48. Oesterreichische Blindenschach Meisterschaft 2025
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29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 11 Oct 2025 in Moenichkirchen, Austria. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1855, and top seed was Gert Schulz (🇩🇪 GER, 1987).
Gert Schulz (🇩🇪 GER, 1987) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Gheorghe Bratu (6.5) and Manfred Mueller (6.5). Schulz won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Mohsen Ebrahim (1511) beat Robert Drasch (1926), a +415-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Moenichkirchen, Austria
Dates
04 Oct 2025 → 11 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 120 Min. / in 60 Min. /
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇹Austria×13
🇩🇪Germany×4
Kosovo×3
🇷🇴Romania×2
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇧🇭Bahrain×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGert Schulz led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Gert Schulz held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gert Schulz beat Manfred Mueller (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Gert Schulz won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gert Schulz | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Manfred Mueller | 0 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Gheorghe Bratu | ½ | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Mohsen Ebrahim | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schulz, Gert | 1987 | GER | +21B | +6N | +3B | =5N | +12B | =2N | +7B | =4N | =8B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 37.75 | 2013 | +8.6 |
| 2 | Bratu, Gheorghe | 1953 | ROU | +4B | =14N | =8B | +11N | +3N | =1B | −5B | +15N | +7B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 36.00 | 1954 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Mueller, Manfred | 1972 | GER | +18N | +15B | −1N | +14N | −2B | +22B | +6N | =5N | +10B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 29.75 | 1942 | +6.6 |
| 4 | Ebrahim, Mohsen | 1511 | BRN | −2N | +24B | +23N | −15B | +13N | =11N | +14B | =1B | +5N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 1808 | +96.8 |
| 5 | Drasch, Robert | 1926 | GER | +17N | =10B | +9N | =1B | =8N | =6B | +2N | =3B | −4B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 31.25 | 1825 | -17.4 |
| 6 | Ymeri, Rinor | 1755 | KOS | +24N | −1B | +13N | =10B | +9N | =5N | −3B | =11N | +14B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 25.75 | 1790 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Munteanu, Alexandru S. | 1810 | ROU | +13B | =11N | −14B | +19N | +15N | +10B | −1N | +12B | −2N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 26.00 | 1813 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Gerold, Arnold | 1803 | AUT | +27N | +23B | =2N | =12N | =5B | −15B | =10N | +13B | =1N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 25.00 | 1806 | +10.6 |
| 9 | Unger, Albert | 1643 | AUT | +20B | =12N | −5B | +16N | −6B | −14N | +24B | +21N | +15B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 22.00 | 1723 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Steinhart, Matthias | 1722 | GER | +16B | =5N | =11B | =6N | +14B | −7N | =8B | +18N | −3N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 23.75 | 1756 | +7.2 |
| 11 | Berisha, Xhafer | 1650 | KOS | +28N | =7B | =10N | −2B | +17N | =4B | =22N | =6B | =12N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 21.75 | 1694 | +7.0 |
| 12 | Fexa, Rainer | 1834 | AUT | +19N | =9B | +22N | =8B | −1N | +18B | =15N | −7N | =11B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 21.75 | 1741 | -40.0 |
| 13 | Maisser, Josef | 1483 | AUT | −7N | +28B | −6B | +23N | −4B | +25N | +16B | −8N | +18B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 1431 | -6.0 |
| 14 | Kastrati, Shaip | 1701 | KOS | +25N | =2B | +7N | −3B | −10N | +9B | −4N | +22B | −6N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 20.25 | 1698 | -2.2 |
| 15 | Zipko, Gerhard | 1784 | AUT | +26B | −3N | +21B | +4N | −7B | +8N | =12B | −2B | −9N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 20.00 | 1695 | -36.0 |
| 16 | Lemak, Herbert | 0 | AUT | −10N | +18B | =19N | −9B | =20B | +28N | −13N | =17B | +29N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.25 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Angerer, Rudolf | 0 | AUT | −5B | +29N | =25B | =21N | −11B | =24N | =20B | =16N | +26B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 11.25 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Galani, Mahendra | 1615 | AUT | −3B | −16N | +20B | +26N | +25B | −12N | +19N | −10B | −13N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 13.00 | 1545 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Fiala, Markus | 1530 | AUT | −12B | +26N | =16B | −7B | +21N | =20N | −18B | =25N | =23B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 13.00 | 1497 | -12.4 |
| 20 | Schwarz, Bernd | 1572 | AUT | −9N | =22B | −18N | +27B | =16N | =19B | =17N | F | +25B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 13.25 | 1382 | -39.6 |
| 21 | Bucherie, Volcy | 1490 | FRA | −1N | +27B | −15N | =17B | −19B | +23N | F | −9B | +22N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.25 | 1449 | -6.2 |
| 22 | Geerinck, Alex | 1620 | BEL | +29B | =20N | −12B | =25N | +24B | −3N | =11B | −14N | −21B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.75 | 1423 | -29.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 530014727 | 0 | — | F | −8N | −4B | −13B | +26N | −21B | =27N | +28B | =19N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.75 | 1179 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nussthaler, Eduard | 0 | AUT | −6B | −4N | +29B | +28N | −22N | =17B | −9N | =27B | F | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.50 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Hintermair, Markus | 0 | AUT | −14B | F | =17N | =22B | −18N | −13B | +29N | =19B | −20N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.00 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Hoeler, Erich | 0 | AUT | −15N | −19B | +27N | −18B | −23B | F | =28N | +29B | −17N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.50 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 1695533 | 0 | — | −8B | −21N | −26B | −20N | F | +29B | =23B | =24N | =28N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 1695541 | 0 | — | −11B | −13N | F | −24B | +29N | −16B | =26B | −23N | =27B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 2.50 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 1695495 | 0 | — | −22N | −17B | −24N | F | −28B | −27N | −25B | −26N | −16B | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 820 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ebrahim, MohsenBRN+96.86.0 pts · #8
- 2Unger, AlbertAUT+17.65.5 pts · #10
- 3Gerold, ArnoldAUT+10.65.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Fexa, RainerAUT-40.05.0 pts · #5
- 2Schwarz, BerndAUT-39.64.0 pts · #19
- 3Zipko, GerhardAUT-36.04.5 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R9+415 Elo gap
- R7+190 Elo gap
- R9+141 Elo gap