tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group A Round 5-7
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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 16 Mar 2026 in Vienna, Austria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Artur Yanichkin (🇺🇦 UKR, 2146).
Leo Radnaev (🇦🇹 AUT, 2045) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Andrii Karasevych (2.5) and Arthur Gold (2.5). Radnaev broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Benjamin Veladzic (2025) beat Artur Yanichkin (2146), a +121-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Vienna, Austria
Dates
02 Mar 2026 → 16 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇹Austria×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsLeo Radnaev led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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8
8
8
4
2
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Leo Radnaev held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
Leo Radnaev won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇹Radnaev, Leo | 2045 | * | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1.5 | +51.6 | 2830 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦Karasevych, Andrii | 2012 | — | * | — | 1 | 1 | — | ½ | — | 2.5 | 2.75 | 3.0 | +19.4 | 2264 |
| 3 | 🇦🇹Gold, Arthur | 2014 | — | — | * | ½ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2.5 | +24.4 | 2260 |
| 4 | 🇦🇹Veladzic, Benjamin | 2025 | — | 0 | ½ | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.25 | 6.0 | +3.2 | 2076 |
| 5 | 🇦🇹Leonov, Leonid | 1999 | — | 0 | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.50 | 5.5 | -7.2 | 1895 |
| 6 | 🇺🇦Yanichkin, Artur | 2146 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | -19.0 | 1909 |
| 7 | 🇦🇹Ramoser, Mario | 1951 | 0 | ½ | — | — | 0 | — | * | — | 0.5 | 1.25 | 6.5 | -17.6 | 1734 |
| 8 | 🇦🇹Svrcek, Jozef | 1966 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.5 | -18.8 | 1303 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Radnaev, LeoAUT+51.63.0 pts · #1
- 2Gold, ArthurAUT+24.42.5 pts · #3
- 3Karasevych, AndriiUKR+19.42.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Yanichkin, ArturUKR-19.01.0 pts · #6
- 2Svrcek, JozefAUT-18.80.0 pts · #8
- 3Ramoser, MarioAUT-17.60.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R7+121 Elo gap
- R5+101 Elo gap