Grazer Stadtmeisterschaft 2026
Open SwissStandard
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
Titled players · 4
CM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇹Austria×49
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
🇸🇮Slovenia×3
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAlexander Seitz led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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+77.63.0 pts · #15
- 2Xu, XingjianAUT+62.44.5 pts · #10
- 3Brenner, NicoAUT+52.44.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Poetscher, KatharinaAUT-60.44.0 pts · #12
- 2Swoboda, FabianAUT-59.61.5 pts · #34
- 3Dakshina Murthy, Megha VarshiniAUT-50.80.0 pts · #56
Biggest upsets
- R1+450 Elo gap
- R1+449 Elo gap
- R1+382 Elo gap