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Offene Oesterreichische Senioren- und Nestorenmeisterschaft 2026 - S50 u. S65

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26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in St. Veit, Austria. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2018, and top seed was Gerald Hechl (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2161).

Gerald Hechl (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2161) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ernst Schueller (5.0) and Wolfgang Heinisch (4.5). Hechl won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Franz Froehlich (1760) beat Karl Lang (1961), a +201-point gap.

Location
🇦🇹St. Veit, Austria
Dates
11 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇹FMGerald Hechl2161
Avg top 10
2,018
Participants
26
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇹Austria×24
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Gerald Hechl led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
3
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Hechl6Schueller5Heinisch4.5Kainz4.5Mittendorfer4Bornet4
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Gerald Hechl never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Gerald Hechl drew with Ernst Schueller (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Gerald Hechl 5 wins (R1–R5)Wolfgang Heinisch 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMGerald Hechl*
½
——
2Ernst Schueller
½
*
½
—
3Wolfgang Heinisch—
½
*—
4Josef Kainz———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Hechl, GeraldFM2161AUT+8B+18N+12B+5N+6B=2N=7B6.024.527.523.002306+20.6
2Schueller, Ernst2151AUT+17N=3B−5N+21B+15N=1B+9N5.024.527.017.752134-0.8
3Heinisch, Wolfgang1925AUT+20B=2N−6B−7N+22B+13N+8B4.523.525.515.001975+12.2
4Kainz, Josef1867AUT−6B+23N+8B=16N−12B+10N+15B4.521.523.014.002007+27.0
5Mittendorfer, Josef1987AUT+10B+11N+2B−1B=7N=9B−6N4.027.031.017.002076+17.4
6Hafner, Robert2055AUT+4N=16B+3N=9B−1NF+5B4.026.029.016.502118+10.2
7Rabensteiner, Klaus1963AUT=19B+13N=9N+3B=5BF=1N4.025.528.516.502077+18.6
8Widowitz, Josef1899AUT−1N+14B−4N+24B+11B+16N−3N4.025.527.012.001926+3.8
9Wiedner, Robert2095AUT=21B+19N=7B=6N+13B=5N−2B4.023.526.013.751988-16.6
10Orec, Ilija1852CRO−5N+25B−15N+14B+20N−4B+16B4.021.022.010.501889+7.8
11Bornet, Rene1904AUT+25N−5B=17N+19B−8N=15B+20N4.020.021.010.001895-1.0
12Eichhorn, Alfred1964AUT+26N+24B−1N=15B+4NFF3.520.020.08.502038+7.4
13Seiler, Franz1731AUT=15N−7B+26N+23B−9N−3B+22N3.519.020.06.001859+21.6
14Schindler, Rudolf1775AUT−18B−8N+22B−10N+19N=21B+23B3.518.520.07.751812+7.4
15Kampl, Walter1906AUT=13B=21N+10B=12N−2B=11N−4N3.024.527.010.751856-10.6
16Rusek, Walter1921AUT+23N=6N=18B=4B=17N−8B−10N3.022.524.08.751845-15.0
17Wolfmajer, Wolfgang1890AUT−2B+20N=11B+18N=16BFF3.022.022.09.502011+16.0
18Lang, Karl1961AUT+14N−1B=16N−17B=21N−20B+25N3.021.022.07.251812-27.6
19Granabetter, Josef1812AUT=7N−9B+24N−11N−14B+26B=21N3.019.520.55.751782-5.4
20Froehlich, Franz1760AUT−3N−17B+25N+26B−10B+18N−11B3.019.520.55.001811+9.0
21Walter, Gerhard1870AUT=9N=15BF−2N=18B=14N=19B2.521.521.58.251893+1.6
22Seifert, Josef Maria1551ESP−24N=26B−14N+25B−3N=23N−13B2.015.516.52.251652+13.0
23Kucher, Wilhelm1738AUT−16B−4BF−13N+24N=22B−14N1.518.018.02.501403-35.8
24Maiditsch, Ernst, Dr.0AUT+22B−12N−19B−8N−23B=25NF1.515.016.02.5015770.0
25Reiner, Walter1658AUT−11B−10N−20B−22N=26N=24B−18B1.017.518.51.251410-54.4
26Titz, HeimoFM1837AUT−12B=22N−13B−20N=25B−19NF1.016.517.51.501473-53.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets