Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 C

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61 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Bad Wildungen, Germany. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1932, and top seed was Daniel Erath (🇩🇪 GER, 1959).

Kirsten Buente (🇩🇪 GER, 1782) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Georgi Davidov (4.0) and Theo Draude (4.0). Buente won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Susanne Roehr (1764) beat Marcel Dian (1906), a +142-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

Top seed

🇩🇪Daniel Erath1959

Avg top 10

1,932

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇩🇪Germany×59

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
Kirsten Buente
🇩🇪GER·1782
4.5pts·2200perf+47.0
🥈
Georgi Davidov
🇩🇪GER·1930
4.0pts·2102perf+20.6
🥉
Theo Draude
🇩🇪GER·1836
4.0pts·2091perf+64.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Kirsten Buente led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Buente4.5Draude4Davidov4Poderis3.5Strebel3.5Henkemeier3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Kirsten Buente held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kirsten Buente beat Theo Draude (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Kirsten Buente 4 wins (R1–R4)Theo Draude 3 wins (R1–R3)Georgi Davidov 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kirsten Buente	*	1	½	—
2Theo Draude	0	*	—	—
3Georgi Davidov	½	—	*	—
4Arturas Poderis	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Buente, Kirsten	1782	GER	+32N	+39B	+4N	+3N	=2B	4.5	14.0	16.0	14.00	2200	+47.0
2	Davidov, Georgi	1930	GER	=23B	+24N	+41B	+8N	=1N	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.50	2102	+20.6
3	Draude, Theo	1836	GER	+57N	+18B	+28N	−1B	+17N	4.0	13.0	14.0	9.50	2091	+64.0
4	Roehr, Susanne	1764	GER	+10B	+21N	−1B	+27N	=13B	3.5	14.0	16.5	10.25	1994	+31.2
5	Kober, Jan Eric	1879	GER	+46N	+14B	=11N	=17B	=7N	3.5	13.5	15.5	10.50	2001	+32.4
6	Lammers, Frank, Prof. Dr.	1922	GER	+48B	=7N	+25B	=13N	=10B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.75	2001	+10.4
7	Poderis, Arturas	1887	GER	+59N	=6B	=12N	+28B	=5B	3.5	13.0	13.5	8.25	2018	+35.2
8	Doeding, Alexander	1784	GER	+47B	+22N	=13B	−2B	+26N	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	1996	+57.6
9	Kettner-Nikolaus, Frank	1890	GER	−26N	+36B	+39N	+11B	=14N	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.75	2002	+15.0
10	Bleicher, Eiko	1847	GER	−4N	+44B	+45N	+18B	=6N	3.5	12.0	14.0	8.75	1988	+19.0
11	Brecker, Hans-Joerg	1931	GER	+56B	+40N	=5B	−9N	+22B	3.5	11.5	12.5	7.25	2002	+9.6
12	Mock, Markus, Prof.	1929	GER	=19B	+58N	=7B	=22N	+25B	3.5	11.5	12.0	7.50	1994	+8.4
13	Henkemeier, Michael	1845	GER	+61N	+55B	=8N	=6B	=4N	3.5	11.5	11.5	6.25	1964	+16.2
14	Horn, Holger	1859	GER	+52B	−5N	+50B	+40N	=9B	3.5	10.5	12.0	6.75	2006	+39.6
15	Strebel, Michael	1853	GER	=24B	+23N	=27B	=38N	+21B	3.5	10.0	12.5	8.75	2047	+26.0
16	Roedel, Jannis	1932	GER	=29B	=42N	+43B	=21N	+31B	3.5	9.5	11.5	8.00	1996	+16.4
17	Gebauer, Wolfgang	1821	GER	=43B	+29N	+31B	=5N	−3B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.75	1930	+15.0
18	Reinkoester, Michael	1887	GER	+30B	−3N	+60B	−10N	+41B	3.0	12.0	12.5	5.00	1936	+6.6
19	Rothe, Steve	1799	GER	=12N	=20B	=33N	+53B	=30N	3.0	11.5	13.0	7.25	1985	+51.2
20	Krausse, Eckhard	1901	GER	=58B	=19N	−40B	+50N	+42B	3.0	8.5	9.0	5.25	1909	+1.4
21	Sayas Payyappat	1848	IND	+44N	−4B	+26N	=16B	−15N	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.25	1828	-5.6
22	Leppert, Stefan	1833	GER	+34N	−8B	+51N	=12B	−11N	2.5	13.0	14.5	5.75	1857	+3.2
23	Zilch, Lothar	1896	GER	=2N	−15B	+32N	=30N	=35B	2.5	12.5	15.0	7.00	1885	-1.4
24	Erath, Daniel	1959	GER	=15N	−2B	=34N	+51B	=37N	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.75	1859	-13.4
25	Burlutskaia, Maria	1837	GER	+37N	=27B	−6N	+33B	−12N	2.5	12.0	14.5	6.25	1900	+17.6
26	Rogner, Fabio	1775	GER	+9B	=41N	−21B	+54N	−8B	2.5	11.5	13.0	6.00	1849	+10.2
27	Dian, Marcel	1906	GER	+49B	=25N	=15N	−4B	=52N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.75	1824	-10.8
28	Kozik, Andreas	1843	GER	+50B	+60N	−3B	−7N	=29B	2.5	11.5	12.0	3.25	1837	-1.0
29	Rehbein, Ullrich	1807	GER	=16N	−17B	=57N	+47B	=28N	2.5	11.0	12.0	5.50	1874	+9.2
30	Siemes, Robert	1926	GER	−18N	=45B	+48N	=23B	=19B	2.5	10.5	12.5	5.75	1847	-10.6
31	Fischer, Thomas	1915	GER	=45N	+51B	−17N	+46B	−16N	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.50	1821	-12.6
32	Klahold, Roger, Dr.	1780	GER	−1B	=35N	−23B	+58N	+59B	2.5	10.0	10.5	2.25	1851	+19.2
33	Weber, Holger	1870	GER	=42B	=43N	=19B	−25N	+40B	2.5	9.5	11.5	5.50	1834	-10.0
34	von Bassewitz, Ingo, Dr.	1859	GER	−22B	=48N	=24B	=49N	+54B	2.5	9.0	10.5	4.75	1865	+0.6
35	Schneider, Friedhelm	1936	GER	−39N	=32B	=47N	+55B	=23N	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.50	1835	-27.6
36	Kumar, Amod	1840	SWE	−41B	−9N	=44B	+56N	+60B	2.5	8.5	9.0	2.50	1842	+0.4
37	Wolff, Michael	1874	GER	−25B	=56N	+58B	=42N	=24B	2.5	8.0	8.5	3.25	1855	-2.6
38	Braeuer, Karl-Heinz	1881	GER	−51N	+59B	+55N	=15B	F	2.5	6.5	6.5	3.25	1893	+0.8
39	Willich, Manfred	1858	GER	+35B	−1N	−9B	=43N	=49B	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.50	1791	-9.4
40	Sitzler, Matthias	1870	GER	+53N	−11B	+20N	−14B	−33N	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.50	1828	-6.2
41	Becker, Ronald	1889	GER	+36N	=26B	−2N	=52B	−18N	2.0	12.0	13.5	4.50	1777	-30.8
42	Theissen, Frank	1812	GER	=33N	=16B	=46N	=37B	−20N	2.0	11.5	13.5	5.25	1796	-2.4
43	Drescher, Werner	1853	GER	=17N	=33B	−16N	=39B	=45N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.75	1786	-9.2
44	Ringeltaube, Denny	1815	GER	−21B	−10N	=36N	+57B	=46N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.25	1772	-6.2
45	Bascheck, Ralf	1808	GER	=31B	=30N	−10B	=59N	=43B	2.0	10.5	11.0	3.75	1790	-2.4
46	Klahold, Rona	1763	GER	−5B	+49N	=42B	−31N	=44B	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.00	1783	+2.4
47	Grabenhorst, Joerg	1853	GER	−8N	=53B	=35B	−29N	+61B	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1785	-9.4
48	Brixius, Dirk	1846	GER	−6N	=34B	−30B	=60N	+55N	2.0	9.5	10.0	2.50	1791	-7.6
49	Schwarz, Hans	1853	GER	−27N	−46B	+61N	=34B	=39N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.25	1769	-11.4
50	Thomzik, Dirk	1832	GER	−28N	+57B	−14N	−20B	=51N	1.5	10.5	11.5	1.75	1712	-16.0
51	Kaufmann, Emanuel	1780	GER	+38B	−31N	−22B	−24N	=50B	1.5	10.0	11.5	3.25	1735	-12.4
52	Endres, Thomas	1815	GER	−14N	F	=54B	=41N	=27B	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.00	1785	-3.8
53	Roeder, Phillip	1938	GER	−40B	=47N	+56B	−19N	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.00	1742	-21.8
54	Blanquett, Jan	1833	GER	−55N	+61B	=52N	−26B	−34N	1.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1662	-23.2
55	Zimmermann, Michael	1786	GER	+54B	−13N	−38B	−35N	−48B	1.0	10.5	12.0	1.50	1628	-18.8
56	von Knobloch, Benedikt	1794	GER	−11N	=37B	−53N	−36B	=57N	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.75	1661	-15.8
57	Bender, Wolfgang	1921	GER	−3B	−50N	=29B	−44N	=56B	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.75	1577	-44.2
58	Hattemer, Katrin	1872	GER	=20N	−12B	−37N	−32B	F	0.5	11.5	11.5	1.50	1549	-60.0
59	Boscher, Hans	1771	GER	−7B	−38N	F	=45B	−32N	0.5	10.5	10.5	1.00	1517	-22.6
60	Krahl, Robin	1822	GER	F	−28B	−18N	=48B	−36N	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.00	1532	-52.8
61	Klipsch, Norbert	1821	GER	−13B	−54N	−49B	F	−47N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1046	-37.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Draude, TheoGER
+64.0
4.0 pts · #2
2Doeding, AlexanderGER
+57.6
3.5 pts · #7
3Rothe, SteveGER
+51.2
3.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Hattemer, KatrinGER
-60.0
0.5 pts · #58
2Krahl, RobinGER
-52.8
0.5 pts · #60
3Bender, WolfgangGER
-44.2
1.0 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R4+142 Elo gap
Roehr, Susanne1764 beat Dian, Marcel1906
R4+139 Elo gap
Rothe, Steve1799 beat Roeder, Phillip1938
R1+115 Elo gap
Rogner, Fabio1775 beat Kettner-Nikolaus, Frank1890