NOE - Cup 2026
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17 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 31 May 2026 in Kottingbrunn, Austria. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2238, and top seed was Jens Hirneise (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2355).
Siegfried Baumegger (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2350) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Joern Schulz (2.0) and Peter Varga (1.5). Baumegger shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Wolfgang Monschein (1985) beat Florian Piringer (CM, 2187), a +202-point gap.
Location
🇦🇹Kottingbrunn, Austria
Dates
31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Titled players · 8
IM×4
FM×3
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇹Austria×11
🇨🇿Czech Republic×2
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMBaumegger, Siegfried | 🇦🇹AUT | 2350 | 2.0 | 2149 | 2949 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Schulz, Joern | 🇩🇪GER | 2228 | 2.0 | 1960 | 2760 | +7.0 |
| 3 | IMVarga, Peter | 🇭🇺HUN | 2345 | 1.5 | 2166 | 2359 | +0.4 |
| 4 | IMGroetz, Harald | 🇦🇹AUT | 2249 | 1.5 | 2166 | 2359 | +2.7 |
| 8 | IMSchroll, Gerhard | 🇦🇹AUT | 2169 | 1.5 | 1836 | 2636 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Wagner, Stefan | 🇦🇹AUT | 2167 | 1.0 | 2356 | 2356 | +9.8 |
| 9 | Monschein, Wolfgang | 🇦🇹AUT | 1985 | 1.0 | 2212 | 2212 | +11.8 |
| 11 | Novy, Martin | 🇨🇿CZE | 2112 | 1.0 | 2296 | 2296 | +9.6 |
| 15 | Schirmbeck, Hannes | 🇦🇹AUT | 2065 | 1.0 | 2003 | 1203 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Lotz, Dominik | 🇦🇹AUT | 1995 | 1.0 | 2075 | 2875 | +12.0 |
| 6 | FMHirneise, Jens | 🇩🇪GER | 2355 | 1.0 | 2149 | 2149 | -10.8 |
| 10 | CMPiringer, Florian | 🇦🇹AUT | 2187 | 1.0 | 1960 | 1960 | -11.8 |
| 12 | Orsolic, Marijan | 🇦🇹AUT | 0 | 0.5 | 2123 | 1930 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FMDenk, Adolf | 🇦🇹AUT | 2105 | 0.0 | 2356 | 1556 | -8.6 |
| 16 | Paulin, Manfred | 🇦🇹AUT | 1947 | 0.0 | 2212 | 1412 | -7.0 |
| 17 | FMDjeno, Drago | 🇭🇷CRO | 2221 | 0.0 | 2296 | 1496 | -15.8 |
| 14 | Nemecek, Roman | 🇨🇿CZE | 1835 | 0.0 | 2171 | 1371 | -2.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lotz, DominikAUT+12.01.0 pts · #7
- 2Monschein, WolfgangAUT+11.81.0 pts · #9
- 3Wagner, StefanAUT+9.81.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Djeno, DragoFMCRO-15.80.0 pts · #17
- 2Schirmbeck, HannesAUT-12.01.0 pts · #15
- 3Piringer, FlorianCMAUT-11.81.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+202 Elo gap
- R1+188 Elo gap