SSS Gstaad 2025
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Gstaad, Switzerland. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1942, and top seed was Marco Salami (🇮🇹 ITA, 2081).
Marco Salami (🇮🇹 ITA, 2081) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Martin Kull (5.0) and Juerg Walter Morf (5.0). Salami shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Martin Forster (1778) beat Peter Walpen (2058), a +280-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Gstaad, Switzerland
Dates
06 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 110 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×27
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMarco Salami led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE12 Oct
Marco Salami takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Andreas Scheidegger won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marco Salami | * | — | ½ | 0 |
| 2Andreas Scheidegger | — | * | — | — |
| 3Martin Kull | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Juerg Walter Morf | 1 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salami, Marco | 2081 | ITA | +27N | +19B | −3N | +6B | +8B | =2N | +5B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 20.50 | 2104 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Kull, Martin | 1954 | SUI | =7N | +16B | =8N | +18B | +17N | =1B | =3N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 18.75 | 2023 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Morf, Juerg Walter | 1955 | SUI | +29B | +15N | +1B | =14N | −5B | +17N | =2B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 18.25 | 2048 | +17.8 |
| 4 | Scheidegger, Andreas | 1987 | SUI | =16N | −7B | +28N | +24B | +14B | =5N | +15B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 1970 | -3.4 |
| 5 | Ludin, Hubert | 1889 | SUI | +9N | −8B | +20N | +7B | +3N | =4B | −1N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 18.50 | 1952 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Eschle, Hubert | 1823 | GER | =25N | +28B | =7N | −1N | =9B | +16B | +14N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 14.25 | 1902 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Jansen, Bert | 1779 | SUI | =2B | +4N | =6B | −5N | =15B | =11N | +17B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 16.50 | 1948 | +72.4 |
| 8 | Reust, Erika | 1807 | SUI | +30N | +5N | =2B | =17B | −1N | =10B | =12N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 1976 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Tschurr, Christof | 1775 | SUI | −5B | +30N | =11B | =15N | =6N | +19B | =10N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1892 | +18.6 |
| 10 | Walpen, Peter | 2058 | SUI | =18B | −23N | =26B | +21N | +13B | =8N | =9B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 13.75 | 1828 | -37.0 |
| 11 | Eggenberger, Ulrich | 1877 | SUI | =28N | =25B | =9N | =16B | =18N | =7B | +20N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1758 | -15.2 |
| 12 | Delaplace, Philippe | 0 | SUI | =23B | =18N | =15B | =19N | +27B | =14N | =8B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 1830 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bornand, Herbert | 1810 | SUI | =22B | −14N | =21B | +23N | −10N | +24B | +18B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1838 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Schaerer, Marie-Anne | 1772 | SUI | =17N | +13B | +24N | =3B | −4N | =12B | −6B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1882 | +18.8 |
| 15 | Ducrest, Michel | 1869 | SUI | +20N | −3B | =12N | =9B | =7N | +25B | −4N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 11.50 | 1756 | -15.4 |
| 16 | Schaerer, Marc | 1791 | SUI | =4B | −2N | +30B | =11N | =19B | −6N | +26B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1821 | +3.2 |
| 17 | Schmitter, Albert | 1878 | SUI | =14B | +21N | +23B | =8N | −2B | −3B | −7N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 9.25 | 1775 | -17.8 |
| 18 | Scherer-Schwab, Rolf | 1795 | SUI | =10N | =12B | +25N | −2N | =11B | =20B | −13N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 10.00 | 1801 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Fleischer, Eugen | 1871 | SUI | +26B | −1N | F | =12B | =16N | −9N | +27B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1840 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Schmidt, Udo Norbert | 0 | SUI | −15B | +29N | −5B | =26N | +22B | =18N | −11B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Fankhauser, Heinz | 1711 | SUI | =24N | −17B | =13N | −10B | +29B | =27N | =23B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1797 | +10.4 |
| 22 | Both, Franz | 1549 | SUI | =13N | −24B | −27N | +28B | −20N | =23N | +30B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1728 | +42.0 |
| 23 | Forster, Martin | 1778 | SUI | =12N | +10B | −17N | −13B | −25N | =22B | =21N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1654 | -20.2 |
| 24 | Von Flue, Erwin | 1840 | FRA | =21B | +22N | −14B | −4N | =26B | −13N | =29N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1666 | -33.0 |
| 25 | Keller, Franco | 1686 | SUI | =6B | =11N | −18B | =29N | +23B | −15N | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1758 | +14.8 |
| 26 | Brandenberger, Walter | 1746 | SUI | −19N | =27B | =10N | =20B | =24N | =28B | −16N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 6.75 | 1729 | -4.2 |
| 27 | Benz, Urs | 1800 | SUI | −1B | =26N | +22B | F | −12N | =21B | −19N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1722 | -22.0 |
| 28 | Tuor, Gallus | 1771 | SUI | =11B | −6N | −4B | −22N | +30B | =26N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1554 | -26.8 |
| 29 | Birrer, Alfred | 1779 | SUI | −3N | −20B | F | =25B | −21N | +30N | =24B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1604 | -35.6 |
| 30 | Schumacher, Ernst | 0 | SUI | −8B | −9B | −16N | F | −28N | −29B | −22N | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 945 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jansen, BertSUI+72.44.0 pts · #9
- 2Both, FranzSUI+42.03.0 pts · #25
- 3Reust, ErikaSUI+21.24.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Walpen, PeterSUI-37.04.0 pts · #8
- 2Birrer, AlfredSUI-35.62.0 pts · #29
- 3Von Flue, ErwinFRA-33.02.5 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R2+280 Elo gap
- R4+222 Elo gap
- R2+208 Elo gap