Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier

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18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Voelklingen, Germany. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2019, and top seed was Ming Sheng (🇩🇪 GER, 2159).

Simon Windmueller (🇩🇪 GER, 2044) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Marcel Jung (5.0) and Ming Sheng (5.0). Windmueller shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Marcel Jung (1749) beat Thomas Kretschmer (1971), a +222-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Voelklingen, Germany

Dates

13 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Ming Sheng2159

Avg top 10

2,019

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇪Germany×14

🇫🇷France×2

🇭🇷Croatia×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
Simon Windmueller
🇩🇪GER·2044
6.0pts·2286perf+76.8
🥈
Marcel Jung
🇩🇪GER·1749
5.0pts·2146perf+137.2
🥉
Ming Sheng
🇩🇪GER·2159
5.0pts·2105perf-11.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Simon Windmueller led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Windmueller6Sheng5Jung5Baeumer4.5Krpan4.5Feidt3.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE18 Oct

Simon Windmueller takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Simon Windmueller drew with Ming Sheng (Black).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

Simon Windmueller won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Simon Windmueller	*	½	½	—
2Ming Sheng	½	*	1	—
3Marcel Jung	½	0	*	—
4Frank Baeumer	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Windmueller, Simon	2044	GER	+10N	+9B	=3N	=2B	+4B	+8N	+6N	6.0	24.0	27.0	22.00	2286	+76.8
2	Jung, Marcel	1749	GER	+17N	+7B	=4B	=1N	−3N	+9B	+11N	5.0	25.0	27.0	16.75	2146	+137.2
3	Sheng, Ming	2159	GER	+13B	=8N	=1B	+12N	+2B	−4N	+10B	5.0	24.5	27.5	18.50	2105	-11.6
4	Krpan, Karlo	2115	CRO	+18N	+6B	=2N	+8B	−1N	+3B	−5N	4.5	27.0	28.5	15.50	2066	-6.2
5	Baeumer, Frank	1951	GER	=11N	=14B	−6N	+18B	=9N	+7B	+4B	4.5	20.5	22.0	14.00	2067	+22.8
6	Feidt, Jonas	2040	GER	+16B	−4N	+5B	F	=8N	+12N	−1B	3.5	23.5	23.5	11.50	2040	+0.8
7	Fiedler, Robert	1892	GER	=12B	−2N	+13B	=15N	=10B	−5N	+8B	3.5	21.5	24.5	10.50	1889	-0.4
8	Merstorf, Denis	1905	FRA	+14N	=3B	+11N	−4N	=6B	−1B	−7N	3.0	25.5	28.5	10.25	1964	+9.4
9	Kretschmer, Thomas	1971	FRA	+15B	−1N	=12B	=10N	=5B	−2N	=17B	3.0	24.5	26.5	9.25	1863	-40.8
10	Hoefert, Michael	1897	GER	−1B	=13N	+14N	=9B	=7N	=11B	−3N	3.0	23.5	26.5	9.25	1926	+4.2
11	Graf, Ann-Jennifer	1790	GER	=5B	=12N	−8B	+16N	=15B	=10N	−2B	3.0	21.5	24.0	9.25	1836	+7.8
12	Maass, Walter	1990	GER	=7N	=11B	=9N	−3B	+18N	−6B	=13N	3.0	21.0	22.5	7.75	1902	-17.2
13	Al Jarad, Kotada	1918	GER	−3N	=10B	−7N	−14B	+16B	+15N	=12B	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.50	1907	-3.2
14	Busemann, Stephan, Dr.	2056	GER	−8B	=5N	−10B	+13N	=17B	−16N	+18B	3.0	18.0	19.5	7.75	1865	-36.4
15	Prashanthakumar, Arju	1811	GER	−9N	=18B	+17N	=7B	=11N	−13B	=16N	3.0	17.0	18.5	7.25	1851	+13.6
16	Leiser, Joachim	1895	GER	−6N	=17B	=18N	−11B	−13N	+14B	=15B	2.5	17.5	19.0	6.25	1820	-29.6
17	Egli, Urs	1947	SUI	−2B	=16N	−15B	F	=14N	=18B	=9N	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	1771	-28.0
18	Ortega, Vladimir	1892	GER	−4B	=15N	=16B	−5N	−12B	=17N	−14N	1.5	20.5	22.5	3.75	1736	-52.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jung, MarcelGER
+137.2
5.0 pts · #3
2Windmueller, SimonGER
+76.8
6.0 pts · #1
3Baeumer, FrankGER
+22.8
4.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Ortega, VladimirGER
-52.8
1.5 pts · #18
2Kretschmer, ThomasFRA
-40.8
3.0 pts · #9
3Busemann, Stephan, Dr.GER
-36.4
3.0 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R6+222 Elo gap
Jung, Marcel1749 beat Kretschmer, Thomas1971
R1+198 Elo gap
Jung, Marcel1749 beat Egli, Urs1947
R7+164 Elo gap
Baeumer, Frank1951 beat Krpan, Karlo2115