Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65

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50 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Bad Soden-Salmuenster, Germany. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2079, and top seed was Bernd Schneider (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2146).

Andre Matzat (🇩🇪 GER, 2061) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Bernd Schneider (5.5) and Ulrich Bischoff (5.0). Matzat shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Georg Winkler (1731) beat Reinhard Haase (2048), a +317-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Bad Soden-Salmuenster, Germany

Dates

17 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMBernd Schneider2146

Avg top 10

2,079

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇩🇪Germany×48

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Andre Matzat
🇩🇪GER·2061
5.5pts·2248perf+32.4
🥈
FMBernd Schneider
🇩🇪GER·2146
5.5pts·2189perf+7.4
🥉
Ulrich Bischoff
🇩🇪GER·2015
5.0pts·2115perf+21.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Schneider5.5Matzat5.5Boehm5Bischoff5Kutschenko4.5Ellenberg4.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Matzat takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Bernd Schneider drew with Andre Matzat (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Andre Matzat won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMBernd Schneider	*	½	½	½
2Andre Matzat	½	*	—	½
3Stefan Boehm	½	—	*	—
4Ulrich Bischoff	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Matzat, Andre	2061	GER	+29N	+17B	+8N	+35B	=2N	=3B	=5N	5.5	26.0	28.5	21.00	2248	+32.4
2	Schneider, BerndFM	2146	GER	+34B	=4N	+28B	+36N	=1B	+35N	=3N	5.5	24.0	26.5	18.75	2189	+7.4
3	Bischoff, Ulrich	2015	GER	+31N	+20B	=42N	+14B	=6N	=1N	=2B	5.0	26.0	28.5	19.50	2115	+21.6
4	Boehm, Stefan, Dr.	1965	GER	+39N	=2B	=14N	=18B	+37N	=11B	+19N	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.25	2084	+24.0
5	Mueller, Erich	2113	GER	+24N	=12B	=10N	−6B	+40N	+18B	=1B	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.75	2034	-11.2
6	Maass, Walter	1972	GER	+48B	=7N	=9B	+5N	=3B	−15N	+22B	4.5	26.0	27.0	16.00	2035	+16.2
7	Zimmermann, Rolf	2081	GER	+37N	=6B	+12N	=11B	=35N	=8B	=10N	4.5	25.0	27.5	17.25	2102	+5.2
8	Kutschenko, Roland	2031	GER	+38N	+18B	−1B	=13N	+36B	=7N	=9B	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.25	2037	+3.4
9	Ellenberg, Ekkehard	2055	GER	+27N	=36B	=6N	+17B	=11N	=10B	=8N	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.75	2059	+2.4
10	Waltenberger, Udo	2031	GER	+30B	=28N	=5B	=33N	+13B	=9N	=7B	4.5	24.0	27.0	17.25	2028	+2.0
11	Kolthoff, Siegmund	2054	GER	=43B	+40N	+21B	=7N	=9B	=4N	=15B	4.5	24.0	26.0	16.00	2029	-1.6
12	Knops, Peter	2004	GER	+16B	=5N	−7B	=27N	+33B	=19N	+25B	4.5	23.0	26.0	16.00	1982	-0.6
13	Korth, Manfred, Dr.	1872	GER	+23N	−45N	+22B	=8B	−10N	+37B	+27B	4.5	21.5	23.5	14.75	1946	+15.8
14	Stuemer, Paul	2068	GER	=21B	+43N	=4B	−3N	=25B	=33N	+28B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.50	1909	-26.0
15	Haase, Reinhard	2048	GER	−20B	+31N	+30B	=19N	F	+6B	=11N	4.0	22.0	22.0	14.50	1964	-9.0
16	Gehlen, Bernd	1647	GER	−12N	+24B	−17N	−32B	+47N	+38B	+37N	4.0	19.5	20.5	9.50	1871	+77.6
17	Wuestehube, Axel, Dr.	1914	GER	+22B	−1N	+16B	−9N	=27B	=21N	=20B	3.5	24.5	27.5	12.50	1815	-16.6
18	Hansult, Manfred	1860	GER	+44B	−8N	+23B	=4N	=19B	−5N	=21B	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.50	1846	-1.4
19	Jensen, Thomas	1900	GER	+49N	−42B	+20N	=15B	=18N	=12B	−4B	3.5	23.0	23.5	10.00	1894	+0.2
20	Winkler, Georg	1731	GER	+15N	−3N	−19B	+47B	=29N	=34B	=17N	3.5	22.0	23.0	9.75	1860	+22.6
21	Puhrer, Achim	1811	GER	=14N	+46B	−11N	=40B	=32N	=17B	=18N	3.5	21.0	22.5	9.75	1903	+16.2
22	Konig, Jon	1604	ENG	−17N	+29B	−13N	=38B	+41N	+40B	−6N	3.5	20.5	23.0	9.25	1829	+38.6
23	Schmid, Alfred	1569	GER	−13B	+41B	−18N	=30N	+43B	−25N	+39B	3.5	19.5	21.5	8.50	1773	+35.8
24	Leimkuehler, Dirk	1826	GER	−5B	−16N	+43B	+44N	+28B	=36N	F	3.5	18.5	20.5	8.25	1856	+6.0
25	Lindner, Helmut	1821	GER	−35N	=50B	=46N	+39B	=14N	+23B	−12N	3.5	18.5	19.0	9.00	1809	-2.6
26	Gaul, Karl-Heinz	1573	GER	−36N	−27B	−38N	+49B	+46N	=29B	+41N	3.5	15.0	15.5	6.00	1749	+31.2
27	Jordake, Michael	1799	GER	−9B	+26N	F	=12B	=17N	+32B	−13N	3.0	23.5	23.5	10.50	1898	+15.4
28	Ulrich, Joerg, Dr.	1844	GER	+47N	=10B	−2N	=37B	−24N	+31B	−14N	3.0	23.0	24.0	7.50	1813	-13.2
29	Riha, Peter	1811	GER	−1B	−22N	=31B	+48N	=20B	=26N	=38B	3.0	21.5	22.5	7.25	1659	-29.0
30	Swosdyk, Peter, Dr.	1715	GER	−10N	+47B	−15N	=23B	=38N	=39B	=32N	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.75	1731	-0.4
31	Martin, Michael	1660	GER	−3B	−15B	=29N	=43N	+44B	−28N	+47B	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.50	1737	+9.6
32	Scherf, Karl-Heinrich	1971	GER	+50N	−35B	F	+16N	=21B	−27N	=30B	3.0	18.5	19.0	7.75	1779	-27.0
33	Schneider, Udo	1801	GER	−42N	+49B	+39N	=10B	−12N	=14B	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.25	1899	+14.0
34	Matis, Paul	1840	GER	−2N	−39B	+49N	+46B	F	=20N	=36B	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.00	1780	-9.8
35	Siebenhaar, Erich	2093	GER	+25B	+32N	F	−1N	=7B	−2B	F	2.5	25.5	27.5	8.75	2016	-9.8
36	Bogumil-Schott, Edgar, Dr.	1895	GER	+26B	=9N	F	−2B	−8N	=24B	=34N	2.5	24.5	27.5	9.00	1855	-7.0
37	Ebner, Hermann	1818	BEL	−7B	+48N	+44B	=28N	−4B	−13N	−16B	2.5	23.0	24.0	4.50	1692	-23.8
38	Dederichs, Wolfgang	1719	GER	−8B	−44N	+26B	=22N	=30B	−16N	=29N	2.5	21.5	23.5	8.25	1600	-24.4
39	Witt, Alexander	1635	GER	−4B	+34N	−33B	−25N	+50B	=30N	−23N	2.5	21.0	21.5	5.00	1658	+1.4
40	Gellrich, Harald	1768	GER	F	−11B	+50N	=21N	−5B	−22N	+43B	2.5	18.5	18.5	4.25	1768	-3.0
41	Schmid, Arnold	1745	GER	−45B	−23N	=48B	+50N	−22B	+49N	−26B	2.5	14.0	14.5	1.50	1557	-37.2
42	Pfitzer, Norbert, Prof. Dr.	2061	GER	+33B	+19N	=3B	F	F	F	F	2.5	11.5	11.5	9.00	2178	+8.2
43	Gajewski, Richard	1758	GER	=11N	−14B	−24N	=31B	−23N	+48B	−40N	2.0	21.0	22.0	4.75	1636	-25.2
44	Knops, Liliana	1535	GER	−18N	+38B	−37N	−24B	−31N	=46B	=48N	2.0	16.5	17.5	3.75	1582	+5.6
45	Heid, Michael	2053	GER	+41N	+13B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	7.00	2609	+8.0
46	Puetz, Peter	1683	GER	F	−21N	=25B	−34N	−26B	=44N	=49B	1.5	16.0	16.0	3.00	1502	-28.2
47	Kurze, Brigitte	1495	GER	−28B	−30N	F	−20N	−16B	+50B	−31N	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.50	1428	-9.0
48	Wraga, Teresa	1614	GER	−6N	−37B	=41N	−29B	F	−43N	=44B	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.25	1500	-16.6
49	Kirchhof, Manfred	1590	GER	−19B	−33N	−34B	−26N	F	−41B	=46N	0.5	17.0	17.0	0.75	1356	-24.8
50	Kaspschak, Karola	1611	GER	−32B	=25N	−40B	−41B	−39N	−47N	F	0.5	15.0	15.0	1.75	1339	-31.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gehlen, BerndGER
+77.6
4.0 pts · #16
2Konig, JonENG
+38.6
3.5 pts · #24
3Schmid, AlfredGER
+35.8
3.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Schmid, ArnoldGER
-37.2
2.5 pts · #41
2Kaspschak, KarolaGER
-31.2
0.5 pts · #49
3Riha, PeterGER
-29.0
3.0 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R1+317 Elo gap
Winkler, Georg1731 beat Haase, Reinhard2048
R2+207 Elo gap
Konig, Jon1604 beat Riha, Peter1811
R2+205 Elo gap
Witt, Alexander1635 beat Matis, Paul1840