22. Sparkassen-Open Forchheim 2025 A-Open

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62 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Heroldsbach, Germany. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2214, and top seed was Yevhenii Yelisieiev (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2381).

Jonas Hacker (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2342) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Yevhenii Yelisieiev (4.5) and Brandon Jiang (4.0). Hacker shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Albert Lemba (1882) beat Markus Boehme (2213), a +331-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Heroldsbach, Germany

Dates

03 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMYevhenii Yelisieiev2381

Avg top 10

2,214

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×2

FM×3

CM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×52

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

Top 3

🥇
IMJonas Hacker
🇩🇪GER·2342
4.5pts·2537perf+9.5
🥈
IMYevhenii Yelisieiev
🇩🇪GER·2381
4.5pts·2474perf+4.7
🥉
FMBrandon Jiang
🇺🇸USA·2046
4.0pts·2361perf+70.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Hacker4.5Yelisieiev4.5Jiang4Bieberle4Martin Fernandez4Boehme3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Hacker takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Jonas Hacker drew with IM Yevhenii Yelisieiev (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Jonas Hacker 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Yevhenii Yelisieiev 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMJonas Hacker	*	½	1	—
2IMYevhenii Yelisieiev	½	*	—	1
3FMBrandon Jiang	0	—	*	—
4Jan Bieberle	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hacker, JonasIM	2342	GER	+27N	+8B	+3N	=2B	+7N	4.5	15.5	18.0	15.75	2537	+9.5
2	Yelisieiev, YevheniiIM	2381	GER	+17B	+5N	+37B	=1N	+6B	4.5	15.0	17.0	14.75	2474	+4.7
3	Jiang, BrandonFM	2046	USA	+35B	+32N	−1B	+43N	+21B	4.0	12.5	14.5	10.00	2361	+70.9
4	Martin Fernandez, Rafael	2051	GER	+9B	−12N	+46B	+37N	+16B	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.50	2231	+44.0
5	Bieberle, Jan	1985	GER	+45N	−2B	+56N	+39B	+15N	4.0	11.5	12.5	8.00	2306	+38.6
6	Turel, Tugrul	2150	GER	+11B	=26N	+28B	+13N	−2N	3.5	13.5	16.0	10.25	2265	+30.4
7	Boehme, SebastianFM	2245	GER	+38B	=19N	+16B	+12N	−1B	3.5	13.5	15.5	9.50	2268	+4.8
8	Isbilir, Levin	2104	GER	+20B	−1N	+49B	=26N	+30B	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.25	2230	+32.4
9	Lemba, Albert	1882	UKR	−4N	=24B	+27N	+31B	+33N	3.5	12.0	14.5	9.00	2234	+90.8
10	Adelhuette, Dennis, Dr.	2054	GER	−13N	+23B	+41N	+14B	=12N	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.50	2199	+19.2
11	Sesselmann, Christoph	2031	GER	−6N	+22B	=48N	+44B	+29N	3.5	11.0	12.5	8.25	2081	+5.0
12	Sajka, Mariusz	2224	GER	+36N	+4B	=29N	−7B	=10B	3.0	13.5	16.0	9.50	2148	-9.0
13	Aepfler, ChristianFM	2125	GER	+10B	=28N	+40B	−6B	=20N	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.25	2121	-0.4
14	Redzepovic, Irfan	1994	GER	+25B	=17N	=19B	−10N	+38B	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.00	2106	+15.4
15	Salsa, Nicola	1999	ITA	=51B	+34N	=26B	+19N	−5B	3.0	12.0	13.5	7.50	2081	+22.8
16	Albayrak, Berrak	1912	GER	+58N	+53B	−7N	+18B	−4N	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.50	2134	+28.8
17	Buchinger, Alexis	2080	GER	−2N	=14B	+61N	+50B	=22N	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.50	2185	+19.6
18	Deschler, Arne	1998	GER	=21B	=31N	+25B	−16N	+37B	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.75	2115	+30.0
19	Ronsin, Corentin	2086	GER	+53N	=7B	=14N	−15B	+41N	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.75	2111	+6.8
20	Meulner, Fabian	2043	GER	−8N	+44B	=23N	+48B	=13B	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.50	2077	+5.0
21	Duerr, Florian	2206	GER	=18N	+57B	=39N	+29B	−3N	3.0	11.5	12.5	6.00	2080	-15.0
22	Buecker, Florian	0	GER	+59B	−11N	=38B	+28N	=17B	3.0	11.0	12.0	6.00	2054	0.0
23	Meulner, Klaus	1955	GER	+49B	−10N	=20B	=38N	+40B	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.00	2095	+19.4
24	Dauer, Maximilian	2055	GER	−26B	=9N	+59B	=40N	+34B	3.0	10.5	11.5	6.25	2038	-2.2
25	Guzel, Fatih	1915	TUR	−14N	+52B	−18N	+56B	+42N	3.0	9.5	10.5	4.50	2076	+22.4
26	Kampert, Andreas	2037	GER	+24N	=6B	=15N	=8B	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	8.00	2172	+14.4
27	Lu, Yunong Elias	2079	GER	−1B	=30N	−9B	+47N	+50N	2.5	12.5	14.0	4.75	2001	-18.4
28	Berlizov, Vladislav	2006	UKR	+33N	=13B	−6N	−22B	+48N	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.50	2163	+16.6
29	Sajka, Noah	1954	GER	+52N	+45B	=12B	−21N	−11B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.00	2089	+34.0
30	Berlizov, Stanislav	1989	UKR	+47N	=27B	=31N	=33B	−8N	2.5	11.0	13.0	5.75	2032	+6.0
31	Boehme, Markus	2213	GER	=57N	=18B	=30B	−9N	+51N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.75	2000	-26.6
32	Longo, Massimo	2090	GER	+42N	−3B	=50B	−34N	+52N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	2003	-11.4
33	Stegert, Laurin	2027	GER	−28B	+50N	+55B	=30N	−9B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1981	-6.2
34	Kaufmann, Ben	1896	GER	=54N	−15B	+57N	+32B	−24N	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.25	2052	+41.2
35	Helm, Timo	2149	GER	−3N	=39B	+54N	+51B	F	2.5	9.0	9.0	4.00	2111	-4.2
36	Liepold, Stefan	2074	GER	−12B	−37N	=58B	+60N	+55B	2.5	7.5	8.5	3.00	2013	-8.2
37	Bachhuber, Dominik	1970	GER	+62N	+36B	−2N	−4B	−18N	2.0	14.0	14.5	3.00	2018	+3.8
38	Kaufmann, Thorsten	2032	GER	−7N	+48B	=22N	=23B	−14N	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.50	1954	-9.4
39	Gewondow, Narek	1951	GER	+46B	=35N	=21B	−5N	F	2.0	11.5	13.5	4.75	2077	+25.6
40	Dusbaba, Karel	1994	CZE	=41N	+54B	−13N	=24B	−23N	2.0	11.0	12.5	4.00	1951	-5.8
41	Janasik, Gerhard, Dr.	1950	GER	=40B	=51N	−10B	+49N	−19B	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.25	1961	+1.2
42	Willim, MichaelCM	2023	GER	−32B	+55N	−43B	+46N	−25B	2.0	9.5	11.0	3.50	1880	-19.4
43	Arora, Abhiraaj	1820	GER	−48N	+58B	+42N	−3B	F	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	2011	+39.6
44	Ternes, Markus	1868	GER	+56B	−20N	=51B	−11N	=49B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	1951	+10.8
45	Hoeller, Armin	1991	GER	−5B	−29N	−47B	+62N	+58B	2.0	9.5	10.0	1.50	1855	-18.0
46	Hotman, Cagan Arhan	1968	TUR	−39N	+60B	−4N	−42B	+57N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	1930	-10.4
47	Zimmer, Christian	1735	GER	−30B	−49N	+45N	−27B	+56N	2.0	8.5	9.5	3.00	1940	+46.0
48	Mixakis, Evangelos	1971	GRE	+43B	−38N	=11B	−20N	−28B	1.5	11.0	13.0	3.75	1837	-17.8
49	Pilhoefer, Lukas	1992	GER	−23N	+47B	−8N	−41B	=44N	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.00	1774	-29.0
50	Link, Andreas	2058	GER	+61B	−33B	=32N	−17N	−27B	1.5	10.5	11.5	2.25	1892	-22.4
51	Erlbeck, Peter	2040	GER	=15N	=41B	=44N	−35N	−31B	1.5	10.0	12.0	3.50	1887	-20.6
52	Carton, Patrick	1992	IRL	−29B	−25N	=60B	+61N	−32B	1.5	9.0	10.0	1.50	1807	-25.0
53	Cummings, Nicolai	2009	GER	−19B	−16N	+62B	=55N	F	1.5	9.0	9.5	1.25	1894	-12.8
54	Liemann, Michael	2028	GER	=34B	−40N	−35B	+59N	F	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.25	1928	-11.6
55	Tuerkboylari, Bahadir	1970	GER	+60N	−42B	−33N	=53B	−36N	1.5	8.5	9.5	1.75	1857	-30.4
56	Barsov, Vladislav	2010	GER	−44N	+62B	−5B	−25N	−47B	1.0	11.0	11.5	0.50	1652	-90.0
57	Martin Fernandez, Rodrigo	2090	GER	=31B	−21N	−34B	=58N	−46B	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.75	1817	-34.2
58	Stierhof, Michael	2003	GER	−16B	−43N	=36N	=57B	−45N	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.75	1737	-33.2
59	Schaefers, Andreas	2021	GER	−22N	=61B	−24N	−54B	=60N	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.00	1784	-24.8
60	Barsov, Mikhail	1896	GER	−55B	−46N	=52N	−36B	=59B	1.0	7.5	8.5	1.25	1765	-30.8
61	Sesselmann, Moritz	1927	GER	−50N	=59N	−17B	−52B	=62N	1.0	7.0	7.5	0.75	1782	-17.0
62	Steinhart, Christoph	1957	GER	−37B	−56N	−53N	−45B	=61B	0.5	6.5	7.5	0.50	1615	-36.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lemba, AlbertUKR
+90.8
3.5 pts · #7
2Jiang, BrandonFMUSA
+70.9
4.0 pts · #3
3Zimmer, ChristianGER
+46.0
2.0 pts · #39

Top rating losers

1Barsov, VladislavGER
-90.0
1.0 pts · #61
2Steinhart, ChristophGER
-36.6
0.5 pts · #62
3Martin Fernandez, RodrigoGER
-34.2
1.0 pts · #58

Biggest upsets

R4+331 Elo gap
Lemba, Albert1882 beat Boehme, Markus2213
R5+275 Elo gap
Zimmer, Christian1735 beat Barsov, Vladislav2010
R3+256 Elo gap
Zimmer, Christian1735 beat Hoeller, Armin1991