HSK Klubturnier 2025 B2-Gruppe Dezember
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10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 in Hamburg, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1909, and top seed was Eric Bohlmann (🇩🇪 GER, 2026).
Paul Ophardt (🇩🇪 GER, 1968) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Andreas Albers (2.5) and Tonio Barlage (1.0). Ophardt led wire-to-wire.
Location
🇩🇪Hamburg, Germany
Dates
02 Dec 2025 → 12 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 6 roundsPaul Ophardt led from R1 onwards, the title was decided early.
Co-leaders
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Ophardt#1Albers#2Barlage#3Schwarzman#4Topalov#5Seum#6Bohlmann#7Wiethuechter#8Stejskal#9Ihlenfeldt#10
R1–R6 · LEAD HELD
Paul Ophardt never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · DECISIVE LEAD12 Dec
Paul Ophardt opens a +3.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Isja Schwarzman); the title is out of reach before R6.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Paul Ophardt beat Andreas Albers (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇪Ophardt, Paul | 1968 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.00 | 4.5 | +32.4 | 2280 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Albers, Andreas | 1993 | 0 | * | ½ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.00 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1994 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Barlage, Tonio, Dr. | 1904 | ½ | ½ | * | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 3.50 | 7.0 | +4.2 | 1981 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Topalov, Mihail | 1930 | 0 | — | — | * | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -1.6 | 1903 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Schwarzman, Isja | 1809 | — | 0 | — | — | * | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 3.5 | +4.6 | 1899 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Seum, Ferdinand | 1804 | — | — | — | — | 0 | * | — | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | +1.2 | 1823 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Wiethuechter, Samuel | 1914 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | ½ | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 3.0 | -4.8 | 1817 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Bohlmann, Eric | 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½ | * | — | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 1914 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Stejskal, Manfred | 1837 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.5 | -24.8 | 1101 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Ihlenfeldt, Felix | 1904 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -8.2 | 1168 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ophardt, PaulGER+32.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Schwarzman, IsjaGER+4.61.0 pts · #4
- 3Barlage, Tonio, Dr.GER+4.21.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Stejskal, ManfredGER-24.80.0 pts · #9
- 2Ihlenfeldt, FelixGER-8.20.0 pts · #10
- 3Wiethuechter, SamuelGER-4.80.5 pts · #8