | 1589 | SUI | =18N | −21B | +66N | −19B | −33N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1618 | +2.6 |
| 53 | Karlin, Simon | 1614 | GER | −31B | =24N | −37B | +55N | −32B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1459 | -24.8 |
| 54 | Oeduel, Ismail Irfan | 0 | GER | =37B | −14N | −33B | −47N | +58B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Bratosin, Roberto | 0 | SUI | −23N | −40B | +49N | −53B | =51N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Dineen, Ryan | 1676 | IRL | +7N | −4B | −16N | −23B | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1701 | +2.8 |
| 57 | Stoos, Laura-Alice | 1641 | GER | −11N | +66B | −25N | −28B | −38N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1581 | -11.6 |
| 58 | Heron, Doris | 1479 | LIE | =21N | −7B | −27B | =59N | −54N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1488 | -0.8 |
| 59 | Wegener, Lukas | 0 | GER | −12B | −26N | =47B | =58B | −49N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Kassube, Kevin | 0 | SUI | −29N | −39B | F | −24N | +61B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Schwarz, Melanie | 1546 | SUI | −20N | −22B | −50N | +66B | −60N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1534 | -3.2 |
| 62 | Hipp, Hans | 1636 | GER | −13B | −45N | +68B | F | −29N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 992 | -18.0 |
| 63 | Steinacher, Janis | 1870 | SUI | +50N | −15B | −44N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1601 | -21.4 |
| 64 | von Burg, Carl Alexander | 1921 | SUI | +26B | −42N | −36B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1577 | -25.8 |
| 65 | Freiburghaus, Thomas | 1592 | SUI | −19N | −36B | +69B | −45N | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1540 | -5.0 |
| 66 | Moser, Benno | 1743 | GER | −8B | −57N | −52B | −61N | +69B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1462 | -72.8 |
| 67 | Zoller, Lars | 0 | SUI | −42B | F | −29N | =50B | −39N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Jost, Hansruedi | 0 | SUI | −25B | −28B | −62N | F | −48N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Bonitz, Ronny | 1686 | GER | −17N | −38B | −65N | −49B | −66N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 921 | -74.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cheremensky, MaximGER+55.62.0 pts · #29
- 2Luisier, JurijSUI+50.83.0 pts · #26
- 3Oeztuerk, IlhanSUI+44.03.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Bonitz, RonnyGER-74.00.0 pts · #67
- 2Moser, BennoGER-72.81.0 pts · #43
- 3Weidt, FrankSUI-36.22.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R3+358 Elo gap
- R2+262 Elo gap
- R1+262 Elo gap