7. Bamberg Open B

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122 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Bamberg, Germany. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1870, and top seed was Robin Smisek (🇨🇿 CZE, 1898).

Philip Denk (🇩🇪 GER, 1793) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Anton Scheirich (5.5) and Udo Schneider (5.5). Denk shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Quirin Fischer (1542) beat Ralf Schubert (1877), a +335-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bamberg, Germany

Dates

03 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇿Robin Smisek1898

Avg top 10

1,870

Participants

122

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×106

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇨🇭Switzerland×2

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
Philip Denk
🇩🇪GER·1793
6.0pts·2518perf+40.6
🥈
Anton Scheirich
🇩🇪GER·1744
5.5pts·1997perf+65.6
🥉
Udo Schneider
🇩🇪GER·1874
5.5pts·1975perf+15.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Philip Denk led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Denk6Voigt5.5Schneider5.5De Gersem5.5Wachter5.5Scheirich5.5— ex-leaders:Scheirichled R4, #23

R7 · LEADER CHANGE07 Sept

Philip Denk takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Philip Denk 3 wins (R1–R3)Dominik Voigt 3 wins (R3–R5)Udo Schneider 3 wins (R1–R3)

R4 · FORMER LEADER FALL

Anton Scheirich held the sole lead at R4 but finished #23.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Philip Denk	*	—	—	½
2Dominik Voigt	—	*	½	—
3Udo Schneider	—	½	*	—
4Wander De Gersem	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Denk, Philip	1793	GER	+113B	+66N	+34B	=32N	+20B	=4N	+38N	6.0	25.0	26.0	21.25	2518	+40.6
2	Scheirich, Anton	1744	GER	+92N	+54B	+10N	+9B	=3N	=6N	=4B	5.5	30.0	32.5	24.25	1997	+65.6
3	Schneider, Udo	1874	GER	+88N	+105B	+18N	=33B	=2B	+19N	=6B	5.5	26.5	28.0	20.50	1975	+15.8
4	De Gersem, Wander	0	GER	+71N	+91B	=47N	+45B	+33N	=1B	=2N	5.5	25.5	28.0	20.50	1799	0.0
5	Wachter, Michael	1849	GER	=7N	+102B	−45N	+41B	+47N	+24B	+8N	5.5	25.5	27.5	21.50	1978	+16.6
6	Voigt, Dominik	1818	GER	+86N	=51B	+73N	+47B	+31N	=2B	=3N	5.5	25.0	27.5	20.25	1935	+19.0
7	Frysztacki, Marco	0	GER	=5B	=28N	=15B	+60N	=22B	+87N	+35B	5.0	27.0	29.5	19.75	1844	0.0
8	Klipsch, Norbert	1782	GER	=69B	+41N	+74B	+22N	=32B	+11N	−5B	5.0	26.0	29.0	20.00	1985	+21.2
9	Eissmann, Olaf	1827	GER	+78B	+85N	+13B	−2N	−19B	+34N	+33B	5.0	26.0	28.5	18.50	1873	+9.2
10	Atal, Parsa	1812	GER	+40B	+67N	−2B	+49N	−18B	+48N	+32B	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.00	1795	-5.2
11	Smisek, Robin	1898	CZE	−70N	+53B	+68N	+46N	+16B	−8B	+23N	5.0	24.5	27.5	19.50	1768	-30.4
12	Boger, Michael	1771	GER	=50B	+69N	=49B	+66N	=28B	+20N	=13B	5.0	24.0	27.0	18.75	1927	+15.8
13	Heimann, Jonas	1750	GER	+115N	+116B	−9N	=14B	+46N	+27B	=12N	5.0	24.0	25.0	15.00	1852	+41.2
14	Poelsterl, Hans	1875	GER	+55B	F	=24N	=13N	+85B	+32N	+29B	5.0	24.0	24.0	19.25	1970	+10.6
15	Granz, Thomas	1806	GER	=52N	=89B	=7N	+58B	=45N	+51B	+67B	5.0	22.0	24.5	17.25	2023	+17.2
16	Kupfer, Levin	1791	GER	−76N	+79B	+71N	+86B	−11N	+45B	+31N	5.0	21.5	24.0	16.00	1808	+6.0
17	Schindler, Felix	1813	GER	−31N	+107B	+88N	−18B	+68N	+21B	+70B	5.0	21.5	23.0	14.50	1783	-9.2
18	Papst, Arthur	1747	GER	+61B	+39N	−3B	+17N	+10N	−38B	=30N	4.5	28.0	31.5	19.75	1835	+24.0
19	Loos, Timo	1768	GER	+83N	−31B	+76N	+26B	+9N	−3B	=42N	4.5	26.0	29.0	17.50	1801	+15.6
20	Eis, Cedric	1862	GER	+103N	+43B	+72N	=31B	−1N	−12B	+40B	4.5	26.0	28.0	15.00	1800	-9.6
21	Ulrich, Joerg, Dr.	0	GER	+68B	+37N	=22B	=35N	=25B	−17N	+49B	4.5	25.5	28.5	17.00	1794	0.0
22	Hartel, Paul	1767	GER	+122N	+76B	=21N	−8B	=7N	=26B	+46N	4.5	25.5	25.5	13.50	1710	-11.2
23	Vetter, Samuel Kai	0	GER	−37B	+55N	+57B	+82N	=35B	+25N	−11B	4.5	24.5	27.5	16.50	1806	0.0
24	Hermann, Dustin	1768	GER	+109B	=46N	=14B	=50N	+62B	−5N	+54B	4.5	24.5	26.0	14.50	1749	-2.4
25	Kreiner, Tobias	1795	GER	+26N	=49B	=52N	+72B	=21N	−23B	+50N	4.5	24.0	27.0	16.75	1928	+18.4
26	Fischer, Quirin	1542	GER	−25B	+121N	+59B	−19N	+57B	=22N	+60B	4.5	24.0	24.0	12.75	1877	+122.4
27	Keleti, Hugo	1785	GER	+94B	+48N	−32B	=34N	+69B	−13N	+56B	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.50	1764	-3.6
28	Wintergerst, David	0	GER	=102N	=7B	+70N	+106B	=12N	−29B	+53N	4.5	23.0	24.5	14.00	1739	0.0
29	Gottlieb, Michael	1767	GER	−46B	+112N	+97B	=39N	+50B	+28N	−14N	4.5	23.0	24.5	14.00	1650	-11.8
30	Balhar, Michael	1817	GER	+114B	=74N	=87B	=85N	=48B	+66N	=18B	4.5	19.0	20.0	12.00	1800	-2.6
31	Dombert, Johannes	1611	GER	+17B	+19N	+81B	=20N	−6B	=35N	−16B	4.0	28.5	31.5	16.75	1855	+88.0
32	Fischer, Joel	0	GER	+93N	+118B	+27N	=1B	=8N	−14B	−10N	4.0	28.0	28.5	13.00	1824	0.0
33	Hohoff, Andreas	1755	GER	+108N	+80B	+36N	=3N	−4B	=42B	−9N	4.0	27.0	28.5	13.25	1875	+40.4
34	Klisz, Piotr	1642	SVK	+38N	+95B	−1N	=27B	=36N	−9B	+75N	4.0	26.5	29.0	13.75	1870	+41.0
35	Khachatryan, Avetis	1798	GER	+53N	=73B	+51N	=21B	=23N	=31B	−7N	4.0	25.0	28.0	15.00	1803	+0.4
36	Demiroers, Emre	1843	GER	+58B	+77N	−33B	=37N	=34B	=43N	=41B	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.50	1746	-34.4
37	Schickram, Paul	1740	GER	+23N	−21B	+80N	=36B	−42N	=52B	+71N	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.25	1821	+17.6
38	Schmidt, Markus	1857	GER	−34B	+101N	+67B	+87N	F	+18N	−1B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.00	1801	-6.6
39	Rauh, Christoph	0	GER	+106N	−18B	+64N	=29B	−75N	+74N	=43B	4.0	22.5	24.0	12.25	1762	0.0
40	Naegele, Otto	1593	GER	−10N	=63B	+100N	=75B	+64N	+106B	−20N	4.0	21.5	23.0	10.25	1802	+53.2
41	Ratushna, Olha	1650	UKR	=118N	−8B	+99N	−5N	+100B	+89B	=36N	4.0	21.0	21.5	8.75	1643	-1.2
42	Grosser, Juergen	1895	GER	−67B	F	+111N	+56N	+37B	=33N	=19B	4.0	20.5	20.5	13.25	1757	-15.6
43	Fuechslin, Tobias, Dr.	1723	SUI	+110N	−20N	=98B	=102B	+86N	=36B	=39N	4.0	19.0	20.5	10.00	1742	+4.0
44	Baldszuhn, Christian	1797	GER	−48B	+94N	−86B	−71N	+108B	+68B	+73N	4.0	17.5	19.0	10.00	1669	-44.4
45	Blum, Norbert	1742	GER	=101B	+62N	+5B	−4N	=15B	−16N	=48B	3.5	28.0	30.0	14.25	1728	-0.2
46	Faisz, David	1551	GER	+29N	=24B	+65N	−11B	−13B	+85N	−22B	3.5	27.0	29.5	12.75	1775	+76.4
47	Brosig, Lothar	1656	GER	+121B	+59N	=4B	−6N	−5B	−56N	+100B	3.5	25.5	25.5	8.25	1694	+4.4
48	Chanishvili, Noa	1590	GER	+44N	−27B	=90N	+65B	=30N	−10B	=45N	3.5	25.0	27.5	12.75	1784	+71.2
49	Jain, Vihaan	1688	GER	+120B	=25N	=12N	−10B	=89N	+63B	−21N	3.5	25.0	25.0	9.50	1668	-3.2
50	Wang, Mohan	0	GER	=12N	=90B	+84N	=24B	−29N	+77N	−25B	3.5	24.5	27.0	12.00	1762	0.0
51	Schenkelberg, Justin	1709	GER	+100B	=6N	−35B	=61N	+98B	−15N	=62B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.25	1548	-32.8
52	Heinig, Helge	0	GER	=15B	+60N	=25B	−81N	=77B	=37N	=93B	3.5	23.0	25.5	13.00	1754	0.0
53	Dahnovici, Alexander-Leonard	0	ROU	−35B	−11N	+108B	=59N	+90N	+72B	−28B	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.75	1770	0.0
54	Haddad, Leon	0	GER	+57B	−2N	−85B	=55N	+105N	+88B	−24N	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.25	1710	0.0
55	Fuchs, Roman	1656	SUI	−14N	−23B	=83N	=54B	=79N	+92B	+90N	3.5	21.5	24.0	9.75	1758	+21.6
56	Nabe, Sebastian	1505	GER	+64N	−72B	+105N	−42B	=73N	+47B	−27N	3.5	21.5	23.0	10.00	1750	+83.2
57	Marcelis, Ronald	1709	NED	−54N	+115B	−23N	+79B	−26N	+99B	=61N	3.5	21.0	22.0	7.75	1523	-9.8
58	Siegel, Vitus	1640	GER	−36N	+110B	=75N	−15N	+59B	=65B	=106N	3.5	20.5	22.0	9.00	1739	+29.2
59	Averkova, Mariia	1775	GER	+79N	−47B	−26N	=53B	−58N	+107B	+88N	3.5	20.5	22.0	8.75	1541	-62.4
60	Mendow, Wolfgang	1733	GER	=99N	−52B	+96N	−7B	+107N	+69B	−26N	3.5	20.5	22.0	8.00	1556	-9.2
61	Schumacher, Andrej	0	GER	−18N	+93B	=91N	=51B	=72N	=95B	=57B	3.5	19.5	22.0	10.00	1734	0.0
62	Maryniuk, Eugene	1540	GER	=90N	−45B	+93N	+91B	−24N	=73B	=51N	3.5	19.5	22.0	9.50	1731	+69.2
63	Laakmann, Jan	0	GER	−85B	=40N	+78B	=77N	=74B	−49N	+87B	3.5	19.0	21.5	10.50	1680	0.0
64	Albayrak, Atilla	1748	GER	−56B	+108N	−39B	+113N	−40B	+98N	=86B	3.5	17.5	18.5	5.75	1568	-23.2
65	Harlander, Tilman, Dr.	1768	GER	+112N	F	−46B	−48N	+114B	=58N	+66B	3.5	16.0	16.0	7.25	1658	-32.4
66	Raschke, Mathis	1633	GER	+75N	−1B	+95N	−12B	+84N	−30B	−65N	3.0	25.0	27.5	8.50	1742	+39.2
67	Gavade, Suyash	1657	GER	+42N	−10B	−38N	+80B	+82B	F	−15N	3.0	24.0	27.0	10.00	1779	+38.4
68	Kolb, Hannes	1672	GER	−21N	+92B	−11B	+94N	−17B	−44N	+101B	3.0	23.5	25.5	7.00	1665	-2.4
69	Kowalski, Daniel	0	GER	=8N	−12B	+118N	+90B	−27N	−60N	=84B	3.0	23.5	24.0	7.00	1731	0.0
70	Stahl, Phillip	1672	GER	+11B	−81N	−28B	F	+95N	+75B	−17N	3.0	23.0	24.0	10.50	1899	+60.8
71	Weikert, Enno	1631	GER	−4B	+117N	−16B	+44B	−106N	+82N	−37B	3.0	23.0	23.5	7.50	1697	+17.6
72	Nagel, Armin	1738	GER	+111B	+56N	−20B	−25N	=61B	−53N	=78B	3.0	22.5	24.0	8.25	1611	-13.8
73	Santandreu Tost, Josep	1706	ESP	+117B	=35N	−6B	=98N	=56B	=62N	−44B	3.0	22.5	23.0	7.00	1543	-21.6
74	Heinig, Juergen	0	GER	+119N	=30B	−8N	=89B	=63N	−39B	=83N	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.75	1594	0.0
75	Rinderknecht, Wolfgang	1833	GER	−66B	+113N	=58B	=40N	+39B	−70N	−34B	3.0	21.5	22.5	8.75	1505	-102.4
76	Dlustus, Michael	1580	GER	+16B	−22N	−19B	=105B	=91N	−93N	+98B	3.0	21.0	22.5	9.00	1622	+12.4
77	Albayrak, Aylin	1710	GER	+96N	−36B	=89N	=63B	=52N	−50B	=79N	3.0	20.0	22.5	8.75	1043	-6.4
78	Kuebart, Ela Marie	1630	GER	−9N	=96B	−63N	=99B	+80N	=84B	=72N	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.25	1716	+18.0
79	Kreiner, Daniel	0	GER	−59B	−16N	+117B	−57N	=55B	+114N	=77B	3.0	19.5	20.0	4.75	1586	0.0
80	Ito, Sarah	1538	GER	+82B	−33N	−37B	−67N	−78B	+104N	+105B	3.0	19.0	20.5	6.50	1587	+13.2
81	Averkova, Olena	1784	GER	+107N	+70B	−31N	+52B	F	F	F	3.0	19.0	19.0	8.00	1747	-2.8
82	Lembke, Arno	1764	GER	−80N	+83B	+116N	−23B	−67N	−71B	+99N	3.0	18.5	19.5	6.00	1511	-33.2
83	Kyrmanis, Apostolos	1558	GER	−19B	−82N	=55B	−100N	+111B	+113N	=74B	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.75	1607	+8.0
84	Lapehn, Klaus	1759	GER	−116B	+109N	−50B	+97N	−66B	=78N	=69N	3.0	16.5	17.5	7.00	1592	-22.0
85	Sribranets, Pavlo	1708	UKR	+63N	−9B	+54N	=30B	−14N	−46B	F	2.5	25.0	27.5	9.25	1447	-46.8
86	Krajinski, Lutz	1629	GER	−6B	F	+44N	−16N	−43B	+91B	=64N	2.5	24.5	24.5	8.25	1709	+11.8
87	Schmitt, Wolfgang Max	1748	GER	=89N	+99B	=30N	−38B	=88N	−7B	−63N	2.5	22.0	24.0	6.75	1652	-7.4
88	Heemann, Jonas	1656	GER	−3B	+104N	−17B	+119N	=87B	−54N	−59B	2.5	22.0	22.0	3.25	1481	-29.2
89	Spiegel, Johannes	0	GER	=87B	=15N	=77B	=74N	=49B	−41N	F	2.5	21.0	23.5	8.50	1649	0.0
90	Mattgey, Werner	1766	GER	=62B	=50N	=48B	−69N	−53B	+94N	−55B	2.5	20.5	23.0	7.75	1591	-18.2
91	Klier, Johannes	1718	GER	+98B	−4N	=61B	−62N	=76B	−86N	=108B	2.5	20.0	21.5	6.00	1375	-35.8
92	Klisz, Jagoda	1453	GER	−2B	−68N	−94B	+109N	=97B	−55N	+114B	2.5	18.5	19.5	3.75	1533	+25.2
93	Pitz, Marko	1710	GER	−32B	−61N	−62B	+115N	F	+76B	=52N	2.5	18.5	18.5	5.75	1667	-3.2
94	Lukianchikov, Arseniy	1580	UKR	−27N	−44B	+92N	−68B	=117N	−90B	+110N	2.5	18.0	18.5	4.25	1455	-30.4
95	Engelmann, Chris	1804	GER	+97B	−34N	−66B	+103N	−70B	=61N	F	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.25	1570	-31.6
96	Dombert, Andreas	0	GER	−77B	=78N	−60B	+101N	+103B	F	F	2.5	13.5	13.5	5.50	1633	0.0
97	Savchuk, Andrej	1607	GER	−95N	+119B	−29N	−84B	=92N	+117B	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1374	-40.8
98	Cuneo, Joshua	0	USA	−91N	+103B	=43N	=73B	−51N	−64B	−76N	2.0	19.5	21.5	5.50	1532	0.0
99	Gerlach, Herwig, Dr.	0	GER	=60B	−87N	−41B	=78N	+113B	−57N	−82B	2.0	19.5	20.5	4.25	1531	0.0
100	Herrmann, Maximilian	0	GER	−51N	F	−40B	+83B	−41N	+105B	−47N	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	1523	0.0
101	Riedel, Markus	1447	GER	=45N	−38B	−102N	−96B	=110N	+103B	−68N	2.0	17.0	18.5	4.50	1560	+22.4
102	Rybakov, Oleksiy	1633	GER	=28B	−5N	+101B	=43N	F	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	6.25	1674	+6.4
103	Dlustus, Daniel	1647	GER	−20B	−98N	+109B	−95B	−96N	−101N	+113B	2.0	15.0	16.0	2.50	1580	-19.2
104	Guelatar, Burhan	0	GER	−105N	−88B	=107N	−112B	=109N	−80B	+117N	2.0	11.5	12.0	2.00	1330	0.0
105	Janotta, Guenther	1725	GER	+104B	−3N	−56B	=76N	−54B	−100N	−80N	1.5	20.5	22.5	3.50	1303	-40.2
106	Bartsch, Karl-Heinz	1754	GER	−39B	F	F	−28N	+71B	−40N	=58B	1.5	19.0	19.0	4.75	1621	-10.6
107	Carow, Laura	1574	GER	−81B	−17N	=104B	+111N	−60B	−59N	−109B	1.5	18.5	20.0	2.50	933	-59.2
108	Arlt, Maike	1522	GER	−33B	−64B	−53N	F	−44N	+115B	=91N	1.5	18.5	18.5	2.25	1556	+5.2
109	Noennig, Nina	1561	GER	−24N	−84B	−103N	−92B	=104B	F	+107N	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.50	1400	-39.2
110	Schrimpf, Felix	0	AUT	−43B	−58N	=112B	−114N	=101B	=111N	−94B	1.5	15.0	16.0	2.50	1323	0.0
111	Amami, Adam	0	GER	−72N	F	−42B	−107B	−83N	=110B	+115N	1.5	14.0	14.0	1.75	1414	0.0
112	Klawun-Schulze, Stefanie	1562	GER	−65B	−29B	=110N	+104N	F	F	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.75	967	-19.2
113	Tran, Duy-Khang	1588	GER	−1N	−75B	+115N	−64B	−99N	−83B	−103N	1.0	19.5	20.5	1.00	1408	-26.0
114	Tan, Jie Han Jason	1620	MAS	−30N	F	F	+110B	−65N	−79B	−92N	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.50	879	-51.2
115	Dommnich, Emil	1507	GER	−13B	−57N	−113B	−93B	+120N	−108N	−111B	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	856	-62.0
116	Koltsov, Roman	1531	GER	+84N	−13N	−82B	F	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	1633	+14.4
117	Singh, Leon	0	GER	−73N	−71B	−79N	F	=94B	−97N	−104B	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.25	1308	0.0
118	Heyartz, Wolfgang	1867	GER	=41B	−32N	−69B	F	F	F	F	0.5	11.0	11.0	2.00	1650	-5.6
119	FIDE 533035482	0	—	−74B	−97N	F	−88B	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	831	0.0
120	FIDE 533048673	0	—	−49N	F	F	F	−115B	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	798	0.0
121	Schubert, Ralf	1877	GER	−47N	−26B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	796	-33.2
122	FIDE 533041644	0	—	−22B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	967	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Fischer, QuirinGER
+122.4
4.5 pts · #13
2Dombert, JohannesGER
+88.0
4.0 pts · #26
3Nabe, SebastianGER
+83.2
3.5 pts · #37

Top rating losers

1Rinderknecht, WolfgangGER
-102.4
3.0 pts · #75
2Averkova, MariiaGER
-62.4
3.5 pts · #69
3Dommnich, EmilGER
-62.0
1.0 pts · #115

Biggest upsets

R2+335 Elo gap
Fischer, Quirin1542 beat Schubert, Ralf1877
R1+243 Elo gap
Nabe, Sebastian1505 beat Albayrak, Atilla1748
R1+238 Elo gap
Gavade, Suyash1657 beat Grosser, Juergen1895