Muenchner Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival
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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 02 Jun 2025 in Muenchen, Germany. 15 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2363, and top seed was Pavel Eljanov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2668).
Pavel Eljanov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2668) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Luis Engel (7.0) and Milan Pacher (7.0). Eljanov took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Thomas Lochte (1955) beat Bob Beeke (FM, 2200), a +245-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Muenchen, Germany
Dates
29 May 2025 → 02 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 15
GM×3
IM×2
FM×8
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇩🇪Germany×25
🇺🇦Ukraine×5
🇲🇾Malaysia×2
🇮🇳India×2
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇬🇧England×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Pavel Eljanov led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE31 May
GM Pavel Eljanov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Pavel Eljanov beat GM Milan Pacher (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Pavel Eljanov 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)GM Milan Pacher 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Luis Engel 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMPavel Eljanov | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2GMMilan Pacher | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3GMLuis Engel | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4FMNirish Kumar Siva Kumar | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eljanov, PavelGM | 2668 | UKR | +12B | +31N | +20B | =2N | +11B | +3B | +9N | +4N | +8B | 8.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 45.50 | 2768 | +6.3 |
| 2 | Engel, LuisGM | 2549 | GER | +28N | +34B | +11N | =1B | −3N | +5B | =8N | +7B | +9N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 36.50 | 2512 | -0.9 |
| 3 | Pacher, MilanGM | 2377 | SVK | +33B | +32N | +7B | +44N | +2B | −1N | +20B | =8N | =4B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 32.25 | 2493 | +14.3 |
| 4 | Aarav SarbaliaFM | 2243 | IND | =21N | +41B | +46N | =30B | =5N | +7B | +10N | −1B | =3N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 26.75 | 2303 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Kalinichenko, YuryFM | 2250 | FID | =29B | +16N | =27B | +45N | =4B | −2N | +15B | +14N | =6B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 2246 | +1.0 |
| 6 | Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM | 2151 | MAS | −7N | +39B | +36N | −27B | +33N | =12B | +28N | +11B | =5N | 6.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 25.00 | 2189 | +9.6 |
| 7 | Lochte, Thomas | 1955 | GER | +6B | +25B | −3N | =15N | +24B | −4N | +31B | −2N | +22B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 25.50 | 2280 | +72.4 |
| 8 | Apoorv KambleIM | 2251 | IND | +37N | +36B | =44N | =10B | +27N | =20N | =2B | =3B | −1N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 24.25 | 2355 | +23.8 |
| 9 | Arndt, MagnusFM | 2380 | GER | =46N | +21B | =10N | +26B | =30N | +15B | −1B | +20N | −2B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 24.25 | 2306 | -6.1 |
| 10 | Friedrich, Ricardo | 2209 | GER | +23B | +17N | =9B | =8N | −20B | +14N | −4B | =24N | +21B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 45.0 | 26.75 | 2235 | +7.8 |
| 11 | Krasnikov, Namik | 2259 | UKR | +35B | +14N | −2B | +13N | −1N | +31B | +22B | −6N | −17N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 21.50 | 2245 | -10.3 |
| 12 | Zizic, Djordje | 2049 | MNE | −1N | +42B | =25N | =31B | +45B | =6N | =24B | =22N | =15B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 18.50 | 2169 | +53.2 |
| 13 | Humbert, Arthur | 1978 | GER | −30N | +22N | +14B | −11B | =17N | =21B | −18N | +35B | +32N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 21.25 | 2152 | +40.4 |
| 14 | Rieper, Julian | 2083 | GER | +38N | −11B | −13N | +35B | +40N | −10B | +27N | −5B | +29N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 18.50 | 2099 | +3.6 |
| 15 | Weber, Benedikt | 2097 | GER | +43N | −44B | +37N | =7B | +28B | −9N | −5N | +23B | =12N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 19.75 | 2148 | +10.0 |
| 16 | Tan, Zhong Kai | 2113 | SGP | =40N | −5B | +41N | =21B | =23N | −17B | +33N | =28B | +24B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 19.25 | 2087 | -6.8 |
| 17 | Storn, Justin | 2073 | USA | +47N | −10B | −45N | +37B | =13B | +16N | =30N | F | +11B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 19.50 | 2157 | +18.0 |
| 18 | Reinhard, Simon | 2081 | GER | +48B | −20N | −23B | −29N | +41B | +35N | +13B | F | +27N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 16.50 | 2100 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Mueller, Fabian | 2016 | GER | −20B | =48N | =29B | −22N | +50N | +34B | =40N | =32B | +28N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 13.50 | 2082 | +30.0 |
| 20 | Wong, JianwenFM | 2260 | MAS | +19N | +18B | −1N | +23B | +10N | =8B | −3N | −9B | — | 4.5 | 42.0 | 46.5 | 22.75 | 2287 | +5.8 |
| 21 | Tuerkboylari, Bahadir | 1986 | GER | =4B | −9N | +48B | =16N | =32B | =13N | =25N | +36B | −10N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 16.50 | 2123 | +60.0 |
| 22 | Beeke, BobFM | 2200 | NED | −27N | −13B | +43N | +19B | +26N | +30B | −11N | =12B | −7N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 18.50 | 2039 | -36.0 |
| 23 | Galioglu, Cem | 1981 | TUR | −10N | +47B | +18N | −20N | =16B | =25B | +36N | −15N | =26B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 17.00 | 2095 | +27.0 |
| 24 | Salvermoser, BerndFM | 2139 | AUT | =41N | −40B | +38N | +46B | −7N | +27B | =12N | =10B | −16N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 16.25 | 2014 | -29.4 |
| 25 | Turel, Tugrul | 2147 | GER | +39B | −7N | =12B | −28N | +42B | =23N | =21B | F | +37N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 16.50 | 2035 | -45.2 |
| 26 | Tsakonas, Konstantinos | 2039 | GRE | −44N | +43B | +34N | −9N | −22B | =37B | =29N | +38B | =23N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 15.50 | 2092 | +18.8 |
| 27 | Ertugrul, Berkay | 1979 | TUR | +22B | =30B | =5N | +6N | −8B | −24N | −14B | +31N | −18B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 19.00 | 2119 | +32.2 |
| 28 | Peng, Tianlu | 2047 | CHN | −2B | +49N | =31B | +25B | −15N | +32N | −6B | =16N | −19B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 13.25 | 2081 | +6.6 |
| 29 | Berlizov, Vladislav | 1989 | UKR | =5N | −46B | =19N | +18B | −31N | =33B | =26B | +39N | −14B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 18.00 | 2023 | +16.8 |
| 30 | Logvinov, PetroFM | 2190 | UKR | +13B | =27N | +40B | =4N | =9B | −22N | =17B | — | — | 4.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 18.75 | 2164 | -3.4 |
| 31 | Monninger, Moritz | 2114 | GER | +42B | −1B | =28N | =12N | +29B | −11N | −7N | −27B | =38N | 3.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 12.75 | 1989 | -32.8 |
| 32 | Lechermann, Markus | 2096 | GER | +45B | −3B | F | =40N | =21N | −28B | +37N | =19N | −13B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1987 | -24.8 |
| 33 | Gomes, Estevao Moreira | 2018 | POR | −3N | −45B | +47N | +34B | −6B | =29N | −16B | +43N | −35N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 9.50 | 1963 | -15.4 |
| 34 | Sanitt, Ethan | 2111 | ENG | +49B | −2N | −26B | −33N | +39B | −19N | −35B | +45N | =43B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 7.75 | 1951 | -41.2 |
| 35 | Lawrenz, Denny | 2015 | GER | −11N | =38B | F | −14N | +49B | −18B | +34N | −13N | +33B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 2001 | -4.6 |
| 36 | Hoepfl, Dominik | 2058 | GER | +50B | −8N | −6B | =42N | =46B | +45N | −23B | −21N | =39B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 1923 | -33.2 |
| 37 | Berlizov, Stanislav | 2005 | UKR | −8B | +50N | −15B | −17N | +48B | =26N | −32B | +49N | −25B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.25 | 1959 | -12.0 |
| 38 | Auge, Hendrik | 1882 | GER | −14B | =35N | −24B | =39N | =47B | =43N | +45B | −26N | =31B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 9.25 | 1918 | +7.0 |
| 39 | Vachtfeidl, Petr | 1963 | CZE | −25N | −6N | =49B | =38B | −34N | +48N | +42B | −29B | =36N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 1932 | -8.4 |
| 40 | Malaric, MarkoCM | 1946 | CRO | =16B | +24N | −30N | =32B | −14B | +42N | =19B | — | — | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.75 | 2084 | +50.4 |
| 41 | Gschwendtner, StanislavCM | 1959 | GER | =24B | −4N | −16B | =49N | −18N | −47B | +48B | −42N | +45B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 5.75 | 1884 | -18.8 |
| 42 | Rudolph, Alexander | 1951 | GER | −31N | −12N | +50B | =36B | −25N | −40B | −39N | +41B | F | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.75 | 1867 | -36.0 |
| 43 | Himonakis, Michael | 1889 | GER | −15B | −26N | −22B | =48N | F | =38B | +49N | −33B | =34N | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.00 | 1880 | -5.6 |
| 44 | Goldbeck, LarsIM | 2391 | GER | +26B | +15N | =8B | −3B | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 17.5 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 2286 | -9.0 |
| 45 | Nerlich, Eugen | 1888 | GER | −32N | +33N | +17B | −5B | −12N | −36B | −38N | −34B | −41N | 2.0 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 8.50 | 1835 | -24.4 |
| 46 | Kampert, Andreas | 2031 | GER | =9B | +29N | −4B | −24N | =36N | F | — | — | — | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 2090 | +5.8 |
| 47 | Yugay, Artem Vlad | 1852 | FID | −17B | −23N | −33B | F | =38N | +41N | — | — | — | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1834 | -5.6 |
| 48 | Yin, Vito | 1880 | GER | −18N | =19B | −21N | =43B | −37N | −39B | −41N | F | F | 1.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.75 | 1677 | -60.8 |
| 49 | Glasschroeder, Maximilian | 1938 | GER | −34N | −28B | =39N | =41B | −35N | F | −43B | −37B | — | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.25 | 1689 | -38.6 |
| 50 | Ranganathan, Aadith | 1824 | GER | −36N | −37B | −42N | F | −19B | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1208 | -42.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lochte, ThomasGER+72.45.5 pts · #10
- 2Tuerkboylari, BahadirGER+60.04.5 pts · #24
- 3Zizic, DjordjeMNE+53.25.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Yin, VitoGER-60.81.0 pts · #49
- 2Turel, TugrulGER-45.24.5 pts · #21
- 3Ranganathan, AadithGER-42.40.0 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R9+245 Elo gap
- R2+222 Elo gap
- R1+221 Elo gap