Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 2. Klasse A Round 5-6

Team SwissStandard

73 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Vienna, Austria. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Michael Gratze (🇦🇹 AUT, 1984).

Walter Rusek (🇦🇹 AUT, 1856) won with 2.0/6, ahead of Guenther Berger (2.0) and Julian Niklas Ramsbacher (2.0). Rusek shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Thomas Obmann (1623) beat Marcus Seiser (1754), a +131-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Dates

14 Jan 2026 → 28 Jan 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 · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹Michael Gratze1984

Avg top 10

1,910

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇦🇹Austria×68

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Walter Rusek
🇦🇹AUT·1856
2.0pts·2462perf+9.0
🥈
Guenther Berger
🇦🇹AUT·1844
2.0pts·2611perf+37.6
🥉
Julian Niklas Ramsbacher
🇦🇹AUT·1787
2.0pts·2466perf+6.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
2	Rusek, Walter	🇦🇹AUT	1856	2.0	1662	2462	+9.0
1	Berger, Guenther	🇦🇹AUT	1844	2.0	1811	2611	+37.6
20	Ramsbacher, Julian Niklas	🇦🇹AUT	1787	2.0	1666	2466	+6.8
35	Pointner, Guenther	🇦🇹AUT	0	1.5	1660	1660	-3.2
3	Gruber, Werner	🇦🇹AUT	1879	1.5	1549	1742	-5.2
4	Tonn, Dominik	🇦🇹AUT	1706	1.5	1788	1981	+14.6
5	Muka, Daniel Marcell	🇦🇹AUT	0	1.5	1758	1951	+30.8
8	Karlstoetter, Kurt	🇦🇹AUT	1911	1.5	1653	1846	-3.2
9	Giefing, Josef	🇦🇹AUT	1746	1.5	1686	1879	+8.0
38	Unger, Albert	🇦🇹AUT	1623	1.5	1557	1557	-2.0
6	Ruck, Helmut	🇦🇹AUT	1744	1.5	1784	1977	+11.0
7	Kauzky, Hartmut	🇦🇹AUT	1965	1.5	1937	2130	+8.4
48	Somasundram, Jayakumar	🇱🇰SRI	1809	1.5	1764	1764	-3.2
49	Zipko, Gerhard	🇦🇹AUT	1784	1.5	1622	1622	-3.2
13	Kraupfogel, Manfred	🇦🇹AUT	1864	1.0	1795	1795	-3.6
24	Obmann, Thomas	🇦🇹AUT	1623	1.0	1739	1739	+5.6
26	Kramer, Martin	🇦🇹AUT	1557	1.0	1680	1680	+13.2
11	Poeltl, Michael	🇦🇹AUT	1788	1.0	1881	1881	+5.0
17	Pingitzer, Guenther	🇦🇹AUT	1937	1.0	1858	1858	-4.6
10	Dreghici, Catalin-Alexandru	🇦🇹AUT	0	1.0	1619	1619	0.0
16	Schluderbacher, Gerald	🇦🇹AUT	1545	1.0	1696	1696	+15.6
12	Hoeglinger, Rainer	🇦🇹AUT	1742	1.0	1634	2434	+6.0
18	Arnez, Stefan	🇦🇹AUT	0	1.0	1724	1744	0.0
14	Seiser, Marcus	🇦🇹AUT	1754	1.0	1645	1645	-5.2
19	Lisy, Josef	🇦🇹AUT	1709	1.0	1608	2408	+13.6
15	El Gebaly, Yousef	🇦🇹AUT	1765	1.0	1764	2564	+8.0
25	Posch, Thomas	🇦🇹AUT	1768	1.0	1808	2608	+11.2
31	Pelka, Heinrich	🇦🇹AUT	0	1.0	1732	2532	+16.0
21	Holzammer, Florestan	🇦🇹AUT	1889	1.0	1688	2488	+4.8
22	Aumann, Manfred	🇦🇹AUT	1738	1.0	1652	2452	+7.0
23	Poyntner, Erich	🇦🇹AUT	1847	1.0	1512	2312	+2.4
27	Lappe, Manfred	🇦🇹AUT	1816	1.0	1607	2407	+4.6
28	Schlitz, Sebastian	🇦🇹AUT	1759	1.0	1617	2417	+6.2
29	Karl, Lorenz	🇦🇹AUT	1741	1.0	1771	2571	+21.2
30	Roesner, Kurt	🇦🇹AUT	1688	1.0	1476	2276	+10.4
32	Kuezmits, Mark	🇦🇹AUT	0	1.0	1792	2592	+8.8
34	Oehme, Raphaele	🇦🇹AUT	1622	0.5	1809	1616	-0.8
42	Gerold, Arnold	🇦🇹AUT	1754	0.5	1860	1667	-4.8
44	Winter, Eduard	🇦🇹AUT	1746	0.5	1680	1487	-12.6
41	Kaufmann, Thomas	🇦🇹AUT	1596	0.5	1885	1885	+7.2
47	Dragnev, Lubomir	🇦🇹AUT	1787	0.5	1766	1766	-0.6
50	Gratze, Michael	🇦🇹AUT	1984	0.5	1966	1966	-0.6
40	Ernst, Guenter	🇦🇹AUT	1812	0.5	1714	1521	-30.4
36	Klausner, Felix	🇦🇹AUT	1923	0.5	1943	1943	+0.4
37	Unalan, Kaan	🇹🇷TUR	1799	0.5	1789	1789	-0.8
39	Grafenauer, Horst	🇦🇹AUT	1866	0.5	1864	1864	0.0
33	Gardavsky, Heinz	🇦🇹AUT	1839	0.5	1668	1668	-9.2
43	Erren, Martin	🇦🇹AUT	1683	0.5	1843	1843	+4.6
46	Eichhorn, Tilo	🇩🇪GER	1659	0.5	1808	1808	+8.0
45	Bachmayer, Severin	🇦🇹AUT	0	0.5	1531	1531	0.0
61	Buergermeister, Ida	🇦🇹AUT	0	0.0	1705	905	0.0
56	Malekidoorzadehsarv, Amirgarsha	🇦🇹AUT	1640	0.0	1824	1024	-18.8
63	Eslami Zad, Iradj	🇦🇹AUT	1652	0.0	1730	930	-31.6
64	Strolz, Christoph	🇦🇹AUT	1507	0.0	1621	821	-28.4
67	Hauptmann, Dieter	🇦🇹AUT	0	0.0	1881	1081	0.0
51	Minarik, Juergen	🇦🇹AUT	1715	0.0	1879	1079	-10.8
57	Unterberger, Wolfgang	🇦🇹AUT	1784	0.0	1834	1034	-8.2
62	Wandaller, Kurt	🇦🇹AUT	1666	0.0	1782	982	-13.6
68	Kottisch, Gustav	🇦🇹AUT	1867	0.0	1834	1034	-10.6
54	Konarski, Manuela	🇦🇹AUT	1412	0.0	1739	939	0.0
55	Tarhuni, Adam	🇦🇹AUT	1810	0.0	1766	966	-10.4
59	Wolf, Stefan	🇦🇹AUT	1881	0.0	1966	1166	-7.8
66	Striessnig, Herwig	🇦🇹AUT	1799	0.0	1660	860	-27.6
52	Ortner, Christoph	🇦🇹AUT	1662	0.0	1695	895	-9.0
53	Reif, Werner	🇮🇹ITA	1765	0.0	2013	1213	-4.4
58	Quell, Rudolf	🇦🇹AUT	1591	0.0	1847	1047	-2.4
60	Haslinger, Manfred	🇦🇹AUT	1727	0.0	1751	951	-10.6
69	Hager, Harald	🇦🇹AUT	1714	0.0	1889	1089	-9.6
70	Penthor, Adolf	🇦🇹AUT	1619	0.0	1816	1016	-4.6
71	Usova, Viktoriia	🇦🇹AUT	1512	0.0	1664	864	-5.2
73	Kreissl, Werner	🇦🇹AUT	1631	0.0	1759	959	-12.4
65	FIDE 530017297	—	0	0.0	1773	973	0.0
72	Mark, Harald	🇦🇹AUT	0	0.0	1726	926	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Berger, GuentherAUT
+37.6
2.0 pts · #1
2Muka, Daniel MarcellAUT
+30.8
1.5 pts · #5
3Karl, LorenzAUT
+21.2
1.0 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Eslami Zad, IradjAUT
-31.6
0.0 pts · #63
2Ernst, GuenterAUT
-30.4
0.5 pts · #40
3Strolz, ChristophAUT
-28.4
0.0 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R6+131 Elo gap
Obmann, Thomas1623 beat Seiser, Marcus1754