Offene NOE Schach-Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Spitz in der Wachau, Austria. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2064, and top seed was Bruno Steiner (🇦🇹 AUT, CM, 2131).
Herbert Hager (🇦🇹 AUT, 2033) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Robert Wiedner (5.5) and Friedrich Woeber (5.0). Hager won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Horst Semeck (1898) beat Adolf Denk (FM, 2119), a +221-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Spitz in der Wachau, Austria
Dates
13 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×3
CM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇹Austria×41
🇩🇪Germany×6
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsHerbert Hager led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
19
8
3
4
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Herbert Hager held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Herbert Hager drew with Robert Wiedner (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Herbert Hager won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Herbert Hager | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Robert Wiedner | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMFriedrich Woeber | — | — | * | — |
| 4Karl Gneiss | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hager, Herbert | 2033 | AUT | +36N | +11B | +15N | =5B | +4N | +6B | =2N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 24.00 | 2261 | +35.6 |
| 2 | Wiedner, Robert | 2048 | AUT | +28N | +8B | =4N | =7B | +12N | +5B | =1B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 23.50 | 2175 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Woeber, FriedrichCM | 2070 | AUT | +32B | =18N | −6B | +33N | +25B | =20N | +17N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 2062 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Stadler, Peter | 1994 | AUT | +26B | +25N | =2B | +14N | −1B | =7N | =9N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 17.25 | 2067 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Gneiss, Karl | 2034 | AUT | +19B | +17N | +12B | =1N | −6B | −2N | +39B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 16.00 | 2038 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Pernerstorfer, Johannes | 2041 | AUT | +33B | F | +3N | +44B | +5N | −1N | =7B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 16.25 | 2181 | +26.8 |
| 7 | Teichmeister, Sven | 1859 | AUT | +45N | +21B | +20B | =2N | F | =4B | =6N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 2144 | +38.2 |
| 8 | Gattermayer, Robert | 1913 | AUT | +40B | −2N | −33B | +19N | +27B | +13N | =12B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.50 | 1966 | +12.0 |
| 9 | Denk, AdolfFM | 2119 | AUT | +39B | −15N | +27B | −17N | +29B | +18N | =4B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.75 | 1979 | -21.2 |
| 10 | Newrkla, Alexander | 1887 | AUT | +35B | −20N | +26B | −12N | +16B | =25N | +29B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 1903 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Ganauser, Eduard | 1906 | AUT | +34B | −1N | +16B | =13N | −23B | =30N | +25B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1923 | +4.8 |
| 12 | Steinberg, Sven | 1962 | GER | +41N | +48B | −5N | +10B | −2B | =39N | =8N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 1897 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Krachler, Guenther | 2037 | AUT | =30N | =27B | +28N | =11B | =15N | −8B | +21N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 13.25 | 1920 | -20.4 |
| 14 | Singer, HansFM | 2102 | AUT | =27N | +30B | =23N | −4B | +32N | +15B | F | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.75 | 2020 | -10.4 |
| 15 | Prager, Manfred | 1920 | AUT | +31N | +9B | −1B | =25N | =13B | −14N | =16B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1938 | +4.0 |
| 16 | Wimmer, Friedrich | 1753 | AUT | =23N | =22B | −11N | +37B | −10N | +31B | =15N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1831 | +13.6 |
| 17 | Semeck, Horst | 1898 | AUT | +38N | −5B | +41N | +9B | F | =23N | −3B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 1974 | +14.2 |
| 18 | Karlstoetter, Kurt | 1911 | AUT | +46N | =3B | −44N | =32B | +28N | −9B | =24N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 1918 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Schreib, Christian | 1754 | AUT | −5N | =38B | +43N | −8B | =31N | =36B | +37N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1748 | -2.0 |
| 20 | Hollstein, Frank, Dr.CM | 2001 | GER | +43N | +10B | −7N | +22B | F | =3B | F | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12.50 | 2029 | +4.6 |
| 21 | Sloboda, Johann | 1925 | AUT | +47B | −7N | =39B | −29N | +34B | +33N | −13B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1787 | -47.6 |
| 22 | Titz, HeimoFM | 1865 | AUT | =42B | =16N | +34B | −20N | =33B | −29N | +26B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1739 | -22.4 |
| 23 | Weinwurm, Wolfgang | 2029 | AUT | =16B | +42N | =14B | F | +11N | =17B | F | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.50 | 2007 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Galavics, Hermann | 1853 | AUT | −44B | =47N | =35B | =34N | =26B | +40N | =18B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1742 | -19.8 |
| 25 | Prammer, Franz | 1887 | AUT | +37N | −4B | +48N | =15B | −3N | =10B | −11N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.50 | 1767 | -17.8 |
| 26 | Zehentner, Karl-Heinz | 1706 | AUT | −4N | +37B | −10N | =31B | =24N | +28B | −22N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1754 | +7.2 |
| 27 | Boldt, Heinrich | 1847 | GER | =14B | =13N | −9N | +41B | −8N | +43B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1923 | +11.0 |
| 28 | Vokroj, Gabriela | 1819 | AUT | −2B | +40N | −13B | +35N | −18B | −26N | +45B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1691 | -20.4 |
| 29 | Kraxner, Otmar | 1709 | AUT | F | F | +38N | +21B | −9N | +22B | −10N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1950 | +30.0 |
| 30 | Rathmanner, Anton | 1759 | AUT | =13B | −14N | +42B | F | +36N | =11B | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1951 | +23.6 |
| 31 | Scheugenpflug, Klaus | 1637 | GER | −15B | −39N | +45B | =26N | =19B | −16N | +40B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1639 | -0.4 |
| 32 | Spritzendorfer, Alexander | 1820 | AUT | −3N | F | +47B | =18N | −14B | =35N | +41B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1828 | +0.4 |
| 33 | Hadl, Johann | 1799 | AUT | −6N | +46B | +8N | −3B | =22N | −21B | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 7.25 | 1842 | +5.6 |
| 34 | Konig, Jon | 1610 | ENG | −11N | +36B | −22N | =24B | −21N | −37B | +48N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1620 | -0.8 |
| 35 | Niesswohl, Werner | 1591 | AUT | −10N | =43B | =24N | −28B | +38N | =32B | −42N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1654 | +8.8 |
| 36 | Denk, Wolfgang | 1753 | AUT | −1B | −34N | +46B | +48N | −30B | =19N | F | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 1605 | -20.6 |
| 37 | Beyer, Edith | 1573 | AUT | −25B | −26N | +40B | −16N | =45B | +34N | −19B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1594 | +2.2 |
| 38 | Zierlinger, Karl | 1603 | AUT | −17B | =19N | −29B | +47N | −35B | −41N | +46B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1592 | -4.0 |
| 39 | Galler, Alexander | 1849 | AUT | −9N | +31B | =21N | F | F | =12B | −5N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1863 | +1.0 |
| 40 | Gaspar, Zdravko | 1618 | AUT | −8N | −28B | −37N | +46N | +42B | −24B | −31N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1556 | -10.6 |
| 41 | Peschl, Michael | 1649 | AUT | −12B | +45N | −17B | −27N | F | +38B | −32N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1586 | -16.0 |
| 42 | Kleiber, Armin | 0 | AUT | =22N | −23B | −30N | =43B | −40N | F | +35B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1630 | +6.0 |
| 43 | Grabenhofer, Erich | 1719 | AUT | −20B | =35N | −19B | =42N | +48B | −27N | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1518 | -25.6 |
| 44 | Steiner, BrunoCM | 2131 | AUT | +24N | F | +18B | −6N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 2049 | -5.6 |
| 45 | Schlegel, Uwe, Dr. | 1447 | GER | −7B | −41B | −31N | F | =37N | +48B | −28N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Seidl, Josef | 1612 | GER | −18B | −33N | −36N | −40B | +47B | F | −38N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 1446 | -24.2 |
| 47 | Danninger, Egon | 1644 | AUT | −21N | =24B | −32N | −38B | −46N | F | F | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1397 | -25.2 |
| 48 | Howett, David | 0 | AUT | F | −12N | −25B | −36B | −43N | −45N | −34B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 986 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Teichmeister, SvenAUT+38.24.5 pts · #21
- 2Hager, HerbertAUT+35.66.0 pts · #1
- 3Kraxner, OtmarAUT+30.03.0 pts · #25
Top rating losers
- 1Sloboda, JohannAUT-47.63.5 pts · #16
- 2Grabenhofer, ErichAUT-25.62.0 pts · #43
- 3Danninger, EgonAUT-25.20.5 pts · #47
Biggest upsets
- R4+221 Elo gap
- R4+216 Elo gap
- R2+199 Elo gap