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
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
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Nikolaus Stanec led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
18
8
2
1
1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMNikolaus Stanec | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2GMAndreas Diermair | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Dieter Wallner | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Peter Kutlesa | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanec, NikolausGM | 2452 | AUT | +25B | +36N | +9B | +3N | +6B | 5.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2856 | +4.1 |
| 2 | Diermair, AndreasGM | 2441 | AUT | +31N | +19B | =4N | +14B | +7N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2464 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Wallner, Dieter | 2067 | AUT | +33N | +10B | +5N | −1B | +8N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 2300 | +27.2 |
| 4 | Kutlesa, Peter | 2050 | AUT | +46B | +29N | =2B | =8B | +10N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 2234 | +21.4 |
| 5 | Maier, Tobias | 2039 | AUT | +22B | +49N | −3B | +16N | +12N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2163 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Gruenwald, SimonCM | 2048 | AUT | +45N | +28B | =7N | +11B | −1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 2274 | +54.8 |
| 7 | Huber, BenediktFM | 2318 | GER | +23B | +20N | =6B | +26N | −2B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 2209 | -7.8 |
| 8 | Hahn, Tobias | 1915 | AUT | +12N | =11B | +47B | =4N | −3B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 2117 | +54.4 |
| 9 | Hellerschmid, Andreas | 2059 | AUT | +24N | +16B | −1N | −10B | +40N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 2103 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Riedler, Sebastian | 1991 | AUT | +48B | −3N | +32B | +9N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2029 | +5.6 |
| 11 | Posch, Roland | 2067 | AUT | +39B | =8N | +13B | −6N | =26B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2021 | -5.8 |
| 12 | Wiedner, Robert | 2075 | AUT | −8B | +46N | +23B | +20N | −5B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2012 | -7.8 |
| 13 | Brandlmaier, Felix | 1930 | AUT | =21N | +41B | −11N | +37B | =18N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1937 | +3.6 |
| 14 | Hessenberger, Andreas | 1951 | AUT | =41N | +38B | +43B | −2N | =15B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1998 | +5.0 |
| 15 | Markovic, Kosta | 2017 | SRB | −30N | =24B | +28N | +33B | =14N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1973 | -11.2 |
| 16 | Brandl, Michael | 1932 | AUT | +51B | −9N | +49B | −5B | +30N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1938 | +2.0 |
| 17 | Kim, Thomas JakobCM | 2157 | AUT | −28N | +21B | +31N | +19B | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 2096 | -8.0 |
| 18 | Gruenwald, Beat | 1964 | AUT | =42B | =32N | =29B | +43N | =13B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1859 | -25.6 |
| 19 | Savio, Alfred Jun. | 2015 | AUT | +50B | −2N | +30B | −17N | =22B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 2015 | -2.0 |
| 20 | Mitzka, Franz | 1939 | AUT | +27N | −7B | +51N | −12B | =24N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1940 | -1.0 |
| 21 | Lobnig, Tristan | 1696 | AUT | =13B | −17N | =22B | +39N | =23B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1939 | +58.0 |
| 22 | Poyntner, Erich | 1847 | AUT | −5N | =34B | =21N | +41B | =19N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1892 | +5.8 |
| 23 | Hofbauer, Karl | 1919 | AUT | −7N | +44B | −12N | +38B | =21N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1943 | +1.2 |
| 24 | Dilly, Julian | 1897 | AUT | −9B | =15N | +48B | =35N | =20B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1959 | +8.2 |
| 25 | Fleuch, Hans-Juergen | 1925 | GER | −1N | =45B | =38N | +44B | =32B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1924 | -2.6 |
| 26 | Traunig, Stefan | 1951 | AUT | F | +42N | +35B | −7B | =11N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 2127 | +17.2 |
| 27 | Lehner-Dittenberger, Sebastian | 1704 | AUT | −20B | =39N | =40N | +45B | =34N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1909 | +26.0 |
| 28 | Gruber, Gernot | 1918 | AUT | +17B | −6N | −15B | −32N | +42B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1887 | -4.6 |
| 29 | Ritthammer, Manfred | 1737 | AUT | +34N | −4B | =18N | −36B | =33N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1902 | +19.2 |
| 30 | Meffert, Peter, Dr. | 1834 | GER | +15B | −35N | −19N | +31B | −16B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1899 | +8.2 |
| 31 | Wadsack, Thomas | 1922 | AUT | −2B | +50N | −17B | −30N | +44B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1920 | -3.4 |
| 32 | Sonnberger, Norbert | 1798 | AUT | F | =18B | −10N | +28B | =25N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1950 | +16.0 |
| 33 | Heinisch, Wolfgang | 1905 | AUT | −3B | =48N | +42B | −15N | =29B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1809 | -13.4 |
| 34 | Horvath, MariaWFM | 1949 | AUT | −29B | =22N | −37N | +48B | =27B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1715 | -31.2 |
| 35 | Breneis, Gerhard | 1969 | AUT | =38N | +30B | −26N | =24B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1871 | -10.6 |
| 36 | Hamlack, Heinz | 2004 | GER | +44N | −1B | F | +29N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2113 | +7.2 |
| 37 | Aitzetmueller, Elias | 1835 | AUT | F | −47N | +34B | −13N | +43B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1885 | +5.6 |
| 38 | Hackbarth, Christa | 1802 | AUT | =35B | −14N | =25B | −23N | =39B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1784 | -2.2 |
| 39 | Lachmair, Erwin | 1901 | AUT | −11N | =27B | =41N | −21B | =38N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1657 | -32.4 |
| 40 | Krassnitzer, Julia | 1884 | AUT | F | −43N | =27B | +49N | −9B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1702 | -20.0 |
| 41 | Stavova, Marketa | 1762 | CZE | =14B | −13N | =39B | −22N | −46N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1663 | -22.0 |
| 42 | Nussbaumer, Josef | 1775 | AUT | =18N | −26B | −33N | =50B | −28N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1672 | -11.6 |
| 43 | Redl, Heribert | 1696 | AUT | F | +40B | −14N | −18B | −37N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1716 | +1.4 |
| 44 | Trattner, Alfred | 1824 | AUT | −36B | −23N | +46B | −25N | −31N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1691 | -15.4 |
| 45 | Walter, Gerhard | 1872 | AUT | −6B | =25N | F | −27N | =49B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1650 | -23.0 |
| 46 | Ploss, Johannes | 1887 | AUT | −4N | −12B | −44N | F | +41B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1735 | -16.0 |
| 47 | Hackl, David | 1965 | AUT | F | +37B | −8N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1875 | -5.0 |
| 48 | Friedl, Herbert | 1810 | AUT | −10N | =33B | −24N | −34N | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1614 | -16.4 |
| 49 | Bauer, Wolfgang | 1695 | AUT | F | −5B | −16N | −40B | =45N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1610 | -13.6 |
| 50 | Gloessl, Gunter | 1824 | AUT | −19N | −31B | F | =42N | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1631 | -13.8 |
| 51 | Raab-Obermayr, Michael | 1704 | AUT | −16N | F | −20B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1136 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lobnig, TristanAUT+58.02.5 pts · #21
- 2Gruenwald, SimonCMAUT+54.83.5 pts · #7
- 3Hahn, TobiasAUT+54.43.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Lachmair, ErwinAUT-32.41.5 pts · #39
- 2Horvath, MariaWFMAUT-31.22.0 pts · #30
- 3Gruenwald, BeatAUT-25.63.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R1+239 Elo gap
- R1+212 Elo gap
- R4+205 Elo gap