Wiener Advent Open 2025 Gruppe A
SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Vienna, Austria. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2223, and top seed was Nikolaus Stanec (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2434).
Nikolaus Stanec (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2434) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ilia Balinov (5.5) and Tom Nolz (5.5). Stanec broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Filip Jevremovic (1953) beat Andriian Zakharchyn (2229), a +276-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Vienna, Austria
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×2
IM×1
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇹Austria×31
🇺🇦Ukraine×5
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇧🇸Bahamas×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇲🇩Moldova×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGM Nikolaus Stanec led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
18
8
3
3
2
3
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
GM Nikolaus Stanec held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Nikolaus Stanec drew with Tom Nolz (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Nikolaus Stanec 3 wins (R1–R3)Tom Nolz 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMNikolaus Stanec | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Tom Nolz | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3GMIlia Balinov | ½ | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Jakob Hofegger | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanec, NikolausGM | 2434 | AUT | +23B | +20N | +4B | =3N | +5B | =2N | +6B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 26.50 | 2491 | +4.5 |
| 2 | Balinov, IliaGM | 2401 | AUT | +25N | +8B | =16N | +6B | +3N | =1B | =4B | 5.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 24.50 | 2382 | +0.3 |
| 3 | Nolz, Tom | 2222 | AUT | +41N | +11B | +15N | =1B | −2B | +12N | +13B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 20.00 | 2320 | +17.8 |
| 4 | Hofegger, Jakob | 2119 | AUT | +30N | +31B | −1N | +12N | +13B | +14B | =2N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 18.75 | 2268 | +25.4 |
| 5 | Veress, ArmandFM | 2226 | ROU | +22B | F | +35N | +16B | −1N | +17N | +7B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 16.00 | 2340 | +16.4 |
| 6 | Gold, TheodorFM | 2236 | AUT | +33B | +13N | +18B | −2N | =7B | +10N | −1N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 16.25 | 2208 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Jevremovic, Filip | 1953 | AUT | −16N | +30B | +9N | +8B | =6N | +21B | −5N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 16.25 | 2194 | +88.0 |
| 8 | Leonov, Leonid | 1992 | AUT | +38B | −2N | +26B | −7N | +24N | =9B | +18B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.75 | 2132 | +48.8 |
| 9 | Zakharchyn, Andriian | 2229 | UKR | +26B | −15N | −7B | +19N | +38B | =8N | +25B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 2037 | -56.4 |
| 10 | Leitner, Gerald | 2117 | AUT | =19B | +27N | −12B | +39N | +32N | −6B | +14N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 2009 | -14.0 |
| 11 | Karasevych, Andrii | 1954 | UKR | +37B | −3N | −29B | +31N | +35B | =18N | +17B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 2109 | +58.4 |
| 12 | Mykhailets, Polina | 1912 | UKR | =29B | +17N | +10N | −4B | +16N | −3B | =20N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 2157 | +88.4 |
| 13 | Futschik, Raphael | 1973 | AUT | +28N | −6B | +31N | +24B | −4N | +16B | −3N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 2051 | +14.6 |
| 14 | Traxler, Dominik | 1807 | AUT | +40N | −16B | +21N | +36B | +18B | −4N | −10B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 2074 | +94.8 |
| 15 | Sauper, Dorian | 1973 | AUT | +42N | +9B | −3B | =29N | −17B | =19N | +30B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 2094 | +22.0 |
| 16 | Zaiarski, Stepan | 2053 | MDA | +7B | +14N | =2B | −5N | −12B | −13N | +32N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 13.25 | 2034 | -5.0 |
| 17 | Kan, Efim | 2031 | BUL | +34N | −12B | +25N | =32B | +15N | −5B | −11N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1973 | -11.4 |
| 18 | Wickramasinghe, Nathaniel | 2028 | AUT | +24N | +39B | −6N | +34B | −14N | =11B | −8N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.75 | 1902 | -21.0 |
| 19 | Tuetuencue, Emirhan | 1934 | AUT | =10N | −35B | +37N | −9B | +36N | =15B | =24N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1966 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Lipp, AlfredCM | 2009 | AUT | +36N | −1B | −34N | =25B | F | +23N | =12B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1982 | -6.8 |
| 21 | Wu, Chenshan | 1991 | AUT | −27B | +28N | −14B | +30N | +26B | −7N | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1851 | -42.8 |
| 22 | Armeniakos, Sotiris | 1933 | GRE | −5N | −24B | +28B | +27N | −23B | −31N | +33N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1827 | -21.2 |
| 23 | Karelina, PolinaWFM | 1940 | BAH | −1N | =36B | −38N | +42B | +22N | −20B | =35N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1915 | -7.8 |
| 24 | Aichinger, Johannes | 1835 | AUT | −18B | +22N | F | −13N | −8B | +27N | =19B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 1883 | +13.6 |
| 25 | Abadjian, Vahram | 1916 | AUT | −2B | +43N | −17B | =20N | F | +32B | −9N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1961 | +2.8 |
| 26 | Stasiv, Oleksandr | 1932 | UKR | −9N | +42B | −8N | +40B | −21N | F | =28B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1896 | -7.4 |
| 27 | Kornfehl, Christoph | 1776 | AUT | +21N | −10B | −32N | −22B | =33N | −24B | +42B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1817 | +4.8 |
| 28 | Pabisch, Leonard | 1724 | AUT | −13B | −21B | −22N | +37N | −30B | +42N | =26N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 1794 | +21.2 |
| 29 | Schroll, GerhardIM | 2197 | AUT | =12N | =32B | +11N | =15B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2047 | -7.1 |
| 30 | Brandl, Michael | 1914 | AUT | −4B | −7N | +43B | −21B | +28N | F | −15N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.50 | 1712 | -25.0 |
| 31 | Sah, Eray Zeki | 1820 | TUR | F | −4N | −13B | −11B | +43N | +22B | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1802 | -2.4 |
| 32 | Schmidt, Florian | 1967 | AUT | F | =29N | +27B | =17N | −10B | −25N | −16B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1890 | -12.4 |
| 33 | Rauner, Rene | 1815 | AUT | −6N | =41B | −36N | F | =27B | +37N | −22B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1794 | -11.2 |
| 34 | Rumpf, Werner | 1863 | AUT | −17B | +40N | +20B | −18N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2019 | +16.6 |
| 35 | Soldo, Dario | 1998 | AUT | F | +19N | −5B | F | −11N | F | =23B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1927 | -17.6 |
| 36 | Stallmann, Andreas | 1853 | AUT | −20B | =23N | +33B | −14N | −19B | F | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1752 | -13.4 |
| 37 | Krejcar, Walter | 1754 | AUT | −11N | F | −19B | −28B | +40N | −33B | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1647 | -13.0 |
| 38 | Stasiv, Eugenia | 1843 | UKR | −8N | F | +23B | F | −9N | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1929 | +9.6 |
| 39 | Shravan R | 1573 | IND | +43B | −18N | F | −10B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1178 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Steinert, Martin | 2007 | AUT | −14B | −34B | +42N | −26N | −37B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1586 | -53.0 |
| 41 | Unger, Alexander | 1983 | AUT | −3B | =33N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1826 | -16.8 |
| 42 | Troestl, Gerhard | 1775 | AUT | −15B | −26N | −40B | −23N | F | −28B | −27N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1092 | -84.0 |
| 43 | Schade, Florian | 0 | AUT | −39N | −25B | −30N | F | −31B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Traxler, DominikAUT+94.84.0 pts · #14
- 2Mykhailets, PolinaUKR+88.44.0 pts · #13
- 3Jevremovic, FilipAUT+88.04.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Troestl, GerhardAUT-84.00.0 pts · #43
- 2Zakharchyn, AndriianUKR-56.44.5 pts · #10
- 3Steinert, MartinAUT-53.01.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R3+276 Elo gap
- R2+256 Elo gap
- R5+253 Elo gap