Salzkammergut Schachopen 2026 Group D
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37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Bad Ischl, Austria. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1671, and top seed was Paul Zapfel (🇦🇹 AUT, 1690).
Daniel Klug (🇦🇹 AUT, 1481) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Abtin Pasbin (4.0) and Christopher Stadler (4.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Daniel Klug (1481) beat Hogr Omer (1686), a +205-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
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇹Austria×26
🇩🇪Germany×8
🇭🇺Hungary×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 May
Daniel Klug takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Klug takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Abtin Pasbin drew with Daniel Klug (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abtin Pasbin | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Daniel Klug | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Christopher Stadler | — | — | * | — |
| 4Franz Schett | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klug, Daniel | 1481 | AUT | =2B | +23N | +18B | +7N | =5B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 1868 | +98.4 |
| 2 | Pasbin, Abtin | 1668 | AUT | =1N | =9B | +22N | +21B | +11B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1769 | +23.6 |
| 3 | Stadler, Christopher | 1556 | AUT | +37N | +10B | +8B | −11N | +13B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1839 | +59.6 |
| 4 | Schett, Franz | 1666 | AUT | =21B | =17N | +32B | +9N | +8B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 9.75 | 1801 | +9.2 |
| 5 | Donets, Ruslan | 1625 | AUT | +12N | +14B | F | +6B | =1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 1803 | +24.8 |
| 6 | Lange, Jakob | 1564 | GER | +34B | +25N | =7B | −5N | +23B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1643 | +8.2 |
| 7 | Hentschel, Christoph | 1515 | GER | +19N | +15B | =6N | −1B | =10N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1677 | +44.4 |
| 8 | Emsenhuber, Johannes | 1588 | AUT | +35N | +22B | −3N | +12B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1537 | -5.2 |
| 9 | Lang, Lorenz | 1537 | AUT | =30B | =2N | +19N | −4B | +21N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1705 | +45.2 |
| 10 | Wallner, Erika | 1670 | AUT | +32B | −3N | =17B | +24N | =7B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1507 | -13.0 |
| 11 | Damberger, Rudolf | 1643 | GER | F | +33B | +31N | +3B | −2N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1612 | -1.8 |
| 12 | Stockinger, Stefan | 0 | AUT | −5B | +16N | +?B | −8N | +30B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pichler, Christian | 1683 | AUT | −22N | +26N | +20B | +27B | −3N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1558 | -26.8 |
| 14 | Lacher, Johann | 1545 | AUT | +36B | −5N | =30B | =17N | +24B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1588 | +6.8 |
| 15 | Obermaier, Laurenz | 1633 | AUT | +24B | −7N | −21B | +25N | +26B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1458 | -36.8 |
| 16 | Obmann, Thomas | 1676 | AUT | −31N | −12B | +37N | +28B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2324 | +6.0 |
| 17 | Reichart, Maximilian | 0 | AUT | =18N | =4B | =10N | =14B | =19N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Omer, Hogr | 1686 | AUT | =17B | =20N | −1N | =32B | +31N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1331 | -18.4 |
| 19 | Eichhorn, Tilo | 1679 | GER | −7B | +34N | −9B | +30N | =17B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1456 | -35.6 |
| 20 | Ilsemann, Philipp | 1567 | GER | =28N | =18B | −13N | =33B | +36N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1492 | -7.2 |
| 21 | Neubauer, Pascal | 1460 | AUT | =4N | =27B | +15N | −2N | −9B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1546 | +10.8 |
| 22 | Strasser, Josef 2 | 1524 | AUT | +13B | −8N | −2B | +34N | −16B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1461 | -12.4 |
| 23 | Schaufler, Elias | 1646 | AUT | F | −1B | +28N | +31B | −6N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 723 | -53.2 |
| 24 | Boda, Tunde Erzsebet | 1450 | HUN | −15N | +37B | +29N | −10B | −14N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1416 | -6.4 |
| 25 | Geworgyan, Daniela | 1406 | AUT | +29N | −6B | −27N | −15B | +33N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1400 | -0.8 |
| 26 | Hubner, Christopher | 0 | AUT | =27N | −13B | =33N | +29B | −15N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Kaufmann, Robert | 1586 | AUT | =26B | =21N | +25B | −13N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1516 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Spadi, Eliana | 0 | AUT | =20B | =?N | −23B | −16N | +35N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Costa, Liam | 1588 | AUT | −25B | +36N | −24B | −26N | +37B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 628 | -57.2 |
| 30 | Zapfel, Paul | 1690 | AUT | =9N | =31B | =14N | −19B | −12N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1462 | -18.2 |
| 31 | Lahm, Markus | 0 | GER | +16B | =30N | −11B | −23N | −18B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Spinka, Simon | 0 | AUT | −10N | +35B | −4N | =18N | −?B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Yuan, Muge | 0 | AUT | =?B | −11N | =26B | =20N | −25B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 1684140 | 0 | — | −6N | −19B | +35N | −22B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Latschen, Wolfgang | 1403 | GER | −8B | −32N | −34B | +37N | −28B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 788 | -10.4 |
| 36 | Haffsteiner, Marcel | 0 | GER | −14N | −29B | F | =?N | −20B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1263 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 530012821 | 0 | — | −3B | −24N | −16B | −35B | −29N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Klug, DanielAUT+98.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Stadler, ChristopherAUT+59.64.0 pts · #4
- 3Lang, LorenzAUT+45.23.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Costa, LiamAUT-57.22.0 pts · #35
- 2Schaufler, EliasAUT-53.22.0 pts · #37
- 3Obermaier, LaurenzAUT-36.83.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R3+205 Elo gap
- R1+182 Elo gap
- R3+173 Elo gap