Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B
Open SwissStandard
59 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Bad Wildungen, Germany. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2072, and top seed was Alexis Buchinger (🇩🇪 GER, 2100).
Michelle Trunz (🇩🇪 GER, WFM, 2067) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Simon Thier (4.0) and Marco Siebarth (4.0). Trunz won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ozgur Besbudak (1901) beat Andreas, Dr. Pittelkow (2048), a +147-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Bad Wildungen, Germany
Dates
21 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×57
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsWFM Michelle Trunz led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
20
6
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
WFM Michelle Trunz held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Michelle Trunz beat Marco Siebarth (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
WFM Michelle Trunz won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMMichelle Trunz | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Marco Siebarth | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Andrey Osetrov | — | — | * | — |
| 4Simon Thier | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trunz, MichelleWFM | 2067 | GER | +32N | +37B | +3N | +4B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 14.50 | 2382 | +66.0 |
| 2 | Thier, Simon | 2015 | GER | +40B | +18N | +12B | =14N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 2269 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Siebarth, Marco | 2058 | GER | +8B | +59N | −1B | +25N | +14B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2248 | +23.2 |
| 4 | Schunk, ThomasFM | 2057 | GER | +41B | +54N | +17B | −1N | +15B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2264 | +25.4 |
| 5 | Osetrov, Andrey | 2013 | GER | +52N | =7B | +24B | =15N | +13B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 2252 | +59.6 |
| 6 | Langer, Paul Georg | 1971 | GER | =13N | +48B | +23B | =12N | +16B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 2275 | +39.0 |
| 7 | Richter, Jan | 1989 | GER | +55B | =5N | =16B | +19N | =11B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 2120 | +17.6 |
| 8 | Malachowski, MargritWFM | 1955 | GER | −3N | +56N | +18B | +17N | =10B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 2182 | +30.6 |
| 9 | Buchinger, Alexis | 2100 | GER | +20B | =23N | −15B | +46N | +29B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.25 | 2156 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Mueller, Konstantin | 2040 | GER | +39B | =36N | +46B | =13N | =8N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.75 | 2142 | +26.4 |
| 11 | Kandic, MilanFM | 1981 | SRB | =26N | =38B | +52N | +36B | =7N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2121 | +18.8 |
| 12 | Send, Sebastian | 2094 | GER | +49N | +21B | −2N | =6B | =22N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 2097 | +0.4 |
| 13 | Fehmer, Dirk | 2066 | GER | =6B | +47N | +28B | =10B | −5N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 2081 | +2.4 |
| 14 | Gaertner, Michael | 2089 | GER | +31B | =24N | +29B | =2B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 2073 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Niesel, Matthias P. | 2013 | GER | =53N | +50B | +9N | =5B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 2085 | +10.0 |
| 16 | Weyer, Jonas | 2019 | GER | =38N | +26B | =7N | +27B | −6N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 2040 | +3.0 |
| 17 | Kahlenberg, Jens | 2038 | GER | +45N | +27B | −4N | −8B | +43N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 2031 | -0.6 |
| 18 | van gen Hassend, Max | 2029 | GER | +34B | −2B | −8N | +47N | +42B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2031 | +0.2 |
| 19 | Besbudak, Ozgur | 1901 | TUR | −37N | +32B | +21N | −7B | +36N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2066 | +23.0 |
| 20 | Trunz, Tamila | 2022 | GER | −9N | +58B | +42N | =22B | =33N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 2080 | +16.0 |
| 21 | Pittelkow, Andreas, Dr. | 2048 | GER | +25B | −12N | −19B | +59N | +39B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2052 | +0.6 |
| 22 | Lenhardt, Manfred | 2058 | GER | =46B | +44N | =36B | =20N | =12B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 2089 | +4.2 |
| 23 | Schirmbeck, LilianWCM | 1997 | GER | +58N | =9B | −6N | =26B | =27N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 2004 | +1.6 |
| 24 | Quelle, Helmut | 2032 | GER | +51B | =14B | −5N | =28N | =25B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2016 | -2.2 |
| 25 | Valean, David-Andrei | 1997 | GER | −21N | +49B | +37N | −3B | =24N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 2032 | +9.6 |
| 26 | Giese, Stefan | 2017 | GER | =11B | −16N | +57B | =23N | =30B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1994 | -3.2 |
| 27 | Doerge, Sven | 1957 | GER | +30B | −17N | +54B | −16N | =23B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 2030 | +10.2 |
| 28 | Halt, David | 2046 | GER | =48N | +42B | −13N | =24B | =31N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1976 | -9.2 |
| 29 | Kaufmann, Kurt | 2023 | GER | =50N | +53B | −14N | +38B | −9N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1999 | -3.4 |
| 30 | Becker, StefanCM | 2050 | GER | −27N | +45B | =38N | =31B | =26N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1944 | -14.4 |
| 31 | Gkegkas, Michail | 1877 | GER | −14N | +51B | =59B | =30N | =28B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 2011 | +17.6 |
| 32 | Salamone, Giuseppe | 1956 | GER | −1B | −19N | =55B | +57N | +59B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1954 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Niesel, Tobias | 2001 | GER | =47B | −46N | +40B | =39N | =20B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1964 | -5.0 |
| 34 | Schuette, Marcel | 1944 | GER | −18N | =40N | −39B | +53B | +49N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1975 | +4.4 |
| 35 | Hagemeister, Philipp | 2081 | GER | =44B | F | +53N | F | +45N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 2251 | +11.8 |
| 36 | Wolff, Christoph | 1986 | GER | +43N | =10B | =22N | −11N | −19B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1897 | -12.2 |
| 37 | Kerz, Markus | 1993 | GER | +19B | −1N | −25B | =41N | =40B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1885 | -14.8 |
| 38 | Zehe, Marc-Kevin | 1907 | GER | =16B | =11N | =30B | −29N | =41B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1934 | +3.4 |
| 39 | Bendel, Ralf | 1977 | GER | −10N | =43B | +34N | =33B | −21N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1908 | -9.6 |
| 40 | Sprengard, Leo | 1864 | GER | −2N | =34B | −33N | +55B | =37N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1907 | +10.8 |
| 41 | Schramm, Luca | 1955 | GER | −4N | =57B | =43N | =37B | =38N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1877 | -10.8 |
| 42 | Westendorp, Christian | 1908 | GER | +56B | −28N | −20B | +52B | −18N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1939 | +4.4 |
| 43 | Walker, Julia | 1866 | GER | −36B | =39N | =41B | +44N | −17B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1919 | +6.8 |
| 44 | Schalow, Daniel | 2000 | GER | =35N | −22B | =50N | −43B | +52N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1905 | -13.2 |
| 45 | Matthes, Benjamin | 1961 | GER | −17B | −30N | +56B | +54N | −35B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1971 | +1.2 |
| 46 | Schermer, Denis | 1981 | GER | =22N | +33B | −10N | −9B | −51N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1878 | -13.8 |
| 47 | Martin, Reiner, Dr. | 1975 | GER | =33N | −13B | =48N | −18B | =56N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1870 | -14.0 |
| 48 | Hirschinger, Thomas | 2000 | GER | =28B | −6N | =47B | =51N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1895 | -12.0 |
| 49 | Broeker, Clemens | 2031 | GER | −12B | −25N | +58B | =50N | −34B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1837 | -26.2 |
| 50 | Wildner, Bernd | 1921 | GER | =29B | −15N | =44B | =49B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1930 | +1.2 |
| 51 | Eggenstein, Frank | 1934 | GER | −24N | −31N | F | =48B | +46B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1886 | -5.8 |
| 52 | Borchert, Andreas | 1959 | GER | −5B | +55N | −11B | −42N | −44B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1729 | -28.4 |
| 53 | Thelen, Armin | 1975 | GER | =15B | −29N | −35B | −34N | =57B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1757 | -27.0 |
| 54 | Tariverdiyev, Elman | 2045 | GER | +57N | −4B | −27N | −45B | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1782 | -55.2 |
| 55 | Freier, Werner, Dr. | 1944 | GER | −7N | −52B | =32N | −40N | =58B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1708 | -29.4 |
| 56 | von Kiedrowski, Klemens | 1999 | GER | −42N | −8B | −45N | =58N | =47B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1714 | -36.2 |
| 57 | Fritz, Axel | 1924 | GER | −54B | =41N | −26N | −32B | =53N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1750 | -21.2 |
| 58 | Biehl, Tim | 1972 | GER | −23B | −20N | −49N | =56B | =55N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1759 | -26.4 |
| 59 | Hilgert, Felix | 1933 | GER | F | −3B | =31N | −21B | −32N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1663 | -24.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Trunz, MichelleWFMGER+66.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Osetrov, AndreyGER+59.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Langer, Paul GeorgGER+39.04.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Tariverdiyev, ElmanGER-55.21.0 pts · #56
- 2von Kiedrowski, KlemensGER-36.21.0 pts · #53
- 3Freier, Werner, Dr.GER-29.41.0 pts · #58
Biggest upsets
- R3+147 Elo gap
- R4+134 Elo gap