Int. Sparkasse Baden Chess Open 2025 Group A

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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

Top seed

🇦🇹IMPeter Schreiner2428

Avg top 10

2,178

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×2

FM×2

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇹Austria×40

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇧🇸Bahamas×1

Top 3

🥇
IMPeter Schreiner
🇦🇹AUT·2428
6.0pts·2440perf+0.9
🥈
Julian Jetzl
🇦🇹AUT·2164
5.5pts·2299perf+46.0
🥉
CMRaphael Prober
🇦🇹AUT·2210
5.0pts·2253perf+20.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Peter Schreiner led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Schreiner6Jetzl5.5Belke5Prober5Zakharchyn5Soldo4.5

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, Dr. 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, Dr. 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
+80.4
3.0 pts · #27
2Pacar, LukaAUT
+67.6
3.5 pts · #20
3Wallinger, NikolausAUT
+63.6
4.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Ballik, SimonAUT
-92.0
1.0 pts · #49
2Driza, DanielAUT
-49.6
0.0 pts · #51
3Penker, DominicAUT
-49.6
2.5 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R5+382 Elo gap
Pacar, Luka1853 beat IMSchroll, Gerhard2235
R3+310 Elo gap
WFMKarelina, Polina1925 beat IMSchroll, Gerhard2235
R7+268 Elo gap
Balogh, Gerda1649 beat Berrouka, Elias1917