tschaturanga Herbst Cup 2025 Group Z
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Oct 2025 to 17 Nov 2025 in Vienna, Austria. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1563, and top seed was Ozzy Isaac Friedman (🇦🇹 AUT, 1603).
Kseniia Yushchuk (🇺🇦 UKR, 0) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Ashraf Isgandarli (4.5) and Erik-Raphael Geabou-Silveira (4.0). Yushchuk shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Willibald Schrenk (1465) beat Ozzy Isaac Friedman (1603), a +138-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKseniia Yushchuk led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Ashraf Isgandarli takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Kseniia Yushchuk drew with Ashraf Isgandarli (Black).
Kseniia Yushchuk went unbeaten across 6 games (R2–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kseniia Yushchuk | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Ashraf Isgandarli | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Erik-Raphael Geabou-Silveira | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Demyan Kushnir | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yushchuk, Kseniia | 0 | UKR | F | +16B | +5N | =2N | +9B | +6B | =3N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 16.25 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Isgandarli, Ashraf | 0 | AUT | +14N | =8B | +7N | =1B | +11N | =5B | −6N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 15.50 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Geabou-Silveira, Erik-Raphael | 1518 | AUT | +17N | =4B | −10N | =15B | =5N | +12B | =1B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 1560 | +12.0 |
| 4 | Kushnir, Demyan | 1573 | UKR | +19B | =3N | −11B | F | +17N | =7B | +15N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1652 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Pfeifer, Leopold | 1528 | AUT | +12N | +10B | −1B | =8N | =3B | =2N | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 1648 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Hansi, Otmar | 1585 | AUT | =8N | −17B | +13N | F | +10B | −1N | +2B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 1650 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Papanagiotou, Christos | 0 | GRE | +13B | =11N | −2B | −14N | +18B | =4N | =8B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Schrenk, Willibald | 1465 | AUT | =6B | =2N | +17N | =5B | =16N | −11B | =7N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1574 | +29.6 |
| 9 | Zikic, Goran | 1516 | AUT | −11B | +19N | +18N | +12B | −1N | =10B | F | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1401 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Hruza, Gerhard | 1587 | AUT | +15B | −5N | +3B | F | −6N | =9N | +14B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.75 | 1586 | +0.4 |
| 11 | Neuhold, Maximilian | 1599 | AUT | +9N | =7B | +4N | F | −2B | +8N | F | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.75 | 2318 | +46.4 |
| 12 | Thomson, Ian | 0 | SCO | −5B | +13N | +15B | −9N | =14B | −3N | +19B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Aboulenein-Djamshidian, Fahmy | 1566 | AUT | −7N | −12B | −6B | F | +19N | +18B | +16N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1570 | +0.2 |
| 14 | Gockner, Hans | 1520 | AUT | −2B | −15N | F | +7B | =12N | +16B | −10N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1425 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Busuioc, Amelie | 1507 | AUT | −10N | +14B | −12N | =3N | F | +17B | −4B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1560 | +14.4 |
| 16 | Haslbeck, Anne | 1555 | AUT | +18B | −1N | F | F | =8B | −14N | −13B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 1244 | -46.0 |
| 17 | Friedman, Ozzy Isaac | 1603 | AUT | −3B | +6N | −8B | −18N | −4B | −15N | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1290 | -80.4 |
| 18 | Schindler, Ilvy | 0 | AUT | −16N | F | −9B | +17B | −7N | −13N | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Unger, Thomas Bernard | 1202 | AUT | −4N | −9B | F | F | −13B | F | −12N | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Neuhold, MaximilianAUT+46.43.5 pts · #3
- 2Schrenk, WillibaldAUT+29.63.5 pts · #10
- 3Pfeifer, LeopoldAUT+19.23.5 pts · #12
- 1Friedman, Ozzy IsaacAUT-80.41.0 pts · #13
- 2Haslbeck, AnneAUT-46.01.5 pts · #18
- 3Gockner, HansAUT-7.62.5 pts · #16
- R3+138 Elo gap