2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8

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79 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Kufstein, Austria. 46 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2439, and top seed was Patrick Zelbel (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2483).

Herbert Wohlfahrt (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2358) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Robert Zelcic (2.5) and Ferdinand Unzicker (2.5). Wohlfahrt shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Patrick Bensch (FM, 2090) beat Mariia Manko (WIM, 2313), a +223-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Kufstein, Austria

Dates

23 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMPatrick Zelbel2483

Avg top 10

2,439

Participants

Titled players · 46

GM×3

IM×15

FM×22

CM×3

WIM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇦🇹Austria×38

🇩🇪Germany×27

🇭🇷Croatia×7

🇨🇭Switzerland×3

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇱🇮Liechtenstein×1

🇲🇪Montenegro×1

Top 3

🥇
FMHerbert Wohlfahrt
🇦🇹AUT·2358
3.0pts·2925perf+13.8
🥈
GMRobert Zelcic
🇭🇷CRO·2448
2.5pts·2637perf+6.6
🥉
FMFerdinand Unzicker
🇩🇪GER·2268
2.5pts·2400perf+10.2

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	FMWohlfahrt, Herbert	🇦🇹AUT	2358	3.0	2125	2925	+13.8
3	GMZelcic, Robert	🇭🇷CRO	2448	2.5	2364	2637	+6.6
6	FMUnzicker, Ferdinand, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2268	2.5	2127	2400	+10.2
8	GMSchlosser, Philipp	🇩🇪GER	2471	2.5	2319	2592	+4.4
4	IMFedorovsky, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2390	2.5	2228	2501	+4.6
2	FMNeukirchner, Pascal	🇩🇪GER	2325	2.5	2195	2468	+8.6
5	IMTica, Sven	🇭🇷CRO	2431	2.5	2239	2512	+4.2
7	GMPalac, Mladen	🇭🇷CRO	2450	2.5	2379	2652	+6.7
9	Lins, Philipp	🇦🇹AUT	2175	2.5	2194	2467	+21.6
10	Benedikt, Noah	🇦🇹AUT	2076	2.0	2056	2181	+14.4
13	IMBrumen, Dinko	🇭🇷CRO	2286	2.0	2203	2328	+1.6
12	CMSchwarzmeier, Klaus	🇩🇪GER	2135	2.0	2145	2270	+9.0
14	Hengl, Philip	🇦🇹AUT	2174	2.0	2075	2200	+3.6
16	FMMuskardin, Mario	🇭🇷CRO	2374	2.0	2223	3023	+5.4
15	IMBiti, Ozren	🇭🇷CRO	2270	2.0	2169	2294	+1.0
11	IMDoric, Darko	🇭🇷CRO	2444	2.0	2226	3026	+5.3
28	FMDeglmann, Ludwig	🇩🇪GER	2220	1.5	2270	2270	+2.0
20	IMBaenziger, Fabian	🇨🇭SUI	2439	1.5	2427	2427	-1.1
24	Warzycha, Gerwin	🇦🇹AUT	2099	1.5	2314	2314	+16.6
32	IMReich, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2290	1.5	2148	2148	-3.7
18	Hake, Nils	🇦🇹AUT	2106	1.5	2179	2179	+1.0
33	IMTomic, Aleksandar	🇲🇪MNE	2312	1.5	2426	2426	+5.0
31	IMLehner, Oliver	🇦🇹AUT	2382	1.5	2313	2313	-2.2
30	Herrmann, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2051	1.5	2125	2125	+7.0
17	Blaas, Hansjoerg	🇦🇹AUT	2229	1.5	2154	2154	-5.8
29	FMKienboeck, Benjamin	🇦🇹AUT	2206	1.5	2324	2324	+2.0
27	FMBensch, Patrick	🇩🇪GER	2090	1.5	2357	2357	+20.2
23	Hoellrigl, Wilfried	🇦🇹AUT	2131	1.5	2043	2043	-6.0
26	FMMatt, Fabian	🇦🇹AUT	2236	1.5	2231	2231	+2.6
19	FMGretz, Denis	🇩🇪GER	2319	1.5	2086	2279	-1.8
22	Ager, Josef	🇦🇹AUT	2035	1.5	2076	2076	+0.6
25	Kelembet, Artem	🇩🇪GER	1880	1.5	2016	2209	+34.4
34	IMZelbel, Patrick	🇩🇪GER	2483	1.5	2324	2517	+1.5
21	FMNeuschmied, Siegfried	🇦🇹AUT	2238	1.5	1986	2179	-0.4
43	Guba, Viktor	🇦🇹AUT	2007	1.0	2261	2136	+7.2
51	Kuecher, Wolfgang	🇦🇹AUT	2098	1.0	2198	2073	-0.8
49	IMNovkovic, Milan	🇦🇹AUT	2327	1.0	2296	2296	-0.8
35	Stadler, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2140	1.0	2348	2223	+5.6
47	IMKvetny, Mark	🇩🇪GER	2406	1.0	2187	2187	-5.2
41	Moerwald, Magdalena	🇦🇹AUT	1984	1.0	2001	1876	-9.4
36	FMLerch, Johannes	🇦🇹AUT	2204	1.0	2144	2144	-4.4
46	Ljubic, Juro	🇦🇹AUT	2142	1.0	2118	2918	+9.4
39	FMFuchs, Georg	🇦🇹AUT	2138	1.0	1992	2792	+6.0
44	Kanonier, Clemens	🇦🇹AUT	2103	1.0	2120	2120	+0.8
40	FMPilz, Dieter	🇦🇹AUT	2142	1.0	2039	2839	+7.2
45	Heigermoser, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2160	1.0	1951	2751	+4.2
48	Hengl, Christian	🇦🇹AUT	2139	1.0	1951	2751	+4.4
50	FMDehlinger, Alexander	🇩🇪GER	2298	1.0	1946	2746	+2.4
52	FMMaurer, Jochen	🇩🇪GER	2160	1.0	1927	2727	+5.4
37	Gruber, Michael	🇦🇹AUT	2117	1.0	2015	2815	+7.6
38	FMOverbeck, Thorsten	🇩🇪GER	2242	1.0	2183	2983	+9.2
42	FMSeresin, Francesco	🇮🇹ITA	2294	1.0	1945	2745	+2.0
60	Leitgeber, Christian	🇦🇹AUT	1926	0.5	2154	1881	-3.4
58	IMSchmider, Niklas	🇩🇪GER	2414	0.5	2406	2133	-10.0
57	Kozissnik, Christian	🇦🇹AUT	2059	0.5	2377	2104	+2.2
59	WIMHeinatz, Gundula, Dr.	🇨🇭SUI	2056	0.5	2213	2020	-1.4
67	Loretz, Jonas	🇦🇹AUT	1953	0.5	2232	1959	0.0
64	CMHeron, Andrew	🇱🇮LIE	2077	0.5	2211	2018	-5.4
61	Binder, Moriz	🇦🇹AUT	2212	0.5	2234	2041	-8.8
68	Maymo, Gazwan	🇦🇹AUT	1806	0.5	2157	1884	-8.4
53	Jergler, Karl-Heinz	🇩🇪GER	2029	0.5	2043	1770	-19.6
66	Kelembet, Maksym	🇩🇪GER	2010	0.5	2052	1859	-17.2
56	FMSeifert, Volker	🇩🇪GER	2308	0.5	2112	1919	-20.0
65	Burschowsky, Matthias	🇦🇹AUT	2188	0.5	2346	2153	-1.6
62	FMRusche, Johannes	🇩🇪GER	2331	0.5	2198	2198	-3.4
63	FMNeyman, Igor	🇩🇪GER	2320	0.5	2167	1974	-17.8
54	Ruecker, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2179	0.5	2103	2103	-2.6
55	Widner, Stefan	🇦🇹AUT	1980	0.5	1992	1992	+0.4
73	CMQuintero Ortega, Carlos	🇦🇹AUT	2200	0.0	2446	1646	-11.4
70	FMAtlas, Dmitry	🇦🇹AUT	2116	0.0	2283	1483	-12.4
69	WIMManko, Mariia	🇨🇭SUI	2313	0.0	2266	1466	-19.8
76	FMde Francesco, Klaus	🇩🇪GER	2179	0.0	2194	1394	-19.4
77	Kranz, Armin	🇦🇹AUT	2039	0.0	2161	1361	-14.0
78	IMAtlas, Valery	🇦🇹AUT	2406	0.0	2411	1611	-9.7
79	WFMNovkovic, Julia	🇦🇹AUT	2111	0.0	2178	1378	-16.6
72	Wohlgenannt, Nicolas	🇦🇹AUT	1888	0.0	2203	1403	-5.6
75	IMBertagnolli, Alexander	🇮🇹ITA	2345	0.0	2301	1501	-5.7
71	Wollrab, Richard	🇩🇪GER	2031	0.0	2104	1304	-7.6
74	Greussing, Stefan	🇦🇹AUT	1956	0.0	2312	1512	-2.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kelembet, ArtemGER
+34.4
1.5 pts · #25
2Lins, PhilippAUT
+21.6
2.5 pts · #9
3Bensch, PatrickFMGER
+20.2
1.5 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Seifert, VolkerFMGER
-20.0
0.5 pts · #56
2Manko, MariiaWIMSUI
-19.8
0.0 pts · #69
3Jergler, Karl-HeinzGER
-19.6
0.5 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R8+223 Elo gap
FMBensch, Patrick2090 beat WIMManko, Mariia2313
R6+180 Elo gap
Stadler, Alexander2140 beat FMNeyman, Igor2320
R6+149 Elo gap
Kelembet, Artem1880 beat Jergler, Karl-Heinz2029