Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Oktober 2025

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113 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in various, Germany. 52 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2427, and top seed was Andrey Orlov ( FID, GM, 2473).

Kevin Zolfagharian (🇩🇪 GER, 2187) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Ali Elier (2.0) and Dieter Morawietz (2.0). Zolfagharian won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Thomas Steinmetzer (2156) beat Barry Brink (IM, 2338), a +182-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

04 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

GMAndrey Orlov2473

Avg top 10

2,427

Participants

113

Titled players · 52

GM×4

IM×15

FM×22

CM×10

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×96

🇳🇱Netherlands×5

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇸🇾Syria×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇱🇾Libya×1

🇵🇪Peru×1

🇲🇦Morocco×1

Top 3

🥇
Kevin Zolfagharian
🇩🇪GER·2187
2.0pts·3025perf+22.0
🥈
CMAli Elier
🇱🇾LBA·2131
2.0pts·2956perf+21.4
🥉
IMDieter Morawietz
🇩🇪GER·2337
2.0pts·3088perf+8.6

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
4	Zolfagharian, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	2187	2.0	2225	3025	+22.0
1	CMElier, Ali	🇱🇾LBA	2131	2.0	2156	2956	+21.4
2	IMMorawietz, Dieter	🇩🇪GER	2337	2.0	2288	3088	+8.6
3	IMJugelt, Tobias	🇩🇪GER	2343	2.0	2197	2997	+6.2
11	IMVlachos, Anatole	🇬🇷GRE	2468	1.5	2339	2532	+1.6
19	GMOrlov, Andrey	FID	2473	1.5	2331	2524	+1.3
16	Mueller, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2160	1.5	2169	2362	+10.4
5	IMWegerle, Joerg	🇩🇪GER	2401	1.5	2367	2560	+4.1
7	Karimi, Farhad	🇩🇪GER	2038	1.5	2017	2210	+8.8
8	CMMarcziter, Alex	🇩🇪GER	2149	1.5	2209	2402	+26.4
9	IMFiebig, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2402	1.5	2461	2654	+6.7
24	Goldschmidt, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2146	1.5	2192	2385	+12.6
26	Melde, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2041	1.5	2075	2268	+12.0
28	Dordevic, Tom	🇩🇪GER	2224	1.5	2227	2420	+20.4
15	Bartelt, Max Peter	🇩🇪GER	2074	1.5	2020	2213	+7.0
18	Korotkjevich, Stanislav	🇺🇦UKR	2353	1.5	2389	2582	+6.0
20	Gerlach, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2140	1.5	2083	2276	+7.0
21	Kahleys, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	2254	1.5	2175	2368	+5.8
12	Scheider, Julian	🇩🇪GER	2256	1.5	2247	2440	+9.6
23	FMVolkov, Mykyta	🇩🇪GER	2343	1.5	2264	2457	+6.2
10	IMSchaefer, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2360	1.5	2328	2521	+4.1
13	Helmer, Christoph	🇩🇪GER	2207	1.5	2130	2323	+5.8
14	Steinmetzer, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2156	1.5	2361	2554	+20.6
17	FMKoscielski, Janusz	🇩🇪GER	2281	1.5	2197	2390	+5.6
25	von Buenau, Heinrich	🇩🇪GER	2188	1.5	2154	2347	+8.0
27	Eckardt, Joshua	🇩🇪GER	2254	1.5	2304	2497	+12.6
29	FMPanjer, Sidney	🇩🇪GER	2273	1.5	2154	2347	+3.6
6	Irkilmez, Yakub	🇩🇪GER	2126	1.5	2048	2241	+5.6
22	Menzel, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	2214	1.5	2208	2401	+9.6
37	Schroeder, Lennart	🇩🇪GER	2129	1.0	2213	2213	+4.6
63	FMGolovanj, Andrej	🇺🇦UKR	2320	1.0	2169	2169	-8.0
31	IMFriedmann, Rafael	🇩🇪GER	2408	1.0	2299	2299	-3.0
62	CMKracht, Raphael	🇩🇪GER	2182	1.0	2231	2231	+2.6
35	IMDe Gleria, Francesco	🇩🇪GER	2383	1.0	2193	2193	-5.0
49	IMIllner, Achim, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2425	1.0	2303	2303	-3.2
60	IMZatonskih, Anna	🇺🇸USA	2310	1.0	2299	2299	-0.4
34	FMMarcziter, Dmitrii	🇩🇪GER	2163	1.0	2227	2227	+3.4
44	Holzwarth, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2058	1.0	2160	2160	+11.2
45	IMKononenko, Tatiana	🇺🇦UKR	2297	1.0	2213	2213	-2.2
58	CMWuebker, Paul-Luca	🇩🇪GER	2260	1.0	2382	2382	+6.2
61	FMKueppers, Timo	🇩🇪GER	2330	1.0	2270	2270	-3.2
30	Li, Hewei	🇩🇪GER	2022	1.0	1989	1989	-3.2
38	Schulze, Marc	🇩🇪GER	2277	1.0	2367	2367	+4.6
59	Xue, Luka	🇩🇪GER	2031	1.0	1942	1942	-8.8
33	FMHainke, Guntram, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2246	1.0	2228	2228	-0.8
36	CMGarbuz, Vitaliy	🇩🇪GER	2229	1.0	2339	2339	+6.0
48	Rott, Georg	🇩🇪GER	2031	1.0	2201	2201	+8.8
51	FMSchuricht, Emil Frederick	🇩🇪GER	2294	1.0	2245	2245	-2.8
53	IMSchlecht, Daniel, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2341	1.0	2247	2247	-5.0
46	GMLevin, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2414	1.0	2312	2312	-2.8
57	Oltmanns, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2136	1.0	2113	2113	-1.2
64	Tupac Yupanqui Herrera, Daniel	🇵🇪PER	1955	1.0	2032	2032	+4.0
47	FMChoukri, Adel	🇲🇦MAR	2299	1.0	2414	3214	+13.2
41	Schimnatkowski, Lukas	🇩🇪GER	2200	1.0	2234	2234	+1.8
54	Sutharjan, Dakxwin	🇩🇪GER	1929	1.0	2087	2087	+16.8
39	Scholz, Benedict	🇩🇪GER	2164	1.0	2167	2967	+20.0
50	Schmitz, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2204	1.0	2144	2944	+8.4
32	Andersen, Hans-Christoph	🇩🇪GER	2208	1.0	2136	2936	+8.0
52	Hivyar,Kharfan.	🇸🇾SYR	1950	1.0	1955	2755	+20.4
40	Maes, Djad	🇳🇱NED	2140	1.0	1838	2638	+3.0
42	FMHelbig, Mark	🇩🇪GER	2258	1.0	2202	3002	+8.4
43	FMPauly, Carlo	🇩🇪GER	2297	1.0	2276	3076	+9.4
55	Wensing, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	2192	1.0	2223	3023	+10.8
56	Werthebach, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2201	1.0	2218	3018	+10.4
81	FMStillger, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2213	0.5	2276	2083	-6.6
66	WFMBashylina, Luisa	🇩🇪GER	2155	0.5	2187	1994	-8.6
73	Zimmermann, Rolf	🇩🇪GER	2094	0.5	2030	1837	-13.4
79	Strehse, Nelson	🇩🇪GER	2187	0.5	2292	2099	-8.8
91	Kremser, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2017	0.5	2131	1938	-3.8
68	FMWolter, Kai, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2183	0.5	2299	2106	-3.8
72	Wichtrup, Jan-Louis	🇩🇪GER	2120	0.5	2314	2121	0.0
74	CMStemmler, Fabian	🇩🇪GER	2191	0.5	2170	1977	-11.2
80	Pfaar, Zeno	🇩🇪GER	2079	0.5	2116	1923	-7.8
75	GMHausrath, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2447	0.5	2353	2353	-1.3
85	Dette, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2113	0.5	2007	1814	-15.8
90	Junk, Phillip	🇩🇪GER	2144	0.5	2251	2058	-4.4
65	FMFluechter, Gregor	🇩🇪GER	2324	0.5	2352	2159	-8.6
84	FMMolinaroli, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2167	0.5	2086	1893	-14.2
88	FMGutkin, Ilya	🇩🇪GER	2290	0.5	2292	2099	-9.8
83	Chua, Ethan	🇳🇱NED	2080	0.5	1929	1929	-8.0
87	FMPrieb, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2260	0.5	2294	2294	+2.0
71	CMDe Boer, Bas	🇳🇱NED	2144	0.5	2161	2161	+0.4
82	Sabirov, Rafael	🇩🇪GER	2161	0.5	2144	2144	-0.4
86	IMScholz, Christian, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2285	0.5	2120	2120	-2.2
67	Markgraf, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2009	0.5	2074	2074	+1.8
89	Nezhyvenko, Mykhailo	🇩🇪GER	2144	0.5	2140	2140	-0.4
69	CMMainusch, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2105	0.5	2079	2079	-0.8
70	Peschel, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2007	0.5	2167	2167	+4.2
76	Golinka, Oleksandr	🇺🇦UKR	2202	0.5	2092	2092	-3.0
77	Klauke, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2092	0.5	2202	2202	+3.0
78	FMDorner, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2180	0.5	2191	2191	+0.4
102	GMSiebrecht, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2362	0.0	2337	1537	-5.3
109	CMSchmuecker, Marcus	🇩🇪GER	2238	0.0	2236	1436	-20.2
97	Kartsev, Soel	🇩🇪GER	2125	0.0	2231	1431	-14.2
104	Reuter, Julian-Frank	🇩🇪GER	2223	0.0	2169	1369	-23.0
107	Gallas, Noel	🇩🇪GER	2202	0.0	2236	1436	-18.0
111	FMWeidemann, Jakob	🇩🇪GER	2265	0.0	2339	1539	-16.0
112	FMSzajbely, Zsigmond	🇭🇺HUN	2305	0.0	2212	1412	-25.0
95	IMLai, Hing Ting	🇳🇱NED	2449	0.0	2402	1602	-5.7
98	IMBrink, Barry	🇳🇱NED	2338	0.0	2156	1356	-7.4
101	Kamp, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	2199	0.0	2254	1454	-8.4
99	Rogner, Alexander Luis	🇩🇪GER	1838	0.0	2081	1281	-16.4
93	FMWessendorf, Thomas, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2218	0.0	2201	1401	-10.4
94	FMBaltic, Fatih	🇩🇪GER	2276	0.0	2297	1497	-9.4
96	Kistella, Roman	🇩🇪GER	2218	0.0	2131	1331	-12.4
100	Gruenter, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2194	0.0	2150	1350	-11.2
103	Glatzel, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2096	0.0	2281	1481	-5.2
105	Finke, Kai	🇩🇪GER	2111	0.0	2041	1241	-12.0
106	Chilla, Jan Eric	🇩🇪GER	2230	0.0	2360	1560	-6.4
108	CMKuci, Blerim	🇩🇪GER	2201	0.0	2207	1407	-9.8
110	Schmidt, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	1993	0.0	2038	1238	-8.8
92	Vorobyov, Boris	🇩🇪GER	1810	0.0	2030	1230	-8.8
113	Kind, Bertram	🇩🇪GER	2151	0.0	2320	1520	-5.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Marcziter, AlexCMGER
+26.4
1.5 pts · #8
2Zolfagharian, KevinGER
+22.0
2.0 pts · #4
3Elier, AliCMLBA
+21.4
2.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Szajbely, ZsigmondFMHUN
-25.0
0.0 pts · #112
2Reuter, Julian-FrankGER
-23.0
0.0 pts · #104
3Schmuecker, MarcusCMGER
-20.2
0.0 pts · #109

Biggest upsets

R2+182 Elo gap
Steinmetzer, Thomas2156 beat IMBrink, Barry2338
R2+158 Elo gap
Tupac Yupanqui Herrera, Daniel1955 beat Dette, Jan2113
R2+133 Elo gap
Zolfagharian, Kevin2187 beat FMGolovanj, Andrej2320