Airport IM-Turnier 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Oberding, Germany. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2296, and top seed was Ruben Gideon Koellner (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2524).
Ruben Gideon Koellner (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2524) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Nikoloz Petriashvili (7.0) and Enis Zuferi (5.5). Koellner shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Darshan G (CM, 2065) beat Elias Wunderlich (FM, 2320), a +255-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Nikoloz Petriashvili led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Nikoloz Petriashvili held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
IM Nikoloz Petriashvili drew with IM Ruben Gideon Koellner (Black).
IM Nikoloz Petriashvili 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Ruben Gideon Koellner 4 wins (R2–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇩🇪IMKoellner, Ruben Gideon | 2524 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.25 | 38.0 | -1.0 | 2497 |
| 1 | 🇬🇪IMPetriashvili, Nikoloz | 2507 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 38.0 | +0.5 | 2497 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪FMZuferi, Enis | 2344 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 21.50 | 39.5 | +4.0 | 2371 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Hemanth Raam | 2250 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +21.2 | 2344 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪FMWunderlich, Elias | 2320 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -6.4 | 2293 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪IMZysk, Robert | 2375 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 40.5 | -9.8 | 2287 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪FMStoettner, Lukas | 2238 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.50 | 41.5 | -6.0 | 2223 |
| 8 | 🇺🇦FMLogvinov, Petro | 2164 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.75 | 41.5 | +12.0 | 2231 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳CMDarshan G | 2065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 11.25 | 41.5 | +63.6 | 2231 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Walter, Richard | 2174 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 4.50 | 44.0 | -80.0 | 1959 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Darshan GCMIND+63.63.5 pts · #7
- 2Hemanth RaamIND+21.25.0 pts · #4
- 3Logvinov, PetroFMUKR+12.03.5 pts · #8
- 1Walter, RichardGER-80.01.0 pts · #10
- 2Zysk, RobertIMGER-9.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Wunderlich, EliasFMGER-6.44.5 pts · #5
- R5+255 Elo gap
- R8+173 Elo gap
- R4+109 Elo gap