Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open

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116 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Paderborn, Germany. 14 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2322, and top seed was Oleg Korneev (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2440).

Maurin Moeller (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2328) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Klaus Schmitzer (5.5) and Sergey Kasparov (5.5). Moeller shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Luka Tesic (1837) beat Robin Bentel (2244), a +407-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Paderborn, Germany

Dates

27 Dec 2025 → 30 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 · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸GMOleg Korneev2440

Avg top 10

2,322

Participants

116

Titled players · 14

GM×2

IM×2

FM×5

CM×2

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×105

🇳🇱Netherlands×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇦🇫Afghanistan×1

Top 3

🥇
FMMaurin Moeller
🇩🇪GER·2328
5.5pts·2447perf+22.4
🥈
FMKlaus Schmitzer
🇩🇪GER·2230
5.5pts·2322perf+15.6
🥉
GMSergey Kasparov
FID·2427
5.5pts·2420perf+0.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 6 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Eckardt5.5Korneev5.5Hilverda5.5Moeller5.5Schmitzer5.5Kasparov5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 5.5/7. Moeller takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Joshua Eckardt 3 wins (R4–R6)Alexander Hilverda 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Joshua Eckardt	*	—	—	—
2GMOleg Korneev	—	*	—	½
3Alexander Hilverda	—	—	*	—
4FMMaurin Moeller	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Moeller, MaurinFM	2328	GER	+87B	+65N	+30B	+2N	=3B	=10N	=4B	5.5	28.5	31.0	23.00	2447	+22.4
2	Schmitzer, KlausFM	2230	GER	+23N	+17B	+13N	−1B	=16N	+42B	+20N	5.5	28.0	31.5	23.75	2322	+15.6
3	Kasparov, SergeyGM	2427	FID	+96N	+16B	+45N	+14B	=1N	=20B	=5N	5.5	28.0	30.0	22.25	2420	+0.3
4	Korneev, OlegGM	2440	ESP	+107N	+32B	=15N	+19B	=7N	+14B	=1N	5.5	28.0	29.5	22.00	2409	-1.4
5	Eckardt, Joshua	2279	GER	+69B	=67N	=27B	+31N	+18B	+15N	=3B	5.5	26.0	29.0	22.50	2352	+13.0
6	Hilverda, Alexander	2211	GER	+100N	+36B	+47N	−7B	=13B	+43N	+10B	5.5	25.5	27.5	20.25	2264	+5.3
7	Gulatz, MauriceCM	2220	GER	+80B	=38N	+49B	+6N	=4B	=9N	=21B	5.0	28.0	31.0	21.50	2273	+11.6
8	Petrovskiy, VadymIM	2433	GER	+39B	=18N	=67B	+22N	=11B	+30N	=12B	5.0	27.0	30.0	21.25	2261	-11.1
9	Groen, Benjamin	1957	GER	+95N	=33B	+34N	=12B	+50N	=7B	=14N	5.0	26.0	28.0	18.75	2326	+56.0
10	Schulze, Marc	2279	GER	+109N	=19B	+57N	+44B	+42N	=1B	−6N	5.0	26.0	27.5	17.00	2235	-3.2
11	Scholz, Benedict	2166	GER	+52B	=35N	=31B	+63N	=8N	=17B	+61N	5.0	24.5	28.0	19.25	2183	+11.2
12	Nagel, Bernhard	2148	GER	+104B	=43N	+35B	=9N	+92B	=24N	=8N	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.50	2268	+22.8
13	Scheffner, Jarno	1989	GER	+79B	+20N	−2B	+32B	=6N	=21N	=15B	4.5	28.5	31.5	18.75	2220	+43.6
14	Scholz, Christian, Dr.IM	2292	GER	+41N	+51B	+64B	−3N	+30B	−4N	=9B	4.5	27.5	30.5	17.00	2240	-2.3
15	Meiwes, Thore	2167	GER	+110N	+37B	=4B	=18N	+68N	−5B	=13N	4.5	27.0	28.5	15.75	2173	+4.4
16	Mimkes, Antal	2115	GER	+82B	−3N	+71B	+53N	=2B	=26B	=28N	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.25	2209	+18.8
17	Fuhlrott, Tim	2078	GER	+98B	−2N	+56B	+25N	−20B	=11N	+43B	4.5	26.5	28.5	16.00	2169	+18.8
18	Burban, Igor, Prof. Dr.	2117	GER	+113N	=8B	+54N	=15B	−5N	+55B	=26N	4.5	26.5	27.5	15.00	2234	+44.0
19	Juegel, Marcel	2088	GER	+66B	=10N	+21B	−4N	=47B	=59N	+46B	4.5	25.5	28.5	17.00	2147	+11.8
20	Zhuikov, Edgard	2162	UKR	+90N	−13B	+100N	+64B	+17N	=3N	−2B	4.5	25.5	27.5	14.75	2179	+8.8
21	Hintze, HelgeFM	2192	GER	=81N	+61B	−19N	+62B	+54N	=13B	=7N	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.50	2098	-13.4
22	Stevens, Titus	2061	GER	+73B	=26B	=24N	−8B	+58N	=46N	+95B	4.5	24.0	26.0	14.75	2155	+14.2
23	Konovalov, Kiril	1924	UKR	−2B	+73N	−25B	=70N	+88B	+49N	+51B	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.00	2106	+32.8
24	Brunke, Pascal	2267	GER	=101B	+77N	=22B	+58N	F	=12B	+34N	4.5	23.0	25.0	16.25	2235	-1.8
25	Freiberger, Jonas	2225	GER	−71N	+89B	+23N	−17B	+64N	=32B	+42N	4.5	22.5	25.0	15.50	2091	-19.6
26	Prieb, RobertFM	2228	GER	+108B	=22N	−42B	+99N	+49B	=16N	=18B	4.5	22.5	24.0	13.75	2136	-14.6
27	Steinle, Carsten	2087	GER	=46N	+81B	=5N	−68B	+74N	=48B	+44N	4.5	22.0	24.5	15.25	1975	-14.8
28	Wagner, AlexejFM	2209	GER	+97B	−64N	+39B	=29N	=37B	+95N	=16B	4.5	22.0	24.0	14.50	2070	-19.6
29	Hagemeister, Philipp	2093	GER	F	+85N	+52B	=28B	=48N	=44B	+74N	4.5	20.5	20.5	14.75	2079	+1.2
30	Mimkes, Pavel	2093	GER	+103N	+34B	−1N	+45B	−14N	−8B	+47N	4.0	26.0	28.0	13.00	2208	+21.4
31	Schreiber, Florian	2016	GER	=44N	+60B	=11N	−5B	+41N	=50B	=45N	4.0	25.0	28.5	15.25	2085	+13.8
32	Kruse, Herbert	2121	GER	+85B	−4N	+69B	−13N	+53B	=25N	=35B	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.25	2098	-3.8
33	Plassmann, Dominik	2138	GER	+56B	=9N	+43B	−42N	=46B	−37N	+59B	4.0	23.0	26.5	14.75	1989	-24.8
34	Weigand, AntonCM	2230	GER	+99B	−30N	−9B	+97N	+36B	+45N	−24B	4.0	23.0	25.0	11.50	2094	-22.0
35	Lardinois, Wouter	2007	NED	+93N	=11B	−12N	−48B	+103N	+81B	=32N	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.50	2001	+1.0
36	Kesselmeier, Kevin	2029	GER	+112B	−6N	−53B	+52N	−34N	+82B	+48N	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.50	1988	-5.6
37	Schirmbeck, LilianWCM	2004	GER	+86B	−15N	=98B	+84N	=28N	+33B	F	4.0	22.0	24.0	12.25	2098	+32.0
38	Tulchynsky, David	2039	GER	+70B	=7B	=50N	−67N	+66B	−40N	+75B	4.0	21.5	24.5	13.25	2075	+8.0
39	Makoveienko, Mykhaylo	1948	GER	−8N	+113B	−28N	=75B	+76N	=70B	+68N	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.00	2005	+16.8
40	Belin, Anton	2142	GER	+91N	=54B	−44N	+81B	=55N	+38B	F	4.0	21.0	23.5	12.50	2050	-24.0
41	Dubinker, Philipp	1935	GER	−14B	=66N	=82B	+89N	−31B	+73N	+72B	4.0	20.0	22.5	11.25	2003	+23.6
42	Sickmann, LisaWFM	2050	GER	=76N	+46B	+26N	+33B	−10B	−2N	−25B	3.5	27.0	30.0	13.50	2111	+23.2
43	Petz, Stephan	1968	GER	+48N	=12B	−33N	+83B	+51N	−6B	−17N	3.5	26.0	28.5	12.00	2006	+5.4
44	Weiner, Timon Liam	1771	GER	=31B	+116N	+40B	−10N	=65B	=29N	−27B	3.5	25.0	25.5	10.25	2087	+100.8
45	Heidel, Andre Nicolas	2126	GER	+75N	+55B	−3B	−30N	+96N	−34B	=31B	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.50	2079	-9.4
46	Varun Raj Kaipalath	1849	IND	=27B	−42N	+116B	+72N	=33N	=22B	−19N	3.5	24.0	24.5	10.00	2069	+38.8
47	Tesic, Luka	1837	GER	+72B	+92N	−6B	=51B	=19N	=65N	−30B	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.00	2131	+95.6
48	Rogalski, Niclas	1696	GER	−43B	=104N	+77B	+35N	=29B	=27N	−36B	3.5	23.5	25.5	12.50	1997	+97.2
49	Garbuszus, Juergen	2048	GER	=102N	+76B	−7N	+60B	−26N	−23B	+70N	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.50	1942	-18.2
50	Meier, Jan	2175	GER	=77B	+101N	=38B	+59N	−9B	=31N	F	3.5	23.0	25.0	11.00	2007	-23.4
51	Platz, Thomas	2106	GER	+53B	−14N	+97B	=47N	−43B	+68B	−23N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.25	1935	-29.4
52	Wolek, Lukas	1899	GER	−11N	+93B	−29N	−36B	+114N	+64B	=65B	3.5	22.0	23.0	8.00	1990	+32.0
53	Wulff, Joerg	1864	GER	−51N	+96B	+36N	−16B	−32N	=69N	+94B	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.00	2040	+31.8
54	Kemper, Meinolf	1979	GER	+84B	=40N	−18B	+98N	−21B	−56N	+88B	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.00	1955	-4.0
55	Gladisch, Matthias	1962	GER	+83B	−45N	+86B	=65N	=40B	−18N	=60B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.25	1951	-2.2
56	Fritsch, Bastian	1883	GER	−33N	+95B	−17N	=78N	+84B	+54B	F	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.50	1989	+26.8
57	Woestmann, Ulrich	2050	GER	=63B	+88N	−10B	=66N	−59B	=79N	+97B	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.25	1894	-27.2
58	Altenbernd, Jannis-Domenik	1981	GER	=89N	=68B	+106N	−24B	−22B	=66N	+82B	3.5	20.0	22.0	8.75	1948	-6.0
59	Siol, Mats Lennart	1859	GER	=106N	=105B	+102N	−50B	+57N	=19B	−33N	3.5	19.5	21.5	9.75	2054	+33.4
60	Milonas, Hrisowalandis Anastasios	1792	GRE	=78B	−31N	+80B	−49N	+99B	=94N	=55N	3.5	19.5	21.5	9.50	1990	+35.4
61	Diedrichs, Ralf Christian	1924	GER	=92B	−21N	−66B	+115N	+98B	+83N	−11B	3.5	19.5	20.5	6.75	1969	+3.8
62	Razawi, S.Ahmad Fahim	1864	AFG	−65B	+87N	=78B	−21N	=72B	=99N	+96N	3.5	18.0	20.0	8.50	2030	+29.0
63	Valledor Pereira, Dominik Damian	1817	GER	=57N	=106B	+105N	−11B	=101N	+96B	F	3.5	16.5	16.5	7.75	2092	+42.2
64	Neumann, HelenaWFM	2007	GER	+114B	+28B	−14N	−20N	−25B	−52N	+86N	3.0	24.0	25.0	8.00	1994	-6.8
65	Meessen, Max	2113	GER	+62N	−1B	F	=55B	=44N	=47B	=52N	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.50	1944	-24.4
66	Lang, Nico	1854	GER	−19N	=41B	+61N	=57B	−38N	=58B	=71N	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.50	1941	+15.0
67	Tran, Duc Cuong	2104	GER	+74N	=5B	=8N	+38B	F	F	F	3.0	22.0	22.0	12.25	2346	+24.4
68	Tulchynsky, Mark	1748	GER	=116B	=58N	+107B	+27N	−15B	−51N	−39B	3.0	21.5	22.0	8.00	1980	+72.4
69	Cordes, Jule	1933	NED	−5N	+74B	−32N	−95B	+91N	=53B	=98N	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.25	1976	+5.0
70	Klahold, Roger, Dr.	1799	GER	−38N	+108N	F	=23B	+109B	=39N	−49B	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.25	1969	+26.6
71	Fenner, Martin	1921	GER	+25B	F	−16N	=86N	=73B	=78N	=66B	3.0	20.5	20.5	10.25	1969	+6.8
72	Schlangenotto, Niklas	2068	GER	−47N	+75B	=83N	−46B	=62N	+102B	−41N	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.00	1805	-41.4
73	Hummel, Thomas	1830	NED	−22N	−23B	=110N	+90B	=71N	−41B	+109N	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.25	1888	+10.2
74	Henkemeier, Michael	1861	GER	−67B	−69N	+87B	+108N	−27B	+97N	−29B	3.0	19.5	21.0	6.00	1949	+15.0
75	Kaiser, Michael	1882	GER	−45B	−72N	+112B	=39N	=78B	+101N	−38N	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.50	1940	+9.6
76	Theile-Rasche, Ingo	1826	GER	=42B	−49N	−101B	+80N	−39B	=77N	+99B	3.0	19.0	21.0	8.25	1909	+14.6
77	Fritz, Axel	1903	GER	=50N	−24B	−48N	+111B	−83N	=76B	+103N	3.0	19.0	20.0	6.25	1936	+2.8
78	Heiligtag, Matthias	2028	GER	=60N	=102B	=62N	=56B	=75N	=71B	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	9.25	1858	-53.6
79	Klausmeier, Achim	1743	GER	−13N	=90B	=91N	=105B	+100N	=57B	F	3.0	17.0	17.0	7.25	1962	+32.6
80	Szobries, Harald	1916	GER	−7N	=111B	−60N	−76B	+112N	=103B	+102N	3.0	16.5	17.5	4.50	1820	-19.6
81	Ilskens, Linus	1907	GER	=21B	−27N	+88B	−40N	+86B	−35N	−83B	2.5	22.0	24.5	7.25	1939	+6.0
82	Weeke, Tom	1868	GER	−16N	=107B	=41N	=106B	+108B	−36N	−58N	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.25	1903	+9.6
83	Rocklage, Jeromin	0	GER	−55N	F	=72B	−43N	+77B	−61B	+81N	2.5	19.0	19.0	7.00	1898	0.0
84	Gwardak, Jakob	1724	GER	−54N	=91B	+90N	−37B	−56N	=100B	=85N	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.00	1819	+30.8
85	Metlytskyi, Kyryl	1878	GER	−32N	−29B	+93N	−96B	=105N	=87N	=84B	2.5	18.0	20.0	6.00	1842	-17.2
86	Maraun, Lias	1761	GER	−37N	+110B	−55N	=71B	−81N	+104N	−64B	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.00	1840	+26.0
87	Disse, Lukas	1939	GER	−1N	−62B	−74N	=112B	+111N	=85B	=90N	2.5	18.0	19.0	4.00	1815	-52.8
88	Winter, Magnus	1789	GER	=105N	−57B	−81N	+110B	−23N	+109B	−54N	2.5	17.5	19.0	4.00	1858	+11.0
89	Siol, Juergen	1742	GER	=58B	−25N	=104B	−41B	−102N	=110B	+111N	2.5	17.5	18.5	4.50	1820	+10.8
90	Prause, Helge	1895	GER	−20B	=79N	−84B	−73N	=107B	+115N	=87B	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.50	1785	-22.2
91	Reinkoester, Michael	1894	GER	−40B	=84N	=79B	=104N	−69B	=108N	=100N	2.5	16.5	18.0	5.50	1795	-19.8
92	Bentel, Robin	2244	GER	=61N	−47B	+103N	+101B	−12N	F	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.75	1940	-34.0
93	Willems, Marcus	1761	GER	−35B	−52N	−85B	+113N	−97B	=107N	+108B	2.5	15.0	16.0	3.25	1819	+9.4
94	Schmidt, Boris	2035	GER	+111N	F	F	+100B	−95N	=60B	−53N	2.5	12.0	12.0	4.75	1936	-9.8
95	Schiessl, Fabio	0	GER	−9B	−56N	F	+69N	+94B	−28B	−22N	2.0	23.0	23.0	5.50	1888	0.0
96	Hufendiek, Ekkehard	1944	GER	−3B	−53N	+113B	+85N	−45B	−63N	−62B	2.0	22.0	23.0	3.50	1809	-28.4
97	Bohle, Jasper	1913	GER	−28N	+114B	−51N	−34B	+93N	−74B	−57N	2.0	21.0	22.0	3.50	1839	-32.8
98	Baumann, Simon	1837	GER	−17N	+109B	=37N	−54B	−61N	F	=69B	2.0	20.5	22.0	5.00	1850	+3.6
99	Gade, Niels Severin	1924	SUI	−34N	=103B	+111N	−26B	−60N	=62B	−76N	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.75	1784	-57.2
100	Siemes, Robert	1915	GER	−6B	+112N	−20B	−94N	−79B	=84N	=91B	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.50	1780	-27.0
101	Bielick, Jakob	1923	GER	=24N	−50B	+76N	−92N	=63B	−75B	F	2.0	20.0	20.0	7.00	1910	-5.8
102	Schimmer, Michael	1804	GER	=49B	=78N	−59B	−109N	+89B	−72N	−80B	2.0	18.5	20.0	5.75	1784	-5.8
103	Seifert, Hendrik	1859	GER	−30B	=99N	−92B	+107N	−35B	=80N	−77B	2.0	18.5	20.0	4.00	1847	-5.0
104	Voss, Georg	1895	GER	−12N	=48B	=89N	=91B	=106N	−86B	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.25	1765	-21.4
105	Bade, Deniz	2027	GER	=88B	=59N	−63B	=79N	=85B	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.75	1746	-36.6
106	Thomas, Ingo	2099	GER	=59B	=63N	−58B	=82N	=104B	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	5.75	1812	-37.0
107	Busche, Klaus	1950	GER	−4B	=82N	−68N	−103B	=90N	=93B	−113B	1.5	18.0	19.0	3.75	1678	-50.0
108	Hellrung, Bernhard, Dr.	1922	GER	−26N	−70B	+114N	−74B	−82N	=91B	−93N	1.5	18.0	19.0	2.25	1652	-48.8
109	Weber, Rolf	1932	GER	−10B	−98N	=115B	+102B	−70N	−88N	−73B	1.5	17.5	18.5	2.50	1656	-50.4
110	Lu, Trung Cang	1901	GER	−15B	−86N	=73B	−88N	=115B	=89N	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	3.25	1665	-37.6
111	Juergenpott, Maximilian	1795	GER	−94B	=80N	−99B	−77N	−87B	=112N	−89B	1.0	15.5	16.5	2.00	1584	-32.0
112	Pickhard, Tobias	1795	GER	−36N	−100B	−75N	=87N	−80B	=111B	F	1.0	15.5	16.5	1.75	1640	-21.6
113	Doeller, Nils	1874	GER	−18B	−39N	−96N	−93B	F	−114B	+107N	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.50	1641	-68.0
114	Gratz, Lucas	1763	GER	−64N	−97N	−108B	F	−52B	+113N	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1683	-18.4
115	Arp, Piotr Alexander	1862	GER	F	F	=109N	−61B	=110N	−90B	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1720	-14.2
116	Kutschke, Jens	1989	GER	=68N	−44B	−46N	F	F	F	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.50	1516	-35.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Weiner, Timon LiamGER
+100.8
3.5 pts · #58
2Rogalski, NiclasGER
+97.2
3.5 pts · #51
3Tesic, LukaGER
+95.6
3.5 pts · #53

Top rating losers

1Doeller, NilsGER
-68.0
1.0 pts · #115
2Gade, Niels SeverinSUI
-57.2
2.0 pts · #101
3Heiligtag, MatthiasGER
-53.6
3.0 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R2+407 Elo gap
Tesic, Luka1837 beat Bentel, Robin2244
R3+371 Elo gap
Weiner, Timon Liam1771 beat Belin, Anton2142
R4+339 Elo gap
Tulchynsky, Mark1748 beat Steinle, Carsten2087