Muenchen Chess Happening 2025

SwissStandard

88 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Muenchen, Germany. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2324, and top seed was Harry Grieve (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2487).

Krishna C R G (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2399) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Harry Grieve (4.5) and Ram Soffer (4.5). G shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Stefan Pachmayr (1691) beat Cem Galioglu (1996), a +305-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Muenchen, Germany

Dates

12 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧IMHarry Grieve2487

Avg top 10

2,324

Participants

Titled players · 10

GM×1

IM×4

FM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×41

🇦🇹Austria×6

🇹🇷Turkiye×6

🇵🇱Poland×5

🇨🇭Switzerland×5

🇮🇱Israel×4

🇬🇷Greece×3

🇮🇹Italy×3

Top 3

🥇
IMKrishna C R G
🇮🇳IND·2399
4.5pts·2552perf+8.4
🥈
IMHarry Grieve
🇬🇧ENG·2487
4.5pts·2598perf+5.6
🥉
GMRam Soffer
🇮🇱ISR·2424
4.5pts·2464perf+1.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Grieve4.5Krishna C R4.5Soffer4.5Kanli4Stoettner4Steinhauer4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.5/5. G takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Harry Grieve drew with IM Krishna C R G (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Harry Grieve 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Krishna C R G 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Ram Soffer 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMHarry Grieve	*	½	—	—
2IMKrishna C R G	½	*	—	1
3GMRam Soffer	—	—	*	—
4Kaan Kanli	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Krishna C R GIM	2399	IND	+59N	+26B	+11N	+5B	=2B	4.5	15.5	17.5	15.25	2552	+8.4
2	Grieve, HarryIM	2487	ENG	+41N	+21B	+24N	+6B	=1N	4.5	14.5	17.0	14.75	2598	+5.6
3	Soffer, RamGM	2424	ISR	+47B	+68N	+7B	=4N	+13B	4.5	13.5	15.0	13.00	2464	+1.8
4	Ovsepyan, Arshak	2204	GER	+62N	+23B	+17N	=3B	=10N	4.0	15.0	17.0	12.75	2324	+16.8
5	Belezky, AlexanderIM	2309	GER	+29B	+16N	+19B	−1N	+20B	4.0	14.0	17.0	12.50	2304	+1.4
6	Fedorovsky, MichaelIM	2388	GER	+48B	+37N	+12B	−2N	+22B	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.50	2358	+0.6
7	Golenia, Jan	2191	POL	+31N	+28B	−3N	+44B	+21N	4.0	13.5	15.5	11.00	2251	+9.4
8	Ertugrul, Berkay	1985	TUR	+67B	=15N	+30B	=22N	+19B	4.0	12.5	14.0	10.75	2267	+36.6
9	Reinhardt, Bernd	2105	GER	+45B	+63N	+14B	−13N	+25B	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.50	2167	+8.6
10	Stoettner, LukasFM	2238	GER	+49B	+50N	=13B	+34N	=4B	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.25	2225	+0.8
11	Kanli, Kaan	2138	TUR	+52B	+42N	−1B	+50N	+27B	4.0	12.0	14.0	9.50	2217	+11.4
12	Steinhauer, Artur	2107	GER	+40N	+51B	−6N	+61B	+71N	4.0	10.5	12.0	8.00	2212	+14.0
13	Schreidl, Michael	2047	GER	+57N	+84B	=10N	+9B	−3N	3.5	14.5	15.0	8.50	2199	+32.8
14	Boehme, SebastianFM	2262	GER	+43N	+20B	−9N	+23B	=17N	3.5	13.5	16.0	10.25	2125	-13.2
15	Jiang, BrandonFM	2326	USA	+56N	=8B	=34B	=16N	+35B	3.5	12.5	14.5	9.50	2096	-20.6
16	Kaser, Nicolas	1973	SUI	+58N	−5B	+36N	=15B	+39N	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	2071	+14.0
17	Iwan, Patryk	2020	POL	+54B	+87N	−4B	+46N	=14B	3.5	11.5	11.5	5.75	2101	+20.0
18	Salsa, Nicola	2071	ITA	=53B	+82N	−27B	+45N	+34B	3.5	9.5	10.5	6.50	1916	-28.0
19	Finke, Kelsie JosefineWCM	2078	GER	+39N	+61B	−5N	+51B	−8N	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.50	2019	-5.2
20	Tomasjan, Samuel	1960	GER	+74B	−14N	+52B	+24B	−5N	3.0	12.5	14.0	6.50	2074	+31.2
21	Weber, Nikita	2010	GER	+69B	−2N	+48B	+63N	−7B	3.0	12.5	14.0	5.50	2053	+12.4
22	Schott, Guido	2020	GER	=35N	+60B	+79N	=8B	−6N	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.25	1963	-5.2
23	Kelemen, Alexander	1933	GER	+76B	−4N	+33B	−14N	+49B	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.00	1964	+5.4
24	Hohelj, Stanislav	2198	UKR	+36B	+46N	−2B	−20N	+51B	3.0	12.0	14.0	6.50	2084	-11.2
25	Furber, Tom	0	ENG	+73B	−32N	+47B	+26B	−9N	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.50	2002	0.0
26	Budjav, Enkhjargal	1992	AUT	+70B	−1N	+49B	−25N	+48B	3.0	11.5	13.0	5.50	2091	+10.2
27	Patel, Palak	1882	IND	=80N	+35B	+18N	=71B	−11N	3.0	11.5	12.5	7.25	2048	+17.4
28	Iberl, Michael	1926	GER	+64B	−7N	=45B	=32N	+52B	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.50	1891	-1.6
29	Erhardt, Daniel	1789	GER	−5N	+58B	=68B	+53N	=30B	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.25	1970	+42.0
30	Maurer, JochenFM	2126	GER	+55N	=44B	−8N	+79B	=29N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.50	1906	-23.4
31	Para, Tomasz	1737	POL	−7B	=76N	+67B	=38N	+46B	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.25	1922	+21.0
32	Munier, Alexis	2053	FRA	F	+25B	=44N	=28B	+60N	3.0	10.0	10.0	7.50	1965	-10.8
33	Ehammer, Marcel	1672	AUT	−38N	+83B	−23N	+87B	+44N	3.0	8.0	8.0	2.50	1844	+21.2
34	Sowka, Patrick	1893	GER	+83N	+38B	=15N	−10B	−18N	2.5	13.5	14.0	4.75	2094	+16.6
35	Sack, Django	1603	GER	=22B	−27N	+66N	+43B	−15N	2.5	12.0	14.0	6.00	1891	+33.0
36	Fellner, Leon	1761	GER	−24N	+78B	−16B	+70N	=37B	2.5	10.5	11.5	3.75	1835	+16.4
37	Barsov, Vladislav	1987	GER	+85N	−6B	−62N	+54B	=36N	2.5	10.5	11.0	3.75	1825	-38.8
38	Boschetti, Claudio	2125	SUI	+33B	−34N	F	=31B	+56N	2.5	10.5	10.5	6.50	1883	-19.8
39	Vorsilka, Jiri	1642	CZE	−19B	+88N	=42B	+73N	−16B	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.75	1875	+19.4
40	Bacall, Udi	1661	ISR	−12B	+65N	−46B	=47N	+72B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.50	1674	0.0
41	Kuebart, Thore, Dr.	1873	GER	−2B	−54N	+75B	=69N	+55N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1737	-17.4
42	Pelekanakis, Konstantinos	1923	AUT	+77N	−11B	=39N	+57B	F	2.5	9.5	9.5	4.25	1803	-8.4
43	Tani, Florian	1788	ALB	−14B	=67N	+70B	−35N	+69B	2.5	9.0	10.5	3.75	1708	-24.0
44	Cassel, Silas	1903	GER	+65B	=30N	=32B	−7N	−33B	2.0	13.0	15.0	5.00	1818	-18.8
45	Wang, Enya Marie	1645	GER	−9N	+86B	=28N	−18B	=54N	2.0	12.5	13.0	3.00	1717	+6.0
46	Koerner, Florian	1933	GER	+78N	−24B	+40N	−17B	−31N	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.50	1758	-42.4
47	Dahnovici, Alexander-Leonard	1848	ROU	−3N	+81B	−25N	=40B	=57N	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.25	1784	-16.8
48	Donauer Daniel	1816	SUI	−6N	+85B	−21N	+58B	−26N	2.0	12.0	12.5	2.50	1790	-5.2
49	Isik, Tahsin Bugra	1787	TUR	−10N	+75B	−26N	+84B	−23N	2.0	11.5	12.0	2.00	1712	-9.2
50	Grimm, Pascal	1942	GER	+75N	−10B	+55N	−11B	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	1899	-2.8
51	Kuehn, Marvin	1883	GER	+88B	−12N	+69B	−19N	−24N	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1804	-9.0
52	Zinn, August	1680	GER	−11N	+77B	−20N	+86B	−28N	2.0	11.0	11.5	1.50	1189	-8.6
53	Kinas, Tomasz	1635	POL	=18N	+66B	−71N	−29B	=59N	2.0	10.5	12.0	4.75	1813	+19.4
54	Labedz, Rafal	1623	POL	−17N	+41B	=73B	−37N	=45B	2.0	10.5	12.0	4.25	1815	+20.0
55	Dehnavi, Emad	1676	IRI	−30B	+64N	−50B	+65N	−41B	2.0	9.5	11.5	4.00	1640	-12.0
56	Albano, Axel	1798	ITA	−15B	−70N	+64B	+77N	−38B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1647	-17.2
57	Suryaprakash, Smrithi	1630	GER	−13B	=72N	+76B	−42N	=47B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.75	1740	+15.2
58	Plepelic, Michael	1543	CRO	−16B	−29N	+88B	−48N	+77B	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1049	-17.6
59	Strasser, Josef	1822	AUT	−1B	−69N	=78B	+76N	=53B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.50	1613	-27.4
60	Pachmayr, Stefan	1691	GER	F	−22N	+72B	+68N	−32B	2.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1898	+12.8
61	Baotic, Daniel	1881	SUI	+72B	−19N	+87B	−12N	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1293	-9.2
62	Matsarski, David	1765	GER	−4B	+74N	+37B	F	F	2.0	8.0	8.0	4.00	2017	+36.0
63	Topalidis, Pavlos	1880	GRE	+86N	−9B	+84N	−21B	F	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	1258	-10.8
64	Malamousi, Georgia	1440	GRE	−28N	−55B	−56N	+85B	+87N	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.50	1523	+10.0
65	Gadamshetty Kishore, Samarth	0	GER	−44N	−40B	+85N	−55B	+83N	2.0	7.0	7.5	1.00	1504	0.0
66	Schaffer, Erik	1782	GER	F	−53N	−35B	+78N	+67B	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	1563	-21.8
67	Freiberg, Doron	1544	ISR	−8N	=43B	−31N	+83B	−66N	1.5	11.5	12.0	1.75	1493	-5.2
68	Galioglu, Cem	1996	TUR	+81N	−3B	=29N	−60B	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	2.50	1781	-22.6
69	Varli, Mehmet Fatih	1601	TUR	−21N	+59B	−51N	=41B	−43N	1.5	10.0	12.0	3.25	1724	+12.2
70	Jena, Aakarshan	1595	GER	−26N	+56B	−43N	−36B	=84N	1.5	10.0	10.5	2.25	1641	+6.0
71	Bozov, Ahmet	1999	BUL	F	F	+53B	=27N	−12B	1.5	9.0	9.0	3.50	1875	-8.2
72	Manglkrammer, Jonah	0	AUT	−61N	=57B	−60N	+81B	−40N	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.00	1543	0.0
73	Prassas, David	1911	GER	−25N	+80B	=54N	−39B	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.00	1440	-46.8
74	Nathrath, Leni	1524	GER	−20N	−62B	=83N	+80B	−79N	1.5	7.0	7.5	1.25	1019	-19.2
75	Qiu, Caspar	1509	GER	−50B	−49N	−41N	+88B	=86N	1.5	7.0	7.0	0.25	1056	-13.6
76	Shiloah, Eylon	1503	ISR	−23N	=31B	−57N	−59B	=80N	1.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1451	-5.0
77	Ertelt, Jonathan	0	GER	−42B	−52N	+81N	−56B	−58N	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.00	1468	0.0
78	Tuor, Elena	1461	SUI	−46B	−36N	=59N	−66B	=85N	1.0	8.5	9.0	1.25	1515	+3.2
79	Baumann, Dominik	1769	GER	F	F	−22B	−30N	+74B	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.50	1765	-3.6
80	Maleczek, Kian	0	AUT	=27B	−73N	−82B	−74N	=76B	1.0	7.0	8.0	2.00	1468	0.0
81	Kuebart, Ela Marie	1596	GER	−68B	−47N	−77B	−72N	+88N	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1123	-10.8
82	Geier, Jakob	1718	GER	F	−18B	+80N	F	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	1270	-4.4
83	FIDE 533061572	0	—	−34B	−33N	=74B	−67N	−65B	0.5	9.0	10.5	0.75	1339	0.0
84	Ozhan, Ismail Ege	0	TUR	F	−13N	−63B	−49N	=70B	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.75	1506	0.0
85	Gaggia, Michele	1548	ITA	−37B	−48N	−65B	−64N	=78B	0.5	8.5	9.5	0.50	1345	-40.8
86	Pandel, Michael	0	GER	−63B	−45N	F	−52N	=75B	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1356	0.0
87	FIDE 533060576	0	—	F	−17B	−61N	−33N	−64B	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	954	0.0
88	Malamousi, Evanthia	0	GRE	−51N	−39B	−58N	−75N	−81B	0.0	8.0	9.0	0.00	834	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Erhardt, DanielGER
+42.0
3.0 pts · #25
2Ertugrul, BerkayTUR
+36.6
4.0 pts · #9
3Matsarski, DavidGER
+36.0
2.0 pts · #44

Top rating losers

1Prassas, DavidGER
-46.8
1.5 pts · #75
2Koerner, FlorianGER
-42.4
2.0 pts · #41
3Gaggia, MicheleITA
-40.8
0.5 pts · #76

Biggest upsets

R4+305 Elo gap
Pachmayr, Stefan1691 beat Galioglu, Cem1996
R4+269 Elo gap
Vorsilka, Jiri1642 beat Prassas, David1911
R2+250 Elo gap
Labedz, Rafal1623 beat Kuebart, Thore, Dr.1873