Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A

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55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Luzern, Switzerland. 4 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2164, and top seed was Hongsen Chen (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2351).

Yifan(HLJ) Hou (🇨🇳 CHN, 2257) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Hongsen Chen (5.5) and Jan Haugner (5.0). Hou won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Jan Haugner (2077) beat Roger Moor (IM, 2312), a +235-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Luzern, Switzerland

Dates

30 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇳IMHongsen Chen2351

Avg top 10

2,164

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×2

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×43

🇩🇪Germany×4

🇬🇧England×3

🇨🇳China×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇰🇷South Korea×1

Top 3

🥇
Yifan(HLJ) Hou
🇨🇳CHN·2257
5.5pts·2286perf+6.0
🥈
IMHongsen Chen
🇨🇳CHN·2351
5.5pts·2321perf-1.2
🥉
Jan Haugner
🇩🇪GER·2077
5.0pts·2206perf+24.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Hou5.5Chen5.5Kuhn5Kovac5Haugner5Jelicic4.5— ex-leaders:Chenled R3–R6, #11Moorled R4, #15

R4 · LEADER CHANGE01 Nov

IM Roger Moor takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Hou takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM Hongsen Chen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Yifan(HLJ) Hou	*	—	—	—
2IMHongsen Chen	—	*	—	½
3Thomas Kuhn	—	—	*	—
4Lubomir Kovac	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hou, Yifan(HLJ)	2257	CHN	+16N	+23B	=3N	=25B	+15N	=7B	+8N	5.5	26.0	29.5	23.00	2286	+6.0
2	Chen, HongsenIM	2351	CHN	+51N	+14B	+8N	−15B	+25N	+9B	=4N	5.5	26.0	27.5	21.00	2321	-1.2
3	Haugner, Jan	2077	GER	+32B	+41N	=1B	=9N	−7B	+10B	+15N	5.0	26.5	29.0	19.50	2206	+24.8
4	Kovac, Lubomir	2186	SVK	=35B	+19N	+28B	=6N	=17B	+13N	=2B	5.0	26.0	29.0	20.50	2132	-3.2
5	Kuhn, Thomas	2084	SUI	=39B	+34N	=25N	=10B	+18B	=6N	+7N	5.0	24.0	26.5	19.00	2107	+5.8
6	Morand, Simon	2077	SUI	+37N	=10B	+27N	=4B	=8N	=5B	=9N	4.5	27.0	30.0	18.25	2124	+10.4
7	Lee, Hyuk	2011	KOR	+42N	−15B	+29N	+21B	+3N	=1N	−5B	4.5	27.0	29.5	17.75	2138	+23.6
8	Jelicic, Hugo	2100	SUI	+43B	+13N	−2B	+33N	=6B	+17N	−1B	4.5	27.0	29.0	15.75	2166	+26.8
9	Emery, Stephane	2100	SUI	+40N	+33B	=15N	=3B	+12N	−2N	=6B	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.75	2181	+16.0
10	Ingielewicz, Tomasz	1952	SUI	+52B	=6N	=11B	=5N	+31B	−3N	+27B	4.5	26.0	27.0	15.00	2085	+52.0
11	Meier, Manuel	2080	SUI	=47N	+22B	=10N	=13B	+16N	=15B	=12N	4.5	25.5	27.5	17.75	2041	-4.6
12	Schneuwly, Achim	1923	SUI	=28B	=30N	+19B	+14N	−9B	+29N	=11B	4.5	24.5	28.0	17.75	2016	+18.0
13	Popescu, Vlad	1942	SUI	+49N	−8B	+40N	=11N	+35B	−4B	+38N	4.5	22.5	24.5	12.75	2046	+19.8
14	Agushi, Agim	2019	SUI	+36N	−2N	+43B	−12B	=39N	+42B	+21N	4.5	22.0	24.0	12.75	2021	+0.6
15	Moor, RogerIM	2312	SUI	+53B	+7N	=9B	+2N	−1B	=11N	−3B	4.0	29.5	30.5	15.50	2163	-11.5
16	Trubini, Timon	1856	SUI	−1B	+24N	=26B	+28N	−11B	+30N	=17B	4.0	25.0	28.5	14.75	1974	+39.2
17	Kuenzli, Simon	2017	SUI	=34B	=39N	+36B	+41N	=4N	−8B	=16N	4.0	22.0	24.5	12.75	1975	-6.6
18	Conrad, Vincent	1918	SUI	=22N	−29B	+42N	+48B	−5N	+39B	=20N	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.00	1900	-2.0
19	Lupei, Denis	1797	GER	+45N	−4B	−12N	+47B	−27N	+37B	+33B	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.00	1993	+70.4
20	Kaelin, Richard	0	SUI	=30B	−28N	+46B	=31N	=26B	+41N	=18B	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.75	1850	0.0
21	Buerge, Reto	1880	SUI	=50B	=26N	+44B	−7N	+34B	+33N	−14B	4.0	20.5	22.5	10.75	1905	+5.6
22	Saxena, Advik	1765	ENG	=18B	−11N	+32B	−35N	=40N	+45B	+41B	4.0	20.0	22.0	11.25	1961	+71.6
23	Oestmann, Lukas	1982	SUI	+24N	−1N	+39B	F	F	+36B	+26N	4.0	18.5	18.5	13.00	2128	+17.2
24	Hoehne, Jacob	1798	SUI	−23B	−16B	+49N	−39N	+46B	+43N	+44B	4.0	16.5	18.5	8.00	1878	+30.8
25	Schmid, Christoph	2050	SUI	+46B	+31N	=5B	=1N	−2B	=27N	F	3.5	25.0	25.0	12.50	2106	+9.4
26	Haas, Leandro	1746	GER	=27N	=21B	=16N	=29B	=20N	+35B	−23B	3.5	23.0	26.0	12.50	1886	+44.0
27	Oehen, Rene	1915	SUI	=26B	+50N	−6B	=34N	+19B	=25B	−10N	3.5	23.0	25.0	11.00	1880	-6.6
28	Pearson, Charlie	1766	ENG	=12N	+20B	−4N	−16B	=45N	+47B	=29B	3.5	23.0	25.0	11.00	1873	+27.6
29	Cardoso Rodrigues, Michael	1834	SUI	=55B	+18N	−7B	=26N	+44B	−12B	=28N	3.5	22.0	23.0	10.00	1880	+8.0
30	Doenitz, Julian	1801	GER	=20N	=12B	−33N	=40B	+48N	−16B	+39N	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.00	1860	+20.0
31	Amgwerd, Christian	1871	SUI	+44N	−25B	+37N	=20B	−10N	−38B	+42N	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.50	1851	-7.2
32	Lanois, Herve	1818	SUI	−3N	=48B	−22N	+54B	−38N	+53B	+40N	3.5	17.5	18.5	5.50	1836	+2.8
33	Buettiker, Stephan	1965	SUI	+54N	−9N	+30B	−8B	+36N	−21B	−19N	3.0	23.5	24.5	7.50	1846	-22.8
34	Abeln, Dirk	1808	SUI	=17N	−5B	+45N	=27B	−21N	=40B	=35N	3.0	22.0	24.0	8.50	1888	+13.8
35	Knapp, Yanik	1848	SUI	=4N	F	+50B	+22B	−13N	−26N	=34B	3.0	22.0	22.0	10.00	1863	+1.6
36	Wegelin, Reinhard	1811	SUI	−14B	+51B	−17N	+52N	−33B	−23N	+43B	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.50	1808	-0.6
37	Bernet, David	1817	SUI	−6B	+52N	−31B	−44N	+49B	−19N	+45N	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.00	1803	-3.8
38	Patlolla Indra ReddyCM	1773	IND	F	F	F	+46N	+32B	+31N	−13B	3.0	13.5	13.5	9.00	2055	+58.8
39	Villiger, Jan	1828	SUI	=5N	=17B	−23N	+24B	=14B	−18N	−30B	2.5	25.5	29.0	10.75	1844	+1.4
40	Mathyer, Raphael	1848	SUI	−9B	+54N	−13B	=30N	=22B	=34N	−32B	2.5	23.0	24.0	6.25	1758	-18.6
41	Djurdjevic, Marko	1889	SUI	+48N	−3B	+47N	−17B	=42N	−20B	−22N	2.5	21.5	23.5	5.25	1815	-26.4
42	Bachofner, Stephan	1806	SUI	−7B	+53N	−18B	+43N	=41B	−14N	−31B	2.5	21.0	22.0	4.25	1813	-0.2
43	Schmid, Jakob	1837	SUI	−8N	+49B	−14N	−42B	+54N	−24B	−36N	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.00	1712	-24.6
44	Nold, Marco	1706	SUI	−31B	F	−21N	+37B	−29N	+48B	−24N	2.0	20.0	20.0	5.00	1698	-2.0
45	Schwab, Felix	1974	SUI	−19B	=46N	−34B	+50N	=28B	−22N	−37B	2.0	19.5	21.5	4.75	1628	-64.2
46	Zeqiri, Mustafa	1817	SUI	−25N	=45B	−20N	−38B	−24N	=50N	+51B	2.0	18.5	20.0	3.50	1625	-48.4
47	Kuhn, Othmar	1824	SUI	=11B	=55N	−41B	−19N	+52B	−28N	−49B	2.0	17.5	18.5	3.75	1723	-20.8
48	Forster, Hans	1739	SUI	−41B	=32N	+53B	−18N	−30B	−44N	=52B	2.0	16.5	17.5	3.25	1666	-28.8
49	Burger, Raphael	1770	SUI	−13B	−43N	−24B	F	−37N	+54B	+47N	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	1709	-18.8
50	Bonferroni, Carlo	1730	SUI	=21N	−27B	−35N	−45B	=51N	=46B	=53N	2.0	16.0	17.0	4.25	1689	-6.0
51	Wacker, Benjamin	0	SUI	−2B	−36N	−54B	=53N	=50B	=52N	−46N	1.5	14.5	15.5	2.00	1646	0.0
52	Saxena, Reyansh	1778	ENG	−10N	−37B	F	−36B	−47N	=51B	=48N	1.0	16.0	16.0	1.75	1463	-66.8
53	Revelly, Alain	1860	SUI	−15N	−42B	−48N	=51B	F	−32N	=50B	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.75	1505	-82.0
54	Emmott, Steven	1786	SUI	−33B	−40B	+51N	−32N	−43B	−49N	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	1048	-41.8
55	Borner, DanielFM	2088	SUI	=29N	=47B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	2.75	1829	-12.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Saxena, AdvikENG
+71.6
4.0 pts · #17
2Lupei, DenisGER
+70.4
4.0 pts · #19
3Patlolla Indra ReddyCMIND
+58.8
3.0 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Revelly, AlainSUI
-82.0
1.0 pts · #54
2Saxena, ReyanshENG
-66.8
1.0 pts · #53
3Schwab, FelixSUI
-64.2
2.0 pts · #47

Biggest upsets

R7+235 Elo gap
Haugner, Jan2077 beat IMMoor, Roger2312
R6+209 Elo gap
Saxena, Advik1765 beat Schwab, Felix1974
R1+177 Elo gap
Lupei, Denis1797 beat Schwab, Felix1974