21. Stockerauer Schach Open Group A
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51 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Stockerau, Austria. 19 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2370, and top seed was Egor Krivoborodov (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2535).
Nikolaus Stanec (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2479) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Florian Schwabeneder (4.0) and Egor Krivoborodov (4.0). Stanec shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Andreas Hellerschmid (1830) beat Veronika Exler (WIM, 2168), a +338-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Stockerau, Austria
Dates
29 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 19
GM×2
IM×7
FM×5
CM×3
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇹Austria×36
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇫🇮Finland×2
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
21
5
2
4
4
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Stanec takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Florian Schwabeneder drew with GM Nikolaus Stanec (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
GM Nikolaus Stanec won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMFlorian Schwabeneder | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2GMNikolaus Stanec | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3GMEgor Krivoborodov | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMJens Hirneise | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanec, NikolausGM | 2479 | AUT | +45B | +13N | +11B | =4N | =2B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 2494 | +1.7 |
| 2 | Schwabeneder, FlorianIM | 2423 | AUT | +17N | =8B | +30N | +12B | =1N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 2455 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Krivoborodov, EgorGM | 2535 | GER | +22N | =30B | +9N | +6B | =4N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 12.50 | 2484 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Hirneise, JensFM | 2328 | GER | +39N | +21B | +14N | =1B | =3B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2514 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Citak, SelimIM | 2367 | TUR | =19N | +16B | +8N | =10B | =9N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 2334 | -1.1 |
| 6 | Koykka, PekkaIM | 2358 | FIN | +26B | =7N | +42B | −3N | +14N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 2365 | +1.4 |
| 7 | Berger, Tobias | 2083 | AUT | +27N | =6B | −10N | +34B | +25N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 2270 | +23.4 |
| 8 | Pausweg, DanielCM | 2071 | AUT | +32B | =2N | −5B | +36N | +24B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 2359 | +72.8 |
| 9 | Belke, Frank, Dr.FM | 2230 | AUT | +37B | +23N | −3B | +35N | =5B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 2265 | +8.6 |
| 10 | Kilgus, GeorgIM | 2381 | AUT | +44B | =42N | +7B | =5N | =13B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 2317 | -2.8 |
| 11 | Steindl, JohannesFM | 2266 | AUT | +41N | +38B | −1N | =18B | +21N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 2278 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Nyysti, SampsaIM | 2306 | FIN | +40B | =15N | +33B | −2N | +20B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 2226 | -2.9 |
| 13 | Leitner, Gerald | 2175 | AUT | +43N | −1B | +46N | +22B | =10N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2308 | +17.4 |
| 14 | Groetz, HaraldIM | 2252 | AUT | +51B | +31N | −4B | +15N | −6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 2205 | -1.9 |
| 15 | Prober, RaphaelCM | 2069 | AUT | +48N | =12B | +28N | −14B | =16N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 2231 | +43.6 |
| 16 | Kummer, HelmutIM | 2195 | AUT | =20B | −5N | +23B | +37N | =15B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2121 | -3.7 |
| 17 | Thoma, Wilhelm | 2052 | AUT | −2B | +50N | +32B | −29N | +31B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2148 | +11.0 |
| 18 | Bartos, JanFM | 2110 | CZE | −31B | +51N | +20B | =11N | =33B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 2068 | -4.2 |
| 19 | Leonov, Leonid | 2046 | AUT | =5B | −20N | =43B | +46N | +32B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2089 | +9.6 |
| 20 | Groessing, Daniel-Yosuke | 1974 | AUT | =16N | +19B | −18N | +28B | −12N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 2167 | +48.0 |
| 21 | Soldo, Dario | 2068 | AUT | +35B | −4N | +40B | =24N | −11B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 2133 | +16.8 |
| 22 | Stinner, David | 2056 | AUT | −3B | +47N | +31B | −13N | =27B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 2075 | +0.4 |
| 23 | Somasundram, Jayakumar | 1831 | SRI | +49B | −9B | −16N | +40N | =26B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 2108 | +32.2 |
| 24 | Geroe, Leonhard | 2211 | AUT | =34N | =25B | +38N | =21B | −8N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2020 | -49.2 |
| 25 | Ghita, Vlad-Bogdan | 2010 | ROU | =29B | =24N | =36B | +42N | −7B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2178 | +21.8 |
| 26 | Mizicka, Matus | 2042 | SVK | −6N | +27B | −35N | +48B | =23N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1955 | -12.4 |
| 27 | Karelina, PolinaWFM | 1879 | BAH | −7B | −26N | +44B | +49N | =22N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 2057 | +23.2 |
| 28 | Seyhanoglu, DenizCM | 2179 | TUR | +47B | =33N | −15B | −20N | +42B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 2001 | -21.8 |
| 29 | Wallner, JoachimFM | 2244 | AUT | =25N | +34B | F | +17B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 2286 | +1.3 |
| 30 | Exler, VeronikaWIM | 2168 | AUT | +50B | =3N | −2B | −33N | =37B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 2076 | -13.4 |
| 31 | Prevolsek, Mihec | 1898 | SLO | +18N | −14B | −22N | +41B | −17N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 2025 | +14.8 |
| 32 | Mihaljevic, Stipo | 1868 | CRO | −8N | +39B | −17N | +38B | −19N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1964 | +11.8 |
| 33 | Hellerschmid, Andreas | 1830 | AUT | F | =28B | −12N | +30B | =18N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2172 | +61.2 |
| 34 | Merei, David | 1976 | AUT | =24B | −29N | +49B | −7N | =36B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 2083 | +13.0 |
| 35 | Stallmann, Andreas | 1843 | AUT | −21N | F | +26B | −9B | +39N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 2094 | +24.0 |
| 36 | Pribitzer, Stefan | 2183 | AUT | −38N | +41B | =25N | −8B | =34N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1937 | -32.8 |
| 37 | Traunig, Stefan | 2005 | AUT | −9N | =49N | +45B | −16B | =30N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 2069 | +7.8 |
| 38 | Nicolussi, Hieronymus | 1973 | AUT | +36B | −11N | −24B | −32N | +50N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 2023 | +9.6 |
| 39 | Schirmbeck, Hannes | 2037 | AUT | −4B | −32N | +47B | +43N | −35B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1919 | -16.8 |
| 40 | Posch, Roland | 2015 | AUT | −12N | +48B | −21N | −23B | +47N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1934 | -11.8 |
| 41 | Gajic, Zoran | 2013 | BIH | −11B | −36N | +50B | −31N | +46B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1971 | -6.8 |
| 42 | Hofegger, Jakob | 2167 | AUT | +46N | =10B | −6N | −25B | −28N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 2022 | -19.4 |
| 43 | Taizhanov, Aissultan | 1952 | AUT | −13B | =45N | =19N | −39B | =44N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1923 | -8.0 |
| 44 | Riegler, Rene | 2047 | AUT | −10N | −46B | −27N | +45N | =43B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1889 | -22.6 |
| 45 | Koukas, Anastasios | 2053 | GRE | −1N | =43B | −37N | −44B | +48N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1915 | -21.0 |
| 46 | Schlamberger, Yordanka | 1925 | AUT | −42B | +44N | −13B | −19B | −41N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1850 | -8.6 |
| 47 | Lechner, Marcus | 1965 | AUT | −28N | −22B | −39N | +51N | −40B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1820 | -17.4 |
| 48 | Krejcar, Walter | 1862 | AUT | −15B | −40N | +51B | −26N | −45B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1798 | -6.8 |
| 49 | Opietnik, Christoph | 2056 | AUT | −23N | =37B | −34N | −27B | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1601 | -43.8 |
| 50 | Schmied, Eva-Maria | 1945 | AUT | −30N | −17B | −41N | F | −38B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1252 | -28.8 |
| 51 | Lotz, Dominik | 2012 | AUT | −14N | −18B | −48N | −47B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1247 | -36.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pausweg, DanielCMAUT+72.83.5 pts · #11
- 2Hellerschmid, AndreasAUT+61.22.0 pts · #35
- 3Groessing, Daniel-YosukeAUT+48.02.5 pts · #28
Top rating losers
- 1Geroe, LeonhardAUT-49.22.5 pts · #22
- 2Opietnik, ChristophAUT-43.80.5 pts · #49
- 3Lotz, DominikAUT-36.80.0 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R4+338 Elo gap
- R1+225 Elo gap
- R1+212 Elo gap