1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Dezember 2025

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131 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in various, Germany. 131 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2691, and top seed was Fabiano Caruana (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2795).

Magnus Ermitsch (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2420) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Georg Meier (2.0) and Alexey Sarana (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 2: Gerald Hertneck (GM, 2421) beat Alexander Motylev (GM, 2573), a +152-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

06 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Avg top 10

2,691

Participants

131

Titled players · 131

GM×109

IM×18

FM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×40

🇵🇱Poland×11

🇳🇱Netherlands×9

🇷🇸Serbia×7

🇺🇦Ukraine×7

🇭🇷Croatia×6

🇫🇷France×5

🇦🇹Austria×5

Top 3

🥇
IMMagnus Ermitsch
🇩🇪GER·2420
2.0pts·3214perf+9.8
🥈
GMGeorg Meier
🇺🇾URU·2606
2.0pts·3238perf+5.7
🥉
GMAlexey Sarana
🇷🇸SRB·2673
2.0pts·3338perf+6.4

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
3	IMErmitsch, Magnus	🇩🇪GER	2420	2.0	2414	3214	+9.8
1	GMMeier, Georg	🇺🇾URU	2606	2.0	2438	3238	+5.7
2	GMSarana, Alexey	🇷🇸SRB	2673	2.0	2538	3338	+6.4
6	GMHracek, Zbynek	🇨🇿CZE	2540	2.0	2455	3255	+7.6
4	GMBabula, Vlastimil	🇨🇿CZE	2495	2.0	2424	3224	+8.1
5	GMAmin, Bassem	🇪🇬EGY	2626	2.0	2510	3310	+7.0
11	GMSvane, Rasmus	🇩🇪GER	2608	1.5	2560	2753	+3.6
10	GMWojtaszek, Radoslaw	🇵🇱POL	2667	1.5	2543	2736	+1.6
17	GMVan Foreest, Lucas	🇳🇱NED	2513	1.5	2553	2746	+6.1
21	GMKrivoborodov, Egor	🇩🇪GER	2536	1.5	2567	2760	+5.9
30	GMVan Wely, Loek	🇳🇱NED	2625	1.5	2540	2733	+2.7
31	GMBacrot, Etienne	🇫🇷FRA	2628	1.5	2537	2730	+2.5
39	GMSubelj, Jan	🇸🇮SLO	2537	1.5	2589	2782	+6.4
20	GMNeiksans, Arturs	🇱🇻LAT	2582	1.5	2600	2793	+5.5
33	GMBrkic, Ante	🇭🇷CRO	2583	1.5	2570	2763	+4.7
36	GMMurzin, Volodar	FID	2648	1.5	2644	2837	+4.9
8	GMAndersen, Mads	🇩🇰DEN	2555	1.5	2456	2649	+2.3
12	GMGirel, Joseph	🇫🇷FRA	2503	1.5	2440	2633	+3.3
13	GMBjerre, Jonas Buhl	🇩🇰DEN	2623	1.5	2555	2748	+3.1
18	GMThybo, Jesper Sondergaard	🇩🇰DEN	2578	1.5	2495	2688	+2.7
19	GML'Ami, Erwin	🇳🇱NED	2631	1.5	2556	2749	+2.9
25	GMDonchenko, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2661	1.5	2502	2695	+0.9
27	GMVan Foreest, Jorden	🇳🇱NED	2692	1.5	2560	2753	+1.5
29	GMBoensch, Uwe	🇩🇪GER	2456	1.5	2517	2710	+6.7
14	GMDuda, Jan-Krzysztof	🇵🇱POL	2729	1.5	2613	2806	+1.9
26	GMSocko, Bartosz	🇵🇱POL	2576	1.5	2553	2746	+4.3
28	GMVolokitin, Andrei	🇺🇦UKR	2619	1.5	2613	2806	+4.8
32	GMEngel, Luis	🇩🇪GER	2580	1.5	2553	2746	+4.3
7	GMKarthik Venkataraman	🇮🇳IND	2589	1.5	2610	2803	+5.5
9	GMAnton Guijarro, David	🇪🇸ESP	2646	1.5	2527	2720	+1.9
16	GMAbasov, Nijat	🇦🇿AZE	2587	1.5	2610	2803	+5.7
23	IMFeuerstack, Aljoscha	🇩🇪GER	2447	1.5	2420	2613	+4.2
24	GMSamunenkov, Ihor	🇺🇦UKR	2584	1.5	2527	2720	+3.5
34	GMLivaic, Leon	🇭🇷CRO	2549	1.5	2638	2831	+7.4
37	IMRoshka, Yevgeniy	🇺🇦UKR	2503	1.5	2412	2605	+2.5
38	FMKocharin, Timur	🇩🇪GER	2332	1.5	2412	2605	+14.4
15	GMOnyshchuk, Volodymyr	🇺🇦UKR	2608	1.5	2510	2703	+2.5
22	GMStevic, Hrvoje	🇭🇷CRO	2513	1.5	2424	2617	+2.7
35	GMDautov, Rustem	🇩🇪GER	2544	1.5	2587	2780	+6.2
70	GMKozul, Zdenko	🇭🇷CRO	2500	1.0	2520	2520	+0.5
78	GMBanusz, Tamas	🇭🇺HUN	2587	1.0	2646	2646	+1.6
60	IMWoelk, Tom-Frederic	🇩🇪GER	2405	1.0	2395	2395	-0.3
65	GMMichalik, Peter	🇸🇰SVK	2564	1.0	2578	2578	+0.4
67	GMBluebaum, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	2679	1.0	2674	2674	-0.1
40	GMKamsky, Gata	🇫🇷FRA	2604	1.0	2666	2666	+1.7
45	GMBartel, Mateusz	🇵🇱POL	2573	1.0	2644	2644	+1.9
47	IMHagner, Bennet	🇩🇪GER	2451	1.0	2463	2463	+0.3
50	GMDruska, Juraj	🇸🇰SVK	2458	1.0	2585	2585	+3.4
58	GMAlonso Rosell, Alvar	🇪🇸ESP	2548	1.0	2581	2581	+0.8
64	IMBaum, Jonasz	🇵🇱POL	2446	1.0	2550	2550	+2.9
66	GMMarkus, Robert	🇷🇸SRB	2529	1.0	2584	2584	+1.5
85	GMPapp, Gabor	🇭🇺HUN	2506	1.0	2434	2434	-2.0
54	GMSchoppen, Casper	🇳🇱NED	2567	1.0	2595	2595	+0.7
74	GMIvic, Velimir	🇷🇸SRB	2623	1.0	2671	2671	+1.3
59	GMSaric, Ivan	🇭🇷CRO	2665	1.0	2671	2671	+0.2
68	GMWarmerdam, Max	🇳🇱NED	2573	1.0	2595	2595	+0.6
81	GMVogel, Roven	🇩🇪GER	2537	1.0	2600	2600	+1.8
41	GMRagger, Markus	🇦🇹AUT	2563	1.0	2563	2563	0.0
42	GMHorvath, Dominik	🇦🇹AUT	2557	1.0	2665	2665	+3.0
46	GMPredke, Alexandr	🇷🇸SRB	2616	1.0	2606	2606	-0.2
51	GMDudin, Gleb	🇭🇺HUN	2585	1.0	2656	2656	+1.9
52	GMPredojevic, Borki	🇧🇦BIH	2562	1.0	2519	2519	-1.2
53	GMKollars, Dmitrij	🇩🇪GER	2629	1.0	2665	2665	+1.0
55	GMChigaev, Maksim	🇪🇸ESP	2626	1.0	2593	2593	-1.0
56	GMFressinet, Laurent	🇫🇷FRA	2611	1.0	2606	2606	-0.2
62	GMEfimenko, Zahar	🇺🇦UKR	2564	1.0	2519	2519	-1.2
71	GMPavlidis, Antonios	🇬🇷GRE	2570	1.0	2614	2614	+1.2
79	GMPijpers, Arthur	🇳🇱NED	2475	1.0	2563	2563	+2.4
83	GMNavara, David	🇨🇿CZE	2642	1.0	2614	2614	-0.8
84	GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR.	🇮🇳IND	2703	1.0	2593	2593	-3.0
43	GMKobalia, Mikhail	FID	2537	1.0	2556	2556	+0.5
44	GMPonomariov, Ruslan	🇺🇦UKR	2639	1.0	2560	2560	-2.2
48	GMKempinski, Robert	🇵🇱POL	2545	1.0	2456	2456	-2.5
49	IMFromm, Marius	🇩🇪GER	2411	1.0	2517	2517	+2.9
57	GMGrandelius, Nils	🇸🇪SWE	2664	1.0	2555	2555	-2.9
61	IMNeugebauer, Martin	🇸🇰SVK	2500	1.0	2502	2502	+0.1
63	GMGustafsson, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2591	1.0	2495	2495	-2.6
69	GMKraemer, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2571	1.0	2591	2591	+0.6
72	GMRapport, Richard	🇭🇺HUN	2741	1.0	2622	2622	-3.2
82	GMDelchev, Aleksander	🇷🇸SRB	2423	1.0	2440	2440	+0.5
75	IMPetrovskiy, Vadym	🇩🇪GER	2433	1.0	2438	2438	+0.1
80	GMKryvoruchko, Yuriy	🇺🇦UKR	2618	1.0	2538	2538	-2.1
76	GMKramer, Julian	🇩🇪GER	2487	1.0	2417	2417	-1.9
77	GMMartinovic, Sasa	🇭🇷CRO	2550	1.0	2455	2455	-2.6
73	GMHertneck, Gerald	🇩🇪GER	2421	1.0	2573	3373	+7.0
95	GMHandke, Florian, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2526	0.5	2504	2311	-5.6
121	GMKjartansson, Gudmundur	🇮🇸ISL	2420	0.5	2617	2424	0.0
98	GMOrlov, Andrey	FID	2478	0.5	2545	2352	-3.1
103	IMKrastev, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2431	0.5	2545	2352	-1.9
94	IMKrause, Benedict	🇩🇪GER	2423	0.5	2389	2196	-5.9
97	GMKindermann, Stefan	🇦🇹AUT	2449	0.5	2615	2422	-0.7
99	GMKosakowski, Jakub	🇵🇱POL	2549	0.5	2588	2395	-3.9
100	GMKasimdzhanov, Rustam	🇺🇿UZB	2671	0.5	2588	2395	-7.3
102	GMMovsesian, Sergei	🇦🇲ARM	2604	0.5	2615	2422	-4.7
108	GMSedlak, Nikola	🇷🇸SRB	2394	0.5	2418	2225	-4.4
119	GMBischoff, Klaus	🇩🇪GER	2429	0.5	2418	2225	-5.3
86	IMNeef, Maximilian	🇩🇪GER	2465	0.5	2550	2357	-2.7
92	GMBogosavljevic, Boban	🇷🇸SRB	2455	0.5	2581	2388	-1.8
96	IMWinterberg, Lukas	🇩🇪GER	2429	0.5	2463	2270	-4.1
101	GMTischbierek, Raj	🇩🇪GER	2412	0.5	2467	2274	-3.5
109	GMTomczak, Jacek	🇵🇱POL	2537	0.5	2644	2451	-2.1
113	GMJanik, Igor	🇵🇱POL	2528	0.5	2434	2241	-7.6
115	GMKunin, Vitaly	🇩🇪GER	2516	0.5	2666	2473	-1.0
116	GMAlekseenko, Kirill	🇦🇹AUT	2659	0.5	2645	2452	-5.4
117	GMCheng, Bobby	🇦🇺AUS	2583	0.5	2584	2391	-4.9
118	GMKlimkowski, Jan	🇵🇱POL	2531	0.5	2585	2392	-3.5
87	GMVan den Doel, Erik	🇳🇱NED	2566	0.5	2553	2360	-5.4
88	GMFerreira, Jorge Viterbo	🇵🇹POR	2511	0.5	2543	2350	-4.1
105	GMSwinkels, Robin	🇳🇱NED	2481	0.5	2540	2347	-3.4
110	GMDragnev, Valentin	🇦🇹AUT	2538	0.5	2567	2374	-4.2
112	GMPetrov, Martin	🇧🇬BUL	2549	0.5	2589	2396	-3.9
114	GMZilka, Stepan	🇨🇿CZE	2506	0.5	2537	2344	-4.2
104	GMWagner, Dennis	🇩🇪GER	2600	0.5	2544	2544	-0.8
107	GMNarayanan S L	🇮🇳IND	2616	0.5	2549	2549	-0.9
122	IMLagunow, Raphael	🇩🇪GER	2428	0.5	2447	2447	+0.3
90	GMGumularz, Szymon	🇵🇱POL	2606	0.5	2570	2377	-6.0
93	GMHarikrishna, Pentala	🇮🇳IND	2693	0.5	2644	2451	-6.4
106	GMPichot, Alan	🇪🇸ESP	2597	0.5	2571	2571	-0.4
111	IMSchneider, Ilja	🇩🇪GER	2421	0.5	2487	2487	+0.9
89	FMGerigk, Erasmus	🇩🇪GER	2286	0.5	2404	2404	+3.2
91	IMHoffmann, Paul	🇩🇪GER	2357	0.5	2423	2423	+1.8
120	IMWagner, Dinara	🇩🇪GER	2404	0.5	2286	2286	-1.6
124	GMMoussard, Jules	🇫🇷FRA	2600	0.0	2617	1817	-9.5
130	FMKlaska, Philipp Leon	🇩🇪GER	2322	0.0	2504	1704	-10.4
126	IMZysk, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2375	0.0	2520	1720	-6.3
127	GMBromberger, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2489	0.0	2646	1846	-5.9
123	GMVavulin, Maxim	🇩🇪GER	2542	0.0	2578	1778	-9.0
125	GMCosta, Leonardo	🇩🇪GER	2547	0.0	2674	1874	-6.6
128	GMAmar, Elham	🇳🇴NOR	2592	0.0	2560	1760	-10.9
131	GMMotylev, Alexander	🇷🇴ROU	2573	0.0	2483	1683	-12.4
129	FMMoehn, Hans	🇩🇪GER	2369	0.0	2405	1605	-4.5

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kocharin, TimurFMGER
+14.4
1.5 pts · #38
2Ermitsch, MagnusIMGER
+9.8
2.0 pts · #3
3Babula, VlastimilGMCZE
+8.1
2.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Motylev, AlexanderGMROU
-12.4
0.0 pts · #131
2Amar, ElhamGMNOR
-10.9
0.0 pts · #128
3Klaska, Philipp LeonFMGER
-10.4
0.0 pts · #130

Biggest upsets

R2+152 Elo gap
GMHertneck, Gerald2421 beat GMMotylev, Alexander2573
R1+110 Elo gap
GMLivaic, Leon2549 beat GMAlekseenko, Kirill2659