Muenchner Normenturniere 2026 GM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 14 May 2026 in Muenchen, Germany. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2390, and top seed was Vojtech Plat (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2483).
Vojtech Plat (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2483) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Rustam Khusnutdinov (5.5) and Aarav Sarbalia (5.5). Plat won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Aarav Sarbalia (FM, 2247) beat Johannes Florstedt (FM, 2389), a +142-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Vojtech Plat led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Vojtech Plat never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Vojtech Plat drew with FM Aarav Sarbalia (Black).
GM Vojtech Plat won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
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 | 🇸🇰GMPlat, Vojtech | 2483 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 37.5 | +7.6 | 2545 |
| 3 | 🇰🇿GMKhusnutdinov, Rustam | 2434 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 23.75 | 38.5 | +4.2 | 2465 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMAarav Sarbalia | 2247 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 38.5 | +57.4 | 2485 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪IMParvanyan, Ashot | 2439 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | — | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 20.25 | 39.5 | -1.8 | 2419 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷FMYildiz, Serdar Murat | 2373 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 39.5 | +2.2 | 2391 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳IMGusain, Himal | 2448 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 39.5 | -2.6 | 2419 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪GMGlek, Igor | 2423 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 40.0 | -9.5 | 2343 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸FMVaidyanathan, Kannan | 2298 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 40.0 | +27.4 | 2357 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMSwayham P Das | 2362 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.25 | 41.0 | -22.4 | 2268 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪FMFlorstedt, Johannes | 2389 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 8.75 | 42.0 | -24.8 | 2170 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aarav SarbaliaFMIND+57.45.5 pts · #2
- 2Vaidyanathan, KannanFMUSA+27.44.0 pts · #7
- 3Plat, VojtechGMSVK+7.66.5 pts · #1
- 1Florstedt, JohannesFMGER-24.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Swayham P DasFMIND-22.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Glek, IgorGMBEL-9.54.0 pts · #8
- R2+142 Elo gap
- R4+126 Elo gap
- R4+125 Elo gap