Wolfgang-Unzicker-Normenturnier 2026 IM1
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Muenchen, Germany. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2269, and top seed was Jan Mikes (🇨🇿 CZE, IM, 2380).
Lionel Gut (🇨🇭 SUI, 2254) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Bram Ten Dam (5.5) and Devdutt Binu (5.5).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Anishka Vikram (WCM, 2129) beat Stefan Loeffler (IM, 2355), a +226-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
Titled players · 9
GM×1
IM×2
FM×5
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×3
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 rounds4 leader changes shaped the tournament; Binu pulled away in R8.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE17 May
IM Jan Mikes takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Devdutt Binu beat IM Jan Mikes (White).
R5–R8 · WIN STREAK
FM Mukund Hemant Agarwal won 4 in a row (R5–R8).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 🇨🇭Gut, Lionel | 2254 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 25.25 | 39.5 | +48.0 | 2350 |
| 4 | 🇳🇱FMTen Dam, Bram | 2327 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +4.4 | 2342 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳FMBinu, Devdutt | 2302 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 39.5 | +10.6 | 2345 |
| 2 | 🇨🇿IMMikes, Jan | 2380 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 39.5 | -4.4 | 2336 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMMukund Hemant Agarwal | 2155 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | +50.0 | 2361 |
| 6 | 🇺🇦FMMohylnyi, Stepan | 2282 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | -3.6 | 2267 |
| 7 | 🇸🇰GMPacher, Milan | 2298 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 41.0 | -8.8 | 2222 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪IMLoeffler, Stefan | 2355 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 16.25 | 41.5 | -21.5 | 2179 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳WCMAnishka Vikram | 2129 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 12.75 | 41.5 | +16.4 | 2204 |
| 10 | 🇧🇬FMKukushkin, Ivan | 2203 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.25 | 43.0 | -64.8 | 2056 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mukund Hemant AgarwalFMIND+50.05.5 pts · #3
- 2Gut, LionelSUI+48.05.5 pts · #5
- 3Anishka VikramWCMIND+16.43.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Kukushkin, IvanFMBUL-64.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Loeffler, StefanIMGER-21.53.5 pts · #8
- 3Pacher, MilanGMSVK-8.84.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+226 Elo gap
- R5+200 Elo gap
- R9+153 Elo gap