Halleiner Kelten Schachturnier 2026
Open SwissStandard
44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Hallein, Austria. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2058, and top seed was Himal Gusain (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2438).
Himal Gusain (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2438) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Alexander Stadler (5.5) and Fynn Jeremy Lange (5.0). Gusain won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Matei-Ioan Iliescu (1592) beat Felix Kipman (1824), a +232-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Hallein, Austria
Dates
04 Jun 2026 → 07 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇹Austria×18
🇩🇪Germany×16
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Himal Gusain led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
2
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Himal Gusain never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Himal Gusain beat Alexander Stadler (White).
R1–R7 · WIN STREAK
IM Himal Gusain won 7 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMHimal Gusain | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Alexander Stadler | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Fynn Jeremy Lange | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Luis Pedevilla | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gusain, HimalIM | 2438 | IND | +6B | +9N | +17B | +5N | +2B | +3N | +7B | 7.0 | 28.5 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 2866 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Stadler, Alexander | 2182 | GER | +31B | =10N | +11B | +20N | −1N | +21B | +5B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 20.00 | 2239 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Lange, Fynn Jeremy | 1968 | GER | +33B | +24N | −5B | +13N | +10B | −1B | +21N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 2112 | +51.2 |
| 4 | Pedevilla, Luis | 2044 | AUT | +27B | −11N | +25B | −6N | +36B | +8B | +15N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 16.50 | 1980 | -7.2 |
| 5 | Schirmbeck, Hannes | 2089 | AUT | +26N | +15B | +3N | −1B | +12N | =7B | −2N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 18.25 | 2111 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1866 | IND | −1N | +44B | +26N | +4B | −8N | +12B | =9N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 2028 | +49.6 |
| 7 | Halilovic, Husein | 1964 | BIH | +23N | +22B | =20B | =10N | +11B | =5N | −1N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 17.00 | 2054 | +16.6 |
| 8 | Spiesberger, Gerhard | 1981 | AUT | +16B | =14N | −10B | +25N | +6B | −4N | +20B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 17.00 | 1979 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Fruehauf, Norbert | 1921 | AUT | +40B | −1B | =31N | +34N | =20B | +14N | =6B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1962 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Jirovec, Alfred | 1921 | AUT | +18N | =2B | +8N | =7B | −3N | =22B | =13N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 17.25 | 1944 | +5.8 |
| 11 | Sommer, Stefan | 1895 | GER | +36N | +4B | −2N | +22B | −7N | +26B | F | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 13.50 | 1994 | +16.6 |
| 12 | Mazatis, Benjamin | 1885 | GER | +32B | −20N | +16B | +24N | −5B | −6N | +22N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1868 | -3.0 |
| 13 | Lager, Johannes Jun. | 1827 | AUT | +37B | −17N | +33B | −3B | +18N | =20N | =10B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 1855 | +10.4 |
| 14 | Vlasak, Reinhard | 1868 | AUT | +39N | =8B | −21N | =28B | +19N | −9B | +30N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 1838 | -3.6 |
| 15 | Oettl, Florian | 1895 | AUT | +35B | −5N | +27B | +32N | −17B | +24N | −4B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1868 | -3.2 |
| 16 | Ito, Sarah | 1703 | GER | −8N | +36B | −12N | −18B | +29N | +28B | +26N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1751 | +14.0 |
| 17 | Chua, Daniel James | 1973 | GER | +38N | +13B | −1N | +21B | +15N | F | F | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 13.50 | 2189 | +50.0 |
| 18 | Iliescu, Matei-Ioan | 1592 | ROU | −10B | −27N | +43B | +16N | −13B | +38N | +24B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1781 | +28.4 |
| 19 | Merle, Atreyu Lukas | 1710 | GER | −20B | +35N | −24B | +42N | −14B | +31N | +25B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1787 | +23.6 |
| 20 | Wolfmaier, Johannes Joshua | 1982 | GER | +19N | +12B | =7N | −2B | =9N | =13B | −8N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1924 | -20.8 |
| 21 | Pruell, Lukas | 1957 | AUT | +34B | =25N | +14B | −17N | +31B | −2N | −3B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 10.50 | 1876 | -14.0 |
| 22 | Breu, Alfons | 1744 | GER | +42B | −7N | +41B | −11N | +27B | =10N | −12B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1832 | +12.6 |
| 23 | Braeuer, Mario | 1667 | AUT | −7B | =37N | −32B | −36N | +44B | +34N | +31B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1724 | +5.2 |
| 24 | Kipman, Felix | 1824 | AUT | +44N | −3B | +19N | −12B | +33N | −15B | −18N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1666 | -25.2 |
| 25 | Kellner, Nikolaus | 1755 | AUT | +43N | =21B | −4N | −8B | +28N | =30B | −19N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1623 | -17.0 |
| 26 | Putz, Lukas | 1730 | AUT | −5B | +40N | −6B | +35N | +32B | −11N | −16B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1661 | -25.6 |
| 27 | Tonn, Dominik | 1715 | AUT | −4N | +18B | −15N | +40B | −22N | +39B | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1703 | -3.4 |
| 28 | FIDE 530020573 | 0 | — | =29N | −31B | +37B | =14N | −25B | −16N | +38B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Bieniok, Alfred | 1772 | GER | =28B | =41N | =34B | −31N | −16B | =32N | +37B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1567 | -21.6 |
| 30 | Zwingenberger, Lukas | 1622 | AUT | =41B | F | F | +37N | +34B | =25N | −14B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1807 | +36.4 |
| 31 | Kuttnig, Roland | 1732 | AUT | −2N | +28N | =9B | +29B | −21N | −19B | −23N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 8.25 | 1667 | -12.2 |
| 32 | Lunenburg, Philipp Floris | 0 | AUT | −12N | +38B | +23N | −15B | −26N | =29B | −33N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Herlt, Klaus | 1693 | GER | −3N | +39B | −13N | F | −24B | =35N | +32B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 1473 | -19.8 |
| 34 | Zhu, Yuncheng | 1654 | GER | −21N | +42B | =29N | −9B | −30N | −23B | +40B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1563 | -30.4 |
| 35 | Uluduez, Hakan | 1562 | GER | −15N | −19B | +44N | −26B | +40N | =33B | −39N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1576 | +1.2 |
| 36 | Gruber, Sebastian | 1547 | AUT | −11B | −16N | +38N | +23B | −4N | F | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1709 | +35.2 |
| 37 | FIDE 530000637 | 0 | — | −13N | =23B | −28N | −30B | +43B | =40N | −29N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Leclercq, Andre | 1694 | GER | −17B | −32N | −36B | +44N | +42N | −18B | −28N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 904 | -60.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 34699848 | 0 | — | −14B | −33N | −40B | +43N | F | −27N | +35B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Merle, Alexander, Dr. | 1598 | GER | −9N | −26B | +39N | −27N | −35B | =37B | −34N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 916 | -70.4 |
| 41 | Hasanovic, Nurija | 1952 | BIH | =30N | =29B | −22N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1588 | -27.8 |
| 42 | FIDE 530019303 | 0 | — | −22N | −34N | F | −19B | −38B | −43N | +44B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 901 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Latschen, Wolfgang | 0 | GER | −25B | F | −18N | −39B | −37N | +42B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 530020441 | 0 | — | −24B | −6N | −35B | −38B | −23N | F | −42N | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 923 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lange, Fynn JeremyGER+51.25.0 pts · #3
- 2Chua, Daniel JamesGER+50.04.0 pts · #10
- 3Samhita PungavanamIND+49.64.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Merle, Alexander, Dr.GER-70.41.5 pts · #43
- 2Leclercq, AndreGER-60.02.0 pts · #41
- 3Zhu, YunchengGER-30.42.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R7+232 Elo gap
- R3+208 Elo gap
- R4+178 Elo gap