3. Viktor-Kortschnoi-Memorial
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Weissenhorn, Germany. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2427, and top seed was Vladimir Baklan (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2555).
Matthieu Cornette (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2535) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Michal Krasenkow (5.5) and Vladimir Baklan (5.0). Cornette shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Josefine Safarli (WGM, 2226) beat Lukas Dotzer (IM, 2479), a +253-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Matthieu Cornette led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Matthieu Cornette takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
GM Matthieu Cornette opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Michal Krasenkow); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Matthieu Cornette beat GM Michal Krasenkow (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 | 🇫🇷GMCornette, Matthieu | 2535 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 29.00 | 38.0 | +11.2 | 2635 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱GMKrasenkow, Michal | 2478 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 39.5 | +3.5 | 2502 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦GMBaklan, Vladimir | 2555 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.50 | 40.0 | -11.4 | 2456 |
| 4 | 🇨ðŸ‡IMBaenziger, Fabian | 2444 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | +2.8 | 2469 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪FMNemitz, Alfred | 2324 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +37.4 | 2482 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷GMSokolov, Andrei | 2454 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | -8.5 | 2381 |
| 6 | 🇨ðŸ‡IMGaehwiler, Gabriel | 2382 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | +1.1 | 2389 |
| 9 | 🇦🇹IMDotzer, Lukas | 2479 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 15.75 | 41.5 | -16.6 | 2342 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪FMBraun, Georg, Dr. | 2397 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 14.50 | 41.5 | -5.8 | 2351 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪WGMSafarli, Josefine | 2226 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 9.75 | 42.5 | +10.0 | 2284 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nemitz, AlfredFMGER+37.45.0 pts · #5
- 2Cornette, MatthieuGMFRA+11.27.0 pts · #1
- 3Safarli, JosefineWGMGER+10.02.5 pts · #10
- 1Dotzer, LukasIMAUT-16.63.5 pts · #9
- 2Baklan, VladimirGMUKR-11.45.0 pts · #3
- 3Sokolov, AndreiGMFRA-8.54.0 pts · #7
- R1+253 Elo gap
- R3+155 Elo gap