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29. Deutsche Polizeischachmeisterschaft

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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.

Location
🇩🇪Dorfen, Germany
Dates
02 Nov 2025 → 08 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪FMChristoph Natsidis2323
Avg top 10
2,096
Participants
29
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×29
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Christoph Natsidis led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
12
5
3
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Christoph Natsidis never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Christoph Natsidis drew with Sebastian Mueer (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Christoph Natsidis 4 wins (R1–R4)Sebastian Mueer 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMChristoph Natsidis*
½
1
2Sebastian Mueer
½
*
1
3FMRalf Kotter
0
0
*
1
4Boris Litfin
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Natsidis, ChristophFM2323GER+24B+8N+14B+6N=2B+3N+7B6.526.028.025.252495+19.6
2Mueer, Sebastian2188GER+17B+12N+3B=7N=1N+6B=5N5.528.031.524.002296+19.4
3Kotter, RalfFM2297GER+4N+5B2N+18B+12N1B+6N5.029.532.520.502185-11.8
4Litfin, Boris1868GER3B+26N+8B+14N6B+15N+11N5.024.025.516.502161+52.8
5Degner, Friedhelm1952GER+26B3N+15B+16N7B+9N=2B4.525.527.015.252092+25.6
6Zahn, Richard2017GER+9N+25B+11N1B+4N2N3B4.030.032.015.002069+11.4
7Rauch, Uwe2092GER=18N+15B+10N=2B+5N11B1N4.028.031.016.252094+1.2
8Busacker, Holger1949GER+20N1B4N=9B+29B+24N=12B4.024.525.09.501931-4.0
9Krueger, Detlef1776GER6B=19N+17B=8N+16B5B+18N4.022.525.513.501933+29.6
10Reichmann, Steffen, Prof. Dr.2038GER+21B=16N7B+22N=11N=12B=13N4.022.525.013.251982-9.2
11Matzat, Andre2061GER=22B+24N6B+19N=10B+7N4B4.022.524.512.251964-14.8
12Hilbig, Dieter1914GER+29N2B+25N+28B3B=10N=8N4.021.522.07.501948+7.8
13Christen, Wolfram1937GER+23B14N28B=21N+19B+22N=10B4.018.519.511.501855-11.6
14Wegerich, Michael2046GER+27N+13B1N4B=24N=18B=16N3.524.025.59.751939-20.2
15Forschner, Walter1908GER+19B7N5N+20B=18N4B+26B3.522.524.09.001845-11.4
16Foerster, Rasmus, Dr.1899GER+28N=10B=18N5B9N+27B=14B3.520.521.57.751863-5.6
17Haug, Jens1866GER2N=20B9N=26B=27N+29B+25B3.517.518.05.501789-28.8
18Eissmann, Olaf1836GER=7B+22N=16B3N=15B=14N9B3.023.526.09.751920+12.0
19Steckmann, Stephan1665GER15N=9B+27N11B13N=20B+28N3.020.021.06.001780+17.4
20Steckmann, Kerstin1732GER8B=17N=21B15N=23B=19N+29N3.019.520.06.501741+0.8
21Urlass, Bernd1787GER10N=29B=20N=13B=25B=26N=24B3.016.517.06.501750-7.8
22Deutschmann, Juergen1832GER=11N18B+29N10B+28N13B23N2.518.519.03.501728-20.4
23Krueger, Antje-Christine1693GER13N=27B=26N24B=20NF+22B2.514.514.55.501773+11.4
24Scherbaum, Guenter1887GER1N11BF+23N=14B8B=21N2.023.523.55.751846-8.8
25Wagner, Tino1568GERF6N12B=27B=21N+28B17N2.017.017.03.251697+15.2
26Diaubalick, Ulrich1770GER5N4B=23B=17NF=21B15N1.522.022.04.501653-18.2
27Oberkirch, Roland1821GER14B=23N19B=25N=17B16NF1.518.018.04.001597-34.8
28Gaul, Karl-Heinz1573GER16BF+13N12N22B25N19B1.019.019.04.001530-8.2
29Feder, Edgar1670GER12B=21N22BF8N17N20B0.520.020.01.501446-23.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets