Davos Festival General Open 2025
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1914, and top seed was Claudio Boschetti (🇨🇭 SUI, 2072).
Vladimir Paleologu (🇨🇭 SUI, 2026) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Claudio Boschetti (4.5) and Herve Lanois (3.5). Paleologu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Elena Tuor (1442) beat Kevin (13882) Gillieron (1724), a +282-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Paleologu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Vladimir Paleologu drew with Claudio Boschetti (Black).
Vladimir Paleologu 3 wins (R1–R3)Claudio Boschetti 3 wins (R1–R3)Herve Lanois 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vladimir Paleologu | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Claudio Boschetti | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Herve Lanois | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Konrad Schoenherr | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paleologu, Vladimir | 2026 | SUI | +3B | +11N | +4B | =2N | +5B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 2296 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Boschetti, Claudio | 2072 | SUI | +12N | +6B | +5N | =1B | +7N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2243 | +15.8 |
| 3 | Lanois, Herve | 1768 | SUI | −1N | =14B | +12N | +15B | +11B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1943 | +17.8 |
| 4 | Heppert, Lars | 1970 | GER | +20N | +7B | −1N | +6B | −9N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1941 | -3.0 |
| 5 | Gevorgyan, Grigor | 1927 | ARM | +13B | +19N | −2B | +16N | −1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1904 | -2.4 |
| 6 | Schoenherr, Konrad | 1858 | GER | +10B | −2N | +17B | −4N | +16N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1869 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Steiner, Mario | 1799 | SUI | +17B | −4N | +19B | +8N | −2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1828 | +4.2 |
| 8 | Di Meo, Quentin | 1825 | SUI | +18N | −9B | +10N | −7B | +13N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1779 | -5.0 |
| 9 | Tchenash, Alexej | 1938 | UKR | F | +8N | =16B | =11N | +4B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 2073 | +13.8 |
| 10 | Baisse, Rose | 1672 | SUI | −6N | +12B | −8B | +18N | +19B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1695 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Martelli, Tommaso | 1914 | ITA | +14N | −1B | +13N | =9B | −3N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1823 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Elhamdi, Firas | 1776 | SUI | −2B | −10N | −3B | +20N | +17B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1664 | -15.0 |
| 13 | Steiner, Remo | 1706 | SUI | −5N | +18B | −11B | +17N | −8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1584 | -12.2 |
| 14 | Jose, Kevin | 1678 | GER | −11B | =3N | −15B | =19N | +20B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1802 | +19.2 |
| 15 | Bratosin, Vicentiu | 0 | SUI | F | −16B | +14N | −3N | +18B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Smith, Alister W | 1812 | ENG | F | +15N | =9N | −5B | −6B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1635 | -12.2 |
| 17 | Tuor, Elena | 1442 | SUI | −7N | +20B | −6N | −13B | −12N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1530 | +7.0 |
| 18 | Stevens, Thomas | 0 | SUI | −8B | −13N | +20N | −10B | −15N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Niklaus, Herbert | 0 | SUI | F | −5B | −7N | =14B | −10N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Gillieron, Kevin (13882) | 1724 | SUI | −4B | −17N | −18B | −12B | −14N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 917 | -80.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Paleologu, VladimirSUI+28.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Jose, KevinGER+19.22.0 pts · #12
- 3Lanois, HerveSUI+17.83.5 pts · #7
- 1Gillieron, Kevin (13882)SUI-80.80.0 pts · #20
- 2Elhamdi, FirasSUI-15.02.0 pts · #11
- 3Smith, Alister WENG-12.21.5 pts · #19
- R2+282 Elo gap
- R5+146 Elo gap
- R2+104 Elo gap