Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 7
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48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 18 Feb 2026 in Vienna, Austria. 16 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2444, and top seed was Markus Ragger (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2563).
Valentin Baidetskyi (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2496) won with 1.0/7, ahead of Albadri Sattar (1.0) and Markus Ragger (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Aron Schneider (2059) beat Volker Elis (2192), a +133-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Vienna, Austria
Dates
18 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Team · 7 rounds
Titled players · 16
GM×5
IM×4
FM×5
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇹Austria×41
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
🇮🇶Iraq×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMBaidetskyi, Valentin | 🇦🇹AUT | 2496 | 1.0 | 2100 | 2900 | +0.8 |
| 2 | CMAlbadri Sattar | 🇮🇶IRQ | 2067 | 1.0 | 2018 | 2818 | +8.2 |
| 3 | GMRagger, Markus | 🇦🇹AUT | 2563 | 1.0 | 2222 | 3022 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Kropik, Martin | 🇦🇹AUT | 2042 | 1.0 | 1935 | 2735 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Schneider, Aron | 🇦🇹AUT | 2059 | 1.0 | 2199 | 2999 | +26.8 |
| 6 | FMErnst, Robert | 🇦🇹AUT | 2389 | 1.0 | 2242 | 3042 | +7.8 |
| 7 | Blasge, Tobias | 🇦🇹AUT | 2059 | 1.0 | 2086 | 2886 | +9.8 |
| 8 | GMBlohberger, Felix | 🇦🇹AUT | 2543 | 1.0 | 2143 | 2943 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Nicolussi, Hieronymus | 🇦🇹AUT | 1950 | 1.0 | 1860 | 2660 | +15.2 |
| 10 | IMPeyrer, Konstantin | 🇦🇹AUT | 2485 | 1.0 | 2101 | 2901 | +0.8 |
| 11 | FMNeumeier, Klaus | 🇦🇹AUT | 2206 | 1.0 | 2086 | 2886 | +5.8 |
| 12 | GMPredojevic, Borki | 🇧🇦BIH | 2560 | 1.0 | 2388 | 3188 | +2.7 |
| 13 | Steiner, Adam | 🇦🇹AUT | 2197 | 1.0 | 2029 | 2829 | +6.2 |
| 14 | Mayer, Thomas | 🇦🇹AUT | 2007 | 0.5 | 1908 | 1908 | -2.2 |
| 15 | IMGanaus, Hannes | 🇦🇹AUT | 2234 | 0.5 | 2210 | 2210 | -0.2 |
| 16 | Wandl, Werner | 🇦🇹AUT | 1935 | 0.5 | 2028 | 2028 | +2.4 |
| 17 | FMHechl, Gerald | 🇦🇹AUT | 2151 | 0.5 | 2108 | 2108 | -1.0 |
| 18 | Stinner, David | 🇦🇹AUT | 1996 | 0.5 | 2128 | 2128 | +3.0 |
| 19 | CMSeyhanoglu, Deniz | 🇹🇷TUR | 2200 | 0.5 | 2082 | 2082 | -4.2 |
| 20 | Ivancsics, Michael | 🇦🇹AUT | 2128 | 0.5 | 2244 | 2244 | +4.2 |
| 21 | GMDragnev, Valentin | 🇦🇹AUT | 2538 | 0.5 | 2260 | 2260 | -3.4 |
| 22 | Herndl, Gerald | 🇦🇹AUT | 2010 | 0.5 | 1931 | 1931 | -2.4 |
| 23 | FMSteindl, Johannes | 🇦🇹AUT | 2235 | 0.5 | 2545 | 2545 | +6.8 |
| 24 | Hudec, Marcus | 🇦🇹AUT | 1939 | 0.5 | 2021 | 2021 | +2.4 |
| 25 | FMBelke, Frank, Dr. | 🇦🇹AUT | 2191 | 0.5 | 2215 | 2215 | +0.2 |
| 26 | Mayrhuber, Tobias | 🇦🇹AUT | 2081 | 0.5 | 2146 | 2146 | +1.0 |
| 27 | IMSchroll, Gerhard | 🇦🇹AUT | 2202 | 0.5 | 2109 | 2109 | -1.1 |
| 28 | Kuthan, Andreas | 🇦🇹AUT | 2130 | 0.5 | 2186 | 2186 | +2.2 |
| 29 | Schweitzer, Werner | 🇦🇹AUT | 2027 | 0.5 | 1939 | 1939 | -2.4 |
| 30 | Rittler, Robert | 🇦🇹AUT | 2082 | 0.5 | 2053 | 2053 | -0.6 |
| 31 | Scheffknecht, Philipp | 🇦🇹AUT | 2048 | 0.5 | 1966 | 1966 | -2.2 |
| 32 | Ayatollahi, Ehsan | 🇮🇷IRI | 1925 | 0.5 | 1989 | 1989 | +2.2 |
| 33 | Mohar, Martin | 🇸🇮SLO | 2136 | 0.5 | 2017 | 2017 | -3.0 |
| 34 | Pichler, Andreas | 🇦🇹AUT | 2063 | 0.5 | 2073 | 2073 | +0.6 |
| 35 | Herndlbauer, Martin | 🇦🇹AUT | 1979 | 0.5 | 2048 | 2048 | +2.2 |
| 36 | Lovrinovic, Christian | 🇦🇹AUT | 2052 | 0.0 | 2096 | 1296 | -9.8 |
| 37 | GMBalinov, Ilia | 🇦🇹AUT | 2384 | 0.0 | 2560 | 1760 | -2.7 |
| 38 | Reyes Acevedo, Ismael | 🇩🇴DOM | 1861 | 0.0 | 2261 | 1461 | -1.6 |
| 39 | Thoma, Wilhelm | 🇦🇹AUT | 2048 | 0.0 | 2448 | 1648 | -1.6 |
| 40 | Ivanyk, Igor | 🇦🇹AUT | 1997 | 0.0 | 2169 | 1369 | -6.2 |
| 41 | Prager, Manfred | 🇦🇹AUT | 1920 | 0.0 | 2028 | 1228 | -7.4 |
| 42 | Kranzl, Julian | 🇦🇹AUT | 2236 | 0.0 | 2563 | 1763 | -2.4 |
| 43 | Elis, Volker, Dr. | 🇩🇪GER | 2192 | 0.0 | 2077 | 1277 | -13.4 |
| 44 | Radnaev, Leo | 🇦🇹AUT | 2007 | 0.0 | 2407 | 1607 | -3.2 |
| 45 | Niedersberger, Andreas | 🇦🇹AUT | 2031 | 0.0 | 2080 | 1280 | -8.2 |
| 46 | Wagner, Leopold Franziskus | 🇦🇹AUT | 2248 | 0.0 | 2324 | 1524 | -7.8 |
| 47 | Gathemann, Thomas | 🇦🇹AUT | 1860 | 0.0 | 1948 | 1148 | -15.2 |
| 48 | Khachatouri, Saro | 🇦🇹AUT | 2103 | 0.0 | 2245 | 1445 | -5.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Schneider, AronAUT+26.81.0 pts · #5
- 2Nicolussi, HieronymusAUT+15.21.0 pts · #9
- 3Blasge, TobiasAUT+9.81.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Gathemann, ThomasAUT-15.20.0 pts · #47
- 2Elis, Volker, Dr.GER-13.40.0 pts · #43
- 3Lovrinovic, ChristianAUT-9.80.0 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R7+133 Elo gap