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10. Frankenthaler Weihnachtsopen B-Turnier

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92 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Frankenthal, Germany. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Matej Berger (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 1906).

Markus Holzinger (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 1808) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Marin Mrvicin (5.5) and Kevin Hesse (5.5). Holzinger shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Edgar Nastoll (1500) beat Andrii Kravchenko (1790), a +290-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺFrankenthal, Germany
Dates
27 Dec 2025 β†’ 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺMatej Berger1906
Avg top 10
1,859
Participants
92
Federations Β· 5 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—88
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊAustraliaΓ—1
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺBelgiumΓ—1
πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊRussiaΓ—1
πŸ‡§πŸ‡¦Bosnia and HerzegovinaΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Markus Holzinger
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·1808
    6.0ptsΒ·2021perf+22.2
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Marin Mrvicin
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·1805
    5.5ptsΒ·2029perf+27.6
  • πŸ₯‰
    Kevin Hesse
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGER
    5.5ptsΒ·1856perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Markus Holzinger led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
38
16
7
3
3
4
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Holzinger6Hesse5.5Rieber5.5Berkes5.5Mrvicin5.5Depner5β€” ex-leaders:Holzingerled R7, #35
R7–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Markus Holzinger held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Markus Holzinger 4 wins (R1–R4)Kevin Hesse 4 wins (R1–R4)Rene Rieber 3 wins (R1–R3)

R7 Β· FORMER LEADER FALL

Markus Holzinger held the sole lead at R7 but finished #35.

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Markus Holzinger*β€”β€”β€”
2Kevin Hesseβ€”*β€”
0
3Rene Rieberβ€”β€”*β€”
4Paul Berkesβ€”
1
β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Holzinger, Markus1808GER+50N+75B+21N+13B=6N=2B+10N6.027.529.524.252021+22.2
2Mrvicin, Marin1805GER+46B+70N+38B+4N=3B=1N=6N5.529.031.523.252029+27.6
3Hesse, Kevin0GER+56N+16B+31N+37B=2Nβˆ’5B+12N5.527.530.522.2518560.0
4Rieber, Rene1828GER+52N+53B+15Nβˆ’2B=12N+16B+14B5.526.529.521.751979+25.2
5Berkes, Paul1809GER+88B=68N=35B+40N+62B+3N=8B5.523.024.018.501901+27.6
6Arora, Ryan1813GERF+58B+17N+14N=1B+38N=2B5.027.027.021.252064+73.6
7Koellner, Timo0GER=91N+26B=33N=15B+31N+28B=13N5.025.025.518.7518300.0
8Depner, Michael, Dr.1750GER+69N+41Bβˆ’37N+35B+24N=12B=5N5.024.527.018.501936+35.0
9Lebershausen, Max1865GER=26N+54B=36B=11N+43B=22N+23B5.024.027.018.751883+5.6
10Kravchenko, Kostiantyn1852GERβˆ’70B+69N+49B+25N+36B+23Nβˆ’1B5.023.526.017.501891+6.0
11Hilsansky, Olaf1646GERβˆ’21N+77B+75N=9B+71N=13B+30N5.022.024.015.252020+94.8
12Berger, Elias1848GER+62B+27N=14B+23N=4B=8Nβˆ’3B4.528.531.518.501960+36.4
13Grining, Maria1843GER+22B+34N+59Bβˆ’1N=38B=11N=7B4.527.530.517.751841+0.2
14Keller, Jan1809GER+45N+24B=12Nβˆ’6B+39N+15Bβˆ’4N4.527.030.517.751822+3.2
15Huck, Jannik1682GER+44B+32Nβˆ’4B=7N+27Bβˆ’14N+36B4.526.530.017.501866+57.2
16Schiller, Sebastian1644GER+76Bβˆ’3N+32B=64N+59Bβˆ’4N+35B4.524.526.514.001928+87.6
17Berger, Matej1906GER+43B=25Nβˆ’6B=68N+60B=36N+22B4.523.025.515.501777-31.2
18Usinger, Ben1701GER+78Nβˆ’39B=52N=51B+42N+47B=20B4.521.023.014.251831+40.8
19Warkentin, Peter1803GER+77Nβˆ’21B+60Nβˆ’39B+51N=26B+45N4.521.023.013.502030+21.4
20Rykeit, Torsten1772GER=51N=47B+55N+41BF+37B=18N4.521.021.015.501875+32.0
21Schneider, Niklas0GER+11B+19Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’38N=55B+70N=34B4.026.028.515.5017580.0
22Mikayelyan, Mher0GERβˆ’13N+78B+29N+30B=28N=9Bβˆ’17N4.026.028.014.5018120.0
23Roos, Sebastian1812GER+42N+29B+39Nβˆ’12B+37Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’9N4.025.529.014.501776-10.0
24Boehles, Marcel1802GER+82Bβˆ’14N+44B+61Nβˆ’8B=35N=29B4.023.525.011.751711-13.8
25Gaensmantel, Arno0GER+73N=17B+51Nβˆ’10B=47Nβˆ’30B+58N4.023.025.512.5017410.0
26Gugau, Simon1683GER=9Bβˆ’7N+82B+87B=64N=19N=28B4.023.024.511.251886+32.4
27Mikayelyan, David1768GER+66Nβˆ’12B+53N=31Bβˆ’15N=48B+54N4.022.525.512.751799+12.8
28Weidinger, Dietmar1857GER=35B+83N+68B=36N=22Bβˆ’7N=26N4.022.524.011.501838-2.0
29Sesterhenn, Peter1703GER+65Bβˆ’23Nβˆ’22B+49N=45N+57B=24N4.022.025.013.251890+58.8
30Herrmany, Marius1792GERβˆ’68B+88N+46Bβˆ’22N+52B+25Nβˆ’11B4.022.023.011.501692-11.0
31Tautelhahn, Helmut1746GER+84B+87Nβˆ’3B=27Nβˆ’7B+68N=55N4.021.523.09.001933+23.0
32Rodriguez, Samuel1626GER+92Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’48B+65B+51N+52B4.021.521.59.001773+57.6
33Al Luwaisi, Omer1735GER+67B=40N=7Bβˆ’62Nβˆ’35N+69B+56N4.021.023.512.751718-4.4
34Ohliger, Goetz1748GER+89Nβˆ’13B=42N=52B+75N=39B=21N4.020.521.510.001677-7.4
35Grosskopf, Elias1745GER=28N+91B=5Nβˆ’8N+33B=24Bβˆ’16N3.527.027.511.251776+6.0
36Kappes, Florian1664GER+90N+57B=9N=28Bβˆ’10N=17Bβˆ’15N3.526.026.510.251768+14.8
37Alobid, Obayd Allah1862GER+80N+74B+8Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’20N=46B3.525.027.011.251731-26.8
38Rodriguez, Jose1770GER+79N+71Bβˆ’2N+21B=13Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’39N3.525.027.010.751769+4.4
39Slavic, Sasa0GERF+18Nβˆ’23B+19Nβˆ’14B=34N+38B3.525.025.014.5017920.0
40Mossbacher, Xaver1734GER+72N=33B=87Nβˆ’5B=48N=53B=41N3.522.023.510.251744+2.0
41Mathiyalagan, Ragesh1635GER+61Bβˆ’8N+83Bβˆ’20N=68B=44N=40B3.522.023.59.251669+10.0
42Englert, Ann1524GERβˆ’23B+65N=34B=63Nβˆ’18B=60N+72B3.521.524.010.501755+79.6
43Schaser, Wolfgang1668GERβˆ’17N+79B=71N+57Bβˆ’9N=58B=50N3.521.523.59.501766+15.0
44Lederer, David1750GERβˆ’15N+92Bβˆ’24N=53B+72N=41B=48N3.521.021.07.501737-5.2
45Kapp, Philipp1621GERβˆ’14B+86Nβˆ’64B+84N=29B+61Nβˆ’19B3.520.522.08.001651+7.2
46Koellner, Paul0GERβˆ’2N+90Bβˆ’30N=72B=57N+75B=37N3.520.521.07.0016620.0
47Nastoll, Edgar1500BELF=20N+85B=59N=25Bβˆ’18N+53B3.520.520.510.251847+85.2
48Gaertner, Peter1757GERβˆ’87B=82N=84B+32N=40B=27N=44B3.518.019.511.001672-15.2
49Siebert, Christian1808GERβˆ’71N+89Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’29B=79B+82N+68B3.517.518.56.001681-44.8
50Agrawal, Hardik0GERβˆ’1Bβˆ’85Nβˆ’86B+89N+83B+63N=43B3.517.018.07.2516910.0
51Heckfuss, Harald1735GER=20B+63Nβˆ’25B=18Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’32B+78N3.024.526.59.501708-4.6
52Seidler, Ottmar1731GERβˆ’4B+76N=18B=34Nβˆ’30N+78Bβˆ’32N3.024.026.08.251634-18.2
53Fliess, Justin1722GER+86Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’27B=44N+76B=40Nβˆ’47N3.022.023.57.001614-20.0
54Bolz, Reiner1666GER=64Bβˆ’9N=63B+83N=61B=59Nβˆ’27B3.021.022.57.501731+9.2
55Blatzos, Aristotelis1658GERβˆ’57N+73Bβˆ’20B+86N=21NF=31B3.020.522.08.001624-8.0
56Dony, Lukas1725GERβˆ’3Bβˆ’61N+89B=76N+67B=66Nβˆ’33B3.020.521.56.501674-10.8
57Conte, Adrian1781GER+55Bβˆ’36N=70Bβˆ’43N=46Bβˆ’29N+76B3.020.022.08.001605-57.6
58Al Luwaisi, Taim1660GER=63Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’66B+82N+85B=43Nβˆ’25B3.020.021.56.251728+22.4
59Schwartl, Helmut1888GER+74N+80Bβˆ’13N=47Bβˆ’16N=54BF3.020.020.07.751575-38.0
60Saravanja, Ante A1666BIHF=64Nβˆ’19B+80Bβˆ’17N=42B+73N3.020.020.07.751564-10.6
61Minaskan Karabid, Nareg0GERβˆ’41N+56B+81Nβˆ’24B=54Nβˆ’45B=69N3.019.521.57.7516390.0
62Himmighofen, Marvin1633GERβˆ’12N+66B+72N+33Bβˆ’5NFF3.019.519.59.501876+64.8
63Huener, Timo1773GER=58Nβˆ’51B=54N=42B=69Nβˆ’50B+77N3.018.520.58.001659-36.4
64Schlegel, Jonas1795GER=54N=60B+45N=16B=26BFF3.018.018.010.751728-16.8
65Naguchev, Vadim1765GERβˆ’29Nβˆ’42B+78Nβˆ’75Bβˆ’32N+83B+80N3.017.519.05.501541-29.8
66Detter, Hans-Peter1824GERβˆ’27Bβˆ’62N+58N=69B+77N=56BF3.017.517.57.751692-21.2
67Cloedy, Andreas0GERβˆ’33Nβˆ’72B=73N+81Bβˆ’56N=79B+75N3.016.018.06.2515490.0
68Mohr, Thomas1711GER+30N=5Bβˆ’28N=17B=41Nβˆ’31Bβˆ’49N2.525.529.010.751691-10.4
69Windecker, Thomas1752GERβˆ’8Bβˆ’10B+79N=66N=63Bβˆ’33N=61B2.523.025.06.501630-19.4
70Yang, Christian1745GER+10Nβˆ’2B=57Nβˆ’71B+73Nβˆ’21BF2.522.522.59.001720-3.0
71Toshmatov, Sherzod1788RUS+49Bβˆ’38N=43B+70Nβˆ’11BFF2.521.021.07.751724-8.6
72Sauer, Arne1812GERβˆ’40B+67Nβˆ’62B=46Nβˆ’44B+80Bβˆ’42N2.520.022.06.75860-110.8
73Steinborn, Steffen0GERβˆ’25Bβˆ’55N=67B+88Nβˆ’70B+85Nβˆ’60B2.517.018.04.0016350.0
74Kapp, Lukas1560GERβˆ’59Bβˆ’37Nβˆ’76Bβˆ’79N=90B+88N+84B2.513.013.52.751564-10.8
75Gerhartz, Mattis0GER+85Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’11B+65Nβˆ’34Bβˆ’46Nβˆ’67B2.024.526.04.5016800.0
76Treis, Dominik1526GERβˆ’16Nβˆ’52B+74N=56Bβˆ’53N=77Bβˆ’57N2.019.021.05.001528-2.4
77Uecoez, Vural1613GERβˆ’19Bβˆ’11N+90B=85Nβˆ’66B=76Nβˆ’63B2.019.019.52.251455-44.4
78Anzinger, Simon1570GERβˆ’18Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’65B+90N+86Bβˆ’52Nβˆ’51B2.019.019.52.001456-26.8
79Edelbluth, Daniel1596GERβˆ’38Bβˆ’43Nβˆ’69B+74B=49N=67NF2.018.518.55.751565-4.4
80Ben Miled, Moncef0GERβˆ’37Bβˆ’59N+88Bβˆ’60N+84Bβˆ’72Nβˆ’65B2.016.517.52.5015930.0
81Pitt, Tjark1623GERβˆ’83B=84Nβˆ’61Bβˆ’67Nβˆ’82B+90N=89B2.011.512.01.751391-48.8
82Salwasser, Demian1504GERβˆ’24N=48Bβˆ’26Nβˆ’58B+81Nβˆ’49BF1.520.020.03.751529+5.6
83Karlis, Themi1639AUS+81Nβˆ’28Bβˆ’41Nβˆ’54Bβˆ’50Nβˆ’65N=88B1.519.020.02.501511-39.6
84Maibaum, Harry1584GERβˆ’31N=81B=48Nβˆ’45Bβˆ’80N=86Bβˆ’74N1.517.519.03.501454-20.2
85Kravchenko, Andrii1790GERβˆ’75N+50Bβˆ’47N=77Bβˆ’58Nβˆ’73BF1.516.518.04.501317-70.4
86Fitting, Noah Philipp1547GERβˆ’53Nβˆ’45B+50Nβˆ’55Bβˆ’78N=84NF1.516.518.04.251265-57.6
87Willems, Lasse1741GER+48Nβˆ’31B=40Bβˆ’26NFFF1.515.015.05.251643-22.4
88Kern, Jennifer1676GERβˆ’5Nβˆ’30Bβˆ’80Nβˆ’73B=89Nβˆ’74B=83N1.018.019.01.251448-56.8
89Toth, Toni1611GERβˆ’34Bβˆ’49Nβˆ’56Nβˆ’50B=88BF=81N1.017.017.01.501476-31.6
90Bohn, Marius0GERβˆ’36Bβˆ’46Nβˆ’77Nβˆ’78B=74Nβˆ’81BF0.515.515.51.2512460.0
91Weller, Werner1836GER=7Bβˆ’35NFFFFF0.58.58.52.50945-12.4
92Horn, Sophia1741GERβˆ’32Bβˆ’44NFFFFF0.07.57.50.00888-23.0

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