Grazer Stadtliga 2025-2026 Meister Playoff Round 1-2
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35 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 16 Mar 2026 in Graz, Austria. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2129, and top seed was Kurt Fahrner (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2258).
Tristan Juri Zilian (🇦🇹 AUT, 1573) won with 1.5/2, ahead of Thomas Pfaffel (1.5) and Andreas Wieser (1.5).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tristan Juri Zilian (1573) beat Bjarne Schmidt (1815), a +242-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Graz, Austria
Dates
02 Mar 2026 → 16 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇹Austria×32
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zilian, Tristan Juri | 🇦🇹AUT | 1573 | 1.5 | 1950 | 2143 | +44.8 |
| 3 | Pfaffel, Thomas | 🇦🇹AUT | 2044 | 1.5 | 1709 | 1902 | -5.4 |
| 1 | Wieser, Andreas | 🇦🇹AUT | 1937 | 1.5 | 2003 | 2196 | +13.8 |
| 2 | FMHartl, Daniel | 🇦🇹AUT | 2244 | 1.5 | 2135 | 2328 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Schmidt, Bjarne | 🇩🇪GER | 1815 | 1.0 | 1615 | 1615 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Wallner, Dieter | 🇦🇹AUT | 2080 | 1.0 | 1959 | 1959 | -5.4 |
| 5 | Ciobanu, Victor | 🇦🇹AUT | 1984 | 1.0 | 1972 | 2772 | +21.2 |
| 6 | Wendl, Paul | 🇦🇹AUT | 1825 | 1.0 | 1942 | 2742 | +12.8 |
| 8 | Seitz, Alexander | 🇦🇹AUT | 2090 | 1.0 | 2061 | 2861 | +8.6 |
| 10 | FMWegerer, Fred | 🇦🇹AUT | 2092 | 1.0 | 2058 | 2858 | +9.4 |
| 7 | Schrittwieser, Herbert | 🇦🇹AUT | 2125 | 1.0 | 2035 | 2835 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Neubauer, Anton | 🇦🇹AUT | 1843 | 1.0 | 1559 | 2359 | +3.4 |
| 11 | Steinkogler, Michael | 🇦🇹AUT | 2039 | 1.0 | 2228 | 3028 | +14.8 |
| 14 | Eibinger, Manuel | 🇦🇹AUT | 2096 | 1.0 | 2046 | 2846 | +8.6 |
| 15 | Matosec, Thomas | 🇦🇹AUT | 2082 | 0.5 | 2156 | 1963 | -4.8 |
| 20 | Suppan, Harald | 🇦🇹AUT | 2064 | 0.5 | 2008 | 1815 | -12.8 |
| 24 | Kapus, Florian | 🇦🇹AUT | 1953 | 0.5 | 1996 | 1803 | -7.4 |
| 19 | Schuetz, Christian | 🇦🇹AUT | 1939 | 0.5 | 1847 | 1654 | -15.2 |
| 27 | WCMDimitrijevic, Andjela | 🇷🇸SRB | 1958 | 0.5 | 1934 | 1741 | -12.2 |
| 25 | Neumaier, Andreas | 🇦🇹AUT | 1979 | 0.5 | 2056 | 2056 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Hochwarter, Martin | 🇦🇹AUT | 1963 | 0.5 | 1712 | 1712 | -6.4 |
| 17 | Ortner, Ronald | 🇦🇹AUT | 1868 | 0.5 | 1939 | 1939 | +2.4 |
| 18 | Xu, Xingjian | 🇦🇹AUT | 1767 | 0.5 | 1988 | 1988 | +10.8 |
| 21 | Preck, Patrick | 🇦🇹AUT | 1968 | 0.5 | 1781 | 1781 | -5.4 |
| 22 | Schmied, Eva-Maria | 🇦🇹AUT | 1934 | 0.5 | 1972 | 1972 | +1.6 |
| 23 | Radicevic, Mirko | 🇦🇹AUT | 1767 | 0.5 | 1976 | 1976 | +6.4 |
| 26 | Besenji, Zoltan | 🇭🇷CRO | 1935 | 0.5 | 1855 | 1855 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Eibisberger, Herbert | 🇦🇹AUT | 1866 | 0.5 | 1942 | 1942 | +4.8 |
| 31 | Ofner, Maximilian | 🇦🇹AUT | 2154 | 0.0 | 2202 | 1402 | -10.2 |
| 33 | Poetscher, Katharina | 🇦🇹AUT | 1855 | 0.0 | 2048 | 1248 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Vilits, Andreas | 🇦🇹AUT | 2045 | 0.0 | 2118 | 1318 | -7.8 |
| 30 | Weinberger, Simon | 🇦🇹AUT | 2026 | 0.0 | 2097 | 1297 | -8.6 |
| 32 | Poetscher, Martin | 🇦🇹AUT | 1559 | 0.0 | 1837 | 1037 | -6.8 |
| 34 | Lang, Lorenz | 🇦🇹AUT | 1560 | 0.0 | 1852 | 1052 | -5.6 |
| 35 | FMFahrner, Kurt | 🇦🇹AUT | 2258 | 0.0 | 2043 | 1243 | -14.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zilian, Tristan JuriAUT+44.81.5 pts · #4
- 2Ciobanu, VictorAUT+21.21.0 pts · #5
- 3Steinkogler, MichaelAUT+14.81.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Schuetz, ChristianAUT-15.20.5 pts · #19
- 2Fahrner, KurtFMAUT-14.80.0 pts · #35
- 3Suppan, HaraldAUT-12.80.5 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R1+242 Elo gap
- R1+219 Elo gap
- R1+114 Elo gap