Bundesturnier Sen1 2025
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Pfaeffikon SZ, Switzerland. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2008, and top seed was Roland Levrand (🇨🇠SUI, 2138).
Ali Habibi (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2111) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Manfred Gosch (4.0) and Claudio Boschetti (3.5). Habibi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bruno Kaelin (1758) beat Peter Wyss (1895), a +137-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Habibi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Manfred Gosch went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Manfred Gosch | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2IMAli Habibi | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Roland Levrand | — | — | * | — |
| 4Claudio Boschetti | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Habibi, AliIM | 2111 | GER | +26B | =4N | +19B | =3N | +11N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 2185 | +4.3 |
| 2 | Gosch, Manfred | 1950 | SUI | +21B | =19N | =16B | +9N | +3B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 2120 | +20.6 |
| 3 | Boschetti, Claudio | 2069 | SUI | +9B | +18N | +14N | =1B | −2N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 2113 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Duerst, Martin | 1953 | SUI | +29N | =1B | =5N | =17B | +13N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 2055 | +10.8 |
| 5 | Adzic, SlobodanFM | 2035 | SUI | =10N | =8B | =4B | +26N | +15N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 2002 | -3.4 |
| 6 | Levrand, Roland | 2138 | SUI | =13N | +10B | =17N | +15B | =14N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 2016 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Tchenash, Alexej | 1945 | UKR | =8N | +13B | −15N | +20N | +17B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1979 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Rudolf, Arthur | 1791 | SUI | =7B | =5N | =18B | +19N | =16B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1985 | +26.0 |
| 9 | Arocha, Carlos | 1887 | SUI | −3N | +30B | +22N | −2B | +20N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1962 | +10.4 |
| 10 | Juchli, Kurt | 1787 | SUI | =5B | −6N | =27B | +22B | +21N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 2005 | +27.4 |
| 11 | Weidt, Frank | 1964 | SUI | +20B | F | +21N | +23N | −1B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 2046 | +8.8 |
| 12 | Brugger, Anton | 1921 | SUI | =22B | =16N | −20B | +30N | +23B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1870 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Kaelin, Bruno | 1758 | SUI | =6B | −7N | +31B | +18N | −4B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1960 | +49.2 |
| 14 | Brait, Wolfgang | 1975 | SUI | +25N | F | −3B | +16N | =6B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 2055 | +8.6 |
| 15 | Wunderlin, Thomas | 1879 | SUI | =23B | +27N | +7B | −6N | −5B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1940 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Pfister, Matthias | 1803 | SUI | +32N | =12B | =2N | −14B | =8N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1822 | +1.4 |
| 17 | Dorand, Jean-Pierre | 1935 | SUI | =27B | +31N | =6B | =4N | −7N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1946 | +1.2 |
| 18 | Wyss, Peter | 1895 | SUI | +30N | −3B | =8N | −13B | +28B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1793 | -12.8 |
| 19 | Eichenberger, Markus | 1887 | SUI | +28N | =2B | −1N | −8B | =24N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1796 | -12.2 |
| 20 | Zangger, Daniel | 1788 | SUI | −11N | +32B | +12N | −7B | −9B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1736 | -4.8 |
| 21 | Blickle, Michael | 1754 | SUI | −2N | +28B | −11B | +27N | −10B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1757 | -0.4 |
| 22 | Danz, Rolf | 1914 | SUI | =12N | =24B | −9B | −10N | +31B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1794 | -16.6 |
| 23 | Wuest, Andreas | 1758 | SUI | =15N | =25B | +24N | −11B | −12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1820 | +7.8 |
| 24 | Germann, Leo | 1866 | SUI | =31B | =22N | −23B | =28N | =19B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1738 | -17.2 |
| 25 | Frey, Jakob | 1830 | SUI | −14B | =23N | −26B | =32N | +30B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1742 | -20.8 |
| 26 | Minerva, Enzo | 1854 | ITA | −1N | =29B | +25N | −5B | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1867 | +0.6 |
| 27 | Reust, Erika | 1825 | SUI | =17N | −15B | =10N | −21B | =29N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1646 | -18.4 |
| 28 | Strupat, Thomas | 1620 | SUI | −19B | −21N | +32B | =24B | −18N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1529 | -7.2 |
| 29 | Bolliger, Max | 0 | SUI | −4B | =26N | −30B | =31N | =27B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Fuchs, Roman | 1727 | SUI | −18B | −9N | +29N | −12B | −25N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1083 | -47.2 |
| 31 | Guebeli, Albert | 1869 | SUI | =24N | −17B | −13N | =29B | −22N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1546 | -60.0 |
| 32 | Telser, Peter | 0 | SUI | −16B | −20N | −28N | =25B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kaelin, BrunoSUI+49.22.5 pts · #14
- 2Juchli, KurtSUI+27.43.0 pts · #11
- 3Rudolf, ArthurSUI+26.03.0 pts · #10
- 1Guebeli, AlbertSUI-60.01.0 pts · #31
- 2Fuchs, RomanSUI-47.21.0 pts · #32
- 3Frey, JakobSUI-20.82.0 pts · #24
- R4+137 Elo gap
- R3+133 Elo gap
- R4+127 Elo gap