Int. Sparkasse Baden Chess Open 2025 Group B

Open SwissStandard

52 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Pfaffstaetten, Austria. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1796, and top seed was Lorenz Karall (🇦🇹 AUT, 1842).

Lorenz Karall (🇦🇹 AUT, 1842) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Iana Luca (5.0) and Jan Holzer (5.0). Karall shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Erkan Kemal Celiker (1495) beat Matthias Driza (1706), a +211-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

🇦🇹Lorenz Karall1842

Avg top 10

1,796

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇹Austria×48

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
Lorenz Karall
🇦🇹AUT·1842
5.5pts·1973perf+21.2
🥈
Iana Luca
🇦🇹AUT·1729
5.0pts·2079perf+63.2
🥉
Jan Holzer
🇦🇹AUT·1751
5.0pts·1744perf-1.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Lorenz Karall led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Karall5.5Luca5Troestl5Molnar5Holzer5Hoebarth4.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE30 Aug

Lorenz Karall takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

Gerhard Troestl won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Karall, Lorenz	1842	AUT	+11B	+34N	=20B	+6N	+3B	=8N	=7B	5.5	26.0	28.5	22.25	1973	+21.2
2	Luca, Iana	1729	AUT	=22N	+42B	+10B	=7N	F	+11N	+6B	5.0	23.0	23.0	19.00	2079	+63.2
3	Holzer, Jan	1751	AUT	=29B	+48N	+47B	+15N	−1N	=14B	+21B	5.0	21.5	23.0	14.00	1744	-1.2
4	Molnar, Monika	1828	AUT	−25N	=51N	+42B	+38B	+19N	=6N	+13B	5.0	20.0	21.0	15.25	1841	+1.8
5	Troestl, Gerhard	1792	AUT	+36B	=46N	−15B	=47N	+26B	+28N	+12B	5.0	18.5	20.0	14.25	1771	-4.0
6	Hospodar, Patrick	1744	AUT	+39N	+12B	+9N	−1B	+25N	=4B	−2N	4.5	27.0	29.5	16.50	1821	+31.2
7	Ring, Rudolf	1763	AUT	+16B	+18N	=8B	=2B	+12N	F	=1N	4.5	27.0	27.0	19.50	1857	+12.8
8	Hoebarth, Guenter	1792	AUT	+40N	+17B	=7N	F	+13B	=1B	=9N	4.5	25.0	25.0	17.75	1939	+22.4
9	Ertl, Taliesin	1812	AUT	+28B	+26N	−6B	=14B	+16N	=13N	=8B	4.5	24.0	27.0	16.25	1791	-4.6
10	Buchhas, Johann	1799	AUT	F	+21B	−2N	=41B	+30N	+25B	+14N	4.5	21.0	21.0	14.75	1818	+2.8
11	Schett, Franz	1662	AUT	−1N	+50B	+22N	+30B	=14N	−2B	=23B	4.0	24.5	25.5	11.25	1688	+4.0
12	Zaff, Maximilian	1552	AUT	+35B	−6N	+28B	+26N	−7B	+20B	−5N	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.00	1770	+81.2
13	Roehrbacher, Franz	1700	AUT	+31B	=27N	+43B	+20N	−8N	=9B	−4N	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.25	1802	+20.4
14	Pichler, Laurenz	1683	AUT	+45B	=43N	+27B	=9N	=11B	=3N	−10B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.75	1765	+26.8
15	Micherdzinski, Karol	1686	AUT	=47N	+32B	+5N	−3B	−17N	+22B	=41N	4.0	23.0	24.5	13.50	1685	+0.8
16	Pichler, Clemens	1625	AUT	−7N	+24B	+34B	=23N	−9B	=27N	+44B	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.25	1810	+70.4
17	Sprung, Elena	1708	AUT	+49B	−8N	=29B	=27N	+15B	−21N	+26B	4.0	21.0	22.0	11.00	1795	+28.8
18	Geismann, Florian	0	GER	+41N	−7B	−23N	−37N	+35B	+34B	+25N	4.0	18.5	21.0	10.50	1729	0.0
19	Arseniuc, Michail	1635	AUT	−27B	=35N	+49B	+43N	−4B	=44N	+28B	4.0	17.5	18.5	8.25	1763	+49.6
20	Kranewitter, Alexander	1751	AUT	+50N	+25B	=1N	−13B	=21B	−12N	=31B	3.5	23.0	24.0	10.00	1646	-33.2
21	Wagner, Manfred	0	AUT	+37B	−10N	+36B	F	=20N	+17B	−3N	3.5	22.0	22.0	10.75	1742	0.0
22	Doegl, Karl	0	AUT	=2B	=38N	−11B	+35N	=27B	−15N	+36B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.25	1662	0.0
23	Hofmann, Guenther	1686	AUT	=51B	=29N	+18B	=16B	F	=31N	=11N	3.5	19.0	19.0	11.50	1604	-17.6
24	Pasbin, Saeid	1778	AUT	−26B	−16N	−33B	+49N	=39B	+42N	+30B	3.5	17.5	18.5	7.25	1539	-76.8
25	Goci, Philipp	1647	AUT	+4B	−20N	+31B	+46N	−6B	−10N	−18B	3.0	24.5	26.5	10.00	1705	+9.0
26	Obmann, Thomas	1635	AUT	+24N	−9B	+51N	−12B	−5N	+32B	−17N	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.50	1560	-12.0
27	Bieber, Herbert	1789	AUT	+19N	=13B	−14N	=17B	=22N	=16B	F	3.0	23.5	23.5	11.75	1670	-16.2
28	Poiger, Manfred	1647	AUT	−9N	+39B	−12N	+45N	+29B	−5B	−19N	3.0	23.0	25.0	7.50	1546	-33.2
29	Niesswohl, Werner	1612	AUT	=3N	=23B	=17N	=44B	−28N	=38B	=32N	3.0	21.0	23.0	10.00	1626	+2.2
30	Euringer, Michael Peter	1569	GER	−34N	+44B	+37B	−11N	−10B	+33N	−24N	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.50	1672	+36.0
31	Celiker, Erkan Kemal	1495	TUR	−13N	+40B	−25N	F	+37B	=23B	=20N	3.0	19.0	19.5	8.50	1689	+54.8
32	Zselezen, Daniela	1463	AUT	=52B	−15N	=35B	=36N	+33B	−26N	=29B	3.0	18.0	18.5	7.25	1604	+20.6
33	Perfler, Daniel	1631	AUT	−43B	−37N	+24N	+34B	−32N	−30B	+50N	3.0	16.5	17.5	7.00	1613	-7.6
34	Pasbin, Abtin	1734	AUT	+30B	−1B	−16N	−33N	+36B	−18N	=40B	2.5	22.0	24.5	6.75	1513	-59.2
35	Reisner, Hans	1710	AUT	−12N	=19B	=32N	−22B	−18N	+49B	=45N	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.50	1539	-17.6
36	Tritscher, Johann	0	AUT	−5N	+45B	−21N	=32B	−34N	+48B	−22N	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.00	1544	0.0
37	Driza, Matthias	1706	AUT	−21N	+33B	−30N	+18B	−31N	F	=47B	2.5	18.0	18.0	7.75	1446	-41.2
38	Ruck, Helmut	1735	AUT	=42N	=22B	=46B	−4N	=43B	=29N	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	6.25	1614	-13.6
39	Kammerer, Reinhard	1611	AUT	−6B	−28N	=40N	=48B	=24N	−45B	+49N	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.75	1586	-10.0
40	Sonntagbauer, Manfred	1643	AUT	−8B	−31N	=39B	=42N	=45N	=50B	=34N	2.5	16.5	17.5	5.00	1505	-18.4
41	Zapfel, Paul	1717	AUT	−18B	=49N	+48B	=10N	F	F	=15B	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.25	1727	+1.2
42	Kleiber, Armin	0	AUT	=38B	−2N	−4N	=40B	=50N	−24B	=48N	2.0	20.0	21.0	3.75	1537	0.0
43	Giefing, Josef	1769	AUT	+33N	=14B	−13N	−19B	=38N	F	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	6.25	1605	-22.8
44	Svoboda, Rudolf	1742	AUT	−46B	−30N	+50B	=29N	F	=19B	−16N	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.50	1484	-41.6
45	Peschl, Michael	0	AUT	−14N	−36N	F	−28B	=40B	+39N	=35B	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	1587	0.0
46	Stanojevic, Milan	1592	AUT	+44N	=5B	=38N	−25B	F	F	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	5.75	1729	+14.6
47	Pillhofer-Schneider, Jan	0	AUT	=15B	F	−3N	=5B	F	F	=37N	1.5	19.5	19.5	5.75	1647	0.0
48	Meffert, Astrid	1535	GER	F	−3B	−41N	=39N	=49B	−36N	=42B	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.75	1454	-8.4
49	Schlossnikl, Caroline	1507	AUT	−17N	=41B	−19N	−24B	=48N	−35N	−39B	1.0	19.0	20.5	2.00	1361	-41.2
50	Mayer, Lisa	1617	AUT	−20B	−11N	−44N	F	=42B	=40N	−33B	1.0	17.0	17.0	2.25	1320	-61.6
51	Kren, Christoph	0	AUT	=23N	=4B	−26B	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	4.25	1591	0.0
52	Huber, Elisa	1691	AUT	=32N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	7.5	7.5	1.50	1463	-11.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zaff, MaximilianAUT
+81.2
4.0 pts · #6
2Pichler, ClemensAUT
+70.4
4.0 pts · #10
3Luca, IanaAUT
+63.2
5.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Pasbin, SaeidAUT
-76.8
3.5 pts · #27
2Mayer, LisaAUT
-61.6
1.0 pts · #52
3Pasbin, AbtinAUT
-59.2
2.5 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R5+211 Elo gap
Celiker, Erkan Kemal1495 beat Driza, Matthias1706
R6+199 Elo gap
Zaff, Maximilian1552 beat Kranewitter, Alexander1751
R1+181 Elo gap
Goci, Philipp1647 beat Molnar, Monika1828