Muenchner Jugend-Open 2025 U16 im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Jun 2025 to 13 Jun 2025 in Muenchen, Germany. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1131, and top seed was Peter Ernst (🇩🇪 GER, 1690).
Moritz Bechtle (🇩🇪 GER, 1629) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Peter Ernst (5.0) and Otto Naegele (4.0). Bechtle broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Otto Naegele (1546) beat Peter Ernst (1690), a +144-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMoritz Bechtle led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Moritz Bechtle held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Moritz Bechtle drew with Peter Ernst (White).
Moritz Bechtle went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moritz Bechtle | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Peter Ernst | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Otto Naegele | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Sophie Chenxin Zhong | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bechtle, Moritz | 1629 | GER | +12N | =8N | +4B | =2B | +3N | +5B | =7N | 5.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 19.50 | 1892 | +36.4 |
| 2 | Ernst, Peter | 1690 | GER | +11B | +7N | =5B | =1N | +4B | +6B | −3N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 17.25 | 1603 | -19.2 |
| 3 | Naegele, Otto | 1546 | GER | =9B | +6N | =10B | =5N | −1B | =4N | +2B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 1688 | +47.6 |
| 4 | Sheng, Marco Haoxuan | 0 | GER | =6B | +11N | −1N | +7B | −2N | =3B | +12B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Zhong, Sophie Chenxin | 1619 | GER | +13B | +9N | =2N | =3B | F | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1614 | -1.2 |
| 6 | Lola, Georgia-Maria | 1601 | GER | =4N | −3B | +9B | =8N | =11B | −2N | +13N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1479 | -20.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 34660011 | 0 | — | F | −2B | +12N | −4N | +8B | =11N | =1B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Schucht, Paul | 0 | GER | −10N | =1B | +13N | =6B | −7N | F | +9B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Arlt, Maike | 1577 | GER | =3N | −5B | −6N | +14B | −10N | +13B | −8N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1284 | -53.2 |
| 10 | Kanthaneyan Swaminathan | 1652 | IND | +8B | F | =3N | F | +9B | F | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1754 | +9.6 |
| 11 | Muehleck, Leo | 0 | GER | −2N | −4B | F | +12B | =6N | =7B | −5N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1364 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Pacholik, Paul | 0 | GER | −1B | +13N | −7B | −11N | F | +14B | −4N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 533044368 | 0 | — | −5N | −12B | −8B | F | +14N | −9N | −6B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 34697721 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −9N | −13B | −12N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Naegele, OttoGER+47.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Bechtle, MoritzGER+36.45.5 pts · #2
- 3Kanthaneyan SwaminathanIND+9.62.5 pts · #6
- 1Arlt, MaikeGER-53.22.5 pts · #9
- 2Lola, Georgia-MariaGER-20.03.5 pts · #7
- 3Ernst, PeterGER-19.25.0 pts · #4
- R7+144 Elo gap