Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 E
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52 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Bad Wildungen, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1774, and top seed was Thomas Schaetzle (🇩🇪 GER, 1812).
Frank Deckert (🇩🇪 GER, 1788) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Justus Kindermann (4.0) and Joerg Wohlrabe (4.0). Deckert broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Leonard Bartels (1552) beat Thomas Schaetzle (1812), a +260-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×52
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFrank Deckert led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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2
4
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Frank Deckert held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Frank Deckert 3 wins (R1–R3)Joerg Wohlrabe 3 wins (R2–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deckert, Frank | 1788 | GER | +44N | +21B | +23N | =2B | +6N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2048 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Kindermann, Justus | 1566 | GER | +49B | +14N | +7B | =1N | =3N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 11.75 | 1903 | +70.4 |
| 3 | Wohlrabe, Joerg | 1702 | GER | =17B | +25N | +32B | +11N | =2B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 1916 | +26.8 |
| 4 | Brehm, Uwe, Dr. | 1723 | GER | =33N | +47B | =13N | +24B | +12B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.00 | 1943 | +54.8 |
| 5 | Ivashchenko, Ihor | 1684 | GER | −21N | +44B | +48N | +35B | +22N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 1919 | +58.8 |
| 6 | Quiram, Heiko | 1732 | GER | +20B | =32N | +26B | +9N | −1B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1835 | +13.6 |
| 7 | Gottschling, Lukas | 1690 | GER | +16N | +24B | −2N | +28B | =8N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1781 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Bernath, Markus | 1698 | GER | +19B | +36N | =11B | =12N | =7B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 1827 | +17.6 |
| 9 | Erdmann, Frank | 1684 | GER | =34N | +33B | +38N | −6B | +23N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1843 | +21.2 |
| 10 | Breitenbach, Alexander | 1672 | GER | +52B | =26N | −12B | +34N | +25B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1868 | +52.8 |
| 11 | Kramer, Dirk | 1764 | GER | +29N | +37B | =8N | −3B | =18B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 1761 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Thonig, Ralf | 1793 | GER | =47N | +48B | +10N | =8B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1748 | -5.8 |
| 13 | Chadt-Rausch, Ralf | 1613 | GER | =30B | +40N | =4B | =32N | =15B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1733 | +33.6 |
| 14 | Vockert, Jonathan | 0 | GER | +15N | −2B | −22N | +37B | +35N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tatliak, Stefan | 1735 | GER | −14B | +52N | +20B | =23B | =13N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1861 | +12.8 |
| 16 | Bartz, Kilian | 0 | GER | −7B | =19N | +33B | =27N | +39B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1637 | 0.0 |
| 17 | de Cauter, Leah | 1604 | GER | =3N | =22B | −28N | +50B | +40B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1738 | +18.0 |
| 18 | Tode, Heinz | 1663 | GER | =39B | =27N | +36B | =22B | =11N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1759 | +26.0 |
| 19 | Sniegowski, Victoria | 1504 | GER | −8N | =16B | =47N | +45B | +32B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1782 | +58.4 |
| 20 | Bartels, Leonard | 1552 | GER | −6N | +51B | −15N | +48B | +41N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1779 | +60.4 |
| 21 | Simon, Elena | 1675 | GER | +5B | −1N | −24N | +47B | =28N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1717 | +7.6 |
| 22 | Graf, Michael | 1792 | GER | =25B | =17N | +14B | =18N | −5B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1583 | -50.8 |
| 23 | Borisov, Danil | 1787 | GER | +51N | +41B | −1B | =15N | −9B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1723 | -17.2 |
| 24 | Koester, Robert | 1802 | GER | +50B | −7N | +21B | −4N | =27B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1668 | -35.2 |
| 25 | Wolniak, Udo | 1727 | GER | =22N | −3B | +45N | +42B | −10N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1692 | -9.6 |
| 26 | Offergeld, Martin | 1684 | GER | +35N | =10B | −6N | =38B | =30B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1635 | -13.6 |
| 27 | Schumann, Wolfgang | 1659 | GER | =45N | =18B | =29N | =16B | =24N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1715 | +6.2 |
| 28 | Friedel, Thomas | 1681 | GER | −36B | +49N | +17B | −7N | =21B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1657 | -3.4 |
| 29 | Weiner, Marc | 1693 | GER | −11B | +50N | =27B | =30N | =31B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1663 | -8.0 |
| 30 | Generotzky, Vico | 1576 | GER | =13N | =34B | =37N | =29B | =26N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1670 | +25.6 |
| 31 | Beyer, Michael | 1733 | GER | −37N | −38B | +44N | +36B | =29N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1651 | -11.2 |
| 32 | Maly, Wolfgang | 1721 | GER | +42N | =6B | −3N | =13B | −19N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1552 | -22.8 |
| 33 | Hoeblich, Markus | 1680 | GER | =4B | −9N | −16N | +51B | =37N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1673 | -0.8 |
| 34 | Radzik, Thomas | 1672 | GER | =9B | =30N | =41N | −10B | =42N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1591 | -11.2 |
| 35 | Schneider, Uwe, Dr. | 1594 | GER | −26B | +43N | +39B | −5N | −14B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1664 | +14.8 |
| 36 | Marschall, Andreas | 1641 | GER | +28N | −8B | −18N | −31N | +47B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1608 | -8.8 |
| 37 | Will, Thomas | 1689 | GER | +31B | −11N | =30B | −14N | =33B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1688 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Eckhoff, Mathias | 1599 | GER | =40B | +31N | −9B | =26N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1663 | +7.0 |
| 39 | Holzhaeuser, Andreas | 1556 | GER | =18N | +45B | −35N | =41B | −16N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1693 | +28.0 |
| 40 | Lorenz, Nils | 1546 | GER | =38N | −13B | =42N | +49B | −17N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1537 | -4.4 |
| 41 | Schaetzle, Thomas | 1812 | GER | +43B | −23N | =34B | =39N | −20B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1587 | -58.4 |
| 42 | Schulz Tavares, Karl-Detlef | 1569 | GER | −32B | +46N | =40B | −25N | =34B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1569 | -0.4 |
| 43 | Hellmich, Michael | 1729 | GER | −41N | −35B | =51N | =46B | +48N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1567 | -21.8 |
| 44 | Uecoez, Vural | 1636 | GER | −1B | −5N | −31B | =52N | +50B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1552 | -22.8 |
| 45 | Trabert, Jens | 1701 | GER | =27B | −39N | −25B | −19N | +51B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1459 | -32.4 |
| 46 | Jentsch, Meik | 1532 | GER | −48N | −42B | −49N | =43N | +52B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1519 | -4.8 |
| 47 | Classen, Michael | 1628 | GER | =12B | −4N | =19B | −21N | −36N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1430 | -24.4 |
| 48 | Back, Andreas | 1661 | GER | +46B | −12N | −5B | −20N | −43B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1418 | -30.4 |
| 49 | Reichert, Lutz | 1661 | GER | −2N | −28B | +46B | −40N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1389 | -28.4 |
| 50 | Holzhaeuser, Thibaut Lautaro | 1582 | GER | −24N | −29B | +52B | −17N | −44N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1451 | -31.2 |
| 51 | Schumann, Marc | 1595 | GER | −23B | −20N | =43B | −33N | −45N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1324 | -54.4 |
| 52 | Kahrs, Hans-Erich | 1719 | GER | −10N | −15B | −50N | =44B | −46N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1265 | -102.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kindermann, JustusGER+70.44.0 pts · #9
- 2Bartels, LeonardGER+60.43.0 pts · #10
- 3Ivashchenko, IhorGER+58.84.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Kahrs, Hans-ErichGER-102.80.5 pts · #52
- 2Schaetzle, ThomasGER-58.42.0 pts · #38
- 3Schumann, MarcGER-54.40.5 pts · #51
Biggest upsets
- R5+260 Elo gap
- R5+217 Elo gap
- R4+197 Elo gap