German amateur chess championship
The German Amateur Chess Championship (from 2001 to 2006 Ramada-Treff Cup , from 2006 to 2017 Ramada Cup ) is a chess tournament of the German Chess Federation (DSB) for players with a rating below 2300. Most of the participants are members of German chess clubs and therefore of the German Chess Federation, the championship is also open to members of foreign clubs and chess players without a club. It is held annually from October to the weekend after Corpus Christi in the following year.
Game mode
The championship was initially held in five groups and consisted of five preliminary tournaments and a final, for which the five best players in each group and every preliminary tournament qualified. In 2006 the number of pre-tournaments, groups and qualifiers per group was increased to six, in 2017 to seven. Since 2014, the best female participants in the groups have also qualified for the finals.
The group classification is based on the tournament rating (TWZ) - either the German rating (DWZ) or the Elo rating . The higher number was used until 2017, and since 2017 participants have been able to choose whether they are classified according to DWZ or ELO.
The qualifying tournaments and the final are organized in different cities. Hundreds of participants come together for several days in each tournament; from 2001/02 to 2005/06 the total number of participants rose from 1396 to 1673; In 2011/12, 1916 players took part.
history
The tournament series was launched in 2001 on the occasion of the 125th birthday of the German Chess Federation by Dirk Jordan. The hotel chain Ramada (later H-Hotels ) was won as a sponsor . Among other things, this provides a large part of the prizes in the form of hotel vouchers. The tournament was initially called the RAMADA-TREFF Cup , later just the RAMADA Cup . After the Ramada brand was discontinued, the nickname was dropped in 2017, but H-Hotels initially remained a sponsor.
In 2018 there was a break in the chess union with Dirk Jordan, who was accused of unauthorized side agreements with the hotels involved. Jordan would have agreed with the hotels that they donate a portion of the overnight income to clubs that use it to buy from companies belonging to the Jordan family. This also ended the collaboration with the H-Hotels hotel chain. In September 2018 it was announced that the tournament series will be continued by a new organization team in other hotels.
Number of participants
| season | Number Preliminary tournaments | Total participants |
|---|---|---|
| 2001/02 | 5 | 1397 |
| 2002/03 | 5 | 1495 |
| 2003/04 | 5 | 1675 |
| 2004/05 | 5 | 1820 |
| 2005/06 | 5 | 1673 |
| 2006/07 | 6th | 1946 |
| 2007/08 | 6th | 1687 |
| 2008/09 | 6th | 1855 |
| 2009/10 | 6th | 1746 |
| 2010/11 | 6th | 1860 |
| 2011/12 | 6th | 1916 |
| 2012/13 | 6th | 2065 |
| 2013/14 | 6th | 2120 |
| 2014/15 | 6th | 2197 |
| 2015/16 | 6th | 2258 |
| 2016/17 | 6th | 2379 |
| 2017/18 | 7th | 2784 |
| 2018/19 | 7th | 1315 (after 4 preliminary tournaments) |
| total | 34188 |
Tournaments and amateur champions
Venues: Brühl, Aalen, Hamburg, Hanover, Dresden and Leipzig (final)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Olaf Steffens (Bremer SG)
Group B: Jan Krensing (SC Stadthagen)
Group C: Stefan Frübing (SV Glückauf Rüdersdorf)
Group D: Gerhard Spaeth (SC Burlafingen)
Group E: Florian Dinger (SV Oberkochen)
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Venues: Brühl, Aalen, Bad Bramstedt, Hanover, Halle (Saale) and Magdeburg (final)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Jan Hendrik de Wiljes (SK Ricklingen)
Group B: Jochen Remy (SF Hillscheid)
Group C: Jürgen Göldenboog (SV Horst 31)
Group D: Sergej Mihajlisev (USV Halle)
Group E: Ines Apelt (SV Höhenkirchen)
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Venues: Brühl, Aalen, Hamburg, Kassel, Magdeburg and Wiesbaden (final)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Holger Namyslo (TG Biberach)
Group B: Horst van Bentum (PSV Rostock)
Group C: Fabian Schulenburg (SC Diogenes Hamburg)
Group D: Tim Bendfeldt (TSV Preetz)
Group E: Waldemar Tonn (SG GW 90 Bischofrode )
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Venues: Magdeburg, Aalen, Hamburg, Kassel, Brühl and Hockenheim (final)
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of SV 1930 Hockenheim , the final took place in the Hockenheim town hall. The guest of honor was Anatoly Karpov , who presented the award in the evening.
Amateur champions:
Group A: Bernd Laubsch (PSV Uelzen)
Group B: Thomas Draeger (SG Kohlscheid 1926)
Group C: Achim Jürgens (SC Diogenes Hamburg)
Group D: Igor Boxberger (SC Turm Rurtal 1932)
Group E: Marius Zeyher (SpVgg Rommelshausen )
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Venues: Magdeburg, Aalen, Hamburg, Brühl, Bad Soden am Taunus and Halle (Saale) (final)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Volker Gassmann (SF Katernberg 1913)
Group B: Jens Wulf von Moers (SC Wrist-Kellinghusen from 1979)
Group C: Armin Farmani Anosheh (SK 1962 Ladenburg)
Group D: Sebastian Bachus (SC Burlafingen)
Group E: Udo Mainz (Haan)
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Venues: Halle (Saale), Kassel, Hamburg, Brühl, Aalen, Magdeburg, Bad Soden am Taunus (final)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Roland Knechtel (SC Röhrnbach)
Group B: Leander Fink (SV Kinzigtal Erlensee)
Group C: Dietmar Rübsamen (SV Oberursel)
Group D: Slavko Krneta (SK Hermannsburg)
Group E: Adrian Villalba-Weinberg (SG Siebengebirge)
Group F: Ralf Kellerwessel (Kronberg)
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Venues: Halle (Saale), Kassel, Hamburg, Brühl, Aalen, Bad Soden am Taunus and Magdeburg (final)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Bernd Wronn (FC St. Pauli)
Group B: Artur Reuber (SC Schachelschweine Hamburg)
Group C: André Gersch (SG Schöningen JFZ)
Group D: Lennart Löwe (HSK-Post Hannover)
Group E: Waldemar Tonn ( SG GW 90 Bischofrode)
Group F: Marcus Bergmann (Reideburger SV 90 Halle)
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Venues: Halle (Saale), Aalen, Hamburg, Brühl, Bad Soden am Taunus, Magdeburg, Kassel (final)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Christian Vogel (SK Turm Rheydt 1929)
Group B: Klaus-Peter Wortmann (Lüdenscheid Chess Association)
Group C: Andreas Kleinhenz (Ahnataler SC 1969)
Group D: Markus Hahn (Ahnataler SC 1969)
Group E: Michael Kolesnik ( SK Dinkelsbühl)
Group F: Thorben Koop (SV Lingen)
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Qualifying tournaments
- November 20-22, 2009 Frankfurt (Oder)
- December 18-20, 2009 Kassel
- January 8-10, 2010 Hamburg
- February 12-14 , 2010 Brühl (Rhineland)
- March 12-14 , 2010 Aalen
- April 16-18, 2010 Magdeburg
The final
- May 13-15, 2010 Halle (Saale)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Claus Pitschka (SC Garching 1980
e.V. ) Group B: Stefan Hauernherm ( SC Braunschweig Gliesmarode v. 1869 e.V. )
Group C: Thomas Baumgarten (SV Lok Leipzig-Mitte)
Group D: Carsten Hecht (Schachklub Blauer Springer Paderborn)
Group E: Nicolai Hauf (SK Leutershausen)
Group F: Erik Kleinsteuber (SV Schmalkalden 04)
special web links to the venues 2009/10
Qualifying tournaments
- October 15-17, 2010 Bad Soden am Taunus
- November 19-21, 2010 Halle (Saale)
- December 17-19 , 2010 Aalen
- January 7th - 9th 2011 Hamburg
- March 4-6, 2011 Brühl (Rhineland)
- April 8-10, 2011 Kassel
The final
- June 23-25, 2011 Magdeburg
Amateur champions:
Group A: Berthold Bartsch (SC Forchheim)
Group B: Markus Hahn (SV CAISSA Kassel)
Group C: Jonas Feldheim (SC Ansbach 1855)
Group D: Christopher Deutschbein (Bille SC from 1924)
Group E: Timur Almeev (Police SC Hannover)
Group F: Amina Sherif (SG Solingen)
special web links to the 2010/11 venues
Qualifying tournaments
- October 21-23, 2011 Bad Soden am Taunus
- November 25 - 27, 2011 Frankfurt (Oder)
- December 16-18, 2011 Aalen
- January 6-8, 2012 Hamburg
- February 17-19 , 2012 Brühl (Rhineland)
- April 20-22, 2012 Magdeburg
The final
- June 7 - 9, 2012 Halle (Saale)
Amateur champions:
Group A: Hartmut Zieher (Hamburger SK from 1830)
Group B: Marcel Schulz (SG Aufbau Elbe Magdeburg)
Group C: Tim Niklas Bingert (SK Langen)
Group D: Gerhard Albert (SF Barsinghausen)
Group E: Oliver Billing (SC Schwabmünchen)
Group F: Moritz Cejda (USC Magdeburg)
special web links to the venues 2011/12
Qualifying tournaments
- October 19-21, 2012 Bad Soden am Taunus
- November 16-18, 2012 Magdeburg
- December 21-23 , 2012 Aalen
- 4th - 6th January 2013 Hamburg
- February 8-10 , 2013 Brühl (Rhineland)
- April 19-21, 2013 Halle (Saale)
The final
- May 30th - June 1st 2013 Kassel
Amateur champions:
Group A: Dmitri Marcziter (Cologne SK Dr. Lasker 1861)
Group B: Christian Friedrich Köhler (Godesberger SK 1929)
Group C: Manfred Weinmann-Musset (Ford Chess Friends Cologne)
Group D: Sarah Hund ( SK Freiburg-Zähringen 1887 )
Group E: Detlef Krüger (TSG Rot-Weiß Fredersdorf / Vogelsdorf)
Group F: Axel Eichstädt (FC St. Pauli)
special web links to the 2012/13 venues
Qualifying tournaments
- October 25-27, 2013 Bad Soden am Taunus
- November 22 - 24, 2013 Frankfurt (Oder)
- December 20-22 , 2013 Aalen
- January 3 - 5, 2014 Hamburg
- February 28 - March 2, 2014 Brühl (Rhineland)
- March 28-30, 2014 Kassel
The final
- June 19-21, 2014 Niedernhausen
Amateur champions:
Group A: Michael Schulz (SC Empor Potsdam 1952)
Group B: Jeremy Moeller (SC 1926 Bensdorf)
Group C: Stefan Schiffer (SV Lendersdorf 57)
Group D: Christian Rahmen (SG Porz)
Group E: Jacob von Estorff (Post SV Uelzen)
Group F: Antonia Ziegenfuß (SV Breitenworbis)
special web links to the 2013/14 venues
Qualifying tournaments
- October 24-26, 2014 Bad Soden am Taunus
- November 21-23, 2014 Magdeburg
- December 19-21, 2014 Aalen
- January 9-11, 2015 Hamburg
- February 13-15, 2015 Brühl (Rhineland)
- April 17-19, 2015 Kassel
The final
- June 4-6 , 2015 Niedernhausen
Amateur master
Group A: Matthias Tonndorf (SV Caissa Wolfenbüttel)
Group B: Stefan Schiffer (SV Lendersdorf 57)
Group C: Henrik Meyer (TuRa Harksheide from 1945)
Group D: Annmarie Mütsch (SC Eppingen)
Group E: Ruben Gideon Kölnner (SV Bergneustadt / Gersch)
Group F: Mark Bölke (Hamburger SK from 1830)
Women's amateur champions:
Group A: Sandra Ulms (Leipzig
Chess Association ) Group B: Daniela Drose (Aachener Schachverein 1856 e.V.)
Group C: Sarah Hund (SK Freiburg Zähringen 1887 e.V. )
Group D: Annmarie Mütsch (SC Eppingen)
Group E: Susanne Röhr (Potsdamer SV Mitte e.V.)
Group F: Nina Kunisch (TV-Großostheim 1900 e.V.)
special web links to the venues 2014/15
Qualifying tournaments
- October 23-25, 2015 Bad Soden am Taunus
- November 20-22, 2015 Magdeburg
- December 18-20 , 2015 Aalen
- January 8-10, 2016 Hamburg
- 5th - 7th February 2016 Brühl (Rhineland)
- April 15-17, 2016 Kassel
The final
- May 26th - 28th, 2016 Halle (Saale)
Amateur master
Group A: Thomas Höfelsauer (SK München Südost e.V.)
Group B: Bruno Kreyssig (Chess Community Leipzig)
Group C: Manfred Berner (
Chess Friends 1932 Kelkheim) Group D: Klaus Künitz (TSV Schott Mainz)
Group E: Leonhard Thomas (SV Fellbach)
Group F: Hannes Helbig (SF Sasel from 1947)
Women's amateur champions:
Group A: Barbara Hund (SK Freiburg Zähringen 1887 eV)
Group B: Lara Schulze (SK Lehrte von 1919 eV)
Group C: Christine Giebel (USC Magdeburg)
Group D: Karina Tobianski (SF Sasel 1947)
Group E: Ditte Müller (Rostock)
Group F: Phuong Thao Vivien Nguyen (USV TU Dresden)
special web links to the 2015/16 venues
Qualifying tournaments
- October 28th - 30th, 2016 Bad Soden am Taunus
- November 25-27, 2016 Magdeburg
- December 16-18, 2016 Aalen
- January 6th - 8th 2017 Hamburg
- February 24-26, 2017 Brühl (Rhineland)
- March 31 - April 2, 2017 Kassel
The final
- June 15-17 , 2017 Niedernhausen
Amateur master
Group A: Derek Gaede (Hamburger SK von 1830 e.V.)
Group B: Jana Schneider (Spvgg 1946 e.V. Stetten)
Group C: Tobias Röhr (USV Potsdam
e.V. ) Group D: Jürgen Grötzbach (SF Sasel 1947)
Group E: Pascal Besancon (Schachklub Weida)
Group F: Anke Schönfeld (SV Grün-Weiß Niederwiesa)
Women's amateur champions:
Group A: Fiona Sieber (SG Aufbau Elbe Magdeburg)
Group B: Jana Schneider (Spvgg 1946 e.V. Stetten)
Group C: Christine Giebel (USC Magdeburg)
Group D: Felicitas Ophelia Köllner (Schachverein Bergneustadt / Dersch)
Group E: Victoria Wagner (Erfurt Chess Club)
Group F: Anke Schönfeld (SV Grün-Weiß Niederwiesa)
special web links to the 2016/17 venues
Qualifying tournaments
- October 27-29, 2017 Niedernhausen
- November 17-19, 2017 Magdeburg
- December 15-17, 2017 Aalen
- 5th - 7th January 2018 Hamburg
- February 9-11, 2018 Brühl (Rhineland)
- March 23-25, 2018 Kassel
- April 27-29, 2018 Munich
The final
- May 31 - June 2, 2018 Leipzig
Amateur master
Group A: Frederik Svane (Lübecker SV from 1873)
Group B: Ralf Schöngart (SF Buxtehude)
Group C: Jovana Miljković (SV Lingen)
Group D: Jean-Pierre Fuß (chess club Turm Sankt Augustin)
Group E: Johann Schwank (SC Diogenes
e.V. )
Group F: Margarethe Wagner (Erfurt Chess Club)
Group G: Sivaram Nalliboyana (Schachverein Eichlinghofen 1935)
Women's amateur champions:
Group A: Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky (Schachverein Hemer 1932)
Group B: Sarah Hund (SK Freiburg-Zähringen 1887 e.V.)
Group C: Jovana Miljković (SV Lingen)
Group D: Susan Reyher (Schachclub Oranienburg e.V.)
Group E: Victoria Wagner (Erfurt Chess Club)
Group F: Margarethe Wagner (Erfurt Chess Club)
Group G: Katerina Bräutigam (SV VHS Rendsburg)
special web links to the venues 2017/18
Qualifying tournaments
- November 16-18, 2018 Lahnstein
- December 21-23, 2018 Dresden
- 4th - 6th January 2019 Potsdam
- January 25-27, 2019 Magdeburg
- February 8-10, 2019 Hamburg
- March 1st - 3rd, 2019 Bad Wildungen
- March 29 - 31, 2019 Darmstadt
The final
- May 30th - June 1st 2019 Magdeburg
Amateur master
Group A: Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky (Schachverein Hemer 1932)
Group B: Diyor Bakiev (SV 1934 Ffm-Griesheim)
Group C: Michael Domnick (Turnverein Witzhelden 1884 eV)
Group D: Michael Heid (Frankfurt)
Group E: Aleksandr Markosyan (SG Turm Idstein)
Group F: Hussain Besou (LSV Turm Lippstadt)
Group G: Yaron Paul (SF Korbach)
Women's amateur champions:
Group A: Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky (Schachverein Hemer 1932)
Group B: Irina Bräutigam (SV VHS Rendsburg)
Group C: Elisa Reuter (SV Empor Erfurt)
Group D: Claudia Münstermann (SC Weisse Dame e.V.)
Group E: Malina Lange (SV Mattnetz Berlin)
Group F: Stefanie Birke (FC Nordhalben)
Group G: Sophia Elter (Berlin)
special web links to the venues 2018/19
Web links
- Homepage of the German Amateur Chess Championship
- History, German champions, literature, web links and pictures of the German amateur championships since 2001 on TeleSchess
- The end!? An article by Hartmut Metz in Schach-Magazin 64
- GERMAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 2018/19 IN THE STARTING BLOCKS on DSB
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Löffler: Queen, King, Kickback. Corruption in the German Chess Federation? . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, August 17, 2018
- ↑ German Chess Amateur Championship 2018/19 in the starting blocks . German Chess Federation, September 7, 2018