6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier

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89 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Heilbronn-Biberach, Germany. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2194, and top seed was Oleg Korneev (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2468).

Alexander Doll (🇩🇪 GER, 2199) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Simon Degenhard (6.0) and Oleg Korneev (5.5). Doll shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kossi Thierry Egbe (1875) beat Veaceslav Cofmann (FM, 2258), a +383-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Heilbronn-Biberach, Germany

Dates

31 Jul 2025 → 03 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸GMOleg Korneev2468

Avg top 10

2,194

Participants

Titled players · 4

GM×1

FM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×78

🇨🇦Canada×2

🇨🇭Switzerland×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
Alexander Doll
🇩🇪GER·2199
6.0pts·2369perf+27.4
🥈
FMSimon Degenhard
🇩🇪GER·2267
6.0pts·2289perf+4.8
🥉
GMOleg Korneev
🇪🇸ESP·2468
5.5pts·2346perf-6.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Degenhard6Doll6Kauth5.5Sahin5.5Korneev5.5Cofmann5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Doll takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Simon Degenhard drew with Alexander Doll (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Simon Degenhard 3 wins (R3–R5)Alexander Doll 5 wins (R1–R5)Lukas Kauth 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSimon Degenhard	*	½	—	—
2Alexander Doll	½	*	—	—
3Lukas Kauth	—	—	*	½
4Huseyin Furkan Sahin	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Doll, Alexander	2199	GER	+22B	+13N	+41B	+31N	+20B	=2N	=3B	6.0	28.0	31.5	25.75	2369	+27.4
2	Degenhard, SimonFM	2267	GER	+29B	=21N	+38B	+37N	+9B	=1B	+6N	6.0	27.5	31.0	26.00	2289	+4.8
3	Korneev, OlegGM	2468	ESP	+44B	=38N	+50B	+6N	+12B	=7B	=1N	5.5	27.5	30.5	23.25	2346	-6.9
4	Sahin, Huseyin Furkan	1940	TUR	+68B	=8N	=5B	+53N	+41B	=10N	+12B	5.5	26.5	29.0	21.25	2230	+100.0
5	Kauth, Lukas	2066	GER	=79N	+62B	=4N	=13B	+36N	+14B	+20N	5.5	25.0	27.0	21.00	2145	+25.2
6	Schmidt, Jan	1833	GER	+70N	+58B	+18N	−3B	+16B	+20N	−2B	5.0	27.5	30.0	18.50	2180	+121.2
7	Cofmann, VeaceslavFM	2258	GER	−17N	+63B	+43B	+30N	+25B	=3N	=8B	5.0	26.5	29.5	19.75	2194	-3.4
8	Podat, VladimirFM	2277	UKR	+51N	=4B	=79N	+36B	+24N	=11B	=7N	5.0	26.0	28.0	19.25	2147	-15.0
9	Berres, Eric	2025	GER	=78B	+49N	+21B	+23N	−2N	+27B	=11N	5.0	26.0	28.0	18.50	2148	+23.0
10	Martaler, Jewgeni	2149	GER	+54N	−36B	=51N	+17B	+28N	=4B	+24N	5.0	24.5	27.5	19.75	2074	-11.0
11	Burkhardt, Holger	2095	GER	+48B	+42N	+24B	−20N	+47B	=8N	=9B	5.0	24.5	27.5	18.50	2117	+7.2
12	Doll, Stefan	2080	GER	+60N	+56B	=23N	+27B	−3N	+13B	−4N	4.5	26.5	29.5	16.50	2101	+3.0
13	Zwermann, Linus	1869	GER	+65B	−1B	+67N	=5N	+37B	−12N	+66N	4.5	25.0	27.5	14.25	2109	+44.0
14	Baur, Frank	2078	GER	=49B	=78N	+22B	+42N	=15B	−5N	+21B	4.5	24.5	26.5	16.25	1999	-12.8
15	Rauch, Frank	1825	CAN	+26N	−41B	+56N	+34B	=14N	=66B	=16B	4.5	23.5	26.0	16.75	2076	+94.4
16	Messerschmidt, Nicolas	1910	GER	=75N	+45B	=52N	+39B	−6N	+33B	=15N	4.5	23.5	26.0	16.00	1863	-6.8
17	Egbe, Kossi Thierry	1875	TOG	+7B	−20N	=66B	−10N	+64B	+50N	+38B	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.75	2120	+44.0
18	Kuhn, Daniel	1995	GER	+63B	+40N	−6B	−25N	+50B	=30N	+36B	4.5	23.0	26.0	15.00	1984	-1.2
19	Rebmann, Andreas	0	GER	+77B	−31N	−53B	+68N	+78B	=46N	+37B	4.5	19.0	21.0	12.25	1936	0.0
20	Sarmiento, David Ray	1974	PHI	+85N	+17B	+39N	+11B	−1N	−6B	−5B	4.0	29.5	30.0	13.50	1983	+1.0
21	Heller, Benedikt	1894	GER	+74N	=2B	−9N	=55B	+57N	+39B	−14N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.50	1950	+14.0
22	Naumann, Lennart	1832	GER	−1N	+74B	−14N	+67B	+34N	=23B	=28N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.00	2008	+62.8
23	Trenz, Finn	1932	GER	+64B	+47N	=12B	−9B	=66N	=22N	=32B	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.50	1962	+12.8
24	Wegmer, Leon	1959	GER	+73N	+71B	−11N	+52B	−8B	+48N	−10B	4.0	23.5	26.0	11.00	2012	+9.6
25	Jakob, Steffen	1918	GER	=45N	=55B	+84N	+18B	−7N	=41N	=26B	4.0	23.5	24.0	12.00	1953	+6.4
26	Busch, Lorenz	1964	GER	−15B	+64N	=48B	=44N	+29B	=32N	=25N	4.0	23.0	26.0	14.25	1910	-9.6
27	Fellhauer, Clemens	2000	GER	+80B	=43N	+76B	−12N	+40B	−9N	=30B	4.0	23.0	25.0	11.75	1986	-2.2
28	Wezel, Sebastian	1965	GER	+86N	−39B	=57N	+54B	−10B	+47N	=22B	4.0	21.5	22.0	10.00	2004	+6.2
29	Schnepel, Thomas	1893	GER	−2N	−67B	+73N	+74B	−26N	+52B	+59N	4.0	21.0	23.5	11.00	1931	+4.8
30	Stark, Timo	1939	GER	−52N	+86B	+71N	−7B	+79N	=18B	=27N	4.0	21.0	21.5	9.25	1967	+4.8
31	Feil, Stephan, Dr.	2067	GER	+72N	+19B	+35N	−1B	F	F	+54N	4.0	20.0	20.0	14.00	2168	+10.4
32	Heinssen, Simon	1860	GER	−71N	=61B	=62N	+75B	+52N	=26B	=23N	4.0	19.5	22.0	12.50	1880	+4.2
33	Kandel, Harald	1897	GER	+84B	−37N	=69B	=48N	+53B	−16N	+47B	4.0	19.5	20.0	9.25	1869	-4.4
34	Lenzen, Martin	1956	GER	−47B	+81N	+78B	−15N	−22B	+69N	+48B	4.0	19.0	21.0	9.50	1847	-19.2
35	Ball, Joerg	1944	GER	+88B	+69N	−31B	−47N	=49B	=40N	+61B	4.0	19.0	19.0	8.75	1874	-12.0
36	Retzlaff, Kian	1903	GER	+82B	+10N	=37B	−8N	−5B	+49N	−18N	3.5	26.5	28.0	11.25	2029	+42.8
37	Baumann, Stephan	2062	GER	+57N	+33B	=36N	−2B	−13N	+51B	−19N	3.5	25.5	28.5	11.75	2008	-7.6
38	Baur, Volker, Dr.	1919	GER	+67N	=3B	−2N	=57B	=51N	+55B	−17N	3.5	25.0	27.5	11.25	1964	+4.6
39	Jauch, Bernd	0	SUI	+46B	+28N	−20B	−16N	+42B	−21N	=43B	3.5	23.5	27.0	12.75	1929	0.0
40	Retzlaff, Nick	1826	GER	+66N	−18B	=58N	+56B	−27N	=35B	=42B	3.5	22.0	24.5	10.75	1959	+48.8
41	Hock, Gerold	1943	GER	+89B	+15N	−1N	+79B	−4N	=25B	—	3.5	22.0	22.0	8.50	1976	+5.4
42	Gruber, Johannes	1916	GER	+87N	−11B	+59N	−14B	−39N	+67B	=40N	3.5	22.0	22.0	7.25	1948	+5.8
43	Faulhaber, Tobias	1913	GER	+59N	=27B	−7N	=69B	=55N	=54B	=39N	3.5	21.5	24.0	11.00	1886	-5.2
44	Kopf, Rainer	1856	GER	−3N	+73B	=55N	=26B	=69N	=59B	=45N	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.50	1847	-4.0
45	Stehning, Michel	1709	GER	=25B	−16N	−49B	=77N	+81B	+78N	=44B	3.5	19.5	21.5	9.00	1865	+57.6
46	Freier, Werner, Dr.	1931	GER	−39N	+85B	=60N	=51B	+72N	=19B	—	3.5	16.5	17.0	8.25	2062	+13.0
47	Wakankar, Arnav	1715	GER	+34N	−23B	+70N	+35B	−11N	−28B	−33N	3.0	25.0	27.5	10.50	1908	+63.6
48	Kunz, Thorsten	1852	GER	−11N	+87B	=26N	=33B	+58N	−24B	−34N	3.0	24.0	24.0	7.00	1884	+5.0
49	Andrei, Quentin	1880	GER	=14N	−9B	+45N	=58B	=35N	−36B	=55N	3.0	23.5	26.5	10.75	1843	-15.2
50	Foerderreuther, Jonas	1951	GER	+61N	=52B	−3N	+60B	−18N	−17B	=63N	3.0	23.5	26.5	9.00	1871	-17.6
51	Witter, Jannes	1892	GER	−8B	+68N	=10B	=46N	=38B	−37N	=65B	3.0	23.5	26.0	10.00	1933	+4.2
52	Vonhof, Martin	1782	GER	+30B	=50N	=16B	−24N	−32B	−29N	+78B	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.75	1861	+28.4
53	Koryakin, David	1712	GER	−56N	+72B	+19N	−4B	−33N	=60B	=70N	3.0	22.5	25.0	9.75	1777	+19.2
54	Stark, Sven	1881	GER	−10B	=65N	+61B	−28N	+84B	=43N	−31B	3.0	22.5	23.0	6.75	1862	-5.2
55	Ensslen, Jakob	1697	GER	=76B	=25N	=44B	=21N	=43B	−38N	=49B	3.0	21.5	24.0	10.25	1846	+51.6
56	Simon, Jonathan	1907	GER	+53B	−12N	−15B	−40N	+68B	=62N	=57B	3.0	21.5	24.0	8.50	1796	-21.4
57	Kessler, Georg	1876	GER	−37B	+77N	=28B	=38N	−21B	=58B	=56N	3.0	21.0	23.5	9.25	1879	-0.2
58	Stehning, Toni	1891	GER	+81B	−6N	=40B	=49N	−48B	=57N	=62B	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.25	1787	-41.2
59	Thombre, Vihaan	1754	GER	−43B	+80N	−42B	=61N	+76B	=44N	−29B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.75	1823	+25.6
60	Berberich, Christoph	1876	SUI	−12B	+82N	=46B	−50N	=65B	=53N	=64B	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.75	1812	-13.0
61	Yue, Qihang	1763	GER	−50B	=32N	−54N	=59B	+71N	+70B	−35N	3.0	19.5	22.0	8.50	1815	+17.6
62	Gerold, Robin	1826	GER	=83B	−5N	=32B	=84N	=70N	=56B	=58N	3.0	19.0	19.5	7.00	1863	+5.8
63	Botschek, Marius	1805	GER	−18N	−7N	−68B	+87B	=74N	+82N	=50B	3.0	19.0	19.0	4.25	1840	+7.2
64	Sivashankar, Samyukta	1815	LUX	−23N	−26B	+87N	=70B	−17N	+84B	=60N	3.0	18.5	18.5	3.25	1820	+0.8
65	Schueller, Julian	1767	GER	−13N	=54B	F	+86B	=60N	=72B	=51N	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.25	1869	+33.6
66	Goldinov, Daniel	2058	GER	−40B	F	=17N	+76N	=23B	=15N	−13B	2.5	23.5	23.5	9.00	1813	-78.4
67	Schaser, David	1819	GER	−38B	+29N	−13B	−22N	+80B	−42N	=77B	2.5	22.0	24.0	7.25	1779	-15.6
68	Tiggemann, Felix	1774	GER	−4N	−51B	+63N	−19B	−56N	+85B	=75N	2.5	21.5	22.0	4.75	1803	+8.0
69	Huener, Timo	1723	GER	F	−35B	=33N	=43N	=44B	−34B	+72N	2.5	21.5	21.5	8.00	1850	+36.8
70	Morschel, Steffen	1915	GER	−6B	+88N	−47B	=64N	=62B	−61N	=53B	2.5	20.0	20.0	4.50	1677	-90.4
71	Weber, Stefan	1755	GER	+32B	−24N	−30B	−78N	−61B	+80N	=73N	2.5	19.5	21.5	7.25	1767	+1.0
72	Stehning, Ralf	1877	GER	−31B	−53N	+81B	+82N	−46B	=65N	−69B	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.00	1719	-30.6
73	Epp, Magnus	1827	GER	−24B	−44N	−29B	−80N	+87B	+81N	=71B	2.5	18.0	18.0	3.25	1738	-34.4
74	Back, Lennart	1755	GER	−21B	−22N	+80B	−29N	=63B	+76N	—	2.5	17.5	19.5	6.00	1809	+8.0
75	Haas, Leandro	1786	GER	=16B	−76N	=83B	−32N	=82B	=77N	=68B	2.5	17.5	18.5	6.00	1765	-10.4
76	Metz, Otto	1891	GER	=55N	+75B	−27N	−66B	−59N	−74B	+84N	2.5	17.5	18.0	4.50	1727	-62.8
77	Schaechtelin, Jakob	1863	GER	−19N	−57B	=86N	=45B	=85N	=75B	=67N	2.5	16.5	17.0	4.75	1750	-37.6
78	Wilde, Mark	1860	GER	=9N	=14B	−34N	+71B	−19N	−45B	−52N	2.0	24.5	27.0	7.25	1759	-32.8
79	Link, Justus	1812	GER	=5B	+83N	=8B	−41N	−30B	—	—	2.0	18.0	19.0	6.25	1959	+16.4
80	Gabel, Reinhold	1874	GER	−27N	−59B	−74N	+73B	−67N	−71B	+85N	2.0	17.0	17.5	3.00	1662	-40.6
81	Vilain, Philip	1767	GER	−58N	−34B	−72N	+85B	−45N	−73B	+82B	2.0	17.0	17.5	2.00	1680	-33.2
82	Rauch, Damian	1775	CAN	−36N	−60B	+85N	−72B	=75N	−63B	−81N	1.5	16.5	17.0	1.75	1605	-56.8
83	Pfarr, Michael	1994	GER	=62N	−79B	=75N	—	—	—	—	1.0	5.5	7.5	2.75	1684	-24.6
84	Miller, Renold	1756	GER	−33N	F	−25B	=62B	−54N	−64N	−76B	0.5	19.5	19.5	1.50	1471	-62.8
85	Ruff, Robert	1830	GER	−20B	−46N	−82B	−81N	=77B	−68N	−80B	0.5	16.5	18.0	1.25	1429	-56.4
86	Weiser, Moritz	1815	GER	−28B	−30N	=77B	−65N	—	—	—	0.5	11.0	13.5	1.25	1562	-45.6
87	Palesch, Max Dirk	1773	GER	−42B	−48N	−64B	−63N	−73N	F	—	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1043	-81.2
88	Holzinger, Armin	1787	GER	−35N	−70B	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	4.0	6.5	0.00	1130	-12.4
89	Gauer, Jacques	1820	FRA	−41N	F	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	3.5	6.0	0.00	1143	-6.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Schmidt, JanGER
+121.2
5.0 pts · #8
2Sahin, Huseyin FurkanTUR
+100.0
5.5 pts · #4
3Rauch, FrankCAN
+94.4
4.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Morschel, SteffenGER
-90.4
2.5 pts · #66
2Palesch, Max DirkGER
-81.2
0.0 pts · #88
3Goldinov, DanielGER
-78.4
2.5 pts · #70

Biggest upsets

R1+383 Elo gap
Egbe, Kossi Thierry1875 beat FMCofmann, Veaceslav2258
R2+246 Elo gap
Retzlaff, Kian1903 beat Martaler, Jewgeni2149
R1+241 Elo gap
Wakankar, Arnav1715 beat Lenzen, Martin1956