18. Wormser Nibelungenopen B-Turnier

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106 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Worms, Germany. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Norbert Ahrends (🇩🇪 GER, 1985).

Jochen Bandt (🇩🇪 GER, 1857) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Waldemar Schmidt (6.0) and Thomas Henkel (5.5). Bandt shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mateo Gonzalez Peisker (1589) beat Marin Mrvicin (1828), a +239-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Worms, Germany

Dates

02 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Norbert Ahrends1985

Avg top 10

1,905

Participants

106

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×98

🇫🇷France×2

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
Jochen Bandt
🇩🇪GER·1857
6.0pts·2163perf+34.8
🥈
Waldemar Schmidt
🇩🇪GER·1793
6.0pts·2070perf+40.8
🥉
Thomas Henkel
🇩🇪GER
5.5pts·1882perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Bandt6Schmidt6Kunz5.5Maerz5.5Gutzen5.5Popitz5.5— ex-leaders:Geroldled R4, #11

R6 · LEADER CHANGE05 Oct

Jochen Bandt takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Bandt takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Jochen Bandt 3 wins (R1–R3)Waldemar Schmidt 4 wins (R4–R7)Thorsten Kunz 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jochen Bandt	*	—	1	—
2Waldemar Schmidt	—	*	—	—
3Thorsten Kunz	0	—	*	—
4Maximilian Maerz	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bandt, Jochen	1857	GER	+57B	+19N	+41B	=3N	+8B	+5B	=6N	6.0	29.5	33.0	27.50	2163	+34.8
2	Schmidt, Waldemar	1793	GER	+90B	+35N	−28N	+47B	+65N	+15B	+40N	6.0	22.5	24.5	20.50	2070	+40.8
3	Henkel, Thomas	0	GER	+45N	+29B	+65N	=1B	=16B	+14N	=4B	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.00	1882	0.0
4	Maerz, Maximilian	1862	GER	+51N	−27B	+77N	+43B	+12N	+9B	=3N	5.5	26.5	29.0	22.25	1951	+11.6
5	Kunz, Thorsten	1862	GER	+53B	=73N	+46B	+27N	+10B	−1N	+20B	5.5	26.5	29.0	21.75	1979	+19.6
6	Gutzen, Werner	1857	GER	+86N	+11B	=27N	+61B	=40B	+18N	=1B	5.5	26.0	28.0	21.25	2007	+20.2
7	Popitz, Paul	1800	GER	=42N	=62B	+38N	+24B	+51N	=16N	+22B	5.5	24.5	27.5	22.00	1973	+48.4
8	Herrmany, Marius	1765	GER	+101N	+14B	=34N	+17B	−1N	+50N	=10B	5.0	27.5	28.5	18.00	1932	+27.4
9	Hery, Bastian	1633	GER	−17N	+69B	+21B	+41N	+33B	−4N	+31B	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.00	1958	+101.6
10	Gerold, Robin	1832	GER	+71N	+43B	+47N	+28B	−5N	=40B	=8N	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.25	1955	+19.0
11	Tautelhahn, Helmut	1712	GER	+93B	−6N	+74B	=30N	=23N	+48B	+28N	5.0	24.0	26.0	16.25	1923	+34.0
12	Wastiaux, Roland	1763	NED	=72B	+85N	+73B	=31N	−4B	+35B	+27N	5.0	22.5	24.5	15.75	1851	+18.0
13	Triantafillidis, Dimitrios	1743	GER	=63B	+84N	−16B	=60N	+74B	+86N	+30B	5.0	19.0	21.0	13.50	1920	+23.4
14	Berger, Matej	0	GER	+39N	−8N	+78B	+48B	+17N	−3B	=18B	4.5	27.0	29.5	16.75	1814	0.0
15	Schaeffner, Dominik	1894	GER	=94B	+49N	+22B	=33N	+29B	−2N	=24B	4.5	26.5	28.0	17.00	1778	-33.6
16	Schmidt, Theo	1976	GER	+81N	=54B	+13N	+44B	=3N	=7B	F	4.5	25.5	25.5	18.25	1981	+0.8
17	Schott, Reimund	1870	FRA	+9B	=46N	+54B	−8N	−14B	+67N	+55B	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.75	1901	+4.8
18	Yozgyur, Ediz	1747	GER	+99N	−30N	+66B	+76B	+28N	−6B	=14N	4.5	23.5	24.5	12.75	1816	+21.2
19	Al Luwaisi, Omer	1702	GER	+102N	−1B	=32N	+70B	+61N	−28B	+44N	4.5	23.5	24.5	12.50	1801	+32.0
20	Sefeloge, Michael	1770	GER	=62N	+42B	−40N	+58B	+45N	+52B	−5N	4.5	23.0	26.0	15.50	1753	-1.6
21	Mrvicin, Marin	1828	GER	−32N	+80B	−9N	+87B	=53N	+57B	+47N	4.5	22.0	24.0	13.25	1675	-21.8
22	Olliger, Jannik	1760	GER	+97N	=40B	−15N	+94B	+42N	+44B	−7N	4.5	22.0	23.0	11.25	1790	+10.4
23	Fischer, Patrick	1790	GER	=82B	=64N	=75B	+67N	=11B	=29N	+46B	4.5	21.0	23.5	15.00	1740	-7.8
24	Krannich, Eva	1669	GER	F	+101B	+62N	−7N	+63B	+33B	=15N	4.5	21.0	21.0	13.25	1862	+51.2
25	Motzer, Marc	1831	GER	+66B	F	+68N	−29N	+78B	=47B	+51N	4.5	19.5	19.5	13.75	1839	+1.2
26	Hurek, Werner	1749	GER	=84B	−72N	+82B	+75N	−52N	+42B	+50B	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.00	1750	+1.6
27	Schwemmle, Gerald	1718	GER	+92B	+4N	=6B	−5B	+34N	=31N	−12B	4.0	29.5	31.5	16.25	1843	+20.2
28	Weil, Raphael	1944	GER	+67B	+89N	+2B	−10N	−18B	+19N	−11B	4.0	28.0	30.0	15.50	1790	-52.0
29	Usinger, Ben	1665	GER	+52N	−3N	+49B	+25B	−15N	=23B	=48N	4.0	26.0	29.5	15.50	1835	+35.6
30	Schwiete, Achim	1887	GER	+68N	+18B	−44N	=11B	=32N	+43B	−13N	4.0	25.5	28.5	15.50	1747	-48.0
31	Welsch, Roland	1864	GER	+38N	+55B	=61N	=12B	=44N	=27B	−9N	4.0	25.0	28.0	15.25	1762	-17.8
32	Gonzalez Peisker, Mateo	1589	GER	+21B	−41N	=19B	+37N	=30B	−34N	+61N	4.0	24.5	27.5	15.75	1843	+92.0
33	Thum, Johannes, Dr.	1804	GER	=64B	+56N	+72B	=15B	−9N	−24N	+71B	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.75	1688	-38.8
34	Amado-Blanco, Carlos	1852	SUI	+75B	+83N	=8B	−40N	−27B	+32B	=36N	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.50	1807	-6.4
35	Wolf, Anna	1652	GER	+87N	−2B	−76N	+80B	+98B	−12N	+84B	4.0	20.0	21.0	7.50	1632	-3.6
36	Lang, Samuel	1729	GER	−60B	=63N	+85B	+72N	−50B	+49N	=34B	4.0	19.5	21.5	11.50	1795	+14.8
37	Spaeth, Rene	1755	GER	+59N	−65B	=86N	−32B	=49B	+85N	+66B	4.0	19.0	21.0	11.25	1662	-12.4
38	Aliyev, Amil	1631	GER	−31B	+105N	−7B	−63N	+97B	+60N	+73N	4.0	19.0	19.0	6.50	1727	+26.8
39	Kissel, Ralf	1668	GER	−14B	+106N	=60B	−50N	=85B	+74N	+64B	4.0	18.5	18.5	8.00	1752	+11.0
40	Spiess, Matias	0	GER	F	=22N	+20B	+34B	=6N	=10N	−2B	3.5	29.5	29.5	16.00	1831	0.0
41	Al Luwaisi, Moutaz	1767	GER	+80N	+32B	−1N	−9B	=57N	+53B	F	3.5	25.5	28.0	11.75	1699	-18.8
42	Schaefer, Peter	0	GER	=7B	−20N	+56B	+73N	−22B	−26N	+78B	3.5	25.0	27.5	11.25	1718	0.0
43	Muszak, Tomasz	1693	GER	+100B	−10N	+63B	−4N	+59B	−30N	=56B	3.5	24.5	25.5	9.25	1470	-39.6
44	Bohrmann, Sandra	1767	GER	+106B	+60N	+30B	−16N	=31B	−22N	−19B	3.5	24.5	24.5	9.00	1729	-13.6
45	Winkler, Frida	1588	GER	−3B	=52N	+79B	+46N	−20B	=54B	=58N	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.25	1756	+46.0
46	Weber, Yannik	1735	GER	+69N	=17B	−5N	−45B	+75N	+70B	−23N	3.5	24.0	26.5	10.75	1653	-13.8
47	Mattar, Lukas	1654	GER	+98B	+103N	−10B	−2N	+60B	=25N	−21B	3.5	24.0	25.0	7.25	1666	-12.0
48	Morschel, Steffen	1825	GER	=56B	=94N	+53B	−14N	+66B	−11N	=29B	3.5	23.5	25.0	11.00	1692	-19.4
49	Pitt, Tjark	0	GER	+58N	−15B	−29N	+62B	=37N	−36B	+75N	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.00	1690	0.0
50	Litfin, Boris	1902	GER	+77N	−61B	=94N	+39B	+36N	−8B	−26N	3.5	23.0	24.5	11.25	1705	-35.0
51	Stojanoski, Stefan	1623	GER	−4B	+92N	+103B	+89N	−7B	=55N	−25B	3.5	23.0	24.0	6.75	1736	+32.8
52	Boeckmann, Leon Hannes	0	GER	−29B	=45B	+81N	+83N	+26B	−20N	F	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.25	1703	0.0
53	Braner, Hagen	1627	GER	−5N	+95B	−48N	+97B	=21B	−41N	+72B	3.5	21.0	22.0	7.25	1658	+8.0
54	Grosskopf, Elias	1758	GER	+74B	=16N	−17N	=86B	=64B	=45N	=77N	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.25	1677	-14.6
55	Wolf, Noah	1721	GER	+95N	−31N	+64B	−65B	+76N	=51B	−17N	3.5	20.5	22.0	8.75	1635	-24.4
56	Classen, Miguel	1587	GER	=48N	−33B	−42N	=79B	+69N	+87B	=43N	3.5	20.0	22.0	9.75	1621	+4.8
57	Ruh-Clausen, Marcel	1618	GER	−1N	−76B	+99B	+100N	=41B	−21N	+79N	3.5	20.0	21.0	6.25	1680	+15.2
58	Malz, Yannick Fynn	1648	GER	−49B	=79N	+84B	−20N	+72B	=64N	=45B	3.5	19.5	21.5	9.00	1623	-6.4
59	Jelacic, Luca	0	GER	−37B	F	+102N	+68B	−43N	=78N	+85B	3.5	16.0	16.0	7.25	1651	0.0
60	Welsch, Mathias	0	GER	+36N	−44B	=39N	=13B	−47N	−38B	+91N	3.0	24.0	26.0	10.50	1627	0.0
61	Wolf, Adam	1756	GER	+88B	+50N	=31B	−6N	−19B	=84N	−32B	3.0	23.5	25.5	8.50	1640	-40.0
62	Anzinger, Simon	1540	GER	=20B	=7N	−24B	−49N	+95B	=83N	=68B	3.0	23.5	25.0	9.25	1639	+24.4
63	Schlachter, Daniel	0	IRL	=13N	=36B	−43N	+38B	−24N	−77B	+98N	3.0	23.5	24.5	9.50	1558	0.0
64	Sattel, Vincent	1578	GER	=33N	=23B	−55N	+95B	=54N	=58B	−39N	3.0	23.0	24.5	9.25	1607	+8.4
65	Ahrends, Norbert	1985	GER	+78B	+37N	−3B	+55N	−2B	F	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	10.00	1922	-4.8
66	Muths, Matthias	1594	GER	−25N	+104B	−18N	+69B	−48N	+98B	−37N	3.0	20.5	21.0	4.50	990	-20.0
67	Hammes, Martin	1637	GER	−28N	+91B	=87N	−23B	+88N	−17B	=70N	3.0	20.0	22.0	6.50	1629	-7.2
68	Hoof, Daniel	1634	GER	−30B	+99N	−25B	−59N	=79N	+104B	=62N	3.0	18.5	19.0	4.25	1568	-18.0
69	Blum-Barth, Elias	0	GER	−46B	−9N	+90B	−66N	−56B	+100N	+97N	3.0	18.0	19.0	4.00	1481	0.0
70	Winkler, Anni	1547	GER	−103B	+98N	=83B	−19N	+73B	−46N	=67B	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.25	1586	+11.2
71	Werner, Andreas	1595	GER	−10B	+100N	−89B	−98N	+99N	+76B	−33N	3.0	15.5	16.5	4.50	1514	-8.6
72	Zhang, Jiahao	1517	GER	=12N	+26B	−33N	−36B	−58N	+81B	−53N	2.5	24.5	27.0	9.50	1606	+28.0
73	Al Luwaisi, Taim	1712	GER	+76N	=5B	−12N	−42B	−70N	+80N	−38B	2.5	23.5	26.0	7.75	1518	-52.0
74	Winkler, Theo	1485	GER	−54N	+81B	−11N	+77B	−13N	−39B	=76N	2.5	22.5	25.0	6.25	1567	+23.2
75	Maibaum, Harry	1602	GER	−34N	+102B	=23N	−26B	−46B	+88N	−49B	2.5	22.0	23.0	5.25	1571	-4.8
76	Fitting, Noah Philipp	0	GER	−73B	+57N	+35B	−18N	−55B	−71N	=74B	2.5	21.0	23.5	8.75	1545	0.0
77	Saar, Thomas	1636	GER	−50B	+88N	−4B	−74N	F	+63N	=54B	2.5	20.0	21.0	6.75	1547	-13.2
78	Blatzos, Aristotelis	1648	GER	−65N	+97B	−14N	+101B	−25N	=59B	−42N	2.5	20.0	21.0	3.75	1710	+10.0
79	Li, Bo Chu	1502	GER	F	=58B	−45N	=56N	=68B	+82N	−57B	2.5	19.5	19.5	7.50	1545	+10.8
80	Nastoll, Edgar	1529	BEL	−41B	−21N	+105B	−35N	=81N	−73B	+87N	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.25	1474	-19.2
81	Wolf, Christian	1639	GER	−16B	−74N	−52B	+92N	=80B	−72N	+95B	2.5	17.5	19.0	4.75	1305	-66.0
82	Stecay, Anja Christina, Dr.	1541	GER	=23N	−96B	−26N	−88B	+102N	−79B	+104N	2.5	16.0	16.5	3.75	1292	-25.6
83	Mueller, Jens	1688	GER	+104N	−34B	=70N	−52B	=87N	=62B	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	4.50	1521	-13.4
84	Kern, Clarissa	1441	GER	=26N	−13B	−58N	+91B	F	=61B	−35N	2.0	22.0	23.5	5.75	1548	+27.2
85	Kolb, Dietmar	1529	GER	=96N	−12B	−36N	+104B	=39N	−37B	−59N	2.0	22.0	22.5	3.25	1497	-6.8
86	Derr, Georg	1607	GER	−6B	+93N	=37B	=54N	F	−13B	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	5.75	1585	-5.2
87	Pezsa, Pelle	0	GER	−35B	+90N	=67B	−21N	=83B	−56N	−80B	2.0	20.0	22.0	4.75	1488	0.0
88	Boos-Guckes, Astrid	1473	GER	−61N	−77B	=104N	+82N	−67B	−75B	=90N	2.0	15.5	16.0	3.75	1436	-5.8
89	von Wilke, Andreas	1755	GER	+91N	−28B	+71N	−51B	F	F	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	5.00	1664	-9.2
90	Gernert, Rafael	1553	GER	−2N	−87B	−69N	+105B	F	=95N	=88B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.75	1557	-6.8
91	Bocquenet-Drouode, Isis	1466	FRA	−89B	−67N	−100B	−84N	+92B	+93N	−60B	2.0	14.0	15.0	4.00	811	-42.0
92	Braner, Marc	0	GER	−27N	−51B	−101N	−81B	−91N	+105B	+99B	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	1391	0.0
93	FIDE 533006741	0	—	−11N	−86B	−97N	−99B	+105N	−91B	+100B	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1252	0.0
94	Fischermann, Charlotte	1634	GER	=15N	=48B	=50B	−22N	F	F	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	5.75	1758	+22.8
95	Helm, Boris	0	GER	−55B	−53N	+106B	−64N	−62N	=90B	−81N	1.5	17.5	17.5	1.00	1372	0.0
96	Hofmann, Werner	1768	GER	=85B	+82N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	4.5	4.5	3.50	1729	-1.6
97	Filis, Leon	1492	GER	−22B	−78N	+93B	−53N	−38N	F	−69B	1.0	19.5	20.5	2.00	865	-44.8
98	El-Nomany, Ben	0	GER	−47N	−70B	F	+71B	−35N	−66N	−63B	1.0	19.5	19.5	3.00	1380	0.0
99	Hafner, Hans-Peter	1438	GER	−18B	−68B	−57N	+93N	−71B	F	−92N	1.0	18.0	18.0	2.00	847	-18.8
100	Gernert, Florian	0	GER	−43N	−71B	+91N	−57B	F	−69B	−93N	1.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	1406	0.0
101	von Wilke, Tobias	1519	GER	−8B	−24N	+92B	−78N	F	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	894	-34.4
102	Schiller, Dirk	0	GER	−19B	−75N	−59B	+106N	−82B	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1400	0.0
103	Hesdahl, Ralf	1790	GER	+70N	−47B	−51N	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1503	-45.2
104	FIDE 533052875	0	—	−83B	−66N	=88B	−85N	F	−68N	−82B	0.5	15.0	15.0	1.00	1175	0.0
105	Korda, Katharina	1405	GER	F	−38B	−80N	−90N	−93B	−92N	F	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	786	-16.0
106	Takada, Kazuko	1523	GER	−44N	−39B	−95N	−102B	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	918	-20.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hery, BastianGER
+101.6
5.0 pts · #24
2Gonzalez Peisker, MateoGER
+92.0
4.0 pts · #18
3Krannich, EvaGER
+51.2
4.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Wolf, ChristianGER
-66.0
2.5 pts · #97
2Al Luwaisi, TaimGER
-52.0
2.5 pts · #82
3Weil, RaphaelGER
-52.0
4.0 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R1+239 Elo gap
Gonzalez Peisker, Mateo1589 beat Mrvicin, Marin1828
R2+232 Elo gap
Zhang, Jiahao1517 beat Hurek, Werner1749
R7+232 Elo gap
Tautelhahn, Helmut1712 beat Weil, Raphael1944