Int. Sparkasse Baden Chess Open 2025 Group A
Open SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Pfaffstaetten, Austria. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2178, and top seed was Peter Schreiner (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2428).
Peter Schreiner (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2428) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Julian Jetzl (5.5) and Raphael Prober (5.0). Schreiner took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Luka Pacar (1853) beat Gerhard Schroll (IM, 2235), a +382-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Pfaffstaetten, Austria
Dates
26 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×2
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇹Austria×40
🇩🇪Germany×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Peter Schreiner led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE30 Aug
IM Peter Schreiner takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Peter Schreiner drew with Julian Jetzl (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Peter Schreiner 3 wins (R1–R3)Julian Jetzl 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Frank Belke 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMPeter Schreiner | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Julian Jetzl | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3FMFrank Belke | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4CMRaphael Prober | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schreiner, PeterIM | 2428 | AUT | +24N | +26B | +4N | =5B | +3B | =2N | +12N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.75 | 2440 | +0.9 |
| 2 | Jetzl, Julian | 2164 | AUT | +49N | +25B | +20N | −3N | +15B | =1B | +7N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 19.50 | 2299 | +46.0 |
| 3 | Prober, RaphaelCM | 2210 | AUT | +19N | +9B | +44N | +2B | −1N | =7B | =4N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 20.75 | 2253 | +20.8 |
| 4 | Zakharchyn, Andriian | 2148 | UKR | +31B | +35N | −1B | +16N | =9B | +11N | =3B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 18.75 | 2211 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Belke, Frank, Dr.FM | 2196 | AUT | +37B | +16N | +14B | =1N | =12B | F | +10N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.00 | 2345 | +21.4 |
| 6 | Fitz, Jonathan David | 1978 | AUT | =23N | +36B | +29N | −12N | +22B | =8B | =15N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 15.00 | 2064 | +33.6 |
| 7 | Karelina, PolinaWFM | 1925 | BAH | =41N | +45B | +28N | =8N | +44B | =3N | −2B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 2129 | +37.0 |
| 8 | Perndl, Johann | 2004 | AUT | +33N | =29B | +23N | =7B | F | =6N | +20B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 16.00 | 2114 | +16.4 |
| 9 | Wallinger, Nikolaus | 1969 | AUT | +47B | −3N | +46B | +14N | =4N | F | +23B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 2177 | +63.6 |
| 10 | Soldo, Dario | 2001 | AUT | −46B | +32N | +37B | =35N | +30B | +13N | −5B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 13.75 | 2007 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Reichhuetter, Richard | 2000 | AUT | =36N | −23B | +43N | +41B | +35N | −4B | +34N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.75 | 1980 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Ponater, Michael | 2140 | GER | =21N | +40B | +17N | +6B | =5N | F | −1B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.75 | 2181 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Kellner, Nikolaus | 1715 | AUT | +18N | −14B | +25N | =20B | +26N | −10B | =17N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 2024 | +54.6 |
| 14 | Taizhanov, Aissultan | 2019 | AUT | +38B | +13N | −5N | −9B | =24N | =29B | +22B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1969 | -16.0 |
| 15 | Berger, Tobias | 2106 | AUT | =40N | =21B | +39N | +26B | −2N | =16B | =6B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 2011 | -16.2 |
| 16 | Nicolussi, Hieronymus | 1945 | AUT | +43N | −5B | +21N | −4B | =27B | =15N | +37B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 2005 | +22.0 |
| 17 | Pivi, Mauro | 1972 | ITA | +48N | =28B | −12B | −30N | +21B | +38N | =13B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1988 | +3.2 |
| 18 | Ruttner, Andreas | 1927 | AUT | −13B | =22N | +36B | −34N | +33B | =27N | +30B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 1863 | -10.4 |
| 19 | Spieler, Benjamin | 1899 | AUT | −3B | −42N | +47B | −27N | +50B | +40N | +45B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1877 | -8.4 |
| 20 | Herndlbauer, Martin | 1984 | AUT | +32B | +27N | −2B | =13N | +34B | F | −8N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1933 | -5.4 |
| 21 | Zaff, Sebastian | 1887 | AUT | =12B | =15N | −16B | +25B | −17N | =26B | +35N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 2001 | +21.0 |
| 22 | Seikmann, Jim | 1853 | AUT | −26N | =18B | +40N | +29B | −6N | +24B | −14N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1943 | +34.4 |
| 23 | Pacar, Luka | 1853 | AUT | =6B | +11N | −8B | +49N | +28B | F | −9N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 2070 | +67.6 |
| 24 | Stanivukovic, Drago | 1908 | SRB | −1B | +47N | +27B | −28N | =14B | −22N | +40B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1965 | +7.0 |
| 25 | Riess, Gerhard | 1941 | AUT | +42B | −2N | −13B | −21N | =32B | +46N | +38B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1873 | -13.0 |
| 26 | Winkelbauer, Manfred | 1976 | AUT | +22B | −1N | +31B | −15N | −13B | =21N | =32B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 9.75 | 1905 | -31.6 |
| 27 | Balogh, Gerda | 1649 | HUN | F | −20B | −24N | +19B | =16N | =18B | +29N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1930 | +80.4 |
| 28 | Schroll, GerhardIM | 2235 | AUT | +39B | =17N | −7B | +24B | −23N | =30N | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1907 | -22.3 |
| 29 | Berrouka, Elias | 1917 | AUT | +51B | =8N | −6B | −22N | +46B | =14N | −27B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1813 | -19.0 |
| 30 | Meffert, Peter, Dr. | 1881 | GER | −44N | =43B | +45N | +17B | −10N | =28B | −18N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1924 | +5.2 |
| 31 | Nurvet, Zhulin | 1888 | BUL | −4N | +48B | −26N | =33B | =41N | =39B | =36N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1847 | -17.6 |
| 32 | Hrdina, Karl | 1858 | AUT | −20N | −10B | =48N | =40B | =25N | +49B | =26N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1878 | +3.2 |
| 33 | Prendinger, Rudolf | 1867 | AUT | −8B | −37N | +51B | =31N | −18N | =42B | +41N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1783 | -16.2 |
| 34 | Gartmayer, Stefan | 1863 | AUT | F | F | +50N | +18B | −20N | +35B | −11B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1988 | +17.0 |
| 35 | Mautner, Michael | 1928 | AUT | +50N | −4B | +42N | =10B | −11B | −34N | −21B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 4.75 | 1811 | -45.6 |
| 36 | Teichmeister, Sven | 1860 | AUT | =11B | −6N | −18N | +43B | =39N | F | =31B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1858 | -1.0 |
| 37 | Bruhn, Peter | 1896 | AUT | −5N | +33B | −10N | =42B | F | +41B | −16N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1852 | -8.6 |
| 38 | Penker, Dominic | 1875 | AUT | −14N | =50B | −41N | +48B | +42N | −17B | −25N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 1748 | -49.6 |
| 39 | Ebner, Johann | 1901 | AUT | −28N | +41B | −15B | =46N | =36B | =31N | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1884 | -5.0 |
| 40 | Euringer, Peter, Dr. | 1876 | GER | =15B | −12N | −22B | =32N | +51N | −19B | −24N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 1762 | -22.6 |
| 41 | Bitzan, Sebastian | 1695 | AUT | =7B | −39N | +38B | −11N | =31B | −37N | −33B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1749 | +15.6 |
| 42 | Borysiuk, Sofiia-Khrystyna | 1752 | UKR | −25N | +19B | −35B | =37N | −38B | =33N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1776 | +4.0 |
| 43 | Krejcar, Walter | 1797 | AUT | −16B | =30N | −11B | −36N | F | =47N | +51B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 1736 | -10.0 |
| 44 | Fritsch, KlausFM | 2130 | AUT | +30B | +46N | −3B | F | −7N | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1970 | -15.6 |
| 45 | Kornfehl, Christoph | 1753 | AUT | F | −7N | −30B | +47N | +49B | F | −19N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1809 | +14.4 |
| 46 | Ivanov, Martin | 1863 | AUT | +10N | −44B | −9N | =39B | −29N | −25B | F | 1.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 1784 | -24.4 |
| 47 | Feseniuk, Pavlo | 1806 | AUT | −9N | −24B | −19N | −45B | +48N | =43B | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1667 | -43.6 |
| 48 | Somasundram, Jayakumar | 1831 | SRI | −17B | −31N | =32B | −38N | −47B | F | +49N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1689 | -21.6 |
| 49 | Ballik, Simon | 1890 | AUT | −2B | +51N | F | −23B | −45N | −32N | −48B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1582 | -92.0 |
| 50 | Ritthammer, Manfred | 1740 | AUT | −35B | =38N | −34B | F | −19N | F | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1569 | -14.0 |
| 51 | Driza, Daniel | 1672 | AUT | −29N | −49B | −33N | F | −40B | F | −43N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1070 | -49.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Balogh, GerdaHUN+80.43.0 pts · #27
- 2Pacar, LukaAUT+67.63.5 pts · #20
- 3Wallinger, NikolausAUT+63.64.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Ballik, SimonAUT-92.01.0 pts · #49
- 2Driza, DanielAUT-49.60.0 pts · #51
- 3Penker, DominicAUT-49.62.5 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R5+382 Elo gap
- R3+310 Elo gap
- R7+268 Elo gap