SMM 2025 NLA rounds 8-9

Team SwissStandard

84 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland. 69 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2524, and top seed was Markus Ragger (🇦🇹 AUT, GM, 2569).

Aurelio Colmenares (🇨🇭 SUI, FM, 2308) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Nico Georgiadis (2.0) and Moritz Valentin Collin (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 2: Daniel Lustenberger (FM, 2148) beat Roger Moor (IM, 2319), a +171-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland

Dates

27 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹GMMarkus Ragger2569

Avg top 10

2,524

Participants

Titled players · 69

GM×18

IM×27

FM×23

WGM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×50

🇫🇷France×10

🇮🇹Italy×7

🇩🇪Germany×7

🇦🇹Austria×3

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

🇵🇹Portugal×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAurelio Colmenares
🇨🇭SUI·2308
2.0pts·3118perf+10.2
🥈
GMNico Georgiadis
🇨🇭SUI·2515
2.0pts·3269perf+8.8
🥉
FMMoritz Valentin Collin
🇨🇭SUI·2245
2.0pts·3078perf+21.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
4	FMColmenares, Aurelio	🇨🇭SUI	2308	2.0	2318	3118	+10.2
5	GMGeorgiadis, Nico	🇨🇭SUI	2515	2.0	2469	3269	+8.8
6	FMCollin, Moritz Valentin	🇨🇭SUI	2245	2.0	2278	3078	+21.8
8	FMJaeggi, Dorian	🇨🇭SUI	2310	2.0	2263	3063	+17.4
3	Saminskij, Jan	🇨🇭SUI	2249	2.0	2176	2976	+32.0
1	IMToktomushev, Teimur	🇨🇭SUI	2419	2.0	2319	3119	+7.4
2	IMHochstrasser, Michael	🇨🇭SUI	2299	2.0	2262	3062	+9.0
7	FMGantner, Matthias	🇨🇭SUI	2281	2.0	2330	3130	+22.6
20	GMPrusikin, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2496	1.5	2363	2556	+1.6
23	GMBrunello, Sabino	🇮🇹ITA	2483	1.5	2422	2615	+3.3
11	IMGaehwiler, Gabriel	🇨🇭SUI	2376	1.5	2318	2511	+3.5
16	FMWillems, Niels	🇫🇷FRA	2368	1.5	2361	2554	+4.9
24	FMGeorgescu, Lena	🇨🇭SUI	2232	1.5	2307	2500	+14.0
9	IMKaczmarczyk, Dennis	🇩🇪GER	2470	1.5	2393	2586	+3.0
17	GMPelletier, Yannick	🇨🇭SUI	2505	1.5	2538	2731	+5.9
19	IMFischer, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2368	1.5	2343	2536	+4.3
10	IMMartins, David Pires Tavares	🇵🇹POR	2423	1.5	2482	2675	+6.6
12	GMGodena, Michele	🇮🇹ITA	2438	1.5	2326	2519	+2.0
13	GMSokolov, Andrei	🇫🇷FRA	2451	1.5	2482	2675	+5.8
18	Gut, Lionel	🇨🇭SUI	2172	1.5	2316	2509	+35.2
22	GMEdouard, Romain	🇫🇷FRA	2543	1.5	2416	2609	+1.7
14	Gautier, Selvan	🇫🇷FRA	2241	1.5	2178	2371	+6.6
15	FMSigfusson, Sigurdur	🇮🇸ISL	2273	1.5	2256	2449	+9.0
21	FMKienboeck, Benjamin	🇦🇹AUT	2206	1.5	2170	2363	+8.0
37	IMGerber, Richard	🇨🇭SUI	2238	1.0	2244	2244	+0.2
42	IMBenitah, Yohan	🇫🇷FRA	2331	1.0	2244	2244	-2.4
44	IMBaenziger, Fabian	🇨🇭SUI	2439	1.0	2452	2452	+0.3
50	FMHaag, Gregor	🇩🇪GER	2405	1.0	2336	2336	-1.9
51	FMSchlegel, Igor	🇨🇭SUI	2238	1.0	2237	2237	0.0
35	GMDemuth, Adrien	🇨🇭SUI	2517	1.0	2524	2524	+0.2
32	GMBauer, Christian	🇫🇷FRA	2551	1.0	2496	2496	-1.4
38	GMRagger, Markus	🇦🇹AUT	2569	1.0	2501	2501	-1.9
45	GMRiff, Jean-Noel	🇫🇷FRA	2398	1.0	2412	2412	+0.4
31	Angst, Robin	🇨🇭SUI	2275	1.0	2279	2279	+0.2
39	GMBogner, Sebastian	🇨🇭SUI	2558	1.0	2456	2456	-2.7
43	GMVernay, Clovis	🇨🇭SUI	2476	1.0	2456	2456	-0.6
34	IMJoie, Sebastien	🇨🇭SUI	2374	1.0	2201	2201	-4.5
29	FMCremer, Kevin	🇨🇭SUI	2255	1.0	2455	2455	+10.2
25	Cacciola, Alfredo	🇮🇹ITA	2177	1.0	2267	2267	+4.8
46	GMCvitan, Ognjen	🇭🇷CRO	2386	1.0	2432	2432	+1.3
49	IMPetkidis, Anthony	🇩🇪GER	2466	1.0	2387	2387	-2.2
28	FMRappazzo, Johannes	🇨🇭SUI	2190	1.0	2266	2266	+4.2
33	IMBrunner, Nicolas	🇫🇷FRA	2429	1.0	2444	2444	+0.4
36	FMAsllani, Dorian	🇨🇭SUI	2295	1.0	2192	2192	-5.6
27	IMAtlas, Valery	🇦🇹AUT	2406	1.0	2446	2446	+1.0
30	Feher, Adam	🇭🇺HUN	2426	1.0	2358	2358	-1.8
26	FMOndozi, Murtez	KOS	2319	1.0	2209	2209	-2.9
40	GMJenni, Florian	🇨🇭SUI	2468	1.0	2347	2347	-3.2
41	IMArcuti, Davide	🇨🇭SUI	2402	1.0	2426	3226	+5.3
47	FMLustenberger, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2148	1.0	2319	3119	+14.6
48	FMWyss, Jonas	🇨🇭SUI	2281	1.0	2083	2883	+4.8
74	FMGruenenwald, Joerg	🇨🇭SUI	2288	0.5	2292	2099	-9.8
58	IMMantovani, Renzo	🇮🇹ITA	2228	0.5	2369	2176	-1.3
61	Kovac, Lubomir	🇸🇰SVK	2190	0.5	2309	2116	-3.6
71	IMSedina, Elena	🇮🇹ITA	2230	0.5	2341	2148	-2.0
53	IMBreder, Dennis	🇩🇪GER	2409	0.5	2394	2201	-5.5
56	GMPeng, Li Min	🇨🇭SUI	2499	0.5	2377	2184	-8.0
65	Rotunno, Flavio	🇨🇭SUI	2224	0.5	2197	2004	-22.8
76	IMMutschnik, Illya	🇩🇪GER	2369	0.5	2345	2152	-5.6
75	Fend, Juergen	🇨🇭SUI	2257	0.5	2189	1996	-13.8
66	GMBrunner, Lucas	🇨🇭SUI	2411	0.5	2399	2206	-5.3
73	FMPatuzzo, Fabrizio	🇨🇭SUI	2242	0.5	2286	2093	-7.6
54	IMKurmann, Oliver	🇨🇭SUI	2413	0.5	2446	2253	-4.1
59	Frey,Fabian	🇨🇭SUI	2237	0.5	2130	1937	-15.6
64	FMGautier, Anand	🇫🇷FRA	2253	0.5	2335	2142	-5.8
68	IMDegtiarev, Evgeny	🇨🇭SUI	2404	0.5	2370	2177	-6.0
72	FMMattenberger, Matthias	🇨🇭SUI	2239	0.5	2434	2241	-0.2
77	IMBellini, Fabio	🇮🇹ITA	2394	0.5	2433	2240	-3.9
67	GMStojanovic, Mihajlo	🇷🇸SRB	2388	0.5	2453	2260	-3.2
60	Nideroest, Bruno	🇨🇭SUI	2206	0.5	2276	2083	-6.2
62	FMFecker, Noah	🇨🇭SUI	2363	0.5	2405	2212	-3.8
69	FMMaeser, Fabian	🇨🇭SUI	2257	0.5	2198	2005	-13.2
70	IMNetzer, Jean	🇫🇷FRA	2414	0.5	2325	2132	-7.4
52	Deuber, Roman	🇨🇭SUI	2027	0.5	2237	2237	+5.4
55	Wuethrich, Lorenz	🇨🇭SUI	2149	0.5	2224	2224	+2.0
63	IMMoor, Olivier	🇨🇭SUI	2280	0.5	2468	2468	+2.4
57	FMStrauss, Juergen 311	🇨🇭SUI	2231	0.5	2253	2253	+0.6
79	Gut, Raphael	🇨🇭SUI	2113	0.0	2245	1445	-26.0
83	IMStijve, Theo	🇨🇭SUI	2290	0.0	2376	1576	-15.4
81	IMBallmann, Martin	🇨🇭SUI	2333	0.0	2353	1553	-9.5
80	Haugner, Jan	🇩🇪GER	2083	0.0	2244	1444	-11.4
82	WGMHakimifard, Ghazal	🇨🇭SUI	2224	0.0	2256	1456	-18.2
84	IMAranovitch, Emiliano	🇮🇹ITA	2314	0.0	2485	1685	-5.6
78	IMMoor, Roger	🇨🇭SUI	2319	0.0	2148	1348	-7.3

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gut, LionelSUI
+35.2
1.5 pts · #18
2Saminskij, JanSUI
+32.0
2.0 pts · #3
3Gantner, MatthiasFMSUI
+22.6
2.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Gut, RaphaelSUI
-26.0
0.0 pts · #79
2Rotunno, FlavioSUI
-22.8
0.5 pts · #65
3Hakimifard, GhazalWGMSUI
-18.2
0.0 pts · #82

Biggest upsets

R2+171 Elo gap
FMLustenberger, Daniel2148 beat IMMoor, Roger2319
R1+159 Elo gap
FMCremer, Kevin2255 beat IMNetzer, Jean2414
R2+118 Elo gap
Cacciola, Alfredo2177 beat FMAsllani, Dorian2295