tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group D Round 2-4
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 09 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Top 10 Elo average was 1522, and top seed was Christoph Kornfehl (🇦🇹 AUT, 1781).
Christoph Kornfehl (🇦🇹 AUT, 1781) won with 2.5/4, ahead of Manfred Ritthammer (2.0) and Somar Rezq Almostafa (2.0). Kornfehl won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇦🇹Vienna, Austria
Dates
09 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇹Austria×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 4 roundsChristoph Kornfehl led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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2
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1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Christoph Kornfehl held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Christoph Kornfehl drew with Manfred Ritthammer (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇦🇹Kornfehl, Christoph | 1781 | * | ½ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 3.5 | +6.0 | 1911 |
| 1 | 🇦🇹Ritthammer, Manfred | 1726 | ½ | * | 1 | — | — | ½ | — | — | 2.0 | 3.75 | 5.5 | +13.0 | 1878 |
| 5 | 🇦🇹Rezq Almostafa, Somar | 1740 | — | 0 | * | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 2.50 | 4.5 | -3.6 | 1726 |
| 3 | 🇦🇹Lentner, Wolfram | 1726 | — | — | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | — | — | 1.5 | 1.75 | 4.5 | +0.8 | 1747 |
| 4 | 🇦🇹Ruck, Helmut | 1766 | — | — | — | ½ | * | ½ | — | ½ | 1.5 | 1.50 | 3.0 | -4.4 | 1721 |
| 6 | 🇦🇹Roehrbacher, Franz | 1708 | — | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | * | — | — | 1.0 | 1.75 | 5.0 | -7.2 | 1617 |
| 7 | 🇦🇹Proche, Patrick | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1631 |
| 8 | 🇦🇹Gstoettner, Alois | 1726 | 0 | — | — | — | ½ | — | 0 | * | 0.5 | 0.75 | 5.0 | -6.4 | 1590 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ritthammer, ManfredAUT+13.02.0 pts · #1
- 2Kornfehl, ChristophAUT+6.02.5 pts · #2
- 3Lentner, WolframAUT+0.81.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Roehrbacher, FranzAUT-7.21.0 pts · #6
- 2Gstoettner, AloisAUT-6.40.5 pts · #8
- 3Ruck, HelmutAUT-4.41.5 pts · #4