tschaturanga Winter Cup 2026 Group G Round 5-7
Round-RobinStandard
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 16 Mar 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Top 10 Elo average was 1666, and top seed was Oliver Bechtiger (🇦🇹 AUT, 1776).
Markus Keller (🇦🇹 AUT, 1610) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Oliver Bechtiger (1.5) and Alexander Kutschker (1.5). Keller shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Johannes Emsenhuber (1644) beat Oliver Bechtiger (1776), a +132-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 · 1 represented
🇦🇹Austria×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 7 roundsMarkus Keller 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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R7 · LEADER CHANGE16 Mar
Markus Keller takes the sole lead (2.0/7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇹Keller, Markus | 1610 | * | ½ | — | — | ½ | 1 | — | 2.0 | 2.25 | 3.5 | +17.4 | 1808 |
| 3 | 🇦🇹Bechtiger, Oliver | 1776 | ½ | * | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1.5 | 2.00 | 4.0 | -28.0 | 1605 |
| 2 | 🇦🇹Kutschker, Alexander | 1694 | — | — | * | 1 | ½ | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1648 |
| 7 | 🇦🇹Gruenzweig, Herbert | 1608 | — | 0 | 0 | * | — | — | 1 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 4.0 | -3.4 | 1574 |
| 5 | 🇦🇹Paseka, Christian | 1660 | ½ | — | ½ | — | * | — | — | 1.0 | 1.75 | 3.5 | -2.4 | 1621 |
| 6 | 🇦🇹Emsenhuber, Johannes | 1644 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | * | — | 1.0 | 1.50 | 3.5 | +4.2 | 1688 |
| 4 | 🇦🇹Grohs, Wolfgang | 1667 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 1634 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Keller, MarkusAUT+17.42.0 pts · #1
- 2Emsenhuber, JohannesAUT+4.21.0 pts · #6
- 3Kutschker, AlexanderAUT0.01.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Bechtiger, OliverAUT-28.01.5 pts · #3
- 2Gruenzweig, HerbertAUT-3.41.0 pts · #7
- 3Paseka, ChristianAUT-2.41.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R7+132 Elo gap