2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 September 2025

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97 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in various, Germany. 90 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2540, and top seed was Daniel Fridman (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2581).

Martin Breutigam (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2341) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Thibaut Vandenbussche (2.0) and Marin Bosiocic (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Torben Schulze (2312) beat Valentin Buckels (IM, 2437), a +125-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪various, Germany

Dates

27 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMDaniel Fridman2581

Avg top 10

2,540

Participants

Titled players · 90

GM×29

IM×29

FM×28

CM×1

WGM×2

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×53

🇳🇱Netherlands×12

🇭🇷Croatia×8

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇧🇪Belgium×4

🇭🇺Hungary×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇱🇻Latvia×2

Top 3

🥇
IMMartin Breutigam
🇩🇪GER·2341
2.0pts·3077perf+8.3
🥈
IMThibaut Vandenbussche
🇧🇪BEL·2392
2.0pts·3020perf+5.5
🥉
GMMarin Bosiocic
🇭🇷CRO·2512
2.0pts·3284perf+9.3

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
7	IMBreutigam, Martin	🇩🇪GER	2341	2.0	2277	3077	+8.3
6	IMVandenbussche, Thibaut	🇧🇪BEL	2392	2.0	2220	3020	+5.5
2	GMBosiocic, Marin	🇭🇷CRO	2512	2.0	2484	3284	+9.3
3	IMRis, Robert	🇳🇱NED	2447	2.0	2286	3086	+5.7
1	GMKantans, Toms	🇱🇻LAT	2535	2.0	2351	3151	+5.2
4	GMMeshkovs, Nikita	🇱🇻LAT	2554	2.0	2385	3185	+5.6
5	IMJens, Jelmer	🇳🇱NED	2347	2.0	2249	3049	+7.4
8	GMHausrath, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2448	2.0	2310	3110	+6.3
12	GMJaracz, Pawel	🇵🇱POL	2443	1.5	2299	2492	+1.2
15	GMProhaszka, Peter	🇭🇺HUN	2558	1.5	2418	2611	+1.3
22	GMJonkman, Harmen	🇳🇱NED	2300	1.5	2199	2392	+2.3
26	GMLubbe, Nikolas	🇩🇪GER	2469	1.5	2469	2662	+5.0
32	FMNechitaylo, Nikita	🇩🇪GER	2227	1.5	2245	2438	+11.0
24	FMKoniahli, Malek	🇸🇾SYR	2334	1.5	2394	2587	+13.4
13	Schulze, Torben, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2312	1.5	2449	2642	+17.4
27	GMMihok, Oliver	🇭🇺HUN	2536	1.5	2442	2635	+2.4
30	IMDe Winter, Arthur	🇳🇱NED	2462	1.5	2338	2531	+1.7
9	FMHolinka, Henning	🇩🇪GER	2312	1.5	2218	2411	+5.8
14	GMGenov, Petar	🇧🇬BUL	2410	1.5	2405	2598	+4.9
19	GMCyborowski, Lukasz	🇵🇱POL	2443	1.5	2296	2489	+1.1
20	GMSaric, Ante	🇭🇷CRO	2437	1.5	2356	2549	+2.7
21	IMZwirs, Nico	🇳🇱NED	2432	1.5	2450	2643	+5.5
25	GMKovacevic, Blazimir	🇭🇷CRO	2379	1.5	2369	2562	+4.7
29	IMKoch, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2406	1.5	2399	2592	+4.8
17	WGMSieber, Fiona	🇩🇪GER	2191	1.5	2254	2447	+13.4
28	FMVernacki, Srdjan	🇭🇷CRO	2283	1.5	2254	2447	+8.2
18	IMKulon, Klaudia	🇵🇱POL	2361	1.5	2304	2497	+3.4
10	FMNgo, Quang Thai	🇻🇳VIE	2308	1.5	2340	2533	+11.6
11	FMKorchynskyi, Mykola	🇩🇪GER	2372	1.5	2310	2503	+6.6
16	GMFridman, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2581	1.5	2385	2578	-0.1
23	FMVan Osch, Mees	🇳🇱NED	2337	1.5	2249	2442	+5.2
31	GMVrolijk, Liam	🇳🇱NED	2526	1.5	2351	2544	+0.4
51	CMVollbehr, Bjarne	🇩🇪GER	2174	1.0	2345	2345	+18.0
41	FMGallasch, Jonas	🇩🇪GER	2304	1.0	2341	2341	+2.0
63	FMPauly, Carlo	🇩🇪GER	2293	1.0	2237	2237	-3.0
37	IMWoelk, Tom-Frederic	🇩🇪GER	2404	1.0	2434	2434	+0.9
44	FMSuvorov, Luca	🇩🇪GER	2417	1.0	2426	2426	+0.2
49	IMGeirnaert, Steven	🇧🇪BEL	2397	1.0	2239	2239	-4.1
59	IMVan Delft, Merijn	🇳🇱NED	2350	1.0	2428	2428	+2.2
60	IMKuegel, Tobias	🇩🇪GER	2393	1.0	2404	2404	+0.3
61	GMLeenhouts, Koen	🇳🇱NED	2467	1.0	2403	2403	-1.8
38	FMBiastoch, Bennet	🇩🇪GER	2311	1.0	2473	2473	+8.6
52	GMNijboer, Friso	🇳🇱NED	2460	1.0	2308	2308	-4.1
56	GMPalac, Mladen	🇭🇷CRO	2450	1.0	2524	2524	+2.1
58	IMOstrovskiy, Andrey	🇺🇦UKR	2411	1.0	2392	2392	-0.5
42	IMBuckels, Valentin	🇩🇪GER	2437	1.0	2308	2308	-3.5
43	IMKnuedel, Torben	🇩🇪GER	2365	1.0	2473	2473	+5.8
48	IMColbow, Collin	🇩🇪GER	2433	1.0	2524	2524	+2.5
57	FMKnudsen, Simon	🇩🇪GER	2264	1.0	2394	2394	+6.8
39	IMBaskin, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2444	1.0	2435	2435	-0.2
45	GMNagy, Gabor	🇭🇺HUN	2462	1.0	2430	2430	-1.0
46	GMZaja, Ivan	🇭🇷CRO	2415	1.0	2435	2435	+0.6
55	FMSuvorov, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2408	1.0	2430	2430	+0.6
35	GMGinsburg, Gennadi	🇩🇪GER	2413	1.0	2296	2296	-3.2
36	GMRotstein, Arkadij	🇩🇪GER	2402	1.0	2381	2381	-0.6
40	Braeutigam, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2166	1.0	2218	2218	+4.8
53	IMMaerevoet, Sim	🇧🇪BEL	2431	1.0	2356	2356	-2.1
54	FMHaug, Havard	🇳🇴NOR	2373	1.0	2450	2450	+4.2
62	GMKorneev, Oleg	🇪🇸ESP	2441	1.0	2405	2405	-1.0
50	IMZude, Arno	🇩🇪GER	2298	1.0	2220	2220	-2.2
33	IMJoachim, Sven	🇩🇪GER	2394	1.0	2342	2342	-1.4
34	GMFeygin, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2450	1.0	2286	2286	-4.3
47	GMTeclaf, Pawel	🇵🇱POL	2565	1.0	2484	2484	-2.2
64	Lippert, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2202	0.5	2342	2149	-2.6
70	WGMMelamed, Tatjana	🇩🇪GER	2316	0.5	2410	2217	-4.8
71	FMKlein, Felix	🇩🇪GER	2250	0.5	2351	2158	-4.6
81	IMAbel, Dennes	🇩🇪GER	2383	0.5	2531	2338	-1.1
82	FMSpitzl, Vinzent	🇩🇪GER	2359	0.5	2568	2375	+0.6
67	IMPajeken, Jakob Leon	🇩🇪GER	2444	0.5	2539	2346	-2.5
76	Andre, Gordon	🇩🇪GER	2308	0.5	2449	2256	-2.4
84	FMPubantz, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2264	0.5	2449	2256	-0.4
89	GMErnst, Sipke	🇳🇱NED	2523	0.5	2539	2346	-4.6
65	FMHald Falkesgaard, Jeppe	🇩🇰DEN	2241	0.5	2428	2235	-0.2
66	GMGalyas, Miklos	🇭🇺HUN	2393	0.5	2426	2233	-4.1
69	Vihan, Shourya	🇩🇪GER	2038	0.5	2239	2046	0.0
72	IMLobzhanidze, Davit	🇬🇪GEO	2404	0.5	2409	2216	-4.9
73	FMMedhus, Vitus Bondo	🇩🇰DEN	2307	0.5	2434	2241	-3.0
75	Korotkjevich, Stanislav	🇺🇦UKR	2357	0.5	2378	2185	-4.4
77	IMLemmers, Oscar	🇳🇱NED	2326	0.5	2387	2194	-3.4
80	IMPlenca, Jadranko	🇭🇷CRO	2433	0.5	2403	2210	-5.8
68	FMStillger, Bernhard	🇩🇪GER	2190	0.5	2199	2006	-9.6
83	WIMSchoene, Maria	🇩🇪GER	2171	0.5	2245	2052	-6.0
86	FMHaack, Kevin	🇩🇪GER	2380	0.5	2418	2225	-8.0
87	FMHoltel, Jasper	🇩🇪GER	2367	0.5	2469	2276	-2.3
79	IMZelbel, Patrick	🇩🇪GER	2483	0.5	2338	2145	-8.9
85	FMMalek, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2303	0.5	2449	2256	-1.1
88	GMLutz, Christopher	🇩🇪GER	2512	0.5	2442	2249	-7.0
78	IMMeins, Gerlef	🇩🇪GER	2369	0.5	2402	2402	+0.5
74	IMRichter, Christian	🇩🇪GER	2340	0.5	2308	2308	-0.4
91	FMHoeffer, David	🇩🇪GER	2295	0.0	2342	1542	-17.4
93	FMWagner, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2319	0.0	2531	1731	-9.0
94	IMLammers, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2304	0.0	2410	1610	-7.2
97	von Mettenheim, Johannes	🇩🇪GER	2410	0.0	2568	1768	-5.8
92	FMWeihrauch, Jakob	🇩🇪GER	2266	0.0	2345	1545	-15.6
95	FMMeessen, Rudolf	🇧🇪BEL	2214	0.0	2237	1437	-18.6
90	FMMedak, Bojan	🇭🇷CRO	2340	0.0	2306	1506	-10.9
96	GMWomacka, Mathias	🇩🇪GER	2345	0.0	2299	1499	-11.3

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vollbehr, BjarneCMGER
+18.0
1.0 pts · #51
2Schulze, Torben, Dr.GER
+17.4
1.5 pts · #13
3Sieber, FionaWGMGER
+13.4
1.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Meessen, RudolfFMBEL
-18.6
0.0 pts · #95
2Hoeffer, DavidFMGER
-17.4
0.0 pts · #91
3Weihrauch, JakobFMGER
-15.6
0.0 pts · #92

Biggest upsets

R1+125 Elo gap
Schulze, Torben, Dr.2312 beat IMBuckels, Valentin2437
R2+124 Elo gap
CMVollbehr, Bjarne2174 beat IMZude, Arno2298
R1+118 Elo gap
IMKnuedel, Torben2365 beat IMZelbel, Patrick2483