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Wolfgang-Unzicker-Normenturnier 2026 GM2

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Muenchen, Germany. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2400, and top seed was Vladimir Baklan (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2542).

Adelard Bai (🇹🇼 TPE, IM, 2436) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Swayham P Das (5.5) and Hussain Besou (5.5). Bai won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Kannan Vaidyanathan (FM, 2298) beat Hussain Besou (IM, 2409), a +111-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Muenchen, Germany
Dates
15 May 2026 → 21 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇦GMVladimir Baklan2542
Avg top 10
2,400
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×2
FM×5
Federations · 6 represented
🇩🇪Germany×5
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇹🇼TPE·2436
    7.0pts·2616perf+20.1
  • 🥈
    🇮🇳IND·2362
    5.5pts·2485perf+30.4
  • 🥉
    🇩🇪GER·2409
    5.5pts·2479perf+8.8

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Adelard Bai led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Adelard Bai never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R8 · DECISIVE LEAD20 May

IM Adelard Bai opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Swayham P Das); the title is out of reach before R9.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Adelard Bai beat IM Hussain Besou (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard2436*½1½1½½1117.028.2538.0+20.12616
3🇮🇳FMSwayham P Das2362½*0½½½1½115.521.0039.5+30.42485
2🇩🇪IMBesou, Hussain240901*½½1½0115.520.7539.5+8.82479
4🇩🇪GMHertneck, Gerald2427½½½*½½½½1½5.021.5040.0+1.32440
5🇺🇦GMBaklan, Vladimir25420½½½*½½½115.018.2540.0-13.62428
7🇩🇪FMDahl, Christoph2394½½0½½*½1014.518.5040.5+0.92401
8🇩🇪GMSchlosser, Philipp2455½0½½½½*1014.518.5040.5-7.42394
6🇺🇸FMVaidyanathan, Kannan22980½1½½00*114.516.7540.5+51.72412
9🇩🇪FMMiller, Eduard235400000110*13.09.5042.0-8.82280
10🇦🇪FMSafin Safarullakhan2326000½00000*0.52.5044.5-60.21965

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Wolfgang-Unzicker-Normenturnier 2026 GM2 — Muenchen, Germany | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats