Davos Amateur Open 2025
23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2094, and top seed was Vadim Cernov (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2290).
Franz Riemelmoser (🇦🇹 AUT, FM, 2252) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Vadim Cernov (4.0) and Henrik Cernov (4.0). Riemelmoser won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Elena Tuor (1446) beat Daniel Stalder (1723), a +277-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Franz Riemelmoser led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Franz Riemelmoser held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
FM Franz Riemelmoser beat FM Henrik Cernov (White).
FM Franz Riemelmoser 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Vadim Cernov 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMFranz Riemelmoser | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2FMHenrik Cernov | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3IMVadim Cernov | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Andri Arquint | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riemelmoser, FranzFM | 2252 | AUT | +8B | +9N | +3B | +12N | =2B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2433 | +19.2 |
| 2 | Cernov, VadimIM | 2290 | ROU | =4B | +16N | +5N | +7B | =1N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2257 | -0.5 |
| 3 | Cernov, HenrikFM | 2258 | GER | +13N | +22B | −1N | +5B | +6N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2282 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Arquint, Andri | 1967 | SUI | =2N | +10B | −7N | +20B | +12B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2129 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Selinga, Jan | 1981 | SUI | +23B | +6N | −2B | −3N | +13B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 2082 | +14.2 |
| 6 | Boschetti, Claudio | 2094 | SUI | +15N | −5B | +13N | +8B | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 2006 | -9.0 |
| 7 | Adzic, SlobodanFM | 1996 | SUI | =17B | +19N | +4B | −2N | =10N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 2020 | +4.2 |
| 8 | Kaczmarek, Michal | 1823 | POL | −1N | +14B | +18B | −6N | +16B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1935 | +9.0 |
| 9 | Hirzel, Martin | 1944 | SUI | +18N | −1B | +15N | −10B | +14N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1940 | -0.6 |
| 10 | Gloor, Claudio | 2057 | SUI | =19B | −4N | +21B | +9N | =7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1942 | -12.2 |
| 11 | Matei, Robert | 1994 | SUI | =14N | +20B | −12N | F | +15B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1854 | -11.2 |
| 12 | Tchenash, Alexej | 1992 | UKR | F | +17N | +11B | −1B | −4N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1979 | -1.0 |
| 13 | Lanois, Herve | 1823 | SUI | −3B | +21N | −6B | +18N | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1812 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Gegner, Matthias | 1667 | GER | =11B | −8N | =16B | +17N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1772 | +11.6 |
| 15 | Lustenberger, Josef | 1782 | SUI | −6B | +23N | −9B | =19N | −11N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1714 | -10.4 |
| 16 | Bratosin, Vicentiu | 1756 | SUI | F | −2B | =14N | +23B | −8N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1715 | -14.4 |
| 17 | Spalinger, Pascal | 1704 | SUI | =7N | −12B | F | −14B | +20N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1688 | -3.6 |
| 18 | Christoffel, Lina | 0 | SUI | −9B | F | −8N | −13B | +19N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Stalder, Daniel | 1723 | SUI | =10N | −7B | −20N | =15B | −18B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1627 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Tuor, Elena | 1446 | SUI | F | −11N | +19B | −4N | −17B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1587 | +9.8 |
| 21 | Allenbach, Silvan | 1721 | SUI | −22B | −13B | −10N | F | +23N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1674 | -13.2 |
| 22 | Bender, Dirk | 2025 | GER | +21N | −3N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1990 | -1.4 |
| 23 | Riser, Christoph | 1561 | SUI | −5N | −15B | F | −16N | −21B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1005 | -33.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Arquint, AndriSUI+22.83.5 pts · #4
- 2Riemelmoser, FranzFMAUT+19.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Selinga, JanSUI+14.23.0 pts · #8
- 1Riser, ChristophSUI-33.60.0 pts · #23
- 2Bratosin, VicentiuSUI-14.41.5 pts · #14
- 3Allenbach, SilvanSUI-13.21.0 pts · #20
- R3+277 Elo gap
- R2+113 Elo gap