SEM 2025 Meisterturnier
SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Disentis, Switzerland. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2292, and top seed was Christian Bauer (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2552).
Mihajlo Stojanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2382) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Thomas Beerdsen (7.0) and Christian Bauer (7.0). Stojanovic won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Andre Wespi (1943) beat Maximilian Pfaltz (2139), a +196-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Disentis, Switzerland
Dates
12 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×3
IM×1
CM×1
WGM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×35
🇫🇷France×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Mihajlo Stojanovic led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
18
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Mihajlo Stojanovic held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Mihajlo Stojanovic drew with GM Thomas Beerdsen (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Mihajlo Stojanovic 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Thomas Beerdsen 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Christian Bauer 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMihajlo Stojanovic | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2GMThomas Beerdsen | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMChristian Bauer | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4WGMViktoria Radeva | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stojanovic, MihajloGM | 2382 | SRB | +17N | +23B | +13N | +31B | =2N | +19B | =3N | =4N | +9B | 7.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 38.25 | 2517 | +15.0 |
| 2 | Beerdsen, ThomasGM | 2512 | NED | +10B | +5N | +12B | =3N | =1B | =7N | =4B | +6N | +13B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 53.5 | 40.25 | 2468 | -1.9 |
| 3 | Bauer, ChristianGM | 2552 | FRA | +43N | +14B | +19N | =2B | =6N | =4B | =1B | +13N | +12B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 46.5 | 33.25 | 2475 | -4.9 |
| 4 | Radeva, ViktoriaWGM | 2291 | BUL | +11B | =37N | +21B | =12N | +27B | =3N | =2N | =1B | +14N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 33.50 | 2397 | +26.2 |
| 5 | Bauer, Pierre | 2120 | FRA | +40N | −2B | −27N | +41B | +16B | =28N | +33B | =7N | +15B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 19.75 | 2195 | +26.1 |
| 6 | Rotunno, Flavio | 2133 | SUI | =29B | =15N | +10B | +33N | =3B | =14N | +19N | −2B | =8N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 26.25 | 2231 | +42.0 |
| 7 | Gemelli,Romain | 2201 | SUI | =27N | =34B | =17N | +20B | +14N | =2B | =22N | =5B | =11N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 27.00 | 2164 | -8.0 |
| 8 | Schmuki, Roman | 1975 | SUI | −21B | +24N | −9B | =10N | +36B | +26N | =15B | +28N | =6B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 24.00 | 2159 | +45.0 |
| 9 | Pahud, Cedric | 2164 | SUI | −41N | +20B | +8N | −14B | +37B | +27N | =12B | +22N | −1N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 23.50 | 2166 | +1.4 |
| 10 | Brandis, Benjamin | 2035 | SUI | −2N | +40B | −6N | =8B | +20N | +34B | −13N | +31B | +19N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 19.25 | 2191 | +35.6 |
| 11 | Neuschild, Marius | 2028 | SUI | −4N | −35B | +40N | +42B | +21B | =15N | =28B | +30N | =7B | 5.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 16.75 | 2133 | +49.6 |
| 12 | Mantovani, RenzoIM | 2245 | ITA | +16N | +41B | −2N | =4B | +17N | =13B | =9N | =14B | −3N | 5.0 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 22.00 | 2254 | +0.5 |
| 13 | Papaux, Steve | 2196 | SUI | +36B | +30N | −1B | =15N | +18B | =12N | +10B | −3B | −2N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 22.00 | 2254 | +11.4 |
| 14 | Peglau, DoraWFM | 2126 | GER | +42B | −3N | +39B | +9N | −7B | =6B | +31N | =12N | −4B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 17.25 | 2231 | +45.2 |
| 15 | Stijve, Niels | 2109 | SUI | =20N | =6B | +41N | =13B | =31N | =11B | =8N | +17B | −5N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 20.75 | 2109 | -0.2 |
| 16 | Meier, Manuel | 2021 | SUI | −12B | =32N | +24B | F | −5N | +21N | +25B | =19B | +22B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 22.00 | 2204 | +38.4 |
| 17 | Python, Noe | 2035 | SUI | −1B | +42N | =7B | +35N | −12B | =30N | +29B | −15N | +33B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 15.00 | 2114 | +16.6 |
| 18 | Angelovski, Emanuel | 2118 | SUI | −30B | =22N | +32B | +23B | −13N | =29N | =27B | =33N | +28B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 19.75 | 2036 | -38.8 |
| 19 | Schellenberg, Simon | 2211 | SUI | +22B | +26N | −3B | +21N | +28B | −1N | −6B | =16N | −10B | 4.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 20.00 | 2140 | -35.2 |
| 20 | Schmahl, Stephan | 1939 | SUI | =15B | −9N | +29B | −7N | −10B | +32N | +37B | =27N | =23B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 16.75 | 2064 | +29.2 |
| 21 | Kasipour Azbari, Seyed Arvin | 2132 | SUI | +8N | +33B | −4N | −19B | −11N | −16B | =40N | +38B | +30B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 15.00 | 2024 | -25.0 |
| 22 | Gontsul, Artem | 2010 | UKR | −19N | =18B | =35N | +38B | +25B | +37N | =7B | −9B | −16N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 16.25 | 2082 | +17.2 |
| 23 | Zargarov, Mikayel | 2070 | SUI | +32B | −1N | +38B | −18N | −33B | −24N | +35N | +34B | =20N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 14.25 | 2021 | -25.2 |
| 24 | Pfaltz, Maximilian | 2139 | SUI | −34N | −8B | −16N | +40B | +42N | +23B | −30B | =26N | +32B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 11.75 | 1989 | -71.2 |
| 25 | Kuhn, Thomas | 2097 | SUI | −28B | +36N | =30B | F | −22N | +38B | −16N | +29N | +27B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 15.25 | 2018 | -16.2 |
| 26 | Guyer, Marlon | 2059 | SUI | +38N | −19B | −33N | +39B | =30N | −8B | =34N | =24B | +40N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 11.50 | 2000 | -29.2 |
| 27 | Staechelin, RuediCM | 2005 | SUI | =7B | +29N | +5B | =28N | −4N | −9B | =18N | =20B | −25N | 4.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 19.50 | 2052 | +10.4 |
| 28 | Mattenberger, Dominik | 1935 | SUI | +25N | =31B | +34N | =27B | −19N | =5B | =11N | −8B | −18N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 17.00 | 2035 | +46.8 |
| 29 | Germann, Markus | 1983 | SUI | =6N | −27B | −20N | +43B | +39N | =18B | −17N | −25B | +35N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 11.25 | 1991 | +2.2 |
| 30 | Wespi, Andre | 1943 | SUI | +18N | −13B | =25N | F | =26B | =17B | +24N | −11B | −21N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 16.50 | 2058 | +46.4 |
| 31 | Curien, Nicolas | 2162 | SUI | +39B | =28N | +37B | −1N | =15B | =33N | −14B | −10N | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.00 | 2027 | -29.0 |
| 32 | Cordey, Colin | 1917 | SUI | −23N | =16B | −18N | −36N | +43B | −20B | +42N | +39B | −24N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 6.00 | 1955 | +8.0 |
| 33 | Sutter, Julian | 1878 | SUI | F | −21N | +26B | −6B | +23N | =31B | −5N | =18B | −17N | 3.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 13.25 | 2017 | +50.4 |
| 34 | Pellegrini, Noah | 1984 | SUI | +24B | =7N | −28B | −37N | +35B | −10N | =26B | −23N | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.50 | 1971 | -8.8 |
| 35 | Jenal, Juerg | 1929 | SUI | −37B | +11N | =22B | −17B | −34N | =36N | −23B | +42N | −29B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 9.75 | 1895 | -7.4 |
| 36 | Maffioli, Massimo | 2004 | SUI | −13N | −25B | =43N | +32B | −8N | =35B | =38N | =40B | −39N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1878 | -30.6 |
| 37 | Salzgeber, Frank | 2092 | SUI | +35N | =4B | −31N | +34B | −9N | −22B | −20N | F | F | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.25 | 1966 | -24.4 |
| 38 | Delmonico, Nils | 1902 | SUI | −26B | F | −23N | −22N | +41B | −25N | =36B | −21N | +42B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.00 | 1902 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Bartholet, Sven | 2000 | SUI | −31N | +43B | −14N | −26N | −29B | =42B | F | −32N | +36B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.75 | 1893 | -22.6 |
| 40 | Paladini, Jean-Michel | 1964 | SUI | −5B | −10N | −11B | −24N | F | F | =21B | =36N | −26B | 1.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 3.75 | 1765 | -29.2 |
| 41 | Nguyen, Nam-Khang | 2003 | SUI | +9B | −12N | −15B | −5N | −38N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1868 | -16.6 |
| 42 | Brait, Wolfgang | 1972 | SUI | −14N | −17B | F | −11N | −24B | =39N | −32B | −35B | −38N | 0.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 1.25 | 1566 | -62.0 |
| 43 | Kaeppeli, Adriano | 2049 | SUI | −3B | −39N | =36B | −29N | −32N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.50 | 1705 | -39.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sutter, JulianSUI+50.43.0 pts · #34
- 2Neuschild, MariusSUI+49.65.5 pts · #6
- 3Mattenberger, DominikSUI+46.84.0 pts · #27
Top rating losers
- 1Pfaltz, MaximilianSUI-71.24.5 pts · #19
- 2Brait, WolfgangSUI-62.00.5 pts · #43
- 3Kaeppeli, AdrianoSUI-39.60.5 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R7+196 Elo gap
- R5+192 Elo gap
- R3+181 Elo gap