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Austrian Youth Championship Girls U18 2026

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14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in Fuerstenfeld, Austria. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Leefke Giselbrecht (🇦🇹 AUT, 1830).

Iana Luca (🇦🇹 AUT, 1810) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nina Gaisberger (6.0) and Katharina Poetscher (4.5). Luca shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Amelie Busuioc (1522) beat Johanna Wiessner (1624), a +102-point gap.

Location
🇦🇹Fuerstenfeld, Austria
Dates
29 Mar 2026 → 02 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇹Leefke Giselbrecht1830
Avg top 10
1,735
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇹Austria×14
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Iana Luca
    🇦🇹AUT·1810
    6.0pts·2064perf+79.2
  • 🥈
    Nina Gaisberger
    🇦🇹AUT·1817
    6.0pts·1982perf+52.4
  • 🥉
    Katharina Poetscher
    🇦🇹AUT·1748
    4.5pts·1775perf+20.4

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
6
2
2
2
1
2
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Luca6Gaisberger6Poetscher4.5Hyassat4Langeder4Theurl4
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Luca takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Iana Luca drew with Nina Gaisberger (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Iana Luca 3 wins (R1–R3)Nina Gaisberger 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Iana Luca*
½
½
1
2Nina Gaisberger
½
*
½
1
3Katharina Poetscher
½
½
*—
4Milana Hyassat
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Luca, Iana1810AUT+5B+10N+4B=2N=3B+7N+9B6.025.528.523.252064+79.2
2Gaisberger, Nina1817AUT+6B+14N+7B=1B+4N=3N+8B6.025.525.520.251982+52.4
3Poetscher, Katharina1748AUT−8N+11B+6N=9B=1N=2B+10N4.526.028.517.251775+20.4
4Hyassat, Milana1818AUTF+9B−1N+8B−2B+5N+7N4.026.526.514.501888+22.4
5Theurl, Rafaela1708AUT−1N=12B=11N+14B+8N−4B+13N4.019.519.57.001662-14.0
6Langeder, Pia1464AUT−2N+13B−3B−10N+12N+14B+11B4.019.519.56.001646+66.0
7Kotliar, Anfisa1785AUT+11N=8B−2N+12B+9N−1B−4B3.525.528.010.251714-21.2
8Batchenko, Velena1654AUT+3B=7N+10B−4N−5B+11N−2N3.525.027.511.751715+22.0
9Giselbrecht, Leefke1830AUT+12B−4N+14B=3N−7B+13N−1N3.521.521.55.751658-49.6
10Wiessner, Johanna1624AUT+13N−1B−8N+6B−11N+12B−3B3.023.024.07.501551-29.6
11Busuioc, Amelie1522AUT−7B−3N=5B+13N+10B−8B−6N2.522.523.56.001529-2.8
12Sammer, Alisa1556AUT−9N=5N+13B−7N−6B−10N+14B2.519.019.03.001512-20.8
13Buelow, Mattea1456AUT−10B−6N−12N−11B+14N−9B−5B1.019.519.50.001284-54.8
14Schinwald, Eva1457AUTF−2B−9N−5N−13B−6N−12N0.021.021.00.00836-69.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
Austrian Youth Championship Girls U18 2026 — Fuerstenfeld, Austria | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats