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Muenchner Normenturniere 2026 IM Nr. 1

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 14 May 2026 in Muenchen, Germany. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2284, and top seed was Ruben Gideon Koellner (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2530).

Ruben Gideon Koellner (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2530) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Alfred Parvanyan (5.5) and Devdutt Binu (5.0). Koellner won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Alfred Parvanyan (2148) beat Mikheil Kekelidze (GM, 2385), a +237-point gap.

Location
🇩🇪Muenchen, Germany
Dates
10 May 2026 → 14 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪IMRuben Gideon Koellner2530
Avg top 10
2,284
Participants
10
Titled players · 9
GM×2
IM×1
FM×5
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇪Germany×4
🇮🇳India×3
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Ruben Gideon Koellner led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.

Co-leaders
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R2–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Ruben Gideon Koellner never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · DECISIVE LEAD13 May

IM Ruben Gideon Koellner opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Alfred Parvanyan); the title is out of reach before R9.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Ruben Gideon Koellner drew with Alfred Parvanyan (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇩🇪IMKoellner, Ruben Gideon2530*½½½1111117.529.7537.5+1.02530
2🇩🇪Parvanyan, Alfred2148½*0½1½1½½15.522.5039.5+54.22379
5🇮🇳FMBinu, Devdutt2302½1*½½0011½5.021.7540.0+4.82325
4🇺🇦FMVyval, Volodymyr2292½½½*0½½11½5.021.0040.0+7.62326
3🇬🇪GMKekelidze, Mikheil238500½1*1½0115.018.7540.0-8.12316
6🇮🇳FMAnkit Ray21960½1½0*½1014.517.0040.5+22.42294
7🇸🇰GMPacher, Milan2298001½½½*0114.516.7540.5-2.02283
8🇩🇪FMSchneider, Jana22830½00101*013.513.2541.5-20.02204
9🇮🇳WCMAnishka Vikram21290½000101*13.511.7541.5+18.62221
10🇩🇪FMWunderlich, Elias228000½½00000*1.05.0044.0-69.41934

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets