Int. Graz Open 2026 - C
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Graz, Austria. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1668, and top seed was Marcel Ehammer (🇦🇹 AUT, 1692).
Elias Feldhofer (🇦🇹 AUT, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Julia Sinitsyna (7.0) and Marcel Ehammer (6.5). Feldhofer clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Nikola Malaric (1465) beat Hogr Omer (1691), a +226-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Graz, Austria
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇹Austria×32
🇷🇴Romania×2
🇭🇷Croatia×2
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇨🇾Cyprus×1
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇱🇻Latvia×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsElias Feldhofer led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Feldhofer7.5Sinitsyna7Wallner6.5Mannelli Mazzoli6.5Ehammer6.5Redl6— ex-leaders:Sinitsynaled R4–R8, #12
R9 · LEADER CHANGE20 Feb
Elias Feldhofer takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Elias Feldhofer drew with Julia Sinitsyna (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Elias Feldhofer 3 wins (R1–R3)Julia Sinitsyna 4 wins (R1–R4)Erika Wallner 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elias Feldhofer | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Julia Sinitsyna | ½ | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Erika Wallner | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Tommaso Mannelli Mazzoli | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldhofer, Elias | 0 | AUT | +25B | +34N | +13N | =4B | +6B | =2N | +12N | =3B | +16N | 7.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 38.00 | 1754 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sinitsyna, Julia | 1607 | FIN | +15N | +20B | +16N | +12B | =4N | =1B | +3N | +13B | −5N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 38.00 | 1817 | +66.0 |
| 3 | Ehammer, Marcel | 1692 | AUT | −14B | +18N | +17B | +38N | +9B | +10N | −2B | =1N | +4N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 33.25 | 1757 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Wallner, Erika | 1651 | AUT | +46B | +27N | +38B | =1N | =2B | =6N | +8B | +15N | −3B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 27.75 | 1775 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Mannelli Mazzoli, Tommaso | 1630 | ITA | =39N | +43B | −36N | +18B | −13N | +11B | +28B | +8N | +2B | 6.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 29.25 | 1687 | +24.0 |
| 6 | Redl, Heribert | 1691 | AUT | +24N | =19B | +22N | +21B | −1N | =4B | +7N | −16B | +14B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 29.50 | 1867 | +25.0 |
| 7 | Iliescu, Matei-Ioan | 1606 | ROU | +35B | +31N | −12N | +19B | −10N | +17B | −6B | +25N | =9B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 22.75 | 1666 | +82.4 |
| 8 | Zaff, Maximilian | 1605 | AUT | +26N | −12B | +31N | =16B | +39N | +36B | −4N | −5B | +24N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 20.00 | 1622 | +7.6 |
| 9 | Fanning, Ian | 1655 | SCO | =43N | +39B | =19N | +36B | −3N | =14B | +21N | =12B | =7N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 21.00 | 1644 | -4.4 |
| 10 | Nahol, Daniel | 1677 | AUT | +17B | −38N | +46B | +27N | +7B | −3B | −15N | =14N | +28B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 21.00 | 1612 | -29.2 |
| 11 | Dumitrache, Dragos-Alexandru | 1502 | ROU | −34B | =47N | +35B | −29N | +40B | −5N | +18B | +27N | +23B | 5.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 18.25 | 1695 | +61.2 |
| 12 | Omer, Hogr | 1691 | AUT | +28B | +8N | +7B | −2N | +14B | =13N | −1B | =9N | −15B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 24.75 | 1655 | -7.8 |
| 13 | Fauster, Patrick | 1613 | AUT | +45B | +14N | −1B | +15N | +5B | =12B | =16N | −2N | F | 5.0 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 22.50 | 1758 | +44.0 |
| 14 | Meyer, Eliah | 1528 | AUT | +3N | −13B | +20N | +42B | −12N | =9N | +29B | =10B | −6N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 22.50 | 1610 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Malaric, Nikola | 1465 | CRO | −2B | F | +41N | −13B | +19N | +27N | +10B | −4B | +12N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 21.00 | 1717 | +105.2 |
| 16 | Mulder, Daniel | 0 | NED | F | +40N | −2B | =8N | +38B | +28N | =13B | +6N | −1B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 19.75 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Gruenwald, Stefan, Dr. | 1501 | AUT | −10N | +32B | −3N | +20B | +30N | −7N | +42B | +22B | F | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 18.50 | 1587 | +13.6 |
| 18 | Kovacs, Domokos | 0 | AUT | =21N | −3B | +33B | −5N | =22N | =19B | −11N | +39B | +30N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 16.25 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hellerschmid, Ewald | 1571 | AUT | +47B | =6N | =9B | −7N | −15B | =18N | =26B | +35N | =25B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 1497 | -12.6 |
| 20 | Ziegler, Nicolas | 0 | AUT | +23B | −2N | −14B | −17N | +37B | −25N | =38B | +34N | +29B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 15.25 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Lang, Lorenz | 1561 | AUT | =18B | +29N | +34B | −6N | −28B | +39N | −9B | −23N | +35B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 14.25 | 1517 | -17.6 |
| 22 | Georgiou, Harilaos | 1583 | CYP | =29B | +33N | −6B | −28N | =18B | =32N | +39B | −17N | +27B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 15.25 | 1471 | -30.8 |
| 23 | Pichler, Georg | 1531 | AUT | −20N | −26B | −32N | +47N | =35B | +40N | +34B | +21B | −11N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 12.00 | 1706 | +46.8 |
| 24 | Cieslak, Waldemar | 1516 | POL | −6B | −35N | +45B | −26N | +44B | =34N | +32B | +29N | −8B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 11.00 | 1424 | -25.2 |
| 25 | Kramer, Martin | 1601 | AUT | −1N | −30B | F | =33N | +46B | +20B | +41N | −7B | =19N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 1529 | -19.6 |
| 26 | Wenusch, Michael | 0 | AUT | −8B | +23N | −27B | +24B | =41N | F | =19N | +42B | F | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 15.00 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Neubauer, Pascal | 1541 | AUT | +44N | −4B | +26N | −10B | +31N | −15B | =30N | −11B | −22N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 10.75 | 1317 | -77.2 |
| 28 | Hackl, Antonia | 1511 | AUT | −12N | F | =40B | +22B | +21N | −16B | −5N | +30B | −10N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 13.75 | 1604 | +35.2 |
| 29 | Wiessner, Heidemarie | 0 | AUT | =22N | −21B | +43N | +11B | −36N | +41B | −14N | −24B | −20N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 12.25 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Braeutigam, Viktoria | 1473 | GER | −40B | +25N | −42B | +34N | −17B | +38N | =27B | −28N | −18B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 11.25 | 1536 | +25.2 |
| 31 | Boda, Tunde Erzsebet | 1474 | HUN | +41N | −7B | −8B | +44N | −27B | −42N | −35B | +43N | =34B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 7.50 | 1417 | -24.4 |
| 32 | Pernthaler, Markus | 0 | AUT | −36B | −17N | +23B | +46N | F | =22B | −24N | −37B | +45N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.75 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Kahlert, Matthias | 0 | AUT | =42N | −22B | −18N | =25B | F | =45N | +44B | +38N | F | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Kohlroser, Nico | 1690 | AUT | +11N | −1B | −21N | −30B | +43N | =24B | −23N | −20B | =31N | 3.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 11.50 | 1456 | -86.8 |
| 35 | Pichler, Leonore | 1417 | AUT | −7N | +24B | −11N | −41B | =23N | =37B | +31N | −19B | −21N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 11.75 | 1426 | +4.0 |
| 36 | Lang, Maximilian | 1569 | AUT | +32N | F | +5B | −9N | +29B | −8N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1505 | -5.0 |
| 37 | Fridrin, Gertrude | 1680 | AUT | F | F | F | =43B | −20N | =35N | +45B | +32N | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1582 | -13.6 |
| 38 | Eitner, Mario | 1576 | AUT | +48N | +10B | −4N | −3B | −16N | −30B | =20N | −33B | −40N | 2.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 7.75 | 1382 | -47.6 |
| 39 | Feseniuk, Maryna | 1475 | AUT | =5B | −9N | +47B | +40N | −8B | −21B | −22N | −18N | F | 2.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 6.25 | 1415 | -16.4 |
| 40 | Walcher, Johann | 1615 | AUT | +30N | −16B | =28N | −39B | −11N | −23B | −43N | F | +38B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.75 | 1405 | -40.2 |
| 41 | Zenz, Karl | 1626 | AUT | −31B | +45N | −15B | +35N | =26B | −29N | −25B | F | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1413 | -28.4 |
| 42 | Niesswohl, Werner | 1601 | AUT | =33B | F | +30N | −14N | F | +31B | −17N | −26N | F | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1494 | -11.6 |
| 43 | Malaric, Josip | 1488 | CRO | =9B | −5N | −29B | =37N | −34B | −44N | +40B | −31B | F | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.75 | 1499 | +2.8 |
| 44 | Kukushkin, Aleksei | 0 | LAT | −27B | −46N | F | −31B | −24N | +43B | −33N | =45N | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Petz-Ortner, Johann | 1466 | AUT | −13N | −41B | −24N | F | F | =33B | −37N | =44B | −32B | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.50 | 809 | -50.0 |
| 46 | Wolfmaier, Johannes | 1479 | GER | −4N | +44B | −10N | −32B | −25N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.50 | 843 | -16.8 |
| 47 | FIDE 1695053 | 0 | — | −19N | =11B | −39N | −23B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1197 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 530017564 | 0 | — | −38B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Malaric, NikolaCRO+105.25.0 pts · #10
- 2Iliescu, Matei-IoanROU+82.45.5 pts · #5
- 3Sinitsyna, JuliaFIN+66.07.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Kohlroser, NicoAUT-86.83.0 pts · #26
- 2Neubauer, PascalAUT-77.23.5 pts · #42
- 3Petz-Ortner, JohannAUT-50.01.0 pts · #46
Biggest upsets
- R9+226 Elo gap
- R4+217 Elo gap
- R7+212 Elo gap