Grazer Stadtmeisterschaft 2026

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58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Graz, Austria. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2093, and top seed was Simon Gruenwald (🇦🇹 AUT, CM, 2190).

Alexander Seitz (🇦🇹 AUT, 2083) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Simon Gruenwald (5.5) and Benedikt Sohn (5.5). Seitz shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Tristan Juri Zilian (1573) beat Robin Birk (2023), a +450-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Graz, Austria

Dates

09 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹CMSimon Gruenwald2190

Avg top 10

2,093

Participants

Titled players · 4

CM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇦🇹Austria×49

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇸🇮Slovenia×3

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1

🇯🇵Japan×1

Top 3

🥇
Alexander Seitz
🇦🇹AUT·2083
6.0pts·2229perf+24.0
🥈
CMSimon Gruenwald
🇦🇹AUT·2190
5.5pts·2218perf+12.8
🥉
Benedikt Sohn
🇦🇹AUT·2041
5.5pts·2159perf+20.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Alexander Seitz led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Seitz6Gruenwald5.5Sohn5.5Martinovic5Wallner5Zaff5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jan

Alexander Seitz takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Alexander Seitz 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Simon Gruenwald 3 wins (R1–R3)Benedikt Sohn 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alexander Seitz	*	—	½	1
2CMSimon Gruenwald	—	*	0	—
3Benedikt Sohn	½	1	*	0
4David Martinovic	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Seitz, Alexander	2083	AUT	+55N	+30B	+12N	=7B	=3N	+13B	+4N	6.0	27.0	27.5	22.50	2229	+24.0
2	Gruenwald, SimonCM	2190	AUT	+10N	+24B	+6N	−3B	+5N	=7B	+9N	5.5	29.0	32.5	24.75	2218	+12.8
3	Sohn, Benedikt	2041	AUT	+21B	+36N	+14B	+2N	=1B	−4N	+8B	5.5	29.0	31.5	23.50	2159	+20.0
4	Martinovic, David	2065	AUT	+43N	+29B	+26N	=5B	=7N	+3B	−1B	5.0	27.0	29.5	18.75	2106	+24.8
5	Wallner, Dieter	2077	AUT	+52B	+23N	=8B	=4N	−2B	+33N	+10N	5.0	26.0	27.0	16.75	2034	-1.4
6	Zaff, Sebastian	1920	AUT	+40B	+50N	−2B	+23N	=8B	=11N	+26B	5.0	23.5	25.0	15.00	1975	+9.8
7	Schieder, AndreasCM	2184	AUT	+22B	+25N	+9B	=1N	=4B	=2N	F	4.5	28.5	32.0	19.75	2191	+3.8
8	Teslenko, Dmytro	1927	UKR	+39N	+27B	=5N	+11B	=6N	=10B	−3N	4.5	27.5	30.0	17.25	1908	+1.8
9	Mujacic, Haris	2031	BIH	+46N	+20B	−7N	=13B	+14B	+12N	−2B	4.5	27.0	29.0	16.75	2003	-0.2
10	Raunjak, Christoph	1696	AUT	−2B	+57N	+31B	+16N	+26B	=8N	−5B	4.5	25.0	25.0	12.25	1955	+37.6
11	Xu, Xingjian	1810	AUT	+53N	=47B	+17N	−8N	+24B	=6B	=15N	4.5	23.5	24.0	13.75	1967	+62.4
12	Lukas, Wolfgang	1905	AUT	+32B	+45N	−1B	=22N	+37B	−9B	+20N	4.5	23.0	25.0	12.75	1857	-6.0
13	Brenner, Nico	1829	AUT	−45B	+40N	+38B	=9N	+18B	−1N	+34B	4.5	22.5	24.5	14.25	1984	+52.4
14	Triebl, Andreas	1887	AUT	+38N	+58B	−3N	+45B	−9N	=20B	+30N	4.5	21.0	21.0	9.25	1798	-9.4
15	Aichinger, Johannes	1849	AUT	−50B	−21N	+39B	+49N	+28B	+16N	=11B	4.5	19.0	20.5	13.25	2036	+28.0
16	Poetscher, Katharina	1906	AUT	−27N	+39B	+20N	−10B	+43N	−15B	+29N	4.0	21.0	23.5	11.50	1716	-60.4
17	Shibata, MisakiWCM	1911	JPN	F	+31N	−11B	−28N	+36B	+23N	+22B	4.0	20.0	20.0	12.50	1893	-1.0
18	Matosec, Thomas	2129	AUT	−20N	+46B	=47N	+44B	−13N	=21B	+27N	4.0	19.0	21.0	10.25	1866	-31.2
19	Birk, Robin	2023	AUT	−36B	+42N	+52B	+30N	F	+22B	F	4.0	17.0	17.0	10.00	1865	-10.8
20	Dampfhofer, Simon	1680	AUT	+18B	−9N	−16B	+31N	+40B	=14N	−12B	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.75	1840	+19.6
21	Pinno, Anakin	0	AUT	−3N	+15B	=24N	F	+35B	=18N	=33B	3.5	23.5	26.0	12.75	1950	0.0
22	Rohr, Benjamin	1693	AUT	−7N	+49B	+58N	=12B	+25B	−19N	−17N	3.5	22.0	22.0	7.25	1805	+21.2
23	Schoenberger, Martin	1721	AUT	+56N	−5B	+27N	−6B	+45N	−17B	=32N	3.5	22.0	22.0	6.50	1665	-7.0
24	Bytyqi, Kujtim	1877	AUT	+49N	−2N	=21B	+36B	−11N	−37B	+42B	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.25	1649	-24.0
25	Schneider, Manuel	1837	AUT	+34N	−7B	=36N	+42B	−22N	F	+41B	3.5	18.5	18.5	9.25	1635	-20.8
26	Hryhorieva, Anna	1881	UKR	+57B	+28N	−4B	F	−10N	+32B	−6N	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.00	1603	-27.2
27	Zens, Laura	1524	AUT	+16B	−8N	−23B	+41N	−33B	+49N	−18B	3.0	21.5	23.0	8.00	1626	+15.2
28	Kienersberger, Paul	0	AUT	+37N	−26B	=29N	+17B	−15N	−30B	=31N	3.0	20.5	23.0	9.50	1756	0.0
29	Koegl, Ben	1708	AUT	+41B	−4N	=28B	−32N	=42N	+45B	−16B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.25	1186	-13.6
30	Swoboda, Paul	1737	AUT	+54N	−1N	+50B	−19B	F	+28N	−14B	3.0	19.5	19.5	5.00	1660	-17.6
31	Kohlroser, Nico	0	AUT	+51N	−17B	−10N	−20B	+55B	=40N	=28B	3.0	19.0	19.5	4.75	1654	0.0
32	Nahol, Daniel	0	AUT	−12N	=37B	+53N	+29B	F	−26N	=23B	3.0	17.0	17.0	6.50	1746	0.0
33	Klasinc, Kristjan	1855	SLO	F	=48N	F	+38B	+27N	−5B	=21N	3.0	16.0	16.0	8.25	1801	-3.4
34	Klug, Daniel	0	AUT	−25B	F	F	+54N	+52N	+43B	−13N	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	1730	+77.6
35	Rabel, Michael	0	AUT	F	F	F	+53B	−21N	+39B	+38N	3.0	9.0	9.0	5.50	1574	0.0
36	Zilian, Tristan Juri	1573	AUT	+19N	−3B	=25B	−24N	−17N	=50B	=48N	2.5	22.5	24.0	7.50	1757	+44.0
37	Bracic, Markus	1795	AUT	−28B	=32N	+41B	F	−12N	+24N	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.50	1891	+10.4
38	Pistol, Vadym	1504	AUT	−14B	+51B	−13N	−33N	=41B	+56N	−35B	2.5	19.0	19.0	2.75	1632	+18.0
39	Eitner, Mario	1572	AUT	−8B	−16N	−15N	=51B	+54B	−35N	+56B	2.5	18.0	18.0	1.25	1616	+4.0
40	Kinzer, Simon	1572	AUT	−6N	−13B	+51N	+58B	−20N	=31B	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	3.00	1597	+2.8
41	Fauster, Patrick	0	AUT	−29N	+43B	−37N	−27B	=38N	+52B	−25N	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.75	1560	0.0
42	Kaufmann, Andrej	0	AUT	F	−19B	+55N	−25N	=29B	+46B	−24N	2.5	16.5	16.5	4.00	1726	0.0
43	Zaff, Maximilian	1633	AUT	−4B	−41N	+57B	+56N	−16B	−34N	=49B	2.5	16.0	16.0	0.75	1518	-28.8
44	Kaloh, Edvard	1679	SLO	−47N	=53B	+54B	−18N	F	F	+46N	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.75	1723	+4.4
45	Huetter, Rupert	0	AUT	+13N	−12B	+48B	−14N	−23B	−29N	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	6.50	1670	0.0
46	Neubauer, Pascal	1577	AUT	−9B	−18N	−49B	+57N	+56B	−42N	−44B	2.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1590	-4.8
47	Chen, Chicheng LeonCM	2107	AUT	+44B	=11N	=18B	F	F	F	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	6.75	2007	-9.6
48	Schernthaner, Tim	1720	AUT	F	=33B	−45N	+50N	F	F	=36B	2.0	9.0	9.0	4.25	1714	-0.8
49	Meyer, Eliah	0	AUT	−24B	−22N	+46N	−15B	F	−27B	=43N	1.5	19.0	19.0	3.25	1500	0.0
50	Simunovic, Antonio	0	AUT	+15N	−6B	−30N	−48B	F	=36N	F	1.5	18.5	18.5	5.75	1611	0.0
51	Swoboda, Fabian	1729	AUT	−31B	−38N	−40B	=39N	F	+57B	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	1.25	1450	-59.6
52	Walcher, Johann	1634	AUT	−5N	+56B	−19N	F	−34B	−41N	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1020	-19.2
53	Kaloh, Frida	1465	SLO	−11B	=44N	−32B	−35N	F	F	F	0.5	13.0	13.0	1.25	1551	+6.0
54	Kadari, Gopal Rao	1407	AUT	−30B	=55B	−44N	−34B	−39N	F	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	0.25	1247	-32.0
55	Hutten, Fabian	1676	AUT	−1B	=54N	−42B	F	−31N	F	F	0.5	12.0	12.0	0.25	1554	-16.0
56	FIDE 1689223	0	—	−23B	−52N	F	−43B	−46N	−38B	−39N	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	807	0.0
57	Dakshina Murthy, Megha Varshini	1501	AUT	−26N	−10B	−43N	−46B	F	−51N	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	903	-50.8
58	Yakovlev, Oleksandr	0	UKR	F	−14N	−22B	−40N	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	918	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Klug, DanielAUT
+77.6
3.0 pts · #15
2Xu, XingjianAUT
+62.4
4.5 pts · #10
3Brenner, NicoAUT
+52.4
4.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Poetscher, KatharinaAUT
-60.4
4.0 pts · #12
2Swoboda, FabianAUT
-59.6
1.5 pts · #34
3Dakshina Murthy, Megha VarshiniAUT
-50.8
0.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R1+450 Elo gap
Zilian, Tristan Juri1573 beat Birk, Robin2023
R1+449 Elo gap
Dampfhofer, Simon1680 beat Matosec, Thomas2129
R1+382 Elo gap
Zens, Laura1524 beat Poetscher, Katharina1906