22. Stockerauer Schach-Open A-Turnier
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43 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Stockerau, Austria. 11 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2279, and top seed was Egor Krivoborodov (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2536).
Thomas Bauer (🇦🇹 AUT, CM, 2186) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Egor Krivoborodov (4.0) and Ilia Balinov (4.0). Bauer shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nikolaus Kellner (1737) beat Thomas Rattinger (1970), a +233-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Stockerau, Austria
Dates
14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 11
GM×3
IM×2
FM×2
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇹Austria×36
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
🇧🇸Bahamas×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Thomas Bauer led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
14
4
1
3
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 May
CM Thomas Bauer takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
CM Thomas Bauer won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMThomas Bauer | * | — | — | — |
| 2GMIlia Balinov | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMNikolaus Stanec | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4GMEgor Krivoborodov | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bauer, ThomasCM | 2186 | AUT | =8B | +32N | +16B | +17N | +10B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 11.00 | 2374 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Krivoborodov, EgorGM | 2536 | GER | +14B | +25N | +10B | =4N | =3B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2489 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Balinov, IliaGM | 2393 | AUT | +38B | +18N | =4B | +6N | =2N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2470 | +6.2 |
| 4 | Stanec, NikolausGM | 2443 | AUT | +26N | +27B | =3N | =2B | +9B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2456 | +3.1 |
| 5 | Groetz, HaraldIM | 2249 | AUT | +15N | =9B | +13N | F | +8B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.50 | 2347 | +3.1 |
| 6 | Schirmbeck, Hannes | 2075 | AUT | =30B | +34N | +31B | −3B | +21N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 2186 | +14.2 |
| 7 | Pribitzer, Stefan | 2139 | AUT | =34B | =30N | +36B | =18N | +16B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 2134 | -0.2 |
| 8 | Veladzic, Benjamin | 1999 | AUT | =1N | +29B | =12N | +27B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 2224 | +59.6 |
| 9 | Pausweg, DanielCM | 2032 | AUT | +43B | =5N | =24B | +12B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2311 | +70.0 |
| 10 | Taizhanov, Aissultan | 2071 | AUT | +42N | +37B | −2N | +19B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 2132 | +15.2 |
| 11 | Kummer, HelmutIM | 2163 | AUT | =19N | =17B | =14N | =13B | +26N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2076 | -5.5 |
| 12 | Groessing, Daniel-Yosuke | 2105 | AUT | +36B | =16N | =8B | −9N | +18B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2084 | -5.2 |
| 13 | Scheiber, Daniel Berndt | 1989 | AUT | +24B | =33N | −5B | =11N | +25B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2215 | +59.6 |
| 14 | Veladzic, Isak | 2049 | AUT | −2N | +40B | =11B | =24N | +37N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2149 | +25.6 |
| 15 | Thoma, Wilhelm | 2025 | AUT | −5B | +39N | +20B | +33N | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 2276 | +26.0 |
| 16 | Leonov, Leonid | 2032 | AUT | +22N | =12B | −1N | +23B | −7N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 2148 | +30.8 |
| 17 | Kersten, Julian | 1943 | AUT | +20B | =11N | +33B | −1B | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2231 | +29.8 |
| 18 | Gold, Arthur | 2058 | AUT | +41N | −3B | +37N | =7B | −12N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 2042 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Gajic, Zoran | 1997 | BIH | =11B | =22N | +25B | −10N | =20B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2132 | +17.4 |
| 20 | Hellerschmid, Andreas | 2110 | AUT | −17N | +42B | −15N | +28B | =19N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1961 | -39.2 |
| 21 | Leitner, Gerald | 2061 | AUT | =35B | −31N | +22B | +30N | −6B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1988 | -9.2 |
| 22 | Seyhanoglu, DenizCM | 2252 | TUR | −16B | =19B | −21N | +35N | +31B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1959 | -33.6 |
| 23 | Zojer, Thomas | 2056 | AUT | =31B | =35N | =30B | −16N | +32B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1928 | -16.8 |
| 24 | Kammerer, Gernot | 2150 | AUT | −13N | +28B | =9N | =14B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2001 | -15.8 |
| 25 | Stinner, David | 2065 | AUT | +40N | −2B | −19N | +41B | −13N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1963 | -16.0 |
| 26 | Merei, David | 2042 | AUT | −4B | −36N | +32B | +40N | −11B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 2013 | -6.6 |
| 27 | Pitschka, ClausFM | 2065 | GER | +39B | −4N | +35B | −8N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 2045 | -3.8 |
| 28 | Gockner, Martin | 1933 | AUT | −33B | −24N | +39B | −20N | +35B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1945 | +0.6 |
| 29 | Jevremovic, Filip | 2154 | AUT | =32B | −8N | =34B | +31N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1951 | -41.2 |
| 30 | Pivi, Mauro | 1926 | ITA | =6N | =7B | =23N | −21B | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1996 | +6.6 |
| 31 | Somasundram, Jayakumar | 1836 | SRI | =23N | +21B | −6N | −29B | −22N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1967 | +13.0 |
| 32 | Pernerstorfer, Johannes | 1997 | AUT | =29N | −1B | −26N | +39B | −23N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1916 | -11.0 |
| 33 | Karner, Daniel | 2086 | AUT | +28N | =13B | −17N | −15B | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1886 | -22.0 |
| 34 | Rattinger, Thomas | 1970 | AUT | =7N | −6B | =29N | −37B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1833 | -13.8 |
| 35 | Becka, Mathias | 1849 | AUT | =21N | =23B | −27N | −22B | −28N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1833 | -5.6 |
| 36 | Karelina, PolinaWFM | 1938 | BAH | −12N | +26B | −7N | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1970 | +2.4 |
| 37 | Kellner, Nikolaus | 1737 | AUT | F | −10N | −18B | +34N | −14B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1844 | +8.0 |
| 38 | Wu, Chenshan | 2036 | AUT | −3N | +41B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 2115 | +5.2 |
| 39 | Schiessl, Paul | 1888 | AUT | −27N | −15B | −28N | −32N | =40B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 1615 | -27.6 |
| 40 | Oettl, Florian | 1885 | AUT | −25B | −14N | F | −26B | =39N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1689 | -16.6 |
| 41 | Stallmann, Andreas | 1837 | AUT | −18B | −38N | F | −25N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1253 | -13.4 |
| 42 | Fichtinger, Christian | 1908 | AUT | −10B | −20N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1291 | -10.4 |
| 43 | Wallner, JoachimFM | 2259 | AUT | −9N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1232 | -7.9 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pausweg, DanielCMAUT+70.03.0 pts · #15
- 2Veladzic, BenjaminAUT+59.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Scheiber, Daniel BerndtAUT+59.63.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Jevremovic, FilipAUT-41.22.0 pts · #27
- 2Hellerschmid, AndreasAUT-39.22.5 pts · #19
- 3Seyhanoglu, DenizCMTUR-33.62.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R4+233 Elo gap
- R1+227 Elo gap
- R2+225 Elo gap