22. Stockerauer Schach-Open B-Turnier
Open SwissStandard
72 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Stockerau, Austria. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Niklas Keller (🇦🇹 AUT, 1949).
Erik Gansterer (🇦🇹 AUT, 1843) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Niklas Keller (4.5) and Aleksandr Kravchuk (4.5). Gansterer shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Noah Tardi (1490) beat Friedrich Wimmer (1774), a +284-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
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇹Austria×62
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇮🇹Italy×2
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
28
11
6
3
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.5/5. Gansterer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Niklas Keller drew with Erik Gansterer (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Niklas Keller 4 wins (R1–R4)Erik Gansterer 4 wins (R1–R4)Aleksandr Kravchuk 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Niklas Keller | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Erik Gansterer | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Aleksandr Kravchuk | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Elias Berrouka | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gansterer, Erik | 1843 | AUT | +67N | +14B | +8N | +9B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2151 | +64.0 |
| 2 | Keller, Niklas | 1949 | AUT | +42B | +27N | +16B | +11N | =1B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2182 | +44.8 |
| 3 | Kravchuk, Aleksandr | 1909 | AUT | +33B | +52N | +15B | +7N | =4B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2159 | +24.2 |
| 4 | Berrouka, Elias | 1890 | AUT | +21N | =10B | +50N | +18B | =3N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2031 | +16.8 |
| 5 | Noori, Darius | 1871 | AUT | +36N | −7B | +30N | +23B | +16N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 1995 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Nemetschek, Jochen | 1912 | AUT | −14B | +38N | +40B | +27N | +10B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1992 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Birg, Jovan | 1791 | AUT | +41B | +5N | +13B | −3B | =17N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 11.00 | 1959 | +23.2 |
| 8 | Neuhold, Manfred | 1806 | AUT | +31N | +28N | −1B | +22B | =13N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1966 | +21.8 |
| 9 | Branka, Julia | 1765 | POL | +71B | +39N | +12B | −1N | =11B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1925 | +42.1 |
| 10 | Wolf, Julian | 1806 | AUT | +63B | =4N | +44N | +17B | −6N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1972 | +22.8 |
| 11 | Muenzker, Stefan | 1840 | AUT | +43B | +62N | +24B | −2B | =9N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1897 | +8.2 |
| 12 | Zaynard, Andreas | 1928 | AUT | +40B | =19N | −9N | +50B | +35N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1878 | -5.2 |
| 13 | Bendl, Felix | 1838 | AUT | +72N | +69B | −7N | +29B | =8B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1844 | +0.4 |
| 14 | Strohmer, Christian | 1741 | AUT | +6N | −1N | =28B | +56B | =34N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1941 | +27.2 |
| 15 | Berghold, Fabian-Elija | 1777 | AUT | +53N | +22B | −3N | =25B | =18N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1877 | +29.2 |
| 16 | Rauch, Christian | 1815 | AUT | +54B | +45N | −2N | +34B | −5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1921 | +15.0 |
| 17 | Pabisch, Leonard | 1872 | AUT | =51B | +55N | +19B | −10N | =7B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1787 | -17.6 |
| 18 | Schindler, Gerhard | 1832 | AUT | =38B | +61N | +32B | −4N | =15B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1818 | -1.4 |
| 19 | Krejcar, Walter | 1814 | AUT | +64N | =12B | −17N | +53B | =25N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1829 | +3.8 |
| 20 | Brunner, Felix | 1881 | AUT | +37B | −24N | =35B | =32N | +40B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1789 | -11.2 |
| 21 | Troestl, Gerhard | 1697 | AUT | −4B | =63N | +38B | =28N | +39B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1847 | +19.8 |
| 22 | Stanivukovic, Drago | 1899 | SRB | +65B | −15N | +46B | −8N | +42B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1814 | -10.6 |
| 23 | Sonnberger, Norbert | 1809 | AUT | −62B | +43N | +55B | −5N | +41B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1708 | -11.2 |
| 24 | Taluk, Emre | 1768 | AUT | +66N | +20B | −11N | +39N | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1959 | +20.6 |
| 25 | Ebner, Johann | 1868 | AUT | =61B | =51N | +54B | =15N | =19B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1779 | -10.6 |
| 26 | Opl, Klaus | 1874 | AUT | =30N | =29B | F | +61N | +46B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1886 | +1.2 |
| 27 | Koller, Wolfgang M | 1829 | AUT | +47N | −2B | +31N | −6B | =36N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1748 | -10.2 |
| 28 | Hamarat, Tunc | 1911 | AUT | +58N | −8B | =14N | =21B | =29N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1745 | -43.2 |
| 29 | Reif, Werner | 1751 | ITA | =59B | =26N | +45B | −13N | =28B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1896 | +19.2 |
| 30 | Brunner, Roman | 1687 | AUT | =26B | =34N | −5B | =54N | +52B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1809 | +31.6 |
| 31 | Pham, Quan | 1596 | AUT | −8B | +33N | −27B | +65N | =32B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1763 | +43.6 |
| 32 | Weiss, Arnold | 1764 | AUT | +70N | =44B | −18N | =20B | =31N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1707 | -13.2 |
| 33 | Redl, Heribert | 1711 | AUT | −3N | −31B | =47N | +69B | +57N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1583 | -14.6 |
| 34 | Wesel, Alexander | 1905 | AUT | =50N | =30B | +51N | −16N | =14B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1725 | -46.4 |
| 35 | Tschandl, Julius Henry | 1610 | AUT | F | +48B | =20N | +52N | −12B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1933 | +64.8 |
| 36 | Lutz, Rudolf | 1671 | AUT | −5B | −41N | +60B | +70N | =27B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1481 | -13.6 |
| 37 | Perfler, Daniel | 1696 | AUT | −20N | −53B | +64N | =57B | +51N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1647 | -13.2 |
| 38 | Peschl, Michael | 1633 | AUT | =18N | −6B | −21N | =48B | +69N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1604 | -6.0 |
| 39 | Rieger, Jurgen | 1866 | ITA | +49N | −9B | +62N | −24B | −21N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1627 | -63.2 |
| 40 | Emanoil, Radu-Mihai | 1749 | AUT | −12N | +64B | −6N | +62B | −20N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1711 | -10.8 |
| 41 | Maleczek, Kian | 1562 | AUT | −7N | +36B | =56N | =44B | −23N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1710 | +35.2 |
| 42 | Semrad, Paul | 1754 | AUT | −2N | +47B | +69N | −59B | −22N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1657 | -10.2 |
| 43 | Paseka, Christian | 1660 | AUT | −11N | −23B | =48N | =47B | +64N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1649 | -2.0 |
| 44 | Prammer, Franz | 1865 | AUT | +46B | =32N | −10B | =41N | −49B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1621 | -32.0 |
| 45 | Mihaljevic, Stipo | 1919 | CRO | +48N | −16B | −29N | F | +53B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1708 | -20.2 |
| 46 | Schett, Franz | 1666 | AUT | −44N | +70B | −22N | +58B | −26N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1649 | -1.8 |
| 47 | Branka, Natalia | 1613 | POL | −27B | −42N | =33B | =43N | +61B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1652 | +9.0 |
| 48 | Rella, Mario | 1747 | AUT | −45B | −35N | =43B | =38N | +63B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1608 | -38.0 |
| 49 | Dordevic, Marko | 1667 | AUT | −39B | −66N | +71B | F | +44N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1652 | -2.0 |
| 50 | Stoeckler, Johannes | 1709 | AUT | =34B | +59N | −4B | −12N | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1829 | +11.2 |
| 51 | Brezlan, Noel | 1675 | AUT | =17N | =25B | −34B | =55N | −37B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1617 | -16.8 |
| 52 | Tarhuni, Adam | 1795 | AUT | +57N | −3B | =53N | −35B | −30N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1508 | -37.0 |
| 53 | Ahmadi Niri, Ali | 1517 | IRI | −15B | +37N | =52B | −19N | −45N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1651 | +13.0 |
| 54 | Hyassat, Violetta | 1601 | AUT | −16N | +58B | −25N | =30B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1688 | +15.2 |
| 55 | Tardi, Noah | 1490 | AUT | +56N | −17B | −23N | =51B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1696 | +34.4 |
| 56 | Wimmer, Friedrich | 1774 | AUT | −55B | +72N | =41B | −14N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1523 | -26.6 |
| 57 | Dordevic, Teodora | 1563 | AUT | −52B | =65N | =61B | =37N | −33B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Svoboda, Rudolf | 1729 | AUT | −28B | −54N | +72B | −46N | =60B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1513 | -22.6 |
| 59 | Brueck, Michael | 1939 | AUT | =29N | −50B | F | +42N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1738 | -15.4 |
| 60 | Guilarte, Pawel | 0 | AUT | F | F | −36N | +68B | =58N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Blieberger, Tobias | 1668 | AUT | =25N | −18B | =57N | −26B | −47N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1510 | -39.2 |
| 62 | Antolovic, Avni | 1597 | AUT | +23N | −11B | −39B | −40N | −68N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1557 | -9.2 |
| 63 | Goecek, Deniz | 1577 | AUT | −10N | =21B | =65B | F | −48N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1546 | -6.0 |
| 64 | Schickbauer, Manuel | 1598 | AUT | −19B | −40N | −37B | +71N | −43B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1424 | -21.0 |
| 65 | Vogl, Walter | 1707 | AUT | −22N | =57B | =63N | −31B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1466 | -25.4 |
| 66 | Loibl, Ella | 1475 | AUT | −24B | +49B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1718 | +24.0 |
| 67 | Fedenko, Herman | 1662 | AUT | −1B | +71N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1623 | -3.2 |
| 68 | Ruck, Helmut | 1720 | AUT | F | F | F | −60N | +62B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 2397 | +6.6 |
| 69 | Suess, Florian | 0 | GER | F | −13N | −42B | −33N | −38B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 934 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 530019443 | 0 | — | −32B | −46N | F | −36B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Latschen, Wolfgang | 1403 | GER | −9N | −67B | −49N | −64B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 873 | -28.4 |
| 72 | Reichmann, Ernst | 1647 | AUT | −13B | −56B | −58N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 980 | -19.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tschandl, Julius HenryAUT+64.82.5 pts · #29
- 2Gansterer, ErikAUT+64.04.5 pts · #2
- 3Keller, NiklasAUT+44.84.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Rieger, JurgenITA-63.22.0 pts · #37
- 2Wesel, AlexanderAUT-46.42.5 pts · #30
- 3Hamarat, TuncAUT-43.22.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R1+284 Elo gap
- R2+230 Elo gap
- R1+212 Elo gap