Offene Wiener Seniorenlandesmeisterschaft 2026

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39 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 06 Feb 2026 in Vienna, Austria. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2013, and top seed was Nikolaus Stanec (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2438).

Nikolaus Stanec (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2438) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Michael Ernst (4.5) and Walter Rusek (4.5). Stanec won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Franz Roehrbacher (1708) beat Franz Prammer (1890), a +182-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Dates

01 Feb 2026 → 06 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹GMNikolaus Stanec2438

Avg top 10

2,013

Participants

Titled players · 2

GM×1

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇹Austria×38

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
GMNikolaus Stanec
🇦🇹AUT·2438
5.5pts·2450perf+0.2
🥈
CMMichael Ernst
🇦🇹AUT·2085
4.5pts·2184perf+14.6
🥉
Walter Rusek
🇦🇹AUT·1907
4.5pts·2055perf+23.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

GM Nikolaus Stanec led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Stanec5.5Ernst4.5Rusek4.5Danner4Zoernpfenning4Hoebarth4

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

GM Nikolaus Stanec never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Nikolaus Stanec drew with CM Michael Ernst (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Nikolaus Stanec 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Michael Ernst 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMNikolaus Stanec	*	½	—	—
2CMMichael Ernst	½	*	—	—
3Walter Rusek	—	—	*	½
4Lambert Danner	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Stanec, NikolausGM	2438	AUT	+29N	+15B	+8N	=2B	+7N	+4B	5.5	19.0	21.0	18.75	2450	+0.2
2	Ernst, MichaelCM	2085	AUT	+27B	+25N	+11B	=1N	=4B	=6N	4.5	19.5	22.0	15.25	2184	+14.6
3	Rusek, Walter	1907	AUT	+20N	=9B	=5N	=23B	+8N	+10B	4.5	17.5	20.0	15.00	2055	+23.0
4	Zoernpfenning, Siegfried	2054	AUT	=23N	+21B	+9N	+24B	=2N	−1N	4.0	19.0	21.5	12.50	2095	+6.0
5	Danner, Lambert	1993	AUT	+17B	=6N	=3B	=11N	+25B	=12N	4.0	18.5	21.0	13.25	2006	+1.8
6	Hoebarth, Guenter	1862	AUT	+34N	=5B	+10N	−8B	+23N	=2B	4.0	18.0	19.5	11.75	2001	+23.0
7	Fischer, Peter	1913	AUT	=18N	=26B	+39N	+15B	−1B	+16N	4.0	17.0	17.5	9.25	1948	+3.2
8	Riess, Gerhard	1900	AUT	+31B	+19N	−1B	+6N	−3B	=13B	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.75	1957	+8.4
9	Grafenauer, Horst	1863	AUT	+33B	=3N	−4B	=16N	=17B	+27N	3.5	17.0	19.0	9.75	1863	+1.4
10	Pingitzer, Guenther	1909	AUT	=16B	+30N	−6B	+36N	+11B	−3N	3.5	17.0	18.5	8.50	1868	-5.6
11	Kravchuk, Aleksandr	1897	AUT	+35N	+39B	−2N	=5B	−10N	+24B	3.5	16.0	16.5	6.50	1879	-2.0
12	Zaynard, Andreas	1950	AUT	=24N	=23B	=26N	=21B	+29N	=5B	3.5	14.5	16.5	9.25	1892	-8.4
13	Mayer, Peter	1921	AUT	=30B	=16N	=17B	=25N	+31B	=8N	3.5	14.0	16.0	9.00	1832	-12.2
14	Prager, Manfred	1935	AUT	−19B	+28N	−24N	=18B	+39N	+23B	3.5	13.5	14.0	7.00	1739	-25.0
15	Prammer, Franz	1890	AUT	+28B	−1N	+19B	−7N	−16B	+31N	3.0	18.0	20.0	7.50	1824	-11.6
16	Roehrbacher, Franz	1708	AUT	=10N	=13B	=29N	=9B	+15N	−7B	3.0	17.5	19.5	9.25	1888	+28.2
17	Reisinger, Heinz	1784	AUT	−5N	+35B	=13N	=26B	=9N	=18B	3.0	16.5	18.0	7.75	1812	+4.4
18	Gstoettner, Alois	1719	AUT	=7B	=27N	−25B	=14N	+32B	=17N	3.0	15.5	17.5	8.50	1814	+15.0
19	Mair, Josef	1772	AUT	+14N	−8B	−15N	=39B	=20N	+29B	3.0	15.0	15.5	7.25	1852	+10.6
20	Kutschker, Alexander	1701	AUT	−3B	−32N	=28B	+33N	=19B	+36N	3.0	14.0	15.5	6.25	1699	-0.4
21	Ebner, Johann	1858	AUT	+32B	−4N	=36B	=12N	+22B	F	3.0	14.0	14.0	7.50	1921	+9.6
22	Abadjian, Vahram	1927	AUT	=26N	−24B	+34N	=29B	−21N	+30B	3.0	12.0	13.5	5.75	1752	-26.0
23	Lappe, Manfred	1803	AUT	=4B	=12N	+32B	=3N	−6B	−14N	2.5	19.5	21.5	8.00	1821	+2.2
24	Krejcar, Walter	1775	AUT	=12B	+22N	+14B	−4N	F	−11N	2.5	17.5	17.5	8.25	1952	+23.0
25	Schweighofer, Josef	1886	AUT	+37N	−2B	+18N	=13B	−5N	F	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.25	1864	-2.0
26	Dinse, Michael	1748	GER	=22B	=7N	=12B	=17N	=27B	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	8.00	1876	+16.8
27	Wirthumer, Gunter	1806	AUT	−2N	=18B	=30N	+34B	=26N	−9B	2.5	15.5	17.0	5.25	1729	-13.6
28	Hruza, Gerhard	1625	AUT	−15N	−14B	=20N	=38B	=34N	+35B	2.5	12.5	14.0	4.50	1669	+4.4
29	Frisch, Wilhelm	1832	AUT	−1B	+33N	=16B	=22N	−12B	−19N	2.0	18.0	20.0	5.00	1736	-17.2
30	Nussbaumer, Josef	1734	AUT	=13N	−10B	=27B	−31N	+36B	−22N	2.0	14.5	16.0	4.50	1701	-5.6
31	Ganahl, Herbert	1638	AUT	−8N	−34B	+37N	+30B	−13N	−15B	2.0	13.5	15.0	3.50	1644	-1.0
32	Gockner, Hans	1558	AUT	−21N	+20B	−23N	=35B	−18N	=38B	2.0	13.0	14.5	4.50	1599	+5.0
33	Hansi, Otmar	1574	AUT	−9N	−29B	=35N	−20B	=38N	+39B	2.0	11.5	12.0	2.00	1492	-10.2
34	Kaufmann, Robert	1566	AUT	−6B	+31N	−22B	−27N	=28B	−37N	1.5	14.0	15.5	3.25	1550	-4.4
35	Weindl, Gerhard	1631	AUT	−11B	−17N	=33B	=32N	=37B	−28N	1.5	13.0	14.5	2.75	1480	-24.2
36	Mayrhuber, Franz	1759	AUT	F	+37B	=21N	−10B	−30N	−20B	1.5	13.0	13.0	3.00	1612	-19.6
37	Niesswohl, Werner	1601	AUT	−25B	−36N	−31B	F	=35N	+34B	1.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	1547	-8.2
38	Donets, Ruslan	1633	AUT	F	F	F	=28N	=33B	=32N	1.5	6.5	6.5	3.25	1586	-7.6
39	Blauensteiner, Reinhard	0	AUT	F	−11N	−7B	=19N	−14B	−33N	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.50	1452	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Roehrbacher, FranzAUT
+28.2
3.0 pts · #15
2Rusek, WalterAUT
+23.0
4.5 pts · #3
3Hoebarth, GuenterAUT
+23.0
4.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Abadjian, VahramAUT
-26.0
3.0 pts · #17
2Prager, ManfredAUT
-25.0
3.5 pts · #26
3Weindl, GerhardAUT
-24.2
1.5 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R5+182 Elo gap
Roehrbacher, Franz1708 beat Prammer, Franz1890
R1+163 Elo gap
Mair, Josef1772 beat Prager, Manfred1935
R3+160 Elo gap
Krejcar, Walter1775 beat Prager, Manfred1935