Austria Open 2026 Herbert Titz Gedenkturnier

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88 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Mar 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Vienna, Austria. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2224, and top seed was Florian Schwabeneder (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2443).

Ilia Balinov (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2383) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Nikolaus Stanec (6.5) and Andreas Hellerschmid (5.5). Balinov shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Daniel Wiedermann (2058) beat Florian Schwabeneder (IM, 2443), a +385-point gap.

Location

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Dates

29 Mar 2026 → 04 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹IMFlorian Schwabeneder2443

Avg top 10

2,224

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×2

IM×2

FM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇹Austria×79

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇧🇷Brazil×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇧🇴Bolivia×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
GMIlia Balinov
🇦🇹AUT·2383
6.5pts·2530perf+8.8
🥈
GMNikolaus Stanec
🇦🇹AUT·2434
6.5pts·2591perf+9.7
🥉
Andreas Hellerschmid
🇦🇹AUT·2035
5.5pts·2210perf+59.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Stanec6.5Balinov6.5Hellerschmid5.5Zakharchyn5Schwabeneder5Knoflicek5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Balinov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Nikolaus Stanec drew with GM Ilia Balinov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Nikolaus Stanec 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Ilia Balinov 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMNikolaus Stanec	*	½	—	1
2GMIlia Balinov	½	*	1	—
3Andreas Hellerschmid	—	0	*	—
4Andriian Zakharchyn	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Balinov, IliaGM	2383	AUT	+45B	+22N	+3B	+9N	+6B	=2N	+8B	6.5	31.0	34.0	30.75	2530	+8.8
2	Stanec, NikolausGM	2434	AUT	+59N	+43B	+13N	+7B	+5N	=1B	+4N	6.5	29.0	31.5	28.25	2591	+9.7
3	Hellerschmid, Andreas	2035	AUT	+53N	+32B	−1N	+68B	+49N	=13B	+14N	5.5	25.0	27.0	18.25	2210	+59.6
4	Karasevych, Andrii	1999	UKR	+37N	+19B	+11N	=6N	+16B	=8N	−2B	5.0	30.5	34.0	22.50	2178	+33.4
5	Schwabeneder, FlorianIM	2443	AUT	+26B	+36N	+44B	+10N	−2B	+12N	−16N	5.0	28.5	31.5	20.50	2278	-9.2
6	Lima, Stefan Moisei VIeiraFM	2206	BRA	+20N	+49B	+23N	=4B	−1N	=15B	+36N	5.0	28.0	31.0	19.75	2182	-0.8
7	Zakharchyn, Andriian	2185	UKR	+38B	+17N	+15B	−2N	−8B	+46N	+43B	5.0	27.0	30.0	18.50	2154	-1.2
8	El Gebaly, Yousef	1878	AUT	+64N	=18B	+29N	+66B	+7N	=4B	−1N	5.0	27.0	29.5	18.25	2089	+39.4
9	Knoflicek, Ctibor	2132	AUT	+52N	+68B	+14N	−1B	=30N	=23B	+13N	5.0	26.0	28.0	17.75	2176	+10.8
10	Schroll, GerhardIM	2178	AUT	+61N	+25B	+30N	−5B	=15N	=14B	+23N	5.0	25.5	28.0	18.50	2185	+2.0
11	Berger, Tobias	2152	AUT	+47B	+46N	−4B	=31N	+29B	=17N	+48B	5.0	22.5	25.5	16.50	2053	-12.8
12	Groessing, Daniel-Yosuke	2036	AUT	+67B	−24N	+26B	+86N	+22B	−5B	+51N	5.0	22.5	23.0	14.00	2077	+16.8
13	Zanon, Magnus	2067	AUT	+63B	+31N	−2B	+46N	+43B	=3N	−9B	4.5	26.5	29.0	14.75	2125	+10.6
14	Kordzadze, NinoWCM	1988	AUT	+70B	+21N	−9B	+33N	+44B	=10N	−3B	4.5	26.5	28.5	15.50	2055	+15.4
15	Wickramasinghe, Nathaniel	2017	AUT	+62N	+56B	−7N	+34B	=10B	=6N	=17B	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.25	2091	+16.2
16	Wiedermann, Daniel	2058	AUT	+72N	=29B	+35N	+18B	−4N	F	+5B	4.5	25.0	27.0	16.75	2180	+18.6
17	Soldo, Dario	1953	AUT	+83N	−7B	+52N	+48B	=23N	=11B	=15N	4.5	24.5	25.5	13.75	2025	+16.4
18	Opietnik, Christoph	2058	AUT	+65B	=8N	+24B	−16N	+32B	+31N	F	4.5	23.0	23.0	16.00	2079	+5.4
19	Gansterer, Erik	1814	AUT	+85B	−4N	+82B	−22N	=27B	+60N	+31B	4.5	20.0	21.0	10.00	1787	-6.4
20	Stetsyuk, Artem	1755	AUT	−6B	+84N	=39B	=45N	+86B	=22N	+32B	4.5	20.0	20.5	10.25	1994	+86.0
21	Rezq Almostafa, Somar	1795	AUT	+82N	−14B	−66N	=62B	+76N	+69B	+34N	4.5	16.5	17.5	9.25	1768	-5.6
22	Klausner, Felix	1960	AUT	+73N	−1B	+61N	+19B	−12N	=20B	=28N	4.0	27.0	29.0	13.25	1943	-2.8
23	Mykhailets, Polina	2020	UKR	+40B	+33N	−6B	+58N	=17B	=9N	−10B	4.0	26.5	29.5	14.75	2033	+9.2
24	Traxler, Dominik	1873	AUT	+71N	+12B	−18N	−30B	+52N	−36B	+63N	4.0	22.0	24.0	12.50	1924	+16.8
25	Wutti, Fabjan	1931	AUT	+80B	−10N	+63B	−44N	+38B	−43N	+47B	4.0	20.0	21.5	10.50	1901	-3.0
26	Bechtiger, Oliver	1783	AUT	−5N	+77B	−12N	−70B	+83N	+72B	+53N	4.0	18.5	19.5	7.50	1825	+11.6
27	Paule, Andre	1608	AUT	−43N	−59B	+71N	+61B	=19N	=63B	+62N	4.0	17.5	19.5	10.50	1781	+51.6
28	Marin, Elias	1938	AUT	F	F	+60B	+69N	=35B	+47N	=22B	4.0	16.5	16.5	11.25	1975	+9.2
29	Gartmayer, Stefan	1911	AUT	F	=16N	−8B	+37B	−11N	+40N	+33B	3.5	25.0	25.0	12.75	1930	+4.8
30	Kuntner, Reinhard	2013	AUT	+55B	+51N	−10B	+24N	=9B	F	F	3.5	24.5	24.5	12.50	2074	+10.4
31	Anastasakis, Georgios	1929	AUT	+76N	−13B	+53N	=11B	+66N	−18B	−19N	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.50	1839	-13.0
32	Sloboda, Johann	1878	AUT	+50B	−3N	+79B	=36N	−18N	+55B	−20N	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.25	1743	-17.6
33	Gaiovy, Danylo	1859	AUT	+42N	−23B	+62N	−14B	=41N	+37B	−29N	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.25	1756	-34.0
34	Ebner, Johann	1882	AUT	+81B	−44N	+55B	−15N	=40B	+35N	−21B	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.75	1784	-16.2
35	Buchhas, Johann	1804	AUT	=60B	+69N	−16B	+39N	=28N	−34B	=41N	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.50	1858	+8.0
36	Mayer, Thomas	1987	AUT	+77N	−5B	+59N	=32B	F	+24N	−6B	3.5	21.5	21.5	9.75	2016	+4.6
37	Cespedes, Sandra	1633	BOL	−4B	+57N	+51B	−29N	=45B	−33N	+60B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.00	1723	+9.0
38	Mayrhuber, Franz	1741	AUT	−7N	+83B	−43N	+54B	−25N	+50B	=58N	3.5	21.0	22.0	8.50	1786	+3.8
39	Svrcek, Jozef	1966	AUT	F	=48B	=20N	−35B	+50N	=41B	+45N	3.5	20.5	20.5	11.50	1761	-25.8
40	Neckamm, Leonard	1659	AUT	−23N	+71B	−68N	+56B	=34N	−29B	+69N	3.5	18.0	20.0	8.75	1814	+41.2
41	Troestl, Gerhard	1678	AUT	−44B	−50N	+80B	+82N	=33B	=39N	=35B	3.5	18.0	19.0	7.75	1846	+19.8
42	Granitz, Niklas	0	AUT	−33B	−55N	=84B	−65N	+77N	+76B	+61N	3.5	14.5	15.5	6.00	1674	0.0
43	Pernerstorfer, Johannes	1970	AUT	+27B	−2N	+38B	F	−13N	+25B	−7N	3.0	27.5	29.0	11.50	1984	+1.8
44	Archan, Elikya	2039	AUT	+41N	+34B	−5N	+25B	−14N	F	F	3.0	23.5	23.5	11.00	2056	+1.8
45	Reif, Werner	1781	ITA	−1N	=73B	+64N	=20B	=37N	=66B	−39B	3.0	23.0	25.0	8.75	1698	-17.6
46	Kern, Julian	1932	AUT	+54N	−11B	F	−13B	+78N	−7B	+52N	3.0	22.5	24.0	7.50	1911	-2.0
47	Herynkova, Barbora	1738	CZE	−11N	+54B	−49N	+83B	+68N	−28B	−25N	3.0	21.0	22.0	6.00	1808	+9.4
48	Reisinger, Heinz	1788	AUT	+57B	=39N	=86B	−17N	+74B	F	−11N	3.0	21.0	21.5	7.00	1832	+4.2
49	Steinert, Martin	1954	AUT	+84B	−6N	+47B	+50N	−3B	F	F	3.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	1896	-4.8
50	Kiriienko, Rostyslav	0	AUT	−32N	+41B	+56N	−49B	−39B	−38N	+73B	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.50	1763	0.0
51	Feseniuk, Pavlo	1810	AUT	+79N	−30B	−37N	+53B	+70N	F	−12B	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.50	1723	-24.4
52	Roehrbacher, Franz	1730	AUT	−9B	+74N	−17B	+79N	−24B	+86N	−46B	3.0	20.0	20.5	4.00	1765	+2.8
53	Schulz, Gerhard	1663	AUT	−3B	+75N	−31B	−51N	+82B	+78N	−26B	3.0	19.5	20.5	4.50	1625	-5.6
54	Hellerschmid, Ewald	1561	AUT	−46B	−47N	+57B	−38N	+59N	−58B	+82N	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.50	1577	+0.8
55	Schwarhofer, Barbara	1635	AUT	−30N	+42B	−34N	+59B	F	−32N	+79B	3.0	18.0	18.0	7.50	1696	+4.4
56	Ghanem, Adam	1868	AUT	+75B	−15N	−50B	−40N	+84B	+74N	F	3.0	17.0	18.0	5.00	1707	-30.4
57	Vest-Rusan, Philipp-Otto	0	AUT	−48N	−37B	−54N	+71B	−73N	+77B	+72N	3.0	15.5	17.0	5.50	1530	0.0
58	Hoebarth, Guenter	1894	AUT	F	+60N	=78B	−23B	F	+54N	=38B	3.0	14.5	14.5	8.00	1771	-11.6
59	Mittelbach, Eduard	1783	AUT	−2B	+27N	−36B	−55N	−54B	=64N	+81B	2.5	22.5	24.0	6.75	1618	-32.8
60	Lawlor, Brian Philip	0	AUT	=35N	−58B	−28N	+77B	+62N	−19B	−37N	2.5	21.0	22.5	5.75	1664	0.0
61	Gstoettner, Alois	1739	AUT	−10B	+80N	−22B	−27N	+64B	=79N	−42B	2.5	20.5	22.0	4.75	1687	-9.6
62	Kutschker, Alexander	1650	AUT	−15B	+85N	−33B	=21N	−60B	+81N	−27B	2.5	20.5	21.5	4.75	1615	-7.0
63	Ritthammer, Manfred	1729	AUT	−13N	+76B	−25N	+64B	F	=27N	−24B	2.5	20.5	20.5	6.00	1704	-6.4
64	Gao, Linyi	1528	AUT	−8B	+65N	−45B	−63N	−61N	=59B	+76N	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.25	1635	+32.0
65	Stoeckler, Johannes	1697	AUT	−18N	−64B	=76N	+42B	−69B	+73N	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	6.25	1524	-24.8
66	Shravan R	1562	IND	+88N	F	+21B	−8N	−31B	=45N	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	6.00	1864	+34.4
67	Geabou-Silveira, Erik-Raphael	1667	AUT	−12N	F	−74B	=84N	−79B	+71N	+75B	2.5	13.5	13.5	4.50	1456	-34.0
68	Kassel, Walter	1920	AUT	+74B	−9N	+40B	−3N	−47B	F	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	5.50	1750	-20.6
69	Hrinkov, Susanne	1623	AUT	F	−35B	+73N	−28B	+65N	−21N	−40B	2.0	20.0	20.0	4.50	1625	-0.8
70	Leiman, Kai	1631	RUS	−14N	F	+81B	+26N	−51B	F	F	2.0	18.0	19.5	5.50	1781	+14.0
71	Bogena, Jens	0	AUT	−24B	−40N	−27B	−57N	+85N	−67B	+83N	2.0	18.0	19.0	2.00	1435	0.0
72	Redl, Heribert	1719	AUT	−16B	+81N	F	F	+75B	−26N	−57B	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	1669	-5.2
73	Hawa, Thomas	1607	AUT	−22B	=45N	−69B	=75N	+57B	−65B	−50N	2.0	17.5	19.5	5.50	1443	-29.6
74	Friedman, Ozzy Isaac	1548	AUT	−68N	−52B	+67N	+87B	−48N	−56B	−78B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1612	+7.8
75	Goecek, Deniz	0	AUT	−56N	−53B	=77N	=73B	−72N	+83B	−67N	2.0	14.0	15.0	2.75	1516	0.0
76	Weber, Joerg	1556	AUT	−31B	−63N	=65B	+80N	−21B	−42N	−64B	1.5	19.0	20.5	2.75	1513	-16.4
77	Hruza, Gerhard	1629	AUT	−36B	−26N	=75B	−60N	−42B	−57N	+85B	1.5	18.5	19.5	2.00	1085	-7.8
78	Ruck, Helmut	1767	AUT	F	F	=58N	F	−46B	−53B	+74N	1.5	18.0	18.0	3.50	1672	-10.6
79	Lagnada, Dane Kaiser	0	AUT	−51B	F	−32N	−52B	+67N	=61B	−55N	1.5	17.5	19.5	3.75	1550	0.0
80	Kaufmann, Robert	1560	AUT	−25N	−61B	−41N	−76B	F	=85N	+84B	1.5	13.5	13.5	1.50	1462	-13.2
81	Frank, Gerhard	1541	AUT	−34N	−72B	−70N	=85B	+87N	−62B	−59N	1.5	13.5	13.5	0.50	1445	-26.8
82	Mayer, Klaus	0	AUT	−21B	F	−19N	−41B	−53N	+84N	−54B	1.0	19.5	19.5	1.00	1413	0.0
83	Gockner, Hans	1566	AUT	−17B	−38N	+85B	−47N	−26B	−75N	−71B	1.0	19.0	20.0	1.00	1004	-17.0
84	Emsenhuber, Johannes	1606	AUT	−49N	−20B	=42N	=67B	−56N	−82B	−80N	1.0	18.0	19.0	3.00	1395	-21.2
85	Haker, Andreas	0	AUT	−19N	−62B	−83N	=81N	−71B	=80B	−77N	1.0	13.5	14.5	1.50	1354	0.0
86	Heinz, Alexander	1902	AUT	F	F	=48N	−12B	−20N	−52B	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.50	1506	-76.4
87	Mitterholzer, Helmuth	1648	AUT	F	F	F	−74N	−81B	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	744	-25.8
88	Rumpf, Werner	1938	AUT	−66B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	767	-18.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Stetsyuk, ArtemAUT
+86.0
4.5 pts · #17
2Hellerschmid, AndreasAUT
+59.6
5.5 pts · #3
3Paule, AndreAUT
+51.6
4.0 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Heinz, AlexanderAUT
-76.4
0.5 pts · #82
2Geabou-Silveira, Erik-RaphaelAUT
-34.0
2.5 pts · #81
3Gaiovy, DanyloAUT
-34.0
3.5 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R7+385 Elo gap
Wiedermann, Daniel2058 beat IMSchwabeneder, Florian2443
R1+376 Elo gap
Shravan R1562 beat Rumpf, Werner1938
R5+307 Elo gap
El Gebaly, Yousef1878 beat Zakharchyn, Andriian2185