Salzkammergut Schachopen 2026 Group A
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82 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Bad Ischl, Austria. 17 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2276, and top seed was Jens Hirneise (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2362).
Luca Englert (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2273) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Julian Jetzl (4.5) and Theodor Gold (4.0). Englert shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tristan Juri Zilian (1720) beat Claus, Dr. Bauer (2132), a +412-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Bad Ischl, Austria
Dates
22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 17
IM×1
FM×12
CM×4
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇹Austria×50
🇩🇪Germany×25
🇨🇿Czech Republic×4
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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12
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Luca Englert held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Englert takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Luca Englert 4 wins (R1–R4)Julian Jetzl 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMLuca Englert | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Julian Jetzl | — | * | — | — |
| 3CMChicheng Leon Chen | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMJens Hirneise | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Englert, LucaFM | 2273 | GER | +70B | +31N | +13B | +6B | =3N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2538 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Jetzl, Julian | 2216 | AUT | +41N | +21B | +28N | =3B | +10N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2393 | +34.8 |
| 3 | Gold, TheodorFM | 2316 | AUT | +30B | +52N | +9B | =2N | =1B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 12.50 | 2387 | +8.6 |
| 4 | Wendl, PhilippFM | 2282 | AUT | +25N | +47B | =8N | =12B | +22N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 2306 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Unterweger, Jonas | 2148 | ITA | +20B | =18N | +45B | +57N | =7N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 2272 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Hirneise, JensFM | 2362 | GER | +35B | +51N | +44B | −1N | +17B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2389 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Koelber, Daniel | 2262 | AUT | +33B | +19N | +60B | =29N | =5B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 2313 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Chen, Chicheng LeonCM | 2143 | AUT | +61B | +46N | =4B | =17N | +29B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 2361 | +55.2 |
| 9 | Stary, Simon | 2159 | CZE | +54B | +63N | −3N | +27B | =12N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 2198 | +12.0 |
| 10 | Schrimpf, Michael | 1952 | AUT | +56B | =17N | +58B | +44N | −2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 2313 | +93.2 |
| 11 | Sandhoefner, FlorianFM | 2221 | AUT | −18B | =20N | +65B | +35N | +31B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2118 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Wawra, Juergen | 2027 | GER | =62B | +65N | +48B | =4N | =9B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2194 | +44.4 |
| 13 | Stradner, Stefan | 2121 | AUT | +64N | +32B | −1N | =28B | +60N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2096 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Rolletschek, HeinrichFM | 2179 | AUT | =45B | +34N | =49B | =19N | +57B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2148 | -3.2 |
| 15 | Denk, AdolfFM | 2133 | AUT | +78N | −28B | =30N | +50B | +39N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 2114 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Stadler, Alexander | 2167 | GER | =50N | +66B | F | +49N | +23B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.50 | 2292 | +8.8 |
| 17 | Prober, RaphaelCM | 2154 | AUT | +55N | =10B | +39N | =8B | −6N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 2157 | +2.0 |
| 18 | Allmendinger, Anton Johannes | 1977 | GER | +11N | =5B | =37N | =36B | =26B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.50 | 2192 | +57.6 |
| 19 | Kampert, Andreas | 2043 | GER | +53N | −7B | +61N | =14B | =24B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 2145 | +13.8 |
| 20 | Beimler, Christian | 1928 | GER | −5N | =11B | =69N | +53B | +47N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2102 | +22.4 |
| 21 | Gajic, Zoran | 1997 | BIH | +71B | −2N | −26B | +67N | +48B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 2192 | +25.6 |
| 22 | Karner, Daniel | 2086 | AUT | −32N | +64B | +63B | +33N | −4B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 2089 | +0.8 |
| 23 | Riedler, Sebastian | 1956 | AUT | −44N | +71N | +52B | +37B | −16N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2226 | +34.8 |
| 24 | Biedenkopf, Philipp | 2146 | GER | −46N | +78B | =40N | +30B | =19N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 2054 | -11.4 |
| 25 | Endtmayer, Bernhard | 2007 | AUT | −4B | +67N | +51B | F | +36N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2287 | +28.6 |
| 26 | Ruescher, Anton | 2089 | AUT | −28N | +82B | +21N | =60B | =18N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1978 | -25.2 |
| 27 | Martinovic, David | 2017 | AUT | +80N | −44B | +32N | −9N | +66B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 2049 | +10.4 |
| 28 | Crone, Stephan | 1912 | GER | +26B | +15N | −2B | =13N | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 2235 | +32.8 |
| 29 | Sadilek, PeterFM | 2317 | AUT | +40N | +36B | F | =7B | −8N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 2219 | -9.2 |
| 30 | Freimueller, Peter | 2008 | AUT | −3N | +81B | =15B | −24N | +68B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 2071 | +7.4 |
| 31 | Wallner, Dieter | 2062 | AUT | +81N | −1B | =55N | +46B | −11N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 2046 | -2.4 |
| 32 | Brandl, Michael | 1910 | AUT | +22B | −13N | −27B | =56N | +63B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2079 | +21.8 |
| 33 | Hein, Ralf | 1997 | GER | −7N | +80B | +59N | −22B | =38N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 2066 | +9.2 |
| 34 | Gruenwald, Beat | 1924 | AUT | =38N | −14B | =53N | +69B | =37N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2016 | +22.8 |
| 35 | Eder, Benjamin | 2009 | AUT | −6N | +73B | =79N | −11B | +64N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 2052 | +7.2 |
| 36 | Zanon, Magnus | 2082 | AUT | +67B | −29N | +68B | =18N | −25B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2018 | -8.8 |
| 37 | Leitner, Gerald | 2061 | AUT | =65B | +76N | =18B | −23N | =34B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1913 | -19.4 |
| 38 | Leisenberger, Harald | 2123 | AUT | =34B | −45N | +76B | =42N | =33B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1926 | -25.2 |
| 39 | Schramml, Fabian | 2034 | AUT | =76B | +62N | −17B | +79N | −15B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1955 | -19.2 |
| 40 | Seisenberger, Georg | 2009 | GER | −29B | +54N | =24B | F | +72N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2165 | +15.4 |
| 41 | Unger, Alexander | 1960 | AUT | −2B | −68N | =75B | +62N | +79B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1933 | -8.4 |
| 42 | Hackl, David | 1918 | AUT | =48B | F | =47N | =38B | +49N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 2181 | +27.6 |
| 43 | Haas, MichaelCM | 2085 | AUT | −72B | +75N | =46B | F | +45N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 2021 | -7.0 |
| 44 | Niedermeier, ThomasFM | 2199 | GER | +23B | +27N | −6N | −10B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2072 | -12.6 |
| 45 | Ertl, Taliesin | 1950 | AUT | =14N | +38B | −5N | =47B | −43B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 2048 | +12.4 |
| 46 | Schoen, Florian | 1927 | GER | +24B | −8B | =43N | −31N | =56B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 2053 | +15.4 |
| 47 | Stinner, David | 2065 | AUT | +68B | −4N | =42B | =45N | −20B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1921 | -20.0 |
| 48 | Gruenwald, SimonCM | 2125 | AUT | =42N | +50B | −12N | =55B | −21N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1892 | -62.0 |
| 49 | Just, Wolfgang | 2031 | GER | =74N | +69B | =14N | −16B | −42B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1921 | -14.8 |
| 50 | Leitner, Mathias | 1947 | AUT | =16B | −48N | +62B | −15N | =71N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 2024 | +8.2 |
| 51 | Pogorelskiy, Boris | 2109 | CZE | +75B | −6B | −25N | −54N | +73B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1945 | -44.4 |
| 52 | Humer, WolfgangFM | 2079 | AUT | +73N | −3B | −23N | F | +54B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 2019 | -6.6 |
| 53 | Kleinert, Juergen | 1853 | GER | −19B | =70N | =34B | −20N | +75B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1890 | +4.6 |
| 54 | Rumpf, Werner | 1904 | AUT | −9N | −40B | +78N | +51B | −52N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1984 | +9.4 |
| 55 | Wolfmaier, Johannes Joshua | 1932 | GER | −17B | +77N | =31B | =48N | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 2148 | +43.2 |
| 56 | Loidl, Florian | 2191 | AUT | −10N | −61B | +81N | =32B | =46N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1846 | -42.8 |
| 57 | Waddington, Mike PFM | 2045 | ENG | +79B | F | +72N | −5B | −14N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 2024 | -2.0 |
| 58 | Gold, Arthur | 2058 | AUT | =69N | +74B | −10N | =72B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1892 | -34.8 |
| 59 | Bauer, Claus, Dr. | 2132 | GER | +82B | −60N | −33B | =66N | =61N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1821 | -38.8 |
| 60 | Zilian, Tristan Juri | 1720 | AUT | F | +59B | −7N | =26N | −13B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 2025 | +46.4 |
| 61 | Gass, Ulrich | 1925 | GER | −8N | +56N | −19B | F | =59B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 2040 | +10.6 |
| 62 | Winkelmeier, Alfred | 1791 | GER | =12N | −39B | −50N | −41B | +76N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1813 | +2.0 |
| 63 | Prantl, Dietmar | 1980 | AUT | +77B | −9B | −22N | =73B | −32N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1912 | -10.2 |
| 64 | Markina, Sofiia | 1917 | CZE | −13B | −22N | +80B | =68N | −35B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1816 | -27.2 |
| 65 | Oberschmid, Patrik | 1867 | AUT | =37N | −12B | −11N | F | +77B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 2053 | +15.2 |
| 66 | Hoebarth, Guenter | 1889 | AUT | F | −16N | +70B | =59B | −27N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1992 | +9.0 |
| 67 | Wietschorke, Jens | 1902 | GER | −36N | −25B | +82N | −21B | =74N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1821 | -11.0 |
| 68 | Oettl, Florian | 1885 | AUT | −47N | +41B | −36N | =64B | −30N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1857 | -4.0 |
| 69 | Pleimer, Anton | 1864 | AUT | =58B | −49N | =20B | −34N | =70B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1839 | -3.6 |
| 70 | Olbrich, JoachimFM | 2000 | GER | −1N | =53B | −66N | =76B | =69N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1795 | -28.2 |
| 71 | Hinterreiter, Markus | 2266 | GER | −21N | −23B | +74N | F | =50B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1855 | -39.6 |
| 72 | Straschewski, Joerg, Dr. | 1912 | GER | +43N | F | −57B | =58N | −40B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1962 | +4.8 |
| 73 | Pichler, Clemens | 1900 | AUT | −52B | −35N | +77B | =63N | −51N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1936 | +6.0 |
| 74 | Brunner, Josephina Akiko | 1838 | AUT | =49B | −58N | −71B | =75N | =67B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1880 | +5.3 |
| 75 | Donegani, Peter | 1914 | GER | −51N | −43B | =41N | =74B | −53N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1729 | -22.8 |
| 76 | Hyassat, Milana | 1840 | AUT | =39N | −37B | −38N | =70N | −62B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1762 | -19.6 |
| 77 | Groetz, HaraldIM | 2249 | AUT | −63N | −55B | −73N | +78B | −65N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1681 | -33.7 |
| 78 | Schmied, Eva-Maria | 1925 | AUT | −15B | −24N | −54B | −77N | =80N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.25 | 1666 | -27.4 |
| 79 | Kravchenko, Andrey | 1858 | CZE | −57N | F | =35B | −39B | −41N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1690 | -27.6 |
| 80 | Wagner, Dirk, Dr. | 1726 | GER | −27B | −33N | −64N | F | =78B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1642 | -6.2 |
| 81 | Wagner, Samuel | 1877 | AUT | −31B | −30N | −56B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1287 | -28.8 |
| 82 | Amon, Andreas | 1924 | AUT | −59N | −26N | −67B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1241 | -20.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Schrimpf, MichaelAUT+93.23.5 pts · #11
- 2Allmendinger, Anton JohannesGER+57.63.0 pts · #26
- 3Chen, Chicheng LeonCMAUT+55.24.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Gruenwald, SimonCMAUT-62.02.0 pts · #50
- 2Pogorelskiy, BorisCZE-44.42.0 pts · #54
- 3Loidl, FlorianAUT-42.82.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R2+412 Elo gap
- R5+382 Elo gap
- R3+349 Elo gap