23. Schachopen in Semriach A-Turnier

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60 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Semriach, Austria. 6 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2103, and top seed was Andreas Schieder (🇦🇹 AUT, CM, 2224).

Gerald Leitner (🇦🇹 AUT, 2061) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Chicheng Leon Chen (4.0) and Manuel Eibinger (4.0). Leitner shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Valentin Steinwidder (1646) beat Eva-Maria Schmied (1920), a +274-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Semriach, Austria

Dates

29 Apr 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹CMAndreas Schieder2224

Avg top 10

2,103

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×2

CM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇦🇹Austria×54

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1

🇯🇵Japan×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
Gerald Leitner
🇦🇹AUT·2061
4.0pts·2253perf+23.4
🥈
CMChicheng Leon Chen
🇦🇹AUT·2059
4.0pts·2239perf+44.0
🥉
Manuel Eibinger
🇦🇹AUT·2095
4.0pts·2246perf+18.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Eibinger4Brenner4Leisenberger4Leitner4Chen4Harmtodt3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 4.0/5. Leitner takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

Manuel Eibinger went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Manuel Eibinger	*	—	—	—
2Nico Brenner	—	*	—	—
3Harald Leisenberger	—	—	*	½
4Gerald Leitner	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Leitner, Gerald	2061	AUT	+36N	+15B	+23N	=4B	=2N	4.0	13.5	15.5	11.50	2253	+23.4
2	Chen, Chicheng LeonCM	2059	AUT	+44B	+27N	=3N	+13B	=1B	4.0	13.5	15.0	11.00	2239	+44.0
3	Eibinger, Manuel	2095	AUT	+50B	+7N	=2B	=12N	+18B	4.0	13.5	14.5	11.00	2246	+18.0
4	Leisenberger, Harald	2122	AUT	+41B	=12N	+20B	=1N	+19B	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.50	2254	+15.6
5	Brenner, Nico	1911	AUT	=6N	+39B	+26N	=23B	+16B	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.50	2296	+99.2
6	Pitschka, ClausFM	2065	GER	=5B	+17N	=8B	=34N	+27B	3.5	13.0	15.0	10.25	2038	-2.6
7	Harmtodt, Maximilian	1982	AUT	+38B	−3B	+14N	=8N	+34B	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	2036	+16.4
8	Markovic, Kosta	1949	SRB	+37N	=26B	=6N	=7B	+23N	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.25	2137	+50.8
9	Wiedner, Robert	2102	AUT	−24N	=14B	+57N	+29B	+12B	3.5	11.0	11.5	7.50	2069	-3.2
10	Schieder, AndreasCM	2224	AUT	+40N	=13B	=35N	+15B	=28N	3.5	10.5	12.5	8.75	2130	-10.0
11	Bratko, Alexander	2089	AUT	=32N	+57B	−13N	+24B	+31N	3.5	10.0	10.5	6.50	2096	+1.2
12	Steinwidder, Jonathan	2027	AUT	+52N	=4B	+25N	=3B	−9N	3.0	14.0	15.0	7.50	2089	+17.6
13	Hafner, Robert	1998	AUT	+33B	=10N	+11B	−2N	=30B	3.0	13.5	15.5	8.50	2100	+13.6
14	Schernthaner, Tim	1821	AUT	=21B	=9N	−7B	+50N	+33B	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.25	2038	+57.2
15	Gruenwald, Beat	1945	AUT	+51B	−1N	+33B	−10N	+46N	3.0	11.0	12.0	4.50	2009	+17.2
16	Matosec, Thomas	2068	AUT	+58N	=35B	+24N	=28B	−5N	3.0	11.0	11.5	5.25	2028	-5.0
17	Oettl, Florian	1894	AUT	=39N	−6B	+43N	+49B	=21B	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.00	2127	+31.0
18	Hager, Herbert	2039	AUT	+47N	=25B	=34N	+32B	−3N	3.0	10.5	12.0	5.75	1981	-6.6
19	Mujacic, Haris	2060	BIH	−25N	+60B	+36N	+35B	−4N	3.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	2033	-2.8
20	Kahlig, Martin	1986	AUT	F	+46B	−4N	+44B	+25N	3.0	9.5	9.5	5.50	2135	+15.0
21	Goelles, Herbert	1982	AUT	=14N	=45B	=44N	+51B	=17N	3.0	9.0	10.0	5.50	1902	-9.4
22	Steinwidder, Valentin	1646	AUT	−27B	−44N	+58N	+52B	+32N	3.0	7.0	7.5	3.50	1979	+83.2
23	Maier, Tobias	2027	AUT	+59B	+29N	−1B	=5N	−8B	2.5	14.0	14.5	5.00	1940	-23.6
24	Hofbauer, Karl	1932	AUT	+9B	=28N	−16B	−11N	+54B	2.5	12.5	13.5	5.75	2025	+12.4
25	Ellmer, Lukas	1906	AUT	+19B	=18N	−12B	+48N	−20B	2.5	12.0	13.5	6.00	2024	+15.8
26	Humer, WolfgangFM	2079	AUT	+42B	=8N	−5B	−30N	+47B	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.25	1915	-21.6
27	Wieser, Andreas	1941	AUT	+22N	−2B	=54N	+45B	−6N	2.5	12.0	13.0	5.00	1880	-7.2
28	Wallner, Dieter	2055	AUT	+60N	=24B	F	=16N	=10B	2.5	11.5	11.5	4.50	2125	+7.2
29	Napetschnig, Martin	1907	AUT	+49N	−23B	=48B	−9N	+53N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.25	1960	+8.0
30	Hackl, David	1921	AUT	F	+53N	F	+26B	=13N	2.5	9.0	9.0	5.00	2166	+19.0
31	Lipp, Raimund	1970	AUT	=45N	=54B	=51N	+37B	−11B	2.5	8.0	9.0	3.75	1844	-16.0
32	Schmied, Eva-Maria	1920	AUT	=11B	=48N	+38B	−18N	−22B	2.0	11.5	13.0	4.50	1848	-9.4
33	Stallmann, Andreas	1845	AUT	−13N	+40B	−15N	+36B	−14N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.00	1850	+0.6
34	Poetscher, Katharina	1748	AUT	F	+56N	=18B	=6B	−7N	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.25	2002	+49.6
35	Stankovic, Andrej	1970	CRO	+55B	=16N	=10B	−19N	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.25	2041	+7.0
36	Ully, Michael	1911	AUT	−1B	+55N	−19B	−33N	+50B	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1869	-12.0
37	Raunjak, Christoph	1786	AUT	−8B	=42N	+56B	−31N	=48B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.75	1882	+12.0
38	Schneider, Manuel	1821	AUT	−7N	+58B	−32N	=47B	=40N	2.0	9.0	9.5	2.25	1853	+4.2
39	Strallhofer, Hermann	2041	AUT	=17B	−5N	+59B	F	=45N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.75	1874	-17.6
40	Rohl, Alfred	1938	AUT	−10B	−33N	=55B	+59N	=38B	2.0	8.5	9.0	2.00	1843	-28.4
41	Stoegerer, Felix	1937	AUT	−4N	=47B	=52N	−46B	+57N	2.0	8.0	8.5	1.75	1850	-24.0
42	Stockner, Peter	1920	AUT	−26N	=37B	=46N	=53B	=51N	2.0	7.0	8.0	2.75	1733	-24.2
43	Gruenwald, SimonCM	2129	AUT	F	F	−17B	+60N	+44B	2.0	4.5	4.5	1.50	2022	-14.8
44	Zaff, Sebastian	1899	AUT	−2N	+22B	=21B	−20N	−43N	1.5	13.0	15.0	4.50	1811	-11.6
45	Trattner, Alfred	1817	AUT	=31B	=21N	F	−27N	=39B	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.75	1896	+7.2
46	Shibata, MisakiWCM	1839	JPN	F	−20N	=42B	+41N	−15B	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.00	1860	+1.6
47	Pichler, Clemens	1876	AUT	−18B	=41N	=50B	=38N	−26N	1.5	9.5	10.5	2.50	1811	-18.0
48	Armengaud, Eric	2007	FRA	F	=32B	=29N	−25B	=37N	1.5	9.0	9.0	3.25	1793	-23.6
49	Savio, Alfred Jun.	2061	AUT	−29B	=59N	=53B	−17N	=56B	1.5	7.5	8.0	1.25	1702	-45.8
50	Heinisch, Wolfgang	1925	AUT	−3N	=52B	=47N	−14B	−36N	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.25	1673	-32.0
51	Hackl, Christian	1716	AUT	−15N	F	=31B	−21N	=42B	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.25	1760	+3.6
52	Moik, Franz	1862	AUT	−12B	=50N	=41B	−22N	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	1691	-17.2
53	Tschandl, Julius Henry	1602	AUT	F	−30B	=49N	=42N	−29B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.75	1745	+20.8
54	Antenreiter, Martin	1813	AUT	F	=31N	=27B	F	−24N	1.0	7.5	7.5	2.50	1823	+0.8
55	Reisinger, Heinz	1814	AUT	−35N	−36B	=40N	=58B	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.25	1740	-7.2
56	Schein, Leopold	1923	AUT	F	−34B	−37N	=57B	=49N	1.0	6.0	6.0	1.00	1684	-24.6
57	Lachmair, Erwin	1913	AUT	F	−11N	−9B	=56N	−41B	0.5	10.0	10.0	0.50	1691	-19.6
58	Frey, Armin	1912	AUT	−16B	−38N	−22B	=55N	F	0.5	9.0	9.5	0.50	1515	-37.2
59	Pichler, Laurenz	1871	AUT	−23N	=49B	−39N	−40B	F	0.5	8.0	8.5	0.75	1695	-29.2
60	Schieder, Josef	1897	AUT	−28B	−19N	F	−43B	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1281	-15.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Brenner, NicoAUT
+99.2
4.0 pts · #2
2Steinwidder, ValentinAUT
+83.2
3.0 pts · #22
3Schernthaner, TimAUT
+57.2
3.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Savio, Alfred Jun.AUT
-45.8
1.5 pts · #46
2Frey, ArminAUT
-37.2
0.5 pts · #59
3Heinisch, WolfgangAUT
-32.0
1.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R5+274 Elo gap
Steinwidder, Valentin1646 beat Schmied, Eva-Maria1920
R3+266 Elo gap
Steinwidder, Valentin1646 beat Frey, Armin1912
R3+235 Elo gap
Oettl, Florian1894 beat CMGruenwald, Simon2129