42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier
Open SwissStandard
59 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Muenchen, Germany. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1879, and top seed was Uwe Kuebler (🇩🇪 GER, 2002).
Zuzanna Sobczak (🇩🇪 GER, 1683) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Uwe Kuebler (7.0) and Ulviye Yaren Isler (6.5). Sobczak shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ivan Lytvynenko (1556) beat Anton Santl (1914), a +358-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
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇪Germany×55
🇮🇷Iran×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Sobczak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.5).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Uwe Kuebler drew with Zuzanna Sobczak (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Uwe Kuebler 4 wins (R5–R8)Zuzanna Sobczak 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Uwe Kuebler | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Zuzanna Sobczak | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Ulviye Yaren Isler | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4David Prassas | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sobczak, Zuzanna | 1683 | GER | +10B | +13B | =22N | +6B | +5N | +12N | =4B | =3N | =2B | 7.0 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 39.75 | 2053 | +159.6 |
| 2 | Kuebler, Uwe | 2002 | GER | =24N | +25B | =3N | =29B | +11N | +13B | +22N | +4B | =1N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 37.00 | 1964 | -5.6 |
| 3 | Isler, Ulviye Yaren | 1554 | TUR | +29B | +14N | =2B | +9N | −22N | +39B | +6N | =1B | =4N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 34.25 | 1982 | +96.4 |
| 4 | Prassas, David | 1783 | GER | =7B | +35N | +42B | +30N | +14B | +22B | =1N | −2N | =3B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 30.25 | 1818 | +16.8 |
| 5 | Heider, Dirk | 1772 | GER | +44B | +51N | +33B | =12N | −1B | =9N | +14B | =8N | =6B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 25.25 | 1855 | +18.2 |
| 6 | Schaefer, Lutz | 1834 | GER | +50B | =42N | +26B | −1N | +23B | +30N | −3B | +22B | =5N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 24.50 | 1800 | -4.2 |
| 7 | Lytvynenko, Ivan | 1556 | GER | =4N | =11B | −43N | +57B | +47N | +10B | −9B | +29N | +14B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 23.50 | 1918 | +165.2 |
| 8 | Samaan, Wael | 1860 | GER | +59N | −23B | F | +16N | +15B | =29N | +20B | =5B | +9N | 6.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 26.00 | 1938 | +16.2 |
| 9 | Solger, Bernhard | 1829 | GER | =54N | +47B | +36N | −3B | +27N | =5B | +7N | =12B | −8B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 23.25 | 1788 | -7.4 |
| 10 | Santl, Anton | 1914 | GER | −1N | +17B | =32N | +36B | −29N | −7N | +38B | +23B | +30N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 23.00 | 1676 | -42.0 |
| 11 | Schaffer, Erik | 1759 | GER | F | =7N | +51B | =15N | −2B | +38N | +29B | +18B | =12N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 22.50 | 1872 | +23.0 |
| 12 | Hymer, Heiko | 1964 | GER | +16B | F | =23N | =5B | +21N | −1B | +13N | =9N | =11B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 25.75 | 1840 | -47.2 |
| 13 | Bauer, Werner | 1824 | GER | +17B | −1N | F | +45N | +20B | −2N | −12B | +35N | +15B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 22.00 | 1865 | +9.0 |
| 14 | Mucke, Sebastian | 1838 | GER | +55N | −3B | +54N | +24B | −4N | +33B | −5N | +34B | −7N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 1702 | -30.2 |
| 15 | Kirsch, Martin | 1815 | GER | +56N | =32B | =24N | =11B | −8N | +28B | =31N | +25B | −13N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 18.50 | 1694 | -23.6 |
| 16 | Artemenko, Isabella | 1689 | GER | −12N | =28B | +41N | −8B | +36N | =23B | =33N | +24B | =18N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 21.00 | 1769 | +33.2 |
| 17 | Pacaro, Kayra | 1683 | GER | −13N | −10N | +38B | +46B | +32N | =34B | =25N | =30B | =37N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 18.25 | 1718 | +18.4 |
| 18 | Eicher, David | 1848 | GER | =47N | −24B | +40N | +25B | =34N | =31B | +43B | −11N | =16B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 18.75 | 1746 | -47.6 |
| 19 | Lorenz, Oda | 1789 | GER | =46B | +48N | −30N | −27B | =40N | +41B | =23N | =28B | +31N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 17.50 | 1711 | -13.0 |
| 20 | Karcher, Berthold | 1787 | GER | =41N | =54B | +46N | +32B | −13N | +24B | −8N | +31B | F | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 17.50 | 1754 | -5.4 |
| 21 | Lindner, Manuel | 1792 | GER | =48B | =46N | +31B | +33N | −12B | F | =27N | =40B | +22N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 1771 | -3.6 |
| 22 | Schmitzer, Peter | 1853 | GER | +53B | +31N | =1B | +23N | +3B | −4N | −2B | −6N | −21B | 4.5 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 20.50 | 1730 | -27.8 |
| 23 | Bullak, Agim Mathias | 1606 | GER | +39B | +8N | =12B | −22B | −6N | =16N | =19B | −10N | +43B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 20.00 | 1835 | +101.6 |
| 24 | Cheng, Diwen | 1696 | GER | =2B | +18N | =15B | −14N | +35B | −20N | =32B | −16N | +38B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 1707 | +6.8 |
| 25 | Apelt, Andreas | 1713 | GER | =38B | −2N | +49B | −18N | +42B | +48N | =17B | −15N | =26B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 14.50 | 1687 | -6.4 |
| 26 | Andrade, Luis | 1768 | GER | =27N | +41B | −6N | =28B | −31N | =40B | +47N | =33B | =25N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 16.50 | 1648 | -25.2 |
| 27 | Kanthaneyan Swaminathan | 1626 | IND | =26B | =57N | =39B | +19N | −9B | =45N | =21B | =32N | =35B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 17.25 | 1707 | +38.4 |
| 28 | Jeanjean, Fabien | 0 | GER | −?B | =16N | +53B | =26N | =45B | −15N | +48B | =19N | =39N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 15.00 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Wittko, Alexander | 1781 | GER | −3N | +55B | +44N | =2N | +10B | =8B | −11N | −7B | F | 4.0 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 16.00 | 1731 | -20.0 |
| 30 | Ucksche, Jonathan | 0 | GER | F | +37N | +19B | −4B | +52N | −6B | =34N | =17N | −10B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 1793 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Guzzon, Lapo | 1641 | GER | +43N | −22B | −21N | +44B | +26B | =18N | =15B | −20N | −19B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 15.50 | 1737 | +44.8 |
| 32 | Wittenberger, Henri | 1430 | GER | +45B | =15N | =10B | −20N | −17B | F | =24N | =27B | +34N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 16.75 | 1736 | +112.0 |
| 33 | Grunert, Greta | 1521 | GER | +34N | +52B | −5N | −21B | +43B | −14N | =16B | =26N | F | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 13.75 | 1784 | +101.2 |
| 34 | Schattmann, Alfred | 1752 | GER | −33B | =49N | +50B | +42N | =18B | =17N | =30B | −14N | −32B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 13.75 | 1562 | -35.2 |
| 35 | Breintner, Maximilian | 1540 | GER | F | −4B | =47N | +54B | −24N | +52B | +39N | −13B | =27N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.50 | 1734 | +83.2 |
| 36 | Hoedtke, Mark-Munir | 1727 | GER | F | +38N | −9B | −10N | −16B | −50N | +58B | +44N | +46B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.50 | 1669 | -11.8 |
| 37 | Stalder, Justus | 1743 | GER | F | −30B | F | +50N | −38B | +54N | =44B | +42N | =17B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.00 | 1663 | -19.6 |
| 38 | Ahmadi Niri, Amirabbas | 1436 | IRI | =25N | −36B | −17N | +59B | +37N | −11B | −10N | +56B | −24N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 7.25 | 1638 | +82.4 |
| 39 | Bausch, Jean | 1789 | GER | −23N | +59B | =27N | +48B | F | −3N | −35B | =46N | =28B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.75 | 1551 | -43.8 |
| 40 | Meissner, Alexander | 1586 | GER | F | F | −18B | +49N | =19B | =26N | +50B | =21N | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 12.25 | 1810 | +71.2 |
| 41 | Hering, Robert | 1585 | GER | =20B | −26N | −16B | =55N | +56B | −19N | =54B | +48N | F | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.75 | 1656 | +28.4 |
| 42 | Kallepalli, Srinivas | 0 | GER | +58N | =6B | −4N | −34B | −25N | =49B | +55N | −37B | −51N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 5.75 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Hiltner, Karlpeter, Dr. | 1820 | GER | −31B | =53N | +7B | F | −33N | +46B | −18N | =49B | −23N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.75 | 1552 | -56.2 |
| 44 | Ahmadi Niri, Ali | 1549 | IRI | −5N | F | −29B | −31N | +55B | =47B | =37N | −36B | +49N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.75 | 1621 | +13.8 |
| 45 | Straub, Jochen | 1699 | GER | −32N | +56B | +52N | −13B | =28N | =27B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1671 | -3.4 |
| 46 | Eggen, Peter | 1590 | GER | =19N | =21B | −20B | −17N | +58B | −43N | F | =39B | −36N | 2.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 7.25 | 1619 | +12.0 |
| 47 | Vignesh, Sara | 1673 | GER | =18B | −9N | =35B | +51N | −7B | =44N | −26B | F | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.00 | 1485 | -58.4 |
| 48 | Daoud, Haval | 1625 | GER | =21N | −19B | +58N | −39N | +57B | −25B | −28N | −41B | F | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 1627 | -0.4 |
| 49 | Dreisch, Juergen | 1669 | GER | −52N | =34B | −25N | −40B | F | =42N | +51B | =43N | −44B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 1437 | -33.6 |
| 50 | Waibel, Ulrich | 1652 | GER | −6N | =58B | −34N | −37B | F | +36B | −40N | F | +56N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.75 | 1608 | -9.0 |
| 51 | Jena, Aakarshan | 0 | GER | F | −5B | −11N | −47B | −53N | F | −49N | +54B | +42B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.50 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Gronde, Benedikt | 1843 | GER | +49B | −33N | −45B | +56N | −30B | −35N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 1537 | -38.6 |
| 53 | Merle, Atreyu Lukas | 1679 | GER | −22N | =43B | −28N | F | +51B | F | =56N | F | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.75 | 1643 | -6.0 |
| 54 | Davis, Linus | 1641 | GER | =9B | =20N | −14B | −35N | F | −37B | =41N | −51N | F | 1.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.00 | 1525 | -36.8 |
| 55 | Jalilvand, Mahdi | 1657 | GER | −14B | −29N | =59N | =41B | −44N | F | −42B | F | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1446 | -52.4 |
| 56 | Prechtl, Fritz, Dr. | 1631 | GER | −15B | −45N | F | −52B | −41N | F | =53B | −38N | −50B | 0.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.00 | 1250 | -104.4 |
| 57 | Kink, Theo | 1745 | GER | F | =27B | F | −7N | −48N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 1329 | -62.4 |
| 58 | Merle, Alexander, Dr. | 1696 | GER | −42B | =50N | −48B | F | −46N | F | −36N | F | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 1326 | -70.8 |
| 59 | Foerster, Wolfgang | 1682 | GER | −8B | −39N | =55B | −38N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 1362 | -29.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lytvynenko, IvanGER+165.26.0 pts · #5
- 2Sobczak, ZuzannaGER+159.67.0 pts · #2
- 3Wittenberger, HenriGER+112.04.0 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Prechtl, Fritz, Dr.GER-104.40.5 pts · #58
- 2Merle, Alexander, Dr.GER-70.80.5 pts · #57
- 3Kink, TheoGER-62.40.5 pts · #59
Biggest upsets
- R6+358 Elo gap
- R2+322 Elo gap
- R9+322 Elo gap