SMM 2025 NLB round 7

Team SwissStandard

153 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 14 Sept 2025 in decentralised, Switzerland. 55 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2438, and top seed was Vadim Milov (🇨🇭 SUI, GM, 2581).

Martin Duerst (🇨🇭 SUI, 1967) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Mathias Leutwyler (1.0) and Matthias Pfau (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Moritz Valentin Collin (FM, 2245) beat Adrian Gschnitzer (IM, 2435), a +190-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭decentralised, Switzerland

Dates

14 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇭GMVadim Milov2581

Avg top 10

2,438

Participants

153

Titled players · 55

GM×5

IM×13

FM×31

CM×4

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×103

🇩🇪Germany×25

🇫🇷France×9

🇮🇹Italy×5

🇦🇹Austria×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

Kosovo×2

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Martin Duerst
🇨🇭SUI·1967
1.0pts·2902perf+13.6
🥈
Mathias Leutwyler
🇨🇭SUI·2069
1.0pts·2740perf+6.6
🥉
Matthias Pfau
🇩🇪GER·2088
1.0pts·2850perf+9.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Duerst, Martin	🇨🇭SUI	1967	1.0	2102	2902	+13.6
2	Leutwyler, Mathias	🇨🇭SUI	2069	1.0	1940	2740	+6.6
3	Pfau, Matthias, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2088	1.0	2050	2850	+9.0
4	Stijve, Niels	🇨🇭SUI	2109	1.0	2170	2970	+11.6
5	Aznar, Benjamin	🇨🇭SUI	1833	1.0	1907	2707	+12.0
6	Raeber, Markus	🇨🇭SUI	2201	1.0	2073	2873	+6.6
7	FMUstianovich, Nazar	🇨🇭SUI	2310	1.0	2015	2815	+1.5
8	Cervelli, Eduard	🇨🇭SUI	2061	1.0	2110	2910	+22.8
9	FMSchwaegli, Bruno	🇨🇭SUI	2243	1.0	1843	2643	+1.6
10	Lang, Fabian	🇨🇭SUI	1934	1.0	1986	2786	+11.4
11	Haas, Carmi	🇨🇭SUI	2134	1.0	2110	2910	+9.4
12	GMMilov, Vadim	🇨🇭SUI	2581	1.0	2181	2981	+0.8
13	FMWildi, Marcel	🇨🇭SUI	2218	1.0	2042	2842	+5.4
14	Jacot, Laurent	🇨🇭SUI	2120	1.0	1962	2762	+5.8
15	GMNoe, Christopher	🇩🇪GER	2518	1.0	2334	3134	+2.6
16	Drechsler, Christoph	🇨🇭SUI	2078	1.0	1990	2790	+7.6
17	Pahud, Cedric	🇨🇭SUI	2169	1.0	2301	3101	+13.6
18	Seitz, Patrick	🇩🇪GER	2223	1.0	2128	2928	+7.4
19	Flueckiger, Thomas	🇨🇭SUI	2239	1.0	1961	2761	+3.4
20	Perreard, Nicolas	🇨🇭SUI	2094	1.0	1935	2735	+5.8
21	FMAtlas, Dmitry	🇦🇹AUT	2116	1.0	1970	2770	+6.0
22	CMMueller, Magnus	🇩🇪GER	2211	1.0	2237	3037	+10.8
23	Romanovskyi, Ivan	🇨🇭SUI	1967	1.0	1812	2612	+11.6
24	Zargarov, Mikayel	🇨🇭SUI	2076	1.0	2025	2825	+17.2
25	Estermann, Michail	🇨🇭SUI	1886	1.0	1838	2638	+17.2
26	Passoni, Carlo Daniele	🇮🇹ITA	2150	1.0	1940	2740	+4.6
27	Akermann, Thomas	🇨🇭SUI	2125	1.0	2206	3006	+12.2
28	IMHommeles, Theo	🇳🇱NED	2369	1.0	2189	2989	+2.6
29	CMZhou, Syang	🇩🇪GER	2229	1.0	2135	2935	+7.4
30	Krebs, Samuel	🇨🇭SUI	2058	1.0	1765	2565	+3.0
31	Pellicoro, Nathalie	🇨🇭SUI	1994	1.0	1929	2729	+8.2
32	Arsenie, Cristian Marc	🇨🇭SUI	2205	1.0	2038	2838	+11.2
33	FMGeorges, Sacha	🇨🇭SUI	2233	1.0	2059	2859	+5.4
34	FMBorner, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2080	1.0	2006	2806	+8.0
35	FMZaitsev, Kyrilo	🇺🇦UKR	2279	1.0	2319	3119	+11.2
36	Schnell, Simon	🇨🇭SUI	2111	1.0	2225	3025	+13.2
37	Kurapova, Olga	🇨🇭SUI	1978	1.0	2012	2812	+11.0
38	IMSermier, Guillaume	🇨🇭SUI	2304	1.0	2040	2840	+1.8
39	GMGallagher, Joseph G.	🇨🇭SUI	2393	1.0	2182	2982	+2.3
40	Baeumer, Lars, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2186	1.0	2127	2927	+8.4
41	FMRappazzo, Johannes	🇨🇭SUI	2190	1.0	2099	2899	+7.6
42	GMCharnushevich, Aliaksei	🇫🇷FRA	2494	1.0	2264	3064	+2.1
43	Neuberger, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2071	1.0	2022	2822	+8.6
44	FMSchiendorfer, Emanuel	🇨🇭SUI	2363	1.0	2014	2814	+2.2
45	GMOvsejevitsch, Sergei	🇺🇦UKR	2559	1.0	2159	2959	+0.8
46	Schweighoffer, Martin	🇨🇭SUI	2172	1.0	2048	2848	+6.6
47	FMFederer, Colin	🇨🇭SUI	2296	1.0	2103	2903	+5.0
48	Lapp, Karl	🇨🇭SUI	2029	1.0	2041	2841	+10.4
49	Pellegrini, Noah	🇨🇭SUI	2024	1.0	2018	2818	+19.6
50	Gemelli,Romain	🇨🇭SUI	2194	1.0	2009	2809	+5.2
51	Lucca, Kevin	🇨🇭SUI	2103	1.0	2089	2889	+9.6
52	IMHabibi, Ali	🇩🇪GER	2134	1.0	1898	2698	+2.0
53	FMCollin, Moritz Valentin	🇨🇭SUI	2245	1.0	2435	3235	+15.0
54	Norgauer, Michael	🇩🇪GER	1944	1.0	1994	2794	+11.4
55	Schmid, Pablo	🇨🇭SUI	2194	1.0	2320	3120	+13.4
56	Bodenstab, Stefan	🇨🇭SUI	0	1.0	1999	2019	0.0
57	Sermier, Alain	🇫🇷FRA	1954	0.5	2215	2215	+6.4
58	Melotti, Dario Valerio	🇮🇹ITA	2016	0.5	2056	2056	+1.2
59	Brait, Wolfgang	🇨🇭SUI	1915	0.5	2066	2066	+4.0
60	Nabavi, Parwis	🇨🇭SUI	2109	0.5	2016	2016	-2.6
61	FMRueetschi, Urs	🇨🇭SUI	2315	0.5	2229	2229	-2.4
62	Fecker, Jan	🇨🇭SUI	2029	0.5	2128	2128	+2.8
63	Patzelt, Nikolaus	🇩🇪GER	2099	0.5	2261	2261	+4.2
64	Shahmammadli, Safkhan	🇨🇭SUI	2029	0.5	2334	2334	+7.2
65	Gattenloehner, Sebastian	🇩🇪GER	2228	0.5	2327	2327	+2.8
66	FMSchenk-Pogan, Nikolas	🇨🇭SUI	2175	0.5	2290	2290	+3.2
67	FMBayer, Ernst-Wolfgang	🇩🇪GER	2198	0.5	2114	2114	-2.4
68	IMBuss, Ralph	🇨🇭SUI	2334	0.5	2029	2029	-3.6
69	IMClaverie, Christophe	🇫🇷FRA	2290	0.5	2175	2175	-3.2
70	Zollinger, Stefan	🇨🇭SUI	2186	0.5	2111	2111	-2.0
71	FMGiertz, Niklaus	🇨🇭SUI	2084	0.5	2210	2210	+3.4
72	FMPrunescu, Claudiu	🇨🇭SUI	2229	0.5	2315	2315	+2.4
73	WIMHeinatz, Gundula, Dr.	🇨🇭SUI	2056	0.5	2016	2016	-1.2
74	Csajka, Felix	🇨🇭SUI	2147	0.5	2157	2157	+0.2
75	IMNovkovic, Milan	🇦🇹AUT	2327	0.5	2228	2228	-1.4
76	FMGast, Jonathan	🇨🇭SUI	2066	0.5	1915	1915	-4.0
77	FMSzakolczai, Peter	🇨🇭SUI	2128	0.5	2029	2029	-2.8
78	FMBurnier, David	🇨🇭SUI	2197	0.5	2149	2149	-1.4
79	Guex, Pascal	🇨🇭SUI	2149	0.5	2197	2197	+1.4
80	Weigand, Hans-Christian	🇩🇪GER	2083	0.5	2021	2021	-1.8
81	Nied, Pascal	🇩🇪GER	2215	0.5	1967	1967	-6.2
82	Schmahl, Stephan	🇨🇭SUI	1967	0.5	2215	2215	+6.2
83	Paci, Romain	🇫🇷FRA	2140	0.5	2142	2142	0.0
84	FMFejzullahu, Afrim	KOS	2210	0.5	2085	2085	-3.4
85	Cagnotto, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2114	0.5	2198	2198	+2.4
86	FMMotola, Jacopo	🇮🇹ITA	2333	0.5	2276	2276	-1.6
87	FMRohrer, Christophe	🇨🇭SUI	2276	0.5	2333	2333	+1.6
88	WFMNovkovic, Julia	🇦🇹AUT	2111	0.5	2186	2186	+2.0
89	Egle, Stefan, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2157	0.5	2147	2147	-0.2
90	Liebhart, Marcel	🇩🇪GER	2020	0.5	2083	2083	+1.8
91	Pfister, Peter	🇨🇭SUI	2016	0.5	2109	2109	+2.6
92	FMSutter, Oliver	🇨🇭SUI	2286	0.5	2271	2271	-0.2
93	FMKnoedler, Dieter, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2261	0.5	2099	2099	-2.1
94	CMShatil, Shir	🇨🇭SUI	2142	0.5	2140	2140	0.0
95	FMPomini, Aurelien	🇨🇭SUI	2215	0.5	1954	1954	-6.4
96	Bigler, David	🇨🇭SUI	1958	0.5	2098	2098	+3.8
97	Monteverde, Jonathan	🇨🇭SUI	2098	0.5	1958	1958	-3.8
98	IMWirthensohn, Heinz	🇨🇭SUI	2271	0.5	2286	2286	+0.2
99	Krivovyaz, Gleb	🇷🇺RUS	2042	0.0	2218	1418	-5.4
100	Pahud, Kylian	🇨🇭SUI	1812	0.0	1967	1167	-11.6
101	FMFriedrich, Norbert	🇩🇪GER	2128	0.0	2223	1423	-7.4
102	Graells, Ricardo	🇨🇭SUI	1962	0.0	2120	1320	-5.8
103	FMHohler, Peter	🇨🇭SUI	2022	0.0	2071	1271	-8.6
104	Zarri, Florian	🇨🇭SUI	2063	0.0	2463	1663	-1.6
105	De La Rosa, Damian	🇨🇭SUI	2009	0.0	2195	1395	-5.2
106	Klings, Peter	🇩🇪GER	2048	0.0	2172	1372	-6.6
107	Oestmann, Lukas	🇨🇭SUI	1990	0.0	2078	1278	-7.6
108	Alic, Miran	🇨🇭SUI	1986	0.0	1934	1134	-11.4
109	Lu, Hanqi	🇨🇭SUI	1985	0.0	2385	1585	-1.6
110	Thomi, Peter	🇨🇭SUI	1907	0.0	1833	1033	-12.0
111	Rincon, Jose-Maria	🇨🇭SUI	1935	0.0	2094	1294	-5.8
112	Schmid, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2110	0.0	2061	1261	-11.4
113	Kriste, Vincent	🇨🇭SUI	2182	0.0	2393	1593	-4.6
114	Leutwyler, Martin	🇨🇭SUI	2099	0.0	2190	1390	-7.6
115	FMSimon, Ralf-Axel	🇩🇪GER	1940	0.0	2150	1350	-4.6
116	Malli, Suvirr	🇨🇭SUI	1970	0.0	2116	1316	-12.0
117	Urwyler, Nikash	🇨🇭SUI	2025	0.0	2076	1276	-8.6
118	FMBotta, Massimiliano	🇮🇹ITA	2237	0.0	2211	1411	-10.8
119	IMCarron, Julien	🇨🇭SUI	2334	0.0	2518	1718	-2.6
120	IMKlauser, Markus	🇨🇭SUI	2301	0.0	2169	1369	-6.8
121	Schoenbaechler, Anselm	🇨🇭SUI	2059	0.0	2233	1433	-5.4
122	Kwiatkowski, Jakub	🇨🇭SUI	2102	0.0	1967	1167	-27.2
123	Iliev, Mustafa Batuhan	🇩🇪GER	2127	0.0	2186	1386	-8.4
124	Lopez, Manuel	🇨🇭SUI	1940	0.0	2069	1269	-6.6
125	Piacquadio, Riccardo Daniele	🇨🇭SUI	2103	0.0	2296	1496	-10.0
126	Bajraktari, Perparim	KOS	2110	0.0	2134	1334	-9.4
127	Michaud, Christian	🇨🇭SUI	2050	0.0	2088	1288	-9.0
128	Reist, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2012	0.0	1978	1178	-11.0
129	Cheles, Nicusor	🇨🇭SUI	1898	0.0	2134	1334	-8.0
130	Doxarve, Nils	🇨🇭SUI	2040	0.0	2304	1504	-3.6
131	Schweizer, Simon	🇯🇵JPN	2170	0.0	2109	1309	-11.6
132	Laub, Patrick	🇨🇭SUI	2089	0.0	2103	1303	-19.2
133	Silberring, Pawel	🇨🇭SUI	2189	0.0	2369	1569	-5.2
134	Luginbuehl, Robert	🇨🇭SUI	2038	0.0	2205	1405	-5.6
135	Preziuso, Toni	🇨🇭SUI	1994	0.0	1944	1144	-11.4
136	Toussaint, Antoine	🇫🇷FRA	2014	0.0	2363	1563	-2.2
137	Haldemann, Paul	🇨🇭SUI	2018	0.0	2024	1224	-9.8
138	IMCrut, Aurelien	🇫🇷FRA	2264	0.0	2494	1694	-2.1
139	FMKienboeck, Benjamin	🇦🇹AUT	2206	0.0	2125	1325	-12.2
140	Parmelin, Evan	🇨🇭SUI	1961	0.0	2239	1439	-6.8
141	FMAeschbach, Philipp	🇨🇭SUI	2225	0.0	2111	1311	-13.2
142	IMGschnitzer, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	2435	0.0	2245	1445	-7.5
143	Metille, Natean	🇨🇭SUI	1838	0.0	1886	1086	-17.2
144	IMValles, Manuel	🇫🇷FRA	2320	0.0	2194	1394	-6.7
145	Buergi, Oswald	🇨🇭SUI	2006	0.0	2080	1280	-8.0
146	CMHolzhauer, Bjoern	🇩🇪GER	2135	0.0	2229	1429	-7.4
147	IMZeller, Frank	🇩🇪GER	2319	0.0	2279	1479	-5.6
148	Deubelbeiss, Rene	🇨🇭SUI	1929	0.0	1995	1195	-8.2
149	Angst, Oliver	🇨🇭SUI	2073	0.0	2201	1401	-6.6
150	Toenz, Arthur	🇫🇷FRA	2041	0.0	2029	1229	-10.4
151	Cadei, Frederic	🇨🇭SUI	2015	0.0	2310	1510	-3.0
152	Rodriguez Jimenez, Gabriel	🇨🇭SUI	1765	0.0	2058	1258	-6.0
153	Kassighian, Mikael	🇫🇷FRA	1817	0.0	2217	1417	-1.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cervelli, EduardSUI
+22.8
1.0 pts · #8
2Pellegrini, NoahSUI
+19.6
1.0 pts · #49
3Zargarov, MikayelSUI
+17.2
1.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Kwiatkowski, JakubSUI
-27.2
0.0 pts · #122
2Laub, PatrickSUI
-19.2
0.0 pts · #132
3Metille, NateanSUI
-17.2
0.0 pts · #143

Biggest upsets

R1+190 Elo gap
FMCollin, Moritz Valentin2245 beat IMGschnitzer, Adrian2435
R1+135 Elo gap
Duerst, Martin1967 beat Kwiatkowski, Jakub2102
R1+132 Elo gap
Pahud, Cedric2169 beat IMKlauser, Markus2301