Austrian Rapid Championship 2025

SwissRapid

60 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2025 to 20 Jun 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria. 16 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2414, and top seed was Kirill Alekseenko (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2632).

Valentin Dragnev (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2421) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Dominik Horvath (7.0) and Konstantin Peyrer (6.5). Dragnev shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Armin Haselsberger (1754) beat Andreas Diermair (GM, 2358), a +604-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Innsbruck, Austria

Dates

19 Jun 2025 → 20 Jun 2025

Time control

Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹GMKirill Alekseenko2632

Avg top 10

2,414

Participants

Titled players · 16

GM×5

IM×5

FM×4

WFM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇹Austria×56

Top 3

🥇
GMValentin Dragnev
🇦🇹AUT·2421
7.5pts·2603perf+21.1
🥈
GMDominik Horvath
🇦🇹AUT·2432
7.0pts·2474perf+6.0
🥉
IMKonstantin Peyrer
🇦🇹AUT·2464
6.5pts·2510perf+7.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Valentin Dragnev led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Dragnev7.5Horvath7Peyrer6.5Baumegger6.5Borrmann6.5Alekseenko6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Valentin Dragnev held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Valentin Dragnev drew with GM Dominik Horvath (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Valentin Dragnev 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Konstantin Peyrer 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMValentin Dragnev	*	½	1	—
2GMDominik Horvath	½	*	½	—
3IMKonstantin Peyrer	0	½	*	—
4IMSiegfried Baumegger	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dragnev, ValentinGM	2421	AUT	+42B	+20N	+9B	+3B	+11N	=7B	=2N	+4N	=5B	7.5	49.0	53.0	43.25	2603	+21.1
2	Horvath, DominikGM	2432	AUT	+32N	+10B	=14N	+22B	=7N	+5B	=1B	=3N	+9B	7.0	49.0	53.5	40.75	2474	+6.0
3	Peyrer, KonstantinIM	2464	AUT	+37B	+15N	+13B	−1N	+4B	=8N	=12B	=2B	+11N	6.5	49.0	53.0	36.25	2510	+7.5
4	Alekseenko, KirillGM	2632	AUT	+26N	+17B	+6N	=7B	−3N	+14B	+11N	−1B	+13N	6.5	48.5	53.5	36.50	2505	-10.1
5	Borrmann, LaurenzIM	2275	AUT	+46B	+21N	−11B	+30N	+15B	−2N	+20B	+8N	=1N	6.5	46.0	49.0	32.75	2367	+25.6
6	Baumegger, SiegfriedIM	2333	AUT	+38B	+30N	−4B	=20N	+21B	=12N	+17B	=11B	+15N	6.5	43.0	47.0	32.50	2354	+4.8
7	Blohberger, FelixGM	2435	AUT	+29B	+18N	+12B	=4N	=2B	=1N	=8B	−9N	+24B	6.0	49.0	53.5	34.00	2415	-0.2
8	Diermair, AndreasGM	2358	AUT	+36N	+16B	−44N	+14B	+10N	=3B	=7N	−5B	+20N	6.0	45.0	48.5	32.25	2295	-4.1
9	Jetzl, Julian	2164	AUT	+39N	+25B	−1N	+35B	+31N	−11B	+21N	+7B	−2N	6.0	44.5	48.5	28.50	2272	+53.6
10	Vrban, Damir	2091	AUT	+43B	−2N	+37B	+34N	−8B	+29N	=24B	=12N	+23B	6.0	41.0	45.0	26.75	2225	+26.2
11	Froewis, GeorgIM	2463	AUT	+35N	+27B	+5N	+44B	−1B	+9N	−4B	=6N	−3B	5.5	48.5	52.0	28.25	2361	-8.4
12	Binder, Moriz	2249	AUT	+40N	+31B	−7N	+23B	=44N	=6B	=3N	=10B	=16N	5.5	44.0	47.5	27.50	2202	-5.2
13	Wohlfahrt, HerbertFM	2328	AUT	+19N	+23B	−3N	−31B	+25N	=16B	+44N	+18B	−4B	5.5	44.0	47.5	27.25	2199	-21.2
14	Kienboeck, BenjaminFM	2184	AUT	+41B	+34N	=2B	−8N	+28B	−4N	=15B	=29N	+31B	5.5	42.5	46.5	25.50	2204	+6.6
15	Nolz, Tom	2149	AUT	+51N	−3B	+32N	+36B	−5N	+31B	=14N	+28B	−6B	5.5	42.5	45.5	23.25	2163	+3.8
16	Polterauer, ChiaraWFM	2081	AUT	+54B	−8N	=29B	+33N	=20B	=13N	+34B	=24N	=12B	5.5	40.0	42.5	23.75	2150	+15.4
17	Neuschmied, SiegfriedFM	2159	AUT	+45B	−4N	−22N	+53B	+35N	+44B	−6N	=21B	+28N	5.5	38.5	41.0	20.50	2109	-6.0
18	Lomsadze, Irakly	2108	AUT	+52N	−7B	−36N	+41N	+38B	=34N	+25B	−13N	+29B	5.5	37.0	40.0	22.50	2046	-10.0
19	Stadlinger, Lea	1834	AUT	−13B	+48N	−20B	+57N	=30B	+37N	−28B	+34N	+42B	5.5	34.5	36.0	18.75	2010	+30.0
20	Hatzl, Johannes	2085	AUT	+55N	−1B	+19N	=6B	=16N	+40B	−5N	+26B	−8B	5.0	46.5	49.0	23.00	2126	+7.6
21	Zanon, Magnus	1991	AUT	+49N	−5B	+39N	+27B	−6N	+22B	−9B	=17N	=25B	5.0	43.5	46.5	22.25	2106	+23.2
22	Hengl, Philip	2218	AUT	+33B	=28N	+17B	−2N	=29B	−21N	+35B	−23N	+36B	5.0	40.0	44.0	22.50	2051	-47.6
23	Froewis, AnnikaWFM	2016	AUT	+48B	−13N	+38B	−12N	+37B	−24N	+36B	+22B	−10N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.00	2093	+14.6
24	Pilz, DieterFM	2214	AUT	−44N	+58B	−35N	+39B	+36N	+23B	=10N	=16B	−7N	5.0	38.0	39.5	20.25	2044	-34.2
25	Flir, Emilio	1934	AUT	+56B	−9N	=33B	+47N	−13B	+41N	−18N	+44B	=21N	5.0	37.0	39.5	17.75	1923	-4.6
26	Budjav, Enkhjargal	1919	AUT	−4B	+45N	=41B	−28N	+54B	=30N	+39B	−20N	+38B	5.0	36.0	38.5	18.25	1891	-2.2
27	Kummer, HelmutIM	2116	AUT	+53B	−11N	+28B	−21N	−34B	+38N	−29B	+46N	+40B	5.0	34.5	37.0	18.00	1984	-28.4
28	Tumanyan, Gor	1978	AUT	+50N	=22B	−27N	+26B	−14N	+33B	+19N	−15N	−17B	4.5	41.5	44.5	20.50	2000	+3.6
29	Muehlbacher, Bernhard	1901	AUT	−7N	+52B	=16N	+58B	=22N	−10B	+27N	=14B	−18N	4.5	41.5	43.0	17.50	2064	+37.0
30	Gneiss, Karl	2033	AUT	+59N	−6B	+40N	−5B	=19N	=26B	+32N	=31B	−33N	4.5	41.0	42.0	17.00	1928	-23.8
31	Benedikt, Noah	1977	AUT	+57B	−12N	+46B	+13N	−9B	−15N	+40B	=30N	−14N	4.5	39.5	41.0	16.25	2045	+17.4
32	Goeschl, Ortrun	1878	AUT	−2B	+43N	−15B	=54N	=47B	+53N	−30B	+39N	=34B	4.5	34.5	37.0	15.25	1874	-2.4
33	Ataiants, Igor	1765	AUT	−22N	+50B	=25N	−16B	F	−28N	+54B	+35N	+30B	4.5	34.0	35.5	16.50	1960	+52.0
34	Widner, Stefan	1953	AUT	+60N	−14B	+55N	−10B	+27N	=18B	−16N	−19B	=32N	4.0	40.0	41.0	13.50	1884	-13.6
35	Leonov, Leonid	1908	AUT	−11B	+53N	+24B	−9N	−17B	+43N	−22N	−33B	+51N	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.50	1893	-13.6
36	Kuzmanovic, Zeljko	1868	AUT	−8B	+54N	+18B	−15N	−24B	+47N	−23N	+53B	−22N	4.0	37.5	40.0	13.50	1913	+3.2
37	Ranner, Stefan	1915	AUT	−3N	+51B	−10N	+55B	−23N	−19B	+52N	−40N	+44B	4.0	36.5	39.0	12.00	1744	-32.4
38	Auer, Marcel	1863	AUT	−6N	+59B	−23N	+48B	−18N	−27B	+49N	+47B	−26N	4.0	36.0	37.0	10.00	1284	-47.6
39	Pashkovskyi, Yehor	1646	AUT	−9B	+56N	−21B	−24N	+49B	+42N	−26N	−32B	+47N	4.0	35.5	38.0	12.50	1685	+5.2
40	Spierings, Benjamin	1789	AUT	−12B	+57N	−30B	+56N	+46B	−20N	−31N	+37B	−27N	4.0	34.0	35.5	11.00	1860	+7.6
41	Mandzhieva, Altana	1702	AUT	−14N	+60B	=26N	−18B	+50N	−25B	=46B	−42N	+48B	4.0	34.0	35.0	11.00	1683	-4.4
42	Scharler, Walter	1869	AUT	−1N	−55B	−58N	+59B	+48N	−39B	+43N	+41B	−19N	4.0	32.0	33.0	12.00	1646	-29.6
43	Wegerer, Raphael	0	AUT	−10N	−32B	−50N	+45B	+55N	−35B	−42B	+49N	+46B	4.0	31.0	33.5	12.00	1731	0.0
44	Haselsberger, Armin	1754	AUT	+24B	+47N	+8B	−11N	=12B	−17N	−13B	−25N	−37N	3.5	42.0	45.0	16.75	1956	+58.8
45	Prenner, Robert	1581	AUT	−17N	−26B	−47B	−43N	+59N	−49B	+50N	+55B	=53N	3.5	28.5	29.5	7.75	1536	-11.2
46	Staudacher, Karl-Heinz	1811	AUT	−5N	+49B	−31N	=50B	−40N	+52B	=41N	−27B	−43N	3.0	34.0	37.0	9.50	1690	-20.8
47	Gruber, Andreas	0	AUT	=58N	−44B	+45N	−25B	=32N	−36B	+51N	−38N	−39B	3.0	31.5	33.0	9.50	1620	0.0
48	Antoniou, Christos	0	AUT	−23N	−19B	+51N	−38N	−42B	+55B	−53N	+52B	−41N	3.0	31.0	33.5	8.50	1450	0.0
49	Ehammer, Marcel	0	AUT	−21B	−46N	−53B	+51B	−39N	+45N	−38B	−43B	+59N	3.0	29.0	30.0	7.50	1463	0.0
50	Gruber, Manuel Christof	0	AUT	−28B	−33N	+43B	=46N	−41B	−54N	−45B	+56B	=55N	3.0	28.5	31.0	9.25	1401	0.0
51	Bachofner, Lukas	0	AUT	−15B	−37N	−48B	−49N	+60B	+56N	−47B	+54N	−35B	3.0	27.5	28.5	6.00	1191	0.0
52	Werdinig, Manfred	1500	AUT	−18B	−29N	−57B	+60N	+56B	−46N	−37B	−48N	+54B	3.0	26.5	27.5	6.00	1078	-15.2
53	Ataiants, Oleg	1526	AUT	−27N	−35B	+49N	−17N	F	−32B	+48B	−36N	=45B	2.5	32.5	34.0	7.75	1447	-16.0
54	Maleczek, Kian	0	AUT	−16N	−36B	+60N	=32B	−26N	+50B	−33N	−51B	−52N	2.5	32.5	33.5	6.25	1434	0.0
55	Leitinger, Anton	0	AUT	−20B	+42N	−34B	−37N	−43B	−48N	+60B	−45N	=50B	2.5	30.5	31.5	6.50	1641	0.0
56	FIDE 1690213	0	—	−25N	−39B	+59N	−40B	−52N	−51B	=57B	−50N	+60B	2.5	24.5	25.5	2.75	917	0.0
57	FIDE 530009782	0	—	−31N	−40B	+52N	−19B	F	F	=56N	−59B	F	1.5	23.0	23.0	4.25	1582	0.0
58	Thoeny, Hermann	1980	AUT	=47B	−24N	+42B	−29N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	21.0	21.0	5.50	1870	-9.4
59	FIDE 1680730	0	—	−30B	−38N	−56B	−42N	−45B	−60N	F	+57N	−49B	1.0	24.0	24.0	1.50	1037	0.0
60	FIDE 530011523	0	—	−34B	−41N	−54B	−52B	−51N	+59B	−55N	F	−56N	1.0	22.5	22.5	1.00	918	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Haselsberger, ArminAUT
+58.8
3.5 pts · #32
2Jetzl, JulianAUT
+53.6
6.0 pts · #6
3Ataiants, IgorAUT
+52.0
4.5 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Auer, MarcelAUT
-47.6
4.0 pts · #55
2Hengl, PhilipAUT
-47.6
5.0 pts · #18
3Pilz, DieterFMAUT
-34.2
5.0 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R3+604 Elo gap
Haselsberger, Armin1754 beat GMDiermair, Andreas2358
R1+460 Elo gap
Haselsberger, Armin1754 beat FMPilz, Dieter2214
R4+351 Elo gap
Benedikt, Noah1977 beat FMWohlfahrt, Herbert2328