2. Classic Open Beinstein
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Waiblingen-Beinstein, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1376, and top seed was Andreas Kaiser (🇩🇪 GER, 1907).
Andreas Kaiser (🇩🇪 GER, 1907) won with 10.0/10, ahead of Joachim Harr (6.5) and Klaus J. Stoeckler (5.5). Kaiser won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jochen Haeussler (1526) beat Hans-Juergen Adler (1635), a +109-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsAndreas Kaiser led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
Andreas Kaiser never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +3.5 over the runner-up.
Andreas Kaiser opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Joachim Harr); the title is out of reach before R10.
Andreas Kaiser 2.0–0.0 against Joachim Harr (R1 1-0, R6 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇪Kaiser, Andreas | 1907 | * | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10.0 | 40.00 | 40.0 | +19.6 | 2375 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Harr, Joachim | 0 | 00 | * | 0½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6.5 | 18.75 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 1702 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Stoeckler, Klaus J. | 1599 | 00 | ½1 | * | 10 | 01 | 11 | 5.5 | 20.25 | 49.0 | +18.4 | 1652 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Stiegler, Michael | 1591 | 00 | 00 | 10 | * | 10 | 01 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 54.0 | -17.6 | 1567 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Adler, Hans-Juergen | 1635 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 10 | * | ½0 | 2.5 | 9.75 | 55.0 | -34.4 | 1515 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Haeussler, Jochen | 1526 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 1½ | * | 2.5 | 6.75 | 55.0 | -5.6 | 1530 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kaiser, AndreasGER+19.610.0 pts · #1
- 2Stoeckler, Klaus J.GER+18.45.5 pts · #3
- 3Harr, JoachimGER0.06.5 pts · #2
- 1Adler, Hans-JuergenGER-34.42.5 pts · #5
- 2Stiegler, MichaelGER-17.63.0 pts · #4
- 3Haeussler, JochenGER-5.62.5 pts · #6
- R1+109 Elo gap