42. Deutsche Einzelmeisterschaft des DBSB Gruppe A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 15 May 2025 in Baunatal, Germany. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1920, and top seed was Mirko Eichstaedt (🇩🇪 GER, CM, 2241).
Mirko Eichstaedt (🇩🇪 GER, CM, 2241) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Uwe Hahnewald (7.0) and Frank Schellmann (6.0). Eichstaedt took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Uwe Hahnewald (1872) beat Olaf Dobierzin (1974), a +102-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Mirko Eichstaedt led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
CM Mirko Eichstaedt takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
CM Mirko Eichstaedt beat Uwe Hahnewald (Black).
CM Mirko Eichstaedt 3 wins (R3–R5)Uwe Hahnewald 4 wins (R3–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇪CMEichstaedt, Mirko | 2241 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | -8.6 | 2171 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Hahnewald, Uwe | 1872 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.00 | 38.0 | +60.8 | 2145 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪CMSchellmann, Frank | 1965 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +16.8 | 2039 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Dyballa, Gerhard | 1967 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | -3.4 | 1957 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Riegler, Dieter | 1881 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.25 | 40.0 | +19.0 | 1967 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Dobierzin, Olaf | 1974 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | -15.2 | 1913 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Staubach, Peter | 1858 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.75 | 41.0 | +9.2 | 1883 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Ellinger, Peter | 1880 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | -21.0 | 1799 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Steinhart, Matthias | 1740 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5 | 5.25 | 43.5 | -17.8 | 1655 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Weigelt, Joachim | 1817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 | 4.50 | 43.5 | -35.2 | 1655 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hahnewald, UweGER+60.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Riegler, DieterGER+19.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Schellmann, FrankCMGER+16.86.0 pts · #3
- 1Weigelt, JoachimGER-35.21.5 pts · #10
- 2Ellinger, PeterGER-21.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Steinhart, MatthiasGER-17.81.5 pts · #9
- R6+102 Elo gap