The 2013 International Styrian Open is taking place from 6th to 14th July at the Bad Gleichenberg region of Austria.
The organizers offer a prize fund of 25.000 euros, the highest of all Summer Opens in Austria. There will also be prizes for local players and different rating categories.
The event is valid for FIDE and it will be possible to get GM norms.
Among the 53 participants, eight countries are being represented. Serbian Milos Perunovic is the first seed, closely followed by Croatian Ante Brkic and Bulgarian Boris Chatalbashev.
The tournament is a 9 round Swiss open.
Standings after 6 rounds (leaders):
1 IM Diermair Andreas AUT 2426 5.0
2 GM Milanovic Danilo SRB 2476 5.0
3 GM Jankovic Alojzije CRO 2559 4.5
4 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2620 4.5
5 GM Brkic Ante CRO 2572 4.5
6 GM Chatalbashev Boris BUL 2560 4.5
7 IM Fröwis Georg AUT 2423 4.5
8 GM Tratar Marko SLO 2495 4.0
9 IM Schachinger Mario AUT 2401 4.0
10 IM Moser Eva AUT 2446 4.0
11 IM Danner Georg AUT 2315 3.5
12 FM Kokol Peter SLO 2260 3.5
13 FM Wukits Rene AUT 2269 3.5
14 GM Okhotnik Vladimir FRA 2395 3.5
15 IM Schreiner Peter AUT 2447 3.5
16 FM Wallner Joachim AUT 2404 3.5
17 FM Schnider Gert AUT 2353 3.5
18 FM Handler Lukas AUT 2403 3.5
19 GM Sebenik Matej SLO 2511 3.5
20 FM Vatter Hans-Joachim GER 2301 3.5
GM norm is a good possibility.