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2. Reblaus Open A-Turnier

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in Gamlitz, Austria. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2149, and top seed was Jens Hirneise (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2356).

Philipp Wendl (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2279) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jens Hirneise (4.0) and Mietek Bakalarz (3.5). Wendl won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Noel Contala (1797) beat Richard Stranz (FM, 2063), a +266-point gap.

Location
🇦🇹Gamlitz, Austria
Dates
29 Mar 2026 → 02 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇪FMJens Hirneise2356
Avg top 10
2,149
Participants
22
Titled players · 6
IM×1
FM×5
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇹Austria×17
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    FMPhilipp Wendl
    🇦🇹AUT·2279
    4.5pts·2460perf+19.0
  • 🥈
    FMJens Hirneise
    🇩🇪GER·2356
    4.0pts·2366perf+2.4
  • 🥉
    IMMietek Bakalarz
    🇱🇺LUX·2183
    3.5pts·2128perf-1.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Philipp Wendl led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Wendl4.5Hirneise4Bakalarz3.5Markovic3.5Wallner3.5Zoernpfenning3.5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Philipp Wendl held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Philipp Wendl drew with FM Jens Hirneise (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

FM Philipp Wendl won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMPhilipp Wendl*
½
——
2FMJens Hirneise
½
*
1
—
3IMMietek Bakalarz—
0
*
1
4Kosta Markovic——
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Wendl, PhilippFM2279AUT+20N+10B+11N+7B=2N4.512.513.511.502460+19.0
2Hirneise, JensFM2356GER+9B=12N+3B+8N=1B4.014.016.513.002366+2.4
3Bakalarz, MietekIM2183LUX+19N+5B−2N=11B+14N3.512.513.58.252128-1.5
4Wallner, Dieter2056AUT+14N=7B−8N+13B+11N3.511.013.59.002124+9.8
5Markovic, Kosta1961SRB+17B−3N+19B+12N=6N3.511.012.06.752160+52.8
6Zoernpfenning, Siegfried2056AUT=16B=15N+20B+9N=5B3.59.510.57.252101+6.2
7Fauland, Peter2201AUT+22B=4N+12B−1N=8B3.013.514.06.252172-2.8
8Seitz, Alexander2110AUT=13B+16N+4B−2B=7N3.013.014.57.752143+5.2
9Holzhey, Wolfgang1955AUT−2N+18B+10N−6B+17N3.012.013.56.002100+17.6
10Wegerer, FredFM2080AUT+21B−1N−9B+19N+15B3.010.011.03.502090+1.8
11Bakalarz, LeszekFM1848POL+15B+13N−1B=3N−4B2.514.015.55.752094+28.8
12Wiedner, Robert2104AUT+18N=2B−7N−5B+21N2.512.013.04.502050-6.8
13Schmied, Eva-Maria1918AUT=8N−11B+22B−4N+16B2.510.511.03.501958+5.2
14Contala, Noel1797SLO−4B=22N+15B+20N−3B2.59.510.02.752042+58.8
15Stranz, RichardFM2063AUT−11N=6B−14N+18B−10N1.511.513.03.251781-36.6
16Galavics, Hermann1825AUT=6N−8B=18N=17B−13N1.510.512.03.251798-4.8
17Plank, Dominik Franz1780AUT−5N−19B+21B=16N−9B1.59.010.01.751758-6.4
18Sepetavc, Walter1871AUT−12B−9N=16B−15N+19B1.58.59.51.751827-6.4
19Hofbauer, Karl1932AUT−3B+17N−5N−10B−18N1.011.513.01.501735-24.6
20Schriebl, Alexander1954AUT−1B+21N−6N−14BF1.011.511.51.001805-16.6
21Feldhofer, Elias1861AUT−10N−20B−17N+22N−12B1.08.08.50.501734-30.8
22Sauper, Boris1952AUT−7N=14B−13N−21BF0.59.09.01.251622-31.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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