tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group D Round 5-7
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 16 Mar 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Top 10 Elo average was 1522, and top seed was Christoph Kornfehl (🇦🇹 AUT, 1781).
Christoph Kornfehl (🇦🇹 AUT, 1781) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Somar Rezq Almostafa (2.0) and Patrick Proche (2.0). Kornfehl broke clear in the final round.
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 · 1 represented
🇦🇹Austria×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsChristoph Kornfehl 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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4
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1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Christoph Kornfehl never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
Christoph Kornfehl 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 | 🇦🇹Kornfehl, Christoph | 1781 | * | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.00 | 4.0 | +27.0 | 2560 |
| 3 | 🇦🇹Rezq Almostafa, Somar | 1740 | 0 | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2.0 | 1.50 | 4.5 | +14.8 | 1890 |
| 4 | 🇦🇹Proche, Patrick | 0 | — | — | * | ½ | ½ | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 2.00 | 3.5 | +4.0 | 1875 |
| 2 | 🇦🇹Ritthammer, Manfred | 1726 | — | — | ½ | * | — | — | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 3.0 | +14.4 | 1910 |
| 6 | 🇦🇹Lentner, Wolfram | 1726 | 0 | — | ½ | — | * | — | — | ½ | 1.0 | 1.25 | 5.5 | -6.6 | 1670 |
| 5 | 🇦🇹Roehrbacher, Franz | 1708 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | * | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 5.5 | -6.2 | 1652 |
| 7 | 🇦🇹Ruck, Helmut | 1766 | — | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | — | 0.5 | 1.00 | 6.0 | -18.0 | 1518 |
| 8 | 🇦🇹Gstoettner, Alois | 1726 | — | — | — | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | * | 0.5 | 0.50 | 4.0 | -20.0 | 1465 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kornfehl, ChristophAUT+27.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Rezq Almostafa, SomarAUT+14.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Ritthammer, ManfredAUT+14.42.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Gstoettner, AloisAUT-20.00.5 pts · #8
- 2Ruck, HelmutAUT-18.00.5 pts · #7
- 3Lentner, WolframAUT-6.61.0 pts · #6