42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier

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66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Muenchen, Germany. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2172, and top seed was Alexander Belezky (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2293).

Lukas Melzner (🇩🇪 GER, CM, 2137) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Richard Litzka (7.0) and Alexander Belezky (7.0). Melzner shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Luca Mittermeier (1723) beat Michael Osthoff (2061), a +338-point gap.

Location

🇩🇪Muenchen, Germany

Dates

06 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMAlexander Belezky2293

Avg top 10

2,172

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×2

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇩🇪Germany×58

🇧🇪Belgium×5

🇩🇰Denmark×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

Top 3

🥇
CMLukas Melzner
🇩🇪GER·2137
7.5pts·2364perf+49.6
🥈
Richard Litzka
🇩🇪GER·2225
7.0pts·2268perf+11.6
🥉
IMAlexander Belezky
🇩🇪GER·2293
7.0pts·2303perf+2.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Lukas Melzner led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Melzner7.5Belezky7Litzka7Kessler6Ploetz6Wunderlich6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE13 Sept

CM Lukas Melzner takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Lukas Melzner drew with IM Alexander Belezky (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Lukas Melzner 3 wins (R7–R9)Richard Litzka 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMLukas Melzner	*	½	½	—
2IMAlexander Belezky	½	*	½	—
3Richard Litzka	½	½	*	—
4Jan Kessler	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Melzner, LukasCM	2137	GER	+33B	+18N	=3B	+22N	=4B	=2B	+26N	+11N	+7B	7.5	44.5	48.5	38.50	2364	+49.6
2	Litzka, Richard	2225	GER	+37B	+27N	+12B	=4N	=3B	=1N	+21B	=5N	+10B	7.0	46.0	50.0	36.75	2268	+11.6
3	Belezky, AlexanderIM	2293	GER	+43N	+14B	=1N	+42B	=2N	+7B	=4N	=8B	+23N	7.0	44.5	48.0	35.00	2303	+2.2
4	Wunderlich, EliasFM	2113	GER	+10N	+25B	+8N	=2B	=1N	=13B	=3B	−6N	+11B	6.0	48.5	53.0	33.75	2260	+70.8
5	Ploetz, Werner, Dr.	2171	GER	=41N	+39B	=24N	−9B	+25N	+14B	=22N	=2B	+26N	6.0	39.0	42.5	27.25	2128	-8.4
6	Kessler, Jan	2126	GER	F	F	=28N	+51B	+50N	+24B	=7N	+4B	+8N	6.0	32.0	32.0	27.00	2309	+28.2
7	Parsch, Christian	2027	GER	+52B	=59N	+15B	+32N	=11B	−3N	=6B	+21N	−1N	5.5	42.5	45.5	24.00	2128	+24.6
8	Reich, ThomasIM	2290	GER	+35B	+23N	−4B	−21N	+40B	+36N	+17B	=3N	−6B	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.50	2103	-17.5
9	Naessens, Wolf	1977	BEL	F	+40N	=11B	+5N	=12B	−21N	+15B	=17N	+24B	5.5	38.5	38.5	26.50	2165	+39.4
10	Schelle, Michael	1891	GER	−4B	+62N	−23B	=44N	+63N	+34B	+42N	+16B	−2N	5.5	35.5	37.5	18.25	2023	+31.2
11	Pieper, Thomas, Dr.	2226	GER	=57N	+31B	=9N	+27B	=7N	=26B	+13N	−1B	−4N	5.0	43.0	46.0	23.25	2051	-37.8
12	Ritzka, Simon	2028	GER	+60N	+50B	−2N	+25B	=9N	−32B	=27N	=14B	=21B	5.0	38.5	41.0	19.75	2037	+1.4
13	Fauth, Dietmar, Dr.	2072	GER	+36B	=47N	=17B	+23N	=21B	=4N	−11B	−24N	+35B	5.0	37.5	41.0	22.00	2052	-4.8
14	Graf, Christian	1996	GER	+54B	−3N	=59B	+30N	=36B	−5N	+48B	=12N	=22B	5.0	37.0	40.0	18.75	2022	+5.0
15	Schmidt, Hans Christoph	1950	GER	+65N	=42B	−7N	+34B	+16N	−22B	−9N	+39B	=19B	5.0	36.5	37.0	17.25	1997	+11.6
16	Krumm, Arthur	2028	GER	=48B	+30N	=21B	=35N	−15B	+40N	+59B	−10N	=18B	5.0	35.0	38.0	19.25	1948	-20.0
17	Malfliet, Alexander	2021	BEL	F	+41B	=13N	+49B	−32N	+39B	−8N	=9B	+25N	5.0	35.0	35.0	19.75	2086	+13.8
18	Carton, Patrick	1962	IRL	+56N	−1B	=34N	+41B	−26N	=49B	=39N	+45B	=16N	5.0	34.5	37.5	17.75	1949	-2.8
19	Kell, Stefan	2003	GER	=51N	+28B	−22N	−39B	=49N	=31B	+34N	+41B	=15N	5.0	32.5	35.5	19.75	1913	-20.8
20	Adami, Philipp	0	GER	−47B	=58N	−36B	−52N	+62B	+55N	=33B	+54N	+50B	5.0	26.5	28.5	14.50	1894	0.0
21	Kerkhoff, Jan	1967	GER	F	+51B	=16N	+8B	=13N	+9B	−2N	−7B	=12N	4.5	41.5	41.5	21.50	2099	+27.4
22	Beck, Felix	2041	GER	F	+55N	+19B	−1B	=24N	+15N	=5B	F	=14N	4.5	40.5	40.5	20.75	2128	+34.4
23	Galow, Michael	1992	GER	+45N	−8B	+10N	−13B	+31N	=42B	+30N	F	−3B	4.5	40.0	43.5	19.75	2049	+11.4
24	Cappan, Pjotr	1969	BEL	F	+48N	=5B	=29N	=22B	−6N	+36B	+13B	−9N	4.5	38.5	38.5	19.50	2060	+40.0
25	Bilandzic, Ante	1959	DEN	+62B	−4N	+64B	−12N	−5B	=48N	+40B	+33N	−17B	4.5	34.5	36.0	12.50	1924	-7.4
26	Paes, Martijn	2032	BEL	F	F	+58B	+33N	+18B	=11N	−1B	+35N	−5B	4.5	34.5	34.5	18.50	2125	+18.2
27	Basener, Winfried	1977	GER	+53B	−2B	+31N	−11N	+33B	+29N	=12B	F	F	4.5	33.0	33.0	18.50	2096	+22.8
28	Komarov, Jan	1865	GER	=32B	−19N	=6B	=55N	=44B	=53N	=60B	+48N	=29B	4.5	32.5	35.0	16.50	1928	+14.6
29	Guenther, Joerg	2028	GER	+34N	=46B	=49N	=24B	=39N	−27B	=50N	=30B	=28N	4.5	32.0	35.0	17.25	1897	-30.6
30	Hoehfeld, Markus	1911	GER	F	−16B	+65N	−14B	+51N	+35N	−23B	=29N	+46B	4.5	30.0	30.0	13.25	1968	+13.6
31	Lipinsky, Pierre	1773	GER	+66B	−11N	−27B	+64N	−23B	=19N	+46N	F	+43B	4.5	27.5	27.5	11.00	2002	+92.0
32	Pfaar, Zeno	2071	GER	=28N	+57B	+46N	−7B	+17B	+12N	F	F	F	4.5	26.5	26.5	18.75	2155	+12.8
33	Haselbeck, Franz	1903	GER	−1N	+56B	+50N	−26B	−27N	=45B	=20N	−25B	+49N	4.0	35.5	38.5	13.25	1872	-7.8
34	Schleich, Theodor, Dr.	1840	GER	−29B	+44N	=18B	−15N	+61B	−10N	−19B	+55N	=37B	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.50	1856	+3.6
35	Oezden, Kadir	1916	GER	−8N	+45B	+53N	=16B	=42N	−30B	+49N	−26B	−13N	4.0	34.5	37.5	13.75	1918	-0.2
36	Hentze, Jakob	1885	GER	−13N	=65B	+20N	+46B	=14N	−8B	−24N	F	+52B	4.0	32.0	32.0	14.25	1916	+2.8
37	Nguyen, David	1853	GER	−2N	−53B	=56N	−63B	+65N	=51B	+38N	=43B	=34N	4.0	29.5	30.0	11.25	1835	-5.8
38	Osthoff, Michael	2061	GER	−59B	=52N	−40B	−61N	+54B	=63N	−37B	+57N	+48B	4.0	25.0	27.0	11.50	1781	-62.4
39	Hornung, Hans, Dr.	1927	GER	F	−5N	+52B	+19N	=29B	−17N	=18B	−15N	=40B	3.5	37.0	37.0	14.50	1932	0.0
40	Jacobs, Maarten	1860	BEL	F	−9B	+38N	+43B	−8N	−16B	−25N	+49B	=39N	3.5	34.5	34.5	12.25	1941	+14.2
41	Gendler, Juri	1904	GER	=5B	−17N	+61B	−18N	+52B	−59N	+44B	−19N	F	3.5	34.0	36.5	12.00	1865	-9.6
42	Mueller, Fabian	2030	GER	+58B	=15N	+47B	−3N	=35B	=23N	−10B	F	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	13.25	1984	-18.8
43	Jachs, Walter	1934	GER	−3B	=54N	+48B	−40N	=60B	=44N	=53B	=37N	−31N	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.00	1779	-78.4
44	Schmoelzing, Matthias	1723	GER	−46N	−34B	+45N	=10B	=28N	=43B	−41N	+56B	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	13.25	1821	+39.6
45	Candussio, Hannes	1786	GER	−23B	−35N	−44B	+62N	+58B	=33N	+57B	−18N	F	3.5	30.5	32.5	10.00	1832	+17.2
46	Kuempers, Ulrich	1922	GER	+44B	=29N	−32B	−36N	−48B	+64N	−31B	+63N	−30N	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.25	1770	-36.6
47	Lochte, Thomas	1998	GER	+20N	=13B	−42N	F	+53B	F	F	F	+60N	3.5	19.0	19.0	13.00	2023	+2.8
48	Hartmann, Karl-Heinz	1836	GER	=16N	−24B	−43N	+65B	+46N	=25B	−14N	−28B	−38N	3.0	34.5	35.0	8.75	1814	-5.8
49	Ruff, Korbinian	1728	GER	=55B	+66N	=29B	−17N	=19B	=18N	−35B	−40N	−33B	3.0	34.0	34.0	8.75	1839	+44.8
50	Sakkal, Cherin	1935	GER	+64B	−12N	−33B	+54N	−6B	=60N	=29B	F	−20N	3.0	33.0	34.5	8.00	1857	-14.2
51	Schaad, Simon Ulrich Maria	1800	GER	=19B	−21N	+55B	−6N	−30B	=37N	=61B	=52N	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	10.25	1831	+3.6
52	Boehm, Bruno	1805	GER	−7N	=38B	−39N	+20B	−41N	=56B	=54N	=51B	−36N	3.0	31.5	34.5	11.50	1702	-21.8
53	Hennig, Ulf	1774	GER	−27N	+37N	−35B	+57B	−47N	=28B	=43N	F	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	11.00	1872	+17.2
54	Levanzov, Yevgeny	1790	ISR	−14N	=43B	=57N	−50B	−38N	+58N	=52B	−20B	=56N	3.0	29.5	32.5	9.25	1821	+4.2
55	Bumes, Konrad	1957	GER	=49N	−22B	−51N	=28B	=56N	−20B	+64N	−34B	=62B	3.0	29.0	30.5	7.75	1717	-51.0
56	Moser, Andreas	1769	GER	−18B	−33N	=37B	=58N	=55B	=52N	=63B	−44N	=54B	3.0	28.5	30.5	9.00	1723	-11.4
57	Stang, Wolfgang	1912	GER	=11B	−32N	=54B	−53N	=64B	=61N	−45N	−38B	+63B	3.0	27.5	29.0	8.00	1748	-40.2
58	Klocke, Bernward, Dr.	1850	GER	−42N	=20B	−26N	=56B	−45N	−54B	=62N	+64B	=61N	3.0	27.0	28.5	7.75	1674	-37.6
59	Emet, Ensar	1856	GER	+38N	=7B	=14N	F	F	+41B	−16N	F	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	12.75	2075	+29.6
60	Junker, Carsten, Dr.	1835	GER	−12B	−64N	+62B	F	=43N	=50B	=28N	F	−47B	2.5	23.0	23.0	7.50	1776	-11.6
61	Mittermeier, Luca	1723	GER	F	F	−41N	+38B	−34N	=57B	=51N	F	=58B	2.5	20.5	20.5	8.50	1838	+32.4
62	Stempfle, Tobias	1747	GER	−25N	−10B	−60N	−45B	−20N	+65B	=58B	F	=55N	2.0	27.5	27.5	3.50	1698	-9.8
63	Steuer, Christopher	1786	GER	F	F	F	+37N	−10B	=38B	=56N	−46B	−57N	2.0	23.0	23.0	7.50	1776	-2.2
64	Chilachava, David	1641	GER	−50N	+60B	−25N	−31B	=57N	−46B	−55B	−58N	F	1.5	27.0	27.0	4.00	1642	-1.6
65	Runge, Bernd	1713	GER	−15B	=36N	−30B	−48N	−37B	−62N	F	F	F	0.5	22.5	22.5	2.00	1462	-53.2
66	Belkahia, Tijani	2031	GER	−31N	−49B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	951	-33.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lipinsky, PierreGER
+92.0
4.5 pts · #29
2Wunderlich, EliasFMGER
+70.8
6.0 pts · #6
3Melzner, LukasCMGER
+49.6
7.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Jachs, WalterGER
-78.4
3.5 pts · #39
2Osthoff, MichaelGER
-62.4
4.0 pts · #36
3Runge, BerndGER
-53.2
0.5 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R4+338 Elo gap
Mittermeier, Luca1723 beat Osthoff, Michael2061
R4+323 Elo gap
Kerkhoff, Jan1967 beat IMReich, Thomas2290
R2+303 Elo gap
Ruff, Korbinian1728 beat Belkahia, Tijani2031