Basel Autumn Open 2025

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66 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Riehen BS, Switzerland. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2215, and top seed was Li Min Peng (🇨🇭 SUI, GM, 2498).

Li Min Peng (🇨🇭 SUI, GM, 2498) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Henrik Cernov (4.0) and Suvirr Malli (4.0). Peng won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Laura-Alice Stoos (1642) beat Rolf Ernst (FM, 1944), a +302-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Riehen BS, Switzerland

Dates

24 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇭GMLi Min Peng2498

Avg top 10

2,215

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×1

IM×2

FM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×40

🇩🇪Germany×8

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇷🇴Romania×4

🇫🇷France×3

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMLi Min Peng
🇨🇭SUI·2498
5.0pts·2941perf+5.7
🥈
FMHenrik Cernov
🇩🇪GER·2237
4.0pts·2229perf+0.6
🥉
Suvirr Malli
🇨🇭SUI·2034
4.0pts·2154perf+32.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

GM Li Min Peng led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Peng5Malli4Hohelj4Cernov4Kappeler4Cernov4

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

GM Li Min Peng never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Li Min Peng 5 wins (R1–R5)Stanislav Hohelj 4 wins (R2–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Peng, Li MinGM	2498	SUI	+26N	+15B	+24N	+7B	+16B	5.0	12.0	14.5	14.50	2941	+5.7
2	Cernov, HenrikFM	2237	GER	+43N	+18B	+9N	=8B	=7N	4.0	13.5	15.5	12.00	2229	+0.6
3	Malli, Suvirr	2034	SUI	+17N	+30B	−7N	+20B	+29N	4.0	12.0	14.5	11.00	2154	+32.8
4	Cernov, VadimIM	2291	ROU	+52B	=27N	+10B	=12N	+31B	4.0	12.0	13.5	10.50	2240	-2.1
5	Kappeler, KasparFM	2146	SUI	+56N	+35B	−8N	+19B	+15N	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.50	2125	-0.8
6	Hohelj, Stanislav	2204	UKR	F	+57N	+42B	+11B	+8N	4.0	10.0	10.0	10.00	2728	+14.0
7	Zhuikov, Edgard	2116	UKR	+53B	+33N	+3B	−1N	=2B	3.5	15.5	17.0	10.00	2255	+26.0
8	Ghita, Vlad-Bogdan	2025	ROU	+48B	+40N	+5B	=2N	−6B	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.50	2157	+19.8
9	Held, Thomas	2047	SUI	+41B	+13N	−2B	+40N	=10B	3.5	13.5	16.0	10.25	2060	+4.6
10	Arhan, Tanguy	2023	FRA	+47N	+37B	−4N	+30B	=9N	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	2078	+5.8
11	Jud, Marc	1994	SUI	+46B	=28N	+32B	−6N	+25B	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.25	1995	+3.0
12	Neininger, Ralph	2091	GER	+45B	+25N	F	=4B	+17N	3.5	11.5	11.5	9.50	2218	+12.6
13	Kumar, Shreyank	1833	SUI	+60N	−9B	+38N	=27B	+24N	3.5	11.0	12.0	7.25	1993	+44.8
14	Ernst, RolfFM	1944	SUI	−28N	+46B	+56N	=26B	+49N	3.5	9.0	10.0	6.25	1863	-8.6
15	Malli, Shiivesh Sunil	1956	SUI	+54B	−1N	+44B	+34N	−5B	3.0	13.5	15.0	6.00	1985	+4.0
16	Belezky, AlexanderIM	2295	GER	F	+36B	+49N	+29B	−1N	3.0	12.0	12.0	7.00	2309	+2.6
17	Guo, Bo Kai Owen	1664	HKG	−3B	+63N	+33B	+42N	−12B	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.50	1926	+62.0
18	Weidt, Frank	1921	SUI	+39B	−2N	−34B	+46N	+26N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.00	1867	-5.8
19	Kaczmarek, Michal	1841	POL	+58B	=31N	=21B	−5N	+45B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.75	1970	+16.8
20	Goetschi, Fabian	1810	SUI	+63B	−24N	+41B	−3N	+48B	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.50	1837	+10.4
21	Tchenash, Alexej	2019	UKR	F	=38B	=19N	+37B	+32N	3.0	10.5	10.5	7.75	1981	-2.2
22	Gheorghiu, Alexandru	1563	SUI	−25B	+53N	−36N	+56B	+43N	3.0	8.5	9.5	4.50	1780	+43.2
23	Lin, Brian	1654	SUI	−27B	+52N	−25B	+44N	+57B	3.0	8.5	9.5	4.50	1815	+31.6
24	Gontsul, Artem	2054	UKR	+61N	+20B	−1B	=25N	−13B	2.5	14.0	15.0	5.25	1942	-15.4
25	Trubini, Timon	1856	SUI	+22N	−12B	+23N	=24B	−11N	2.5	13.0	15.5	7.25	1872	+5.2
26	Burger, Raphael	1770	SUI	−1B	+54N	+58B	=14N	−18B	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.25	1851	+17.2
27	Heilinger, Dietmar	1982	AUT	+23N	=4B	F	=13N	=36B	2.5	13.0	13.0	8.00	1992	+1.2
28	Stoos, Laura-Alice	1642	GER	+14B	=11B	−29N	=33N	=40B	2.5	12.0	14.5	7.75	1927	+68.4
29	Kriste, Vincent	2177	SUI	+44B	=32N	+28B	−16N	−3B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.75	1954	-24.4
30	Hoehne, Jacob	1798	SUI	+55B	−3N	+48B	−10N	=41B	2.5	12.0	13.5	4.75	1759	-11.6
31	Boschetti, Claudio	2091	SUI	+34N	=19B	F	+35B	−4N	2.5	12.0	12.0	6.50	2015	-5.2
32	Arden, Oskar	1885	SUI	+51B	=29B	−11N	+39N	−21B	2.5	11.5	13.5	5.75	1890	+2.0
33	Vinogradov, Ilia	1870	GER	+50N	−7B	−17N	=28B	+54N	2.5	11.0	12.5	4.75	1738	-33.2
34	Gunzinger, Severin	1682	SUI	−31B	+59N	+18N	−15B	=35N	2.5	11.0	12.0	5.25	1880	+46.0
35	Gkegkas, Michail	1856	GER	+59B	−5N	+45B	−31N	=34B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1836	-3.4
36	Canatar, Poyraz	1808	SUI	F	−16N	+22B	+47B	=27N	2.5	10.5	10.5	6.25	1919	+14.0
37	Vilain, Philip	1794	GER	+66B	−10N	=39B	−21N	+55B	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.75	1619	-25.2
38	Dhruvansh Sethi	1630	IND	=42B	=21N	−13B	=53N	+52B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	1789	+19.6
39	Keller, Mike	1633	SUI	−18N	+43B	=37N	−32B	+56N	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.25	1811	+44.8
40	Donauer Daniel	1795	SUI	+64N	−8B	+66N	−9B	=28N	2.5	9.5	9.5	1.25	1627	-12.4
41	Stierli, Jean-Paul	1667	SUI	−9N	+65B	−20N	+64B	=30N	2.5	9.0	9.0	1.25	1613	-4.4
42	Cavegn, Riccardo	1888	SUI	=38N	+62B	−6N	−17B	=47N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.25	1660	-23.0
43	Stepanians, Markus	1739	SUI	−2B	−39N	+51B	+59N	−22B	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.00	1638	-16.4
44	Lachausse, Bruno	1726	SUI	−29N	+50B	−15N	−23B	+58N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1713	-5.0
45	Wermuth, David	1672	GER	−12N	+60B	−35N	+58B	−19N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1697	+0.4
46	Bhingare, Joshua	1656	SUI	−11N	−14N	+63B	−18B	+64N	2.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1625	-10.4
47	Licini, Gino	0	SUI	−10B	=55N	+57B	−36N	=42B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.75	1767	0.0
48	Bojanic Morandini, Fabian	1658	CRO	−8N	+64B	−30N	+66B	−20N	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1078	-28.0
49	Wachholz, Dario	1800	SUI	+65N	F	−16B	+55N	−14B	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.50	1272	-15.2
50	Doerr, Milos	1624	SUI	−33B	−44N	−52B	+63N	+59B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	1649	+5.2
51	Luisier, Jurij	1625	SUI	−32N	−56B	−43N	+65B	+61N	2.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1580	-9.2
52	Menhaj, Ahmad	0	IRI	−4N	−23B	+50N	=54B	−38N	1.5	11.5	13.0	2.75	1622	0.0
53	Gyr, Andreas	0	SUI	−7N	−22B	+60N	=38B	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.25	1618	0.0
54	Brentegani, Romeo	1648	FRA	−15N	−26B	+65N	=52N	−33B	1.5	9.5	9.5	0.75	1065	-29.2
55	Bishop, Ian	0	SUI	−30N	=47B	+62N	−49B	−37N	1.5	9.0	10.0	2.00	1506	0.0
56	Huettinger, Jonathan	1715	SUI	−5B	+51N	−14B	−22N	−39B	1.0	13.0	15.0	2.00	1536	-48.8
57	Bratosin, Vicentiu	1694	SUI	F	−6B	−47N	+62B	−23N	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1593	-19.2
58	Wolf, Harry	1563	SUI	−19N	+61B	−26N	−45N	−44B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.00	1513	-10.8
59	Niklaus, Herbert	1587	SUI	−35N	−34B	+61N	−43B	−50N	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.00	1491	-22.8
60	Theodouli, Iris	1506	FRA	−13B	−45N	−53B	−61B	+65N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	953	-24.8
61	Teslarasu, Pavel-Bogdan	1671	ROU	−24B	−58N	−59B	+60N	−51B	1.0	6.5	7.5	1.00	1428	-83.6
62	Martini, Giulio	1404	SUI	F	−42N	−55B	−57N	+66N	1.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	950	-9.6
63	Gabele, John	1414	SUI	−20N	−17B	−46N	−50B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	889	-28.0
64	FIDE 533060428	0	—	−40B	−48N	F	−41N	−46B	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	894	0.0
65	Wagner, Joel Joshua	0	SUI	−49B	−41N	−54B	−51N	−60B	0.0	8.0	9.0	0.00	851	0.0
66	Tuduruta, Ovidiu	0	ROU	−37N	F	−40B	−48N	−62B	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	863	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Stoos, Laura-AliceGER
+68.4
2.5 pts · #21
2Guo, Bo Kai OwenHKG
+62.0
3.0 pts · #17
3Gunzinger, SeverinSUI
+46.0
2.5 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Teslarasu, Pavel-BogdanROU
-83.6
1.0 pts · #47
2Huettinger, JonathanSUI
-48.8
1.0 pts · #49
3Vinogradov, IliaGER
-33.2
2.5 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R1+302 Elo gap
Stoos, Laura-Alice1642 beat FMErnst, Rolf1944
R3+239 Elo gap
Gunzinger, Severin1682 beat Weidt, Frank1921
R4+224 Elo gap
Guo, Bo Kai Owen1664 beat Cavegn, Riccardo1888