Muenchner Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival

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68 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 02 Jun 2025 in Muenchen, Germany. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Leonhard Wiest (🇩🇪 GER, 1973).

Nicola Salsa (🇮🇹 ITA, 1885) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Burak Mete (5.5) and Jan Komarov (5.5). Salsa won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Walke Kedar (1512) beat Pierre Lipinsky (1853), a +341-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 · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Leonhard Wiest1973

Avg top 10

1,905

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×46

🇳🇱Netherlands×4

🇮🇳India×4

🇹🇷Turkiye×3

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇭🇷Croatia×2

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇸🇬Singapore×1

Top 3

🥇
Nicola Salsa
🇮🇹ITA·1885
6.0pts·2062perf+50.8
🥈
Burak Mete
🇹🇷TUR·1831
5.5pts·1942perf+18.2
🥉
Jan Komarov
🇩🇪GER·1862
5.5pts·1889perf+5.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Nicola Salsa led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Salsa6Nagy5.5Mete5.5Komarov5.5Jankevicius5Wiest5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Nicola Salsa held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nicola Salsa drew with Peter Nagy (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Nicola Salsa 5 wins (R1–R5)Burak Mete 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nicola Salsa	*	½	1	—
2Peter Nagy	½	*	—	—
3Burak Mete	0	—	*	½
4Jan Komarov	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Salsa, Nicola	1885	ITA	+11N	+49B	+10N	+2B	+16B	=5N	=4B	6.0	29.0	31.5	26.25	2062	+50.8
2	Mete, Burak	1831	TUR	+19B	+21N	+55B	−1N	+34N	=3B	+9N	5.5	27.0	29.0	20.25	1942	+18.2
3	Komarov, Jan	1862	GER	+22B	+25N	+30B	−16N	+18B	=2N	+17B	5.5	25.0	28.5	21.75	1889	+5.6
4	Nagy, Peter	1865	GER	+46N	=27B	+40B	=15N	+47N	+16B	=1N	5.5	24.0	26.5	19.50	1943	+13.2
5	Wiest, Leonhard	1973	GER	+39N	=26B	+17N	+28B	=9N	=1B	=7N	5.0	26.5	29.5	20.00	1881	-11.8
6	Staude, Anian	1819	GER	+33N	−10B	+11N	−17B	+37N	+21B	+16N	5.0	24.5	27.5	19.00	2428	+42.0
7	Junghans, Clemens	1790	GER	+52N	−17B	+43N	=10B	+35N	+20B	=5B	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.25	2076	+48.8
8	Jankevicius, Nedas	1924	LTU	+38N	−16B	−9B	+61N	+22B	+28N	+18B	5.0	23.0	24.0	15.50	1801	-15.4
9	Ringel, Max	1638	GER	+64N	=20B	+8N	+44B	=5B	=12N	−2B	4.5	27.0	28.0	15.75	1979	+122.4
10	Robiul, Hasan	0	GER	+48B	+6N	−1B	=7N	=36B	=38N	+25B	4.5	25.5	28.0	16.50	1806	0.0
11	Shyam Gopal Karthik	1599	IND	−1B	+56N	−6B	+67N	+40B	=23N	+29B	4.5	23.5	23.5	10.50	1790	+48.0
12	Bartsch, Winfried	1831	GER	+45N	=32B	F	+55N	+19B	=9B	=15N	4.5	21.5	21.5	15.25	1777	-4.4
13	Nguyen, David	1910	GER	+47B	−30N	+61B	=18N	−28N	+35B	+27N	4.5	20.0	21.0	12.00	1750	-46.8
14	Samaan, Wael	1906	GER	+37N	+50B	−16N	=26B	F	+47N	+19B	4.5	19.5	19.5	13.75	1863	-4.0
15	Siva Kumar, Rishikesh Kumar	1747	MAS	=53N	+65B	+31N	=4B	F	+29N	=12B	4.5	19.5	19.5	13.50	2053	+64.0
16	Eckl, Benedikt	1780	GER	+68B	+8N	+14B	+3B	−1N	−4N	−6B	4.0	31.5	31.5	15.00	1877	+15.6
17	Van Leeuwen, Alain	0	NED	+23B	+7N	−5B	+6N	F	+44B	−3N	4.0	27.5	27.5	17.00	1859	0.0
18	Arsienko, Oleksiy	1586	UKR	=36N	+42B	+20N	=13B	−3N	+34B	−8N	4.0	25.0	28.0	13.75	1904	+109.2
19	Vitkovski, Dennis	0	GER	−2N	+48N	+25B	+31B	−12N	+26B	−14N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.00	1820	0.0
20	Heider, Dirk	1840	GER	+57B	=9N	−18B	+32N	+49B	−7N	=23B	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.25	1679	-26.2
21	Walke Kedar	1512	IND	+29B	−2B	=50N	=25N	+55B	−6N	+48B	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.00	1814	+52.8
22	Kangal, Arda	1513	TUR	−3N	+67B	−34N	+39B	−8N	+37B	+42N	4.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	1767	+70.4
23	Kanthaneyan Swaminathan	1652	IND	−17N	+33B	+41N	−34B	+53N	=11B	=20N	4.0	22.0	24.0	12.75	1643	-2.8
24	Moerker, Erik	0	NED	−49N	+46B	F	+42B	=26N	=27B	+34N	4.0	18.5	18.5	12.50	1750	0.0
25	Tuerkboylari, Alpaslan	1687	GER	+67N	−3B	−19N	=21B	+52N	+31B	−10N	3.5	24.0	24.0	8.00	1755	+10.4
26	Neerav Anil Mandavgane	1787	IND	+51B	=5N	=35B	=14N	=24B	−19N	=47B	3.5	23.0	25.5	12.00	1762	-4.8
27	Glaesser, Leonhard	1659	GER	+62B	=4N	−44B	=36B	+41N	=24N	−13B	3.5	23.0	24.0	10.25	1671	+1.6
28	Beser, Uemit	1786	GER	=65N	+53B	+32N	−5N	+13B	−8B	F	3.5	23.0	23.5	10.25	1843	+6.4
29	Lipinsky, Pierre	1853	GER	−21N	+45B	+37N	=35B	+30N	−15B	−11N	3.5	22.5	25.5	11.00	1609	-80.0
30	Steuer, Christopher	1776	GER	+41N	+13B	−3N	F	−29B	+49N	=38B	3.5	22.0	22.0	11.50	1787	+1.8
31	Bauer, Werner	1890	GER	+60B	=40N	−15B	−19N	+32B	−25N	+51B	3.5	21.0	22.5	9.00	1667	-27.2
32	Eggen, Peter	1563	GER	+58B	=12N	−28B	−20B	−31N	+65N	+62B	3.5	18.5	19.0	5.75	1695	+26.4
33	Hesse, Tim	0	GER	−6B	−23N	+63B	F	+50N	=42B	+39N	3.5	18.5	18.5	8.00	1715	0.0
34	Solger, Bernhard	1866	GER	+61B	−55N	+22B	+23N	−2B	−18N	−24B	3.0	23.5	24.5	9.00	1646	-31.8
35	Tanvi Trivedi	1559	SGP	F	+36B	=26N	=29N	−7B	−13N	+50B	3.0	22.0	22.0	9.00	1832	+80.0
36	Barth, Timon	1877	GER	=18B	−35N	+66B	=27N	=10N	−43B	=41N	3.0	21.0	21.5	8.00	1405	-93.6
37	Zhong, Sophie Chenxin	1619	GER	−14B	+68N	−29B	+54N	−6B	−22N	+53B	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	973	-50.4
38	Donnoli, Giorgio	1625	ITA	−8B	−51N	+59B	+57N	F	=10B	=30N	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.00	1725	+7.0
39	Lipinsky, Ferdinand	1642	GER	−5B	+59N	−58B	−22N	+54B	+57N	−33B	3.0	18.5	20.5	6.00	1516	-28.8
40	Straub, Jochen	1737	GER	+54B	=31B	−4N	=53B	−11N	+51N	—	3.0	18.0	20.0	7.25	1512	-16.4
41	Agarwal, Darsh	0	GER	−30B	+60N	−23B	+65N	−27B	=48N	=36B	3.0	18.0	18.5	4.75	1581	0.0
42	Kempa, Georg Darius	1697	GER	=66B	−18N	+65B	−24N	+62B	=33N	−22B	3.0	17.0	17.5	3.50	750	-55.6
43	Rybakov, Oleksiy	1595	GER	F	+54N	−7B	+46B	F	+36N	F	3.0	16.5	16.5	8.00	1872	+42.4
44	Kampfmeier, Dirk	1803	GER	+59B	F	+27N	−9N	+51B	−17N	—	3.0	16.5	16.5	8.00	1649	-8.2
45	Balog, Ronaldo	1462	ROU	−12B	−29N	−54B	+60N	−48B	+61N	+63N	3.0	15.0	16.0	3.50	1631	+36.8
46	Malaric, Josip	1565	CRO	−4B	−24N	+68B	−43N	+67B	+56N	—	3.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	931	-24.4
47	Pacaro, Kayra	1620	GER	−13N	+52B	F	+58N	−4B	−14B	=26N	2.5	22.5	23.5	6.25	1719	+21.2
48	Hofman, Jan	1668	GER	−10N	−19B	−53N	+68B	+45N	=41B	−21N	2.5	20.5	20.5	4.50	1485	-19.2
49	Plathen, Jens	1686	GER	+24B	−1N	=51B	+62N	−20N	−30B	—	2.5	20.0	21.0	6.25	1034	-36.4
50	Kiszkiel, David	1761	NED	+56B	−14N	=21B	−51N	−33B	+53B	−35N	2.5	19.5	21.5	6.00	1383	-55.6
51	Davis, Linus	0	GER	−26N	+38B	=49N	+50B	−44N	−40B	−31N	2.5	18.5	21.0	6.75	1654	0.0
52	Nida-Ruemelin, Noel	0	GER	−7B	−47N	=60B	+66N	−25B	−62N	+67B	2.5	14.0	14.0	1.25	1355	0.0
53	Bullak, Agim Mathias	0	GER	=15B	−28N	+48B	=40N	−23B	−50N	−37N	2.0	20.5	23.0	6.25	1553	0.0
54	Dimitrijevic, Nikola	0	GER	−40N	−43B	+45N	−37B	−39N	F	+56B	2.0	17.0	18.5	5.00	1371	0.0
55	Suryaprakash, Smrithi	1731	GER	+63N	+34B	−2N	−12B	−21N	—	—	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.00	1567	-32.8
56	Bourgoin, Matteo	0	NED	−50N	−11B	−57N	+59N	+61B	−46B	−54N	2.0	16.0	17.0	3.00	1352	0.0
57	Malaric, Nikola	1476	CRO	−20N	−58N	+56B	−38B	+63N	−39B	—	2.0	14.0	15.0	3.00	945	-30.4
58	Gaemperli, Ramon	1876	SUI	−32N	+57B	+39N	−47B	F	—	—	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.00	1575	-27.6
59	Dankic, Bruno	0	GER	−44N	−39B	−38N	−56B	F	+67N	+65B	2.0	11.5	11.5	0.50	890	0.0
60	Lola, Georgia-Maria	1601	GER	−31N	−41B	=52N	−45B	F	F	+68N	1.5	14.0	14.0	1.25	874	-34.0
61	Kostial, Fedor	1563	GER	−34N	+63B	−13N	−8B	−56N	−45B	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	1.00	990	-39.6
62	FIDE 533011877	0	—	−27N	F	F	−49B	−42N	+52B	−32N	1.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	852	0.0
63	Eirich, Katharina Valerie	0	GER	−55B	−61N	−33N	F	−57B	+68N	−45B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	756	0.0
64	Seifert, Werner	1941	GER	−9B	+66N	F	F	—	—	—	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.50	838	-17.2
65	Alves Huber, Mark	0	GER	=28B	−15N	−42N	−41B	F	−32B	−59N	0.5	19.5	20.0	1.75	1377	0.0
66	Kallepalli, Srinivas	0	GER	=42N	−64B	−36N	−52B	F	F	—	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.50	1566	0.0
67	Kangal, Serkan	0	TUR	−25B	−22N	F	−11B	−46N	−59B	−52N	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	791	0.0
68	Jena, Aakarshan	0	GER	−16N	−37B	−46N	−48N	F	−63B	−60B	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	847	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ringel, MaxGER
+122.4
4.5 pts · #8
2Arsienko, OleksiyUKR
+109.2
4.0 pts · #15
3Tanvi TrivediSGP
+80.0
3.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Barth, TimonGER
-93.6
3.0 pts · #44
2Lipinsky, PierreGER
-80.0
3.5 pts · #20
3Kempa, Georg DariusGER
-55.6
3.0 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R1+341 Elo gap
Walke Kedar1512 beat Lipinsky, Pierre1853
R2+318 Elo gap
Tanvi Trivedi1559 beat Barth, Timon1877
R1+313 Elo gap
Eggen, Peter1563 beat Gaemperli, Ramon1876