Offene Solinger Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Oktober
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 in Solingen, Germany. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2039, and top seed was Oliver Kniest (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2170).
Ulrich Waagener (🇩🇪 GER, 2066) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Joachim Goerke (2.0) and Stefan Flesch (1.5). Waagener shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Sarah Fetahovic (1899) beat Oliver Kniest (FM, 2170), a +271-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Solingen, Germany
Dates
10 Oct 2025 → 31 Oct 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×35
🇪🇸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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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.0/3. Waagener takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waagener, Ulrich | 2066 | GER | +13B | F | +10N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2743 | +13.4 |
| 2 | Goerke, Joachim | 2038 | GER | +24N | F | +11B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2660 | +10.6 |
| 3 | Flesch, Stefan, Dr. | 1992 | GER | =5N | F | +22B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2069 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Boos, Markus | 2112 | GER | +21N | F | =7B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2214 | +5.0 |
| 5 | Speck, Stefan | 1927 | GER | =3B | F | +12B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1992 | +1.8 |
| 6 | Atar, Efecan | 1912 | GER | +17B | F | =15N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2122 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Blomel, Christopher | 2065 | GER | +34B | F | =4N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2205 | +7.4 |
| 8 | Wawi, Bilal Alexander | 1652 | GER | +33N | F | =24B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2074 | +43.2 |
| 9 | Atar, Semih Akif | 1679 | GER | =25N | F | +33B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1988 | +32.0 |
| 10 | Fetahovic, Sarah | 1899 | GER | +20N | F | −1B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2118 | +22.0 |
| 11 | Guelcan, Batuhan Ege | 1829 | GER | +19B | F | −2N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1238 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Rolla, Oliver | 0 | GER | +14B | F | −5N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1874 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Scheidtmann, Kian | 1986 | GER | −1N | F | +27B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1948 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Fraenzel, Marius, Dr. | 1821 | GER | −12N | F | +16B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2447 | +5.4 |
| 15 | Fichtner, Ewald | 2057 | GER | =31N | F | =6B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1876 | -9.4 |
| 16 | Chen, Aimee | 1646 | GER | +18B | F | −14N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1021 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Pitz, Lukas | 1800 | GER | −6N | +25B | — | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1815 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Wawi, Fares | 0 | GER | −16N | F | +29N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ruhnau, Cedrik | 0 | GER | −11N | F | +30B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1677 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kniest, OliverFM | 2170 | GER | −10B | F | +28N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1868 | -14.2 |
| 21 | Loriguillo Gonzalez, Gregorio | 1977 | ESP | −4B | F | +34N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2012 | +1.8 |
| 22 | Steinbach, Wolfgang | 1824 | GER | +35B | F | −3N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1908 | +4.4 |
| 23 | Bock, Juergen | 1790 | GER | +36B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 2216 | +2.0 |
| 24 | Vranidis, Athanassios | 1891 | GER | −2B | F | =8N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1652 | -12.0 |
| 25 | Kalinin, Pavlo | 1718 | GER | =9B | −17N | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1547 | -17.6 |
| 26 | Schueller, Reinhard | 1588 | GER | =32N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1698 | +6.0 |
| 27 | Kovalyov, Dima | 1829 | GER | =28B | F | −13N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1718 | -11.2 |
| 28 | Wolter, Dennis | 1836 | GER | =27N | F | −20B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1807 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Fodor, Bernhard | 1544 | GER | =30N | F | −18B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1525 | -0.6 |
| 30 | Tok, Tuana | 1526 | GER | =29B | F | −19N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1544 | +1.2 |
| 31 | Linke, Marius | 1840 | GER | =15B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2057 | +5.6 |
| 32 | Littek, Oliver | 1698 | GER | =26B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1588 | -3.0 |
| 33 | Meckel, Helmut | 1870 | GER | −8B | F | −9N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 866 | -30.6 |
| 34 | Boschek, Hans-Joachim, Dr. | 1912 | GER | −7N | F | −21B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1221 | -14.2 |
| 35 | Bertram, Steven | 1825 | GER | −22N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1025 | -20.0 |
| 36 | Muschal, Holger | 1416 | GER | −23N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 990 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wawi, Bilal AlexanderGER+43.21.5 pts · #6
- 2Atar, Semih AkifGER+32.01.5 pts · #8
- 3Fetahovic, SarahGER+22.01.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Meckel, HelmutGER-30.60.0 pts · #31
- 2Bertram, StevenGER-20.00.0 pts · #32
- 3Kalinin, PavloGER-17.60.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R1+271 Elo gap
- R1+218 Elo gap
- R3+191 Elo gap