tschaturanga Herbst Cup 2025 Group E
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Oct 2025 to 17 Nov 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Top 10 Elo average was 1605, and top seed was Robert Kaufmann (🇦🇹 AUT, 1640).
David Weihs (🇦🇹 AUT, 1630) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Werner Niesswohl (4.5) and Jin Liu (2.5). Weihs took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Viktoriia Usova (1512) beat Robert Kaufmann (1640), a +128-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Vienna, Austria
Dates
06 Oct 2025 → 17 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇹Austria×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsDavid Weihs led from R5 onwards, the title was decided early.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE03 Nov
David Weihs takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · DECISIVE LEAD10 Nov
David Weihs opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Werner Niesswohl); the title is out of reach before R7.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
David Weihs beat Werner Niesswohl (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇹Weihs, David | 1630 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 14.25 | 15.5 | +54.6 | 2024 |
| 2 | 🇦🇹Niesswohl, Werner | 1591 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 8.25 | 17.5 | +22.8 | 1709 |
| 3 | 🇦🇹Liu, Jin | 1629 | ½ | 0 | * | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2.5 | 5.75 | 19.5 | +12.4 | 1689 |
| 4 | 🇦🇹Abakah-Hagen, Edna | 1616 | 0 | ½ | — | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 2.5 | 5.25 | 19.5 | +0.4 | 1617 |
| 5 | 🇦🇹Gruenzweig, Herbert | 1622 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.75 | 19.5 | -13.8 | 1541 |
| 6 | 🇦🇹Kaufmann, Robert | 1640 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | — | 0 | 1.5 | 5.75 | 20.5 | -36.6 | 1407 |
| 7 | 🇦🇹Aboulenein-Djamshidian, Kimia | 1600 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | * | — | 1.0 | 2.50 | 21.0 | -36.8 | 1422 |
| 8 | 🇦🇹Usova, Viktoriia | 1512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 21.0 | -30.0 | 1383 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Weihs, DavidAUT+54.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Niesswohl, WernerAUT+22.84.5 pts · #2
- 3Liu, JinAUT+12.42.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Aboulenein-Djamshidian, KimiaAUT-36.81.0 pts · #7
- 2Kaufmann, RobertAUT-36.61.5 pts · #6
- 3Usova, ViktoriiaAUT-30.01.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R3+128 Elo gap