10. Frankenthaler Weihnachtsopen A-Turnier
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64 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Frankenthal, Germany. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2223, and top seed was Paul Hinrichs (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2352).
Martin Jablonicky (🇸🇰 SVK, IM, 2304) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Lukas Bango (5.5) and Paul Hinrichs (5.5). Jablonicky shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hannes Hellriegel (1844) beat Ahad Huseynov (2149), a +305-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Frankenthal, Germany
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 7
IM×1
FM×3
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×58
🇸🇰Slovakia×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇫🇷France×1
Kosovo×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
22
8
2
4
7
4
4
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 5.5/7. Jablonicky takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Martin Jablonicky drew with Daniel Kupriyanov (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
IM Martin Jablonicky won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMMartin Jablonicky | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2Daniel Kupriyanov | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMPaul Hinrichs | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMLukas Bango | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jablonicky, MartinIM | 2304 | SVK | +13N | +28B | +33N | =2B | =4N | +5B | =3B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 23.75 | 2412 | +9.9 |
| 2 | Bango, LukasFM | 2292 | SVK | +34B | +16N | +44B | =1N | =3B | +7N | =4B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 22.25 | 2361 | +13.0 |
| 3 | Hinrichs, PaulFM | 2352 | GER | +29N | =14B | +43N | +9B | =2N | +8B | =1N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 22.50 | 2357 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Kupriyanov, Daniel | 2207 | UKR | +36N | +55B | =9N | +10B | =1B | +32N | =2N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 20.25 | 2346 | +24.2 |
| 5 | Syrov, ArkadiFM | 2349 | GER | +32B | +35N | =8B | =7N | +12B | −1N | +13B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 2221 | -14.8 |
| 6 | Lukas, Anne | 2018 | GER | =49B | +38N | =15B | =17N | +11B | =13N | +32B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 17.50 | 2108 | +17.8 |
| 7 | Wacker, Felix | 2008 | GER | =22N | +47B | +18N | =5B | +14N | −2B | =9N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.00 | 2194 | +33.6 |
| 8 | Perske, Paul | 2183 | GER | +27B | +31N | =5N | =14B | +28B | −3N | =12B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 2195 | +4.2 |
| 9 | Windmueller, SimonCM | 2155 | GER | +58B | +45N | =4B | −3N | =19B | +17N | =7B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 15.00 | 2129 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Schnitzer, Peter | 2096 | GER | +51B | =25N | +56B | −4N | =17B | =19N | +24B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.25 | 2101 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Huseynov, Ahad | 2149 | GER | −26N | =22B | +60N | +34B | −6N | +36B | +30N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 12.75 | 2043 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Frohnhaeuser, Simon | 1969 | GER | −43N | +58B | +62N | +22B | −5N | +23B | =8N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 2096 | +22.0 |
| 13 | Mukazhanov, Mansur | 1965 | GER | −1B | +39N | +20B | =15N | +44B | =6B | −5N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 14.00 | 2173 | +72.0 |
| 14 | Schreidl, Michael | 2046 | GER | +24B | =3N | +25B | =8N | −7B | =15N | =33B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 15.50 | 2121 | +22.4 |
| 15 | Lambert, Andreas | 2056 | GER | +64N | =43B | =6N | =13B | =23N | =14B | =16N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 2024 | -5.4 |
| 16 | Plaumann, Arvin | 1993 | GER | +57N | −2B | +52N | +26B | −32B | =20N | =15B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 2045 | +9.4 |
| 17 | Oswald, Tim | 1879 | GER | +50N | −33B | +48N | =6B | =10N | −9B | +52N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 2004 | +23.4 |
| 18 | Mueller, MarkusCM | 2052 | GER | =37B | +59N | −7B | =27N | +42B | =24N | =19B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1970 | -14.4 |
| 19 | Steinbrenner, Peter | 2011 | GER | −25B | +51N | +49B | =44N | =9N | =10B | =18N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 2065 | +21.6 |
| 20 | Heinisch, Niklas | 2085 | GER | =23N | =61B | −13N | +62B | +26N | =16B | =21N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1968 | -20.4 |
| 21 | Ast, Paul | 1838 | GER | −44B | −53N | +39B | =50N | +57B | +46N | =20B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 2007 | +62.8 |
| 22 | Boettcher, Fabian | 1876 | GER | =7B | =11N | +31B | −12N | =35N | =40B | =29N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 2024 | +26.8 |
| 23 | Beinrucker, Clemens | 1899 | GER | =20B | =30N | +46B | =56N | =15B | −12N | =27B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 2041 | +52.0 |
| 24 | Anissimova, Mariya | 1902 | GER | −14N | +29B | =55N | =40B | +41N | =18B | −10N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 2031 | +24.0 |
| 25 | Mayer, Lucas | 1903 | GER | +19N | =10B | −14N | =55B | =40N | +34B | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 2093 | +62.8 |
| 26 | Hellriegel, Hannes | 1844 | GER | +11B | −44N | +35B | −16N | −20B | +53N | =31B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 2056 | +74.8 |
| 27 | Feith, Bernhard, Dr. | 1915 | GER | −8N | +63B | =40N | =18B | =33N | =29B | =23N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 2000 | +31.2 |
| 28 | Warter, Siegfried | 2017 | GER | +54B | −1N | +37B | +33B | −8N | =30N | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 2124 | +17.0 |
| 29 | Hrytseniuk, Yanislav | 1933 | UKR | −3B | −24N | +54B | =57N | +37B | =27N | =22B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 9.25 | 1948 | +0.4 |
| 30 | Misini, Burhanudin | 2040 | KOS | =61N | =23B | =34N | +43B | =47N | =28B | −11B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1968 | -13.4 |
| 31 | Schmidt, Kai-Uwe | 2004 | GER | +63N | −8B | −22N | =45B | +61N | =52B | =26N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1924 | -15.0 |
| 32 | Scholz, Alexander | 1942 | GER | −5N | F | +45B | +41B | +16N | −4B | −6N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 2074 | +18.2 |
| 33 | Schwarz, David | 2095 | GER | +42B | +17N | −1B | −28N | =27B | F | =14N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 10.75 | 2011 | -27.2 |
| 34 | Voelpel, Robert | 1980 | GER | −2N | +57B | =30B | −11N | +49B | −25N | =38B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 6.75 | 1932 | -10.8 |
| 35 | Barthel, Ansgar | 2064 | GER | +39B | −5B | −26N | =37N | =22B | =38N | =42B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 9.25 | 1894 | -31.6 |
| 36 | Brunck, Ole | 1984 | GER | −4B | =54N | =38B | =49N | +50B | −11N | =39B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1883 | -18.2 |
| 37 | Meyer, Marc | 1878 | FRA | =18N | =40B | −28N | =35B | −29N | +49B | =50N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1896 | +3.0 |
| 38 | Majumdar, Rajit | 1774 | GER | =41N | −6B | =36N | −52B | +60N | =35B | =34N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1924 | +50.4 |
| 39 | Stoica, Vlad | 1981 | GER | −35N | −13B | −21N | +58B | =54N | +45B | =36N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1876 | -20.4 |
| 40 | Marquardt, Christian | 2037 | GER | =59B | =37N | =27B | =24N | =25B | =22N | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 1882 | -24.6 |
| 41 | Kuhn, Daniel | 2012 | GER | =38B | =49N | +42B | −32N | −24B | +51N | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1892 | -19.2 |
| 42 | Gusev, Daniil | 1906 | GER | −33N | +50B | −41N | +48B | −18N | =43B | =35N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1879 | -9.6 |
| 43 | Kunz, Thorsten | 1881 | GER | +12B | =15N | −3B | −30N | =53B | =42N | F | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1990 | +14.2 |
| 44 | Berres, Eric | 2070 | GER | +21N | +26B | −2N | =19B | −13N | F | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1990 | -10.2 |
| 45 | Kone, Colin | 1873 | GER | +53B | −9B | −32N | =31N | −51B | −39N | +57B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1881 | +0.4 |
| 46 | Busche, Stefan | 2075 | GER | =60N | =62B | −23N | +61B | =52N | −21B | −48N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1777 | -55.0 |
| 47 | Sautner, Sascha | 1872 | GER | F | −7N | +59B | +53N | =30B | F | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 2068 | +41.2 |
| 48 | Stein, Julian | 1771 | GER | −55N | F | −17B | −42N | =59B | +57N | +46B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1868 | +13.4 |
| 49 | Wilk, Jan | 1884 | GER | =6N | =41B | −19N | =36B | −34N | −37N | =60B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1803 | -15.4 |
| 50 | Reimer, Franz-Joseph | 1632 | GER | −17B | −42N | F | =21B | −36N | +59N | =37B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1759 | +33.6 |
| 51 | Hofmann, Jonas | 1943 | GER | −10N | −19B | =63N | =60B | +45N | −41B | −58N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1771 | -32.8 |
| 52 | Barthel, Bergit, Dr.WFM | 1913 | GER | F | F | −16B | +38N | =46B | =31N | −17B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1873 | -6.0 |
| 53 | Sappok, Marius | 2027 | GER | −45N | +21B | =61N | −47B | =43N | −26B | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1756 | -43.6 |
| 54 | Augustin, Christian | 1901 | GER | −28N | =36B | −29N | =59N | =39B | =58N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1807 | -15.0 |
| 55 | Rosenberger, Frank | 2041 | GER | +48B | −4N | =24B | =25N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1946 | -9.8 |
| 56 | Haugner, Jan | 2147 | GER | =62N | +60B | −10N | =23B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1938 | -20.6 |
| 57 | Wagener, Nicolas | 1829 | GER | −16B | −34N | +58N | =29B | −21N | −48B | −45N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 3.25 | 1662 | -56.4 |
| 58 | Berger, Lars | 1860 | GER | −9N | −12N | −57B | −39N | F | =54B | +51B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1770 | -14.2 |
| 59 | Vollmer, Lars Christian | 1818 | GER | =40N | −18B | −47N | =54B | =48N | −50B | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1684 | -42.0 |
| 60 | Roesler, Hannah Clara | 1846 | GER | =46B | −56N | −11B | =51N | −38B | F | =49N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1803 | -8.4 |
| 61 | Lares, Harald | 1975 | GER | =30B | =20N | =53B | −46N | −31B | F | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1897 | -10.2 |
| 62 | Faulhaber, Tobias | 1910 | GER | =56B | =46N | −12B | −20N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1876 | -3.4 |
| 63 | Schaser, David | 1803 | GER | −31B | −27N | =51B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1681 | -16.0 |
| 64 | Morgenstern, Martin, Dr. | 2012 | GER | −15B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1256 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hellriegel, HannesGER+74.83.5 pts · #24
- 2Mukazhanov, MansurGER+72.04.0 pts · #16
- 3Ast, PaulGER+62.84.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Wagener, NicolasGER-56.41.5 pts · #60
- 2Busche, StefanGER-55.02.5 pts · #43
- 3Sappok, MariusGER-43.62.0 pts · #53
Biggest upsets
- R1+305 Elo gap
- R7+304 Elo gap
- R6+237 Elo gap