Werner-Ott-Open - Kreuzberger Sommer 2025

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83 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Berlin, Germany. 7 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2238, and top seed was Johannes Tschernatsch (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2349).

Michael Strache (🇩🇪 GER, 2268) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Martin Yatskar (7.5) and Jonas Eilenberg (7.0). Strache won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Arthur Hoppe (1897) beat Johannes Tschernatsch (FM, 2349), a +452-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dates

26 Jul 2025 → 03 Aug 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMJohannes Tschernatsch2349

Avg top 10

2,238

Participants

Titled players · 7

FM×3

CM×3

WIM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇩🇪Germany×73

🇹🇷Turkiye×4

🇺🇸United States of America×2

🇮🇱Israel×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

Top 3

🥇
Michael Strache
🇩🇪GER·2268
8.0pts·2386perf+21.8
🥈
CMMartin Yatskar
🇺🇦UKR·2225
7.5pts·2285perf+16.4
🥉
FMJonas Eilenberg
🇩🇪GER·2316
7.0pts·2350perf+9.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Michael Strache led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Strache8Yatskar7.5Eilenberg7Strehse6.5Rodriguez Klasen6.5Langner6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Michael Strache held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Michael Strache lost to CM Martin Yatskar (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Michael Strache 7 wins (R1–R7)CM Martin Yatskar 3+4 wins (R2–R4, R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Michael Strache	*	0	1	—
2CMMartin Yatskar	1	*	0	—
3FMJonas Eilenberg	0	1	*	—
4Nelson Strehse	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Strache, Michael	2268	GER	+45N	+36B	+7N	+9B	+10N	+3B	+6N	−2B	+11N	8.0	49.0	53.0	45.50	2386	+21.8
2	Yatskar, MartinCM	2225	UKR	=38B	+44N	+55B	+11N	−3B	+25N	+12B	+1N	+6B	7.5	46.5	50.0	40.75	2285	+16.4
3	Eilenberg, JonasFM	2316	GER	+40N	+6B	=17N	+13B	+2N	−1N	=14B	+15B	+7N	7.0	49.5	54.0	40.50	2350	+9.4
4	Strehse, Nelson	2216	GER	+20N	+8B	=13N	−17B	−6N	+37B	+32N	+34B	+19N	6.5	43.0	47.5	33.25	2147	-22.8
5	Rodriguez Klasen, Ennio	1950	GER	−64N	+83B	+49N	=22B	−13N	+56B	+24N	+23B	+18B	6.5	36.5	36.5	25.50	2105	+75.2
6	Rose, Daniel	1963	GER	+66B	−3N	+47B	+65N	+4B	+17N	−1B	+14N	−2N	6.0	47.0	50.0	27.50	2218	+113.6
7	Syre, ChristianFM	2115	GER	+46N	+26B	−1B	+29N	=34N	+23B	+16N	=8B	−3B	6.0	46.0	50.0	29.75	2179	+16.0
8	Rosenstock, Ephraim M	1948	USA	+35B	−4N	+30B	=39N	=18B	+68N	+17B	=7N	=9B	6.0	43.5	46.5	29.00	2140	+91.6
9	Langner, Jasper	2034	GER	+83N	+48B	+15N	−1N	=14B	=22B	=39N	+27B	=8N	6.0	43.5	43.5	25.00	2186	+35.8
10	Hoppe, Arthur	1897	GER	+81N	+28B	+76N	+14N	−1B	=16B	−15N	+13B	=12N	6.0	43.0	44.0	24.75	2275	+144.0
11	Kutschke, Jens	1934	GER	+79N	=16B	+69N	−2B	=24N	+36B	+28N	+39B	−1B	6.0	43.0	44.0	23.25	2200	+60.6
12	Held, Momme Fredrik	2006	GER	=53N	+59B	+64N	−16B	+33N	+13B	−2N	+22B	=10B	6.0	41.0	44.0	26.25	2100	+45.6
13	Schliebener, Stephan	2111	GER	+47B	+57N	=4B	−3N	+5B	−12N	+41B	−10N	+32B	5.5	45.0	48.5	26.25	2077	-6.0
14	Kracht, RaphaelCM	2195	GER	+37N	+50B	+23N	−10B	=9N	+15B	=3N	−6B	=35B	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.75	2075	-21.8
15	Vogel, ConstantinCM	2200	GER	+58B	+29N	−9B	+32B	+28N	−14N	+10B	−3N	=17B	5.5	44.5	48.0	26.75	2121	-14.2
16	Noeldner, Julian	2293	GER	+71B	=11N	+41B	+12N	=17B	=10N	−7B	−19N	+28B	5.5	44.5	47.5	27.25	2085	-39.2
17	Kozak, MagdalenaWIM	2176	POL	+73B	+68N	=3B	+4N	=16N	−6B	−8N	+48B	=15N	5.5	43.5	46.0	25.00	2146	-3.2
18	Krefenstein, Sergej	2048	GER	=59N	+56B	−32N	+37B	=8N	+26B	=34N	+21B	−5N	5.5	40.0	43.5	25.50	1993	-12.4
19	Sechting, Martin	2001	GER	=60N	=53B	−20N	+56B	+58N	=32B	+33N	+16B	−4B	5.5	37.0	40.5	22.75	2008	+1.6
20	Richter, Anastasia	1855	GER	−4B	+78N	+19B	−23B	+67N	−43N	+69B	=26B	+34N	5.5	37.0	38.5	20.00	2024	+78.8
21	Fock, Madiha	1990	GER	−42B	=66N	+74B	+55N	−48B	+65N	+29B	−18N	+63B	5.5	32.0	34.0	18.50	1904	-34.0
22	Niehaus, Frank	2125	GER	=44B	=30N	+71B	=5N	+41B	=9N	=43B	−12N	=27B	5.0	41.5	44.5	23.00	1977	-33.2
23	Fadeev, Justin Michael	1982	GER	+70N	+33B	−14B	+20N	=25B	−7N	=48B	−5N	+46B	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.50	1988	+2.4
24	Witte, Ronald	2002	GER	=30B	+38N	=25B	=48N	=11B	=29N	−5B	=46N	+49B	5.0	40.0	44.0	23.00	1942	-15.2
25	Kopisch, Martin	2083	GER	+63N	=32B	=24N	+50B	=23N	−2B	−27N	+45B	=26N	5.0	40.0	43.5	21.25	1999	-20.0
26	Kuban, Andreas	1907	GER	+77B	−7N	+35B	−34B	+49N	−18N	+64B	=20N	=25B	5.0	38.0	39.5	18.25	1933	+6.6
27	Alten, Silvio	1972	GER	−33N	+60B	=37N	+64B	−39B	+42N	+25B	−9N	=22N	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.75	1969	0.0
28	Torosyan, Bagrat	2074	GER	+65B	−10N	+58B	+68N	−15B	+48N	−11B	+49B	−16N	5.0	37.5	40.5	17.50	2000	-27.4
29	Matitschka, Heinz	1920	GER	+80N	−15B	+53N	−7B	+47N	=24B	−21N	=33B	+64N	5.0	37.0	38.0	16.25	1945	+5.6
30	Schuster, Rebekka	1800	GER	=24N	=22B	−8N	−36B	+74N	−45B	+75N	+47B	+50N	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.00	1922	+24.4
31	Gerull, Noah	1724	GER	F	=40B	=46N	−44N	+73B	+47B	=45N	=50B	+52N	5.0	31.0	31.0	18.75	1962	+100.0
32	Zhang, Onno	1899	GER	+51B	=25N	+18B	−15N	=43B	=19N	−4B	+54N	−13N	4.5	42.0	45.5	20.50	2011	+40.8
33	Akin, Daghan Emre	1785	TUR	+27B	−23N	+57B	=43N	−12B	+40N	−19B	=29N	=38B	4.5	40.0	43.5	20.00	1945	+37.8
34	Jurkatis, Hagen	2023	GER	−55B	+54N	+73B	+26N	=7B	=39N	=18B	−4N	−20B	4.5	40.0	42.5	19.00	1969	-11.8
35	Bureik, Nicolas	1693	GER	−8N	+45B	−26N	+46B	+38B	−41N	F	+36B	=14N	4.5	38.0	41.0	19.75	1972	+56.0
36	Schmidt, Fabian	1951	GER	+75B	−1N	−65B	+30N	+44B	−11N	+55B	−35N	=53N	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.25	1855	-23.4
37	Besbudak, Ozgur	1853	TUR	−14B	+77N	=27B	−18N	+66B	−4N	+65B	−41N	+54B	4.5	36.5	38.0	13.50	1937	+17.2
38	Jaeger, Andre	1870	GER	=2N	−24B	+59N	=76B	−35N	+70B	=63N	=52B	=33N	4.5	35.5	37.5	17.25	1924	+9.0
39	Moser, Axel	2137	GER	=56N	=64B	+61N	=8B	+27N	=34B	=9B	−11N	—	4.5	34.5	37.5	20.00	1966	-32.2
40	Thuemler, Floris	1876	GER	−3B	=31N	=66B	=75N	=77N	−33B	+70N	=42B	+62N	4.5	32.5	34.0	14.50	1798	-42.0
41	Matthes, Benjamin	1951	GER	+72N	=76B	−16N	+69B	−22N	+35B	−13N	+37B	—	4.5	31.0	33.0	16.00	2073	+23.4
42	Dieckow, Erik	1793	GER	+21N	F	−68B	+73N	=71B	−27B	=57N	=40N	+58B	4.5	30.5	30.5	17.00	1947	+33.8
43	Nguyen, Phuc Nhat	1976	GER	+54B	+67N	F	=33B	=32N	+20B	=22N	—	—	4.5	26.0	26.0	19.00	2048	+12.0
44	Kandeler, Christian	1841	GER	=22N	−2B	=60N	+31B	−36N	=62B	−52N	=57B	+67N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.75	1842	-2.4
45	Tsyrulnikov, Andrey	1875	ISR	−1B	−35N	+80B	−67N	+72B	+30N	=31B	−25N	=66N	4.0	36.5	37.5	13.00	1786	-46.0
46	Rose, Torsten	1833	GER	−7B	=51N	=31B	−35N	=78N	+67B	+62N	=24B	−23N	4.0	36.0	37.5	14.25	1769	-15.2
47	Ali, Maha	1831	GER	−13N	+82B	−6N	+74B	−29B	−31N	+51B	−30N	+72B	4.0	35.5	36.5	10.00	1692	-54.0
48	Sakalli, Selcuk Orkun	1895	TUR	+74B	−9N	+67B	=24B	+21N	−28B	=23N	−17N	—	4.0	35.0	37.0	15.50	1941	+7.6
49	Grob, Gerhard	1805	GER	−69N	+81B	−5B	+57N	−26B	+51N	+68B	−28N	−24N	4.0	35.0	36.0	11.50	1813	-0.6
50	Schmidt, Juergen	1912	GER	+78B	−14N	+75B	−25N	=65B	=64N	=54B	=31N	−30B	4.0	32.0	33.5	10.75	1794	-28.0
51	Holovianko, Illia	0	GER	−32N	=46B	−56N	=70B	+60N	−49B	−47N	+79B	+65B	4.0	29.5	30.5	11.00	1768	0.0
52	Kapr, Klaus, Dr.	1920	GER	−67B	−75N	+79B	=54N	=55B	=53N	+44B	=38N	−31B	4.0	29.0	30.0	12.50	1726	-45.6
53	Uhlenbrock, Sven	1803	GER	=12B	=19N	−29B	−71N	F	=52B	=56N	+68N	=36B	3.5	34.5	35.5	14.75	1885	+16.6
54	Becker, Werner	1787	GER	−43N	−34B	+62N	=52B	=61N	+58B	=50N	−32B	−37N	3.5	33.0	36.5	12.75	1806	+3.2
55	Drave, Samuel	1803	GER	+34N	=69B	−2N	−21B	=52N	+61B	−36N	=56B	—	3.5	33.0	36.0	13.25	1940	+50.8
56	Oldenburg, Theo	1842	GER	=39B	−18N	+51B	−19N	+75B	−5N	=53B	=55N	—	3.5	33.0	35.0	11.75	1823	-5.4
57	Schulz-Vernholz, Daniel	1902	GER	+62N	−13B	−33N	−49B	F	+72N	=42B	=44N	=59B	3.5	32.5	35.5	12.50	1777	-55.2
58	Kautz, Stefan	1855	GER	−15N	+79B	−28N	+60B	−19B	−54N	=66B	+77N	−42N	3.5	32.0	33.0	7.50	1783	-19.6
59	Paul, Andre David	1806	GER	=18B	−12N	−38B	+81N	−69N	=75B	+67N	−64B	=57N	3.5	30.5	31.5	9.50	1735	-16.2
60	Mayer, Herbert, Dr.	1794	GER	=19B	−27N	=44B	−58N	−51B	+81N	F	+80B	=61N	3.5	27.5	27.5	8.50	1813	+2.0
61	Reiche, Henry	1891	GER	−76N	+70B	−39B	=66N	=54B	−55N	=77B	=65N	=60B	3.5	26.0	27.5	10.25	1794	-26.6
62	Mlynarski, Milosz	1641	GER	−57B	−65N	−54B	+79N	+80B	=44N	−46B	+73N	−40B	3.5	26.0	27.0	6.50	1726	+35.6
63	Belka, David	1831	GER	−25B	−74N	+78B	+82N	−68B	+77N	=38B	F	−21N	3.5	26.0	27.0	6.25	1833	+2.4
64	Cubukcu, Mete	1729	TUR	+5B	=39N	−12B	−27N	F	=50B	−26N	+59N	−29B	3.0	39.5	43.0	14.25	1863	+23.2
65	Tverdokhlib, Vitalii	1822	GER	−28N	+62B	+36N	−6B	=50N	−21B	−37N	=61B	−51N	3.0	37.0	40.5	11.75	1822	-4.0
66	Stanisic, Lukas	1780	CRO	−6N	=21B	=40N	=61B	−37N	=78B	=58N	F	=45B	3.0	34.5	36.0	11.25	1783	-1.6
67	Braemigk, Eren Maximilian	1675	GER	+52N	−43B	−48N	+45B	−20B	−46N	−59B	+74N	−44B	3.0	33.5	35.5	10.00	1682	+1.6
68	Hentze, Jakob	1911	GER	+82N	−17B	+42N	−28B	+63N	−8B	−49N	−53B	—	3.0	32.0	33.0	9.00	1798	-25.8
69	Mueller-Buelow, Knut	2047	GER	+49B	=55N	−11B	−41N	+59B	=71N	−20N	F	—	3.0	30.5	33.5	10.75	1812	-86.4
70	Berger, Friedrich Richard	1790	GER	−23B	−61N	=77B	=51N	+81B	−38N	−40B	F	+80N	3.0	27.0	28.0	4.75	1630	-49.2
71	Matiashvili, Alexander Michael	1875	GER	−16N	+72B	−22N	+53B	=42N	=69B	F	—	—	3.0	26.0	29.0	10.25	1969	+24.4
72	Stein, Siegfried	1771	GER	−41B	−71N	−81B	+80N	−45N	−57B	+79N	+78B	−47N	3.0	22.5	23.5	3.50	1718	-12.8
73	Skowronski, Peter	1847	GER	−17N	+80B	−34N	−42B	−31N	=79B	+78N	−62B	F	2.5	27.0	28.0	3.00	1654	-41.8
74	Williams Jr., Aaron Edward	0	USA	−48N	+63B	−21N	−47N	−30B	−80N	+81B	−67B	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	4.50	1502	0.0
75	Krawatzki, Armin	1731	GER	−36N	+52B	−50N	=40B	−56N	=59N	−30B	—	—	2.0	25.5	29.0	8.00	1715	-3.6
76	Tschernatsch, JohannesFM	2349	GER	+61B	=41N	−10B	=38N	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	15.0	18.5	8.00	1950	-33.6
77	Fiedler, Ronald	1656	GER	−26N	−37B	=70N	F	=40B	−63B	=61N	−58B	F	1.5	30.0	30.0	5.50	1626	-4.2
78	Bashirova, Sona	1663	GER	−50N	−20B	−63N	F	=46B	=66N	−73B	−72N	=79N	1.5	26.5	26.5	4.00	1562	-36.4
79	Mlynarska, Nala Sarah	1681	GER	−11B	−58N	−52N	−62B	F	=73N	−72B	−51N	=78B	1.0	28.0	28.0	2.00	1495	-56.0
80	Koppe, Cordelia	1662	GER	−29B	−73N	−45N	−72B	−62N	+74B	F	−60N	−70B	1.0	26.5	26.5	2.00	1006	-44.0
81	Bentele, Holger	0	GER	−10B	−49N	+72N	−59B	−70N	−60B	−74N	F	—	1.0	25.0	25.0	3.00	1538	0.0
82	Haase, Maike	1659	GER	−68B	−47N	+83N	−63B	F	—	—	—	—	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1650	-1.6
83	Meilutat, Jacob	1804	GER	−9B	−5N	−82B	F	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	14.0	15.0	0.00	1081	-48.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hoppe, ArthurGER
+144.0
6.0 pts · #21
2Rose, DanielGER
+113.6
6.0 pts · #10
3Gerull, NoahGER
+100.0
5.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Mueller-Buelow, KnutGER
-86.4
3.0 pts · #61
2Mlynarska, Nala SarahGER
-56.0
1.0 pts · #80
3Schulz-Vernholz, DanielGER
-55.2
3.5 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R3+452 Elo gap
Hoppe, Arthur1897 beat FMTschernatsch, Johannes2349
R4+298 Elo gap
Hoppe, Arthur1897 beat CMKracht, Raphael2195
R8+292 Elo gap
Sechting, Martin2001 beat Noeldner, Julian2293