Int. Bodensee Senioren-Open 2026

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98 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 16 May 2026 in Bregenz, Austria. 11 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2164, and top seed was Henryk Dobosz (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2310).

John Rodgaard (🇫🇴 FAI, IM, 2232) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jan Bartos (6.0) and Leif Kristensen (5.5). Rodgaard shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Albin Ernst Kofler (1659) beat Leonhard Juenger (1918), a +259-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Bregenz, Austria

Dates

10 May 2026 → 16 May 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱IMHenryk Dobosz2310

Avg top 10

2,164

Participants

Titled players · 11

IM×4

FM×3

CM×2

WGM×1

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇩🇪Germany×40

🇦🇹Austria×16

🇨🇭Switzerland×14

🇮🇹Italy×6

🇧🇪Belgium×6

🇨🇿Czech Republic×4

🇳🇱Netherlands×3

🇸🇪Sweden×1

Top 3

🥇
IMJohn Rodgaard
🇫🇴FAI·2232
6.0pts·2354perf+18.2
🥈
FMJan Bartos
🇨🇿CZE·2122
6.0pts·2339perf+34.0
🥉
IMLeif Kristensen
🇩🇰DEN·2274
5.5pts·2266perf+0.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Bartos6Rodgaard6Kristensen5.5Goormachtigh5.5Raddatz5Dobosz5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Rodgaard takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Jan Bartos drew with IM John Rodgaard (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Jan Bartos 4 wins (R1–R4)IM John Rodgaard 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJan Bartos	*	½	—	—
2IMJohn Rodgaard	½	*	½	—
3IMLeif Kristensen	—	½	*	—
4FMJohan Goormachtigh	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rodgaard, JohnIM	2232	FAI	+27N	+14B	+5N	+11B	=2N	=3B	+7B	6.0	30.5	34.5	28.75	2354	+18.2
2	Bartos, JanFM	2122	CZE	+82N	+36B	+24N	+35B	=1B	=6N	+5B	6.0	27.0	29.0	23.50	2339	+34.0
3	Kristensen, LeifIM	2274	DEN	+55B	+38N	=12B	+18B	=9N	=1N	+17B	5.5	27.5	30.5	23.00	2266	+0.2
4	Goormachtigh, JohanFM	2138	BEL	+61B	=30N	−10B	+53N	+45B	+24N	+38B	5.5	22.5	25.5	19.00	2141	+0.8
5	Raddatz, Michael	2013	GER	+74B	+28N	−1B	+47N	+10B	+8B	−2N	5.0	29.0	31.5	19.50	2146	+25.4
6	Dobosz, HenrykIM	2310	POL	F	+26B	+30N	=16B	+15N	=2B	+12N	5.0	27.5	27.5	22.25	2270	-1.4
7	Hellen, Bo-Erik	2026	FIN	+71B	=19N	+45B	=10N	+25B	+9B	−1N	5.0	27.0	29.5	19.00	2134	+20.4
8	Madebrink, Lars	2092	SWE	=53B	=80N	+42B	+36N	+12B	−5N	+56B	5.0	22.5	24.5	17.00	2076	-1.2
9	Pribyl, JosefIM	2151	CZE	+59N	=25B	+31N	+20B	=3B	−7N	=21B	4.5	27.5	30.5	18.50	2091	-4.1
10	Mauthner, Martin	1921	AUT	+65N	=13B	+4N	=7B	−5N	=15B	+60N	4.5	27.5	30.5	18.50	2039	+20.6
11	Wielsch, Klaus	2073	GER	+43N	+56B	+15N	−1N	=16B	=18B	=13N	4.5	27.5	30.5	17.75	2106	+7.2
12	Schmuki, Roman	2020	SUI	+46N	+40B	=3N	+13B	−8N	+35B	−6B	4.5	27.0	30.5	17.75	2148	+24.6
13	Laengl, Juergen	2072	GER	+48B	=10N	+19B	−12N	+69B	=16N	=11B	4.5	26.0	28.5	17.25	2037	-4.8
14	Noldt, Torsten	1951	GER	+58B	−1N	+23B	+71N	=22B	−17N	+35B	4.5	26.0	28.5	15.75	2041	+17.4
15	Petry, Martin	2000	SUI	+44B	+42N	−11B	+73N	−6B	=10N	+32B	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.75	2068	+12.8
16	Vilerte, TamaraWGM	1988	LAT	+81B	=39N	+53B	=6N	=11N	=13B	=18N	4.5	25.0	27.0	16.00	2077	+17.0
17	Hilbig, Olaf	2026	GER	+94N	+50B	−35N	=40B	+31N	+14B	−3N	4.5	24.5	25.5	14.75	2052	+5.6
18	Brettschneider, Karl	1970	GER	+52N	=37B	+69B	−3N	+70B	=11N	=16B	4.5	23.5	26.0	14.25	2064	+18.8
19	Korth, Manfred, Dr.	1907	GER	+63N	=7B	−13N	=89B	+39N	=36B	+41N	4.5	23.0	24.5	15.00	2002	+19.2
20	Klein, Gernot, Dr.	1947	GER	=54B	+51N	+60B	−9N	+52B	−22N	+47B	4.5	22.0	25.0	14.50	1921	-2.0
21	Medunova, VeraWIM	1950	CZE	=62N	+57B	=70N	=37B	=26N	+40B	=9N	4.5	21.5	24.0	15.25	1994	+9.6
22	Klings, Peter	2049	GER	=69N	+87B	+34N	=25B	=14N	+20B	F	4.5	21.5	21.5	16.00	2086	+5.4
23	Kleinert, Juergen	1853	GER	−37N	+77B	−14N	+83B	+72B	=29N	+66B	4.5	20.0	22.0	12.00	1978	+19.8
24	Schlueter, Yves	2005	LUX	+89N	+33B	−2B	+28N	=35N	−4B	=26N	4.0	27.0	28.5	13.25	1986	-2.6
25	Kull, Martin	1949	SUI	+77B	=9N	+39B	=22N	−7N	=26B	=55N	4.0	24.5	27.0	14.00	1976	+5.8
26	Goris, Ton	1865	NED	+72B	−6N	+54B	=29N	=21B	=25N	=24B	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.75	1980	+16.4
27	Oberndoerfer, Frank	1855	GER	−1B	+58N	−41N	+85B	=57N	+76B	=31N	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.00	1915	+10.0
28	Scherbaum, Guenter	1878	GER	+97N	−5B	+62N	−24B	+46N	−31B	+71N	4.0	22.0	22.0	9.00	1876	+2.4
29	Gries, VolkerCM	1994	GER	=57N	+90B	=73N	=26B	=40N	=23B	=33N	4.0	21.5	23.0	12.25	1891	-18.0
30	Wegemund, Hubert	1946	GER	+85N	=4B	−6B	−69N	=58B	+81N	+61N	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.25	1951	+0.4
31	Bleecke, Hans	1938	GER	=70N	+96B	−9B	+94N	−17B	+28N	=27B	4.0	20.5	21.0	8.75	1919	-2.0
32	Lassahn, Holger	1948	GER	=64N	=62B	=46N	+80B	=43N	+73B	−15N	4.0	20.0	22.0	11.00	1872	-13.0
33	Hoebarth, Guenter	1889	AUT	+86B	−24N	=52B	+96N	−38B	+44N	=29B	4.0	20.0	20.5	9.50	1872	-0.8
34	Schuh, Michael	1897	GER	=84N	+98B	−22B	−44N	=54B	+64N	+52B	4.0	19.0	19.0	8.50	1794	-16.8
35	Wieringa, Helmer	1869	NED	+93B	+66N	+17B	−2N	=24B	−12N	−14N	3.5	26.5	27.5	10.50	1941	+15.2
36	Bauder, Herbert	1945	GER	+83B	−2N	+61B	−8B	+59N	=19N	F	3.5	25.0	27.0	10.25	1975	+6.0
37	Hirn, OskarFM	2175	GER	+23B	=18N	=68B	=21N	=49B	−38N	=45B	3.5	24.0	27.0	14.00	1926	-42.4
38	Wuerth, Thomas	1983	SUI	F	−3B	=43N	+82B	+33N	+37B	−4N	3.5	24.0	24.0	11.25	2080	+15.4
39	Hoerstrup, Robert	1815	GER	+41N	=16B	−25N	=56B	−19B	=63N	+72B	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.25	1849	+9.2
40	Peterlunger, Erich	1899	AUT	+78B	−12N	+74B	=17N	=29B	−21N	=69N	3.5	22.5	25.0	10.50	1886	-1.4
41	Gneiss, Karl	2034	AUT	−39B	+91N	+27B	−68N	+44B	=49N	−19B	3.5	22.0	23.5	10.75	1815	-35.4
42	Zierott, Jan	1864	GER	+75N	−15B	−8N	+64N	=60B	+74B	F	3.5	21.5	24.0	9.50	1903	+3.6
43	Sewarte, Peter	1826	GER	−11B	+76N	=38B	+66N	=32B	−56N	=67B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.75	1927	+19.0
44	Fox, Pierre	1785	BEL	−15N	=72B	+84N	+34B	−41N	−33B	+70N	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.75	1840	+8.4
45	Sloboda, Johann	1860	AUT	=79N	+84B	−7N	+90B	−4N	=70B	=37N	3.5	21.0	22.5	7.75	1886	+3.2
46	Di Lazzaro, Gabriele	1803	ITA	−12B	+86N	=32B	=67N	−28B	+78N	=73B	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.25	1823	+4.2
47	Roth, Daniel	1868	SUI	−60N	+92B	+75N	−5B	=74N	+57B	−20N	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.75	1857	-1.6
48	Logie, Bernard	1822	BEL	−13N	+65B	−49N	+95B	=67B	=52N	=50B	3.5	20.5	21.0	8.25	1828	+1.2
49	Plauth-Herr, Sabine	1926	GER	=51B	=54N	+48B	F	=37N	=41B	=53N	3.5	20.0	20.0	11.75	1929	+1.8
50	Spanton, Tim R	1911	ENG	+76B	−17N	−71B	−52N	+88N	+58B	=48N	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.25	1779	-23.6
51	Sbalchiero, Lorenzo	1659	ITA	=49N	−20B	−59N	+93B	−55N	+92B	+75N	3.5	17.5	18.5	6.25	1745	+11.2
52	Nussbaumer, Josef	1742	AUT	−18B	+55N	=33N	+50B	−20N	=48B	−34N	3.0	24.0	27.0	10.25	1849	+19.0
53	Wurzer, Gerhard	1826	AUT	=8N	+79B	−16N	−4B	+90N	F	=49B	3.0	22.5	22.5	8.25	1908	+8.8
54	Lorita, Enrique	1714	SUI	=20N	=49B	−26N	=55B	=34N	=59B	=76N	3.0	22.0	24.5	10.25	1804	+15.2
55	Leser, Alfred	1856	GER	−3N	−52B	F	=54N	+51B	+65N	=25B	3.0	22.0	24.5	10.00	1828	-6.4
56	Ripsam, Reinhard	1941	GER	+88B	−11N	=80B	=39N	F	+43B	−8N	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.25	1884	-17.2
57	De Joannon, Giulio	1766	ITA	=29B	−21N	=95B	+78N	=27B	−47N	=63B	3.0	21.5	22.0	8.25	1730	-7.4
58	Doeserich, Reinhard	1734	SUI	−14N	−27B	=63N	+84B	=30N	−50N	+83B	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.50	1742	+0.2
59	Kurz, Andreas	1842	AUT	−9B	=83N	+51B	=60N	−36B	=54N	=65B	3.0	20.5	22.5	9.00	1746	-16.8
60	Spandl, Alfred	0	AUT	+47B	F	−20N	=59B	=42N	+89N	−10B	3.0	20.5	20.5	8.25	1873	0.0
61	Stadelmayer, Bernd	1839	GER	−4N	+85B	−36N	+88B	F	+83N	−30B	3.0	20.0	22.0	6.00	1852	+2.4
62	Mueller, Gerhard	1728	GER	=21B	=32N	−28B	−72N	−63B	+86N	+89B	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.75	1788	+9.2
63	Degaudenz, Fabio	1616	ITA	−19B	−71N	=58B	=81N	+62N	=39B	=57N	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.75	1738	+21.2
64	Thoeny, Linda	1716	SUI	=32B	−68N	=72N	−42B	+79N	−34B	+90N	3.0	19.5	21.0	7.25	1733	+3.2
65	Guarisco, Renzo	1645	SUI	−10B	−48N	=81B	+91N	+87N	−55B	=59N	3.0	18.0	19.5	6.00	1707	+8.8
66	Frolik, Michael	1984	AUT	+92N	−35B	=82N	−43B	+80N	=69B	−23N	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.25	1776	-78.4
67	Juenger, Leonhard	1918	GER	F	−70B	+98N	=46B	=48N	=71B	=43N	3.0	15.5	15.5	6.50	1760	-24.6
68	Kranewitter, NorbertCM	1942	AUT	=96N	+64B	=37N	+41B	F	F	F	3.0	10.5	10.5	8.50	2100	+16.6
69	Eppler, Beat	1821	SUI	=22B	F	−18N	+30B	−13N	=66N	=40B	2.5	24.0	24.0	9.50	1930	+16.0
70	Kofler, Albin Ernst	1659	ITA	=31B	+67N	=21B	F	−18N	=45N	−44B	2.5	23.0	23.0	9.00	1847	+26.0
71	Scheidegger, Urs	1809	SUI	−7N	+63B	+50N	−14B	F	=67N	−28B	2.5	23.0	23.0	8.00	1826	+2.2
72	Buck, Gerhard	0	GER	−26N	=44N	=64B	+62B	−23N	=80B	−39N	2.5	21.5	23.5	7.25	1696	0.0
73	Lechenbauer, Karl	1861	AUT	=91B	+95N	=29B	−15B	F	−32N	=46N	2.5	19.0	19.5	5.00	1793	-8.6
74	Goris-Schouwstra, Adry	1802	NED	−5N	+97B	−40N	+75B	=47B	−42N	F	2.5	18.0	18.0	4.25	1678	-15.6
75	Vetter, Berthold	0	GER	−42B	+81N	−47B	−74N	=77B	+82N	−51B	2.5	17.5	19.5	5.25	1685	0.0
76	Vogel, Kurt, Dr.	1643	GER	−50N	−43B	+92N	+87B	F	−27N	=54B	2.5	17.0	17.0	4.50	1753	+16.0
77	Wacker, Manfred	1719	GER	−25N	−23N	−78B	+97B	=75N	=90B	=80N	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.00	1620	-16.0
78	Isch,Moritz	1596	SUI	−40N	−94B	+77N	−57B	+85N	−46B	=82B	2.5	16.5	17.5	5.50	1689	+14.8
79	Wohlgenannt, Martin	0	AUT	=45B	−53N	F	F	−64B	+95N	+81B	2.5	15.0	15.0	4.25	1748	0.0
80	Gauer, Jakob	1822	GER	F	=8B	=56N	−32N	−66B	=72N	=77B	2.0	20.0	20.0	6.50	1788	-5.4
81	Hager, Eberhard	1760	GER	−16N	−75B	=65N	=63B	+95N	−30B	−79N	2.0	19.5	20.0	3.50	1683	-11.2
82	Ruenz, Wilfried	1834	GER	−2B	+88N	=66B	−38N	F	−75B	=78N	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.75	1800	-10.8
83	Klaeke, Gregor	1705	GER	−36N	=59B	=87N	−23N	+86B	−61B	−58N	2.0	19.0	21.0	4.50	1635	-13.8
84	Schmid, Leo	1560	GER	=34B	−45N	−44B	−58N	=93N	=87B	=91N	2.0	17.5	18.5	4.25	1565	-3.2
85	Froewis, Gerhard	1705	AUT	−30B	−61N	+86B	−27N	−78B	=93N	=88B	2.0	17.5	18.5	3.50	1547	-30.0
86	Zeichen, Alfred	1544	AUT	−33N	−46B	−85N	+92B	−83N	−62B	+97N	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	1567	+2.4
87	Winand, Michael	1793	BEL	F	−22N	=83B	−76N	−65B	=84N	+93B	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1556	-37.0
88	Kampenhuber, Erich	1675	SUI	−56N	−82B	+97N	−61N	−50B	=91B	=85N	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.75	1594	-26.0
89	Ganslmayer, Anton, Dr.	1793	GER	−24B	+93N	F	=19N	F	−60B	−62N	1.5	18.0	18.0	3.25	1693	-10.4
90	Geukens, Staf	1758	BEL	F	−29N	+91B	−45N	−53B	=77N	−64B	1.5	17.5	17.5	2.75	1457	-31.6
91	Dietz, Ekkehard	0	GER	=73N	−41B	−90N	−65B	F	=88N	=84B	1.5	14.5	14.5	3.25	1562	0.0
92	Botond, Laszlo	1759	HUN	−66B	−47N	−76B	−86N	+97B	−51N	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1425	-49.4
93	Lincke, Paul	1481	SUI	−35N	−89B	F	−51N	=84B	=85B	−87N	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	1457	-5.0
94	Ebner, Hermann	1811	BEL	−17B	+78N	F	−31B	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	1728	-6.6
95	Miller-Wind, Guenther	1580	GER	F	−73B	=57N	−48N	−81B	−79B	F	0.5	14.5	14.5	1.50	1480	-7.6
96	Cremonini, Stefano	1704	ITA	=68B	−31N	F	−33B	F	F	F	0.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	1650	-3.4
97	Krejci, Zdenek	1489	CZE	−28B	−74N	−88B	−77N	−92N	F	−86B	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	930	-25.8
98	Mitterholzer, Helmuth	1639	AUT	F	−34N	−67B	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1108	-6.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bartos, JanFMCZE
+34.0
6.0 pts · #1
2Kofler, Albin ErnstITA
+26.0
2.5 pts · #65
3Raddatz, MichaelGER
+25.4
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Frolik, MichaelAUT
-78.4
3.0 pts · #53
2Botond, LaszloHUN
-49.4
1.0 pts · #93
3Hirn, OskarFMGER
-42.4
3.5 pts · #37

Biggest upsets

R2+259 Elo gap
Kofler, Albin Ernst1659 beat Juenger, Leonhard1918
R1+219 Elo gap
Hoerstrup, Robert1815 beat Gneiss, Karl2034
R3+217 Elo gap
Mauthner, Martin1921 beat FMGoormachtigh, Johan2138