tschaturanga Fruehlings Cup 2026 Group C Round 3-7
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Jun 2026 to 24 Jun 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Top 10 Elo average was 1778, and top seed was Patrick Proche (🇦🇹 AUT, 1854).
Arnold Gerold (🇦🇹 AUT, 1792) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Gunter Wirthumer (3.5) and Patrick Proche (2.5). Gerold won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇦🇹Vienna, Austria
Dates
01 Jun 2026 → 24 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇹Austria×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsArnold Gerold led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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3
3
1
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1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Arnold Gerold held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Arnold Gerold drew with Gunter Wirthumer (Black).
R3–R7 · UNBEATEN
Arnold Gerold went unbeaten across 5 games (R3–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇹Gerold, Arnold | 1792 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 4.0 | 8.25 | 11.0 | +28.4 | 2028 |
| 2 | 🇦🇹Wirthumer, Gunter | 1780 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | ½ | — | 3.5 | 8.75 | 12.5 | +18.2 | 1923 |
| 3 | 🇦🇹Proche, Patrick | 1854 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | — | — | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 4.25 | 12.5 | -28.8 | 1763 |
| 4 | 🇦🇹Pos, Andreas | 1756 | — | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 2.5 | 4.50 | 11.5 | +5.8 | 1778 |
| 6 | 🇦🇹Gstoettner, Alois | 1739 | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | * | 1 | — | ½ | 2.0 | 4.25 | 13.0 | -5.8 | 1701 |
| 5 | 🇦🇹Pototschnig, Martin | 1782 | ½ | — | — | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 2.0 | 4.50 | 11.0 | -12.4 | 1683 |
| 7 | 🇦🇹Lentner, Wolfram | 1727 | — | ½ | ½ | 0 | — | ½ | * | — | 1.5 | 4.00 | 11.5 | -2.4 | 1704 |
| 8 | 🇦🇹Ebner, Manfred | 1791 | 0 | — | 0 | — | ½ | ½ | — | * | 1.0 | 2.00 | 12.0 | -17.4 | 1602 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gerold, ArnoldAUT+28.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Wirthumer, GunterAUT+18.23.5 pts · #2
- 3Pos, AndreasAUT+5.82.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Proche, PatrickAUT-28.82.5 pts · #3
- 2Ebner, ManfredAUT-17.41.0 pts · #8
- 3Pototschnig, MartinAUT-12.42.0 pts · #5