SEM 2025 Title Tournament Open
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Disentis, Switzerland. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2391, and top seed was Sebastian Bogner (🇨🇭 SUI, GM, 2543).
Sebastian Bogner (🇨🇭 SUI, GM, 2543) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Li Min Peng (6.5) and Teimur Toktomushev (6.0). Bogner clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Teimur Toktomushev (IM, 2401) beat Li Min Peng (GM, 2509), a +108-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Sebastian Bogner led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Li Min Peng takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
GM Sebastian Bogner drew with GM Li Min Peng (Black).
GM Sebastian Bogner 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Li Min Peng 3 wins (R2–R4)IM Teimur Toktomushev 3 wins (R7–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇭GMBogner, Sebastian | 2543 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.75 | 38.0 | +5.4 | 2594 |
| 2 | 🇨🇭GMPeng, Li Min | 2509 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.25 | 38.5 | +4.5 | 2543 |
| 3 | 🇨🇭IMToktomushev, Teimur | 2401 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 39.0 | +13.4 | 2514 |
| 4 | 🇨🇭FMFecker, Noah | 2347 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | +15.8 | 2475 |
| 5 | 🇨🇭IMKurmann, Oliver | 2417 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +1.4 | 2431 |
| 6 | 🇨🇭IMFischer, Daniel | 2361 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +4.0 | 2394 |
| 7 | 🇨🇭GMGallagher, Joseph G. | 2400 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 11.50 | 41.5 | -11.3 | 2309 |
| 8 | 🇨🇭FMGantner, Matthias | 2271 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | +1.2 | 2279 |
| 9 | 🇨🇭IMGaehwiler, Gabriel | 2380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | -13.7 | 2267 |
| 10 | 🇨🇭FMMattenberger, Matthias | 2276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 3.75 | 44.0 | -40.2 | 2052 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Fecker, NoahFMSUI+15.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Toktomushev, TeimurIMSUI+13.46.0 pts · #3
- 3Bogner, SebastianGMSUI+5.47.0 pts · #1
- 1Mattenberger, MatthiasFMSUI-40.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Gaehwiler, GabrielIMSUI-13.73.0 pts · #9
- 3Gallagher, Joseph G.GMSUI-11.33.5 pts · #7
- R9+108 Elo gap