tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group F 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. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1697, and top seed was Eduard Mittelbach (🇦🇹 AUT, 1773).
Mateusz Szewczyk (🇦🇹 AUT, 1719) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Eduard Mittelbach (2.5) and Richard Knittel-Templ (2.0). Szewczyk broke clear in the final round.
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 · 2 represented
🇦🇹Austria×7
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 4 roundsMateusz Szewczyk led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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2
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Mateusz Szewczyk held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Mateusz Szewczyk won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇹Szewczyk, Mateusz | 1719 | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2.5 | +50.8 | 2476 |
| 2 | 🇦🇹Mittelbach, Eduard | 1773 | — | * | 1 | — | ½ | — | 1 | — | 2.5 | 3.00 | 3.5 | +13.0 | 1956 |
| 3 | 🇦🇹Knittel-Templ, Richard | 1698 | — | 0 | * | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 4.5 | +13.2 | 1832 |
| 4 | 🇦🇹Lettner, Stefan | 1730 | — | — | 0 | * | — | — | ½ | 1 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 3.0 | -16.0 | 1650 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Kravchuk, Anthony | 1721 | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | ½ | — | — | 1.0 | 1.75 | 6.5 | -13.2 | 1618 |
| 5 | 🇦🇹Giefing, Josef | 1727 | 0 | — | — | — | ½ | * | — | ½ | 1.0 | 0.75 | 4.5 | -13.8 | 1553 |
| 8 | 🇦🇹Niesswohl, Werner | 1601 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | — | — | * | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 7.0 | -8.0 | 1478 |
| 7 | 🇦🇹Stanojevic, Milan | 1607 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | — | * | 0.5 | 0.50 | 4.5 | -8.6 | 1468 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Szewczyk, MateuszAUT+50.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Knittel-Templ, RichardAUT+13.22.0 pts · #3
- 3Mittelbach, EduardAUT+13.02.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Lettner, StefanAUT-16.01.5 pts · #4
- 2Giefing, JosefAUT-13.81.0 pts · #5
- 3Kravchuk, AnthonyUSA-13.21.0 pts · #6