Int. Graz Open 2026 - Weekend

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74 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Graz, Austria. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2259, and top seed was Gert Schnider (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2353).

Ulrich Ennsberger (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2299) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Gert Schnider (4.5) and Alexander Gschiel (4.5). Ennsberger shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Erik-Raphael Geabou-Silveira (1559) beat Enkhjargal Budjav (2002), a +443-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Graz, Austria

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 16 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 · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹IMGert Schnider2353

Avg top 10

2,259

Participants

Titled players · 10

IM×1

FM×7

CM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇹Austria×54

🇬🇧England×3

🇮🇹Italy×3

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇸🇮Slovenia×3

🇭🇷Croatia×3

🇭🇺Hungary×2

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
FMUlrich Ennsberger
🇦🇹AUT·2299
4.5pts·2445perf+14.8
🥈
IMGert Schnider
🇦🇹AUT·2353
4.5pts·2462perf+5.3
🥉
FMAlexander Gschiel
🇦🇹AUT·2309
4.5pts·2377perf+5.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Schnider4.5Ennsberger4.5Gschiel4.5Suta4.5Nolz4Szukics4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 4.5/5. Ennsberger takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Gert Schnider drew with FM Ulrich Ennsberger (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Gert Schnider 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Ulrich Ennsberger 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Alexander Gschiel 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMGert Schnider	*	½	—	—
2FMUlrich Ennsberger	½	*	—	—
3FMAlexander Gschiel	—	—	*	—
4FMAndraz Suta	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ennsberger, UlrichFM	2299	AUT	+30N	+52B	+22N	+6B	=2N	4.5	14.5	16.5	14.25	2445	+14.8
2	Schnider, GertIM	2353	AUT	+40B	+13N	+20B	+19N	=1B	4.5	14.0	16.5	14.25	2462	+5.3
3	Gschiel, AlexanderFM	2309	AUT	+27B	=21N	+14B	+11N	+9B	4.5	13.5	16.5	15.00	2377	+5.8
4	Suta, AndrazFM	2296	SLO	+61B	+36N	+10B	=5N	+19B	4.5	13.0	14.0	12.00	2450	+15.8
5	Mostbauer, FlorianFM	2342	AUT	+28N	+50B	+12N	=4B	=7N	4.0	15.0	17.0	12.75	2344	+2.4
6	Szukics, AdamFM	2133	HUN	+37B	+15N	+31B	−1N	+20B	4.0	13.5	16.0	11.50	2209	+11.4
7	Ofner, Maximilian	2185	AUT	+45B	+35N	=9B	+21N	=5B	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.25	2237	+8.2
8	Nolz, Tom	2233	AUT	−32N	+48B	+44N	+24B	+22N	4.0	10.5	12.5	10.00	2128	-7.8
9	Sostaric, Denis	1948	SLO	+59N	+26B	=7N	+29B	−3N	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.00	2305	+35.4
10	Hellerschmid, Andreas	2017	AUT	+39N	+71B	−4N	+30B	=26N	3.5	13.0	13.0	7.00	2086	+17.6
11	Eibinger, Manuel	2116	AUT	+53N	=25B	+33N	−3B	+31N	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.50	2091	-0.4
12	Bozinovic, BogdanFM	2102	CRO	+64B	+47N	−5B	=15N	+34B	3.5	12.0	13.0	7.25	2001	-6.4
13	Taizhanov, Aissultan	2001	AUT	+69N	−2B	+54N	=23B	+38N	3.5	12.0	12.5	6.50	1962	-5.2
14	Wimmer, Michael	2098	AUT	=44N	+51B	−3N	+42B	+41N	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.00	2145	+16.8
15	Wagner, Samuel	1878	AUT	+72N	−6B	+47N	=12B	+51N	3.5	11.5	11.5	5.75	2044	+35.6
16	Juraczka, FranzCM	2180	AUT	+23N	−24B	+32N	=41B	+35N	3.5	11.0	13.5	9.25	2015	-15.8
17	Leisenberger, Harald	2138	AUT	+62N	=33B	=25N	+28B	=43N	3.5	11.0	12.0	8.00	1997	-14.0
18	Ramos Saavedra, Mario	1942	ESP	+73B	−19N	+37B	=34N	+33B	3.5	10.5	10.5	6.25	2057	+9.0
19	Wallinger, Nikolaus	2193	AUT	+54N	+18B	+24N	−2B	−4N	3.0	15.5	17.5	8.50	2131	-8.8
20	Steinkogler, Michael	2037	AUT	+48N	+32B	−2N	+25B	−6N	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.50	2039	+2.0
21	Heilinger, Dietmar	1986	AUT	+68N	=3B	+42N	−7B	=23N	3.0	14.0	15.0	7.25	2049	+10.4
22	Archan, Elikya	2026	AUT	+57B	+34N	−1B	+62N	−8B	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.50	1970	-3.8
23	Nagy, Gergely	1735	HUN	−16B	+65N	+36B	=13N	=21B	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.75	2024	+54.0
24	Salewski, Bernd	1913	GER	+65B	+16N	−19B	−8N	+46B	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.50	2100	+17.4
25	Tatulli Uva, Alberto	1891	ITA	+67B	=11N	=17B	−20N	+45B	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.50	2015	+25.2
26	Hiermann, DietmarFM	2198	AUT	+46B	−9N	+61B	=31N	=10B	3.0	11.5	12.5	6.00	1975	-24.2
27	Hryhorieva, Anna	1859	UKR	−3N	+69B	−38N	+48B	+58N	3.0	11.0	11.5	4.50	1935	+5.2
28	Winterauer, Maximilian	1864	AUT	−5B	+74N	+63B	−17N	+49B	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	1916	+7.6
29	Hofstadler, MarioCM	2149	AUT	+49B	−31N	+46B	−9N	+54B	3.0	10.0	12.0	6.00	1906	-25.6
30	Bytyqi, Kujtim	1853	AUT	−1B	+66N	+72B	−10N	+62B	3.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1862	+0.8
31	Aschenbrenner, Philip	1901	AUT	+38N	+29B	−6N	=26B	−11B	2.5	13.5	16.0	7.00	2062	+29.2
32	Brunner, Josephina Akiko	1817	AUT	+8B	−20N	−16B	+63N	=37B	2.5	13.0	14.0	6.25	1949	+18.0
33	Geiblinger, Lorenz	1895	AUT	+58N	=17N	−11B	+44B	−18N	2.5	12.5	14.5	5.75	1884	-4.4
34	Hoerbinger, Jakob	0	AUT	+60N	−22B	+40N	=18B	−12N	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.75	1980	0.0
35	Wiener, Alexander	1924	AUT	+56N	−7B	+53N	=38B	−16B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.25	1897	-3.0
36	Soldo, Dario	1974	AUT	+70N	−4B	−23N	+53B	=39N	2.5	12.0	12.5	3.75	1784	-21.4
37	Wenz, Florian	1707	GER	−6N	+58B	−18N	+71B	=32N	2.5	12.0	12.0	3.25	1683	-5.6
38	De Boer, Sanne	0	ENG	−31B	+49N	+27B	=35N	−13B	2.5	11.5	13.5	6.25	1883	0.0
39	Zilian, Tristan Juri	1617	AUT	−10B	=40N	=55B	+61N	=36B	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.50	1879	+60.4
40	Steiner, Christopher	1866	AUT	−2N	=39B	−34B	+65N	+61B	2.5	10.5	11.5	3.25	1912	+3.6
41	Schein, Leopold	1897	AUT	−63B	+57N	+64B	=16N	−14B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.75	1995	+10.4
42	Jevremovic, Filip	2072	AUT	=55B	+63N	−21B	−14N	+60B	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.50	1846	-45.6
43	Brenner, Nico	1855	AUT	F	+68B	+71N	F	=17B	2.5	6.5	6.5	2.75	2027	+18.8
44	de Boer, Willem	1690	ENG	=14B	+55N	−8B	−33N	=50B	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.75	1878	+38.0
45	Ring, Rudolf	1768	AUT	−7N	+56B	=50N	=52B	−25N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.00	1816	+3.0
46	Schinwald, Florian	1794	AUT	−26N	+59B	−29N	+47B	−24N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.00	1761	-13.2
47	Geabou-Silveira, Erik-Raphael	1559	AUT	+51N	−12B	−15B	−46N	+72B	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1704	+20.4
48	Brezlan, Noel	1641	AUT	−20B	−8N	+73B	−27N	+63B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1179	-15.2
49	Yang, Fengning	1732	NED	−29N	−38B	+59N	+56B	−28N	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.00	1198	-16.0
50	Eder, Benjamin	1996	AUT	+74B	−5N	=45B	F	=44N	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1849	-27.2
51	Budjav, Enkhjargal	2002	AUT	−47B	−14N	+66B	+64N	−15B	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1702	-34.8
52	Usleber, Helmut	1981	AUT	+66B	−1N	−62B	=45N	=55B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.00	1737	-29.8
53	Grgas, Zvonimir	1700	CRO	−11B	+67N	−35B	−36N	+73N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1199	-9.4
54	Raunjak, Christoph	1778	AUT	−19B	+73N	−13B	+72N	−29N	2.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1309	-8.0
55	Plathen, Jens	1683	GER	=42N	−44B	=39N	=60B	=52N	2.0	9.0	10.5	4.25	1793	+20.8
56	Bezaatpour, Navid	0	AUT	−35B	−45N	+57B	−49N	+64B	2.0	8.5	9.5	3.00	1677	0.0
57	Tschandl, Julius Henry	1633	AUT	−22N	−41B	−56N	+66B	+67N	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	1671	+0.8
58	Heinisch, Thomas	0	AUT	−33B	−37N	+74B	+69N	−27B	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	1632	0.0
59	Wagner, Tobias	0	AUT	−9B	−46N	−49B	+74N	+71N	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1557	0.0
60	Walch, Julian	1965	AUT	−34B	−64N	+70B	=55N	−42N	1.5	8.0	8.5	1.50	1666	-57.6
61	Ohler, Andreas	1853	AUT	−4N	+70B	−26N	−39B	−40N	1.0	12.5	13.0	0.50	1637	-55.6
62	Vuljanic, Ana	1715	CRO	−17B	F	+52N	−22B	−30N	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1801	+5.8
63	Grassler, Paul	0	AUT	+41N	−42B	−28N	−32B	−48N	1.0	10.5	12.5	2.50	1618	0.0
64	Polyshchuk, Vadym	1691	AUT	−12N	+60B	−41N	−51B	−56N	1.0	10.0	11.5	1.50	1796	+14.8
65	Bezaatpour, Nima	0	AUT	−24N	−23B	=69N	−40B	=68N	1.0	9.5	10.0	0.75	1474	0.0
66	De Boer, Lara	1463	ENG	−52N	−30B	−51N	−57N	+70B	1.0	9.0	9.5	0.50	1484	-4.0
67	Oberreiter, Christian	0	AUT	−25N	−53B	+68N	F	−57B	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	1495	0.0
68	Tatulli Uva, Andrea	1527	ITA	−21B	−43N	−67B	=70N	=65B	1.0	7.5	8.0	0.75	1459	-14.8
69	Ferk, Nejc	1530	SLO	−13B	−27N	=65B	−58B	F	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.50	1094	-4.0
70	Nesi, Gabriele Luigi	1433	ITA	−36B	−61N	−60N	=68B	−66N	0.5	6.0	7.0	0.50	1319	-20.4
71	Teufel, Florian	0	AUT	F	−10N	−43B	−37N	−59B	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1060	0.0
72	Soral, Alexander	0	AUT	−15B	F	−30N	−54B	−47N	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	967	0.0
73	Burstein, Viktoria	0	AUT	−18N	−54B	−48N	F	−53B	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	965	0.0
74	Kulman, Alexander	1529	AUT	−50N	−28B	−58N	−59B	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1096	-4.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zilian, Tristan JuriAUT
+60.4
2.5 pts · #23
2Nagy, GergelyHUN
+54.0
3.0 pts · #28
3de Boer, WillemENG
+38.0
2.0 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Walch, JulianAUT
-57.6
1.5 pts · #47
2Ohler, AndreasAUT
-55.6
1.0 pts · #55
3Jevremovic, FilipAUT
-45.6
2.5 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R1+443 Elo gap
Geabou-Silveira, Erik-Raphael1559 beat Budjav, Enkhjargal2002
R1+416 Elo gap
Brunner, Josephina Akiko1817 beat Nolz, Tom2233
R2+274 Elo gap
Polyshchuk, Vadym1691 beat Walch, Julian1965