Open Braunau 2025 Group A
SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Ranshofen, Austria. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2225, and top seed was Hagen Poetsch (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2457).
Christian Koepke (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2342) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Hagen Poetsch (4.0) and Simon Degenhard (4.0). Koepke shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Alexander Rudolph (1820) beat Leonid Leonov (1992), a +172-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Ranshofen, Austria
Dates
12 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025
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
Titled players · 8
GM×1
IM×1
FM×4
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇪Germany×18
🇦🇹Austria×17
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
Co-leaders
17
8
3
4
5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 4.0/5. Koepke takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Ulrich Ennsberger 3 wins (R2–R4)FM Theodor Gold 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMUlrich Ennsberger | * | — | — | — |
| 2IMChristian Koepke | — | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3FMTheodor Gold | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4GMHagen Poetsch | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koepke, ChristianIM | 2342 | GER | +12B | +22N | =9B | +4N | =2B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 2421 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Poetsch, HagenGM | 2457 | GER | +34N | +11B | +10N | =3B | =1N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2419 | -0.9 |
| 3 | Degenhard, SimonFM | 2286 | GER | +29B | +19N | +8B | =2N | =5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2425 | +18.0 |
| 4 | Gold, TheodorFM | 2236 | AUT | +28N | +17B | +6N | −1B | +8N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2355 | +29.2 |
| 5 | Ennsberger, UlrichFM | 2295 | AUT | =18N | +33B | +7N | +9B | =3N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 2314 | +4.2 |
| 6 | Monninger, Moritz | 2095 | GER | +27B | +37N | −4B | =13N | +17B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 2133 | +7.4 |
| 7 | Wolfmaier, Johannes Joshua | 1893 | GER | +33B | =20N | −5B | +28N | +19N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2239 | +87.6 |
| 8 | Koller, Hans-Juergen | 2145 | AUT | +21B | +14N | −3N | +16B | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 2168 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Schwarzmeier, KlausCM | 2148 | GER | +24N | +16B | =1N | −5N | =13B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 2196 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Hake, Nils | 2152 | AUT | +15B | +13N | −2B | F | +14N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 2308 | +30.8 |
| 11 | Ager, Josef | 2059 | AUT | +25B | −2N | +12B | F | +24N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 2264 | +18.8 |
| 12 | Gold, Arthur | 1988 | AUT | −1N | +18B | −11N | +27B | +23N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2091 | +25.6 |
| 13 | Hoeller, Armin | 2031 | GER | +30N | −10B | +27N | =6B | =9N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2110 | +11.0 |
| 14 | Notz, Lukas | 2017 | GER | +23N | −8B | +36N | +22B | −10B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2035 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Budak, LoriWCM | 1956 | FRA | −10N | =30B | =23N | +36B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1979 | +4.2 |
| 16 | Neuwerth, Chulian | 2007 | GER | +36B | −9N | +37B | −8N | +26B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1955 | -2.8 |
| 17 | Hafner, Robert | 2028 | AUT | +26B | −4N | =25B | +21N | −6N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1996 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Spiesberger, Gerhard | 1987 | AUT | =5B | −12N | +26B | =25N | =20B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 2019 | +3.4 |
| 19 | Archan, Elikya | 2042 | AUT | +31B | −3B | =24N | +29N | −7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1997 | -13.6 |
| 20 | Kuecher, Wolfgang | 2097 | AUT | +35N | =7B | −22N | =24B | =18N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1966 | -17.2 |
| 21 | Wezel, Sebastian | 1934 | GER | −8N | =23B | +32N | −17B | +29B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1967 | +4.2 |
| 22 | Bensch, PatrickFM | 2077 | GER | +32N | −1B | +20B | −14N | −15B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1991 | -12.4 |
| 23 | Brunner, Josephina Akiko | 1777 | AUT | −14B | =21N | =15B | +35N | −12B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1893 | +28.4 |
| 24 | Schmid, Dominik | 1944 | GER | −9B | +31N | =19B | =20N | −11B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1973 | +3.4 |
| 25 | Schramml, Fabian | 1896 | AUT | −11N | +28B | =17N | =18B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 2010 | +24.4 |
| 26 | Rudolph, Alexander | 1820 | GER | −17N | +35B | −18N | +34B | −16N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1917 | +24.4 |
| 27 | Schneeweis, Elias | 1929 | AUT | −6N | +34B | −13B | −12N | =28B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1865 | -16.8 |
| 28 | Reineke, Malte, Dr. | 1964 | GER | −4B | −25N | +33N | −7B | =27N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1853 | -15.8 |
| 29 | Ebner, Josef | 1985 | AUT | −3N | =32B | +30N | −19B | −21N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1857 | -18.4 |
| 30 | Wagner, Samuel | 1863 | AUT | −13B | =15N | −29B | =31N | =35B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1807 | -15.6 |
| 31 | Gurschler, Gregor | 1879 | ITA | −19N | −24B | −34N | =30B | +36N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1753 | -16.6 |
| 32 | Kallab, Kurt Josef | 1901 | AUT | −22B | =29N | −21B | +37N | −33N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1789 | -14.2 |
| 33 | Lenhardt, Manfred | 2055 | GER | −7N | −5N | −28B | F | +32B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1820 | -24.8 |
| 34 | Leonov, Leonid | 1992 | AUT | −2B | −27N | +31B | −26N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1812 | -42.0 |
| 35 | Bieringer, Konrad | 1929 | GER | −20B | −26N | F | −23B | =30N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1568 | -34.4 |
| 36 | Hoch, Jannik | 1664 | GER | −16N | F | −14B | −15N | −31B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1165 | -12.2 |
| 37 | Ringsdorf, Bastian, Dr. | 1639 | GER | F | −6B | −16N | −32B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1183 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wolfmaier, Johannes JoshuaGER+87.63.5 pts · #7
- 2Hake, NilsAUT+30.83.0 pts · #12
- 3Gold, TheodorFMAUT+29.24.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Leonov, LeonidAUT-42.01.0 pts · #34
- 2Bieringer, KonradGER-34.40.5 pts · #35
- 3Lenhardt, ManfredGER-24.81.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R4+172 Elo gap
- R1+162 Elo gap
- R4+152 Elo gap