Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 September
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35 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 26 Sept 2025 in Solingen, Germany. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2039, and top seed was Oliver Kniest (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2184).
Ewald Fichtner (🇩🇪 GER, 2034) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Sarah Fetahovic (2.0) and Gregorio Loriguillo Gonzalez (1.5). Fichtner won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇩🇪Solingen, Germany
Dates
12 Sept 2025 → 26 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×34
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.0/3. Fichtner takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fichtner, Ewald | 2034 | GER | +29N | F | +10B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2636 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Fetahovic, Sarah | 1864 | GER | +28N | F | +12B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2729 | +23.6 |
| 3 | Loriguillo Gonzalez, Gregorio | 1984 | ESP | +16B | F | =7N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1965 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kniest, OliverFM | 2184 | GER | +14N | =5B | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2066 | -4.2 |
| 5 | Speck, Stefan | 1918 | GER | +17N | =4N | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2069 | +8.6 |
| 6 | Blomel, Christopher | 2068 | GER | =26B | F | +15N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2007 | -2.6 |
| 7 | Vranidis, Athanassios | 1887 | GER | +30N | F | =3B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1929 | +4.2 |
| 8 | Waagener, Ulrich | 2070 | GER | =11N | F | +33B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1954 | -4.2 |
| 9 | Flesch, Stefan, Dr. | 2000 | GER | =25N | F | +34B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1671 | -7.6 |
| 10 | Meckel, Helmut | 1877 | GER | +20B | F | −1N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1234 | -5.8 |
| 11 | Kovalyov, Dima | 1819 | GER | =8B | F | =13N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1928 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Atar, Efecan | 1929 | GER | +35B | F | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1728 | -18.8 |
| 13 | Pitz, Lukas | 1786 | GER | =27N | F | =11B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1926 | +14.4 |
| 14 | Guelcan, Batuhan Ege | 1827 | GER | −4B | F | +31N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1867 | +2.4 |
| 15 | Bertram, Steven | 1833 | GER | +32N | F | −6B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1268 | -8.0 |
| 16 | Wawi, Bilal Alexander | 1656 | GER | −3N | F | +28B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1184 | -5.2 |
| 17 | Dhanasekaran Meenambigai, Diya | 1567 | GER | −5B | F | +32N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1118 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Boos, Markus | 2122 | GER | +19B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2622 | +3.0 |
| 19 | Fraenzel, Marius, Dr. | 1822 | GER | −18N | F | +30B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1772 | -1.4 |
| 20 | Ruhnau, Cedrik | 0 | GER | −10N | F | +29B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1836 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Scheidtmann, Kian | 1969 | GER | F | F | +25B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2471 | +3.0 |
| 22 | Wolter, Dennis | 0 | GER | +?N | F | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Boschek, Hans-Joachim, Dr. | 1910 | GER | +31B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2349 | +2.0 |
| 24 | Rolla, Oliver | 0 | GER | −?N | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Atar, Semih Akif | 1670 | GER | =9B | F | −21N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1792 | +9.2 |
| 26 | Steinbach, Wolfgang | 1797 | GER | =6N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2068 | +6.6 |
| 27 | Goerke, Joachim | 2032 | GER | =13B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1786 | -6.2 |
| 28 | Tok, Tuana | 0 | GER | −2B | F | −16N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 960 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Bock, Juergen | 1794 | GER | −1B | F | −20N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1234 | -4.0 |
| 30 | Muschal, Holger | 1422 | GER | −7B | F | −19N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1022 | -6.4 |
| 31 | Fodor, Bernhard | 1549 | GER | −23N | F | −14B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1069 | -5.4 |
| 32 | Wawi, Fares | 0 | GER | −15B | F | −17B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Littek, Oliver | 1702 | GER | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1270 | -4.0 |
| 34 | Kalinin, Pavlo | 0 | GER | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1200 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Schueller, Reinhard | 1593 | GER | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1129 | -4.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fetahovic, SarahGER+23.62.0 pts · #11
- 2Pitz, LukasGER+14.41.0 pts · #12
- 3Kovalyov, DimaGER+10.41.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Atar, EfecanGER-18.81.0 pts · #15
- 2Bertram, StevenGER-8.01.0 pts · #24
- 3Flesch, Stefan, Dr.GER-7.61.5 pts · #20