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GM-Normenturnier der DSJ 2025

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Sept 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2464, and top seed was Nikita Meshkovs (🇱🇻 LAT, GM, 2554).

Vladimir Baklan (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2552) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Toms Kantans (6.0) and Nikita Meshkovs (5.5). Baklan won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Julian Martin (IM, 2356) beat Arthur De Winter (IM, 2462), a +106-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany
Dates
30 Sept 2025 → 05 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇻GMNikita Meshkovs2554
Avg top 10
2,464
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×7
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇪Germany×6
🇱🇻Latvia×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

GM Vladimir Baklan led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
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#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Baklan takes lead
R4 · LEADER CHANGE02 Oct

GM Vladimir Baklan takes the sole lead (3.0/4).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Vladimir Baklan drew with GM Toms Kantans (White).

R3–R6 · WIN STREAK

GM Vladimir Baklan won 4 in a row (R3–R6).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇺🇦GMBaklan, Vladimir2552*½½½½½11116.526.5038.5+8.22620
2🇱🇻GMKantans, Toms2535½*½1½½11016.025.5039.0+5.42581
3🇱🇻GMMeshkovs, Nikita2554½½*½½½½1½15.523.2539.5-2.12534
4🇩🇪IMPajeken, Jakob Leon2444½0½*½10½1½4.519.0040.5+2.82466
8🇳🇱IMDe Winter, Arthur2462½½½½*½½½½04.019.0041.0-4.82421
5🇩🇪IMGschnitzer, Adrian2435½½½0½*0½½14.017.7541.0-1.02424
6🇩🇪IMWachinger, Nikolas245000½1½1*0104.016.7541.0-3.02423
7🇩🇪IMParvanyan, Ashot2419000½½½1*½14.015.0041.0+1.02426
9🇩🇪IMColbow, Collin243301½0½½0½*½3.516.2541.5-5.92387
10🇩🇪IMMartin, Julian2356000½1010½*3.012.0042.0-0.62351

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets