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37. Ruhrhalbinsel-Open

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173 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Essen, Germany. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2293, and top seed was Oleg Korneev (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2470).

Oleg Korneev (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2470) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vitaliy Garbuz (6.0) and Thomas Michalczak (6.0). Korneev shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Yosef Alugili (1751) beat Max Lutze (2228), a +477-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Essen, Germany
Dates
28 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇪🇸GMOleg Korneev2470
Avg top 10
2,293
Participants
173
Titled players · 9
GM×2
IM×1
FM×4
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×158
🇱🇺Luxembourg×4
🇧🇪Belgium×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
80
32
10
3
6
10
4
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 6.0/7. Korneev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Max Lutze 6 wins (R2–R7)FM Thomas Michalczak 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Oleg Korneev 4 wins (R1–R4)

R4 · LATE SURGE

Max Lutze was #12 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Max Lutze*
2FMThomas Michalczak*
3GMOleg Korneev*
½
4CMVitaliy Garbuz
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Korneev, OlegGM2470ESP+94B+17N+43B+32N=2B=11N+10B6.029.532.527.002450-0.9
2Garbuz, VitaliyCM2224GER+52N+149B+30N+9B=1N=8B+15N6.029.531.526.002435+35.4
3Michalczak, ThomasFM2239GER+28N+88B+31N=13B+37N=15B+14N6.028.031.026.002290+8.2
4Lutze, Max2228GER59B+57N+95B+50N+27B+12N+9B6.026.029.025.502235+5.6
5Stricker, Florian2261GER+113B+63N=12B=23N=14B+114N+25B5.525.027.520.252198-7.2
6Nezhyvenko, Mykhailo2133GER+121B+39N=37B54N+60B+48N+23B5.524.026.520.502117-2.8
7Reuter, Julian-Frank2151GER=67N+70B+66B+65N=54B=23N+61B5.522.526.020.002141-0.8
8Hausrath, DanielGM2443GER+72N+46B+58N=15B+10B=2NF5.029.032.522.002391-1.9
9Tran, Duc Cuong2128GER+97N+84B+35N2N+62B+16B4N5.028.531.519.502122+4.4
10Mann, Gergely2178GER+171N+45B+62N+16B8N+18B1N5.028.528.517.502220+11.2
11Kamp, Adrian2214GER+82N+40B=61N+29B+13N=1BF5.028.031.521.752303+14.8
12Vortmeier, Jan2047GER+33N+101B=5N=38B+46N4B+40N5.028.031.020.252150+44.0
13Dordevic, Tom2135GER+71N+47B+112N=3N11B+26B=21N5.028.030.520.002132+9.6
14Schmidt, Ralph1932GER+157B=59N+41B+20B=5N+49N3B5.028.029.018.502124+35.4
15Gallas, Noel2159GER+102B+116N+114B=8N+61B=3N2B5.026.028.517.002218+14.8
16Althoff, Ralph2035GER+115B+92N+24B10N+64B9N+55B5.025.027.517.502117+18.0
17Yarina, Sergey1916FID+44B1B+96N+133N49B+64N+42B5.024.526.516.502051+25.2
18Schulz, Robin1939GERF+93N+69B+35B+38N10N+44B5.024.024.019.002127+56.4
19Grosser, Walter1885GER+160B24N+91B+51N23B+95N+43B5.023.024.015.001997+22.6
20Chua, Ethan2072NED+105B=89N+60B14N+39B=37N+86B5.022.525.517.002010-15.6
21Ciornei, Dragos, Dr.2061GER+161B=60N=90B+75N+86B=24N=13B5.022.523.515.502085+7.8
22Arndt, Olaf1951GER+85B=90N=132B64N+69B+92N+96B5.019.021.015.001908-5.6
23Maenken, MerlinCM1999GER+122N+107B=38N=5B+19N=7B6N4.528.531.018.002116+38.6
24Weidemann, JakobFM2290GER+172N+19B16N+88B+31N=21BF4.527.027.015.002154-14.2
25Riechenberg, Sebastian2101GER34N+100B+72N=45B+70N+73B5N4.524.527.515.501944-40.0
26Strauss, Dirk1928GER+93B=41N=27B+132N=32B13N+59B4.524.526.515.001970+9.8
27Muranyi, Erich1948GER+167N=73B=26N+148B4N+47B=28N4.524.525.012.751953+2.0
28Harounian, Daniel1754GER3B+87N+42B86N+119B+65N=27B4.524.026.515.251995+71.2
29Hank, Holger1942GER+57B=132N+59B11N+90B32N+68B4.523.525.515.001957+4.8
30Tomiczny, Darius1992GER+133B+98N2B=90N+59B+68NF4.523.525.513.502007+4.4
31Krueger, Andre1998GER+118B+136N3B+53N24B=112N+77B4.523.025.013.252013+5.0
32Kummerow, HeikoFM2163GER+79N+56B+86N1B=26N+29B4.522.525.517.252168+3.8
33Cremann, Jannis1675GER12B+119N=39B60N+126B+75N+66B4.522.024.514.001900+54.4
34Zander, Vincent1695GER+25B54N=116B39N+151B+63N+62B4.522.023.514.251981+86.4
35Pott, Lorin Gabriel1784GER+127B+147N9B18N=87B+117N+78B4.521.523.512.001863+24.4
36Heimann, Phil1685GER42B+134N+81B=63N+66B61N+112B4.520.522.513.251973+87.6
37Wolfer, Noah1937GER+103N+76B=6NF3B=20B+38N4.027.029.515.752110+57.2
38Limbourg, Philipp2218GER+69B+50N=23B=12N18B+53N37B4.026.530.016.251968-38.2
39Koppens, Daniel1843BEL+173N6B=33N+34B20N=67B+91N4.026.026.011.501834-2.8
40Walker, Julia1856GER+51B11N=68B+41N=44B+85N12B4.025.528.514.751812-5.8
41Demiroers, Emre1698GER+49N=26B14N40B+99N=56B+89N4.024.527.514.251921+78.0
42Peter, Thomas2065GER+36N112B28N+110B+80N+45B17N4.024.527.015.001813-38.0
43Goldkuhle, Collin2059GER+166N+148B1N=47B=45N+89B19N4.024.024.59.501955-35.2
44Limbourg, Alexander1593GER17N+172B=101N+82B=40N+104B18N4.023.523.510.001896+104.8
45Jahrke, Jonas1845GER+123B10N+115B=25N=43B42N+102B4.023.025.512.251965+16.8
46Rosenberg, Thomas1911GER+87B8N+102B+85N12B+132NF4.023.025.011.001972+9.2
47Engelmann, Chris1833GER+151B13N+106B=43N=65B27N+93B4.023.024.511.251894+9.0
48Malmstroem, Eva1929GER76N=103B+140N+83B+107N6B=52N4.022.524.512.001775-45.2
49Xue, Luka2110GER41B+157N+113B+149N+17N14BF4.022.523.510.501940-40.4
50Prang, Andreas1875GER+120N38B+71N4BF+133N+94B4.022.024.011.001983+15.4
51Jeevan Pritham Rajesh1418IND40N+79B+77N19B=113B=94N+128B4.021.524.012.251776+94.4
52Gudat, Nils1749GER2B+160N147B+108N+138B=62N=48B4.020.521.59.751863+30.8
53Gerigk, Daniel1811GER+156N58B+163N31B+71N38B+97N4.020.021.08.501892+10.0
54Esmer, Kemal Eymen1942LUX+100N+34B=129N+6B=7N4.018.521.017.002190+64.0
55Meyer, Henry1871GER+139N150B=143N=97B+79N+91B16N4.018.520.511.001843-7.2
56Boxberg, Olaf1834GER+144B32N133B=115N+118B=41N+85B4.018.520.510.751750-29.2
57Heimannsberg, Dennis1632GER29N4B135N+156B+137N+136N+132B4.018.519.57.001883+46.8
58Koenig, Christian2058GER+68B+53N8B+136N+112B4.015.017.012.002148+11.2
59Alugili, Yosef1751GER+4N=14B29N+99B30N+70B26N3.528.031.015.001915+55.2
60Bieger, Peter1828GER+137N=21B20N+33B6N=80B=67N3.527.029.012.501828-5.2
61Zagrabski, Kevin1962GER+78B+153N=11BF15N+36B7N3.526.027.512.001997+7.6
62Peter, Laurenz1921GER+108B+106N10B+94N9N=52B34N3.524.527.511.001825-16.4
63Michalicek, Roland1893GER+111N5B+67N=36B68N34B+115N3.524.527.011.251755-25.4
64Baumeister, Sven1774GER+152NF+74B+22B16N17B=80N3.524.526.011.751802+3.2
65Goeldenboog, Juergen1956GER+110N+77B=131N7B=47N28B=83N3.524.026.511.501866-15.6
66Karpenko, Nikolaj1919GER+141N+99B7N=73B36N+113B33N3.523.525.59.251750-28.8
67Cassel, Silas1717GER=7B=74N63B+158N=75B=39N=60B3.523.524.511.001831+33.6
68Yilmaz, Deniz1679GER58N+156B=40N+116N+63B30B29N3.523.024.09.001875+52.4
69Payes, Marco1738GER38N+130B18N+120B22N=76B+152N3.522.524.08.251732-4.2
70Yavuz, Tamer Erdem1848GER=74B7N+138B+118N25B59N+125B3.522.024.08.751788-19.2
71Kanno, Clara Yumi1706GER13B+123N50B+74N53B=119N+117B3.521.524.09.751640-8.8
72Alkin, Mert1761GER8B+108N25B87N+139B=74N+120B3.521.523.59.251753-4.2
73Tesic, Luka1774GER+138B=27N=89B=66N+104B25N114B3.521.023.010.501889+32.0
74Voelker, Andreas, Dr.0GER=70N=67B64N71B+100N=72B+113N3.520.523.010.7517420.0
75Arp, Piotr Alexander1863GER+146N131B+121N21B=67N33B+122N3.520.522.58.751779-14.2
76von Renesse, Hans-Konstantin1621GER+48B37N=98BF=83N=69N+116B3.520.522.011.501885+81.6
77Holzmann, Tom1775GER+168B65N51B+93N=117B+87N31N3.520.520.57.251629-44.8
78Topal, Batuhan1645GER61N=124B103N+140B+82N+107B35N3.520.022.09.751707+14.0
79Schmermbeck, Tim1724GER32B51N+159B+139N55B+134N=81B3.520.021.06.751600-34.8
80Claussen, Alexander1654GER147B+127N=92B+98N42B=60N=64B3.519.521.510.501817+21.4
81Schocke, Mark1847GER+135N129B36N+100B91N+110B=79N3.519.521.59.751698-25.4
82Chaganti, Prahasith Reddy1738GER11B=117N+151B44N78B+141N+119B3.519.521.07.251554-53.6
83Dvorsky, Radovan1734GER150N+139B=104B48N=76B+108N=65B3.519.021.010.001809+22.8
84Kaluza, Lucas1828GER+134B9N85B+125N+133BF=121N3.517.017.07.751756-20.8
85Hladeniuk, Yelyzaveta1642GER22N+152B+84N46B+101N40B56N3.023.525.08.001738+23.6
86Westendorp, Christian1912GER+154NF32B+28B21N+97B20N3.023.524.59.001890-2.6
87Satheesh, Dharshini1589GER46N28B+142N+72B=35N77B=107N3.023.025.09.251670+22.4
88Faerber, Anatoli1873GER+117B3N+105B24N+102B96NF3.022.525.08.501865-3.8
89Klein, Andreas1834GER+109N=20B=73NF+105B43N41B3.022.522.510.251786-7.6
90Alnajmi, Mustafa1782GER+124N=22B=21N=30B29N=106B3.022.024.511.251847+14.4
91Landwehr, Ingo1708GER129N+135B19N+109B+81B55N39B3.022.024.08.501671-5.2
92Wagner, Markus1807GER+142N16B=80N=103B+121N22B106N3.022.024.07.751645-26.2
93Jaupi, Dea1614GER26N18B+137N77B+142N+101B47N3.022.024.07.001614-1.6
94Foltin, Alica1759GER1N+154B+164N62B=106N=51B50N3.022.023.06.001644-19.8
95Elser, Christina1757GER165N+111B4N+154B+103N19BF3.021.522.57.501833+15.2
96Shynkar, Daria1733GER131N+146B17B+160NF+88B22N3.021.522.56.001814+22.8
97Krolik, Wilfried1701GER9B=151N+126B=55N+136B86N53B3.020.522.07.251749+3.8
98Meier, Manfred1787GER+140N30B=76N80B=122N=120B=99N3.019.521.57.751560-36.4
99Schenkel, Jan Hendrik1614GER+104B66N=153B59N41B+126N=98B3.019.521.07.751686+19.6
100Tabshoo, Gheyth1634GER54B25N+134B81N74B+151N+144B3.019.521.05.501141-18.0
101Kampf, Juergen, Dr.1794GER+145B12N=44B=117N85B93N+158N3.019.520.56.251523-83.2
102Spreer, Lutz1721GER15N+159B46N+130B88N+158B45N3.019.520.54.501660-11.0
103Sack, Django1627GER37B=48N+78B=92N95BF+137N3.019.519.59.001742+26.4
104Noelle, Volker1927GER99N+141B=83N+143B73N44N=105B3.019.021.07.251622-52.8
105Demmich, Kai1686GER20N+109B88N+135B89N=152B=104N3.019.020.57.251605-14.0
106Kraus, Johanna1650GERF62B47N+128N=94B=90N+92B3.019.019.08.501749+12.2
107Wiese, Thomas1786GER+164B23N+158B=114N48B78N=87B3.018.519.54.751634-23.0
108Pieper, Alexander1609GER62N72B+156N52B+168N83B+142N3.017.517.53.00991-43.2
109Limbourg, Felix0GER89B105N+157B91N=125B=118N+143B3.016.017.05.5016440.0
110Toedtloff, Harri1645GER65B+168N136B42N+159B81N+134B3.016.016.03.001111-15.2
111Oezdemir, Anna Valentina1581GER63B95N+145B113N134B+162N+138B3.015.016.05.001002-27.2
112Seifert, Hendrik1811GER+126B+42N13BF58N=31B36N2.524.526.58.751839+1.2
113Wehr, Jan1755GER5N+120B49N+111B=51N66N74B2.523.526.07.501735-6.4
114Ball, Joerg1947GER+125BF15N=107BF5B+73N2.523.024.57.501924-3.4
115Hauffe, Frank1667GER16N+142B45N=56B=116B=128N63B2.521.523.56.501651-2.4
116Van Hoof, Jan1849BEL+159N15B=34N68B=115N=122B76N2.521.522.55.751554-46.6
117Avagyan, Arman1538GER88N=82B+166N=101B=77N35B71N2.521.021.55.501662+38.8
118Becker, Samuel1661GER31N=140B+124N70B56N=109B=123N2.520.022.06.251093-25.6
119Beckmann, Milo0GER148N33B+141N+166B28N=71B82N2.520.020.54.2516060.0
120Staudt, Merle1569GER50B113N+127B69N+145B=98N72N2.519.021.06.001417-26.0
121Hausrath, Frederick Noah1703GER6NF75B+152N92B+138N=84B2.519.019.05.251578-22.4
122Enninger, Paul1662GER23B164N=123B+144N=98B=116N75B2.518.019.06.001682+2.0
123Tarasenko, Alexander0GER45N71B=122N=124B=154N=143N=118B2.517.018.55.5015690.0
124Kats, Roman0GER90B=78N118B=123N141B+159N=130B2.516.017.05.2514010.0
125Balzerowski, Patrick1639GER114N+169B148N84B=109N+155B70N2.516.016.03.001056-36.4
126Komisarek, Till0GER112N=166B97N+170B33N99B+155N2.515.015.01.7513310.0
127Hess, Martin0GER35N80B120N137B+169N=135B+170N2.514.514.51.008690.0
128Tarasenko, Maxim0GERFF+146N106B+135N=115B51N2.513.513.55.2514550.0
129Oltmanns, Jan2136GER+91B+81N=54BF2.511.514.58.502115-0.2
130Rieland, Jan1516GERF69N+168B102N152B+156B=124N2.511.511.52.25930-18.4
131Scheck, Kyrill2173GER+96B+75N=65BF2.510.513.58.252137-1.2
132Gebauer, Katja1764GERF=29B=22N26B+161N46B57N2.023.023.05.751716-8.0
133Esmer, Hamza1661LUX30N+162B+56N17B84N50B2.021.022.05.001649-3.6
134Mathews, Robin0GER84N36B100N+169B+111N79B110N2.020.520.53.0014100.0
135Zachau, Roland0GER81B91N+57B105N128B=127N=141B2.018.520.56.2515460.0
136Sivashankar, Samyukta1795LUX+155N31B+110N58B97N57B2.018.520.04.501567-58.4
137Scheufele, Daniel0GER60B161N93B+127N57B+145N103B2.018.019.04.508770.0
138Rasheed, Kadir-Iqbal0GER73N+167B70N+163B52N121B111N2.017.518.01.5015520.0
139Rieland, Hannes1487GER55B83N+169N79B72N142B+156N2.017.517.51.00973-26.0
140Arndt, Karl Norbert0GER98B=118N48B78N=144B+146NF2.017.018.54.2515420.0
141Suberski, Lukas1600GER66B104N119B=155N+124N82B=135N2.017.018.54.251061-23.2
142Kuznetsova, Sofia0GER92B115N87B+157N93B+139N108B2.016.517.53.0014700.0
143Reinacher, Detlev1704GERF+144N=55B104NF=123B109N2.014.514.55.2517060.0
144Kats, Jona0GER56N143B=167N122B=140N+168B100N2.014.014.01.2513290.0
145van Tiggelen, Maximilian0GER101N163B111N+146B120N137B+169N2.013.513.52.0013700.0
146Satheesh, Yazhini1433GER75B96N128B145N+170N140B+168N2.013.013.00.00983-9.2
147Slanina, Aaron1994GER+80N35B+52NF2.012.014.57.501854-9.0
148Bui, Alestiel1801GER+119B43N+125B27N2.011.013.55.001758-3.8
149Tober, Julian1867GER+158B2N+161B49B2.011.012.02.001871+0.6
150Kliashtornyi, ArkadiiFM2194UKR+83B+55N2.04.07.57.502633+8.4
151Bredhauer, Arthur0GER47N=97B82N+167B34N100BF1.520.020.52.0015140.0
152Moruzgala, Dominik0GER64B85NF121B+130N=105N69B1.518.018.04.0014850.0
153Sakowski, Christian1785GER+162N61B=99NFF1.512.513.52.501595-10.0
154Poethen, Heiko1589GER86B94N+155B95N=123B1.511.513.02.751010-27.2
155Akdag, Berat Kaan0GER136BF154N=141B+166N125N126B1.511.011.01.5015120.0
156Demiroers, Emir0GER53B68N108B57N+157B130N139B1.019.020.01.0013140.0
157Zannoni, Rudolf1627GER14N49B109N142B156N+169B162B1.016.016.00.001180-4.4
158Mazaheri, Amirmahyar1443GER149N+171B107N67BF102N101B1.015.515.50.001493+7.6
159Sivashankar, Shrishti1451LUX116B102N79N+162B110N124B1.014.515.51.009350.0
160Meyer, Christian, Dr.1578GER19N52B+162N96B1.012.013.01.00989-14.0
161Franzel, Christian1683GER21N+137B149NF132BF1.012.012.02.001097-29.6
162Dietrich, Markus0GER153B133N160B159NF111B+157N1.09.59.51.0014060.0
163Mrowetz, Josef1675GERF+145N53B138NF1.09.09.02.001011-12.8
164Bauer, Marie0GER107N+122B94BF1.08.59.52.5016120.0
165Jugelt, TobiasIM2342GER+95BF1.03.06.03.002742+0.8
166Nioduschewski, Nils1681GER43B=126N117B119N155B0.511.513.01.25999-31.2
167Pohlmann, Marco1641GER27B138N=144B151N0.58.510.01.001150-5.6
168FIDE 533044309077N110B130NF108B144N146B0.016.016.00.007960.0
169FIDE 5330188200F125N139B134N127B157N145B0.012.012.00.007840.0
170FIDE 5330460340FFF126N146BF127B0.07.07.00.006330.0
171Swosdyk, Peter, Dr.1733GER10B158N0.05.06.00.00988-18.4
172Klaus, Daniel1753GER24B44N0.04.58.50.001073-31.6
173FIDE 16294653039BF0.04.06.50.0010430.0

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