Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 7

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70 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 16 Jan 2026 in several, Austria. 7 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2191, and top seed was Guntram Gaertner (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2261).

Sandro Schmid (🇨🇭 SUI, FM, 2226) won with 1.0/7, ahead of Julia Novkovic (1.0) and Alois Planatscher (1.0). Schmid won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Michael Stix (1902) beat Philipp Lins (2175), a +273-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹several, Austria

Dates

16 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹IMGuntram Gaertner2261

Avg top 10

2,191

Participants

Titled players · 7

IM×1

FM×4

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇦🇹Austria×50

🇩🇪Germany×10

🇨🇭Switzerland×5

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇱🇮Liechtenstein×1

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSandro Schmid
🇨🇭SUI·2226
1.0pts·2851perf+5.4
🥈
WFMJulia Novkovic
🇦🇹AUT·2111
1.0pts·2727perf+5.2
🥉
Alois Planatscher
🇩🇪GER·2036
1.0pts·2718perf+7.2

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	FMSchmid, Sandro	🇨🇭SUI	2226	1.0	2051	2851	+5.4
2	WFMNovkovic, Julia	🇦🇹AUT	2111	1.0	1927	2727	+5.2
3	Planatscher, Alois	🇩🇪GER	2036	1.0	1918	2718	+7.2
4	Ruescher, Christian	🇦🇹AUT	2019	1.0	1951	2751	+7.6
5	Goeldi, Hans	🇨🇭SUI	—	1.0	1918	2718	+8.0
6	Bischofberger, Dario	🇨🇭SUI	2149	1.0	1882	2682	+3.4
7	Marte, Lukas	🇦🇹AUT	1879	1.0	1699	2499	+5.2
8	Nussbaumer, Leon	🇦🇹AUT	2005	1.0	2126	2926	+13.0
9	FMMatt, Fabian	🇦🇹AUT	2236	1.0	2070	2870	+6.6
10	Schapmann, Fridolin	🇦🇹AUT	1707	1.0	1645	2445	+16.0
11	Gobbo, Francesco	🇮🇹ITA	2038	1.0	1949	2749	+6.6
12	Marte, Stephanus	🇦🇹AUT	1895	1.0	2030	2830	+13.6
13	Ladner, Peter	🇦🇹AUT	1963	1.0	1783	2583	+5.0
14	CMHeron, Andrew	🇱🇮LIE	2077	1.0	1965	2765	+6.0
15	Akel, Alaa	🇦🇹AUT	2027	1.0	1890	2690	+6.4
16	FMSchmidlechner, Alexander	🇦🇹AUT	2142	1.0	2239	3039	+12.0
17	Kranz, Armin	🇦🇹AUT	2039	1.0	1981	2781	+8.0
18	FMKienboeck, Benjamin	🇦🇹AUT	2206	1.0	2166	2966	+6.4
19	Kanonier, Clemens	🇦🇹AUT	2103	1.0	1909	2709	+5.0
20	Stix, Michael	🇩🇪GER	1902	1.0	2173	2973	+16.0
21	Maier, Peter	🇦🇹AUT	2025	1.0	2251	3051	+15.6
22	Mayr, Manfred	🇮🇹ITA	1940	0.5	1810	1810	-4.0
23	Muzaferovic, Ibrahim	🇦🇹AUT	1854	0.5	1964	1964	+2.6
24	Freter, Andreas	🇦🇹AUT	1783	0.5	1779	1779	+0.4
25	Hein, Christoph	🇩🇪GER	1822	0.5	1958	1958	+4.0
26	Kohn, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	1977	0.5	1966	1966	0.0
27	Stromberger, Harald	🇦🇹AUT	1949	0.5	1866	1866	-2.6
28	Senoner, Paul	🇦🇹AUT	1863	0.5	1845	1845	+0.4
29	Heilinger, Dietmar	🇦🇹AUT	1980	0.5	1957	1957	-0.8
30	Hehle, Bernhard	🇦🇹AUT	1890	0.5	2019	2019	+3.4
31	Guba, Viktor	🇦🇹AUT	2008	0.5	1959	1959	-6.8
32	Hasovic, Rasim	🇧🇦BIH	1841	0.5	1964	1964	+3.6
33	Kurapova, Olga	🇨🇭SUI	1978	0.5	2083	2083	+3.4
34	Hengstberger, Ulli	🇩🇪GER	2025	0.5	2065	2065	+2.8
36	Laske, Erich	🇦🇹AUT	1984	0.5	1969	1969	0.0
37	Savic, Robert, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	1931	0.5	1987	1987	+0.8
38	Gsteu, Peter	🇦🇹AUT	2029	0.5	1823	1823	-4.8
39	Jurisic, Zlatko	🇩🇪GER	2012	0.5	1891	1891	-3.4
40	Nesimovic, Kemal	🇦🇹AUT	1845	0.5	1828	1828	-0.4
41	Eiler, Gebhard	🇦🇹AUT	1980	0.5	1827	1827	-3.6
42	Batbaatar, Bolor-Erdem	🇦🇹AUT	1759	0.5	1771	1771	-0.4
44	Klotter, Stefan	🇩🇪GER	2069	0.5	2013	2013	-1.4
45	Berchtold, Guenter	🇦🇹AUT	1873	0.5	1967	1967	+2.4
46	Schallert, Martin	🇦🇹AUT	1986	0.5	1882	1882	-2.4
47	Haemmerle, Dietmar	🇦🇹AUT	1816	0.5	2008	2008	+4.8
43	Riener, Wolfram	🇦🇹AUT	—	0.5	1872	1872	-1.8
48	Natter, Markus	🇦🇹AUT	1965	0.0	2077	1277	-6.6
49	Ganahl, Herbert	🇦🇹AUT	1678	0.0	1715	915	-8.0
51	Feistauer, Dirk	🇩🇪GER	1961	0.0	2050	1250	-8.0
52	Dietrich, Peter	🇦🇹AUT	2070	0.0	2198	1398	-6.6
53	Leitgeber, Roland	🇦🇹AUT	1920	0.0	2103	1303	-5.0
54	Wolfer, Joshua	🇩🇪GER	2026	0.0	1900	1100	-13.6
55	Janko, Ladislav	🇸🇰SVK	2123	0.0	2013	1213	-13.0
56	Heinrici, Simon	🇦🇹AUT	2021	0.0	2222	1422	-5.4
57	Heydt, Robert	🇦🇹AUT	1794	0.0	1977	1177	-5.0
58	Lins, Philipp	🇦🇹AUT	2175	0.0	1930	1130	-16.0
60	Leitgeber, Christian	🇦🇹AUT	1926	0.0	2111	1311	-5.2
61	Hofer, Emilian	🇦🇹AUT	2244	0.0	2165	1365	-12.0
62	Knabl, Guenter	🇦🇹AUT	1734	0.0	1887	1087	-10.4
63	Greissing, Mario	🇦🇹AUT	1950	0.0	2023	1223	-7.2
64	Djokic, Boban	🇦🇹AUT	1900	0.0	2020	1220	-6.4
65	Maymo, Gazwan	🇦🇹AUT	1806	0.0	2036	1236	-15.2
66	Leitgeber, Mario	🇦🇹AUT	1964	0.0	2117	1317	-6.0
68	Aufschnaiter, Alexander	🇦🇹AUT	1892	0.0	2152	1352	-3.4
69	IMGaertner, Guntram	🇦🇹AUT	2261	0.0	2026	1226	-15.6
70	Bezler, Rainer	🇦🇹AUT	2148	0.0	2301	1501	-6.4
35	Gouali, Ameziane	🇦🇹AUT	1872	0.0	1940	1940	+1.8
50	Kezic, Andreas	🇦🇹AUT	1892	0.0	1993	1193	-8.0
59	Zoller, Markus	🇨🇭SUI	0	0.0	2003	1203	0.0
67	Huerlimann, Wolfgang	🇦🇹AUT	0	0.0	1888	1088	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Schapmann, FridolinAUT
+16.0
1.0 pts · #10
2Stix, MichaelGER
+16.0
1.0 pts · #20
3Maier, PeterAUT
+15.6
1.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Lins, PhilippAUT
-16.0
0.0 pts · #58
2Gaertner, GuntramIMAUT
-15.6
0.0 pts · #69
3Maymo, GazwanAUT
-15.2
0.0 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R7+273 Elo gap
Stix, Michael1902 beat Lins, Philipp2175
R7+236 Elo gap
Maier, Peter2025 beat IMGaertner, Guntram2261
R7+131 Elo gap
Marte, Stephanus1895 beat Wolfer, Joshua2026