Deutsche Schach-Pokalmeisterschaft 2025 (Daehne-Pokal)
KnockoutStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in Bad Wildungen, Germany. 10 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2287, and top seed was John Heinrich (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2362).
Thilo Ehmann (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2349) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Levi Malinowsky (3.5) and Tymur Musiienko (3.5). Ehmann broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Peter Nies (2053) beat Luca Englert (FM, 2333), a +280-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Bad Wildungen, Germany
Dates
17 Jul 2025 → 19 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 5 rounds
Titled players · 10
FM×8
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×31
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Thilo Ehmann led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
1
4
5
1
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Thilo Ehmann held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
FM Thilo Ehmann went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMThilo Ehmann | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMBahne Fuhrmann | — | * | — | — |
| 3Martin Hartmann | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMLevi Malinowsky | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ehmann, ThiloFM | 2349 | GER | +29N | +20N | =7B | =3N | +6B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 2355 | +1.7 |
| 2 | Malinowsky, LeviFM | 2275 | GER | +25B | =19N | =4B | +9N | =3B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 2371 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Musiienko, Tymur | 2165 | GER | =13N | +28B | +21N | =1B | =2N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 2304 | +36.8 |
| 4 | Hartmann, Martin | 2166 | GER | +9B | =17N | =2N | =6B | +16N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2377 | +28.2 |
| 5 | Fuhrmann, BahneFM | 2259 | GER | +16N | =7N | =17B | =20N | +18B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 2235 | -3.6 |
| 6 | Malek, DanielFM | 2305 | GER | =18B | +10N | +8B | =4N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 2265 | -1.9 |
| 7 | Meyer, FalkoFM | 2206 | GER | =14N | =5B | =1N | =21B | +11N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 2248 | +5.8 |
| 8 | Heinrich, JohnFM | 2362 | GER | +15N | =12B | −6N | =11B | +21N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 2260 | -11.4 |
| 9 | Weihrauch, JakobFM | 2319 | GER | −4N | +31B | +19N | −2B | +23N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2211 | -12.0 |
| 10 | Nies, Peter | 2053 | GER | +22N | −6B | =28N | +15B | =13N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 2229 | +22.6 |
| 11 | Baur, Frank | 2078 | GER | =19B | +25N | +24B | =8N | −7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2283 | +26.8 |
| 12 | Quast, Marcel | 2137 | GER | =30N | =8N | =20B | =18N | +17B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 2166 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Ratushnyi, Viktor | 2055 | UKR | =3B | −32B | +31N | +26N | =10B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 2099 | +12.8 |
| 14 | Lang, DanielCM | 2107 | GER | =7B | −16B | +30N | =24N | +22B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2151 | +6.2 |
| 15 | Englert, LucaFM | 2333 | GER | −8B | +30B | +32N | −10N | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2127 | -20.4 |
| 16 | Boeddeker, Henry | 2095 | GER | −5B | +14N | =23B | +28N | −4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2130 | +4.8 |
| 17 | Philipp, MathiasCM | 2147 | GER | +31N | =4B | =5N | =23B | −12N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2125 | -2.6 |
| 18 | Koch, Yannick | 2032 | GER | =6N | =22B | +27N | =12B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2150 | +14.8 |
| 19 | Mueer, Sebastian | 2191 | GER | =11N | =2B | −9B | =29N | +28B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2122 | -8.4 |
| 20 | Koelpin, Arvid | 1951 | GER | +23N | −1B | =12N | =5B | −15N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 2165 | +22.8 |
| 21 | Schlenker, Joerg | 2088 | GER | =26B | +24N | −3B | =7N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 2090 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Schroeder, Torsten | 2088 | GER | −10B | =18N | =26B | +32B | −14N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1960 | -17.6 |
| 23 | Musiienko, Platon | 2109 | GER | −20B | +29B | =16N | =17N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 2017 | -25.6 |
| 24 | Lochte, Thomas | 2027 | GER | =27N | −21B | −11N | =14B | +32N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1959 | -9.6 |
| 25 | Strache, Michael | 2268 | GER | −2N | −11B | =29N | =27B | +30N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1974 | -36.4 |
| 26 | Kist, Eike Andreas | 2048 | GER | =21N | =27B | =22N | −13B | =31B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1957 | -12.4 |
| 27 | Diehl, Holger | 1963 | GER | =24B | =26N | −18B | =25N | =29B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1989 | +5.2 |
| 28 | Faas, Dominik | 2006 | GER | +32N | −3N | =10B | −16B | −19N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1935 | -9.6 |
| 29 | Dobierzin, Olaf | 1932 | GER | −1B | −23N | =25B | =19B | =27N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 2024 | +7.8 |
| 30 | Buettner, Thomas | 1978 | GER | =12B | −15N | −14B | =31N | −25B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1919 | -8.6 |
| 31 | Matthes, Benjamin | 1952 | GER | −17B | −9N | −13B | =30B | =26N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1869 | -10.8 |
| 32 | Mueller, Lutz | 1919 | GER | −28B | +13N | −15B | −22N | −24B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1859 | -8.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Musiienko, TymurGER+36.83.5 pts · #5
- 2Hartmann, MartinGER+28.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Baur, FrankGER+26.83.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Strache, MichaelGER-36.42.0 pts · #20
- 2Musiienko, PlatonGER-25.62.0 pts · #21
- 3Englert, LucaFMGER-20.43.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R4+280 Elo gap
- R2+190 Elo gap
- R1+158 Elo gap