Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 A
SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Bonn, Germany. 18 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2266, and top seed was Philipp Leon Klaska (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2322).
Justus Bargsten (🇩🇪 GER, CM, 2264) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Philipp Leon Klaska (4.0) and Maximilian Menzel (4.0). Bargsten shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Felix Holzwarth (2089) beat Klaus Schmitzer (FM, 2230), a +141-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Bonn, Germany
Dates
19 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 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 · 18
FM×9
CM×6
WFM×3
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×51
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Justus Bargsten led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
20
4
9
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Justus Bargsten held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Justus Bargsten 3 wins (R3–R5)FM Gerrit Hourigan 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJustus Bargsten | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMGerrit Hourigan | — | * | — | — |
| 3Maximilian Menzel | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMPhilipp Leon Klaska | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bargsten, JustusCM | 2264 | GER | +36B | =31N | +22B | +45N | +5B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 10.50 | 2525 | +25.8 |
| 2 | Klaska, Philipp LeonFM | 2322 | GER | +51N | +14B | =11N | =3B | +6N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 2451 | +15.0 |
| 3 | Menzel, Maximilian | 2239 | GER | +35B | +49N | =5B | =2N | +16B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 2445 | +25.6 |
| 4 | Hourigan, GerritFM | 2292 | GER | =46B | =21N | +49B | +18N | +11B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 2401 | +12.6 |
| 5 | Weidenhoefer, MaxCM | 2174 | GER | +24N | +47B | =3N | +15B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 2345 | +23.0 |
| 6 | Tiarks, Jann-ChristianCM | 2222 | GER | +50B | =22N | +17B | +12N | −2B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 2327 | +14.0 |
| 7 | Ramien, David | 2246 | GER | +32N | =12B | =33N | =23B | +25N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 2254 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Holzwarth, Felix | 2089 | GER | +42B | =27N | F | +31N | +26B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 7.75 | 2534 | +83.6 |
| 9 | Grabowski, PawelFM | 2222 | POL | −49N | +25B | =32N | +38B | +21N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 2270 | +6.4 |
| 10 | Huber, BenediktFM | 2253 | GER | =21B | =46N | +55B | =13N | +45B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2242 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Riemay, DavidCM | 2233 | GER | +28B | +55N | =2B | =16N | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2239 | +3.6 |
| 12 | Baeuerlein, Johannes | 2134 | GER | +39B | =7N | +26B | −6B | =15N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 2284 | +20.4 |
| 13 | Lichtmannecker, DanielCM | 2179 | GER | +53B | =15B | =23N | =10B | =14N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 2263 | +11.6 |
| 14 | Schmitz, Philipp | 2212 | GER | +43B | −2N | =21B | +48N | =13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 2246 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Eckardt, Joshua | 2279 | GER | +52B | =13N | +31B | −5N | =12B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 2230 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Degenhard, SimonFM | 2286 | GER | +38N | =45B | +37N | =11B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2262 | -3.0 |
| 17 | Feldheim, Jonas, Dr. | 2157 | GER | =23N | +40B | −6N | =39B | +34N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2199 | +6.0 |
| 18 | Marcziter, DmitriiFM | 2177 | GER | =40N | =34B | +47N | −4B | +32N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2227 | +6.8 |
| 19 | Reuter, Julian-Frank | 2200 | GER | =34N | −33B | +35N | =24B | +23N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 2170 | -4.0 |
| 20 | Bashylina, LuisaWFM | 2130 | GER | −37N | =50N | +36B | =22B | +41N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 2188 | +8.2 |
| 21 | Derr, OlegCM | 2142 | GER | =10N | =4B | =14N | +27N | −9B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 2245 | +28.0 |
| 22 | Zimmermann, Klemens | 2179 | GER | +44B | =6B | −1N | =20N | =28B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 2176 | -0.2 |
| 23 | Wecker, Martin | 2097 | GER | =17B | +30N | =13B | =7N | −19B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 2174 | +10.2 |
| 24 | Berres, Eric | 2070 | GER | −5B | +42N | =27B | =19N | =29B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2183 | +15.2 |
| 25 | Voigt, AnastasiaWFM | 2061 | GER | =30B | −9N | +50B | +46N | −7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 2151 | +23.6 |
| 26 | Schmitzer, KlausFM | 2230 | GER | +41N | =37B | −12N | +33B | −8N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 2112 | -15.8 |
| 27 | Stricker, Florian | 2245 | GER | =33N | =8B | =24N | −21B | +46N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 2103 | -19.0 |
| 28 | Kather, Yannick | 2103 | GER | −11N | =51B | =41N | +40B | =22N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 2150 | +6.0 |
| 29 | Bruns, Kai-Christian | 2157 | GER | −47N | =35B | +34N | =32B | =24N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 2106 | -7.2 |
| 30 | Roth, Jakob | 2086 | GER | =25N | −23B | −48N | +54B | +47N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 2107 | +3.0 |
| 31 | Parvanyan, Alfred | 2179 | GER | +54N | =1B | −15N | −8B | =38N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 2102 | -10.4 |
| 32 | Vogel, Christian, Dr. | 2120 | GER | −7B | +44N | =9B | =29N | −18B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 2121 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Wronn, Bernd | 2112 | GER | =27B | +19N | =7B | −26N | −39N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2128 | +2.0 |
| 34 | Buchinger, Alexis | 2114 | GER | =19B | =18N | −29B | +52N | −17B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 2091 | -6.4 |
| 35 | Engel, Robert | 2095 | GER | −3N | =29N | −19B | =36N | +52B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 2087 | -1.4 |
| 36 | Reitemann, Jonathan | 2076 | GER | −1N | =54B | −20N | =35B | +48B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 2075 | -0.4 |
| 37 | Gluma, Christian | 2157 | GER | +20B | =26N | −16B | =43N | −44B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 2107 | -7.2 |
| 38 | Namyslo, HolgerFM | 2135 | GER | −16B | =43N | +53B | −9N | =31B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 2105 | -4.4 |
| 39 | Rose, Daniel | 2081 | GER | −12N | F | =46B | =17N | +33B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 2127 | +9.6 |
| 40 | Decker, Nils | 2120 | GER | =18B | −17N | =52B | −28N | +55B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1996 | -15.4 |
| 41 | Mueller, Adrian | 2070 | GER | −26B | =53N | =28B | +55N | −20B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1999 | -8.8 |
| 42 | Perestjuk, Marko | 2137 | GER | −8N | −24B | +54N | =47B | =53N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 2029 | -15.0 |
| 43 | Klemenz, Luca | 2085 | GER | −14N | =38B | +51N | =37B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2163 | +8.6 |
| 44 | Zhuikov, Edgard | 2162 | UKR | −22N | −32B | F | +49B | +37N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2151 | -2.8 |
| 45 | Schiffer, StefanFM | 2185 | GER | +48B | =16N | F | −1B | −10N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 2150 | -4.2 |
| 46 | Neininger, Ralph | 2104 | GER | =4N | =10B | =39N | −25B | −27B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 2038 | -9.2 |
| 47 | Trunz, MichelleWFM | 2130 | GER | +29B | −5N | −18B | =42N | −30B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1997 | -35.2 |
| 48 | Sheng, Ming | 2142 | GER | −45N | =52N | +30B | −14B | −36N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1987 | -41.6 |
| 49 | Thiercelin, Jerome | 2148 | FRA | +9B | −3B | −4N | −44N | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 2036 | -11.4 |
| 50 | Thomas, Ingo | 2099 | GER | −6N | =20B | −25N | =51B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1947 | -15.4 |
| 51 | Gramb, Marius | 2148 | GER | −2B | =28N | −43B | =50N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1960 | -19.8 |
| 52 | Erdmann, Stefan | 2123 | GER | −15N | =48B | =40N | −34B | −35N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1910 | -26.2 |
| 53 | Verbitsky, Jaroslaw | 2112 | GER | −13N | =41B | −38N | F | =42B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1938 | -18.2 |
| 54 | Pererva, Viktor | 2103 | GER | −31B | =36N | −42B | −30N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1798 | -28.2 |
| 55 | Irtes, Doruk | 1781 | TUR | F | −11B | −10N | −41B | −40N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1338 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Holzwarth, FelixGER+83.63.5 pts · #10
- 2Derr, OlegCMGER+28.02.5 pts · #22
- 3Bargsten, JustusCMGER+25.84.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Sheng, MingGER-41.61.5 pts · #46
- 2Trunz, MichelleWFMGER-35.21.5 pts · #45
- 3Pererva, ViktorGER-28.20.5 pts · #54
Biggest upsets
- R5+141 Elo gap
- R4+105 Elo gap
- R4+103 Elo gap