Muenchner Normenturniere 2026 IM Nr. 2
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 14 May 2026 in Muenchen, Germany. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2265, and top seed was Jakub Pulpan (🇨🇿 CZE, IM, 2434).
John Heinrich (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2311) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Shubhi Gupta (6.5) and Alexander Krastev (5.5). Heinrich shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Cera Dagariya (WFM, 2064) beat Jakub Pulpan (IM, 2434), a +370-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM John Heinrich led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM John Heinrich takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
FM John Heinrich drew with WFM Shubhi Gupta (White).
WFM Shubhi Gupta won 3 in a row (R7–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 | 🇩🇪FMHeinrich, John | 2311 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 37.0 | +38.2 | 2480 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳WFMShubhi Gupta | 2242 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 37.5 | +87.8 | 2433 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪IMKrastev, Alexander | 2428 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 5.5 | 25.00 | 38.5 | -1.0 | 2411 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪FMStoettner, Lukas | 2312 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 18.50 | 39.0 | -2.0 | 2303 |
| 7 | 🇨🇿IMPulpan, Jakub | 2434 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 39.5 | -20.8 | 2246 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳FMMukund Hemant Agarwal | 2155 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 39.5 | +27.8 | 2277 |
| 6 | 🇨🇿IMMikes, Jan | 2380 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 39.5 | -14.3 | 2252 |
| 8 | 🇺🇿CMObidjonov, Oriyat | 2175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 9.25 | 41.0 | -14.4 | 2150 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMSherali Pattnaik | 2148 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 7.75 | 41.5 | -10.6 | 2112 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳WFMCera Dagariya | 2064 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 4.50 | 43.0 | -19.8 | 1948 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shubhi GuptaWFMIND+87.86.5 pts · #2
- 2Heinrich, JohnFMGER+38.27.0 pts · #1
- 3Mukund Hemant AgarwalFMIND+27.84.5 pts · #5
- 1Pulpan, JakubIMCZE-20.84.5 pts · #7
- 2Cera DagariyaWFMIND-19.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Obidjonov, OriyatCMUZB-14.43.0 pts · #8
- R1+370 Elo gap
- R2+123 Elo gap
- R3+122 Elo gap