Salzkammergut Schachopen 2026 Group B
Open SwissStandard
52 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Bad Ischl, Austria. 1 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1970, and top seed was Lori Budak (🇫🇷 FRA, WCM, 2020).
Luis Pedevilla (🇦🇹 AUT, 2016) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Markus Schmuecker (4.0) and Simon Fellmayr (4.0). Pedevilla clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Dominik Muellner (1722) beat Simon Bogner (1911), a +189-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 · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇹Austria×40
🇩🇪Germany×7
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLuis Pedevilla led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
2
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 May
Luis Pedevilla takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Luis Pedevilla 3 wins (R3–R5)Martin Napetschnig 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luis Pedevilla | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Martin Napetschnig | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Simon Fellmayr | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Markus Schmuecker | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedevilla, Luis | 2016 | AUT | +32N | =3B | +6N | +29B | +2B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2292 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Schmuecker, Markus | 1968 | AUT | +7N | +19B | +8N | +5B | −1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 12.50 | 2157 | +23.0 |
| 3 | Fellmayr, Simon | 1906 | AUT | +20B | =1N | +35B | =4N | +9N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.75 | 2138 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Alvermann, Christian, Dr. | 1875 | GER | +50N | =33B | +31N | =3B | +21N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 2141 | +27.8 |
| 5 | Napetschnig, Martin | 1913 | AUT | +49N | +46B | +29N | −2N | +7B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2136 | +27.6 |
| 6 | Stanivukovic, Drago | 1899 | SRB | +22B | =23N | −1B | +20N | +33B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 2045 | +19.6 |
| 7 | Topalidis, Pavlos | 1857 | GRE | −2B | +41N | +47B | +11N | −5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1933 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Oberbichler, Robert | 1894 | AUT | +52N | +24B | −2B | =18N | =23B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1985 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Martetschlaeger, Stefan | 1946 | AUT | =10B | =42N | +39B | +30N | −3B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1896 | -6.2 |
| 10 | Riegler, Gregor | 1810 | AUT | =9N | =16B | −19N | +44B | +37N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1946 | +18.8 |
| 11 | Kampl, Walter | 1906 | AUT | −34N | +12B | +25N | −7B | +47N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1876 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Haider, Jonas | 1841 | AUT | =18B | −11N | =22B | +41N | +30B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1886 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Rojik, Claudio | 1894 | AUT | =30B | +44N | =18B | =23N | =24B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1919 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Gruber, Gernot | 1907 | AUT | +36N | =34B | =15N | F | +26B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 2017 | +11.2 |
| 15 | Schweighofer, Josef | 1892 | AUT | +45N | =21N | =14B | F | +18B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 2075 | +19.2 |
| 16 | Boller, Wolfgang | 1966 | AUT | =42B | =10N | =30B | =35N | +40B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1864 | -12.2 |
| 17 | Wallrab, Armin | 1784 | GER | −31N | +51B | +46N | F | +19B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 2044 | +54.4 |
| 18 | Kasper, Gerhard | 1960 | AUT | =12N | +38B | =13N | =8B | −15N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1865 | -12.8 |
| 19 | Wesel, Alexander | 1905 | AUT | +41B | −2N | +10B | =33N | −17N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1866 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Kranewitter, Alexander | 1761 | AUT | −3N | +32B | =26N | −6B | +46B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1891 | +17.8 |
| 21 | Berger, Horst | 1940 | AUT | +25N | =15B | +34N | F | −4B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1926 | -3.6 |
| 22 | Clerc, Oceane | 1732 | ESP | −6N | =48B | =12N | +39N | =27B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1863 | +35.2 |
| 23 | Saxer, Bernhard | 1950 | AUT | +48N | =6B | F | =13B | =8N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1976 | +2.4 |
| 24 | Donets, Alina | 1957 | AUT | +39B | −8N | F | +36B | =13N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1943 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Raunjak, Christoph | 1797 | AUT | −21B | +45N | −11B | =32N | +43B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1836 | +5.4 |
| 26 | Pelekanakis, Konstantinos | 1883 | AUT | =44B | =47N | =20B | +31B | −14N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1801 | -10.8 |
| 27 | Androsch, Guenther | 1899 | AUT | +43N | −29B | −36N | +34B | =22N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1794 | -13.8 |
| 28 | Jauker, Valentin | 1872 | AUT | −29N | =43B | −38N | +45B | +50B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1724 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Hammami, Ahmad | 1981 | AUT | +28B | +27N | −5B | −1N | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1925 | -6.0 |
| 30 | Muellner, Dominik | 1722 | AUT | =13N | +37B | =16N | −9B | −12N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1840 | +28.8 |
| 31 | Weilaender, Konstantin | 1927 | AUT | +17B | =35N | −4B | −26N | =38B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1775 | -41.6 |
| 32 | Samaan, Wael | 1875 | GER | −1B | −20N | +43N | =25B | =34N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1742 | -18.4 |
| 33 | Budak, LoriWCM | 2020 | FRA | F | =4N | +42B | =19B | −6N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1880 | -14.8 |
| 34 | Schinwald, Florian | 1758 | AUT | +11B | =14N | −21B | −27N | =32B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1833 | +19.6 |
| 35 | Winterauer, Maximilian | 1891 | AUT | +51N | =31B | −3N | =16B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1869 | -4.0 |
| 36 | Baurecht, Roman | 1763 | AUT | −14B | +50N | +27B | −24N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1796 | +4.8 |
| 37 | Bogner, Simon | 1911 | GER | =47B | −30N | +40B | =38N | −10B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1688 | -30.0 |
| 38 | Mittermeier, Luca | 1804 | GER | F | −18N | +28B | =37B | =31N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1918 | +24.8 |
| 39 | Ussar, Reinhard | 1839 | AUT | −24N | +52B | −9N | −22B | +48N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1768 | -9.8 |
| 40 | Perfler, Daniel | 1696 | AUT | −46N | +49B | −37N | +48B | −16N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1806 | +26.4 |
| 41 | Putz, Lukas | 1750 | AUT | −19N | −7B | +51N | −12B | =42N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1676 | -19.6 |
| 42 | Kurz, Andreas | 1842 | AUT | =16N | =9B | −33N | F | =41B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1834 | -1.8 |
| 43 | Sboev, Kirill | 1738 | CZE | −27B | =28N | −32B | +49B | −25N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1696 | -11.6 |
| 44 | Nguyen Trung, Atticus | 1644 | GER | =26N | −13B | =48N | −10N | =49B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1692 | +10.8 |
| 45 | Rosenlechner, Gerhard | 1722 | AUT | −15B | −25B | =49N | −28N | +51B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1655 | -9.2 |
| 46 | Teichmeister, Sven | 1892 | AUT | +40B | −5N | −17B | F | −20N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1596 | -31.0 |
| 47 | Poetscher, Katharina | 1768 | AUT | =37N | =26B | −7N | F | −11B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1696 | -13.6 |
| 48 | Hutterer, Valentin | 1838 | AUT | −23B | =22N | =44B | −40N | −39B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1532 | -77.2 |
| 49 | Resch, Christoph | 1782 | AUT | −5B | −40N | =45B | −43N | =44N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1503 | -70.8 |
| 50 | Toska, Taulant | 0 | GER | −4B | −36B | +52N | F | −28N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Auer, Max | 1678 | AUT | −35B | −17N | −41B | F | −45N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 987 | -57.2 |
| 52 | Kraxner, Otmar | 1728 | AUT | −8B | −39N | −50B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -12.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wallrab, ArminGER+54.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Clerc, OceaneESP+35.22.5 pts · #26
- 3Fellmayr, SimonAUT+29.24.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Hutterer, ValentinAUT-77.21.0 pts · #46
- 2Resch, ChristophAUT-70.81.0 pts · #49
- 3Auer, MaxAUT-57.20.0 pts · #51
Biggest upsets
- R2+189 Elo gap
- R1+148 Elo gap
- R4+142 Elo gap