15. Guetersloher Sparkassen-Cup Gruppe A

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58 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Guetersloh, Germany. 14 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2275, and top seed was Hussain Besou (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2390).

Hussain Besou (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2390) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Klaus Schmitzer (4.0) and Anton Weigand (4.0). Besou won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Linus Rohm (1957) beat Philip Reimer (2217), a +260-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Guetersloh, Germany

Dates

15 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 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

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMHussain Besou2390

Avg top 10

2,275

Participants

Titled players · 14

IM×3

FM×4

CM×5

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×52

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇫🇷France×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1

Top 3

🥇
IMHussain Besou
🇩🇪GER·2390
4.5pts·2544perf+14.8
🥈
FMKlaus Schmitzer
🇩🇪GER·2225
4.0pts·2372perf+18.2
🥉
CMAnton Weigand
🇩🇪GER·2195
4.0pts·2320perf+15.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Hussain Besou led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Besou4.5Brunke4Stotyn4Freiberger4Holtel4Schmitzer4

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Hussain Besou held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Hussain Besou 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Pascal Brunke 3 wins (R1–R3)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Besou, HussainIM	2390	GER	+25N	+13B	+15N	+2B	=6N	4.5	14.0	16.5	14.50	2544	+14.8
2	Schmitzer, KlausFM	2225	GER	+54B	+10N	+16B	−1N	+18B	4.0	14.0	15.0	10.50	2372	+18.2
3	Weigand, AntonCM	2195	GER	=21N	+30B	+22N	=5B	+8N	4.0	13.0	15.5	12.00	2320	+15.4
4	Brunke, PascalFM	2237	GER	+17N	+14B	+11N	=8B	=33N	4.0	13.0	15.0	12.25	2353	+13.6
5	Stotyn, FabianCM	2154	GER	+37B	+29N	=9B	=3N	+14B	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.25	2371	+27.2
6	Holtel, JasperFM	2362	GER	+35B	+23N	=33B	+9N	=1B	4.0	12.5	14.5	11.25	2434	+5.3
7	Freiberger, Jonas	2200	GER	+49B	+34N	−8B	+23N	+16B	4.0	11.0	12.0	8.50	2301	+11.8
8	Torres-Kuckel, RafaelFM	2136	GER	+40N	+26B	+7N	=4N	−3B	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.50	2214	+12.4
9	Knuedel, TorbenIM	2372	GER	+24N	+19B	=5N	−6B	+13N	3.5	14.0	16.5	10.50	2290	-7.2
10	Hoellman, Ludger	2021	GER	+44N	−2B	+40N	=11B	+22N	3.5	12.0	14.0	8.25	2140	+16.0
11	Kruse, Herbert	2115	GER	+38B	+50N	−4B	=10N	+24B	3.5	12.0	13.0	7.25	2155	+6.2
12	Deshpande,SarthakCM	1916	CAN	F	+53N	+36B	=19B	+27N	3.5	9.5	10.5	7.00	2345	+75.6
13	Neumann, HelenaWFM	2126	GER	+39B	−1N	+35B	+20N	−9B	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.00	2204	+15.0
14	Bocquenet-Drouode, HugoCM	2162	FRA	+58B	−4N	+41B	+15B	−5N	3.0	13.0	13.0	5.00	2142	-1.6
15	Peters, Tom	2175	GER	+41B	+20N	−1B	−14N	+35B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.00	2172	+0.2
16	Scharfenberg, Michael	2146	GER	+47N	+43B	−2N	+34B	−7N	3.0	12.0	13.5	5.50	2114	-2.6
17	Woestmann, Ulrich	1995	GER	−4B	+58N	+45B	=28N	=19N	3.0	11.5	11.5	4.75	2153	+21.2
18	Pathak, Raghav	2138	NED	F	+38N	+27B	+31B	−2N	3.0	11.0	12.0	7.00	2247	+21.7
19	Baumann, Stephan	2062	GER	+57B	−9N	+49B	=12N	=17B	3.0	11.0	11.5	4.75	2090	+3.2
20	Neumann, Theodor	2019	GER	+46N	−15B	+26N	−13B	+34N	3.0	10.5	12.5	6.50	2072	+7.8
21	Hieke, Jonas	1937	GER	=3B	−45N	=51B	+38N	+36B	3.0	10.0	11.0	6.50	2098	+42.4
22	Rohm, Linus	1957	GER	+30B	=28N	−3B	+29N	−10B	2.5	12.5	15.0	6.25	2119	+20.6
23	Boesel, Alexander	2054	GER	+42N	−6B	+52N	−7B	=26N	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.25	2037	-2.8
24	Gersemann, Karl	2000	GER	−9B	=51N	+39B	+42N	−11N	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.50	2018	+0.8
25	Doering, Carsten	2003	GER	−1B	=39N	=37B	+51N	=28B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	2041	+2.8
26	Chua, Daniel James	1862	GER	+36B	−8N	−20B	+49N	=23B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	2044	+46.8
27	Torosyan, BagratCM	2091	GER	+51B	=32B	−18N	+37N	−12B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	2042	-10.9
28	Plassmann, Dominik	2152	GER	+52N	=22B	−32N	=17B	=25N	2.5	10.5	11.5	5.00	2048	-13.6
29	Hofmann, Martin	2009	GER	+56N	−5B	=42N	−22B	+44N	2.5	10.5	11.0	3.50	1913	-25.2
30	Reimer, Philip	2217	GER	−22N	−3N	+58B	+52B	=31N	2.5	10.0	10.0	2.25	1985	-27.6
31	Green, Michael	2009	ENG	+48B	−33N	+50B	−18N	=30B	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.75	2040	+4.2
32	Schuh, DirkIM	2372	GER	+55B	=27N	+28B	F	—	2.5	7.0	7.5	4.25	2355	-0.2
33	Frohberg, Marco	2157	GER	F	+31B	=6N	F	=4B	2.0	14.0	16.5	6.50	2328	+13.4
34	Heidemann, NoraWCM	2019	GER	+53B	−7B	+43N	−16N	−20B	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.00	1940	-22.0
35	Janyska, Dennis	1997	GER	−6N	+57B	−13N	+43B	−15N	2.0	12.0	12.5	2.50	2007	-1.0
36	Nattermueller, Irina	2065	GER	−26N	+47B	−12N	+40B	−21N	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.50	1814	-33.2
37	Heeke, Guido	1915	GER	−5N	+56B	=25N	−27B	=42B	2.0	11.0	11.5	2.75	1903	-2.6
38	Henkemeier, Michael	1892	GER	−11N	−18B	+56N	−21B	+53N	2.0	10.5	11.0	1.50	1884	-2.2
39	Siol, Mats Lennart	1879	GER	−13N	=25B	−24N	=46B	+52N	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.25	1899	+1.8
40	Yrysov, Timur	1830	KGZ	−8B	+55N	−10B	−36N	+51B	2.0	10.0	10.5	1.50	1947	+24.5
41	Spickermann, Sven, Dr.	1934	GER	−15N	+46B	−14N	−44B	+58N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1894	-6.8
42	Shynkar, Daria	1852	GER	−23B	+54N	=29B	−24B	=37N	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.25	1916	+16.4
43	Prause, Helge	1877	GER	+45B	−16N	−34B	−35N	+49B	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.00	1971	+22.8
44	Shah, Shrey	1827	NED	−10B	−49N	+55B	+41N	−29B	2.0	9.0	9.5	2.50	1911	+21.2
45	Giel, Olaf	2106	GER	−43N	+21B	−17N	+50B	—	2.0	8.0	9.0	4.00	1923	-18.8
46	Atasoy, Tarik	1817	GER	−20B	−41N	=54B	=39N	+55B	2.0	8.0	8.5	2.00	1888	+9.0
47	Aguike, Toshiya	1888	GER	−16B	−36N	=53B	−48N	+56B	1.5	7.5	8.0	1.00	1773	-32.4
48	Juergenpott, Maximilian	1807	GER	−31N	−52B	=57N	+47B	−50N	1.5	6.0	6.5	1.75	1760	-6.4
49	Besou, Jad	1947	GER	−7N	+44B	−19N	−26B	−43N	1.0	11.5	13.5	2.00	1725	-56.4
50	Janiak, Eryk	1882	GER	F	−11B	−31N	−45N	+48B	1.0	11.0	12.5	1.50	1816	-7.2
51	Aguike, Chidera	1869	GER	−27N	=24B	=21N	−25B	−40N	1.0	10.5	12.5	2.75	1732	-33.2
52	Gernhuber, Darian	1900	GER	−28B	+48N	−23B	−30N	−39B	1.0	9.5	11.0	1.50	1782	-33.2
53	Bodling, Florian	1819	GER	−34N	−12B	=47N	=54N	−38B	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.25	1696	-14.6
54	Bennemann, Ingmar	1964	GER	−2N	−42B	=46N	=53B	—	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.50	1736	-24.4
55	Nattermueller, Matthias	2003	GER	−32N	−40B	−44N	=56B	−46N	0.5	8.5	9.0	0.25	1558	-51.8
56	Klahold, Rona	1773	GER	−29B	−37N	−38B	=55N	−47N	0.5	8.0	8.5	0.25	1575	-18.0
57	Homfeldt, Christopher	1857	GER	−19N	−35N	=48B	—	—	0.5	5.0	6.5	0.75	1682	-12.4
58	Pickhard, Tobias	1850	GER	−14N	−17B	−30N	F	−41B	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1277	-18.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Deshpande,SarthakCMCAN
+75.6
3.5 pts · #8
2Chua, Daniel JamesGER
+46.8
2.5 pts · #26
3Hieke, JonasGER
+42.4
3.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Besou, JadGER
-56.4
1.0 pts · #50
2Nattermueller, MatthiasGER
-51.8
0.5 pts · #57
3Nattermueller, IrinaGER
-33.2
2.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R1+260 Elo gap
Rohm, Linus1957 beat Reimer, Philip2217
R1+229 Elo gap
Prause, Helge1877 beat Giel, Olaf2106
R1+203 Elo gap
Chua, Daniel James1862 beat Nattermueller, Irina2065