34. Int. Open Feffernitz 2025 A-Gruppe
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43 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Feistritz an der Drau, Austria. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2205, and top seed was Rick Lahaye (🇳🇱 NED, 2380).
Alexandr Lauda (🇲🇩 MDA, CM, 2154) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Rick Lahaye (6.5) and Leon Mazi (6.5). Lauda won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Venkata Narayanaswamy Dhanesh (1871) beat Blaz Debevec (CM, 2159), a +288-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Feistritz an der Drau, Austria
Dates
16 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 8
IM×2
FM×4
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇹Austria×18
🇩🇪Germany×11
🇸🇮Slovenia×6
🇳🇱Netherlands×3
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Alexandr Lauda led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
CM Alexandr Lauda never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Alexandr Lauda beat Rick Lahaye (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Alexandr Lauda 6 wins (R1–R6)Rick Lahaye 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMAlexandr Lauda | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Rick Lahaye | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3IMLeon Mazi | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4IMNiko Praznik | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauda, AlexandrCM | 2154 | MDA | +31B | +38N | +4B | +2B | +7N | +3N | =5B | =6B | =17N | 7.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 39.75 | 2420 | +61.2 |
| 2 | Lahaye, Rick | 2380 | NED | +23B | +10N | +3B | −1N | =5B | +17N | +4B | =9N | =6B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 34.50 | 2317 | -4.1 |
| 3 | Mazi, LeonIM | 2290 | SLO | +33N | +11B | −2N | +12B | +8N | −1B | +20N | +5N | =4B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 32.00 | 2252 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Rempe, JonasFM | 2304 | GER | +9N | +28B | −1N | =6B | +19N | +7B | −2N | +8N | =3N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 30.75 | 2261 | -5.6 |
| 5 | Kesik, Klaus-DieterFM | 2163 | GER | +13B | =14N | =7N | +18B | =2N | +25B | =1N | −3B | +11N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 31.00 | 2203 | +11.4 |
| 6 | Praznik, NikoIM | 2302 | SLO | +16B | +19N | =25B | =4N | =17B | +23N | =8B | =1N | =2N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 30.25 | 2232 | -5.4 |
| 7 | Mandekic, IvanFM | 2110 | CRO | +24B | +43N | =5B | +25N | −1B | −4N | =15B | +23N | +9B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 22.50 | 2132 | +8.4 |
| 8 | Pacher, Simon | 2064 | AUT | =26N | =18B | +27N | +14B | −3B | +12N | =6N | −4B | =15N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 23.75 | 2074 | +1.8 |
| 9 | Dekker, Jasper | 1907 | NED | −4B | +34N | −17B | +32N | =27B | +29N | +10B | =2B | −7N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 21.25 | 2071 | +33.6 |
| 10 | Hafner, Robert | 2031 | AUT | +37N | −2B | =26N | +16B | =20N | =18B | −9N | +39B | =12N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 19.50 | 1975 | -14.6 |
| 11 | Logar, Metod | 1960 | SLO | +29B | −3N | =32B | +38N | −25B | +24N | =17B | +18N | −5B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 19.50 | 2027 | +14.2 |
| 12 | Abou Wally, Adrian | 1942 | GER | =36N | +40B | =18N | −3N | +24B | −8B | +27N | =13N | =10B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 18.25 | 1973 | +5.6 |
| 13 | Goeschl, Ortrun | 1878 | AUT | −5N | −30B | +34N | +39B | −14N | +26B | +19N | =12B | =20B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 19.25 | 1953 | +16.8 |
| 14 | Saxer, Bernhard | 1935 | AUT | +41N | =5B | F | −8N | +13B | −20B | =39N | +26B | +21N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 19.25 | 2023 | +18.0 |
| 15 | Markun, Ozbej | 1939 | SLO | +39B | −25N | +43B | −17N | =33B | +37N | =7N | =21B | =8B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 15.00 | 1988 | +13.6 |
| 16 | Stingl, Karlheinz | 1904 | GER | −6N | +42B | =28N | −10N | −29B | +41B | =22N | +30B | +27N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 14.25 | 1964 | +11.6 |
| 17 | Debevec, BlazCM | 2159 | SLO | −18N | +36B | +9N | +15B | =6N | −2B | =11N | F | =1B | 4.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 22.25 | 2083 | -12.4 |
| 18 | Dhanesh, Venkata Narayanaswamy | 1871 | SGP | +17B | =8N | =12B | −5N | +31B | =10N | =21N | −11B | =19N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 20.00 | 2015 | +66.0 |
| 19 | Ploessnig, Michael | 1969 | AUT | +42N | −6B | =30N | +26B | −4B | =27N | −13B | +24N | =18B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 15.00 | 1947 | -7.8 |
| 20 | Eder, Benjamin | 1914 | AUT | =40N | =21B | =41N | +30B | =10B | +14N | −3B | F | =13N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 17.25 | 1968 | +21.6 |
| 21 | Praznik, AntonFM | 1986 | SLO | =32B | =20N | =24B | +22N | −23B | +33N | =18B | =15N | −14B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 18.75 | 1888 | -24.2 |
| 22 | Kesik, Marco | 1839 | GER | F | F | +40N | −21B | =30N | =28B | =16B | +35N | +23B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 15.25 | 2000 | +30.8 |
| 23 | Carton, Patrick | 1910 | IRL | −2N | =37B | +36N | +41B | +21N | −6B | =25N | −7B | −22N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 12.50 | 1967 | +9.0 |
| 24 | Tscharnuter, Alexandra | 1855 | AUT | −7N | +35B | =21N | +28B | −12N | −11B | +29N | −19B | =26N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 15.75 | 1913 | +13.6 |
| 25 | Leitner, Gerald | 2122 | AUT | +27N | +15B | =6N | −7B | +11N | −5N | =23B | F | F | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 19.00 | 2085 | -5.2 |
| 26 | Gasser, Michael | 1841 | AUT | =8B | =32N | =10B | −19N | +38B | −13N | +35B | −14N | =24B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 15.25 | 1873 | +15.6 |
| 27 | Dekker, Albert | 1858 | NED | −25B | +39N | −8B | +35N | =9N | =19B | −12B | +37N | −16B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 13.75 | 1898 | +9.4 |
| 28 | Knaller, Christoph | 2052 | AUT | +34B | −4N | =16B | −24N | =32B | =22N | =37B | =33N | =31B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 1864 | -44.0 |
| 29 | Istillozlu, Tugra | 1812 | TUR | −11N | =33B | −37N | +40B | +16N | −9B | −24B | =31N | +36N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1817 | +3.2 |
| 30 | Gleis, Wolfgang | 1790 | GER | F | +13N | =19B | −20N | =22B | =31N | =33B | −16N | =32B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 14.75 | 1844 | +11.0 |
| 31 | Gerlach, Florian | 1863 | GER | −1N | −41B | =35N | +36B | −18N | =30B | =34N | =29B | =28N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 12.25 | 1812 | -14.2 |
| 32 | Laustsen, Karl-Johan | 1832 | GER | =21N | =26B | =11N | −9B | =28N | −39B | =36N | =34B | =30N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 13.75 | 1806 | -7.2 |
| 33 | Wirth, Steffen | 1896 | GER | −3B | =29N | =38B | +43N | =15N | −21B | =30N | =28B | F | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.75 | 1847 | -11.0 |
| 34 | Jaeger, Manfred | 1837 | AUT | −28N | −9B | −13B | +42N | −36N | +40B | =31B | =32N | =38B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 1768 | -17.8 |
| 35 | Griessnig, Thomas | 1929 | AUT | −38B | −24N | =31B | −27B | +40N | +36B | −26N | −22B | +43N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.25 | 1704 | -52.4 |
| 36 | Zang, Yuran | 1807 | AUT | =12B | −17N | −23B | −31N | +34B | −35N | =32B | +40N | −29B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 9.25 | 1764 | -23.6 |
| 37 | Kainz, Josef | 1835 | AUT | −10B | =23N | +29B | F | +41N | −15B | =28N | −27B | F | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 9.50 | 1861 | +3.8 |
| 38 | Burger, Clemens | 1753 | AUT | +35N | −1B | =33N | −11B | −26N | F | F | +43B | =34N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 1820 | +20.4 |
| 39 | Wiesinger, Johann | 1798 | AUT | −15N | −27B | F | −13N | +43B | +32N | =14B | −10N | F | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.00 | 1747 | -9.4 |
| 40 | Kuehn, Marion | 1715 | GER | =20B | −12N | −22B | −29N | −35B | −34N | +43B | −36B | F | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 2.25 | 1568 | -55.2 |
| 41 | Hackl, Christian | 1777 | AUT | −14B | +31N | =20B | −23N | −37B | −16N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.75 | 1701 | -11.2 |
| 42 | Suster, Otto | 1826 | AUT | −19B | −16N | F | −34B | F | +43N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1603 | -21.4 |
| 43 | Traber, Heidi | 1472 | GER | F | −7B | −15N | −33B | −39N | −42B | −40N | −38N | −35B | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 1023 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dhanesh, Venkata NarayanaswamySGP+66.04.5 pts · #22
- 2Lauda, AlexandrCMMDA+61.27.5 pts · #1
- 3Dekker, JasperNED+33.65.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Kuehn, MarionGER-55.21.5 pts · #40
- 2Griessnig, ThomasAUT-52.43.5 pts · #35
- 3Knaller, ChristophAUT-44.04.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R1+288 Elo gap
- R4+226 Elo gap
- R4+197 Elo gap