29. Deutsche Polizeischachmeisterschaft
29 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Nov 2025 to 08 Nov 2025 in Dorfen, Germany. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2096, and top seed was Christoph Natsidis (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2323).
Christoph Natsidis (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2323) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Sebastian Mueer (5.5) and Ralf Kotter (5.0). Natsidis won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Karl-Heinz Gaul (1573) beat Wolfram Christen (1937), a +364-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Christoph Natsidis led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Christoph Natsidis never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Christoph Natsidis drew with Sebastian Mueer (White).
FM Christoph Natsidis 4 wins (R1–R4)Sebastian Mueer 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMChristoph Natsidis | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Sebastian Mueer | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3FMRalf Kotter | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Boris Litfin | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natsidis, ChristophFM | 2323 | GER | +24B | +8N | +14B | +6N | =2B | +3N | +7B | 6.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 25.25 | 2495 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Mueer, Sebastian | 2188 | GER | +17B | +12N | +3B | =7N | =1N | +6B | =5N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 24.00 | 2296 | +19.4 |
| 3 | Kotter, RalfFM | 2297 | GER | +4N | +5B | −2N | +18B | +12N | −1B | +6N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 20.50 | 2185 | -11.8 |
| 4 | Litfin, Boris | 1868 | GER | −3B | +26N | +8B | +14N | −6B | +15N | +11N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 2161 | +52.8 |
| 5 | Degner, Friedhelm | 1952 | GER | +26B | −3N | +15B | +16N | −7B | +9N | =2B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 2092 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Zahn, Richard | 2017 | GER | +9N | +25B | +11N | −1B | +4N | −2N | −3B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 15.00 | 2069 | +11.4 |
| 7 | Rauch, Uwe | 2092 | GER | =18N | +15B | +10N | =2B | +5N | −11B | −1N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 16.25 | 2094 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Busacker, Holger | 1949 | GER | +20N | −1B | −4N | =9B | +29B | +24N | =12B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1931 | -4.0 |
| 9 | Krueger, Detlef | 1776 | GER | −6B | =19N | +17B | =8N | +16B | −5B | +18N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 13.50 | 1933 | +29.6 |
| 10 | Reichmann, Steffen, Prof. Dr. | 2038 | GER | +21B | =16N | −7B | +22N | =11N | =12B | =13N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 1982 | -9.2 |
| 11 | Matzat, Andre | 2061 | GER | =22B | +24N | −6B | +19N | =10B | +7N | −4B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1964 | -14.8 |
| 12 | Hilbig, Dieter | 1914 | GER | +29N | −2B | +25N | +28B | −3B | =10N | =8N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1948 | +7.8 |
| 13 | Christen, Wolfram | 1937 | GER | +23B | −14N | −28B | =21N | +19B | +22N | =10B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 11.50 | 1855 | -11.6 |
| 14 | Wegerich, Michael | 2046 | GER | +27N | +13B | −1N | −4B | =24N | =18B | =16N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1939 | -20.2 |
| 15 | Forschner, Walter | 1908 | GER | +19B | −7N | −5N | +20B | =18N | −4B | +26B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1845 | -11.4 |
| 16 | Foerster, Rasmus, Dr. | 1899 | GER | +28N | =10B | =18N | −5B | −9N | +27B | =14B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1863 | -5.6 |
| 17 | Haug, Jens | 1866 | GER | −2N | =20B | −9N | =26B | =27N | +29B | +25B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1789 | -28.8 |
| 18 | Eissmann, Olaf | 1836 | GER | =7B | +22N | =16B | −3N | =15B | =14N | −9B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1920 | +12.0 |
| 19 | Steckmann, Stephan | 1665 | GER | −15N | =9B | +27N | −11B | −13N | =20B | +28N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1780 | +17.4 |
| 20 | Steckmann, Kerstin | 1732 | GER | −8B | =17N | =21B | −15N | =23B | =19N | +29N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1741 | +0.8 |
| 21 | Urlass, Bernd | 1787 | GER | −10N | =29B | =20N | =13B | =25B | =26N | =24B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1750 | -7.8 |
| 22 | Deutschmann, Juergen | 1832 | GER | =11N | −18B | +29N | −10B | +28N | −13B | −23N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1728 | -20.4 |
| 23 | Krueger, Antje-Christine | 1693 | GER | −13N | =27B | =26N | −24B | =20N | F | +22B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1773 | +11.4 |
| 24 | Scherbaum, Guenter | 1887 | GER | −1N | −11B | F | +23N | =14B | −8B | =21N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1846 | -8.8 |
| 25 | Wagner, Tino | 1568 | GER | F | −6N | −12B | =27B | =21N | +28B | −17N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1697 | +15.2 |
| 26 | Diaubalick, Ulrich | 1770 | GER | −5N | −4B | =23B | =17N | F | =21B | −15N | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1653 | -18.2 |
| 27 | Oberkirch, Roland | 1821 | GER | −14B | =23N | −19B | =25N | =17B | −16N | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1597 | -34.8 |
| 28 | Gaul, Karl-Heinz | 1573 | GER | −16B | F | +13N | −12N | −22B | −25N | −19B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1530 | -8.2 |
| 29 | Feder, Edgar | 1670 | GER | −12B | =21N | −22B | F | −8N | −17N | −20B | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.50 | 1446 | -23.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Litfin, BorisGER+52.85.0 pts · #4
- 2Krueger, DetlefGER+29.64.0 pts · #10
- 3Degner, FriedhelmGER+25.64.5 pts · #5
- 1Oberkirch, RolandGER-34.81.5 pts · #26
- 2Haug, JensGER-28.83.5 pts · #14
- 3Feder, EdgarGER-23.00.5 pts · #29
- R3+364 Elo gap
- R7+193 Elo gap
- R4+178 Elo gap