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Krefelder Weihnachts-Open 2025

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129 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Krefeld, Germany. 8 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2257, and top seed was Tobias Jugelt (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2345).

Mykyta Volkov (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2339) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Arnav Maheshwari (6.0) and Tom Rebentisch (6.0). Volkov shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Dieter Komans (1915) beat Tobias Jugelt (IM, 2345), a +430-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Krefeld, 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
🇩🇪IMTobias Jugelt2345
Avg top 10
2,257
Participants
129
Titled players · 8
IM×1
FM×6
CM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇩🇪Germany×115
🇧🇪Belgium×4
🇹🇷Turkiye×4
🇮🇹Italy×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
57
25
10
4
1
2
3
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Volkov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Arnav Maheshwari drew with FM Mykyta Volkov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Arnav Maheshwari 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Mykyta Volkov 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMArnav Maheshwari*
½
1
2FMMykyta Volkov
½
*
½
3FMTom Rebentisch*
4FMSidney Panjer
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Volkov, MykytaFM2339GER+66B+17N+110B+13N=4B+8B=2N6.030.032.026.252459+19.8
2Arnav MaheshwariFM2328IND+40B+75N=21B+39N+11B+4N=1B6.029.032.026.752392+12.0
3Rebentisch, TomFM2270GER+29N+47B=22N+16B=5N+30B+10N6.028.532.027.002328+9.4
4Panjer, SidneyFM2286GER+99N+32B+15N+10B=1N2B+22N5.530.532.523.502296+6.0
5Reuter, Julian-Frank2200GER+79B+52N+19B=11N=3B+17N=8N5.530.033.024.752286+17.2
6Huesmann, ThomasFM2162BEL+49B+36N+20B+23N8N+33B=7N5.528.532.023.752239+11.6
7Jugelt, TobiasIM2345GER+27N12B+64N+41B+23B+21N=6B5.528.031.523.752217-7.1
8Pauly, CarloFM2300GER+81B+33N+73B+30N+6B1N=5B5.528.031.022.252324+5.6
9Breitkopf-Lazar, Patrick-Robert2156GER+57N+24B10N+31B+22N=18B+30N5.527.030.523.002158+2.8
10Irtes, Doruk1781TUR+123B+95N+9B4N+25B+14N3B5.029.030.018.502163+128.0
11Gramb, Marius2148GER+91N+44B+65N=5B2N+41B=18N5.027.530.018.752124-0.4
12Komans, Dieter1915GER+61B+7N13B+35N14B+104N+34B5.027.029.019.002128+37.6
13Peters, Alex2161GER+88N+84B+12N1B=32N=24B+33N5.026.529.018.752081-8.6
14Maenken, MerlinCM2135GER+76N+31B23N+54B+12N10B+32N5.026.029.019.502029-28.4
15Markgraf, Jonas2025GER+82B+25N4B+36N17B+35N+105B5.026.028.017.502069+9.6
16Riabtsev, Ivan2044UKR+56B=35N+50B3N+92B=28N+44B5.025.528.017.752063+6.0
17Weidert, Florian1944BEL+100N1B+99N+65B+15N5B+37N5.025.527.516.002098+22.8
18Nopper, Louis1932GER+80B34N+66B+26N+104B=9N=11B5.025.027.017.752068+21.0
19Wilde, Justin2025GER+77N+43B5N=105B=50N+54B+31N5.023.525.517.252031+3.8
20Valenta, Richard1956GER+89N+102B6N37B+65N+85B+42N5.022.024.014.501931-2.4
21Amini, Yusuf2020GER+68N+42B=2N=38B+37N7B=24N4.528.031.018.252086+24.4
22Pfaar, Zeno2077GER+51B+26N=3B+69N9B+73N4B4.528.031.017.002114+10.8
23Thyen, Linus1946GER+113B+67N+14B6B7N+95N=25B4.526.027.514.252074+45.6
24Zander, Vincent1909GER+94B9N=49B+40N+69B=13N=21B4.525.528.016.002034+43.6
25Schelhorn, Paul1862GER+78N15B+119N+58B10N+38B=23N4.525.026.514.251927+8.8
26Naumann, Felix1893GER+74N22B+98N18B+68N=45B+93B4.522.024.012.501866-2.8
27Abboud, Rabia1790GER7B+113N=48B+114N=75B+55N=28B4.521.523.012.001984+29.6
28von Stahl, Mark1929GER=98N+106B104N+59B+67N=16B=27N4.520.022.014.251861-8.2
29Rousselet, Bruno1784GER3B=61N+103B70N+109B+106N+48B4.520.022.011.251869+12.8
30Preuschoff, Michael2152GER+53B+46N+34B8B+42N3N9B4.029.032.515.502043-13.4
31Richters, Marc1904GER+101B14N+53B9N+51B+39N19B4.026.528.513.001928+5.6
32Schless, Sebastian1923GER+107B4N+87B+34N=13B=63N14B4.026.028.013.252045+21.4
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37Buss, Moritz1839GER+121B73N+101B+20N21B+36N17B4.023.524.512.001905+11.0
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39Guelcan, Batuhan Ege1809GER+96B+48N=93N2B=47N31B+71N4.022.525.012.001990+52.0
40Kammann, Thomas1788GER2N=120B+90N24B+62B=69N+70B4.022.524.011.251831+4.8
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46Linke, Marius1867GER+128N30B=59N+111B=45N=43B=56N4.021.021.09.501786-13.2
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52Ye, Philipp1903GER+90N5B45N+100B=57N56B+83B3.522.024.09.251752-26.8
53Rajkovic, Milan1734GER30N+72B31N+74B55N+102B=54N3.521.023.09.751631-18.0
54Erkelenz, Fynn1873GER+103B110N+83B14N+89B19N=53B3.521.023.09.251831-16.8
55Hepting, Frank1898GERF+60N69B=49N+53B27B+76N3.521.021.011.751753-15.6
56Jusic, Ahmed1691GER16NF+115B48N+60B+52N=46B3.521.021.010.501854+19.2
57Kia, Arman Mehdi1759GER9B+94N58B+107N=52B84N+106B3.520.022.08.251794+10.0
58Kocur, Marc1886BELF=98B+57N25N=49B+88B=43N3.520.020.010.751831-6.6
59Neumair, Dorian1673GER70B+97N=46B28N=103B+78N=95B3.519.521.59.751707+2.6
60Helpertz, Stefan0GER=41N55B+91N44B56N+100B+112N3.519.521.08.0017760.0
61Kuhanec, David1642GER12N=29B+116N67BF+99N+104B3.518.018.07.751822+23.2
62Aditya, Apoorv0GER42N68B+127N+77B40N=112B+88N3.518.018.06.2517070.0
63Terhuven, Patrick2179GER+87BF41NF+66B=32B+50N3.517.517.511.502001-16.8
64von der Weyden, Louis1821GER102N+100B7B89N+125B+107N=97B3.516.517.56.251812-2.2
65Drennhaus, Ralf0GER+?B+70N11B17N20B+89NF3.023.523.55.5018610.0
66Schocke, Mark1807GER1N+109B18N+98B63N+90B38N3.023.025.06.5018330.0
67Hosnjak, Christian1807GER+114N23B=70B+61N28B=49N36B3.023.024.58.251726-21.2
68Pogorelow, Benjamin1704GER21B+62N33B+108N26B+101N35B3.022.524.57.501649-12.8
69Cox, Jonas1742GER=71N+126B+55N22B24N=40B85N3.022.523.58.001812+19.2
70Schlaebitz, Joel1953GER+59N65B=67N+29B=105N42B40N3.022.024.010.501775-27.8
71Katz, Rafael2112GER=69B+129N=35B33N+87B44N39B3.022.022.06.501798-43.0
72Theiner, Mattis0GER35B53N+113B+83N34B=51N=81B3.021.022.57.7517000.0
73Mueller, Frank2036GER+45N+37B8N+85BF22B3.021.021.011.0020230.0
74Stratenwerth, Gerhard0GER26B49N+123B53N=81B=82N+99B3.019.520.56.0017550.0
75Koehn-Hevernick, Max1923GER+109N2B+88N=45B=27NF3.019.021.08.751907-2.8
76Helwig, Tim Oliver1755GER14B101N+96B+125N36B+103N55B3.019.020.05.501568-48.8
77Gailis, Gunnar1677GER19B+121N36B62N86B+115N+101B3.019.020.04.501744+5.4
78Teh, Ka-Giap Elvin0GER25B51N107B+113N+91N59B+98N3.018.019.56.0016480.0
79Heimann, Phil1772GER5N+117B=47N=84BF93N+109B3.018.018.06.751833+16.0
80Tu, John-Nino0GER18N+108B105N+102B35B97N+103B3.017.519.56.0010770.0
81Doepke, Frank1779GER8N=90B120N=115B=74N+122B=72N3.017.018.06.001525-55.2
82Juntermanns, Peter1682GER15N=116B+126N43B106N=74B+121N3.016.517.54.25966-24.6
83Rades, Andreas1678GER38N+122B54N72B+121N+114B52N3.016.517.53.501124-11.6
84Roessler, Wolfgang1903GER+125B13NF=79NF+57B=45N3.016.516.58.001854-4.6
85Kirchner, Emil1852GER+86BFF73N+101B20N+69B3.016.016.08.001823-2.4
86Lang, Ryan0GER85N45B100N+127B+77N+124BF3.016.016.04.0016960.0
87Reimer, Felix Ryu1757GER63N+128B32N+129B71N+98B3.012.512.52.001827+7.4
88Steiz, Johann1748GER13B+125N75B=103N+94B58N62B2.519.520.54.501746-2.6
89Fernschild, Ulrich1664GER20B=96NF+64B54N65B+102N2.519.519.56.751759+6.6
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92Pott, Lorin Gabriel1815GERFF38N+106B16N+111B=41N2.517.017.06.001810+1.2
93Giacometto, Mario1812ITAF+124N=39BF41N+79B26N2.516.516.56.001817+0.4
94Saidov, Akhtamdzhon1599GER24N57B=122N+126B88N=108B=91N2.516.017.03.751461-22.4
95Wieczorek, Gregor1851GER+122N10B+102NFF23B=59N2.516.016.04.751527-24.0
96Bruns, Lukas0GER39N=89B76N=91B98N=113B+124N2.515.516.54.2516070.0
97Fechner, Matthias0GER43N59B+117NFF+80B=64N2.515.515.56.2516240.0
98Meisters, Leon1641GER=28B=58N26B66N+96B87N78B2.021.524.06.501615-6.8
99Biessner, Eberhard1774GER4B+107N17B101N+115N61B74N2.021.022.53.501614-27.0
100Diehl, Andreas1659GER17B64N+86B52N=108B60N=122N2.020.521.54.501089-12.8
101Emekli, Gabriel1570GER31N+76B37N+99B85N68B77N2.020.022.05.001628+15.2
102Tenbuecken, Stefan0GER+64B20N95B80N+123B53N89B2.020.021.04.5016580.0
103Nolte, Joerg0GER54N+127B29N=88B=59N76B80N2.020.020.03.0016110.0
104Szczepanski, Krzysztof1829GER+119NF+28BF18N12B61N2.019.519.56.001662-16.8
105Menai, Nick1816GERFF+80B=19N=70BF15N2.019.019.07.001876+4.4
106Kulida, Zakhar1487GERF28N+124B92N+82B29B57N2.019.019.04.001649+40.4
107Luven, Thomas1623GER32N99B+78N57B+119N64B114N2.017.519.04.501019-20.2
108Sokcevic, Gabrijel0GER34B80NF68B=100N=94N+116B2.016.016.03.7515030.0
109Beyerle, Gregor1628GER75B66N+121BF29N+126B79N2.015.515.52.001022-20.2
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111Gabelin, Simon1633GER47NF+118B46N+122B92N2.012.512.52.501068-25.2
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113Heister, Jonas1644GER23N27B72N78BF=96N+119B1.519.019.02.751068-17.6
114Aktepe, Kayra Davut0TUR67BF=43N27BF83N+107B1.516.516.54.0015870.0
115Kulida, Nazar1482GERF41B56N=81N99B77B+123N1.516.516.52.501552+16.0
116Schumann, Lasse0GER50B=82N61B124N+117N91B108N1.516.017.03.0015050.0
117Woosmann, Klaus1561GER36B79N97B=123N116B=119B=118N1.514.015.02.001509-4.0
118Worbs, Juergen0GER44N=91B111N90B126N=123N=117B1.513.514.52.5014880.0
119Pappalardo, Manuel0ITA104B+123N25B112N107B=117N113N1.513.014.01.7514640.0
120Wagner, Jovis1619GER33B=40N+81B50N1.511.514.55.001807+29.2
121Koper, Anna Margarete0GER37N77B109NF83B+125N82B1.016.016.01.0013990.0
122Bakanov, Hordii0GER95B83N=94BF111N81N=100B1.015.015.02.2514260.0
123Engels, Johannes1671GER10N119B74N=117B102N=118B115B1.014.516.01.501334-50.0
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126Beyens, Lander0BELF69N82B94N+118B109N125B1.013.013.01.508340.0
127Droesser, Paul Maria Georg1580GER110B103N62B86N0.08.510.50.001180-1.6
128Vasylieva, Kira1534GER46B87NFF0.08.08.00.001013-13.6
129Pohlmann, Marco1593GERF71BF87N0.06.06.00.001076-14.4

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