Oberbank-Challenge-Open 2025

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104 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Linz, Austria. 29 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2343, and top seed was Stefan Kindermann (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2448).

Emil Risteski (🇲🇰 MKD, IM, 2374) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Lukas Leisch (7.0) and Florian Schwabeneder (7.0). Risteski took the lead from round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Altana Mandzhieva (1723) beat Peter Stadler (2012), a +289-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Linz, Austria

Dates

19 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹GMStefan Kindermann2448

Avg top 10

2,343

Participants

104

Titled players · 29

GM×2

IM×4

FM×11

CM×6

WIM×1

WFM×5

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇹Austria×90

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇲🇳Mongolia×1

🇸🇮Slovenia×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

Top 3

🥇
IMEmil Risteski
🇲🇰MKD·2374
7.5pts·2517perf+16.6
🥈
IMLukas Leisch
🇦🇹AUT·2421
7.0pts·2434perf+3.9
🥉
IMFlorian Schwabeneder
🇦🇹AUT·2426
7.0pts·2413perf+0.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Emil Risteski led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Risteski7.5Hertneck7Kindermann7Leisch7Schwabeneder7Schroll6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jul

IM Emil Risteski takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Emil Risteski beat GM Gerald Hertneck (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Emil Risteski 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Gerald Hertneck 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMEmil Risteski	*	1	—	1
2GMGerald Hertneck	0	*	½	—
3GMStefan Kindermann	—	½	*	½
4IMLukas Leisch	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Risteski, EmilIM	2374	MKD	+51N	+57B	+13N	=41B	+9N	+2B	=10N	+4B	=3N	7.5	48.0	52.0	43.25	2517	+16.6
2	Leisch, LukasIM	2421	AUT	+37B	+72N	+15B	+28N	+11B	−1N	+7B	=3N	=5B	7.0	50.0	53.5	39.00	2434	+3.9
3	Schwabeneder, FlorianIM	2426	AUT	+36N	+31B	=27N	+6B	=41N	+29B	+18N	=2B	=1B	7.0	46.5	51.0	39.00	2413	+0.2
4	Hertneck, GeraldGM	2417	GER	+52B	+34N	+45B	=9N	+14B	=5B	+22N	−1N	+27B	7.0	46.5	51.0	37.00	2429	+3.0
5	Kindermann, StefanGM	2448	AUT	+81N	+19B	=71B	=27N	+23B	=4N	+12B	+10N	=2N	7.0	45.5	48.5	37.25	2443	+1.1
6	Gloessl, Sota AlexanderFM	2178	AUT	+83B	=38N	+42B	−3N	=77B	+50N	=55B	+19N	+29B	6.5	39.5	42.5	29.00	2271	+44.1
7	Zakharchyn, Andriian	2052	UKR	+100B	−45N	+95B	+72N	+27B	+9B	−2N	+11N	=14B	6.5	39.5	40.5	26.00	2317	+96.0
8	Schroll, GerhardIM	2232	AUT	+66B	=42N	+43B	=71N	=44B	=13B	+34N	=30N	+22B	6.5	39.0	42.5	30.75	2253	+3.3
9	Leitgeb, JulianFM	2317	AUT	+33N	+32B	+25N	=4B	−1B	−7N	+44B	+18N	=30B	6.0	47.0	51.5	31.50	2286	-4.2
10	Salvenmoser, StefanFM	2305	AUT	+49B	+44N	+35B	−11N	+34B	+41N	=1B	−5B	=16N	6.0	45.5	50.0	30.25	2307	+3.2
11	Sandhoefner, FlorianFM	2232	AUT	+62N	+39B	+47N	+10B	−2N	−22B	+20N	−7B	+33N	6.0	45.0	49.0	30.00	2229	+1.4
12	Bauer, ThomasCM	2189	AUT	+61B	−35N	+54B	+20B	=13N	+25B	−5N	=22B	+34N	6.0	44.0	48.0	30.25	2217	+7.2
13	Katter, KatharinaWFM	2071	AUT	+69N	+101B	−1B	+30N	=12B	=8N	+41B	−27N	+28B	6.0	43.5	44.0	25.25	2278	+43.4
14	Hiermann, DietmarFM	2216	AUT	=48N	+94B	+90N	+18B	−4N	=21B	=19N	+20B	=7N	6.0	42.5	44.5	26.50	2167	-6.2
15	Koller, Hans-Juergen	2123	AUT	+67N	+40B	−2N	−21B	=33N	+37B	+47N	=31B	+32N	6.0	42.0	46.0	28.50	2168	+10.8
16	Wappler, Markus	2163	GER	+53B	−47N	+52B	−44N	+61B	=43N	+46B	+42N	=10B	6.0	37.5	41.5	27.25	2157	0.0
17	Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav	2111	ENG	F	F	=64N	+100N	+90B	+48B	=33N	+59B	+31N	6.0	26.0	26.0	21.50	2157	+16.8
18	Flasik, Radoslav	2131	SVK	+70B	=26N	+38B	−14N	+42B	+44N	−3B	−9B	+48N	5.5	43.0	47.0	25.25	2180	+12.2
19	Wimmer, Michael	2145	AUT	+65B	−5N	+75B	=46N	=38B	+77N	=14B	−6B	+53N	5.5	41.0	44.5	23.25	2124	-4.8
20	Stickler, FlorentinFM	2119	AUT	=73B	+91N	+26B	−12N	+40B	+71N	−11B	−14N	+46B	5.5	40.0	42.5	22.75	2126	+5.2
21	Szvetits, Rene	1969	AUT	+87B	−28N	+73B	+15N	=71B	=14N	−27B	=24N	+41B	5.5	39.0	42.0	24.50	2183	+51.0
22	Tischler, Michel	2077	AUT	−94N	+92B	+97N	+47B	+55B	+11N	−4B	=12N	−8N	5.5	39.0	40.0	21.50	2176	+24.6
23	Tumur-Ochir, DuluuCM	2173	MGL	F	+82N	+49B	+32B	−5N	−30N	+61B	=54B	+43N	5.5	37.5	37.5	23.25	2201	+7.8
24	Polterauer, ChiaraWFM	2159	AUT	+59N	−50B	+78N	=57B	=39N	=32B	=43N	=21B	+54N	5.5	37.0	40.5	24.00	2090	-14.4
25	Rechberger, Franz	2073	AUT	+82B	+95N	−9B	=77N	+46B	−12N	+40B	−55N	+42B	5.5	37.0	38.5	20.25	2122	+11.0
26	Martinovic, David	1992	AUT	+98N	=18B	−20N	=62B	=58N	+74B	+72B	−28N	+45B	5.5	35.5	36.5	19.25	2064	+32.0
27	Exler, VeronikaWIM	2155	AUT	F	+77N	=3B	=5B	−7N	+39B	+21N	+13B	−4N	5.0	47.5	47.5	27.00	2274	+23.0
28	Kienboeck, BenjaminFM	2217	AUT	+78N	+21B	+50N	−2B	−29N	=31B	=32N	+26B	−13N	5.0	43.5	47.0	24.00	2133	-19.0
29	Hofstadler, MarioCM	2141	AUT	+80B	−46N	+61B	+35N	+28B	−3N	F	+36B	−6N	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.00	2159	+4.2
30	Deak-Sala, EmiliaWFM	2201	AUT	+64N	−41B	+101N	−13B	+53N	+23B	F	=8B	=9N	5.0	42.0	42.5	20.75	2149	-11.2
31	Mihelic, VesnaWFM	2089	SLO	+63B	−3N	+66B	−55N	+52B	=28N	+71B	=15N	−17B	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.50	2150	+14.0
32	Prober, RaphaelCM	2149	AUT	+58B	−9N	+80B	−23N	+66B	=24N	=28B	+49N	−15B	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.75	2099	-19.2
33	Mittendorfer, Josef	1967	AUT	−9B	=58N	+68B	+90N	=15B	=72N	=17B	+35N	−11B	5.0	40.5	43.0	21.25	2066	+21.8
34	Traunwieser, Georg	2150	AUT	+92N	−4B	+59N	+89B	−10N	+36B	−8B	+80N	−12B	5.0	40.5	43.0	17.50	2116	-5.8
35	Lomsadze, Irakly	2032	AUT	+74N	+12B	−10N	−29B	−36N	+75N	+84B	−33B	+59N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.00	2043	+1.8
36	Pedevilla, Luis	1929	AUT	−3B	+63N	−55B	+82N	+35B	−34N	+50B	−29N	+80B	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.50	2093	+69.6
37	Fruehauf, Norbert	1961	AUT	−2N	=60B	−62N	+64B	+69N	−15N	+67B	=57B	+68N	5.0	37.0	41.0	20.00	1987	+3.8
38	Schwabeneder, Alois	1983	AUT	+99N	=6B	−18N	+60B	=19N	−42B	−59N	+94B	+62N	5.0	36.0	37.0	17.00	1996	+2.4
39	Humer, WolfgangFM	2061	AUT	+104B	−11N	+70B	=45N	=24B	−27N	F	+83N	+56B	5.0	35.5	36.0	17.00	2121	+13.6
40	Stadlinger, Lea	1961	AUT	+96B	−15N	+100B	=43N	−20N	+60B	−25N	=58B	+65N	5.0	35.0	36.0	14.75	1937	-3.8
41	Matt, FabianFM	2219	AUT	+75B	+30N	+46B	=1N	=3B	−10B	−13N	=43B	−21N	4.5	46.0	49.5	22.50	2139	-16.8
42	Kim, Thomas JakobCM	2091	AUT	+88N	=8B	−6N	+48B	−18N	+38N	+45B	−16B	−25N	4.5	44.0	47.0	20.25	2067	-10.0
43	Spiesberger, Gerhard	2044	AUT	=90N	+48B	−8N	=40B	+51N	=16B	=24B	=41N	−23B	4.5	42.0	44.5	20.75	2058	+4.2
44	Ramsbacher, David	2081	AUT	+60N	−10B	+94N	+16B	=8N	−18B	−9N	−53B	+75N	4.5	42.0	44.0	18.75	2062	-3.8
45	Burrer, FabianCM	2131	AUT	+97N	+7B	−4N	=39B	=57N	=47B	−42N	+51B	−26N	4.5	41.5	42.5	18.75	2062	-17.2
46	Kersten, Julian	1984	AUT	+86N	+29B	−41N	=19B	−25N	+67B	−16N	+60B	−20N	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.75	2026	+10.2
47	Gneiss, Karl	2041	AUT	+85N	+16B	−11B	−22N	+63B	=45N	−15B	−52N	+76B	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.75	2005	-6.6
48	Fellmayr, Simon	1915	AUT	=14B	−43N	+91B	−42N	+76B	−17N	+63B	+72N	−18B	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.50	1976	+21.2
49	Wadsack, Thomas	1935	AUT	−10N	+74B	−23N	=69B	=94N	+70B	+57N	−32B	=50N	4.5	36.5	38.5	16.75	2010	+15.2
50	Winkler, Harald	2053	AUT	+93B	+24N	−28B	F	+62N	−6B	−36N	+82N	=49B	4.5	36.0	36.0	17.25	2025	-3.4
51	Fitz, Jonathan David	1975	AUT	−1B	=68N	=58B	+65N	−43B	+83N	=77B	−45N	+72B	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.25	1990	+3.2
52	Huber, Guenther	1959	AUT	−4N	+79B	−16N	+70B	−31N	+97B	=58N	+47B	F	4.5	35.0	35.0	15.00	2051	+18.0
53	Grafenhofer, Harald	1880	AUT	−16N	+102B	−57N	+101B	−30B	=63N	+76B	+44N	−19B	4.5	33.0	33.5	11.00	1922	+4.0
54	Steinbauer, Sebastian	1954	CZE	=91B	=73N	−12N	+97B	=74N	=58B	+94B	=23N	−24B	4.5	32.5	33.5	12.50	1972	+2.6
55	Breneis, LukasFM	2253	AUT	F	F	+36N	+31B	−22N	+57B	=6N	+25B	F	4.5	32.0	32.0	22.75	2259	+1.6
56	Stadler, Peter	2012	AUT	=103N	−90B	−60N	+68B	−67N	+86N	+73B	+71B	−39N	4.5	29.5	30.0	14.25	1881	-25.4
57	Ager, Josef	2048	AUT	+68B	−1N	+53B	=24N	=45B	−55N	−49B	=37N	=60B	4.0	40.0	44.0	18.00	1995	-13.4
58	Floss, Jonas	1835	AUT	−32N	=33B	=51N	+59B	=26B	=54N	=52B	=40N	−71N	4.0	38.0	41.5	18.50	1957	+27.6
59	Tieber, Michael	1884	AUT	−24B	+76N	−34B	−58N	+87B	+65N	+38B	−17N	−35B	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.50	1910	+5.0
60	Wieser, Vincent	1850	AUT	−44B	=37N	+56B	−38N	+73B	−40N	+75B	−46N	=57N	4.0	36.0	39.5	16.00	1939	+42.8
61	Mistelbauer, Bernhard	1906	AUT	−12N	+64B	−29N	+92B	−16N	+82B	−23N	−65B	+94N	4.0	36.0	38.0	11.50	1923	+1.8
62	Oettl, Florian	1890	AUT	−11B	=104N	+37B	=26N	−50B	−84N	+78B	+81N	−38B	4.0	35.5	36.0	14.50	1934	+9.6
63	Stadlinger, Lukas	1806	AUT	−31N	−36B	+98N	+78B	−47N	=53B	−48N	=73N	+84B	4.0	33.5	34.5	11.50	1863	+19.6
64	Ertl, Taliesin	1699	AUT	−30B	−61N	=17B	−37N	−85B	+98N	=69B	+86N	+83B	4.0	33.0	34.0	12.00	1834	+17.6
65	Denk, Franz	1840	AUT	−19N	+81B	−89N	−51B	+99N	−59B	+66N	+61N	−40B	4.0	33.0	34.0	12.00	1888	+7.8
66	Loeb, Walter	1909	AUT	−8N	+85B	−31N	+79B	−32N	F	−65B	+93N	+82B	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.00	1940	+4.6
67	Geiblinger, Lorenz	1829	AUT	−15B	−100N	=76B	+91N	+56B	−46N	−37N	=74B	+87B	4.0	32.5	33.5	13.50	1859	+8.0
68	Gloessl, Gunter	1802	AUT	−57N	=51B	−33N	−56N	+91B	=92B	+97N	+84N	−37B	4.0	31.0	32.0	10.00	1857	+9.8
69	Pleimer, Anton	1873	AUT	−13B	+96N	−72B	=49N	−37B	F	=64N	+88B	+81N	4.0	30.5	30.5	11.75	1888	+4.0
70	Wegan, Barbara	1873	AUT	−18N	+98B	−39N	−52N	+93B	−49N	−87B	+96B	+85N	4.0	29.5	30.5	8.00	1786	-20.0
71	Srienz, ChristianFM	2158	AUT	F	+89B	=5N	=8B	=21N	−20B	−31N	−56N	+58B	3.5	41.0	44.0	16.50	2050	-23.8
72	Mayrhuber, NikolaWFM	2030	AUT	+79N	−2B	+69N	−7B	+81N	=33B	−26N	−48B	−51N	3.5	40.5	43.5	13.00	1920	-29.6
73	Hahn, Stefan	1932	AUT	=20N	=54B	−21N	=95B	−60N	+90B	−56N	=63B	=74N	3.5	34.0	35.5	12.00	1819	-51.2
74	Haider, Jonas	1815	AUT	−35B	−49N	+96B	+84N	=54B	−26N	−81B	=67N	=73B	3.5	33.0	34.5	10.50	1826	+1.8
75	Najjar, Munib	1880	ISR	−41N	+88B	−19N	=94B	+95N	−35B	−60N	+87N	−44B	3.5	31.5	33.0	8.50	1818	-31.2
76	Pasbin, Abtin	1721	AUT	−89N	−59B	=67N	+88B	−48N	+95B	−53N	+79B	−47N	3.5	31.0	32.5	10.00	1762	+13.2
77	Merei, David	1989	AUT	+102N	−27B	+99N	=25B	=6N	−19B	=51N	F	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	9.75	1956	-4.4
78	Koller, Hubert	1926	AUT	−28B	+87N	−24B	−63N	F	+96B	−62N	=85N	+91B	3.5	28.5	28.5	8.50	1794	-26.0
79	Riegler, Gregor	1830	AUT	−72B	−52N	+86B	−66N	−84B	=85N	+91B	−76N	+92B	3.5	27.0	29.5	9.50	1717	-24.2
80	Katter, Marlene	1838	AUT	−29N	+86B	−32N	+99B	−89N	+81B	F	−34B	−36N	3.0	34.0	35.0	7.00	1854	-1.6
81	Hainzinger, Johann	1977	AUT	−5B	−65N	+87B	+83N	−72B	−80N	+74N	−62B	−69B	3.0	32.0	35.0	9.50	1795	-46.0
82	Kuran, Wilfried	1844	AUT	−25N	−23B	+102N	−36B	+101N	−61N	+86B	−50B	−66N	3.0	32.0	32.5	4.00	1654	-29.2
83	Bartl, Franz	1863	AUT	−6N	−99B	+85N	−81B	+96N	−51B	+88N	−39B	−64N	3.0	30.5	31.5	7.50	1808	-14.0
84	Marinovic, Sara	1888	AUT	F	F	+88N	−74B	+79N	+62B	−35N	−68B	−63N	3.0	30.5	30.5	10.50	1804	-16.8
85	Pasbin, Saeid	1837	AUT	−47B	−66N	−83B	−86N	+64N	=79B	+90N	=78B	−70B	3.0	29.5	32.0	10.00	1718	-58.0
86	Spitzl, Robert	1694	AUT	−46B	−80N	−79N	+85B	+92N	−56B	−82N	−64B	+98N	3.0	28.0	29.0	6.50	1668	-6.2
87	Lisch, Dominik	1749	GER	−21N	−78B	−81N	+102B	−59N	+101B	+70N	−75B	−67N	3.0	28.0	28.5	5.00	1597	-42.4
88	Haugsberger, Fritz	1800	AUT	−42B	−75N	−84B	−76N	+102B	+93N	−83B	−69N	+90N	3.0	26.5	27.0	5.50	1650	-31.8
89	Tauber, Andreas	2042	AUT	+76B	−71N	+65B	−34N	+80B	F	F	F	F	3.0	19.0	19.0	10.50	2013	-1.6
90	Mandzhieva, Altana	1723	AUT	=43B	+56N	−14B	−33B	−17N	−73N	−85B	+101N	−88B	2.5	35.5	36.0	7.25	1727	-2.4
91	Peyrl, Leo	0	AUT	=54N	−20B	−48N	−67B	−68N	+99B	−79N	+102B	−78N	2.5	30.5	31.0	3.75	1489	0.0
92	Hoebarth, Guenter	1824	AUT	−34B	−22N	+93B	−61N	−86B	=68N	F	+95B	−79N	2.5	29.0	29.0	6.00	1650	-31.6
93	Woess, Helmut	1701	AUT	−50N	−97B	−92N	+98B	−70N	−88B	+95N	−66B	=96N	2.5	22.0	23.0	3.25	1428	-33.8
94	Purgin, Dmitriy	1799	AUT	+22B	−14N	−44B	=75N	=49B	F	−54N	−38N	−61B	2.0	38.0	41.5	9.50	1809	-0.4
95	Siligan, Anton Josef	0	AUT	F	−25B	−7N	=73N	−75B	−76N	−93B	−92N	+102N	1.5	28.0	28.0	2.25	1461	0.0
96	Gabrielyan, Eduard	1611	AUT	−40N	−69B	−74N	F	−83B	−78N	+99B	−70N	=93B	1.5	26.5	26.5	2.25	1437	-36.4
97	Stallmann, Andreas	1876	AUT	−45B	+93N	−22B	−54N	F	−52N	−68B	F	F	1.0	26.5	26.5	2.50	1664	-30.8
98	FIDE 530010209	0	—	−26B	−70N	−63B	−93N	F	−64B	F	+99N	−86B	1.0	24.0	24.0	1.00	998	0.0
99	Hemanth Gowda, Parinitha	0	AUT	−38B	+83N	−77B	−80N	−65B	−91N	−96N	−98B	F	1.0	23.5	24.0	3.00	1581	0.0
100	Naddour, Andrei	0	AUT	−7N	+67B	−40N	−17B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	4.00	1795	0.0
101	FIDE 1692968	0	—	F	−13N	−30B	−53N	−82B	−87N	=102N	−90B	F	0.5	25.5	25.5	0.25	1111	0.0
102	FIDE 1653717	0	—	−77B	−53N	−82B	−87N	−88N	F	=101B	−91N	−95B	0.5	21.5	21.5	0.25	1052	0.0
103	Karigl, Marcel	0	AUT	=56B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	2012	0.0
104	Mayrhuber, Franz	1781	AUT	−39N	=62B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	2.00	1783	-0.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zakharchyn, AndriianUKR
+96.0
6.5 pts · #45
2Pedevilla, LuisAUT
+69.6
5.0 pts · #21
3Szvetits, ReneAUT
+51.0
5.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Pasbin, SaeidAUT
-58.0
3.0 pts · #77
2Hahn, StefanAUT
-51.2
3.5 pts · #70
3Hainzinger, JohannAUT
-46.0
3.0 pts · #76

Biggest upsets

R2+289 Elo gap
Mandzhieva, Altana1723 beat Stadler, Peter2012
R1+278 Elo gap
Purgin, Dmitriy1799 beat Tischler, Michel2077
R6+265 Elo gap
Zakharchyn, Andriian2052 beat FMLeitgeb, Julian2317