Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 E

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95 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Bonn, Germany. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1791, and top seed was Alexander Mende (🇩🇪 GER, 1845).

Markus Schaefer (🇩🇪 GER, 1747) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alexander Hill (4.0) and Mick Jussack (4.0). Schaefer won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Guido Hebert (1571) beat Andreas Sloka (1843), a +272-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

Top seed

🇩🇪Alexander Mende1845

Avg top 10

1,791

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇩🇪Germany×93

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
Markus Schaefer
🇩🇪GER·1747
4.5pts·1950perf+32.4
🥈
Alexander Hill
🇩🇪GER·1678
4.0pts·2006perf+58.0
🥉
Mick Jussack
🇩🇪GER·1590
4.0pts·1929perf+86.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Markus Schaefer led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Schaefer4.5Jussack4Haji4Tollkuehn4Rasek4Schneider4— ex-leaders:Schaeferled R4–R5, #12

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Markus Schaefer held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Markus Schaefer 4 wins (R1–R4)Amran Haji 3 wins (R3–R5)

R3 · LATE SURGE

Amran Haji was #15 at R3, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Schaefer, Markus	1747	GER	+95N	+8B	+20N	+21B	=5N	4.5	14.0	14.0	12.00	1950	+32.4
2	Hill, Alexander	1678	GER	=3N	+93B	+37N	+16B	=4N	4.0	14.5	15.0	11.00	2006	+58.0
3	Jussack, Mick	1590	GER	=2B	+50N	+60B	=11N	+25B	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.25	1929	+86.8
4	Schneider, Fynn	0	GER	+86B	+10N	=22B	+41N	=2B	4.0	13.0	14.0	10.50	1679	0.0
5	Richter, Andre	1741	GER	+87B	+58N	+31B	=12N	=1B	4.0	13.0	14.0	10.00	1857	+23.2
6	Tollkuehn, Juergen	1778	GER	+80B	=27N	=61B	+29N	+14B	4.0	11.5	13.0	10.50	1924	+17.4
7	Rasek, David	1807	GER	+77B	=13N	=39B	+40N	+23B	4.0	11.5	13.0	10.00	1941	+32.0
8	Baspinar, Mehmet Ilkay	0	TUR	+78B	−1N	+69B	+68N	+22B	4.0	11.5	13.0	8.50	1728	0.0
9	Haji, Amran	0	GER	+62N	−20B	+44N	+57B	+32N	4.0	10.5	12.5	9.50	1679	0.0
10	Huber, Jakob	1642	GER	+30N	−4B	+81N	+35B	=17N	3.5	13.5	15.0	9.25	1979	+50.8
11	Grossgart, Joerg	1743	GER	+91N	+46B	=14N	=3B	=18N	3.5	13.5	14.5	9.00	1757	+2.4
12	Doepmann, Christoph	1665	GER	+48N	+19B	+15N	=5B	F	3.5	13.5	13.5	11.50	2040	+34.4
13	von Kraft, Lukas	1729	GER	+32N	=7B	−24N	+79N	+41B	3.5	12.5	14.0	9.00	1882	+20.6
14	Engel, Paul	1602	GER	+89B	+63N	=11B	+24B	−6N	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.75	1835	+49.6
15	Reichert, Franz	1719	GER	+33B	+66N	−12B	=39N	+21N	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.25	1790	+19.6
16	Koch, Kian	1807	GER	=40B	+94N	+27B	−2N	+43B	3.5	12.0	12.5	7.25	1828	+6.0
17	Hader, Soeren, Dr.	1757	GER	=47B	+26N	=40B	+59N	=10B	3.5	11.5	13.5	9.25	1790	+4.6
18	Hoeblich, Jannik	1570	GER	+42B	=56N	+76B	=22N	=11B	3.5	11.0	12.5	8.25	1867	+62.0
19	Tiemann, Steffen	1719	GER	+64B	−12N	=45B	+76N	+39B	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.25	1785	+8.4
20	Reuber, Ella	1549	GER	+70B	+9N	−1B	=34B	=24N	3.0	14.5	16.5	9.00	1678	+27.2
21	Oezdemir, Anna Valentina	1513	GER	+49B	+23N	+25B	−1N	−15B	3.0	14.0	16.5	8.50	1764	+65.2
22	Welz, Christian	0	GER	+?N	+71B	=4N	=18B	−8N	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.75	1629	0.0
23	Becker, Johann	1771	GER	+88N	−21B	+36N	+28B	−7N	3.0	13.0	14.0	7.00	1616	-15.6
24	Lueschen, Luca	1734	GER	+65B	=39N	+13B	−14N	=20B	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.25	1710	-2.8
25	Friedel, Thomas	1677	GER	+36N	+44B	−21N	+56B	−3N	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.50	1671	-0.6
26	Steinfeldt, Carlo	1589	GER	=35N	−17B	+52N	=30B	+75N	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.50	1752	+44.0
27	Burdack, Tim Alexander	1628	GER	+90N	=6B	−16N	=42B	+57N	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.25	1748	+16.2
28	Behler, David	0	GER	+51B	+29N	−41B	−23N	+66B	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.50	1688	0.0
29	Kaplingat, Anand	1773	GER	+57N	−28B	+72N	−6B	+56N	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.00	1742	-2.8
30	Derr, Georg	1652	GER	−10B	+86N	=42B	=26N	+65B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.75	1685	+8.8
31	Behler, Till	0	GER	+92N	+81B	−5N	=43B	=34N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.25	1662	0.0
32	Feig, Frank	1734	GER	−13B	+87N	+80B	+61N	−9B	3.0	11.0	12.0	4.50	1891	+31.6
33	Huber, Andreas	1734	GER	−15N	=67B	+73N	+63N	=38B	3.0	10.5	12.5	6.50	1702	-3.4
34	Franke, Moritz	1610	GER	=76B	=45N	+58B	=20N	=31B	3.0	10.5	12.0	7.00	1681	+14.8
35	Wolter, Kerstin	1708	GER	=26B	=59N	+77B	−10N	+58B	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.00	1660	-6.2
36	Meyer, Christian, Dr.	1560	GER	−25B	+70N	−23B	+69N	+61B	3.0	10.0	12.0	6.00	1775	+28.8
37	Verlage, Niklas	1621	GER	=60B	+79N	−2B	=67N	+59B	3.0	10.0	11.5	5.50	1680	+16.8
38	Buschmann, Frank	1681	GER	−56N	=62B	+88N	+54B	=33N	3.0	9.5	10.5	6.00	1704	+3.4
39	Vollenberg, Joerg	1741	GER	+53N	=24B	=7N	=15B	−19N	2.5	14.0	16.5	7.75	1742	+0.2
40	Bauchmueller, Heinrich	1702	GER	=16N	+84B	=17N	−7B	=48N	2.5	13.5	15.0	6.25	1732	+4.6
41	Vogel, Kurt, Dr.	1661	GER	=93N	+52B	+28N	−4B	−13N	2.5	13.0	13.5	5.75	1690	+2.6
42	Grimm, Jonatan	1767	GER	−18N	+55B	=30N	=27N	=51B	2.5	12.0	14.5	6.75	1657	-28.4
43	Depping, Thomas	1747	GER	=59B	+47N	=56B	=31N	−16N	2.5	11.0	13.0	6.00	1669	-8.2
44	Moeller, Siwana	1732	GER	+69B	−25N	−9B	=70N	+78B	2.5	11.0	12.5	4.50	1753	+2.0
45	Classen, Michael	1603	GER	=74N	=34B	=19N	+78N	F	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.75	1782	+18.6
46	Hartmann, Stephan, Dr.	1747	GER	+68B	−11N	=63B	=60N	=49B	2.5	10.0	12.0	5.25	1656	-24.4
47	Einsweiler, Michel	1728	LUX	=17N	−43B	=74N	=71B	+81N	2.5	10.0	11.5	5.25	1655	-16.4
48	Kindermann, Justus	1636	GER	−12B	=65N	=64B	+80N	=40B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	1650	+4.0
49	Leven, Felix	1543	GER	−21N	=88B	=82N	+62B	=46N	2.5	9.0	10.0	4.50	1627	+22.4
50	Schoppe, Gottfried	1723	GER	=82N	−3B	=62N	=90B	+76N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.75	1604	-16.0
51	Rose, Elias Bernd	1589	GER	−28N	−57B	+95N	+82B	=42N	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.75	1739	+31.6
52	Hoeblich, Markus	1679	GER	=79B	−41N	−26B	+86N	+83B	2.5	8.5	9.5	3.25	1532	-16.4
53	Kanzler-Multhauf, Stefan	1733	GER	−39B	−77N	+87B	=64N	+67B	2.5	8.0	9.0	4.00	1599	-17.2
54	Yueksel, Aran	1637	GER	−63B	+89N	=78B	−38N	+79B	2.5	8.0	9.0	3.25	1586	-12.8
55	Mende, Alexander	1845	GER	−58B	−42N	=86B	+85N	+77B	2.5	7.5	8.5	3.50	1596	-59.6
56	von Bassewitz, Friedrich	1598	GER	+38B	=18B	=43N	−25N	−29B	2.0	12.5	15.0	6.00	1617	+4.4
57	Liu, Yichen	1473	GER	−29B	+51N	+66B	−9N	−27B	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.50	1634	+32.8
58	Mies, Frederik	1599	GER	+55N	−5B	−34N	+84B	−35N	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.00	1640	+9.2
59	Velic, Speitim	1544	GER	=43N	=35B	+71N	−17B	−37N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.75	1619	+18.8
60	Tassone, Daniel	1625	GER	=37N	+72B	−3N	=46B	F	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.75	1528	-15.6
61	Schmidt, Joerg	1685	GER	=73N	+82B	=6N	−32B	−36N	2.0	12.0	13.5	4.50	1595	-12.2
62	Muench, Sebastian	1608	GER	−9B	=38N	=50B	−49N	+92B	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.75	1625	+1.8
63	Erdmann, Frank	1705	GER	+54N	−14B	=46N	−33B	=64N	2.0	11.5	13.5	4.75	1588	-16.0
64	Fischermann, Charlotte	1581	GER	−19N	=83B	=48N	=53B	=63B	2.0	10.5	12.0	4.25	1611	+5.6
65	Hebert, Guido	1571	GER	−24N	=48B	=84N	+74B	−30N	2.0	10.5	12.0	4.00	1633	+7.4
66	Krugmann, Alexander	1550	GER	+83N	−15B	−57N	+72B	−28N	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.50	797	-35.2
67	Kollmer, Karla	1464	GER	−71N	=33N	+94B	=37B	−53N	2.0	10.5	11.0	3.50	1598	+32.4
68	Radovinski, Jewgeni	1666	GER	−46N	+73B	+75N	−8B	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1767	+8.0
69	Schmitz, Paul	1761	GER	−44N	+95B	−8N	−36B	+91N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1619	-14.8
70	Stab, Erik	1620	GER	−20N	−36B	+83N	=44B	=90N	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.25	1406	-44.8
71	de Cauter, Leah	1621	GER	+67B	−22N	−59B	=47N	=73B	2.0	9.5	11.5	4.25	1579	-4.8
72	Melcher, Max	0	GER	+75B	−60N	−29B	−66N	+93B	2.0	9.0	9.5	2.50	1569	0.0
73	Weirich, Ralf	1579	GER	=61B	−68N	−33B	+93B	=71N	2.0	9.0	9.5	2.50	1602	+2.8
74	Sloka, Andreas	1843	GER	=45B	−76N	=47B	−65N	+89B	2.0	8.5	9.5	3.50	1430	-42.0
75	Grunewald, Stephan	1600	GER	−72N	+85B	−68B	+89N	−26B	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.50	1478	-9.8
76	Ossenberg, Sven	1589	GER	=34N	+74B	−18N	−19B	−50B	1.5	12.5	14.5	3.50	1544	-6.6
77	Will, Elina	1565	GER	−7N	+53B	−35N	=81B	−55N	1.5	12.0	13.5	3.25	1580	+2.0
78	Emrich, Juergen	1576	GER	−8N	+91B	=54N	−45B	−44N	1.5	11.5	12.5	2.25	1539	-8.8
79	Kasperczyk, Thomas	1728	GER	=52N	−37B	+93N	−13B	−54N	1.5	11.5	12.0	1.75	1517	-28.6
80	Elkin, Lev	1735	GER	−6N	+90B	−32N	−48B	=82N	1.5	11.0	12.0	1.75	1527	-56.0
81	Turnes Sodero, Henrique	0	GER	+85B	−31N	−10B	=77N	−47B	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.25	1535	0.0
82	Kirsten, Lino	1682	GER	=50B	−61N	=49B	−51N	=80B	1.5	9.5	11.0	3.25	1506	-47.2
83	Boshold, Frederik	0	GER	−66B	=64N	−70B	+88B	−52N	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.00	1454	0.0
84	Aliyev, Amil	1658	GER	=94B	−40N	=65B	−58N	=85B	1.5	8.0	8.5	2.00	1464	-52.0
85	Holzhaeuser, Thibaut Lautaro	1551	GER	−81N	−75N	+92B	−55B	=84N	1.5	7.5	8.5	1.75	1576	+2.4
86	Kollmer, Otto	1495	GER	−4N	−30B	=55N	−52B	=88N	1.0	12.0	13.0	1.75	1498	-1.6
87	Yueksel, Anja	1643	GER	−5N	−32B	−53N	−91B	+95N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1438	-24.8
88	Holzhaeuser, Andreas	1584	GER	−23B	=49N	−38B	−83N	=86B	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.75	1430	-32.4
89	Lier, Nathan	0	GER	−14N	−54B	+91N	−75B	−74N	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.00	1403	0.0
90	Satheesh, Yazhini	1553	GER	−27B	−80N	F	=50N	=70B	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.25	1484	-14.0
91	Kranz, Kilian	1530	GER	−11B	−78N	−89B	+87N	−69B	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.00	1488	-9.2
92	Schroeder, Liam Maddox	1551	GER	−31B	F	−85N	+95B	−62N	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1479	-11.2
93	Radzik, Thomas	1661	GER	=41B	−2N	−79B	−73N	−72N	0.5	10.5	12.0	1.25	1340	-30.0
94	Merbecks, Yannik	1644	GER	=84N	−16B	−67N	F	F	0.5	7.0	7.0	0.75	1370	-39.6
95	Simmon, Norbert	1654	GER	−1B	−69N	−51B	−92N	−87B	0.0	10.0	11.0	0.00	858	-49.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jussack, MickGER
+86.8
4.0 pts · #1
2Oezdemir, Anna ValentinaGER
+65.2
3.0 pts · #29
3Hoeblich, JannikGER
+62.0
3.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Mende, AlexanderGER
-59.6
2.5 pts · #44
2Elkin, LevGER
-56.0
1.5 pts · #79
3Aliyev, AmilGER
-52.0
1.5 pts · #68

Biggest upsets

R4+272 Elo gap
Hebert, Guido1571 beat Sloka, Andreas1843
R2+258 Elo gap
Oezdemir, Anna Valentina1513 beat Becker, Johann1771
R2+254 Elo gap
Ossenberg, Sven1589 beat Sloka, Andreas1843