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12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open

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140 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Kelheim, Germany. 6 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2251, and top seed was Yevgeniy Roshka (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ UKR, IM, 2503).

Yevgeniy Roshka (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ UKR, IM, 2503) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sebastian Boehme (6.0) and Lukas Schulz (5.5). Roshka shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Armin Sadighi (1699) beat Michael Gassner (2134), a +435-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺKelheim, Germany
Dates
27 Dec 2025 β†’ 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 Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦IMYevgeniy Roshka2503
Avg top 10
2,251
Participants
140
Titled players Β· 6
IMΓ—1
FMΓ—3
CMΓ—1
WIMΓ—1
Federations Β· 7 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—125
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—7
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡ΏCzech RepublicΓ—4
πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΎMalaysiaΓ—1
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—1
FIDE (no federation)Γ—1
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UKRΒ·2503
    6.0ptsΒ·2480perf-0.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2262
    6.0ptsΒ·2398perf+20.8
  • πŸ₯‰
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2331
    5.5ptsΒ·2359perf+8.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
52
11
3
1
1
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R4–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

IM Yevgeniy Roshka held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Roshka takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.5).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

IM Yevgeniy Roshka drew with FM Sebastian Boehme (Black).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMYevgeniy Roshka*
Β½
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1
2FMSebastian Boehme
Β½
*β€”β€”
3Lennart Uphoffβ€”β€”*
Β½
4FMLukas Schulz
0
β€”
Β½
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Roshka, YevgeniyIM2503UKR+29N+23B+10N+3B=2N+11B=6N6.031.536.030.252480-0.8
2Boehme, SebastianFM2262GER+24B=21N+35B+57N=1B+20N+16B6.028.031.526.252398+20.8
3Schulz, LukasFM2331GER+43B+90N+17Bβˆ’1N+36B+7N=5B5.529.032.023.252359+8.0
4Fuchs, Florian2157GER+36B=35N+21B+27N=5B=16N+18B5.527.531.524.502245+14.6
5Uphoff, Lennart2284GER=38N+91B+62N+82B=4N+19B=3N5.526.029.021.502323+7.2
6Vardanian, Yurii2042UKRβˆ’15B+65N+119B+67N+26B+34N=1B5.526.028.020.502229+60.0
7Huber, EdwinCM2116GER+32B+9N+18BF+13Nβˆ’3B+43N5.028.528.523.002290+24.8
8Tournier, MathieuFM2230FRA+44N=50B+22Nβˆ’16B+9N+29B=12N5.027.531.522.502113-15.6
9Fleischmann, Maximilian1830GER+40Bβˆ’7B+46N+42Nβˆ’8B+83N+49B5.026.029.019.002217+114.8
10Steinhauer, Artur2107GER+39B+119Nβˆ’1B+84N=15B=18N+36B5.026.028.017.502130+4.6
11Boehme, Markus2186GER=75B=26N+64B+104N+90Bβˆ’1N+35B5.024.527.017.002176+0.8
12Ziemann, Ulrich2003GER=56B+73Nβˆ’15B+65N+58B+38N=8B5.024.027.518.752109+19.6
13Swierzy, David1936GER=58B=56N+70B+69Nβˆ’7B+84N+39B5.023.026.017.502059+23.0
14Niebler, Paul1977GERβˆ’34B+85N+130B+120N=17B=25N+82B5.021.022.514.002068+20.6
15Balyk, Timur1857UKR+6N=16B+12N=19B=10N+23BF4.529.033.022.002239+118.4
16Muehlich, Cornelius2000GER+140B=15N+89B+8N=34B=4Bβˆ’2N4.528.028.515.502170+31.6
17Gold, Florian2031GER+45N+74Bβˆ’3N+106B=14N=28B=22N4.527.029.517.002043+2.6
18Groeschel, Karoline1954GER+99B+83Bβˆ’7N+48N+40B=10Bβˆ’4N4.526.529.016.002153+38.4
19Isbilir, Levin2118GER+64N+60B=34B=15N+39Bβˆ’5N=30B4.526.029.517.502109+1.6
20Wurzel, Andre2141GER=91N=38B+60N+47B+44Nβˆ’2B=24N4.526.029.017.252071-9.2
21Stoeckl, Stephan2017GER+139B=2Bβˆ’4N+98B=41N+56N=33B4.526.027.014.252061+9.6
22Zrust, Lukas1890CZE=57B+37Nβˆ’8B+115N+27B=35N=17B4.525.528.017.002130+87.2
23Schmid, Bernhard2006GER+55Bβˆ’1N+56B=63N+70Bβˆ’15N+73B4.525.028.516.252062+8.8
24Bergmann, Reiner1951GERβˆ’2N+69B+59N=61B=86N+47B=20B4.525.028.016.501993+8.6
25Bunk, Wolfgang2050GERβˆ’60N+93B+53N+78B=45N=14B=28N4.524.527.517.251979-11.4
26Arora, Abhiraaj1863GER=82N=11B+83N+122Bβˆ’6N+46B=37N4.524.526.515.002153+89.2
27Berlizov, Stanislav2032UKR=41N+28B+122Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’22N+107B+58N4.524.526.514.501957-10.4
28Ehrl, Wolfgang1806GER=37Bβˆ’27N+102B+97N+57B=17N=25B4.523.526.015.002078+48.4
29Berlizov, Vladislav2010UKRβˆ’1B+110N=104B+108N+63Bβˆ’8N+68B4.523.025.513.252078+11.8
30Medunova, VeraWIM1958CZE+66Bβˆ’34N=42B+100N=82N+77B=19N4.522.525.015.252082+19.6
31Swientek, Damian0GER+102B=68N+32Bβˆ’34Nβˆ’83B+70N+75B4.522.024.515.7520100.0
32Schoen, Rudolf2012GERβˆ’7N+94Bβˆ’31N=111B+97N+80B+59N4.522.024.513.752041+5.4
33Hotman, Cagan Arhan1991TURβˆ’83N+123B=77N=96B+78N+71B=21N4.520.522.514.251952-8.4
34Huber, Benedikt2251GER+14N+30B=19N+31B=16Nβˆ’6BF4.028.533.018.502091-37.6
35Schmidt, Oliver1947GER+47N=4Bβˆ’2N+80B+59N=22Bβˆ’11N4.028.532.016.002027+14.2
36Dick, Andreas1869GERβˆ’4N+92B+98N+77Bβˆ’3N+52Bβˆ’10N4.026.529.013.001945+25.2
37Giessmann, Stephan2167GER=28Nβˆ’22B=85N+92B+51N=41B=26B4.024.527.515.001870-44.0
38Smyk, Jozef1977GER=5B=20N=84B+110N+103Bβˆ’12B=41N4.024.527.013.501984+0.2
39Hoehfeld, Markus1907GERβˆ’10N+61B+103N+71Bβˆ’19N+86Bβˆ’13N4.024.527.012.501892-2.4
40Martin, Mike2059GERβˆ’9N+51B+76N+72Bβˆ’18N+60BF4.024.024.014.501993-9.6
41Krejci, Vera Marie1858CZE=27Bβˆ’57N+87B+105N=21B=37N=38B4.023.526.014.002026+61.6
42Cwalinski, Aleksander0GER+118N=59B=30Nβˆ’9B+106N=44B=45N4.023.526.013.0018920.0
43Heppert, Lars2041GERβˆ’3N=98B+92N+85B=61N+74Bβˆ’7B4.023.526.012.501915-17.2
44Turner, Radek1997CZEβˆ’8B+108N+88B+89Nβˆ’20B=42N=48B4.023.526.012.501969-2.6
45Denz, Johannes1909GERβˆ’17B+87N+66B+101N=25Bβˆ’82N=42B4.022.525.013.251969+21.2
46Maurer, Heinrich2034GERβˆ’119B+72Nβˆ’9B+87N+67Bβˆ’26N+93B4.022.524.513.001907-22.6
47Bondarenko, Boris1733GERβˆ’35B+121N+49Bβˆ’20N+101Bβˆ’24N+87N4.022.524.511.501938+58.4
48Sadighi, Armin1699GERβˆ’59N+112B+51Nβˆ’18B=76N+99B=44N4.022.024.512.751921+76.8
49Boos, Patrick2023GERβˆ’74N+107Bβˆ’47N+123B+72N+61Bβˆ’9N4.022.024.011.501849-29.4
50Najjar, Johannes, Dr.1956GER+68B=8NFF+100B+63N=54B4.021.521.514.002151+23.2
51Heimann, Jonas1791GER+101Bβˆ’40Nβˆ’48B+95Nβˆ’37B+120N+86B4.020.522.510.501832+8.0
52Klimpel, Siegfried1743GER=137N=105Bβˆ’58B+64N+53Bβˆ’36N+84B4.020.521.512.251834+18.6
53Eckl, Benedikt1830GERF+97Nβˆ’25B+114Bβˆ’52N+102N+88B4.019.019.010.501907+12.2
54Wagner, Alexander1791FID+86Nβˆ’66Nβˆ’120B+124B=96N+62B=50N4.018.520.511.751831+7.4
55Gradl, Winfried1951GERβˆ’23Nβˆ’89Bβˆ’96N+135B+124N+85B+94N4.018.019.09.001780-25.2
56Tuerkboylari, Bahadir1906GER=12N=13Bβˆ’23N+118B+94Nβˆ’21B=61N3.525.528.012.251895-3.6
57Brunner, Tobias2062GER=22N+41B+63Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’28NF+111B3.525.025.012.251964-13.2
58Kempinger, Simon1870GER=13Nβˆ’62B+52N+113Bβˆ’12N+109Bβˆ’27B3.524.527.011.501852-2.2
59Kraus, Nikolas1851GER+48B=42Nβˆ’24B+130Nβˆ’35B+69Nβˆ’32B3.524.526.011.001839-2.4
60Beimler, Christian1875GER+25Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’20B+121N+89Bβˆ’40N=72B3.524.026.011.251950+19.2
61Raster, Peter, Dr.1752GER+95Bβˆ’39N+73B=24N=43Bβˆ’49N=56B3.523.526.512.501903+43.2
62Hoeller, Armin2031GER=73B+58Nβˆ’5B=88N=69Bβˆ’54N+100B3.523.025.511.001907-22.6
63Zinner, Bernhard1843GER+79N+99Nβˆ’57B=23Bβˆ’29Nβˆ’50B+97N3.522.525.010.751945+18.0
64Weigert, Wilhelm1919GERβˆ’19B+100Nβˆ’11Nβˆ’52B+114N+92B=78N3.522.525.09.751838-12.8
65Poelsterl, Hans1886GER+114Nβˆ’6B=105Nβˆ’12B+113N=91B=76N3.522.024.59.501841-7.0
66Movchan, Nataliya1763UKRβˆ’30N+54Bβˆ’45N=107B+108N=93B=81N3.521.524.011.001852+33.6
67Hornauer, Sebastian1810GER=96N=71B+114Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’46N=79B+117N3.521.524.09.751777-12.0
68Hummel, Thomas1878GERβˆ’50N=31Bβˆ’71N+112B+117N+103Bβˆ’29N3.521.524.09.751697-21.6
69Strasser, Karl-Heinz1852GER+113Nβˆ’24N+121Bβˆ’13B=62Nβˆ’59B+109N3.521.523.58.751774-24.0
70Gupta, Monik1827GER+128N=103Bβˆ’13N+109Bβˆ’23Nβˆ’31B+118N3.521.523.58.251861+5.4
71Maier, Florian1793GER=84B=67N+68Bβˆ’39N+104Bβˆ’33N=106N3.521.023.510.501880+32.4
72Staudinger, Simon1861GER+126Nβˆ’46B+79Nβˆ’40Nβˆ’49B+122B=60N3.521.023.09.251837-4.6
73Gupta, Arvind1929GER=62Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’61N+127B+126N+96Bβˆ’23N3.521.023.08.251812-18.2
74Hilburger, Johannes1835GER+49Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’90B+133N+120Bβˆ’43N=77B3.521.022.08.751875+14.0
75Fuchs, Michael1988GER=11Nβˆ’82B+123Nβˆ’86B+111N+98Bβˆ’31N3.520.522.59.501913-8.2
76Engel, David1895GERβˆ’90B+120Nβˆ’40B+116N=48B=88N=65B3.520.022.09.751832-11.0
77Mirbeth, Florian1740GER+132B=140N=33Bβˆ’36N+119Bβˆ’30N=74N3.520.020.57.751857+21.0
78Haake, Luca Emilio1859GER=130B=138N+116Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’33B+125N=64B3.518.519.57.501787-24.0
79Mitin, Maximilian1706GERβˆ’63B+95Nβˆ’72Bβˆ’119N+133B=67N+98N3.518.019.08.251721+4.0
80Denninger, David1761GERβˆ’121B+124N=115Bβˆ’35N+132Bβˆ’32N+96B3.517.519.07.251821+9.8
81Bartsch, Winfried1825GER=131Bβˆ’130N=133B=99N=125B+101N=66B3.513.514.57.751757-13.0
82Bielmeier, Ludwig2057GER=26B+75NFβˆ’5N=30B+45Bβˆ’14N3.027.531.012.001997-10.2
83Schluchter, Steffen2086GER+33Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’26B+102N+31Nβˆ’9BF3.025.525.511.501805-35.6
84Engl, Eva1827GER=71N+96B=38Nβˆ’10B+122Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’52N3.024.026.08.251751-13.2
85Balyk, Artur1681UKR+112Nβˆ’14B=37Bβˆ’43N=99Bβˆ’55N+121B3.022.024.07.751816+28.0
86Kreiner, Daniel1646GERβˆ’54B=134N+132B+75N=24Bβˆ’39Nβˆ’51N3.021.522.57.751760+34.8
87Schmidt, Franz1869GER+109Nβˆ’45Bβˆ’41Nβˆ’46B+127N+104Nβˆ’47B3.021.023.07.001730-23.2
88Mittermaier, Johann1809GER=105N+137Bβˆ’44N=62B=91N=76Bβˆ’53N3.020.521.57.251794-2.6
89Kreiner, Tobias1814GER+136B+55Nβˆ’16Nβˆ’44Bβˆ’60Nβˆ’106B+124N3.020.521.57.001796-6.8
90Eichschmied, Patrick1998GER+76Nβˆ’3B+74N+94Bβˆ’11NFF3.020.520.510.002088+11.0
91Moenius, Alexander1978GER=20Bβˆ’5N=100B+131N=88B=65NF3.020.520.58.251959-4.0
92Reimann, Marcus1551GER+116Bβˆ’36Nβˆ’43Bβˆ’37N+131Bβˆ’64N+125B3.020.021.56.001792+73.2
93Latzel, Wolfgang1880GER+117Bβˆ’25N=97Bβˆ’103N+115B=66Nβˆ’46N3.019.522.08.001816-9.6
94Keck, Johannes1834GER+134Bβˆ’32N+140Bβˆ’90Nβˆ’56B+119Nβˆ’55B3.018.018.53.501857+8.4
95Buchhammer, Maximilian0GERβˆ’61Nβˆ’79B+128Nβˆ’51B=112N=126B+123N3.017.519.56.2516530.0
96Tuerkboylari, Alpaslan1697GER=67Bβˆ’84N+55B=33N=54Bβˆ’73Nβˆ’80N2.523.026.010.001764+20.0
97Wanninger, Jonas1746GER+106Nβˆ’53B=93Nβˆ’28Bβˆ’32B+116Nβˆ’63B2.522.024.56.501735-6.8
98Fridlin, Daniel1701GER+125B=43Nβˆ’36Bβˆ’21N+130Bβˆ’75Nβˆ’79B2.521.523.05.501745+7.2
99Gassner, Michael2134GERβˆ’18Nβˆ’63B+126N=81B=85Nβˆ’48N=101B2.521.023.06.501692-145.2
100Friedl, Lukas1794GER+129Nβˆ’64B=91Nβˆ’30Bβˆ’50N+113Bβˆ’62N2.521.023.06.001725-27.2
101Sakinmaz, Kadri1702GERβˆ’51N+129B+107Nβˆ’45Bβˆ’47Nβˆ’81B=99N2.520.522.55.751670-12.8
102Glueck, Ulrich1746GERβˆ’31N+127Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’83B+136Nβˆ’53B=105N2.520.521.54.251694-10.0
103Meister, Andreas0GERF=70Nβˆ’39B+93Bβˆ’38Nβˆ’68N+108B2.520.520.57.2518180.0
104Bumes, Konrad1906GER=138B+131N=29Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’71Nβˆ’87B=114N2.520.021.05.501736-31.2
105Boeckh, Nikodemus1708GER=88B=52N=65Bβˆ’41Bβˆ’107N=110N=102B2.519.522.07.751705-1.4
106Sellmayer, Johann1839GERβˆ’97B+125NFβˆ’17Nβˆ’42B+89N=71B2.519.520.56.751824-2.4
107Winkelmeier, Alfred1817GER+115Bβˆ’49Nβˆ’101B=66N+105Bβˆ’27NF2.519.519.56.751769-9.8
108Schindlbeck, Johann1780GER+127Nβˆ’44B=109Nβˆ’29Bβˆ’66B+121Nβˆ’103N2.519.021.05.251609-22.0
109Tan, Jie Han Jason1551MASβˆ’87B+117N=108Bβˆ’70N+110Bβˆ’58Nβˆ’69B2.518.521.06.251693+41.6
110Lindner, Manuel1788GER+124Nβˆ’29B=113Nβˆ’38Bβˆ’109N=105B=112N2.518.520.55.751623-31.0
111Wallrab, Armin1783GERβˆ’122Nβˆ’113B+134B=32Nβˆ’75B+115Nβˆ’57N2.518.519.55.751800+0.8
112Holzmann, Alisa1512GERβˆ’85Bβˆ’48N=117Bβˆ’68N=95B+134N=110B2.518.519.55.001594+10.2
113Krause, Karlheinz1668GERβˆ’69B+111N=110Bβˆ’58Nβˆ’65Bβˆ’100N+132B2.518.019.55.251690+5.6
114Oezkurt, Alper1602GERβˆ’65B+136Nβˆ’67Bβˆ’53Nβˆ’64B+135N=104B2.518.019.03.251634+6.4
115Haeusler, Florian1724GERβˆ’107N+135B=80Nβˆ’22Bβˆ’93Nβˆ’111B+130N2.517.518.54.251591-20.2
116Primbs, Stefan1651GERβˆ’92N+128Bβˆ’78Nβˆ’76B=118Nβˆ’97B+131B2.517.018.54.751658-0.4
117Funk, Raphael1576GERβˆ’93Nβˆ’109B=112N+129Bβˆ’68B+132Nβˆ’67B2.517.018.54.751504-26.4
118Helmbrecht, Heiko1719GERβˆ’42B=133N=131Bβˆ’56N=116B+130Nβˆ’70B2.516.517.54.001667-9.4
119Kuempers, Ulrich1886GER+46Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’6N+79Bβˆ’77Nβˆ’94BF2.024.526.57.501785-16.2
120Frowein, Jamie Finn1720GER+135Nβˆ’76B+54Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’74Nβˆ’51BF2.022.023.05.001618-11.8
121Reitz, Tobias0GER+80Nβˆ’47Bβˆ’69Nβˆ’60B+123Nβˆ’108Bβˆ’85N2.020.022.05.5016200.0
122Jafarov, Famil0GER+111B+139Nβˆ’27Bβˆ’26Nβˆ’84Bβˆ’72NF2.020.021.03.5017420.0
123Gelbert, Johannes1761GER+133Bβˆ’33Nβˆ’75Bβˆ’49Nβˆ’121B+136Nβˆ’95B2.018.019.02.001764-2.0
124Durovic, Aleksandar1653GERβˆ’110Bβˆ’80B+135Nβˆ’54Nβˆ’55B+133Nβˆ’89B2.018.019.02.001506-41.2
125Deml, Max1749GERβˆ’98Nβˆ’106B=129N+137B=81Nβˆ’78Bβˆ’92N2.017.018.03.751514-68.0
126Kliegl, Anton1669GERβˆ’72B=132Nβˆ’99B+134Nβˆ’73B=95NF2.016.017.03.251670-2.8
127Nickel, Alexander1469GERβˆ’108Bβˆ’102N+136Bβˆ’73Nβˆ’87Bβˆ’128N+135B2.014.515.52.001495+1.6
128Stracke, Andre1734GERβˆ’70Bβˆ’116Nβˆ’95Bβˆ’132NF+127B+129N2.014.514.54.001431-30.8
129Haeusler, Maximilian0GERβˆ’100Bβˆ’101N=125Bβˆ’117N+134B=131Nβˆ’128B2.013.014.02.7515660.0
130Frikel, Konstantin1571GER=78N+81Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’59Bβˆ’98Nβˆ’118Bβˆ’115B1.520.523.05.251577-0.4
131Regensburger, Paul1819GER=81Nβˆ’104B=118Nβˆ’91Bβˆ’92N=129Bβˆ’116N1.517.019.04.001498-94.0
132Denninger, Tanja1549GERβˆ’77N=126Bβˆ’86N+128Bβˆ’80Nβˆ’117Bβˆ’113N1.517.019.03.001455-30.0
133Unverdorben, Manuel1570GERβˆ’123N=118B=81Nβˆ’74Bβˆ’79Nβˆ’124Bβˆ’136B1.017.018.03.001420-43.2
134Neger, Thomas1689GERβˆ’94N=86Bβˆ’111Nβˆ’126Bβˆ’129Nβˆ’112B=137B1.015.016.02.001378-91.2
135Serbinov, Maksim0GERβˆ’120Bβˆ’115Nβˆ’124Bβˆ’55N+137Nβˆ’114Bβˆ’127N1.015.016.01.0013450.0
136Minch, Johann1609GERβˆ’89Nβˆ’114Bβˆ’127NFβˆ’102Bβˆ’123B+133N1.013.013.01.001386-64.4
137Boos-Guckes, Astrid1468GER=52Bβˆ’88Nβˆ’139Bβˆ’125Nβˆ’135BF=134N1.012.012.02.501523+4.4
138Kalleder, Holger1591GER=104N=78BFFFFF1.08.58.53.001883+27.6
139Kalleder, Tim1837GERβˆ’21Nβˆ’122B+137NFFFF1.07.57.51.001743-6.4
140Seifert, Werner1909GERβˆ’16N=77Bβˆ’94NFFFF0.511.011.01.751584-24.2

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