Chessence Premium Tournament No. 13 Group A
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Willingen, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1917, and top seed was Christian Hochmuth (🇩🇪 GER, 1996).
Christian Hochmuth (🇩🇪 GER, 1996) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Matthias Hoffmann (3.5) and Ulrich Bischoff (3.5). Hochmuth shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R2; 3 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Christian Hochmuth held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
3 players finish on 3.5/5. Hochmuth takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
Christian Hochmuth drew with Matthias Hoffmann (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Christian Hochmuth | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Matthias Hoffmann | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ulrich Bischoff | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Thomas Frisch | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hochmuth, Christian | 1996 | GER | +7B | +8N | =4B | =3N | =2N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 2061 | +8.6 |
| 2 | Hoffmann, Matthias | 1926 | GER | =5N | =6B | +7N | +4N | =1B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 2076 | +20.0 |
| 3 | Bischoff, Ulrich | 1963 | GER | =6N | =4B | +5N | =1B | +8B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2055 | +12.2 |
| 4 | Becker, Arne | 1929 | GER | +9B | =3N | =1N | −2B | =7N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1945 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Frisch, Thomas | 1862 | GER | =2B | =7N | −3B | =8N | +6B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1911 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Klapper, Juergen | 1922 | GER | =3B | =2N | =8B | =7B | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1827 | -13.0 |
| 7 | Zametzer, Philipp | 1925 | GER | −1N | =5B | −2B | =6N | =4B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1778 | -19.6 |
| 8 | Schimmer, Michael | 1819 | GER | F | −1B | =6N | =5B | −3N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1743 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Metzing, Joachim | 1915 | GER | −4N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1129 | -9.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hoffmann, MatthiasGER+20.03.5 pts · #2
- 2Bischoff, UlrichGER+12.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Hochmuth, ChristianGER+8.63.5 pts · #1
- 1Zametzer, PhilippGER-19.61.5 pts · #7
- 2Klapper, JuergenGER-13.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Metzing, JoachimGER-9.60.0 pts · #9