Vienna GM 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Dec 2025 to 23 Dec 2025 in Vienna, Austria. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2464, and top seed was Adam Kozak (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2546).
Lukas Dotzer (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2478) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Jergus Pechac (6.5) and Jan Subelj (5.0). Dotzer won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Peter Balint (FM, 2427) beat Adam Kozak (GM, 2546), a +119-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Jergus Pechac led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Jergus Pechac takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
GM Jergus Pechac drew with IM Lukas Dotzer (Black).
GM Jergus Pechac went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇦🇹IMDotzer, Lukas | 2478 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.25 | 38.5 | +18.0 | 2629 |
| 1 | 🇸🇰GMPechac, Jergus | 2510 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 38.5 | +13.9 | 2625 |
| 3 | 🇸🇮GMSubelj, Jan | 2537 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.00 | 40.0 | -5.0 | 2499 |
| 7 | 🇦🇹FMBalint, Peter | 2427 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +5.0 | 2469 |
| 4 | 🇭🇺GMKozak, Adam | 2546 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | -11.0 | 2455 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪IMFromm, Marius | 2411 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | +7.2 | 2470 |
| 5 | 🇦🇹IMBaidetskyi, Valentin | 2494 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 40.5 | -4.0 | 2461 |
| 8 | 🇧🇦IMCulum, Sanjin | 2436 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | -1.1 | 2425 |
| 9 | 🇦🇹FMErnst, Robert | 2382 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 17.50 | 41.5 | +2.4 | 2394 |
| 10 | 🇦🇹IMBorrmann, Laurenz | 2423 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 6.50 | 43.5 | -24.2 | 2196 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dotzer, LukasIMAUT+18.06.5 pts · #2
- 2Pechac, JergusGMSVK+13.96.5 pts · #1
- 3Fromm, MariusIMGER+7.24.5 pts · #6
- 1Borrmann, LaurenzIMAUT-24.21.5 pts · #10
- 2Kozak, AdamGMHUN-11.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Subelj, JanGMSLO-5.05.0 pts · #3
- R3+119 Elo gap