IM-Normenturnier des BSB 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 08 May 2026 in Rosenheim, Germany. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2336, and top seed was Andrei Maksimenko (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2415).
Mikheil Kekelidze (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2385) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Andrei Maksimenko (5.0) and Lukas Schulz (5.0). Kekelidze shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Mikheil Kekelidze led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
GM Mikheil Kekelidze takes the sole lead (5.5/8).
GM Mikheil Kekelidze drew with GM Andrei Maksimenko (Black).
GM Mikheil Kekelidze went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
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 | 🇬🇪GMKekelidze, Mikheil | 2385 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 39.0 | +8.2 | 2455 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦GMMaksimenko, Andrei | 2415 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5.0 | 22.75 | 40.0 | -5.8 | 2370 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪FMSchulz, Lukas | 2338 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | +9.4 | 2378 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪FMMalinowsky, Levi | 2311 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | +16.8 | 2381 |
| 6 | 🇺🇦FMDemchenko, Yaroslav | 2303 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | +9.0 | 2339 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪FMReimann, Sebastian | 2325 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +2.8 | 2337 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪FMOberhofer, Cedric | 2296 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.25 | 41.0 | +0.8 | 2297 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪IMZysk, Robert | 2357 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | -7.9 | 2290 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷FMViennot, Dylan | 2338 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.75 | 41.5 | -20.6 | 2255 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪FMBoehme, Sebastian | 2289 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | -7.2 | 2261 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Malinowsky, LeviFMGER+16.85.0 pts · #4
- 2Schulz, LukasFMGER+9.45.0 pts · #3
- 3Demchenko, YaroslavFMUKR+9.04.5 pts · #6
- 1Viennot, DylanFMFRA-20.63.5 pts · #10
- 2Zysk, RobertIMGER-7.94.0 pts · #7
- 3Boehme, SebastianFMGER-7.23.5 pts · #9