17. Salzkammergut Schachopen 2025 Group A

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65 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Bad Ischl, Austria. 18 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2236, and top seed was Julian Leitgeb (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2335).

Simon Gruenwald (🇦🇹 AUT, CM, 2149) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Philipp Wendl (4.0) and Heinrich Rolletschek (4.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Raphael Prober (CM, 2011) beat Julian Leitgeb (FM, 2335), a +324-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Bad Ischl, Austria

Dates

06 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹FMJulian Leitgeb2335

Avg top 10

2,236

Participants

Titled players · 18

IM×1

FM×9

CM×6

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇦🇹Austria×50

🇩🇪Germany×11

🇯🇵Japan×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

Top 3

🥇
CMSimon Gruenwald
🇦🇹AUT·2149
4.0pts·2382perf+58.4
🥈
FMPhilipp Wendl
🇦🇹AUT·2268
4.0pts·2266perf+0.6
🥉
FMHeinrich Rolletschek
🇦🇹AUT·2165
4.0pts·2349perf+22.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 6 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Wendl4Rolletschek4Ennsberger4Gruenwald4Groetz4Ghevondyan4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 4.0/5. Gruenwald takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Heinrich Rolletschek 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Ulrich Ennsberger 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMPhilipp Wendl	*	—	—	½
2FMHeinrich Rolletschek	—	*	½	—
3FMUlrich Ennsberger	—	½	*	—
4CMSimon Gruenwald	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gruenwald, SimonCM	2149	AUT	+23N	+53B	=2N	+8B	=4N	4.0	14.0	15.5	11.50	2382	+58.4
2	Wendl, PhilippFM	2268	AUT	+19B	+29N	=1B	=7N	+13B	4.0	13.5	16.0	12.25	2266	+0.6
3	Rolletschek, HeinrichFM	2165	AUT	+25N	+16B	+26N	=4B	=6B	4.0	13.5	16.0	12.00	2349	+22.6
4	Ghevondyan, ArmanCM	2216	ARM	+45B	+30N	+44B	=3N	=1B	4.0	12.5	14.5	10.50	2323	+12.8
5	Groetz, HaraldIM	2252	AUT	=52N	+42B	=22N	+16B	+14N	4.0	10.5	12.0	10.00	2256	+0.4
6	Ennsberger, UlrichFM	2291	AUT	=39N	+52B	+37N	+34B	=3N	4.0	10.5	12.0	9.00	2294	+1.0
7	Prober, RaphaelCM	2011	AUT	+9N	=14B	+12N	=2B	=10B	3.5	14.5	17.5	12.25	2342	+85.2
8	Sandhoefner, FlorianFM	2234	AUT	+31B	=32N	+28B	−1N	+54B	3.5	11.5	13.0	7.75	2209	-2.6
9	Leitgeb, JulianFM	2335	AUT	−7B	+49N	+39B	=13N	+27B	3.5	11.0	13.0	8.00	2144	-17.8
10	Hopfgartner, Heinz	2100	AUT	+43N	=22B	=41N	+23B	=7N	3.5	10.5	12.5	8.50	2095	+0.2
11	Nguyen, Thu GiangWFM	2065	AUS	+46B	=24N	−13B	+42N	+33B	3.5	10.0	12.0	7.75	2131	+9.0
12	Jetzl, Julian	2164	AUT	=36B	+55N	−7B	+28N	+44N	3.5	10.0	11.5	7.00	2160	-0.4
13	Schoen, Florian	1914	GER	+27N	=17B	+11N	=9B	−2N	3.0	14.0	16.5	9.25	2229	+76.8
14	Zanon, Magnus	2098	AUT	+59B	=7N	=36B	+35N	−5B	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.25	2114	+2.6
15	Stickler, FlorentinFM	2209	AUT	−22N	F	+19B	+26B	+17N	3.0	11.0	12.0	8.50	2211	+0.8
16	Gschwandtl, Alexander	2043	AUT	+57B	−3N	+61B	−5N	+45B	3.0	11.0	11.5	3.50	2079	+12.0
17	Stinner, David	2056	AUT	+40B	=13N	=24B	+36N	−15B	3.0	10.5	12.5	6.75	2051	-0.2
18	Leisenberger, Harald	2121	AUT	+49B	−26N	=31B	+37N	=32B	3.0	9.5	11.5	6.50	2076	-5.8
19	Chen, Chicheng LeonCM	2003	AUT	−2N	+62B	−15N	+61B	+48N	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	2139	+35.2
20	Kammerer, Gernot	2087	AUT	=38N	−41B	+52N	=25B	+22N	3.0	9.0	10.5	6.25	2014	-8.8
21	Huber, EdwinCM	2113	GER	−24B	+46N	F	+38B	+30N	3.0	9.0	9.0	6.50	2142	+3.2
22	Endtmayer, Bernhard	1987	AUT	+15B	=10N	=5B	=54N	−20B	2.5	13.5	15.0	7.50	2144	+20.2
23	Martinovic, David	1957	AUT	−1B	+57N	+29B	−10N	=35B	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.75	2029	+19.2
24	Wimmer, Alfred	1953	GER	+21N	=11B	=17N	=32B	F	2.5	12.0	12.0	7.50	2166	+22.6
25	Usleber, Helmut	1968	AUT	−3B	+63N	=33B	=20N	=29B	2.5	12.0	12.0	4.00	2071	+13.2
26	Wawra, Juergen	2027	GER	+64N	+18B	−3B	−15N	=50B	2.5	12.0	12.0	4.00	2017	0.0
27	Stadler, Alexander	2081	GER	−13B	=40N	+55B	+31N	−9N	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.00	2015	-9.2
28	Wallner, Dieter	2036	AUT	=47N	+58B	−8N	−12B	+36B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.00	1994	-5.0
29	Thoma, Wilhelm	2052	AUT	+62N	−2B	−23N	+40B	=25N	2.5	11.0	11.0	3.25	1980	-9.6
30	Hager, Herbert	2046	AUT	+63B	−4B	=50N	+47N	−21B	2.5	11.0	11.0	3.00	1968	-9.6
31	Greussing, Stefan	1995	AUT	−8N	+56B	=18N	−27B	+59N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.00	2045	+6.4
32	Haas, MichaelCM	2049	AUT	+56B	=8B	F	=24N	=18N	2.5	10.5	10.5	6.00	2135	+9.0
33	Loidl, Florian	2218	AUT	−37N	+43B	=25N	+53B	−11N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	2001	-27.2
34	Denk, AdolfFM	2120	AUT	F	=37B	+38N	−6N	+41B	2.5	10.0	10.0	5.00	2106	-0.6
35	Reisenhofer, Maximilian	2045	AUT	=58N	=47B	+51N	−14B	=23N	2.5	9.5	10.5	4.75	1889	-19.4
36	Prantl, Dietmar	1966	AUT	=12N	+48B	=14N	−17B	−28N	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.25	2034	+8.6
37	Seisenberger, Georg	1994	GER	+33B	=34N	−6B	−18B	=38N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.75	2063	+7.6
38	Riedler, Sebastian	1917	AUT	=20B	+60N	−34B	−21N	=37B	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.50	2000	+9.2
39	Freimueller, Peter	2008	AUT	=6B	=61N	−9N	+58B	−51N	2.0	10.5	11.0	3.25	1938	-9.8
40	Alvermann, Christian, Dr.	1855	GER	−17N	=27B	=48N	−29N	+60B	2.0	10.0	11.0	3.25	2010	+18.4
41	Kirchmayr, Wilhelm	1833	AUT	=60B	+20N	=10B	F	−34N	2.0	10.0	10.0	5.25	2089	+24.8
42	Svrcek, Jozef	1953	AUT	F	−5N	+60B	−11B	+53N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.50	2100	+14.8
43	Raber, Eduard	1943	AUT	−10B	−33N	+56N	−51B	+61N	2.0	9.5	10.0	2.00	1883	-18.8
44	Humer, WolfgangFM	2064	AUT	+65N	+50B	−4N	F	−12B	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	2033	-3.0
45	Preundler, Florian	1991	AUT	−4N	+64B	−54N	+57B	−16N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1894	-12.6
46	Pleimer, Anton	1871	AUT	−11N	−21B	+64N	−48B	+57N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1899	+1.8
47	Gruenwald, Beat	1793	AUT	=28B	=35N	=53N	−30B	=52N	2.0	9.0	10.5	4.00	1959	+39.2
48	Leitner, Gerald	2175	AUT	=55B	−36N	=40B	+46N	−19B	2.0	9.0	10.5	3.75	1863	-39.6
49	Donegani, Peter	1955	GER	−18N	−9B	=58N	=52B	+63N	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.25	1948	-3.4
50	Oberschmid, Patrik	1888	AUT	+54B	−44N	=30B	F	=26N	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.00	2053	+34.8
51	Gstrein, Matteo	1780	AUT	−53N	F	−35B	+43N	+39B	2.0	8.0	8.0	4.00	2003	+44.8
52	Maier, Tobias	1998	AUT	=5B	−6N	−20B	=49N	=47B	1.5	13.0	15.0	4.00	1927	-21.6
53	Stolzlechner, Thomas	2033	AUT	+51B	−1N	=47B	−33N	−42B	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.00	1830	-26.4
54	Rohringer, Georg	2073	AUT	−50N	F	+45B	=22B	−8N	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.25	1938	-15.2
55	Ludwig, Ralf	1978	GER	=48N	−12B	−27N	=60N	=56B	1.5	9.5	10.5	2.25	1915	-17.6
56	Shibata, MisakiWCM	1850	JPN	−32N	−31N	−43B	+62B	=55N	1.5	8.5	8.5	0.75	1815	-4.8
57	Peristy, Luke	1799	CAN	−16N	−23B	+62N	−45N	−46B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1703	-11.2
58	Winkelmeier, Alfred	1815	GER	=35B	−28N	=49B	−39N	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.25	1814	-0.2
59	Hackl, David	1937	AUT	−14N	F	+63B	F	−31B	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1850	-7.0
60	Olbrich, JoachimFM	2048	GER	=41N	−38B	−42N	=55B	−40N	1.0	8.0	9.5	1.75	1669	-48.4
61	Hoebarth, Guenter	1829	AUT	F	=39B	−16N	−19N	−43B	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.00	1673	-12.4
62	Gold, Arthur	1854	AUT	−29B	−19N	−57B	−56N	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1126	-65.2
63	Bergmann, Max	1831	AUT	−30N	−25B	−59N	F	−49B	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1177	-24.8
64	Auer, Max	1701	AUT	−26B	−45N	−46B	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1163	-22.8
65	Brunner, Josephina Akiko	1862	AUT	−44B	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1264	-9.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Prober, RaphaelCMAUT
+85.2
3.5 pts · #10
2Schoen, FlorianGER
+76.8
3.0 pts · #17
3Gruenwald, SimonCMAUT
+58.4
4.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Gold, ArthurAUT
-65.2
0.0 pts · #62
2Olbrich, JoachimFMGER
-48.4
1.0 pts · #59
3Leitner, GeraldAUT
-39.6
2.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R1+324 Elo gap
CMProber, Raphael2011 beat FMLeitgeb, Julian2335
R2+254 Elo gap
Kirchmayr, Wilhelm1833 beat Kammerer, Gernot2087
R5+228 Elo gap
Gstrein, Matteo1780 beat Freimueller, Peter2008