96. Deutsche Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Meisterklasse
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 in Muenchen, Germany. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2603, and top seed was Vincent Keymer (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2720).
Vincent Keymer (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2720) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Matthias Bluebaum (5.5) and Dennis Wagner (5.0). Keymer won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Marco Dobrikov (IM, 2404) beat Rasmus Svane (GM, 2629), a +225-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Vincent Keymer led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Vincent Keymer never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Vincent Keymer opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Matthias Bluebaum); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Vincent Keymer beat GM Matthias Bluebaum (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇪GMKeymer, Vincent | 2720 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.75 | 38.0 | +9.8 | 2810 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪GMBluebaum, Matthias | 2660 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +2.7 | 2676 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪GMWagner, Dennis | 2616 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | +3.4 | 2644 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪GMSvane, Frederik | 2671 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.50 | 40.0 | -4.0 | 2638 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪GMSvane, Rasmus | 2629 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 21.00 | 40.5 | -3.4 | 2600 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪GMDonchenko, Alexander | 2615 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -1.6 | 2601 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪GMCosta, Leonardo | 2531 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | +9.8 | 2611 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪GMKraemer, Martin | 2581 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | -6.8 | 2525 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪GMHuschenbeth, Niclas | 2601 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.5 | 13.50 | 41.5 | -9.6 | 2523 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪IMDobrikov, Marco | 2404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 8.50 | 43.0 | -0.3 | 2405 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Costa, LeonardoGMGER+9.84.5 pts · #6
- 2Keymer, VincentGMGER+9.87.0 pts · #1
- 3Wagner, DennisGMGER+3.45.0 pts · #4
- 1Huschenbeth, NiclasGMGER-9.63.5 pts · #9
- 2Kraemer, MartinGMGER-6.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Svane, FrederikGMGER-4.05.0 pts · #3
- R3+225 Elo gap
- R9+105 Elo gap