44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier

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109 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in St.Veit an der Glan, Austria. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2307, and top seed was Ruben Gideon Koellner (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2510).

Ruben Gideon Koellner (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2510) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Daniel Koelber (7.0) and David Schernthaner (6.5). Koellner won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Lena Weingraber (1638) beat Nikolai Nitsche (2091), a +453-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹St.Veit an der Glan, Austria

Dates

05 Jul 2025 → 12 Jul 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMRuben Gideon Koellner2510

Avg top 10

2,307

Participants

109

Titled players · 21

GM×1

IM×2

FM×13

CM×4

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇹Austria×79

🇩🇪Germany×15

🇸🇮Slovenia×7

🇭🇷Croatia×3

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×1

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
IMRuben Gideon Koellner
🇩🇪GER·2510
8.5pts·2642perf+8.2
🥈
Daniel Koelber
🇦🇹AUT·2231
7.0pts·2401perf+38.6
🥉
FMDavid Schernthaner
🇦🇹AUT·2401
6.5pts·2352perf-2.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Ruben Gideon Koellner led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Koellner8.5Koelber7Huber6.5Rogic6.5Bures6.5Matt6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Ruben Gideon Koellner never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Ruben Gideon Koellner drew with Daniel Koelber (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Ruben Gideon Koellner 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Daniel Koelber 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMRuben Gideon Koellner	*	½	1	—
2Daniel Koelber	½	*	—	1
3Benedikt Huber	0	—	*	—
4GMDavor Rogic	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Koellner, Ruben GideonIM	2510	GER	+91B	+71N	+12B	+6N	+3B	=2N	+10B	+7N	+4N	8.5	49.0	52.0	48.50	2642	+8.2
2	Koelber, Daniel	2231	AUT	+73B	=61N	+65B	+19N	+8B	=1B	=4N	+3N	=9B	7.0	48.0	52.0	39.25	2401	+38.6
3	Schernthaner, DavidFM	2401	AUT	+29N	+17B	+7N	+13B	−1N	=4B	+60N	−2B	+10N	6.5	51.0	55.5	36.75	2352	-2.8
4	Rempe, JonasFM	2095	GER	+97B	+44N	+15B	+18B	=5N	=3N	=2B	+6N	−1B	6.5	51.0	53.5	35.00	2401	+139.6
5	Bures, JaroslavIM	2384	SVK	+54B	=24N	+28B	+14N	=4B	−6N	+46B	+12N	=8B	6.5	46.0	50.5	35.00	2311	-5.8
6	Matt, FabianFM	2219	AUT	+47N	+30B	+45N	−1B	+25N	+5B	=18N	−4B	+53B	6.5	46.0	50.5	32.75	2323	+25.0
7	Huber, Benedikt	2177	GER	+102B	+11N	−3B	+34N	=23B	+61N	+19B	−1B	+18N	6.5	46.0	48.0	30.50	2297	+55.6
8	Rogic, DavorGM	2331	CRO	+40N	=25B	+24N	=27B	−2N	+32B	+43N	+15B	=5N	6.5	44.5	49.0	33.75	2297	-1.9
9	Wendl, PhilippFM	2251	AUT	+48N	=26B	=25N	+103B	+43N	−10B	+17N	+13B	=2N	6.5	43.5	45.0	30.50	2262	+5.6
10	Fahrner, KurtFM	2250	AUT	+68B	=28N	+61B	=80N	+21B	+9N	−1N	+11B	−3B	6.0	46.0	49.5	30.25	2281	+8.4
11	Wallner, Dieter	2030	AUT	+106N	−7B	+72N	+20B	+13N	=18B	=12B	−10N	+24N	6.0	44.5	45.0	26.75	2238	+50.2
12	Gloessl, Sota AlexanderFM	2178	AUT	+55N	+63B	−1N	=45B	+95N	+26B	=11N	−5B	+29N	6.0	44.0	46.5	26.25	2228	+21.3
13	Koellner, Aaron NoahCM	2201	GER	+69B	+57N	+86B	−3N	−11B	+23N	+62B	−9N	+28B	6.0	41.5	44.5	25.50	2196	+1.6
14	Feinig, MarioCM	2194	AUT	+56N	=27B	+26N	−5B	+63N	=30B	−29N	+40B	+32N	6.0	41.0	45.0	28.50	2183	-1.8
15	Sandhoefner, FlorianFM	2232	AUT	+95N	+32B	−4N	=63B	+65B	=62N	+41B	−8N	+26N	6.0	40.0	42.5	25.50	2207	-4.6
16	Gold, TheodorFM	2092	AUT	=70B	−87N	+49B	−64N	+36B	+88N	+61B	+37N	=30B	6.0	34.5	37.5	26.00	2076	-5.2
17	Warzycha, Gerwin	2088	AUT	+33B	−3N	−23B	+70N	+38B	+44N	−9B	+31N	=19B	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.25	2135	+11.2
18	Genser, HaraldFM	2256	AUT	+66B	+53N	+62B	−4N	+80B	=11N	=6B	=30N	−7B	5.5	43.0	46.5	24.75	2169	-18.6
19	Blasge, Tobias	2010	AUT	+104N	=43B	+51N	−2B	+24N	+35B	−7N	=26B	=17N	5.5	43.0	44.5	23.50	2172	+40.2
20	Tumur-Ochir, DuluuCM	2173	MGL	=76B	=23N	+79B	−11N	+87B	+21N	−30N	=25B	+33N	5.5	38.5	41.5	23.75	2054	-25.0
21	Maier, Tobias	2035	AUT	−86N	+82N	+38B	+31B	−10N	−20B	=76N	+92B	+48N	5.5	36.0	39.0	22.75	2066	+18.0
22	Schwab, Lukas	2177	AUT	=64N	+93B	−27N	=55B	=47N	+66B	+45N	+29B	F	5.5	34.5	34.5	23.00	2123	-10.0
23	Squasi, Ernesto	1959	AUT	=31N	=20B	+17N	+59B	=7N	−13B	−26N	+51B	=27N	5.0	43.0	47.5	25.50	2179	+102.0
24	Weber, Nikita	2080	GER	+89N	=5B	−8B	+36N	−19B	+64N	+42B	=52N	−11B	5.0	43.0	46.0	22.50	2090	+1.6
25	Stradner, Stefan	2084	AUT	+90B	=8N	=9B	+87N	−6B	=31N	=65B	=20N	=42B	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.25	2155	+16.2
26	Matosec, Thomas	2076	AUT	+94B	=9N	−14B	+90N	+64B	−12N	+23B	=19N	−15B	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.00	2102	+6.2
27	Mihaljevic, Eva	2032	CRO	+99B	=14N	+22B	=8N	=35B	=46N	=31B	−53N	=23B	5.0	42.0	44.5	24.00	2159	+29.4
28	Bratko, Alexander	2066	AUT	+83N	=10B	−5N	=47B	=67N	+69B	=35N	+43B	−13N	5.0	40.5	44.0	21.75	2131	+14.4
29	Martinovic, David	1992	AUT	−3B	+97N	+33B	−35N	+92B	+80N	+14B	−22N	−12B	5.0	40.5	43.0	20.00	2144	+66.0
30	Mayrhuber, Tobias	2040	AUT	+49B	−6N	=36B	F	+103N	=14N	+20B	=18B	=16N	5.0	40.5	40.5	22.75	2138	+22.8
31	Hechl, GeraldFM	2179	AUT	=23B	+76N	=34B	−21N	+68N	=25B	=27N	−17B	+63N	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.50	2059	-28.4
32	Fasching, Markus	2045	AUT	+85B	−15N	=64B	+79N	=44B	−8N	+73B	+46N	−14B	5.0	39.0	42.5	19.75	2098	+11.6
33	Ruttner, Andreas	1892	AUT	−17N	+40B	−29N	−66B	+101N	+68B	+44B	+62N	−20B	5.0	37.5	39.5	19.50	2042	+34.8
34	Hafner, Robert	2023	AUT	+105N	=51B	=31N	−7B	+50N	−43B	=67N	+81B	=39B	5.0	37.5	38.5	18.25	2055	+8.2
35	Kovacic, Peter	2171	SLO	=74N	+77B	F	+29B	=27N	−19N	=28B	+41N	=52B	5.0	37.5	37.5	22.75	2090	-16.0
36	Kole, Arda	1930	TUR	−51N	+104B	=30N	−24B	−16N	+78B	+66N	=63B	+71N	5.0	36.0	37.5	17.50	2045	+54.4
37	Kersic, Matej	2060	SLO	=79B	F	+77N	+102B	−52N	+56B	+51N	−16B	=40N	5.0	34.5	36.5	18.75	2067	+1.0
38	Gockner, Martin	1909	AUT	−43N	+101B	−21N	+78B	−17N	=50B	+95N	+45B	=65N	5.0	34.5	36.5	16.75	2001	+21.8
39	Seitz, Alexander	2108	AUT	=67N	=96B	=47N	=48B	=56N	+95B	−40N	+65B	=34N	5.0	34.0	36.5	19.00	2008	-48.4
40	Ortner, Sebastian	1981	AUT	−8B	−33N	=98B	+106N	+100B	+103N	+39B	−14N	=37B	5.0	34.0	34.5	13.25	2007	+12.0
41	Nitsche, Nikolai	2091	GER	=96N	+67B	−103N	=68B	+72N	+76B	−15N	−35B	+88N	5.0	32.0	33.5	17.75	1996	-40.4
42	Schuh, Ruediger	2004	GER	+101N	−62B	=96N	−88B	+77N	+89B	−24N	+49B	=25N	5.0	30.5	32.5	16.75	1975	-6.6
43	Vaupot, LukaCM	2110	SLO	+38B	=19N	=87B	+86N	−9B	+34N	−8B	−28N	=54B	4.5	41.0	44.0	19.50	2038	-17.0
44	Heppert, Lars	1996	GER	+109N	−4B	=50N	+51B	=32N	−17B	−33N	=55B	+81N	4.5	39.0	39.0	15.00	1957	-8.2
45	Hellerschmid, Andreas	2009	AUT	+108B	+46N	−6B	=12N	−60B	+86N	−22B	−38N	+92N	4.5	38.0	38.0	13.50	2024	+8.0
46	Leitner, Gerald	2153	AUT	+84N	−45B	+66N	=52B	+69N	=27B	−5N	−32B	=64N	4.5	37.5	41.0	18.25	2021	-31.0
47	Fruehauf, Norbert	1961	AUT	−6B	+85N	=39B	=28N	=22B	−53N	=90B	+86N	=59N	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.00	2040	+18.2
48	Schmuecker, Markus	1971	AUT	−9B	=90N	+75B	=39N	=86B	+58N	−53B	+82N	−21B	4.5	36.5	39.5	17.50	1977	+1.4
49	Eder, Benjamin	1837	AUT	−30N	+56B	−16N	+84B	=66N	=63B	=54B	−42N	+91B	4.5	36.5	39.5	17.25	2000	+76.8
50	Brunner, Josephina Akiko	1838	AUT	−61B	+73N	=44B	=58N	−34B	=38N	+87B	=54N	=57B	4.5	36.0	39.0	18.50	2000	+76.4
51	Kempe, Caius Emilian	2128	GER	+36B	=34N	−19B	−44N	+97B	+102N	−37B	−23N	+84B	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.50	1974	-72.8
52	Chen, Jun-Wei	1906	TPE	−62N	F	+57B	=46N	+37B	−60N	+80B	=24B	=35N	4.5	36.0	36.0	20.25	2146	+62.8
53	Koellner, Christof	2072	GER	F	−18B	=74N	−95B	+81N	+47B	+48N	+27B	−6N	4.5	36.0	36.0	19.50	2072	+0.4
54	Wickramasinghe, Nathaniel	1986	AUT	−5N	+81B	−59N	=89B	+96N	=67B	=49N	=50B	=43N	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.25	1990	-1.4
55	Praxmarer, Christian	1946	AUT	−12B	+99N	+71B	=22N	−62B	−65N	=86B	=44N	+82B	4.5	34.5	37.0	16.50	1990	+10.4
56	Nicolussi, Hieronymus	1959	AUT	−14B	−49N	+85B	+98N	=39B	−37N	−79B	+89N	+83B	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.00	1931	-14.4
57	Hammami, Ahmad	2042	AUT	+78N	−13B	−52N	−81B	=83N	+100B	+89N	=67B	=50N	4.5	32.5	35.0	15.00	1910	-62.0
58	Hatzl, Johannes	2098	AUT	+92N	−86B	−69N	=50B	+74N	−48B	+84N	=64B	=76N	4.5	31.0	34.0	16.50	1919	-41.8
59	Franz, Karsten	2169	GER	=87B	=70N	+54B	−23N	F	F	+103B	+90N	=47B	4.5	29.0	29.0	14.75	2016	-23.2
60	Schwab, Rene	2123	AUT	=77N	=74B	=95N	+93B	+45N	+52B	−3B	F	F	4.5	28.5	28.5	17.00	2122	+0.2
61	Sucher, Johannes	2046	AUT	+50N	=2B	−10N	+74B	+88N	−7B	−16N	=76B	F	4.0	41.5	44.5	16.75	2043	-0.8
62	Wegerer, FredFM	2103	AUT	+52B	+42N	−18N	=69B	+55N	=15B	−13N	−33B	F	4.0	40.5	40.5	19.00	2050	-11.2
63	Opietnik, Christoph	2012	AUT	+98B	−12N	+70B	=15N	−14B	=49N	=92B	=36N	−31B	4.0	39.5	42.0	15.75	1970	-9.8
64	Hofbauer, Peter	1943	AUT	=22B	F	=32N	+16B	−26N	−24B	+83N	=58N	=46B	4.0	39.0	39.0	19.25	2071	+26.8
65	Hechl, Fabian	2024	AUT	+75B	F	−2N	+96B	−15N	+55B	=25N	−39N	=38B	4.0	39.0	39.0	16.00	2026	+0.4
66	Skarlovnik, Aljaz	1974	SLO	−18N	+89B	−46B	+33N	=49B	−22N	−36B	+77N	=72B	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.75	1951	-12.4
67	Linnemann, Caspar	1908	GER	=39B	−41N	=76B	+82N	=28B	=54N	=34B	=57N	F	4.0	36.5	40.0	17.25	1996	+38.4
68	Sovago, Philipp	1968	AUT	−10N	+83B	F	=41N	−31B	−33N	+78B	=70N	+79B	4.0	35.5	35.5	15.00	1980	+1.4
69	Stadlinger, Lea	1961	AUT	−13N	+78B	+58B	=62N	−46B	−28N	=88B	=80N	=70B	4.0	35.0	38.0	15.25	1993	+7.2
70	Horvath, MariaWFM	1895	AUT	=16N	=59B	−63N	−17B	−78N	+104B	+93N	=68B	=69N	4.0	34.5	36.0	13.75	1945	+11.4
71	Wiedner, Robert	2085	AUT	+81N	−1B	−55N	−72B	−89N	+105B	+96N	+79N	−36B	4.0	34.5	35.5	10.50	1906	-42.8
72	Raber, Eduard	1901	AUT	−80B	+91N	−11B	+71N	−41B	−73N	=75B	+95B	=66N	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.50	1957	+25.8
73	Schippel, Gert	1963	AUT	−2N	−50B	−78N	+99B	+85N	+72B	−32N	−88B	+94B	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.00	1874	-22.0
74	Vaupot, Kajetan	1941	SLO	=35B	=60N	=53B	−61N	−58B	+94N	−82B	=75N	+86B	4.0	33.0	36.0	15.00	1927	-6.0
75	Poetscher, Katharina	1802	AUT	−65N	=84B	−48N	−77B	+107N	=96B	=72N	=74B	+90B	4.0	29.0	29.5	10.50	1906	+50.0
76	Bauer, Laura Sophie	1942	GER	=20N	−31B	=67N	+83B	F	−41N	=21B	=61N	=58B	3.5	38.0	41.5	15.25	2004	+23.6
77	Jirovec, Alfred	1918	AUT	=60B	−35N	−37B	+75N	−42B	−79N	+85B	−66B	+104N	3.5	34.5	36.0	11.25	1873	-12.2
78	Kuehn, Marvin	1838	GER	−57B	−69N	+73B	−38N	+70B	−36N	−68N	=93B	+105N	3.5	33.5	34.5	10.50	1858	+4.2
79	Roessler, Felix	1842	AUT	=37N	+107B	−20N	−32B	−102N	+77B	+56N	−71B	−68N	3.5	33.5	34.0	11.00	1945	+43.2
80	Higatsberger, MichaelFM	2094	AUT	+72N	=103B	+88N	=10B	−18N	−29B	−52N	=69B	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	12.75	1936	-31.8
81	Vlasak, Reinhard	1888	AUT	−71B	−54N	+99B	+57N	−53B	=87N	+102B	−34N	−44B	3.5	32.5	34.5	10.50	1908	+4.0
82	Canatar, Poyraz	1712	SUI	=93N	−21B	=84N	−67B	=94N	+106B	+74N	−48B	−55N	3.5	32.0	32.5	9.25	1856	+59.6
83	Zlatolas, Anej	1850	SLO	−28B	−68N	+91B	−76N	=57B	+97N	−64B	+87N	−56N	3.5	31.5	34.0	10.75	1893	+19.6
84	Wegerer, Josef	1938	AUT	−46B	=75N	=82B	−49N	+98B	=90N	−58B	+100N	−51N	3.5	31.0	33.5	10.25	1839	-24.8
85	Gstrein, Matteo	1838	AUT	−32N	−47B	−56N	+91N	−73B	=101B	−77N	+108B	+97N	3.5	29.0	29.0	6.50	1828	-6.0
86	Geiblinger, Lorenz	1829	AUT	+21B	+58N	−13N	−43B	=48N	−45B	=55N	−47B	−74N	3.0	38.5	42.5	14.50	1905	+30.0
87	Heinisch, Wolfgang	1938	AUT	=59N	+16B	=43N	−25B	−20N	=81B	−50N	−83B	=100B	3.0	37.0	39.5	13.50	1884	-13.8
88	Zaff, Sebastian	1872	AUT	=107N	F	−80B	+42N	−61B	−16B	=69N	+73N	−41B	3.0	36.5	37.0	11.25	1953	+15.0
89	Kien, James	1883	AUT	−24B	−66N	+104B	=54N	+71B	−42N	−57B	−56B	=93N	3.0	34.5	36.0	9.25	1863	-5.2
90	Juranovic, Ljudevit	1885	CRO	−25N	=48B	+107N	−26B	=93N	=84B	=47N	−59B	−75N	3.0	34.0	34.5	8.25	1883	-3.6
91	Ebner, Johann	1994	AUT	−1N	−72B	−83N	−85B	=99N	+98N	=94B	+101B	−49N	3.0	32.0	34.0	7.25	1762	-57.0
92	Bruhn, Peter	1905	AUT	−58B	=98N	F	+101B	−29N	+93B	=63N	−21N	−45B	3.0	31.0	31.0	8.25	1866	-9.2
93	Holzmann, HerbertFM	1998	AUT	=82B	−22N	+106B	−60N	=90B	−92N	−70B	=78N	=89B	3.0	30.0	30.5	7.00	1789	-49.6
94	Hrdina, Karl	1880	AUT	−26N	−95B	−101N	+104N	=82B	−74B	=91N	+107B	−73N	3.0	25.5	26.0	5.25	1787	-22.4
95	Traunig, Stefan	1965	AUT	−15B	+94N	=60B	+53N	−12B	−39N	−38B	−72N	F	2.5	38.0	38.0	9.75	1909	-13.0
96	Keck, Johannes	1895	GER	=41B	=39N	=42B	−65N	−54B	=75N	−71B	=98N	F	2.5	34.0	36.5	10.75	1843	-23.6
97	Flatz, Helmut	1904	AUT	−4N	−29B	=105N	+107B	−51N	−83B	=101N	=104B	−85B	2.5	27.5	28.0	2.75	1748	-38.2
98	Baurecht, Roman	1768	AUT	−63N	=92B	=40N	−56B	−84N	−91B	+106N	=96B	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	5.75	1795	+9.2
99	Stadlinger, Lukas	1806	AUT	−27N	−55B	−81N	−73N	=91B	+107B	−100N	+106B	F	2.5	25.5	26.0	2.50	1807	-1.6
100	Wagner, Sebastian	1882	AUT	F	F	F	+105B	−40N	−57N	+99B	−84B	=87N	2.5	19.5	19.5	5.00	1856	-4.8
101	Campidell, Peter	1713	AUT	−42B	−38N	+94B	−92N	−33B	=85N	=97B	−91N	F	2.0	30.0	30.0	6.00	1723	+2.4
102	Huber, Mario	1945	AUT	−7N	+105B	F	−37N	+79B	−51B	−81N	F	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	4.50	1853	-15.2
103	Weingraber, Lena	1638	AUT	F	=80N	+41B	−9N	−30B	−40B	−59N	F	F	1.5	29.5	29.5	6.75	1836	+39.2
104	Froehlich, Franz	1768	AUT	−19B	−36N	−89N	−94B	F	−70N	+105B	=97N	−77B	1.5	27.5	27.5	2.25	1648	-22.4
105	Nussbaumer, Josef	1772	AUT	−34B	−102N	=97B	−100N	=106B	−71N	−104N	F	−78B	1.0	21.5	21.5	1.50	1584	-32.8
106	Kuttnig, Roland	1805	AUT	−11B	F	−93N	−40B	=105N	−82N	−98B	−99N	F	0.5	23.5	23.5	0.50	1445	-49.4
107	Rabl, Gerhard	2071	AUT	=88B	−79N	−90B	−97N	−75B	−99N	F	−94N	F	0.5	21.5	21.5	1.50	1434	-196.4
108	Bucan, Luka	1719	SLO	−45N	F	F	F	F	F	F	−85N	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1124	-10.0
109	Stuck, Peter	1695	AUT	−44B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1196	-6.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rempe, JonasFMGER
+139.6
6.5 pts · #8
2Squasi, ErnestoAUT
+102.0
5.0 pts · #31
3Eder, BenjaminAUT
+76.8
4.5 pts · #46

Top rating losers

1Rabl, GerhardAUT
-196.4
0.5 pts · #107
2Kempe, Caius EmilianGER
-72.8
4.5 pts · #54
3Hammami, AhmadAUT
-62.0
4.5 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R3+453 Elo gap
Weingraber, Lena1638 beat Nitsche, Nikolai2091
R2+269 Elo gap
Geiblinger, Lorenz1829 beat Hatzl, Johannes2098
R5+269 Elo gap
Poetscher, Katharina1802 beat Rabl, Gerhard2071