9. Harald-Lieb-Gedenkturnier Juli 2025
Open SwissStandard
63 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 03 Jul 2025 to 17 Jul 2025 in Berlin, Germany. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2112, and top seed was Dirk Paulsen (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2296).
Samy Omar (🇪🇬 EGY, 1952) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Julian Noeldner (3.0) and Michael Grosse (3.0). Omar won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tymofii Malyi (1429) beat Sven Uhlenbrock (1804), a +375-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
Dates
03 Jul 2025 → 17 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 · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×52
🇸🇰Slovakia×2
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
20
9
3
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/3. Omar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Samy Omar 3 wins (R1–R3)Julian Noeldner 3 wins (R1–R3)Michael Grosse 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar, Samy | 1952 | EGY | +33B | +32N | +26B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2609 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Noeldner, Julian | 2293 | GER | +58B | +24N | +49B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2749 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Grosse, Michael | 1915 | GER | +38B | +34N | +57B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2486 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Matviienko, Mykhailo | 2171 | UKR | =9N | +11B | +25N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.50 | 2364 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Bayar, Mehmet | 1967 | GER | +57B | +15N | =22N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2207 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Martin, Tamino Sebastian | 1675 | GER | +43N | +23B | =54N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.75 | 2017 | +50.4 |
| 7 | Abed, Rashid | 1842 | GER | =51B | +44N | +35B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2670 | +21.4 |
| 8 | Schmidt, Fabian | 1951 | GER | =40B | +36N | +58N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2135 | +12.6 |
| 9 | Paulsen, DirkFM | 2296 | GER | =4B | =22B | +27N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 2250 | -1.8 |
| 10 | Lindstroem, Maximilian | 1874 | GER | +39N | −12B | +18N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1824 | -2.4 |
| 11 | Heerde, Thomas | 1998 | GER | +28B | −4N | +32B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 2059 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Starke, Rene-Reiner, Dr. | 1958 | GER | +59B | +10N | −13B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2075 | +9.0 |
| 13 | Daum, Norman | 2141 | GER | =22N | =25B | +12N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2146 | +0.6 |
| 14 | Jansen, Robert | 1855 | GER | =23N | +37B | =16N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1980 | +6.2 |
| 15 | Krefenstein, Sergej | 2049 | GER | +35N | −5B | +50N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2029 | -1.6 |
| 16 | Wustlich, Marten | 0 | GER | =42B | +?N | =14B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1813 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Glose, Thomas | 0 | GER | +29B | −35N | +33B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Fieger, Arthur | 1687 | GER | +61B | +52N | −10B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1762 | +7.2 |
| 19 | Racik, Marek | 1893 | SVK | +34N | =50B | =41N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1968 | +6.0 |
| 20 | Bankowski, Anastasia | 0 | GER | +?N | +?B | −37N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Jacob, Lars | 0 | GER | +62B | +59N | −36B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1790 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Niehaus, Frank | 2125 | GER | =13B | =9N | =5B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 2135 | +0.8 |
| 23 | Bruening, Wolfgang | 1841 | GER | =14B | −6N | +42B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1754 | -7.0 |
| 24 | Argote, Carlos David | 1988 | COL | +41N | −2B | =30N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 2051 | +4.0 |
| 25 | Groot, Patrick | 1979 | GER | +50N | =13N | −4B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 2054 | +5.8 |
| 26 | Koenig, Frank | 1963 | GER | +60N | =45B | −1N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1886 | -6.2 |
| 27 | Boettcher, Patrick | 2078 | GER | +36B | =49N | −9B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 2040 | -3.0 |
| 28 | Meilutat, Jacob | 1804 | GER | −11N | =39B | +51N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1198 | -10.0 |
| 29 | Malyi, Tymofii | 1429 | GER | −17N | =46B | +60N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1932 | +48.8 |
| 30 | Jimenez Anders, Valentin | 1928 | ESP | F | +57N | =24B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2001 | +4.6 |
| 31 | von Schoening, Ulrich | 1832 | GER | +63B | F | =39N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 2325 | +5.6 |
| 32 | Saglamoglu, Simon | 1827 | GER | +37N | −1B | −11N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1769 | -9.2 |
| 33 | Klisz, Piotr | 1625 | SVK | −1N | +60B | −17N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1878 | +11.6 |
| 34 | Balthasar, Eric | 1745 | GER | −19B | −3B | +61N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1104 | -23.2 |
| 35 | Sakalli, Selcuk Orkun | 1895 | TUR | −15B | +17B | −7N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1146 | -17.2 |
| 36 | Brinckmann, Dieter | 1857 | GER | −27N | −8B | +21N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1215 | -11.8 |
| 37 | Barnes, David | 1733 | GER | −32B | −14N | +20B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1041 | -28.0 |
| 38 | Tilleman, Mika Ivo | 0 | GER | −3N | +43B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Sorland, Vegard T. | 0 | GER | −10B | =28N | =31B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Kandeler, Christian | 1841 | GER | =8N | =41B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1943 | +5.6 |
| 41 | Kutschke, Jens | 1934 | GER | −24B | =40N | =19B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1782 | -12.2 |
| 42 | Krawatzki, Armin | 1731 | GER | =16N | =47B | −23N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1041 | -7.0 |
| 43 | Morczynski, Ryszard | 1495 | GER | −6B | −38N | +55B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 875 | -5.2 |
| 44 | Kumar, Amod | 1844 | SWE | F | −7B | +46N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1758 | -4.4 |
| 45 | Schulz-Vernholz, Daniel | 1902 | GER | =56N | =26N | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1882 | -2.4 |
| 46 | Boettger, Bernd | 1674 | GER | =53B | =29N | −44B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1443 | -11.8 |
| 47 | FIDE 34621881 | 0 | — | =52B | =42N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Hovhannisyan, Konstantin | 1576 | GER | F | +62N | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 2417 | +22.4 |
| 49 | Rosmait, Emily | 1968 | GER | F | =27B | −2N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1992 | +0.4 |
| 50 | Tonke, Kai | 1851 | GER | −25B | =19N | −15B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1701 | -10.2 |
| 51 | Reppert, Claude | 0 | GER | =7N | F | −28B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Roloff, Karsten | 1649 | GER | =47N | −18B | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 889 | -8.8 |
| 53 | FIDE 533045887 | 0 | — | =46N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Waldmann, Silvio | 1896 | GER | F | F | =6B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1675 | -11.2 |
| 55 | Lippianowski, Stefan | 0 | GER | F | =?B | −43N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Mazurtsova, Margarita | 1800 | GER | =45B | F | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1902 | +2.8 |
| 57 | Malik, Batyr | 1627 | GER | −5N | −30B | −3N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1137 | -17.2 |
| 58 | Ucar, Eren | 1888 | GER | −2N | F | −8B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1320 | -9.8 |
| 59 | Obersnel, Jan | 1835 | SLO | −12N | −21B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1158 | -6.6 |
| 60 | Uhlenbrock, Sven | 1804 | GER | −26B | −33N | −29B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 876 | -38.4 |
| 61 | Landl, Marie | 0 | GER | −18N | F | −34B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Jahn, Nikolai | 1617 | GER | −21N | −48B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 776 | -22.4 |
| 63 | Starke, Sven | 1525 | GER | −31N | F | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1032 | -5.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Martin, Tamino SebastianGER+50.42.5 pts · #5
- 2Malyi, TymofiiGER+48.81.5 pts · #27
- 3Matviienko, MykhailoUKR+27.62.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Uhlenbrock, SvenGER-38.40.0 pts · #55
- 2Barnes, DavidGER-28.01.0 pts · #63
- 3Balthasar, EricGER-23.21.0 pts · #51
Biggest upsets
- R3+375 Elo gap
- R2+179 Elo gap
- R2+166 Elo gap