2. Airport Open 2026
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 05 Jan 2026 in Oberding, Germany. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1846, and top seed was Namik Krasnikov (🇺🇦 UKR, 2181).
Tugrul Turel (🇩🇪 GER, 2177) won with 5.5/7, ahead of K M Nilash Nethul Kottage (5.0) and Eman P D (5.0). Turel won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: K M Nilash Nethul Kottage (1613) beat Eman P D (1958), a +345-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTugrul Turel led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Tugrul Turel held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
Tugrul Turel beat K M Nilash Nethul Kottage (White).
Tugrul Turel 5 wins (R1–R5)Eman P D 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tugrul Turel | * | 1 | 0 | ½ |
| 2K M Nilash Nethul Kottage | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Eman P D | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Nikhil T L | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turel, Tugrul | 2177 | GER | +10B | +9N | +7B | +5N | +2B | −3N | =4B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 22.00 | 2096 | -13.2 |
| 2 | Kottage, K M Nilash Nethul | 1613 | SRI | +3B | =11N | +9B | =4B | −1N | +16N | +8B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1981 | +108.4 |
| 3 | Eman P D | 1958 | IND | −2N | +15B | =8N | +12B | +7N | +1B | =5B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 16.75 | 1955 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Nikhil T L | 1942 | IND | =6B | +14N | +16B | =2N | =5B | +12N | =1N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 14.75 | 1934 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Krasnikov, Namik | 2181 | UKR | F | +6N | +11B | −1B | =4N | +9B | =3N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 15.50 | 2032 | -16.6 |
| 6 | Nyrav Gopalakrishnan | 1604 | IND | =4N | −5B | +13N | =8B | −12N | +11N | +16B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1803 | +56.0 |
| 7 | Rohr, Norman | 0 | GER | +12B | +8B | −1N | =11N | −3B | F | +10N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1854 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Geier, Jakob | 1714 | GER | +18B | −7N | =3B | =6N | +14B | =10B | −2N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1613 | -12.2 |
| 9 | Kanthaneyan Swaminathan | 1712 | IND | +17N | −1B | −2N | +13B | +11B | −5N | =12B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1775 | +9.2 |
| 10 | Grunert, Greta | 1623 | GER | −1N | +17B | −12N | +16B | +15B | =8N | −7B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1550 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Gupta, Saksham | 1798 | GER | +15N | =2B | −5N | =7B | −9N | −6B | +17N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 1456 | -68.0 |
| 12 | Sadhana S N | 1728 | IND | −7N | F | +10B | −3N | +6B | −4B | =9N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1769 | +8.8 |
| 13 | Davis, Linus | 1628 | GER | F | −16N | −6B | −9N | +17N | F | +15B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 859 | -36.4 |
| 14 | Rangika, K M Chamil | 0 | SRI | =?N | −4B | =15N | +17B | −8N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 533048584 | 0 | — | −11B | −3N | =14B | F | −10N | +17B | −13N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Suryanarayanan, Ashwin | 0 | GER | F | +13B | −4N | −10N | F | −2B | −6N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 564027589 | 0 | — | −9B | −10N | F | −14N | −13B | −15N | −11B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 891 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 34623990 | 0 | — | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kottage, K M Nilash NethulSRI+108.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Nyrav GopalakrishnanIND+56.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Kanthaneyan SwaminathanIND+9.23.5 pts · #9
- 1Gupta, SakshamGER-68.03.0 pts · #14
- 2Davis, LinusGER-36.42.0 pts · #16
- 3Krasnikov, NamikUKR-16.64.0 pts · #2
- R1+345 Elo gap
- R6+219 Elo gap
- R6+194 Elo gap