Elberfelder Schach Sommer 2025
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Wuppertal, Germany. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2114, and top seed was Mykola Korchynskyi (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2359).
Arsenii Vladov (🇺🇦 UKR, 2100) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mykola Korchynskyi (4.5) and Stefan Schork (4.0). Vladov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Benjamin Pogorelow (1641) beat Zhulin Nurvet (1888), a +247-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Wuppertal, Germany
Dates
22 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×42
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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11
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Vladov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Arsenii Vladov 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Mykola Korchynskyi 4 wins (R1–R4)Stefan Schork 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arsenii Vladov | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMMykola Korchynskyi | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Stefan Schork | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4CMMerlin Maenken | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladov, Arsenii | 2100 | UKR | +27B | +24N | +11B | =4N | +7B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2324 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Korchynskyi, MykolaFM | 2359 | GER | +29B | +22N | +21B | +3N | =4B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2431 | +6.6 |
| 3 | Schork, Stefan | 2124 | GER | +13N | +32B | +6N | −2B | +16N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.00 | 2205 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Panjer, SidneyFM | 2197 | GER | +36N | +8B | +31N | =1B | =2N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 11.50 | 2277 | +9.8 |
| 5 | Maenken, MerlinCM | 2157 | GER | +26B | +15N | =7B | =21N | +11B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 11.50 | 2184 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Goldkuhle, Collin | 1995 | GER | +38B | +16N | −3B | +27N | +12B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2066 | +19.6 |
| 7 | Riechenberg, Sebastian | 2027 | GER | +20N | +18B | =5N | +31B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2129 | +22.9 |
| 8 | Thyen, Linus | 0 | GER | +39B | −4N | =37B | +17N | +21B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1902 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Schueller, Tobias | 2036 | GER | F | +35N | =12B | +25N | +22B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.50 | 2056 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Walczewski, Christopher | 1960 | GER | =23N | +14B | +28N | F | +37B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 2171 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Alexopoulos, Spiros Orestis, Dr. | 1939 | GER | +30N | +46B | −1N | +18B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1940 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Praszczalek, Jakub | 1662 | GER | =14N | +23B | =9N | +43B | −6N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1974 | +76.4 |
| 13 | Guelcan, Batuhan Ege | 1791 | GER | −3B | +44N | +15B | =24N | =14B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1918 | +35.6 |
| 14 | Riechenberg, Maximilian | 1923 | GER | =12B | −10N | +30N | +36B | =13N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1852 | -16.4 |
| 15 | Atar, Efecan | 1875 | GER | +34N | −5B | −13N | +33B | +30N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1836 | -7.0 |
| 16 | Linke, Marius | 1836 | GER | +45N | −6B | +46N | +28B | −3B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1896 | +4.0 |
| 17 | Hosnjak, Christian | 1756 | GER | −31N | +48B | +32N | −8B | +43N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 2003 | +51.2 |
| 18 | Bertram, Steven | 1831 | GER | +49B | −7N | +45B | −11N | +28N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1845 | +2.8 |
| 19 | Nurvet, Zhulin | 1888 | BUL | −25B | +42N | −27B | +47N | +29B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1706 | -36.0 |
| 20 | Kowalzick, Uwe | 1752 | GER | −7B | +47N | −24B | +45N | +40B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1781 | +3.6 |
| 21 | Diduh, Ihor | 2085 | UKR | +37N | +40B | −2N | =5B | −8N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 2123 | +5.0 |
| 22 | Fetahovic, Sarah | 1890 | GER | +33N | −2B | =36N | +23B | −9N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1899 | -1.6 |
| 23 | Stracke, Andre | 1713 | GER | =10B | −12N | +26B | −22N | +38B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1810 | +12.4 |
| 24 | Schumacher, Markus | 1855 | GER | +48N | −1B | +20N | =13B | — | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1879 | +3.4 |
| 25 | Pogorelow, Benjamin | 1641 | GER | +19N | −28B | =40N | −9B | +36N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1904 | +62.8 |
| 26 | Ertelt, Pornchai | 1796 | GER | −5N | =33B | −23N | +41B | +39N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1669 | -15.0 |
| 27 | Sai Ritvik Arvapalli | 1770 | IND | −1N | +34B | +19N | −6B | −32N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1805 | +5.3 |
| 28 | Podder, Michael | 1945 | GER | +35B | +25N | −10B | −16N | −18B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1718 | -29.4 |
| 29 | Pitz, Lukas | 1828 | GER | −2N | −30B | +41N | +34B | −19N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1643 | -41.6 |
| 30 | Yilmaz, Arda Efe | 1673 | TUR | −11B | +29N | −14B | +46N | −15B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1698 | +4.0 |
| 31 | Guelsen, TaylanCM | 2063 | GER | +17B | +43N | −4B | −7N | — | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1956 | -10.2 |
| 32 | Ebert, Wolf | 1844 | GER | F | −3N | −17B | +42N | +27B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1809 | -4.0 |
| 33 | Marschall, Andreas | 1643 | GER | −22B | =26N | =38B | −15N | +45B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1632 | -2.8 |
| 34 | Koch, Klaus Dieter | 1555 | GER | −15B | −27N | +44B | −29N | +46B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1539 | -6.8 |
| 35 | Tiegs, Frank-Peter | 1688 | GER | −28N | −9B | −39N | +48B | +47B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1553 | -30.8 |
| 36 | Hoelzer, Thomas | 1817 | GER | −4B | +39N | =22B | −14N | −25B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1684 | -36.4 |
| 37 | Rausch, Linus | 1760 | GER | −21B | F | =8N | +40B | −10N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1836 | +4.8 |
| 38 | Soechting, Marc | 1742 | GER | −6N | =41B | =33N | =39B | −23N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1523 | -46.0 |
| 39 | Lopez Janssen, Manuel | 1524 | GER | −8N | −36B | +35B | =38N | −26B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1672 | +28.4 |
| 40 | Klein, Andreas | 1837 | GER | +47B | −21N | =25B | −37N | −20N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1488 | -33.4 |
| 41 | Baziou, Rayane | 0 | GER | −43B | =38N | −29B | −26N | +48B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Krishnamurthy, Padmasini | 1586 | GER | F | −19B | +48N | −32B | =44N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1582 | -5.6 |
| 43 | Becker, Carsten | 1842 | GER | +41N | −31B | F | −12N | −17B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1027 | -31.6 |
| 44 | Krishnamurthy, Srivathsa Suresh | 1454 | GER | F | −13B | −34N | F | =42B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1371 | -12.0 |
| 45 | Sanguri, Mihit | 0 | GER | −16B | F | −18N | −20B | −33N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 965 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 533050570 | 0 | — | F | −11N | −16B | −30B | −34N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 951 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Sharma, Vaishnevi | 0 | GER | −40N | −20B | F | −19B | −35N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 991 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Koch, Hans-Joachim | 1491 | GER | −24B | −17N | −42B | −35N | −41N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 921 | -36.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 533053510 | 0 | — | −18N | F | F | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Praszczalek, JakubGER+76.43.0 pts · #13
- 2Pogorelow, BenjaminGER+62.82.5 pts · #20
- 3Hosnjak, ChristianGER+51.23.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Soechting, MarcGER-46.01.5 pts · #38
- 2Pitz, LukasGER-41.62.0 pts · #40
- 3Hoelzer, ThomasGER-36.41.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R1+247 Elo gap
- R4+180 Elo gap
- R5+176 Elo gap