9. Harald-Lieb-Gedenkturnier Juni 2025
66 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2025 to 26 Jun 2025 in Berlin, Germany. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2118, and top seed was Dirk Paulsen (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2296).
Norman Daum (🇩🇪 GER, 2141) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Mykhailo Matviienko (3.0) and Mehmet Bayar (3.0). Daum clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Batyr Malik (1627) beat Frank Koenig (1963), a +336-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsNorman Daum led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Norman Daum held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
Frank Niehaus 3 wins (R1–R3)Dieter Brinckmann 3 wins (R2–R4)
Dieter Brinckmann was #14 at R3, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daum, Norman | 2141 | GER | +56N | +8B | =3N | +18B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 2255 | +7.8 |
| 2 | Matviienko, Mykhailo | 2146 | UKR | +34B | +11N | +6B | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2687 | +22.8 |
| 3 | Bayar, Mehmet | 1967 | GER | +57N | +32B | =1B | =7N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 2149 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Noeldner, Julian | 2265 | GER | +29B | +22N | =5B | =10N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 2159 | -7.4 |
| 5 | Boettcher, Patrick | 2078 | GER | +52N | +23B | =4N | =9B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2148 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Argote, Carlos David | 1987 | COL | +44N | +13B | −2N | +23B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2084 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Dimitrijeski, KristianCM | 2104 | GER | +35B | +31N | =16B | =3B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 2174 | +8.2 |
| 8 | Waldmann, Silvio | 1926 | GER | +42B | −1N | +45B | +27N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1934 | +7.6 |
| 9 | Kutschke, Jens | 1934 | GER | =48B | +30N | +43B | =5N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1983 | +6.2 |
| 10 | Groot, Patrick | 1979 | GER | +45B | =40N | +38B | =4B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 2098 | +12.2 |
| 11 | Ucar, Eren | 1888 | GER | +51N | −2B | +52N | +24B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2084 | +20.0 |
| 12 | Niehaus, Frank | 2125 | GER | +58N | +46B | +21N | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2692 | +12.8 |
| 13 | Tonke, Kai | 1851 | GER | +47B | −6N | +49B | +38N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1921 | +3.8 |
| 14 | Brinckmann, Dieter | 1857 | GER | F | +59B | +44N | +21B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2543 | +21.6 |
| 15 | Rosmait, Emily | 1962 | GER | F | +48N | +58B | +31N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2547 | +15.0 |
| 16 | Paulsen, DirkFM | 2296 | GER | +41N | +25B | =7N | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2249 | -0.7 |
| 17 | Krefenstein, Sergej | 2039 | GER | +19B | =38N | +26B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 2102 | +4.0 |
| 18 | Schmidt, Fabian | 1951 | GER | +27B | =39N | +40B | −1N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1998 | +4.8 |
| 19 | Mazurtsova, Margarita | 1788 | GER | −17N | +50B | =20N | +46B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1966 | +13.8 |
| 20 | Sakalli, Selcuk Orkun | 1944 | TUR | +60N | F | =19B | +39N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1859 | -2.6 |
| 21 | Starke, Rene-Reiner, Dr. | 1958 | GER | +59N | +28B | −12B | −14N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1801 | -14.0 |
| 22 | Omar, Samy | 1943 | EGY | +50N | −4B | +33N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2053 | +4.6 |
| 23 | Racik, Marek | 1893 | SVK | +49B | −5N | +47B | −6N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1233 | -12.6 |
| 24 | Heerde, Thomas | 1998 | GER | +61B | −26N | +29B | −11N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1815 | -18.8 |
| 25 | Jimenez Anders, Valentin | 1928 | ESP | +53B | −16N | +37B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1981 | +4.8 |
| 26 | Kumar, Amod | 1844 | SWE | +54N | +24B | −17N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2019 | +9.2 |
| 27 | Klisz, Piotr | 1624 | SVK | −18N | +54B | +46N | −8B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1806 | +10.6 |
| 28 | Malik, Batyr | 1627 | GER | +30B | −21N | +53B | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1936 | +44.0 |
| 29 | Obersnel, Jan | 1835 | SLO | −4N | +60B | −24N | +51B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1862 | +1.6 |
| 30 | Koenig, Frank | 1963 | GER | −28N | −9B | +50N | +61B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1626 | -25.0 |
| 31 | Lindstroem, Maximilian | 1874 | GER | +63N | −7B | +61N | −15B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1794 | -6.6 |
| 32 | Saglamoglu, Simon | 1827 | GER | +36B | −3N | +62B | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1167 | -12.4 |
| 33 | Abed, Rashid | 1842 | GER | −39B | +55N | −22B | +45N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1865 | +2.4 |
| 34 | Mayer, Herbert, Dr. | 1786 | GER | −2N | F | +57B | +55N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1882 | +3.6 |
| 35 | Uhlenbrock, Sven | 1784 | GER | −7N | F | +63B | +49N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1304 | -2.6 |
| 36 | Reppert, Claude | 0 | GER | −32N | −44B | +60N | +56B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Balthasar, Eric | 1745 | GER | F | +57B | −25N | +47N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1128 | -10.4 |
| 38 | Jansen, Robert | 1855 | GER | +64N | =17B | −10N | −13B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1684 | -12.0 |
| 39 | Wustlich, Marten | 0 | GER | +33N | =18B | −?N | −20B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1823 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Bruening, Wolfgang | 1841 | GER | +62N | =10B | −18N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1773 | -3.2 |
| 41 | Kandeler, Christian | 1835 | GER | −16B | =53N | +42B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1737 | -7.0 |
| 42 | Malyi, Tymofii | 1465 | GER | −8N | =56B | −41N | +59B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1695 | +36.0 |
| 43 | Glose, Thomas | 0 | GER | +?N | =?B | −9N | — | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1856 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Martin, Tamino Sebastian | 1675 | GER | −6B | +36N | −14B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1122 | -16.0 |
| 45 | Roloff, Karsten | 1656 | GER | −10N | +64B | −8N | −33B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1116 | -11.4 |
| 46 | Grosse, Michael | 1915 | GER | +66B | −12N | −27B | −19N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1050 | -34.6 |
| 47 | Jacob, Lars | 0 | GER | −13N | +51B | −23N | −37B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Morczynski, Ryszard | 1512 | GER | =9N | −15B | F | =53N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1658 | +6.6 |
| 49 | Tilleman, Mika Ivo | 0 | GER | −23N | +?B | −13N | −35B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 34621881 | 0 | — | −22B | −19N | −30B | +65N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1098 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Fieger, Arthur | 1687 | GER | −11B | −47N | +65B | −29N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1062 | -21.6 |
| 52 | Krawatzki, Armin | 1731 | GER | −5B | +65N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1183 | -8.0 |
| 53 | Spurny, Till | 1497 | GER | −25N | =41B | −28N | =48B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1530 | -1.6 |
| 54 | Landl, Marie | 0 | GER | −26B | −27N | +59N | −?B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Jahn, Nikolai | 1617 | GER | F | −33B | +64N | −34B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1014 | -20.0 |
| 56 | von Schoening, Ulrich | 1832 | GER | −1B | =42N | F | −36N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1610 | -21.6 |
| 57 | Hovhannisyan, Konstantin | 0 | GER | −3B | −37N | −34N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1032 | -24.0 |
| 58 | Meilutat, Jacob | 1804 | GER | −12B | F | −15N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1244 | -16.8 |
| 59 | Jiranek, Benno | 1596 | GER | −21B | −14N | −54B | −42N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 960 | -19.2 |
| 60 | Starke, Sven | 1525 | GER | −20B | −29N | −36B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1080 | -8.8 |
| 61 | Boettger, Bernd | 1691 | GER | −24N | F | −31B | −30N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1145 | -11.4 |
| 62 | Sorland, Vegard T. | 0 | GER | −40B | F | −32N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1034 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Bankowski, Anastasia | 0 | GER | −31B | F | −35N | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1030 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 533045887 | 0 | — | −38B | −45N | −55B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 910 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Lippianowski, Stefan | 0 | GER | −?N | −52B | −51N | −50B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 974 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 533047472 | 0 | — | −46N | F | F | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1115 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Malik, BatyrGER+44.02.0 pts · #19
- 2Malyi, TymofiiGER+36.01.5 pts · #27
- 3Matviienko, MykhailoUKR+22.83.0 pts · #8
- 1Grosse, MichaelGER-34.61.0 pts · #50
- 2Koenig, FrankGER-25.02.0 pts · #41
- 3Hovhannisyan, KonstantinGER-24.00.0 pts · #51
- R1+336 Elo gap
- R3+291 Elo gap
- R2+154 Elo gap