Austrian Blitz Championship 2025

SwissBlitz

63 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 21 Jun 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria. 19 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2447, and top seed was Kirill Alekseenko (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2664).

Dominik Horvath (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2424) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Valentin Dragnev (8.5) and Kirill Alekseenko (8.0). Horvath won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Fabian Platzgummer (IM, 2348) beat Kirill Alekseenko (GM, 2664), a +316-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Innsbruck, Austria

Dates

21 Jun 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹GMKirill Alekseenko2664

Avg top 10

2,447

Participants

Titled players · 19

GM×5

IM×6

FM×6

WFM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇹Austria×63

Top 3

🥇
GMDominik Horvath
🇦🇹AUT·2424
8.5pts·2574perf+22.9
🥈
GMValentin Dragnev
🇦🇹AUT·2504
8.5pts·2537perf+7.5
🥉
GMKirill Alekseenko
🇦🇹AUT·2664
8.0pts·2496perf-15.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 2 players tied at 8.5/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Dragnev8.5Horvath8.5Peyrer8Froewis8Alekseenko8Platzgummer7.5— ex-leaders:Alekseenkoled R10, #19

R10 · LEADER CHANGE21 Jun

GM Kirill Alekseenko takes the sole lead (8.0/10).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.5/11. Horvath takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (74.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

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

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMValentin Dragnev	*	½	½	—
2GMDominik Horvath	½	*	1	1
3IMKonstantin Peyrer	½	0	*	—
4IMGeorg Froewis	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Horvath, DominikGM	2424	AUT	+43B	+23N	+8B	+4B	+5N	=6N	+9B	=2B	=10N	−3N	+11B	8.5	74.5	79.5	60.00	2574	+22.9
2	Dragnev, ValentinGM	2504	AUT	+29N	+26B	+16N	=10B	−9N	+31B	+11B	=1N	=4N	+7B	+3B	8.5	71.5	77.0	58.25	2537	+7.5
3	Alekseenko, KirillGM	2664	AUT	+24N	+12B	−7N	=31B	+22N	+14B	=10N	+5B	+6N	+1B	−2N	8.0	72.5	78.0	55.75	2496	-15.0
4	Peyrer, KonstantinIM	2533	AUT	+34B	+19N	+11B	−1N	+15B	−9B	+26N	+8N	=2B	=6N	+10B	8.0	72.0	77.5	54.00	2475	-4.9
5	Froewis, GeorgIM	2475	AUT	+35B	+27N	+21B	+7N	−1B	+8N	−6B	−3N	+15B	+13N	+9B	8.0	71.5	77.0	53.00	2465	+1.7
6	Blohberger, FelixGM	2448	AUT	+40N	+31B	=18N	+22B	+10N	=1B	+5N	=9N	−3B	=4B	=8N	7.5	72.0	77.0	50.25	2428	+2.0
7	Platzgummer, FabianIM	2348	AUT	+49B	+25N	+3B	−5B	+19N	−11N	+17B	+15N	=9B	−2N	+21N	7.5	70.0	74.5	47.50	2407	+11.1
8	Lerch, JohannesFM	2213	AUT	+28N	+30B	−1N	+51B	+25N	−5B	+41N	−4B	+24N	+16B	=6B	7.5	67.5	71.5	43.25	2301	+28.6
9	Schwabeneder, FlorianIM	2365	AUT	+20N	=22B	+14N	+18B	+2B	+4N	−1N	=6B	=7N	=10B	−5N	7.0	74.5	80.5	50.00	2408	+8.8
10	Diermair, AndreasGM	2354	AUT	+39B	+42N	+15B	=2N	−6B	+21N	=3B	+11N	=1B	=9N	−4N	7.0	72.5	77.5	46.00	2445	+14.6
11	Borrmann, LaurenzIM	2353	AUT	+38N	+32B	−4N	+23B	+12N	+7B	−2N	−10B	+31N	+21B	−1N	7.0	69.5	75.0	43.00	2354	+5.4
12	Neuschmied, SiegfriedFM	2185	AUT	+54B	−3N	+29B	+44N	−11B	+25B	−14N	+17N	−21B	+40N	+24B	7.0	61.5	65.0	37.50	2221	+11.2
13	Benedikt, Noah	2045	AUT	=58N	−18B	−45N	+52B	+30N	+33B	=16N	+41B	+14N	−5B	+19N	7.0	59.0	61.5	38.00	2102	+29.7
14	Hengl, Philip	2247	AUT	+50B	=17N	−9B	+49N	+27B	−3N	+12B	=32N	−13B	+34N	=18B	6.5	63.5	68.0	36.75	2171	-27.9
15	Breneis, LukasFM	2186	AUT	+41N	+56B	−10N	+28B	−4N	+51B	+19N	−7B	−5N	=31B	+22N	6.5	63.5	66.5	33.25	2209	+6.4
16	Nolz, Tom	2193	AUT	+33B	+44N	−2B	−25N	+40B	=17N	=13B	+34N	=32B	−8N	+35B	6.5	62.5	67.0	35.50	2124	-18.4
17	Ulmer, Hanno	2022	AUT	+47N	=14B	−22N	+20B	+24N	=16B	−7N	−12B	=28N	+46B	+31N	6.5	62.0	66.5	36.50	2106	+21.4
18	Zanon, Magnus	2012	AUT	+61B	+13N	=6B	−9N	−21B	=27N	+37B	=23N	+44B	=22B	=14N	6.5	62.0	64.0	35.00	2182	+40.6
19	Kienboeck, BenjaminFM	2171	AUT	+46N	−4B	+40N	+45B	−7B	+34N	−15B	=44N	+23B	+32N	−13B	6.5	60.0	64.5	33.25	2134	-7.4
20	Leonov, Leonid	1926	AUT	−9B	+36N	=27B	−17N	−33B	+52B	−29N	+38N	+48B	+44N	+32B	6.5	56.5	60.5	32.50	2007	+35.6
21	Wohlfahrt, HerbertFM	2302	AUT	+37N	+51B	−5N	=24B	+18N	−10B	+22N	=31B	+12N	−11N	−7B	6.0	66.0	70.0	34.75	2197	-25.8
22	Fitz, Jonathan David	2056	AUT	+36B	=9N	+17B	−6N	−3B	+39N	−21B	+35N	+40B	=18N	−15B	6.0	64.5	69.5	34.75	2166	+55.2
23	Vrban, Damir	2060	AUT	+45N	−1B	+37N	−11N	=38B	=24B	+48N	=18B	−19N	+29B	=25N	6.0	62.0	66.5	32.50	2053	-3.8
24	Froewis, AnnikaWFM	2000	AUT	−3B	+54N	+62B	=21N	−17B	=23N	+28B	+42N	−8B	+26B	−12N	6.0	61.5	63.0	28.00	2115	+26.4
25	Natter, Markus	2027	AUT	+48N	−7B	+41N	+16B	−8B	−12N	−40B	+54N	=33B	+36N	=23B	6.0	60.0	63.5	30.75	2022	-1.4
26	Jetzl, Julian	2150	AUT	+59B	−2N	+35B	−34N	+43B	+28N	−4B	−40N	+36B	−24N	+42B	6.0	60.0	62.5	29.50	2070	-45.6
27	Pilz, DieterFM	2088	AUT	+55N	−5B	=20N	+30B	−14N	=18B	−32N	−28B	+53B	+41N	+40B	6.0	59.0	62.0	29.50	2023	-17.8
28	Flir, Emilio	1867	AUT	−8B	+60N	+42B	−15N	+44B	−26B	−24N	+27N	=17B	+33N	=34B	6.0	59.0	61.5	29.50	2043	+49.2
29	Guba, Viktor	1985	AUT	−2B	+59N	−12N	+55B	−41N	−45B	+20B	+56N	+42B	−23N	+43B	6.0	53.5	56.0	25.00	1973	-10.4
30	Haselsberger, Armin	2026	AUT	+60B	−8N	=33B	−27N	−13B	+58N	+38B	−36N	+50B	=43N	+44B	6.0	53.5	56.0	24.75	1949	-38.0
31	Kummer, HelmutIM	2069	AUT	+57B	−6N	+38B	=3N	+34B	−2N	+35B	=21N	−11B	=15N	−17B	5.5	66.5	69.5	29.75	2173	+23.6
32	Polterauer, ChiaraWFM	2038	AUT	+52B	−11N	−49B	+33N	+50B	=35N	+27B	=14B	=16N	−19B	−20N	5.5	59.0	63.0	29.25	2027	-3.2
33	Kranebitter, Gerhard	1861	AUT	−16N	+47B	=30N	−32B	+20N	−13N	=43B	+51B	=25N	−28B	+55N	5.5	57.0	60.0	26.50	1951	+22.0
34	Lomsadze, Irakly	1992	AUT	−4N	+58B	+56N	+26B	−31N	−19B	+51N	−16B	+41N	−14B	=28N	5.5	57.0	59.5	23.50	2032	+7.4
35	Kuzmanovic, Zeljko	1976	AUT	−5N	+46B	−26N	+48B	+45N	=32B	−31N	−22B	+52N	+47B	−16N	5.5	55.5	59.5	24.75	1940	-10.6
36	Hennerbichler, Dominik	1746	AUT	−22N	−20B	+47N	−37B	+61N	=43N	+39B	+30B	−26N	−25B	+46N	5.5	55.5	57.5	25.00	1891	+29.4
37	Frolik, Michael	1882	AUT	−21B	+63N	−23B	+36N	−42B	+47N	−18N	=48B	−46N	+52B	+45N	5.5	51.0	51.5	21.25	1857	-7.6
38	Stadlinger, Lea	1913	AUT	−11B	+52N	−31N	+61B	=23N	−44B	−30N	−20B	+58N	+59B	+47N	5.5	49.0	51.0	18.50	1882	-10.0
39	Sovago, Philipp	1923	AUT	−10N	−45B	=52N	+58B	+46N	−22B	−36N	−47B	+56B	+50N	+48B	5.5	48.0	50.5	21.00	1835	-21.4
40	Archan, Elikya	1963	AUT	−6B	+57N	−19B	+54N	−16N	+59B	+25N	+26B	−22N	−12B	−27N	5.0	58.0	60.5	21.00	2021	+15.8
41	Gerold, Alexander	1839	AUT	−15B	+61N	−25B	+62N	+29B	+42N	−8B	−13N	−34B	−27B	+51N	5.0	55.5	57.0	18.50	1941	+20.0
42	Hatzl, Johannes	2036	AUT	+53N	−10B	−28N	+46B	+37N	−41B	+45N	−24B	−29N	+51B	−26N	5.0	54.5	58.5	22.50	1904	-36.2
43	Thoeny, Hermann	1944	AUT	−1N	−55B	+58N	+60B	−26N	=36B	=33N	=46B	+45N	=30B	−29N	5.0	52.0	54.5	20.25	1850	-26.6
44	Tumanyan, Gor	2009	AUT	+62N	−16B	+55N	−12B	−28N	+38N	+50B	=19B	−18N	−20B	−30N	4.5	58.0	59.5	17.75	1885	-34.0
45	Ataiants, Igor	1765	AUT	−23B	+39N	+13B	−19N	−35B	+29N	−42B	=50N	−43B	+49N	−37B	4.5	56.5	61.0	25.25	1915	+76.8
46	Kimpel, Janine	1815	AUT	−19B	−35N	+63B	−42N	−39B	+61N	+53B	=43N	+37B	−17N	−36B	4.5	51.0	51.5	14.50	1792	-9.2
47	Wegerer, Raphael	0	AUT	−17B	−33N	−36B	+57N	+55N	−37B	=49B	+39N	+54B	−35N	−38B	4.5	50.5	53.5	17.25	1807	0.0
48	Asanger, Felix	0	AUT	−25B	−50N	+59B	−35N	+54B	+49N	−23B	=37N	−20N	+57B	−39N	4.5	50.5	53.0	16.25	1841	0.0
49	Goeschl, Ortrun	1897	AUT	−7N	+53B	+32N	−14B	−51N	−48B	=47N	−52B	+62N	−45B	+59N	4.5	47.5	49.0	15.75	1858	-13.2
50	Scharler, Walter	1872	AUT	−14N	+48B	−51N	+56B	−32N	+62B	−44N	=45B	−30N	−39B	+60N	4.5	46.5	48.0	13.75	1693	-35.2
51	Budjav, Enkhjargal	2027	AUT	+63B	−21N	+50B	−8N	+49B	−15N	−34B	−33N	+55B	−42N	−41B	4.0	53.0	53.5	12.50	1865	-44.6
52	Bachofner, Lukas	1721	AUT	−32N	−38B	=39B	−13N	+57B	−20N	+58B	+49N	−35B	−37N	=61B	4.0	51.0	53.0	13.75	1800	+34.0
53	Omer, Hogr	1661	AUT	−42B	−49N	−54B	−59N	F	+60B	−46N	+57B	−27N	+56B	+58N	4.0	37.0	37.0	11.00	1704	+6.4
54	Spierings, Benjamin	1816	AUT	−12N	−24B	+53N	−40B	−48N	+63B	+62N	−25B	−47N	=60B	F	3.5	41.5	41.5	7.25	1758	-13.0
55	Zhbanova, Angelina	1783	AUT	−27B	+43N	−44B	−29N	−47B	−56N	+63N	+60B	−51N	F	−33B	3.0	41.5	41.5	8.00	1799	+0.8
56	Antoniou, Christos	0	AUT	F	−15N	−34B	−50N	−58B	+55B	+59N	−29B	−39N	−53N	+63B	3.0	40.5	40.5	6.00	1711	0.0
57	Mandzhieva, Altana	1776	AUT	−31N	−40B	−60N	−47B	−52N	F	+61B	−53N	+63B	−48N	+62N	3.0	34.0	34.0	4.00	1494	-42.4
58	Maleczek, Kian	1727	AUT	=13B	−34N	−43B	−39N	+56N	−30B	−52N	F	−38B	+63N	−53B	2.5	46.0	46.0	7.00	1603	-55.2
59	Staudacher, Karl-Heinz	1811	AUT	−26N	−29B	−48N	+53B	+60N	−40N	−56B	=62B	F	−38N	−49B	2.5	42.5	42.5	7.25	1713	-19.4
60	Ataiants, Oleg	1526	AUT	−30N	−28B	+57B	−43N	−59B	−53N	F	−55N	+61B	=54N	−50B	2.5	39.5	39.5	6.75	1553	+4.0
61	Leitinger, Anton	0	AUT	−18N	−41B	F	−38N	−36B	−46B	−57N	=63B	−60N	+62B	=52N	2.0	38.5	38.5	3.75	1428	0.0
62	Mayer, Gabriel	0	AUT	−44B	F	−24N	−41B	+63N	−50N	−54B	=59N	−49B	−61N	−57B	1.5	36.0	36.0	1.75	1580	0.0
63	Patzelt, Pascal	1659	AUT	−51N	−37B	−46N	F	−62B	−54N	−55B	=61N	−57N	−58B	−56N	0.5	32.5	32.5	1.00	1031	-79.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ataiants, IgorAUT
+76.8
4.5 pts · #38
2Fitz, Jonathan DavidAUT
+55.2
6.0 pts · #20
3Flir, EmilioAUT
+49.2
6.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Patzelt, PascalAUT
-79.2
0.5 pts · #63
2Maleczek, KianAUT
-55.2
2.5 pts · #59
3Jetzl, JulianAUT
-45.6
6.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R3+316 Elo gap
IMPlatzgummer, Fabian2348 beat GMAlekseenko, Kirill2664
R3+280 Elo gap
Ataiants, Igor1765 beat Benedikt, Noah2045
R8+280 Elo gap
Hennerbichler, Dominik1746 beat Haselsberger, Armin2026