35. Offene Doebelner Stadtmeisterschaft 2025
Open SwissStandard
44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Doebeln, Germany. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2082, and top seed was Cliff Wichmann (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2258).
Edwin Fischer (🇩🇪 GER, 2156) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Stefan Johnke (5.5) and David Sedlmayr (5.5). Fischer won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Maximilian Mai (1697) beat Joerg Schmidt (2026), a +329-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Doebeln, Germany
Dates
30 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×42
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE01 Nov
IM Cliff Wichmann takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Fischer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Sedlmayr | * | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2Stefan Johnke | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Edwin Fischer | 1 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4IMCliff Wichmann | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fischer, Edwin | 2156 | GER | +10N | +12B | =4B | =5N | +3B | =2N | +8B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 34.5 | 26.75 | 2240 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Johnke, Stefan | 2058 | GER | +21N | =13B | +27N | +17B | =4N | =1B | +14N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 21.25 | 2266 | +36.2 |
| 3 | Sedlmayr, David | 1993 | GER | +33N | =27B | +28N | +13B | −1N | +7B | +4B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 21.00 | 2188 | +34.4 |
| 4 | Wichmann, CliffIM | 2258 | GER | +19N | +15B | =1N | +6N | =2B | +9B | −3N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 22.00 | 2180 | -4.9 |
| 5 | Phenn, Jan-Niklas | 1945 | GER | +38N | +9B | =7N | =1B | =11N | =14B | +13N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 20.25 | 2128 | +37.0 |
| 6 | Voelkel, Gerd | 1968 | GER | +26N | +16B | +17N | −4B | =7N | =13B | =12N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 2093 | +24.2 |
| 7 | Weisspflog, Janek, Dr. | 2038 | GER | +32B | =29N | =5B | +20N | =6B | −3N | +18B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 16.25 | 2014 | -3.4 |
| 8 | Kruts, Hryhoriy | 1981 | UKR | =28N | +30B | −13N | +10B | +21N | +15B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 1989 | +6.8 |
| 9 | Aepfler, ChristianFM | 2125 | GER | +37B | −5N | +18B | =15N | +29B | −4N | +20B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 2064 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Kaemmerer, Leon | 1873 | GER | −1B | +35N | +25B | −8N | =22B | +29N | +27B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 2033 | +62.8 |
| 11 | Beyer, Wolfgang | 2001 | GER | +23B | =20N | =29B | =19N | =5B | =18N | +17N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 2023 | +10.8 |
| 12 | Mueller-Buelow, Knut | 1961 | GER | +35B | −1N | =23B | =30N | +33B | +28N | =6B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 14.50 | 1900 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Fiedler, Frank | 1945 | GER | +44B | =2N | +8B | −3N | +19B | =6N | −5B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 13.50 | 1961 | +6.0 |
| 14 | Leichsnering, Uwe | 1984 | GER | =31B | +24N | =20B | =29N | +27B | =5N | −2B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1925 | -9.0 |
| 15 | Zenker, Felix | 1966 | GER | +41B | −4N | +37B | =9B | =28N | −8N | +31B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1942 | -1.8 |
| 16 | Moeckel, Jens | 1890 | GER | +40B | −6N | =31B | =33N | =30B | =23N | +28B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1761 | -20.2 |
| 17 | Kesik, Klaus-DieterFM | 2176 | GER | +18B | +25N | −6B | −2N | =32B | +37N | −11B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 1930 | -41.2 |
| 18 | Haj-Ahmad, Housam | 1883 | GER | −17N | +36B | −9N | +26B | +34N | =11B | −7N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 11.75 | 1940 | +21.6 |
| 19 | Seidel, Oliver | 1885 | GER | −4B | +41N | +24B | =11B | −13N | =31N | =23B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1850 | -7.4 |
| 20 | Kerstan, Andre | 1898 | GER | +43N | =11B | =14N | −7B | =37N | +30B | −9N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1901 | -0.4 |
| 21 | Faber, Lutz | 1833 | GER | −2B | +44N | =22B | +31N | −8B | =27N | =24B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1839 | +2.0 |
| 22 | Schmidt, Joerg, Prof. Dr. | 2026 | GER | =30N | −28B | =21N | +24B | =10N | =32B | =26N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 1753 | -45.2 |
| 23 | Rau, Maximilian | 1735 | GER | −11N | +43B | =12N | −27B | +41N | =16B | =19N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1818 | +22.8 |
| 24 | Gottschling, Lukas | 1690 | GER | +34N | −14B | −19N | −22N | +35B | +33B | =21N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 1856 | +55.6 |
| 25 | Haugk, Franko | 1962 | GER | +36N | −17B | −10N | −28B | +43N | =34B | +32N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1790 | -26.0 |
| 26 | Naumann, Thomas | 1672 | GER | −6B | =40N | =32B | −18N | +39B | +41N | =22B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1780 | +11.2 |
| 27 | Fritsche, Frank | 1899 | GER | +42B | =3N | −2B | +23N | −14N | =21B | −10N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 9.50 | 1788 | -17.8 |
| 28 | Mai, Maximilian | 1697 | GER | =8B | +22N | −3B | +25N | =15B | −12B | −16N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 11.25 | 1918 | +71.6 |
| 29 | Reimann, Hubert | 1926 | GER | +39N | =7B | =11N | =14B | −9N | −10B | =30N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1835 | -14.4 |
| 30 | Berger, Friedrich Richard | 1741 | GER | =22B | −8N | +42B | =12B | =16N | −20N | =29B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1822 | +22.8 |
| 31 | Pilz, Tobias | 1712 | GER | =14N | =34B | =16N | −21B | +40N | =19B | −15N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1797 | +23.2 |
| 32 | Kruse, Max | 1768 | GER | −7N | =39B | =26N | +36B | =17N | =22N | −25B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1853 | +18.4 |
| 33 | Pusch, Mathis Noel | 1715 | GER | −3B | =42N | +40B | =16B | −12N | −24N | +37B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1730 | +1.2 |
| 34 | Damm, Reiner | 1975 | GER | −24B | =31N | =39B | +35N | −18B | =25N | =36B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1679 | -85.6 |
| 35 | Hanke, Filip | 1572 | GER | −12N | −10B | +43N | −34B | −24N | +40B | +39N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1074 | -26.4 |
| 36 | Brade, Harald | 1597 | GER | −25B | −18N | +44B | −32N | =42N | +38B | =34N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1713 | +26.4 |
| 37 | Buss, Alexander | 1862 | GER | −9N | +38B | −15N | +39N | =20B | −17B | −33N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 1707 | -24.4 |
| 38 | Bruehl, Rainer | 1517 | GER | −5B | −37N | =41B | −40N | +44B | −36N | +43B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1550 | +0.8 |
| 39 | Vetter, Leon | 0 | GER | −29B | =32N | =34N | −37B | −26N | +43B | −35B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Tsarehorodtsev, Vitalii | 0 | FID | −16N | =26B | −33N | +38B | −31B | −35N | −41B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Thirumal, Shravan | 1612 | GER | −15N | −19B | =38N | F | −23B | −26B | +40N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 2.75 | 1389 | -46.4 |
| 42 | Hirsch, Mia | 0 | GER | −27N | =33B | −30N | F | =36B | =44N | — | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mai, Marius | 0 | GER | −20B | −23N | −35B | +44N | −25B | −39N | −38N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 0.50 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Schmidt, Christine | 1514 | GER | −13N | −21B | −36N | −43B | −38N | =42B | F | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.75 | 914 | -21.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mai, MaximilianGER+71.63.0 pts · #22
- 2Kaemmerer, LeonGER+62.84.5 pts · #12
- 3Gottschling, LukasGER+55.63.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Damm, ReinerGER-85.63.0 pts · #26
- 2Thirumal, ShravanGER-46.41.5 pts · #42
- 3Schmidt, Joerg, Prof. Dr.GER-45.23.5 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R2+329 Elo gap
- R1+285 Elo gap
- R7+265 Elo gap