1. Almtaler Schach - Open

The 1st ALMTALER SCHACHOPEN is open to all players!

Game mode: 5 rounds Swiss system (Swiss-Manager)

Time limit: 90 minutes for 40 moves
+ 30 minutes until the end of the game
+ 30 seconds per move from the first move onwards
Time limit for default: 30 minutes
REFEREE: Franz Krassnitzer
CHAIRMAN OF SV ALMTAL: Manfred Sonntagbauer

Venue: Landesmusikschule Scharnstein, Kirchenplatz 6, 4644 Scharnstein

Registration deadline Pre-registration: Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Registration deadline with attendance check: Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

The tournament will be included in the national ELO rating, and the A tournament will also be rated by FIDE.

FIDE rules apply.

Registration and tournament management

Erwin Lachmair, e.lachmair@atl-lachmair.at or 0664 3669525

How to get to Scharnstein in the Almtal valley:

We recommend travelling by public transport!

By train:
from Wels station, take the Almtalbahn (line 153) towards Grünau im Almtal to the Scharnstein-Mühldorf Viechtwang train stop, which is only about a 10-minute walk away

There are numerous connections from Wels station to the main trains on the Westbahn line (line 101).

By bus:
OÖVV bus line 533 Gmunden - Scharnstein - Grünau im Almtal; Scharnstein Kirchenplatz stop, directly in front of the Landesmusikschule (state music school).

Take the Salzkammerut Shuttle Service Route 52 from Laakirchen to the Scharnstein Ortsmitte train station stop, or from Vorchdorf with the Salzkammergut Shuttle Service Route 70. Please call the taxi centre at least 1 hour in advance on 050-422 422 to book.

Arrival by bike:
Coming from Wels or Linz on the R 4 Traun Cycle Path or R6 Roman Cycle Path, or from Gmunden on the R 4 Traun Cycle Path or from Passau via Vöcklabruck and Schwanenstadt on the R 6 Roman Cycle Path to Lambach, via the Traunkraftwerk Lambach power station and to Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting in the direction of Vorchdorf Einsiedling. Continue on the cycle path briefly on the R 13 Traunviertel Cycle Path to the R 11 Almtal Cycle Path via Pettenbach to Viechtwang, from there continue to Scharnstein.
The cycle route on the Traunviertel Tour from Gmunden via St. Konrad to Scharnstein is also a good option!

By car:
A1 motorway: Vienna – Voralpenkreuz-A9 junction – Ried/Tr. exit – Voitsdorf – Pettenbach – B120 to Scharnstein
A8 motorway Passau – Wels – Voralpenkreuz A9 junction – Pettenbach - B120 to Scharnstein
A1 motorway: Munich – Salzburg – Regau – B145 to Gmunden, also from Bad Ischl – B120 to Scharnstein 

Parking:
Directly at Scharnstein church square, along the main road or behind Scharnstein Castle.

Please only use the designated parking spaces and respect private property!

Thank you for your consideration!