Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 A-Turnier
SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Bremen, Germany. 9 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2271, and top seed was Julian Kramer (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2487).
Julian Kramer (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2487) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Arno Zude (5.5) and Antonia Ziegenfuss (5.5). Kramer shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Julian Esser (1963) beat Antonia Ziegenfuss (WIM, 2230), a +267-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Bremen, Germany
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×1
IM×2
FM×4
CM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×42
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGM Julian Kramer led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
18
8
3
4
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
GM Julian Kramer held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Julian Kramer beat IM Arno Zude (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Julian Kramer 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Arno Zude 3 wins (R1–R3)WIM Antonia Ziegenfuss 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMJulian Kramer | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2IMArno Zude | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3WIMAntonia Ziegenfuss | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Yunong Elias Lu | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kramer, JulianGM | 2487 | GER | +28N | +9B | =16N | +11B | +2B | +7N | =8N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 25.00 | 2509 | +1.4 |
| 2 | Zude, ArnoIM | 2287 | GER | +24B | +5N | +17B | =7B | −1N | +14B | +6N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 22.75 | 2385 | +8.9 |
| 3 | Ziegenfuss, AntoniaWIM | 2230 | GER | −12B | +33N | +28B | +5N | +4B | =6N | +7B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 21.75 | 2307 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Bundan, EdwardFM | 2080 | GER | +20B | −8N | +37B | +9N | −3N | +11B | +13B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 2267 | +72.8 |
| 5 | Lu, Yunong Elias | 2062 | GER | +29N | −2B | +35N | −3B | +23N | +15B | +16N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 2243 | +68.4 |
| 6 | Lammers, MarkusIM | 2297 | GER | +30N | +15B | −7N | +14B | +11N | =3B | −2B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 17.25 | 2254 | -2.7 |
| 7 | Pahl, Theis | 2214 | GER | +33N | +35B | +6B | =2N | +22B | −1B | −3N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 15.25 | 2302 | +19.6 |
| 8 | Nechitaylo, NikitaFM | 2233 | GER | +39N | +4B | −11N | +21B | +13N | F | =1B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 2360 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Hedke, FredFM | 2162 | GER | +31N | −1N | =12B | −4B | +29N | +32B | +20N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 2111 | -6.6 |
| 10 | Tibke, Jonas | 2042 | GER | −35N | +31B | +30N | −13B | +36B | =12N | +19B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 2110 | +13.6 |
| 11 | Pahl, Erik | 2194 | GER | +27B | +12N | +8B | −1N | −6B | −4N | +25B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 14.50 | 2181 | -1.0 |
| 12 | Esser, Julian | 1963 | GER | +3N | −11B | =9N | +18B | =15N | =10B | =14N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 17.50 | 2164 | +37.2 |
| 13 | Mueer, Sebastian | 2215 | GER | +25B | −17N | +24B | +10N | −8B | +16B | −4N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 14.50 | 2122 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Hundack, Rolf | 2036 | GER | =37B | +19N | +36B | −6N | +17B | −2N | =12B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 2125 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Rudolph, Peter | 2116 | GER | +42B | −6N | +25B | =17N | =12B | −5N | +26N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 2050 | -10.6 |
| 16 | Tiarks, Jann-ChristianCM | 2222 | GER | +41N | +18B | =1B | −22N | +19B | −13N | −5B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 2158 | -11.8 |
| 17 | Moewisch, Dave | 2013 | GER | +40N | +13B | −2N | =15B | −14N | =21B | =18N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 2075 | +11.0 |
| 18 | Pautz, Peter | 2019 | GER | +26B | −16N | =20B | −12N | +31B | =25N | =17B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1967 | -10.0 |
| 19 | Kovalov, Yaroslav | 2024 | GER | =32N | −14B | +34N | +20B | −16N | +30B | −10N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 1987 | -13.2 |
| 20 | Ziegenfuss, Larissa | 1901 | GER | −4N | +39B | =18N | −19N | +37B | +36N | −9B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 2029 | +23.0 |
| 21 | Berresheim, Helmut | 2050 | GER | =38B | =37N | +26B | −8N | =25B | =17N | =23B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1953 | -17.4 |
| 22 | Schulze, LaraFM | 2335 | GER | +23B | =36N | +38B | +16B | −7N | F | F | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 2245 | -7.8 |
| 23 | Walz, Fabian | 1996 | GER | −22N | =34B | +32N | =36N | −5B | +35B | =21N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 2018 | +2.8 |
| 24 | Stern, Philipp | 1978 | GER | −2N | +29B | −13N | =35B | −30N | +38B | +32N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1985 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Braun, Julian | 1940 | GER | −13N | +40B | −15N | +26B | =21N | =18B | −11N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1981 | +11.2 |
| 26 | Schmidt, Bjarne | 1815 | GER | −18N | +41B | −21N | −25N | +40B | +31N | −15B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1922 | +36.0 |
| 27 | Viet, Silas | 1919 | GER | −11N | −28B | −40N | +33B | =35N | +29B | =31N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1889 | -14.4 |
| 28 | Benecke, Torsten | 1998 | GER | −1B | +27N | −3N | =29B | −32N | +34B | F | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 6.75 | 1972 | -7.8 |
| 29 | Ditmas, Hugh | 1901 | GER | −5B | −24N | +33B | =28N | −9B | −27N | +39N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1901 | -1.4 |
| 30 | Thomas, Jeremy | 1984 | GER | −6B | +42N | −10B | =37N | +24B | −19N | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1956 | -6.8 |
| 31 | Czappa, Fabian Alexander | 1914 | GER | −9B | −10N | +39N | +40B | −18N | −26B | =27B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1861 | -11.4 |
| 32 | Viet, Kian | 1820 | GER | =19B | −38N | −23B | +39N | +28B | −9N | −24B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.25 | 1895 | +22.4 |
| 33 | Pienski, Olaf | 1924 | GER | −7B | −3B | −29N | −27N | +39B | =37N | +40B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1880 | -11.2 |
| 34 | Goldenstein, Arnd | 1904 | GER | −36B | =23N | −19B | +41B | F | −28N | +38N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1933 | +3.8 |
| 35 | Reich, Elisabeth | 1839 | GER | +10B | −7N | −5B | =24N | =27B | −23N | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 7.75 | 1910 | +18.0 |
| 36 | Wichtrup, Jan-Louis | 2115 | GER | +34N | =22B | −14N | =23B | −10N | −20B | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1911 | -32.6 |
| 37 | Tegetmeier, Birger | 1826 | GER | =14N | =21B | −4N | =30B | −20N | =33B | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 1871 | +6.0 |
| 38 | Hentrop, Malte | 1847 | GER | =21N | +32B | −22N | F | F | −24N | −34B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1851 | -2.0 |
| 39 | Gerhardt, Peter-Michael | 1976 | GER | −8B | −20N | −31B | −32B | −33N | +40N | −29B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 1619 | -59.6 |
| 40 | Laakmann, Jan | 1805 | GER | −17B | −25N | +27B | −31N | −26N | −39B | −33N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1620 | -53.6 |
| 41 | Glass, Thomas | 1961 | GER | −16B | −26N | =42B | −34N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 1640 | -30.6 |
| 42 | Milde, Lars | 1908 | GER | −15N | −30B | =41N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 1748 | -11.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bundan, EdwardFMGER+72.85.0 pts · #5
- 2Lu, Yunong EliasGER+68.45.0 pts · #4
- 3Esser, JulianGER+37.24.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Gerhardt, Peter-MichaelGER-59.61.0 pts · #39
- 2Laakmann, JanGER-53.61.0 pts · #40
- 3Wichtrup, Jan-LouisGER-32.62.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R1+267 Elo gap
- R6+214 Elo gap
- R1+203 Elo gap