Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Lautertal, Germany. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2126, and top seed was Pascal Karsay (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2401).
Pascal Karsay (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2401) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ivan Mastiuk (4.0) and Roland Ollenberger (4.0). Karsay won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ivan Mastiuk (1828) beat Paulus Wohlfart (2089), a +261-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Lautertal, Germany
Dates
17 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇪Germany×44
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Pascal Karsay led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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6
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Pascal Karsay held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Pascal Karsay drew with Ivan Mastiuk (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Pascal Karsay 4 wins (R1–R4)Ivan Mastiuk 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMPascal Karsay | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Ivan Mastiuk | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Daniel Kupriyanov | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4FMRoland Ollenberger | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karsay, PascalFM | 2401 | GER | +17B | +13N | +21B | +3N | =2B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 14.50 | 2396 | +0.2 |
| 2 | Mastiuk, Ivan | 1828 | UKR | +11N | +7B | +6B | =4N | =1N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 14.25 | 2322 | +119.6 |
| 3 | Ollenberger, RolandFM | 2239 | GER | +35N | +12B | +9N | −1B | +10N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2270 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Kupriyanov, Daniel | 2161 | UKR | +31B | =15N | +25B | =2B | +9N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 2157 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Hess, Steffen | 2081 | GER | +40N | −9B | +16N | =10B | +21N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2063 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Goeke, Bernd | 1971 | GER | +39N | +16B | −2N | +44B | =20N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1961 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Koch, Max | 1958 | GER | +34B | −2N | =36B | +28N | +23B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1926 | -3.4 |
| 8 | Laakmann, Jan | 1709 | GER | −21B | +37N | +22B | =11N | +32B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2085 | +95.2 |
| 9 | Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah, Aqil Ainuddin Naufal | 1923 | MAS | +49B | +5N | −3B | +17N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 2083 | +20.2 |
| 10 | Rosenberger, Frank | 2041 | GER | =36B | +29N | +15B | =5N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 2026 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Wohlfart, Paulus, Dr. | 2089 | GER | −2B | +42N | +38N | =8B | =12N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1896 | -21.4 |
| 12 | Hofmann, Jonas | 1937 | GER | +48B | −3N | =19B | +36N | =11B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1975 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Kuhnert, Heiko | 0 | GER | +45N | −1B | =27N | =18B | +26N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1906 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Koenen, Hermann | 1962 | GER | =18N | =23B | =40N | +27B | =19N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1773 | -19.2 |
| 15 | Sittinger, Lutz | 1926 | GER | +41N | =4B | −10N | =26B | +44N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1917 | +0.6 |
| 16 | Huang, Luca Hanson | 1854 | GER | +44B | −6N | −5B | +31N | +29B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1928 | +20.4 |
| 17 | Wolff, Michael | 1851 | GER | −1N | +45B | +47N | −9B | +33N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 2045 | +23.6 |
| 18 | Weber, Stefan | 1756 | GER | =14B | −43N | +37B | =13N | +30B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2039 | +28.2 |
| 19 | Fischer, Frederik | 1678 | GER | =33N | =32B | =12N | +38B | =14B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1997 | +80.8 |
| 20 | Osmanovic, Faruk | 1979 | GER | F | +34N | +31B | =21N | =6B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2064 | +8.8 |
| 21 | Kaiser, Frederic | 1922 | GER | +8N | +47B | −1N | =20B | −5B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 2033 | +13.0 |
| 22 | Schoenrock, Ruediger | 1882 | GER | =27N | =26B | −8N | =24B | +35N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1749 | -14.0 |
| 23 | Guertler, Karlheinz | 1829 | GER | =43B | =14N | =32N | +33B | −7N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1976 | +19.0 |
| 24 | Graschdankin, Roman | 1792 | GER | −25B | −28N | +49B | =22N | +34B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1827 | +7.2 |
| 25 | Krumm, Johannes | 2071 | GER | +24N | =38B | −4N | +35B | — | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 2017 | -4.6 |
| 26 | Kappes, Florian | 1642 | GER | =30B | =22N | =29B | =15N | −13B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1860 | +21.8 |
| 27 | Waelbers, Werner | 0 | GER | =22B | =30N | =13B | −14N | =28B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Ak, Diren | 1705 | GER | −38N | +24B | =33N | −7B | =27N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1790 | +15.6 |
| 29 | Grosskopf, Elias | 1758 | GER | =32N | −10B | =26N | +42B | −16N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1780 | +1.6 |
| 30 | Bauch, Martin | 1872 | GER | =26N | =27B | −44N | +39B | −18N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1613 | -56.0 |
| 31 | Abels, Patrick | 1835 | GER | −4N | +41B | −20N | −16B | =39N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1751 | -25.6 |
| 32 | Hein, Dieter | 1967 | GER | =29B | =19N | =23B | F | −8N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1657 | -32.4 |
| 33 | Gehlhar, Michael | 1872 | GER | =19B | =36N | =28B | −23N | −17B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1617 | -34.0 |
| 34 | Giehl, Juergen | 1755 | GER | −7N | −20B | =41N | +45B | −24N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1694 | -9.0 |
| 35 | Pabel, Ralph | 1849 | GER | −3B | =48N | +46B | −25N | −22B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1745 | -15.4 |
| 36 | Rafikova, Ailin | 1768 | GER | =10N | =33B | =7N | −12B | — | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1865 | +17.6 |
| 37 | Blechner, Hans | 1818 | GER | −47N | −8B | −18N | +49B | =41N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1652 | -46.4 |
| 38 | Winand, Edgar | 1886 | GER | +28B | =25N | −11B | −19N | — | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1799 | -10.2 |
| 39 | Drewes, Thomas | 1765 | GER | −6B | =46N | =48B | −30N | =31B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1642 | -16.2 |
| 40 | Link, Justus | 1828 | GER | −5B | +49N | =14B | F | — | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1922 | +6.8 |
| 41 | Beyertt, Torsten | 1741 | GER | −15B | −31N | =34B | =46N | =37B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1626 | -30.4 |
| 42 | Lopez Fuertes, Victor | 1756 | GER | F | −11B | =45N | −29N | +46B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1695 | -8.4 |
| 43 | Vladov, Arsenii | 2123 | UKR | =23N | +18B | — | — | — | 1.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1986 | -5.0 |
| 44 | Hebauf, Markus | 1636 | GER | −16N | F | +30B | −6N | −15B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1713 | +6.0 |
| 45 | Stomberg, Goesta | 1743 | USA | −13B | −17N | =42B | −34N | =49N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1578 | -16.8 |
| 46 | Anzinger, Simon | 1540 | GER | F | =39B | −35N | =41B | −42N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1585 | +7.6 |
| 47 | Nies, Peter | 2076 | GER | +37B | −21N | −17B | — | — | 1.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1739 | -26.2 |
| 48 | Heun, Andreas | 1741 | GER | −12N | =35B | =39N | — | — | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1726 | -1.4 |
| 49 | Koeberl, Christiane | 1722 | GER | −9N | −40B | −24N | −37N | =45B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1455 | -26.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mastiuk, IvanUKR+119.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Laakmann, JanGER+95.23.5 pts · #7
- 3Fischer, FrederikGER+80.83.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Bauch, MartinGER-56.02.0 pts · #35
- 2Blechner, HansGER-46.41.5 pts · #28
- 3Gehlhar, MichaelGER-34.01.5 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R1+261 Elo gap
- R5+258 Elo gap
- R3+236 Elo gap