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2. Almtaler Schachturnier 2026 - A-Turnier

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51 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Scharnstein, Austria. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2173, and top seed was Nikolaus Stanec (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2452).

Nikolaus Stanec (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2452) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Andreas Diermair (4.5) and Dieter Wallner (4.0). Stanec won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Gernot Gruber (1918) beat Thomas Jakob Kim (CM, 2157), a +239-point gap.

Location
🇦🇹Scharnstein, Austria
Dates
03 Jun 2026 → 07 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇹GMNikolaus Stanec2452
Avg top 10
2,173
Participants
51
Titled players · 6
GM×2
FM×1
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇹Austria×45
🇩🇪Germany×4
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

GM Nikolaus Stanec led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
18
8
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

GM Nikolaus Stanec held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Nikolaus Stanec 5 wins (R1–R5)Dieter Wallner 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMNikolaus Stanec*
1
2GMAndreas Diermair*
½
3Dieter Wallner
0
*
4Peter Kutlesa
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Stanec, NikolausGM2452AUT+25B+36N+9B+3N+6B5.013.015.015.002856+4.1
2Diermair, AndreasGM2441AUT+31N+19B=4N+14B+7N4.513.015.013.002464+1.6
3Wallner, Dieter2067AUT+33N+10B+5N1B+8N4.015.017.012.002300+27.2
4Kutlesa, Peter2050AUT+46B+29N=2B=8B+10N4.012.513.59.752234+21.4
5Maier, Tobias2039AUT+22B+49N3B+16N+12N4.012.513.09.002163+32.4
6Gruenwald, SimonCM2048AUT+45N+28B=7N+11B1N3.513.514.57.752274+54.8
7Huber, BenediktFM2318GER+23B+20N=6B+26N2B3.513.015.59.252209-7.8
8Hahn, Tobias1915AUT+12N=11B+47B=4N3B3.014.015.07.502117+54.4
9Hellerschmid, Andreas2059AUT+24N+16B1N10B+40N3.013.515.07.002103+8.8
10Riedler, Sebastian1991AUT+48B3N+32B+9N4B3.013.013.55.502029+5.6
11Posch, Roland2067AUT+39B=8N+13B6N=26B3.012.013.57.252021-5.8
12Wiedner, Robert2075AUT8B+46N+23B+20N5B3.012.013.06.002012-7.8
13Brandlmaier, Felix1930AUT=21N+41B11N+37B=18N3.010.511.55.751937+3.6
14Hessenberger, Andreas1951AUT=41N+38B+43B2N=15B3.010.011.04.501998+5.0
15Markovic, Kosta2017SRB30N=24B+28N+33B=14N3.09.511.56.751973-11.2
16Brandl, Michael1932AUT+51B9N+49B5B+30N3.09.59.52.501938+2.0
17Kim, Thomas JakobCM2157AUT28N+21B+31N+19BF3.09.09.07.002096-8.0
18Gruenwald, Beat1964AUT=42B=32N=29B+43N=13B3.08.09.05.001859-25.6
19Savio, Alfred Jun.2015AUT+50B2N+30B17N=22B2.512.012.53.752015-2.0
20Mitzka, Franz1939AUT+27N7B+51N12B=24N2.511.511.53.751940-1.0
21Lobnig, Tristan1696AUT=13B17N=22B+39N=23B2.511.012.55.501939+58.0
22Poyntner, Erich1847AUT5N=34B=21N+41B=19N2.511.012.04.501892+5.8
23Hofbauer, Karl1919AUT7N+44B12N+38B=21N2.510.511.53.751943+1.2
24Dilly, Julian1897AUT9B=15N+48B=35N=20B2.510.511.04.251959+8.2
25Fleuch, Hans-Juergen1925GER1N=45B=38N+44B=32B2.59.510.53.251924-2.6
26Traunig, Stefan1951AUTF+42N+35B7B=11N2.59.59.54.502127+17.2
27Lehner-Dittenberger, Sebastian1704AUT20B=39N=40N+45B=34N2.57.58.53.501909+26.0
28Gruber, Gernot1918AUT+17B6N15B32N+42B2.011.512.54.001887-4.6
29Ritthammer, Manfred1737AUT+34N4B=18N36B=33N2.011.013.04.501902+19.2
30Meffert, Peter, Dr.1834GER+15B35N19N+31B16B2.010.512.55.001899+8.2
31Wadsack, Thomas1922AUT2B+50N17B30N+44B2.010.511.01.501920-3.4
32Sonnberger, Norbert1798AUTF=18B10N+28B=25N2.010.510.54.751950+16.0
33Heinisch, Wolfgang1905AUT3B=48N+42B15N=29B2.010.010.52.251809-13.4
34Horvath, MariaWFM1949AUT29B=22N37N+48B=27B2.09.09.53.001715-31.2
35Breneis, Gerhard1969AUT=38N+30B26N=24BF2.08.58.54.001871-10.6
36Hamlack, Heinz2004GER+44N1BF+29NF2.08.08.03.002113+7.2
37Aitzetmueller, Elias1835AUTF47N+34B13N+43B2.07.07.03.001885+5.6
38Hackbarth, Christa1802AUT=35B14N=25B23N=39B1.510.011.53.001784-2.2
39Lachmair, Erwin1901AUT11N=27B=41N21B=38N1.59.510.52.501657-32.4
40Krassnitzer, Julia1884AUTF43N=27B+49N9B1.57.07.01.751702-20.0
41Stavova, Marketa1762CZE=14B13N=39B22N46N1.010.011.02.251663-22.0
42Nussbaumer, Josef1775AUT=18N26B33N=50B28N1.09.510.01.751672-11.6
43Redl, Heribert1696AUTF+40B14N18B37N1.09.59.51.501716+1.4
44Trattner, Alfred1824AUT36B23N+46B25N31N1.09.010.01.001691-15.4
45Walter, Gerhard1872AUT6B=25NF27N=49B1.09.09.01.501650-23.0
46Ploss, Johannes1887AUT4N12B44NF+41B1.09.09.01.001735-16.0
47Hackl, David1965AUTF+37B8NFF1.05.05.02.001875-5.0
48Friedl, Herbert1810AUT10N=33B24N34NF0.59.59.51.001614-16.4
49Bauer, Wolfgang1695AUTF5B16N40B=45N0.59.59.50.501610-13.6
50Gloessl, Gunter1824AUT19N31BF=42NF0.55.55.50.501631-13.8
51Raab-Obermayr, Michael1704AUT16NF20BFF0.05.55.50.001136-8.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets