Wiener Landesmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe B

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72 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Vienna, Austria. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1999, and top seed was Gerhard Spiesberger (🇦🇹 AUT, 2048).

Andrii Karasevych (🇺🇦 UKR, 1773) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Leo Radnaev (7.0) and Leonid Leonov (7.0). Karasevych won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Gerda Balogh (1649) beat Gerhard Spiesberger (2048), a +399-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Dates

13 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹Gerhard Spiesberger2048

Avg top 10

1,999

Participants

Titled players · 1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇹Austria×64

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇧🇸Bahamas×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
Andrii Karasevych
🇺🇦UKR·1773
7.0pts·2165perf+180.8
🥈
Leo Radnaev
🇦🇹AUT·1925
7.0pts·2092perf+76.4
🥉
Leonid Leonov
🇦🇹AUT·2013
7.0pts·2098perf+67.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Leonov7Karasevych7Radnaev7Wickramasinghe6.5Kan6Armeniakos6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Karasevych takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Leonid Leonov lost to Andrii Karasevych (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Leonid Leonov 4 wins (R6–R9)Andrii Karasevych 3 wins (R1–R3)Leo Radnaev 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Leonid Leonov	*	0	—	—
2Andrii Karasevych	1	*	1	½
3Leo Radnaev	—	0	*	—
4Nathaniel Wickramasinghe	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Karasevych, Andrii	1773	UKR	+2B	+11N	+3B	=4N	+34B	−5N	=12N	+7B	+8N	7.0	50.0	54.0	42.00	2165	+180.8
2	Radnaev, Leo	1925	AUT	−1N	+16B	+18N	=6B	+24N	+36B	+7N	=10B	+5N	7.0	45.5	49.5	36.50	2092	+76.4
3	Leonov, Leonid	2013	AUT	+67N	+12B	−1N	+17B	−8N	+16B	+35N	+9B	+10N	7.0	44.5	46.0	33.00	2098	+67.2
4	Wickramasinghe, Nathaniel	1985	AUT	+27N	=35B	+10N	=1B	+36N	−7B	+19N	=8B	+25N	6.5	43.0	47.0	32.50	2016	+9.6
5	Wu, Chenshan	1895	AUT	+6N	=9B	+42N	+57B	=7N	+1B	−8N	+12B	−2B	6.0	47.5	50.5	31.50	2037	+23.2
6	Veladzic, Benjamin	2028	AUT	−5B	+14N	+40B	=2N	+22B	=8B	−9N	+34N	+13B	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.00	1982	-15.2
7	Kan, Efim	2019	BUL	+23B	+22N	+37B	=34N	=5B	+4N	−2B	−1N	+20B	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.50	2016	-0.4
8	Fuertler, Oliver	1959	AUT	=44N	+58B	+35N	=36B	+3B	=6N	+5B	=4N	−1B	6.0	44.5	47.0	29.75	2020	+36.4
9	Nicolussi, Hieronymus	1945	AUT	+40B	=5N	−34B	=14N	+48B	+54N	+6B	−3N	+19B	6.0	41.0	44.0	27.25	1958	+8.0
10	Armeniakos, Sotiris	1901	GRE	=54B	+44N	−4B	+38N	+37B	+39N	+32B	=2N	−3B	6.0	41.0	44.0	25.50	1997	+23.2
11	Abadjian, Vahram	1929	AUT	+25N	−1B	=27N	+18B	=54N	−19B	+16N	+36B	+17N	6.0	40.0	43.0	27.25	1904	-5.6
12	Karelina, PolinaWFM	1925	BAH	+72B	−3N	+38B	=37N	+26B	+34N	=1B	−5N	=14B	5.5	42.0	42.0	20.75	1889	-6.4
13	Balogh, Gerda	1649	HUN	−16N	+50B	=25N	=21B	=15N	+42B	+23B	+22N	−6N	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.00	1910	+116.4
14	Badrakova, Kseniya	1728	AUT	+62N	−6B	+53N	=9B	−41N	+24B	=21N	+30B	=12N	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.75	1937	+43.0
15	Sah, Eray Zeki	1759	TUR	−22B	−57N	+60B	=45N	=13B	+47N	+18B	=32N	+37B	5.5	34.0	36.5	22.00	1852	+45.6
16	Veladzic, Isak	1748	AUT	+13B	−2N	+59B	−26N	+47B	−3N	−11B	+53N	+22B	5.0	41.0	43.5	19.00	1825	+30.8
17	Kravchuk, Aleksandr	1893	AUT	=32B	=42N	+48B	−3N	+29B	−26N	+54B	+28N	−11B	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.75	1944	+11.0
18	Aichinger, Johannes	1709	AUT	+70B	+20N	−2B	−11N	+45B	−35B	−15N	+51N	+34B	5.0	38.5	39.5	17.00	1855	+47.2
19	Mandzhieva, Altana	1721	AUT	+60B	−23N	−26B	+65N	+52B	+11N	−4B	+35B	−9N	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.50	1884	+29.8
20	Lappe, Manfred	1797	AUT	−24N	−18B	+28N	F	+61B	+64N	+38B	+41B	−7N	5.0	32.5	32.5	17.00	1906	+22.2
21	Buchhas, Johann	1799	AUT	−37B	=64N	=66B	=13N	+38B	+48N	=14B	F	+56N	5.0	29.5	29.5	18.00	1818	+3.6
22	Hyassat, Milana	1907	AUT	+15N	−7B	+29N	=24B	−6N	+43B	+31N	−13B	−16N	4.5	41.5	45.5	20.75	1815	-42.4
23	Reisinger, Heinz	1855	AUT	−7N	+19B	−36N	=29B	+28N	+56B	−13N	=39B	=33N	4.5	38.0	41.0	19.00	1724	-31.0
24	Kern, Julian	1942	AUT	+20B	−34N	+43B	=22N	−2B	−14N	−46N	+65B	+49N	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.75	1731	-42.8
25	Gold, Arthur	1788	AUT	−11B	−48N	=13B	+59N	F	+29N	+37B	+26N	−4B	4.5	37.0	39.0	18.25	1772	-25.2
26	Friedrich, Luca	0	AUT	−39N	+47B	+19N	+16B	−12N	+17B	=41N	−25B	F	4.5	36.5	36.5	20.50	1815	0.0
27	Hedwig, Sangye	1835	AUT	−4B	+61N	=11B	=48N	+67B	−32N	−28B	=29N	+47B	4.5	35.5	37.0	14.50	1795	-18.4
28	Kotliar, Anfisa	1711	AUT	+71B	−40N	−20B	+58N	−23B	+45N	+27N	−17B	=30N	4.5	34.0	35.0	14.25	1825	+68.8
29	Radnaev, Mikael	1708	AUT	+49N	+67B	−22B	=23N	−17N	−25B	+61N	=27B	=31N	4.5	33.5	35.0	14.25	1796	+42.8
30	Fruehauf, Norbert	1983	AUT	−34B	−38N	=33B	+64N	=43B	+60N	+39B	−14N	=28B	4.5	33.0	35.0	15.00	1711	-52.6
31	Reif, Werner	1759	ITA	−35N	=39B	=52N	+49B	+42N	=41B	−22B	=43N	=29B	4.5	32.5	35.5	17.25	1785	+5.4
32	Stinner, David	2020	AUT	=17N	F	+64B	+39B	=35N	+27B	−10N	=15B	F	4.5	31.0	31.0	17.75	1912	-15.8
33	Peyrl, Leo	1711	AUT	=52N	=46B	=30N	−42B	=49N	F	+59B	+40N	=23B	4.5	30.0	30.0	16.25	1791	+32.8
34	Hampel, Otfried	1830	AUT	+30N	+24B	+9N	=7B	−1N	−12B	=36N	−6B	−18N	4.0	44.5	48.5	20.00	1848	+4.6
35	Brandl, Michael	1920	AUT	+31B	=4N	−8B	+43N	=32B	+18N	−3B	−19N	F	4.0	42.5	42.5	19.00	1857	-12.8
36	Stetsyuk, Artem	1682	AUT	+65B	+72N	+23B	=8N	−4B	−2N	=34B	−11N	F	4.0	40.0	40.0	11.50	1843	+54.0
37	Soyka, Rupert	1945	AUT	+21N	+45B	−7N	=12B	−10N	+51B	−25N	=56B	−15N	4.0	39.5	42.5	16.25	1792	-70.8
38	Kellner, Nikolaus	1715	AUT	+47N	+30B	−12N	−10B	−21N	+44B	−20N	+52B	F	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.00	1798	+7.4
39	Aboulenein-Djamshidian, Aryan	1676	AUT	+26B	=31N	+44B	−32N	+40B	−10B	−30N	=23N	F	4.0	36.5	40.5	17.00	1821	+45.6
40	Gerold, Arnold	1811	AUT	−9N	+28B	−6N	+46B	−39N	+49B	−52N	−33B	+53B	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.00	1652	-30.0
41	Stasiv, Oleksandr	1986	UKR	−45B	−43N	+55B	+61N	+14B	=31N	=26B	−20N	F	4.0	34.5	37.0	15.50	1754	-36.0
42	Spiesberger, Gerhard	2048	AUT	=58N	=17B	−5B	+33N	−31B	−13N	+60B	F	+55N	4.0	33.5	33.5	13.75	1782	-48.6
43	Berghold, Fabian-Elija	1719	AUT	+53N	+41B	−24N	−35B	=30N	−22N	+70B	=31B	F	4.0	33.0	34.0	12.50	1805	+28.4
44	Wirthumer, Gunter	1818	AUT	=8B	−10B	−39N	+53B	=56N	−38N	=47B	=70N	+51B	4.0	32.5	33.5	12.75	1639	-40.6
45	Brsanovic, Petar	1841	AUT	+41N	−37N	−57B	=15B	−18N	−28B	=58N	+62B	+52N	4.0	31.5	34.0	13.50	1712	-38.4
46	Ruck, Helmut	1735	AUT	F	=33N	+68B	−40N	=64B	+59N	+24B	F	F	4.0	23.0	23.0	11.75	1839	+15.8
47	Aboulenein-Djamshidian, Kimia	1561	AUT	−38B	−26N	+70B	+55N	−16N	−15B	=44N	+63B	−27N	3.5	33.0	34.0	8.50	1638	+16.4
48	Knittel-Templ, Paula	1669	AUT	+69N	+25B	−17N	=27B	−9N	−21B	=51N	=49B	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	11.50	1692	-7.2
49	Wang, Yufan	1519	AUT	−29B	=68N	+51B	−31N	=33B	−40N	+62B	=48N	−24B	3.5	31.0	32.5	10.25	1652	+54.0
50	Tardi, Noah	1478	AUT	−61B	−13N	=62B	−51N	−59B	−58B	+71N	+72N	+70B	3.5	20.5	20.5	3.25	1574	+37.2
51	Kutschker, Alexander	1749	AUT	=66N	−52B	−49N	+50B	+63N	−37N	=48B	−18B	−44N	3.0	29.0	31.0	8.75	1493	-45.4
52	Tschandl, Julius Henry	1551	AUT	=33B	+51N	=31B	F	−19N	F	+40B	−38N	−45B	3.0	29.0	29.0	11.50	1712	+38.4
53	Liu, Jin	0	AUT	−43B	+65N	−14B	−44N	F	+68N	+55B	−16B	−40N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	1583	0.0
54	Kornfehl, Christoph	1753	AUT	=10N	F	+58B	+66N	=11B	−9B	−17N	F	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	10.50	1870	+36.8
55	Scharf, Manfred	1716	AUT	−57B	+71N	−41N	−47B	=65B	=62N	−53N	+60B	−42B	3.0	24.5	25.5	5.75	1602	-21.4
56	Paseka, Christian	1704	AUT	−59B	+70N	F	F	=44B	−23N	+65B	=37N	−21B	3.0	23.0	23.0	7.00	1618	-7.8
57	Knittel-Templ, Richard	1584	AUT	+55N	+15B	+45N	−5N	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	12.50	2028	+84.4
58	El Gebaly, Yousef	1897	AUT	=42B	−8N	−54N	−28B	−60B	+50N	=45B	=59N	−61B	2.5	30.0	32.5	8.75	1567	-146.8
59	Usova, Viktoriia	1484	AUT	+56N	−66B	−16N	−25B	+50N	−46B	−33N	=58B	−63N	2.5	29.5	31.5	7.75	1575	+27.6
60	Oehme, Raphaele	1606	AUT	−19N	+63B	−15N	−67B	+58N	−30B	−42N	−55N	=71B	2.5	28.5	29.5	5.50	1551	-26.0
61	Roehrbacher, Franz	1700	AUT	+50N	−27B	=67N	−41B	−20N	F	−29B	F	+58N	2.5	28.0	28.0	6.75	1687	-2.4
62	Hellerschmid, Ewald	1620	AUT	−14B	F	=50N	=63B	=70N	=55B	−49N	−45N	=69B	2.5	24.5	24.5	5.75	1450	-24.8
63	Bogner, Killian	0	AUT	−64B	−60N	+71B	=62N	−51B	F	F	−47N	+59B	2.5	20.0	21.0	4.75	1499	0.0
64	Ganahl, Herbert	1678	AUT	+63N	=21B	−32N	−30B	=46N	−20B	F	F	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	7.00	1622	-7.6
65	Neuhold, Maximilian	0	AUT	−36N	−53B	F	−19B	=55N	+71B	−56N	−24N	=68B	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.25	1545	0.0
66	Scherngell, Juan	1653	AUT	=51B	+59N	=21N	−54B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	6.50	1687	+8.0
67	Seikmann, Jim	1854	AUT	−3B	−29N	=61B	+60N	−27N	F	F	F	F	1.5	24.5	24.5	3.75	1608	-65.2
68	Schwarhofer, Barbara	1682	AUT	F	=49B	−46N	=71N	F	−53B	F	F	=65N	1.5	13.5	13.5	3.25	1473	-16.6
69	Hillbrand, Leopold	0	AUT	−48B	F	F	F	F	F	F	+71N	=62N	1.5	7.0	7.0	2.25	1615	0.0
70	Gockner, Hans	1549	AUT	−18N	−56B	−47N	F	=62B	F	−43N	=44B	−50N	1.0	27.0	27.0	3.25	1353	-30.2
71	Zikic, Goran	1560	AUT	−28N	−55B	−63N	=68B	F	−65N	−50B	−69B	=60N	1.0	21.0	21.0	2.00	1388	-17.4
72	Mayrhuber, Franz	1782	AUT	−12N	−36B	F	F	F	F	F	−50B	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	895	-36.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Karasevych, AndriiUKR
+180.8
7.0 pts · #2
2Balogh, GerdaHUN
+116.4
5.5 pts · #12
3Knittel-Templ, RichardAUT
+84.4
3.0 pts · #47

Top rating losers

1El Gebaly, YousefAUT
-146.8
2.5 pts · #52
2Soyka, RupertAUT
-70.8
4.0 pts · #33
3Seikmann, JimAUT
-65.2
1.5 pts · #67

Biggest upsets

R6+399 Elo gap
Balogh, Gerda1649 beat Spiesberger, Gerhard2048
R8+304 Elo gap
Tardi, Noah1478 beat Mayrhuber, Franz1782
R5+291 Elo gap
Oehme, Raphaele1606 beat El Gebaly, Yousef1897