BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnier
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Sylt, Germany. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2121, and top seed was Rainer Kleeschaetzky (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2218).
Wolfgang Just (🇩🇪 GER, 1983) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Arvid Grahl (5.0) and Andreas Haasler (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Franz Unger (1975) beat Ruediger Schuettig (2204), a +229-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Sylt, Germany
Dates
18 Oct 2025 → 25 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇪Germany×22
🇦🇹Austria×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 5.0/7. Just takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Andreas Haasler drew with Arvid Grahl (Black).
R1–R7 · UNBEATEN
Andreas Haasler went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andreas Haasler | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2Arvid Grahl | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3FMRainer Kleeschaetzky | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Wolfgang Just | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just, Wolfgang | 1983 | GER | +17B | +8N | =4B | +10N | =2B | =5B | =3N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.75 | 2243 | +48.2 |
| 2 | Grahl, Arvid | 2127 | GER | +24N | +12B | =5N | =3B | =1N | =4N | +9B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 17.75 | 2219 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Haasler, Andreas | 2207 | GER | =10B | +13N | +6B | =2N | =4B | +11N | =1B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 20.75 | 2218 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Kleeschaetzky, RainerFM | 2218 | GER | +20N | +11B | =1N | =12B | =3N | =2B | +5N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 19.25 | 2227 | +3.4 |
| 5 | Michel, Steffen | 2154 | GER | +19B | =6N | =2B | +9N | +13B | =1N | −4B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 2146 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ilgner, Andreas | 2098 | GER | +23N | =5B | −3N | =11B | =7N | +14B | +12N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 2117 | +6.4 |
| 7 | Limpert, Michael | 2103 | GER | +16B | =9N | −10B | =15N | =6B | +17N | +13B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 15.25 | 2063 | -4.4 |
| 8 | Schuettig, Ruediger | 2204 | GER | +22N | −1B | =9B | −13N | +19B | +10N | +11B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 13.00 | 2071 | -20.6 |
| 9 | Walther, Hans-Wolfgang | 2031 | GER | +18N | =7B | =8N | −5B | +12N | +16B | −2N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 2074 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Hering, Sven | 1932 | GER | =3N | +20B | +7N | −1B | −11N | −8B | +16N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 2054 | +21.6 |
| 11 | Mueller, MichaelFM | 2087 | GER | +14B | −4N | +19B | =6N | +10B | −3B | −8N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 10.75 | 2045 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Raetsch, Kurt | 1967 | GER | +15B | −2N | +17B | =4N | −9B | +18N | −6B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 1944 | -4.4 |
| 13 | Unger, Franz | 1975 | GER | +21N | −3B | =14N | +8B | −5N | +15B | −7N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1963 | -2.6 |
| 14 | Osten, Stefan | 1782 | GER | −11N | +22B | =13B | =16N | =15B | −6N | =21B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1871 | +11.2 |
| 15 | Midderhoff, Christian | 0 | GER | −12N | +23B | =21N | =7B | =14N | −13N | =17B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1815 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Eich, Hans-Juergen | 1837 | GER | −7N | =21B | +22N | =14B | +20N | −9N | −10B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1861 | +3.2 |
| 17 | Kutschker, Roman | 1754 | AUT | −1N | +24B | −12N | =20B | +23N | −7B | =15N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1890 | +18.6 |
| 18 | Streit, Roland | 1779 | GER | −9B | −19N | =24N | +22B | +21N | −12B | −23N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1771 | -3.0 |
| 19 | Rosin, Ralf | 1875 | GER | −5N | +18B | −11N | =21B | −8N | =20B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1850 | -5.8 |
| 20 | Schubert, Gerhard | 1960 | GER | −4B | −10N | +23B | =17N | −16B | =19N | −22B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1745 | -41.2 |
| 21 | Kutschker, Alexander | 1668 | AUT | −13B | =16N | =15B | =19N | −18B | F | =14N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1701 | +3.2 |
| 22 | Hansen, Dirk | 1900 | GER | −8B | −14N | −16B | −18N | F | +23B | +20N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1770 | -44.0 |
| 23 | Enders, Axel | 1805 | GER | −6B | −15N | −20N | F | −17B | −22N | +18B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1658 | -36.8 |
| 24 | Nahler, Michael, Dr. | 1864 | GER | −2B | −17N | =18B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1614 | -19.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Just, WolfgangGER+48.25.0 pts · #4
- 2Hering, SvenGER+21.63.5 pts · #11
- 3Kutschker, RomanAUT+18.63.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Hansen, DirkGER-44.02.0 pts · #20
- 2Schubert, GerhardGER-41.22.0 pts · #21
- 3Enders, AxelGER-36.81.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R4+229 Elo gap
- R2+221 Elo gap
- R3+171 Elo gap