9. Schwarzatal Open 2025 A-Turnier
Open SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Raach am Hochgebirge, Austria. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2196, and top seed was Andreas Diermair (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2442).
Andreas Diermair (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2442) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Daniel Kristoferitsch (4.5) and Chicheng Leon Chen (4.0). Diermair shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Leopold Schein (1869) beat Raphael Prober (CM, 2210), a +341-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Raach am Hochgebirge, Austria
Dates
21 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×1
IM×1
FM×1
CM×4
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇹Austria×51
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
23
11
5
2
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Diermair takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Andreas Diermair drew with FM Daniel Kristoferitsch (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Andreas Diermair 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Daniel Kristoferitsch 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Bruno Steiner 4 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMAndreas Diermair | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FMDaniel Kristoferitsch | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3CMBruno Steiner | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMChicheng Leon Chen | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diermair, AndreasGM | 2442 | AUT | +40N | +17B | +9N | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2498 | +2.6 |
| 2 | Kristoferitsch, DanielFM | 2303 | AUT | +42B | +16N | +10B | +7N | =1B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2470 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Chen, Chicheng LeonCM | 2190 | AUT | +47B | +54N | +8B | −1N | +14B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 2275 | +23.2 |
| 4 | Steiner, BrunoCM | 2110 | AUT | +19N | +50B | +18N | F | +6B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2698 | +18.6 |
| 5 | Wiedner, Robert | 2085 | AUT | −28N | +48B | +40N | +18B | +13N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 2185 | +17.4 |
| 6 | Schein, Leopold | 1869 | AUT | +13N | +12B | =11N | +23B | −4N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 2269 | +49.8 |
| 7 | Schieder, AndreasCM | 2199 | AUT | +55N | +15B | +20N | −2B | =8N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2147 | -4.6 |
| 8 | Merei, David | 1985 | AUT | +37N | +24B | −3N | +15B | =7B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 2094 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Eibinger, Manuel | 2084 | AUT | +22B | +26N | −1B | =14N | +16B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 2175 | +11.4 |
| 10 | Reichhuetter, Richard | 2000 | AUT | +34N | +41B | −2N | =17B | +20N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 2105 | +28.8 |
| 11 | Schroll, GerhardIM | 2235 | AUT | =30N | +29B | =6B | =16N | +17N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 2055 | -8.5 |
| 12 | Delle Rose, Giovanni | 2011 | ITA | +21B | −6N | +42B | =41N | +43B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1930 | -14.8 |
| 13 | Prober, RaphaelCM | 2210 | AUT | −6B | +21N | +35B | +32N | −5B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1973 | -50.0 |
| 14 | Goelles, Herbert | 1994 | AUT | =29N | +30B | +28N | =9B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 2024 | +5.0 |
| 15 | Mautner, Michael | 1928 | AUT | +36B | −7N | +49B | −8N | +31B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1930 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Fitz, Jonathan David | 1978 | AUT | +45N | −2B | +22N | =11B | −9N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 2031 | +12.0 |
| 17 | Wallinger, Nikolaus | 1969 | AUT | +51B | −1N | +31B | =10N | −11B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 2022 | +9.2 |
| 18 | Kuti, Oliver | 1980 | AUT | +44B | +43N | −4B | −5N | =21B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1865 | -25.6 |
| 19 | Schneider, Manuel | 1843 | AUT | −4B | =39N | +38N | =24B | =22N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1829 | -1.8 |
| 20 | Futschik, Raphael | 1991 | AUT | +33B | +31N | −7B | =43N | −10B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1875 | -13.4 |
| 21 | Wirthumer, Gunter | 1818 | AUT | −12N | −13B | +52N | +37B | =18N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1899 | +9.0 |
| 22 | Wiessner, Elisabeth | 1820 | AUT | −9N | +52B | −16B | +49N | =19B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kovaleva, Marianna | 2032 | UKR | +48N | =28B | F | −6N | +41B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1899 | -12.4 |
| 24 | Caspers, Christian | 1671 | GER | +53B | −8N | F | =19N | +32B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 2018 | +69.2 |
| 25 | Lachmair, Erwin | 1901 | AUT | F | −35N | +44B | =29N | +33B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1872 | -3.2 |
| 26 | Ebner, Johann | 1901 | AUT | +52N | −9B | =36N | +28B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1881 | -0.6 |
| 27 | Schieder, Josef | 1923 | AUT | −49B | =44N | =33B | =36N | +51N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1703 | -27.8 |
| 28 | Egger, Stefanie | 1826 | AUT | +5B | =23N | −14B | −26N | =39B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1831 | +0.6 |
| 29 | Ringbauer, Daniel | 1780 | AUT | =14B | −11N | F | =25B | +30N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1988 | +39.6 |
| 30 | Szolga, Ludwig | 1880 | AUT | =11B | −14N | +39B | =35N | −29B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1807 | -10.8 |
| 31 | Schein, Alexander | 1793 | AUT | +38N | −20B | −17N | +50B | −15N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1884 | +11.6 |
| 32 | Riess, Gerhard | 1941 | AUT | −41N | +34B | +37N | −13B | −24N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1755 | -24.6 |
| 33 | Loidl, Friedrich | 1757 | AUT | −20N | =38B | =27N | +40B | −25N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1868 | +27.2 |
| 34 | Vilics, Hanna | 1810 | HUN | −10B | −32N | +47B | =42N | =38N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1863 | +12.4 |
| 35 | Schramml, Fabian | 1837 | AUT | =46N | +25B | −13N | =30B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 2024 | +35.2 |
| 36 | Jeitler, Selina | 1675 | AUT | −15N | +47N | =26B | =27B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1900 | +22.8 |
| 37 | Brenner, Nico | 1736 | AUT | −8B | +53N | −32B | −21N | +47B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1831 | +22.8 |
| 38 | Steiner, Heinz | 1994 | AUT | −31B | =33N | −19B | +45N | =34B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1712 | -36.8 |
| 39 | Tschandl, Julius Henry | 1551 | AUT | −50N | =19B | −30N | +48B | =28N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1781 | +50.8 |
| 40 | Poyntner, Erich | 1893 | AUT | −1B | +51N | −5B | −33N | =45B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1755 | -20.6 |
| 41 | Swoboda, Fabian | 1704 | AUT | +32B | −10N | F | =12B | −23N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1909 | +35.2 |
| 42 | Vlasak, Reinhard | 1892 | AUT | −2N | +45B | −12N | =34B | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1870 | -5.2 |
| 43 | Swoboda, Paul | 1624 | AUT | F | −18B | +50N | =20B | −12N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1884 | +41.2 |
| 44 | Prinz, Benedikt | 1732 | AUT | −18N | =27B | −25N | −51B | +49B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1682 | -15.2 |
| 45 | Kellner, Nikolaus | 1715 | AUT | −16B | −42N | +48N | −38B | =40N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1766 | +5.2 |
| 46 | Kutlesa, Peter | 2106 | AUT | =35B | +49N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1964 | -5.0 |
| 47 | Schmoll, Arnold | 1846 | AUT | −3N | −36B | −34N | +52B | −37N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1554 | -37.8 |
| 48 | Schlitz, Sebastian | 1818 | AUT | −23B | −5N | −45B | −39N | +52B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1539 | -69.2 |
| 49 | Wiessner, Johanna | 1640 | AUT | +27N | −46B | −15N | −22B | −44N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1649 | -1.2 |
| 50 | Koban, Markus | 1900 | AUT | +39B | −4N | −43B | −31N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1577 | -32.0 |
| 51 | Kraxner, Otmar | 1712 | AUT | −17N | −40B | F | +44N | −27B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1686 | -2.8 |
| 52 | Zens, Laura | 1558 | AUT | −26B | −22N | −21B | −47N | −48N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1041 | -32.8 |
| 53 | Heinisch, Wolfgang | 1924 | AUT | −24N | −37B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 904 | -31.0 |
| 54 | Brunner, Josephina Akiko | 1914 | AUT | F | −3B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1389 | -6.8 |
| 55 | Haas, Stefan | 0 | AUT | −7B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Caspers, ChristianGER+69.22.5 pts · #21
- 2Tschandl, Julius HenryAUT+50.82.0 pts · #30
- 3Schein, LeopoldAUT+49.83.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Schlitz, SebastianAUT-69.21.0 pts · #51
- 2Prober, RaphaelCMAUT-50.03.0 pts · #14
- 3Schmoll, ArnoldAUT-37.81.0 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R1+341 Elo gap
- R1+283 Elo gap
- R3+276 Elo gap