SMM 2025 NLB round 4

Team SwissStandard

143 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 18 May 2025 in decentralised, Switzerland. 58 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2465, and top seed was Vadim Milov (🇨🇭 SUI, GM, 2580).

Ralph Buss (🇨🇭 SUI, IM, 2331) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Theo Hommeles (1.0) and Magnus Mueller (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Nathan Ronce (2215) beat Christopher Noe (GM, 2511), a +296-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭decentralised, Switzerland

Dates

18 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇭GMVadim Milov2580

Avg top 10

2,465

Participants

143

Titled players · 58

GM×7

IM×11

FM×33

CM×5

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×92

🇩🇪Germany×19

🇫🇷France×15

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇦🇹Austria×2

🇱🇮Liechtenstein×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
IMRalph Buss
🇨🇭SUI·2331
1.0pts·2959perf+2.7
🥈
IMTheo Hommeles
🇳🇱NED·2377
1.0pts·2946perf+2.1
🥉
CMMagnus Mueller
🇩🇪GER·2158
1.0pts·2994perf+11.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	IMBuss, Ralph	🇨🇭SUI	2331	1.0	2159	2959	+2.7
2	IMHommeles, Theo	🇳🇱NED	2377	1.0	2146	2946	+2.1
3	CMMueller, Magnus	🇩🇪GER	2158	1.0	2194	2994	+11.0
4	Schweizer, Simon	🇯🇵JPN	2154	1.0	2200	3000	+11.2
5	FMViennot, Dylan	🇫🇷FRA	2281	1.0	2022	2822	+3.6
6	Hirzel, Cedric	🇨🇭SUI	2131	1.0	1957	2757	+10.8
7	Ronce, Nathan	🇫🇷FRA	2215	1.0	2511	3311	+17.0
8	Bodenstab, Stefan	🇨🇭SUI	0	1.0	1975	1995	0.0
9	Arsenie, Cristian Marc	🇨🇭SUI	2249	1.0	2093	2893	+11.6
10	FMRappazzo, Johannes	🇨🇭SUI	2145	1.0	2204	3004	+11.6
11	FMBurnier, David	🇨🇭SUI	2188	1.0	2035	2835	+6.0
12	WIMDe Seroux, Camille	🇨🇭SUI	2015	1.0	2245	3045	+15.8
13	FMKolly, Jacques	🇨🇭SUI	2251	1.0	2156	2956	+7.4
14	Shahmammadli, Safkhan	🇨🇭SUI	2004	1.0	2142	2942	+13.8
15	IMLamoureux, Charles	🇫🇷FRA	2257	1.0	2057	2857	+2.4
16	Pfaltz, Maximilian	🇨🇭SUI	2068	1.0	1953	2753	+13.6
17	Lu, Hanqi	🇨🇭SUI	1969	1.0	2230	3030	+16.4
18	FMPrunescu, Claudiu	🇨🇭SUI	2233	1.0	2186	2986	+8.6
19	Menzi, Jonas	🇨🇭SUI	2119	1.0	2100	2900	+9.4
20	IMZeller, Frank	🇩🇪GER	2321	1.0	2218	3018	+3.6
21	Kasipour Azbari, Seyed Arvin	🇨🇭SUI	2129	1.0	2274	3074	+13.8
22	Selinga, Jan	🇨🇭SUI	1981	1.0	2084	2884	+12.8
23	Flueckiger, Thomas	🇨🇭SUI	2244	1.0	2059	2859	+5.2
24	IMGschnitzer, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	2440	1.0	2200	3000	+2.0
25	Buergi, Oswald	🇨🇭SUI	2008	1.0	2169	2969	+14.2
26	Monteverde, Jonathan	🇨🇭SUI	2083	1.0	2031	2831	+8.4
27	FMKnoedler, Dieter, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2265	1.0	2050	2850	+2.3
28	GMPetrov, Nikita	🇲🇪MNE	2563	1.0	2163	2963	+0.8
29	FMTernault, Mathieu	🇫🇷FRA	2273	1.0	2065	2865	+2.3
30	Lopez, Manuel	🇨🇭SUI	1935	1.0	2005	2805	+12.0
31	IMValles, Manuel	🇫🇷FRA	2317	1.0	2363	3163	+5.6
32	IMHabibi, Ali	🇩🇪GER	2111	1.0	2026	2826	+3.8
33	Ribiere, Damien	🇫🇷FRA	2224	1.0	1943	2743	+3.2
34	FMSchiendorfer, Emanuel	🇨🇭SUI	2349	1.0	2258	3058	+7.6
35	Zargarov, Mikayel	🇨🇭SUI	2052	1.0	2034	2834	+18.8
36	Seitz, Patrick	🇩🇪GER	2202	1.0	2033	2833	+5.6
37	Pahud, Cedric	🇨🇭SUI	2152	1.0	2211	3011	+11.6
38	Fischer, Marcel	🇨🇭SUI	2060	1.0	1972	2772	+7.6
39	Lazar, Angelik	🇨🇭SUI	1929	1.0	2094	2894	+14.4
40	Pfister, Peter	🇨🇭SUI	1995	1.0	1958	2758	+9.0
41	Toussaint, Antoine	🇫🇷FRA	1990	1.0	2036	2836	+11.2
42	Alic, Miran	🇨🇭SUI	1983	1.0	1925	2725	+8.4
43	FMRueetschi, Urs	🇨🇭SUI	2318	1.0	2070	2870	+3.8
44	Nied, Pascal	🇩🇪GER	2226	1.0	2144	2944	+7.8
45	FMGast, Jonathan	🇨🇭SUI	2045	1.0	2027	2827	+9.4
46	FMUstianovich, Nazar	🇨🇭SUI	2307	1.0	2219	3019	+3.8
47	Salzgeber, Frank	🇨🇭SUI	2087	0.5	2019	2019	-1.8
48	Yersin, Franck	🇨🇭SUI	1942	0.5	2072	2072	+3.6
49	GMOvsejevitsch, Sergei	🇺🇦UKR	2565	0.5	2490	2490	-1.0
50	Sivanandan, Kirushanth	🇨🇭SUI	1879	0.5	2034	2034	+4.2
51	Pfau, Matthias, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2103	0.5	2009	2009	-5.2
52	Toenz, Arthur	🇫🇷FRA	2034	0.5	1879	1879	-4.2
53	FMAdler, Joel	🇨🇭SUI	2216	0.5	2215	2215	0.0
54	Gloor, Claudio	🇨🇭SUI	2064	0.5	2108	2108	+1.2
55	FMBorner, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2057	0.5	2226	2226	+4.4
56	FMCraciun, Sasha-Matei	🇷🇴ROU	2304	0.5	2361	2361	+1.6
57	FMKienboeck, Benjamin	🇦🇹AUT	2264	0.5	2192	2192	-2.0
58	Senn, Roland	🇨🇭SUI	2020	0.5	2089	2089	+2.0
59	Doxarve, Nils	🇨🇭SUI	2072	0.5	1942	1942	-3.6
60	Pellicoro, Nathalie	🇨🇭SUI	2019	0.5	2087	2087	+1.8
61	FMSutter, Oliver	🇨🇭SUI	2277	0.5	2580	2580	+3.6
62	GMGallagher, Joseph G.	🇨🇭SUI	2402	0.5	2239	2239	-2.2
63	Lepot, Simon	🇫🇷FRA	2227	0.5	2094	2094	-3.6
64	Guex, Pascal	🇨🇭SUI	2152	0.5	2257	2257	+2.8
65	Mansoor, Sharif	🇨🇭SUI	2022	0.5	2078	2078	+1.6
66	FMWildi, Marcel	🇨🇭SUI	2226	0.5	2057	2057	-4.4
67	FMSchwaegli, Bruno	🇨🇭SUI	2257	0.5	2152	2152	-2.8
68	Oestmann, Lukas	🇨🇭SUI	1965	0.5	2025	2025	+1.6
69	Fecker, Jan	🇨🇭SUI	2026	0.5	2137	2137	+3.0
70	Thaler, Anton	🇨🇭SUI	2078	0.5	2022	2022	-1.6
71	FMGiertz, Niklaus	🇨🇭SUI	2101	0.5	2226	2226	+3.4
72	Vianin, Pascal	🇨🇭SUI	2124	0.5	1954	1954	-4.4
73	FMRohrer, Christophe	🇨🇭SUI	2239	0.5	2402	2402	+4.4
74	Schmid, Christoph	🇨🇭SUI	2044	0.5	1971	1971	-2.0
75	Coellen, Eike	🇩🇪GER	2077	0.5	2021	2021	-1.6
76	CMTureshbayev, Anuar	🇮🇪IRL	2171	0.5	2020	2020	-8.0
77	FMMannhart, Marcel	🇱🇮LIE	2094	0.5	2227	2227	+3.6
78	WFMRamseier, Jana S.	🇨🇭SUI	2020	0.5	2171	2171	+4.0
79	IMWeindl, Alfred	🇩🇪GER	2319	0.5	2130	2130	-2.5
80	Sakaridis, Emmanouil	🇬🇷GRE	2086	0.5	2001	2001	-2.4
81	Iliev, Mustafa Batuhan	🇩🇪GER	2130	0.5	2319	2319	+5.0
82	Potterat, Marc	🇨🇭SUI	2001	0.5	2086	2086	+2.4
83	GMCharnushevich, Aliaksei	🇫🇷FRA	2490	0.5	2565	2565	+1.0
84	Dib, Billal	🇫🇷FRA	1954	0.5	2124	2124	+4.4
85	IMKuehn, Peter, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2322	0.5	2188	2188	-1.8
86	CMStaechelin, Ruedi	🇨🇭SUI	2009	0.5	2103	2103	+2.6
87	Malli, Suvirr	🇨🇭SUI	2188	0.5	2322	2322	+7.2
88	Raeber, Markus	🇨🇭SUI	2192	0.5	2264	2264	+2.0
89	FMBotta, Gabriele	🇨🇭SUI	2361	0.5	2304	2304	-1.6
90	GMMilov, Vadim	🇨🇭SUI	2580	0.5	2277	2277	-3.6
91	Schmuki, Roman	🇨🇭SUI	1971	0.5	2044	2044	+2.0
92	Klings, Peter	🇩🇪GER	2025	0.5	1965	1965	-1.6
93	IMLoeffler, Markus	🇩🇪GER	2215	0.5	2216	2216	0.0
94	FMPomini, Aurelien	🇨🇭SUI	2226	0.5	2102	2102	-3.4
95	FMAtlas, Dmitry	🇦🇹AUT	2108	0.5	2064	2064	-1.2
96	Haas, Carmi	🇨🇭SUI	2137	0.5	2026	2026	-3.0
97	Marentini, Marcel	🇨🇭SUI	2089	0.5	2020	2020	-2.0
98	Reist, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2021	0.5	2077	2077	+1.6
99	Deubelbeiss, Rene	🇨🇭SUI	1943	0.0	2224	1424	-3.2
100	FMKostov, Deyan Samuil	🇧🇬BUL	2363	0.0	2317	1517	-11.2
101	FMFejzullahu, Afrim	KOS	2200	0.0	2154	1354	-11.2
102	Laub, Patrick	🇨🇭SUI	2142	0.0	2004	1204	-27.6
103	Luginbuehl, Robert	🇨🇭SUI	2035	0.0	2188	1388	-6.0
104	CMRadu, David Cr.	🇷🇴ROU	2159	0.0	2331	1531	-10.8
105	Michaud, Christian	🇨🇭SUI	2059	0.0	2244	1444	-5.2
106	Schmid, Pablo	🇨🇭SUI	2211	0.0	2153	1353	-11.6
107	Neuberger, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2100	0.0	2119	1319	-9.4
108	Kurapova, Olga	🇨🇭SUI	1957	0.0	2131	1331	-5.4
109	FMSchenk-Pogan, Nikolas	🇨🇭SUI	2204	0.0	2145	1345	-11.6
110	Turkmani, Julian	🇨🇭SUI	2093	0.0	2249	1449	-5.8
111	CMHolzhauer, Bjoern	🇩🇪GER	2146	0.0	2377	1577	-4.2
112	Moser, Reto	🇨🇭SUI	1925	0.0	1983	1183	-8.4
113	Salerno, Christian	🇨🇭SUI	1958	0.0	1995	1195	-9.0
114	Boffa, Mauro	🇨🇭SUI	2200	0.0	2440	1640	-4.0
115	Haldemann, Paul	🇨🇭SUI	2022	0.0	2281	1481	-3.6
116	FMNastase, Robert-Paul	🇷🇴ROU	2219	0.0	2307	1507	-7.6
117	Dobschat, Benjamin	🇩🇪GER	2144	0.0	2226	1426	-7.8
118	Kupalov, Igor	🇨🇭SUI	2034	0.0	2052	1252	-9.4
119	Papaux, Steve	🇨🇭SUI	2230	0.0	1969	1169	-16.4
120	Stijve, Niels	🇨🇭SUI	2146	0.0	2546	1746	-1.6
121	Le Blevec, Yelisey	🇫🇷FRA	2026	0.0	2111	1311	-15.2
122	Pheng, Wissam	🇫🇷FRA	2036	0.0	1990	1190	-11.2
123	FMAmmann, Philipp	🇨🇭SUI	2057	0.0	2257	1457	-4.8
124	FMHohler, Peter	🇨🇭SUI	2033	0.0	2203	1403	-5.6
125	Schnell, Simon	🇨🇭SUI	2156	0.0	2251	1451	-7.4
126	De La Rosa, Damian	🇨🇭SUI	2005	0.0	1935	1135	-12.0
127	GMNoe, Christopher	🇩🇪GER	2511	0.0	2215	1415	-8.5
128	Duerst, Martin	🇨🇭SUI	1953	0.0	2068	1268	-6.8
129	Kwiatkowski, Jakub	🇨🇭SUI	2050	0.0	2265	1465	-9.2
130	Gemelli,Romain	🇨🇭SUI	2184	0.0	2233	1433	-8.6
131	Baeumer, Lars, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2194	0.0	2158	1358	-11.0
132	FMMasserey, Yvan	🇨🇭SUI	2245	0.0	2015	1215	-15.8
133	FMKamber, Bruno	🇨🇭SUI	2218	0.0	2321	1521	-7.2
134	Muheim, Markus	🇨🇭SUI	2031	0.0	2085	1285	-8.4
135	Gontsul, Artem	🇺🇦UKR	2027	0.0	2045	1245	-9.4
136	Vilaseca, Laurent	🇨🇭SUI	2070	0.0	2318	1518	-3.8
137	Hirzel, Rene	🇨🇭SUI	2084	0.0	1981	1181	-12.8
138	IMCrut, Aurelien	🇫🇷FRA	2274	0.0	2129	1329	-6.9
139	Sermier, Alain	🇫🇷FRA	1972	0.0	2060	1260	-7.6
140	Drechsler, Christoph	🇨🇭SUI	2094	0.0	1930	1130	-14.4
141	GMKutirov, Rolando	🇲🇰MKD	2258	0.0	2349	1549	-3.8
142	Peraita Colsa, Carlos	🇪🇸ESP	2065	0.0	2273	1473	-4.6
143	FMSzakolczai, Peter	🇨🇭SUI	2169	0.0	2008	1208	-14.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zargarov, MikayelSUI
+18.8
1.0 pts · #35
2Ronce, NathanFRA
+17.0
1.0 pts · #7
3Lu, HanqiSUI
+16.4
1.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Laub, PatrickSUI
-27.6
0.0 pts · #102
2Papaux, SteveSUI
-16.4
0.0 pts · #119
3Masserey, YvanFMSUI
-15.8
0.0 pts · #132

Biggest upsets

R1+296 Elo gap
Ronce, Nathan2215 beat GMNoe, Christopher2511
R1+261 Elo gap
Lu, Hanqi1969 beat Papaux, Steve2230
R1+230 Elo gap
WIMDe Seroux, Camille2015 beat FMMasserey, Yvan2245