30. Augsburger Friedensfest-Open 2025 A-Gruppe

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103 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Augsburg, Germany. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2248, and top seed was Hagen Poetsch (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2479).

Arun Kataria (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2308) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Anton Bilchinski (5.5) and Markus Boehme (5.5). Kataria shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Martin Schubert (1899) beat Thomas Niedermeier (FM, 2227), a +328-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Augsburg, Germany

Dates

07 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMHagen Poetsch2479

Avg top 10

2,248

Participants

103

Titled players · 8

GM×1

FM×7

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×90

🇳🇱Netherlands×5

🇦🇹Austria×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
FMArun Kataria
🇮🇳IND·2308
6.0pts·2460perf+23.0
🥈
FMAnton Bilchinski
🇩🇪GER·2162
5.5pts·2289perf+22.4
🥉
Markus Boehme
🇩🇪GER·2212
5.5pts·2268perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Arun Kataria led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Kataria6Lang5.5Bilchinski5.5Boehme5.5Timm5Romfeld5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Arun Kataria held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Arun Kataria 3 wins (R3–R5)Thomas Lang 5 wins (R2–R6)FM Anton Bilchinski 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMArun Kataria	*	—	½	1
2Thomas Lang	—	*	½	—
3FMAnton Bilchinski	½	½	*	—
4Markus Boehme	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Arun KatariaFM	2308	IND	+21B	=16N	+15B	+46N	+3B	=2N	+5B	6.0	29.5	33.0	28.00	2460	+23.0
2	Bilchinski, AntonFM	2162	GER	+29N	+50B	+64N	=13B	+12N	=1B	=4N	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.00	2289	+22.4
3	Boehme, Markus	2212	GER	=15B	+56N	+37B	+24N	−1N	+28B	+13B	5.5	27.0	30.5	22.25	2268	+9.6
4	Lang, Thomas	2003	GER	−12N	+47B	+61N	+74B	+84B	+13N	=2B	5.5	23.5	26.0	18.75	2269	+46.0
5	Poetsch, HagenGM	2479	GER	+38N	=25B	=14N	+6B	+16N	+23B	−1N	5.0	28.0	32.0	21.75	2276	-12.3
6	Foerch, Benedikt	2114	GER	+86B	=7N	+30B	−5N	+49B	=18N	+23B	5.0	26.0	28.5	18.75	2186	+12.8
7	Filin, Denys	1960	UKR	+52N	=6B	−12N	+55B	+58N	=8B	+27N	5.0	25.5	28.5	19.00	2202	+44.8
8	Romfeld, Michael	2162	GER	=23B	+78N	=9B	+82N	=18B	=7N	+24B	5.0	25.0	27.5	18.25	2125	-4.8
9	Timm, Jasper	1886	GER	+103B	=29B	=8N	−18N	+50B	+73N	+25B	5.0	24.0	24.0	15.00	2163	+51.4
10	Hoepfl, Thomas, Dr.FM	2194	GER	=19N	+93B	=48N	+59B	=14N	+45B	=12N	5.0	23.5	25.0	16.50	2172	-1.4
11	Eichschmied, Patrick	1951	GER	−13N	=74B	+99N	+89B	+46B	=25N	+32B	5.0	20.5	21.0	13.25	2111	+30.8
12	Duong, Quang Bach	2234	GER	+4B	=24N	+7B	+49N	−2B	=32N	=10B	4.5	29.0	32.5	20.50	2153	-24.4
13	Blodig, Vincent	2054	GER	+11B	+98N	+87B	=2N	+26B	−4B	−3N	4.5	27.5	28.5	14.75	2207	+58.4
14	Kamenskyi, Dmytro	2049	UKR	=41B	+81N	=5B	+33N	=10B	=26N	=17B	4.5	26.5	29.0	17.75	2223	+31.0
15	Kaufmann, Kurt	1998	GER	=3N	+31B	−1N	+79B	=47N	=51B	+45N	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.25	2138	+25.4
16	Isbilir, Levin	2073	GER	+28N	=1B	=74N	+87B	−5B	+57N	=18B	4.5	25.0	27.0	15.50	2163	+30.8
17	Garcia Ramos, Marcos	2180	ESP	+34N	+20B	−45N	+54B	−23N	+35B	=14N	4.5	24.5	28.0	18.25	2079	-16.2
18	Dauer, Maximilian	2035	GER	+83N	−84B	+85N	+9B	=8N	=6B	=16N	4.5	24.5	27.0	17.25	2136	+20.0
19	Kaufmann, Thorsten	1998	GER	=10B	−26N	=43B	=88N	+92B	+68N	+49B	4.5	21.5	23.0	13.50	2075	+14.2
20	Roebers, JanFM	2030	NED	+59B	−17N	=57B	=62N	+87N	=47B	+51N	4.5	20.5	22.5	13.25	2044	+3.2
21	Barsov, Vladislav	2005	GER	−1N	−45B	+100N	=61B	+95N	+76B	+47N	4.5	20.0	20.5	9.50	2030	+10.0
22	Birth, Waldemar	1950	GER	−24B	+53N	−60B	=92N	+88B	+61N	+46B	4.5	19.0	20.5	12.75	2006	+11.0
23	Rinderle, Matthias, Dr.	1968	GER	=8N	=27B	+75N	+64B	+17B	−5N	−6N	4.0	26.5	29.0	14.50	2130	+56.8
24	Brand, Leonhard	2052	GER	+22N	=12B	+79N	−3B	=48N	+63B	−8N	4.0	26.0	28.5	14.00	2091	+15.6
25	Bossinger, Patrick	2085	GER	+35N	=5N	=58B	+63B	=45N	=11B	−9N	4.0	25.5	28.5	15.25	2046	-8.2
26	Lupor, AndreFM	2276	GER	=93N	+19B	+66N	+45B	−13N	=14B	F	4.0	24.0	25.5	14.00	2132	-19.0
27	Stork, Simon	2063	GER	=78B	=23N	=51B	+72N	=42B	+33N	−7B	4.0	23.5	26.0	14.00	1974	-15.8
28	Fuertler, Oliver	1959	AUT	−16B	=58N	+69B	+90N	+53B	−3N	=30B	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.00	1919	-12.4
29	Beesk, Kevin	1972	GER	−2B	=9N	+94B	=57N	+62B	+60N	F	4.0	23.5	25.0	11.50	2044	+11.0
30	Wang, Simon	1865	GER	+97N	=35B	−6N	=36B	+83N	=34B	=28N	4.0	23.5	24.5	11.50	1992	+49.2
31	Reis, Thomas	2178	GER	=56B	−15N	+81B	=53N	+37B	=48N	=41B	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.75	1983	-32.2
32	Baeuml, Ulrich	2055	GER	−48N	+63B	+68N	=47B	+76N	=12B	−11N	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.50	2011	-7.8
33	Rempel, Alexander	1874	GER	=77N	=65B	+50N	−14B	+36N	−27B	+67N	4.0	22.0	24.5	13.25	1988	+43.2
34	Westerhof, Fleur	1987	NED	−17B	+51N	+80B	=58N	=60B	=30N	=42B	4.0	22.0	24.5	13.00	1967	-7.6
35	Hotman, Cagan Arhan	1962	TUR	−25B	=30N	+91B	=39N	+74B	−17N	+57B	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.50	1976	+6.8
36	Wezel, Sebastian	1965	GER	−46B	+57N	=39B	=30N	−33B	+87N	+58B	4.0	21.5	23.5	12.00	1959	-0.8
37	Gruber, Johannes	1916	GER	=88N	+95B	−3N	=52B	−31N	+64N	+65B	4.0	21.0	22.5	10.25	2014	+17.2
38	Schmid, Bernhard	2011	GER	−5B	−49N	+70B	=80N	+79B	=72N	+53B	4.0	20.5	23.0	11.75	1989	-5.4
39	Chua, Daniel James	1862	GER	=90N	=68B	=36N	=35B	=59N	=67B	+63N	4.0	20.0	22.0	12.50	1991	+44.0
40	Oezkurt, Kaan	1751	GER	−57B	=94N	+41B	−42N	+80B	=50N	+59B	4.0	20.0	21.5	12.00	1969	+80.4
41	Gradl, Winfried	1945	GER	=14N	−66B	−40N	+99B	+91N	+75B	=31N	4.0	20.0	20.5	9.25	1959	+3.2
42	Iberl, Michael	1922	GER	=95N	=88B	=89N	+40B	=27N	=52B	=34N	4.0	19.5	21.0	12.50	1947	+5.6
43	Hornung, Hans, Dr.	1909	GER	F	=89B	=19N	+65B	F	+77N	+60B	4.0	15.0	15.0	11.75	2058	+18.0
44	Seisenberger, Georg	2002	GER	−98B	−87N	+103B	−75N	+70B	+62N	+72B	4.0	14.5	14.5	9.00	1955	-7.8
45	Yaroshenko, Yaroslav	1918	GER	+60B	+21N	+17B	−26N	=25B	−10N	−15B	3.5	26.5	29.5	14.00	2083	+27.8
46	Schork, Stefan	2124	GER	+36N	=48B	+76N	−1B	−11N	+71B	−22N	3.5	26.0	28.5	11.25	1989	-24.6
47	Schubert, Martin	1899	GER	+70B	−4N	+98B	=32N	=15B	=20N	−21B	3.5	26.0	27.0	10.50	2016	+20.6
48	Kelembet, Maksym	1952	GER	+32B	=46N	=10B	=60N	=24B	=31B	F	3.5	24.0	27.0	13.75	2131	+58.0
49	Boehm, Korbinian	1928	GER	+75N	+38B	=84N	−12B	−6N	+55B	−19N	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.25	2029	+34.4
50	Roebers, Bregje	2030	NED	+67N	−2N	−33B	+85B	−9N	=40B	+76N	3.5	24.0	26.5	10.00	1910	-31.3
51	Reschka, Hans	1886	GER	+99N	−34B	=27N	+66B	=73B	=15N	−20B	3.5	23.0	23.5	9.25	1979	+17.4
52	Birth, Daniel	2083	GER	−7B	+67N	=62B	=37N	+82B	=42N	F	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.00	1981	-15.2
53	Schuelke, Tilman	1816	GER	+82N	−22B	+83N	=31B	−28N	+54B	−38N	3.5	22.5	25.0	10.50	1983	+29.4
54	Frenkel, Matthias	1926	GER	−58B	+70N	+92B	−17N	=75B	−53N	+74B	3.5	19.0	20.5	8.25	1881	-18.4
55	Peck, Malcolm	1799	GER	−87B	=69N	+78B	−7N	+93B	−49N	+81B	3.5	18.5	20.0	8.00	1911	+20.4
56	Hoeller, Armin	1976	GER	=31N	−3B	−95N	−71B	+99N	+88B	+75N	3.5	18.5	19.0	7.00	1941	-7.2
57	Nagy, Peter	1878	GER	+40N	−36B	=20N	=29B	+86N	−16B	−35N	3.0	25.0	27.5	10.75	1910	+5.2
58	Jekel, Wolfgang	1853	GER	+54N	=28B	=25N	=34B	−7B	=59N	−36N	3.0	24.5	27.5	11.00	1925	+12.6
59	Fresser, Stefan	1944	GER	−20N	+61B	+65N	−10N	=39B	=58B	−40N	3.0	23.5	26.5	9.50	1856	-34.8
60	Wietschorke, Jens	1841	GER	−45N	+97B	+22N	=48B	=34N	−29B	−43N	3.0	23.5	24.5	9.25	1857	+2.8
61	Schrimpf, Michael	1863	AUT	+101B	−59N	−4B	=21N	+66N	−22B	=71N	3.0	23.5	24.0	7.25	1874	+3.6
62	Kelembet, Artem	1897	GER	=65N	=77B	=52N	=20B	−29N	−44B	+89N	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.75	1855	-17.2
63	Zimmermann, Felix	1924	GER	+94B	−32N	+77B	−25N	+64B	−24N	−39B	3.0	21.5	23.0	7.00	1872	-10.6
64	Winkelmeier, Alfred	1815	GER	+71B	+102N	−2B	−23N	−63N	−37B	+90B	3.0	21.5	22.0	5.50	1842	+3.2
65	Schaad, Simon Ulrich Maria	1787	GER	=62B	=33N	−59B	−43N	+78B	+82N	−37N	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.50	1865	+14.2
66	Soergel, Thomas	2018	GER	=81B	+41N	−26B	−51N	−61B	+92N	=68B	3.0	20.0	21.5	8.25	1890	-25.2
67	Galje, Hans	1934	NED	−50B	−52B	+97N	=96N	+69B	=39N	−33B	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.75	1798	-24.8
68	Schrauder, Ulrich	1876	GER	=91B	=39N	−32B	=101N	+90B	−19B	=66N	3.0	19.5	20.0	6.75	1761	-18.2
69	Lohr, Alexander	1692	GER	−74N	=55B	−28N	+100B	−67N	+80N	=82B	3.0	18.0	18.5	6.00	1823	+44.8
70	Schaefer, Ann-Kathrin	1791	GER	−47N	−54B	−38N	+97B	−44N	+103B	+87B	3.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	1829	+6.2
71	Simon, Jonathan	1907	GER	−64N	=99B	−73B	+56N	+96B	−46N	=61B	3.0	17.5	18.0	6.75	1846	-12.4
72	Sensoy, Emir	1903	GER	−92B	+103N	=90B	−27B	+89N	=38B	−44N	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1835	-23.2
73	Kraemer, Max	1997	GER	−84N	=76B	+71N	+95B	=51N	−9B	—	3.0	16.5	18.0	7.50	1934	-10.4
74	Heilig, Tim Markus	1868	GER	+69B	=11N	=16B	−4N	−35N	=86B	−54N	2.5	25.5	28.0	9.00	1836	-6.8
75	Kaufmann, Ben	1859	GER	−49B	+96N	−23B	+44B	=54N	−41N	−56B	2.5	22.5	24.0	7.25	1824	-14.4
76	Waibel, Manuel	1891	GER	+100B	=73N	−46B	+93N	−32B	−21N	−50B	2.5	20.0	20.5	3.50	1896	0.0
77	Mohm, Marvin	1739	GER	=33B	=62N	−63N	−83B	+94N	−43B	=79N	2.5	19.0	20.5	6.25	1791	+16.4
78	Kapfer, Ulrich	1952	GER	=27N	−8B	−55N	=94B	−65N	=90N	+92B	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.25	1785	-26.8
79	Elsinga, Brian	1851	NED	=102B	+91N	−24B	−15N	−38N	=89B	=77B	2.5	19.0	19.5	4.50	1783	-13.8
80	Schreck, Alexander	1869	GER	=89N	=90B	−34N	=38B	−40N	−69B	+100N	2.5	19.0	19.5	4.50	1698	-27.4
81	Haselbeck, Franz	1931	GER	=66N	−14B	−31N	−91B	+97N	+96B	−55N	2.5	18.5	19.5	4.00	1782	-28.2
82	Hofbauer, Bernhard	1913	GER	−53B	+100N	+101N	−8B	−52N	−65B	=69N	2.5	18.5	19.0	2.50	1748	-62.8
83	Schultes, Christoph, Dr.	1945	GER	−18B	+92N	−53B	+77N	−30B	=85N	—	2.5	17.0	18.5	5.25	1797	-24.2
84	Schenk-Pogan, NikolasFM	2190	SUI	+73B	+18N	=49B	F	−4N	—	—	2.5	16.5	16.5	9.25	2086	-10.4
85	Kurka, Christopher-Ulrich	1870	GER	+96B	−86N	−18B	−50N	+103N	=83B	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	2.75	1853	-3.6
86	Vuong, Anh-Tu	1963	GER	−6N	+85B	+88N	F	−57B	=74N	—	2.5	15.0	15.0	5.75	1912	-14.4
87	Mayer, Manuel	1900	GER	+55N	+44B	−13N	−16N	−20B	−36B	−70N	2.0	25.0	28.0	7.50	1801	-40.4
88	Mittermaier, Johann	1828	GER	=37B	=42N	−86B	=19B	−22N	−56N	=91B	2.0	23.0	25.0	7.25	1766	-11.8
89	Pieczka, Kevin	1725	GER	=80B	=43N	=42B	−11N	−72B	=79N	−62B	2.0	21.5	24.0	6.50	1743	+2.0
90	Braun, Peter	0	GER	=39B	=80N	=72N	−28B	−68N	=78B	−64N	2.0	19.5	22.0	6.00	1733	0.0
91	Stempfle, Tobias	1746	GER	=68N	−79B	−35N	+81N	−41B	−93B	=88N	2.0	18.0	19.5	5.00	1756	+0.4
92	Doebel, Maximilian	1799	GER	+72N	−83B	−54N	=22B	−19N	−66B	−78N	1.5	21.0	23.5	5.25	1726	-22.4
93	Martin, Michael	2005	GER	=26B	−10N	F	−76B	−55N	+91N	F	1.5	19.5	20.0	4.00	1832	-23.2
94	Boehm, Bruno	1848	GER	−63N	=40B	−29N	=78N	−77B	=100B	−96N	1.5	17.5	18.0	3.50	1605	-42.4
95	Vonach, Bernhard, Dr.	1843	GER	=42B	−37N	+56B	−73N	−21B	—	—	1.5	16.0	19.0	5.50	1814	-3.8
96	Holuba, Stefan	1736	GER	−85N	−75B	F	=67B	−71N	−81N	+94B	1.5	15.0	15.0	3.00	1699	-5.2
97	Turba, Vincent	1668	GER	−30B	−60N	−67B	−70N	−81B	+99B	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.50	1581	-20.8
98	Niedermeier, ThomasFM	2227	GER	+44N	−13B	−47N	—	—	—	—	1.0	8.5	12.0	4.00	1860	-27.6
99	Laag, Pascal Benedikt	1760	GER	−51B	=71N	−11B	−41N	−56B	−97N	—	0.5	19.0	20.0	1.50	1487	-30.0
100	Fridlin, Daniel	1770	GER	−76N	−82B	−21B	−69N	F	=94N	−80B	0.5	16.5	16.5	0.75	1469	-68.8
101	Rybakov, Oleksiy	1636	GER	−61N	F	−82B	=68B	—	—	—	0.5	8.5	8.5	1.50	1611	-3.2
102	Seifert, Werner	1924	GER	=79N	−64B	F	—	—	—	—	0.5	5.5	7.0	1.25	1640	-15.0
103	Turba, Raffael	1752	GER	−9N	−72B	−44N	F	−85B	−70N	—	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	1091	-64.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Oezkurt, KaanGER
+80.4
4.0 pts · #37
2Blodig, VincentGER
+58.4
4.5 pts · #20
3Kelembet, MaksymGER
+58.0
3.5 pts · #54

Top rating losers

1Fridlin, DanielGER
-68.8
0.5 pts · #100
2Turba, RaffaelGER
-64.0
0.0 pts · #103
3Hofbauer, BernhardGER
-62.8
2.5 pts · #76

Biggest upsets

R3+328 Elo gap
Schubert, Martin1899 beat FMNiedermeier, Thomas2227
R3+262 Elo gap
Yaroshenko, Yaroslav1918 beat Garcia Ramos, Marcos2180
R5+222 Elo gap
Blodig, Vincent2054 beat FMLupor, Andre2276