NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 September 2025

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73 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 14 Sept 2025 in various, Germany. 18 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2324, and top seed was Stefan Wehmeier (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2416).

Kian Scheidtmann (🇩🇪 GER, 1969) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Stefan Wehmeier (1.0) and Patricio di Franco (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kian Scheidtmann (1969) beat Wilfried Beilfuss (2118), a +149-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

14 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMStefan Wehmeier2416

Avg top 10

2,324

Participants

Titled players · 18

IM×6

FM×9

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇩🇪Germany×66

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇻🇳Vietnam×1

Top 3

🥇
Kian Scheidtmann
🇩🇪GER·1969
1.0pts·2918perf+14.0
🥈
IMStefan Wehmeier
🇩🇪GER·2416
1.0pts·2958perf+1.8
🥉
Patricio di Franco
🇩🇪GER·2072
1.0pts·2923perf+11.4

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Scheidtmann, Kian	🇩🇪GER	1969	1.0	2118	2918	+14.0
2	IMWehmeier, Stefan, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2416	1.0	2158	2958	+1.8
3	di Franco, Patricio	🇩🇪GER	2072	1.0	2123	2923	+11.4
4	Berger, Konstantin, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2106	1.0	2116	2916	+10.2
5	De Vries, Leon	🇳🇱NED	2037	1.0	1636	2436	+1.6
6	FMMichalczak, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2240	1.0	2198	2998	+8.8
7	Selalmazidis, Arsenis	🇩🇪GER	2074	1.0	2037	2837	+18.0
8	Fichtner, Ewald	🇩🇪GER	2034	1.0	2159	2959	+13.4
9	Keller, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2178	1.0	2148	2948	+9.2
10	Kesseler, Heiko	🇩🇪GER	2112	1.0	2126	2926	+10.4
11	FMForchert, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2327	1.0	2193	2993	+3.2
12	Roth, Markus, Prof.	🇩🇪GER	2170	1.0	2101	2901	+8.0
13	FMHuesmann, Thomas	🇧🇪BEL	2105	1.0	1705	2505	+1.6
14	Koehler, Justus	🇩🇪GER	2126	1.0	2014	2814	+7.0
15	Peters, Alex	🇩🇪GER	2154	1.0	2001	2801	+6.0
16	Kruse, Janik	🇩🇪GER	2132	1.0	1918	2718	+4.6
17	Meyer, Armin	🇩🇪GER	2233	1.0	2197	2997	+9.0
18	Breitkopf-Lazar, Patrick-Robert	🇩🇪GER	2201	1.0	1933	2733	+6.8
19	Goerke, Joachim	🇩🇪GER	2032	1.0	2126	2926	+12.6
20	Gramb, Marius	🇩🇪GER	2167	1.0	2211	3011	+11.2
21	Fohler, Claus	🇩🇪GER	2197	1.0	2136	2936	+8.4
22	Goessling, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2199	1.0	2184	2984	+9.6
23	Schumacher, Markus	🇩🇪GER	1849	1.0	1974	2774	+13.4
24	Fox, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2164	0.5	2205	2205	+1.2
25	FMKrallmann, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2157	0.5	2108	2108	-1.4
26	Mann, Gergely	🇩🇪GER	2208	0.5	2300	2300	+2.6
27	IMSonntag, Hans-Hubert	🇩🇪GER	2260	0.5	1952	1952	-3.6
28	CMJagodzinsky, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2208	0.5	2308	2308	+2.8
30	Vlasov, Igor	🇩🇪GER	2205	0.5	2164	2164	-1.2
31	Poess, Frank	🇩🇪GER	2108	0.5	2157	2157	+2.8
32	Meier, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2180	0.5	1959	1959	-5.6
33	FMKaufeld, Juergen	🇩🇪GER	2185	0.5	2254	2254	+2.0
34	FMNgo, Quang Thai	🇻🇳VIE	2308	0.5	2208	2208	-2.8
35	Meyer, Ralph	🇩🇪GER	1959	0.5	2180	2180	+11.2
36	IMBesou, Hussain	🇩🇪GER	2376	0.5	2390	2390	+0.4
37	Wecker, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2102	0.5	2125	2125	+0.6
38	IMSielecki, Christof	🇩🇪GER	2390	0.5	2376	2376	-0.2
39	Wiekert, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2152	0.5	2369	2369	+5.6
40	Tran, Duc Cuong	🇩🇪GER	2137	0.5	2033	2033	-2.8
41	FMWigger, Jochen	🇩🇪GER	2300	0.5	2208	2208	-2.6
42	IMLoifenfeld, Jakov	🇷🇺RUS	2369	0.5	2152	2152	-2.8
43	Brockhaus, Philip	🇩🇪GER	2033	0.5	2137	2137	+2.8
44	Hofmann, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	1952	0.5	2260	2260	+7.2
45	FMWagner, Alexej	🇩🇪GER	2201	0.5	2149	2149	-1.4
46	Weimann, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	2125	0.5	2102	2102	-0.6
47	Koehler, Christian Friedrich	🇩🇪GER	2254	0.5	2185	2185	-2.0
48	Ossig, Rainer	🇩🇪GER	2149	0.5	2201	2201	+1.4
29	Schulte genannt Trux, Denny	🇩🇪GER	0	0.5	2016	2016	0.0
49	IMHaskelman, Evgen	🇺🇦UKR	2136	0.0	2197	1397	-4.2
50	Beilfuss, Wilfried, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2118	0.0	1969	1169	-14.0
51	Rybarczyk, Klaus	🇩🇪GER	2100	0.0	2170	1370	-8.0
52	Winkler, Yonathan	🇩🇪GER	2198	0.0	2240	1440	-17.6
53	Jagodzinsky, Lukas	🇩🇪GER	1686	0.0	2085	1285	-3.2
54	CMSonnenschein, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2158	0.0	2416	1616	-3.6
55	Engel, Johann	🇩🇪GER	2123	0.0	2072	1272	-11.4
56	Nagel, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2148	0.0	2178	1378	-9.2
57	Simon, Hans Christian	🇩🇪GER	2159	0.0	2034	1234	-13.4
58	Goldkuhle, Collin	🇩🇪GER	1974	0.0	1849	1049	-26.8
59	Brandt, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2197	0.0	2233	1433	-9.0
61	Zolfagharian, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	2193	0.0	2327	1527	-6.4
62	Lamek, Dirk, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1933	0.0	2201	1401	-6.8
63	Spilles, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2126	0.0	2112	1312	-10.4
64	Rosenkraenzer, Torsten	🇩🇪GER	2001	0.0	2154	1354	-6.0
65	Huette, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2037	0.0	2074	1274	-9.0
66	Peschel, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2014	0.0	2126	1326	-7.0
68	Pfeffer, Ruprecht	🇩🇪GER	2211	0.0	2167	1367	-11.2
69	WFMNeumann, Helena	🇩🇪GER	2126	0.0	2032	1232	-25.2
70	Kutzner, Stephen	🇩🇪GER	2116	0.0	2106	1306	-10.2
71	Riekenbrauk, Joerg	🇩🇪GER	1918	0.0	2133	1333	-4.6
72	FMKniest, Oliver	🇩🇪GER	2184	0.0	2199	1399	-9.6
73	Senel, Serdar	🇩🇪GER	1517	0.0	1917	1117	-3.2
60	Zhuravel, Danylo	🇺🇦UKR	0	0.0	2229	1429	0.0
67	FIDE 16209630	—	0	0.0	2107	1307	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Selalmazidis, ArsenisGER
+18.0
1.0 pts · #7
2Scheidtmann, KianGER
+14.0
1.0 pts · #1
3Fichtner, EwaldGER
+13.4
1.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Goldkuhle, CollinGER
-26.8
0.0 pts · #58
2Neumann, HelenaWFMGER
-25.2
0.0 pts · #69
3Winkler, YonathanGER
-17.6
0.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R1+149 Elo gap
Scheidtmann, Kian1969 beat Beilfuss, Wilfried, Dr.2118
R1+125 Elo gap
Schumacher, Markus1849 beat Goldkuhle, Collin1974
R1+125 Elo gap
Fichtner, Ewald2034 beat Simon, Hans Christian2159