Freiburger Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft 2025 A-Gruppe
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Horben, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1861, and top seed was Thomas Ahner (🇩🇪 GER, 2164).
Otto Metz (🇩🇪 GER, 1829) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Erik-Vinzenz Kimmler (4.0) and Thomas Ahner (3.5). Metz shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Benedikt Foitzik (1702) beat Lysander Miller (1868), a +166-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Metz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
Erik-Vinzenz Kimmler drew with Otto Metz (White).
Otto Metz 3 wins (R1–R3)Thomas Ahner 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Erik-Vinzenz Kimmler | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Otto Metz | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Thomas Ahner | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kian Tadjalli Mehr | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metz, Otto | 1829 | GER | +9B | +13B | +5N | =2N | =8B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 2150 | +48.0 |
| 2 | Kimmler, Erik-Vinzenz | 0 | GER | +6N | =11B | +13N | =1B | +9N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 1937 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ahner, Thomas | 2164 | GER | =10N | +6B | +11N | +5B | — | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.50 | 2697 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Tadjalli Mehr, Kian | 0 | GER | −11N | =7B | =10N | +13B | +12N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Boeckler, Martin | 1849 | GER | +7N | +12B | −1B | −3N | =6B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1880 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Berg, Patrick | 1972 | GER | −2B | −3N | +14N | +7B | =5N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1956 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Foitzik, Benedikt | 1702 | GER | −5B | =4N | +8B | −6N | +13B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1771 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Miller, Lysander | 1868 | GER | −12N | +14B | −7N | +10B | =1N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1662 | -45.6 |
| 9 | Berg, Paul | 1916 | GER | −1N | +10B | +12N | F | −2B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1782 | -14.4 |
| 10 | Vogt, Luis | 0 | GER | =3B | −9N | =4B | −8N | +14B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1832 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gkegkas, Michail | 1870 | GER | +4B | =2N | −3B | F | — | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1364 | -3.0 |
| 12 | Kara, Furkan | 1729 | GER | +8B | −5N | −9B | =14N | −4B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1753 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Wiedemann, Harald, Prof. | 0 | GER | +14B | −1N | −2B | −4N | −7N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Pawlowski-Yahja, Gerd | 1707 | GER | −13N | −8N | −6B | =12B | −10N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1585 | -20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Metz, OttoGER+48.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Ahner, ThomasGER+10.83.5 pts · #1
- 3Foitzik, BenediktGER+10.02.5 pts · #12
- 1Miller, LysanderGER-45.62.5 pts · #6
- 2Pawlowski-Yahja, GerdGER-20.00.5 pts · #13
- 3Berg, PaulGER-14.42.0 pts · #11
- R3+166 Elo gap
- R1+139 Elo gap