Lugano Open 2025
28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Lugano, Switzerland. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2015, and top seed was Markus Fischer (🇩🇪 GER, 2218).
Ali Habibi (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2136) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Simone Medici (4.0) and Andrea Drei (4.0). Habibi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Anahid Mrad (1811) beat Markus Fischer (2218), a +407-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Habibi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
IM Ali Habibi drew with FM Simone Medici (Black).
FM Andrea Drei won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAli Habibi | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2FMSimone Medici | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMAndrea Drei | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Claudio Boschetti | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Habibi, AliIM | 2136 | GER | +12N | +8B | =2N | =4B | +6N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 2166 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Medici, SimoneFM | 2202 | SUI | +15B | +9N | =1B | =3N | +21N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2179 | +0.2 |
| 3 | Drei, AndreaFM | 2046 | ITA | +20N | +27B | +22N | =2B | =5N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 2112 | +9.0 |
| 4 | Boschetti, Claudio | 2091 | SUI | +16B | +10N | F | =1N | +13B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 2204 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Mrad, Anahid | 1811 | ITA | F | +23B | +17N | +7N | =3B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 2209 | +69.6 |
| 6 | Camagna, Alessandro | 1763 | ITA | +26B | =13N | =7B | +10N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1950 | +22.2 |
| 7 | Fischer, Markus | 2218 | GER | +11N | =22B | =6N | −5B | +18N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1930 | -28.8 |
| 8 | Gardi, Giuseppe | 1838 | ITA | +14B | −1N | F | +12B | +17N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1967 | +12.8 |
| 9 | White, David J | 1882 | ENG | +18N | −2B | +21B | −13N | +15B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1915 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Kononiuk,Yaroslav | 1758 | SUI | +19N | −4B | +27N | −6B | +20N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1706 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Sezekkaplan, Ufuk | 1752 | TUR | −7B | +28N | −15B | +24N | +16B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1778 | +0.6 |
| 12 | Durini, Riccardo | 1708 | SUI | −1B | =14N | +16B | −8N | +24B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1704 | -6.8 |
| 13 | Rolle, Lorenzo Anthony | 1887 | ITA | F | =6B | +20N | +9B | −4N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1939 | +10.8 |
| 14 | De Lucia, Christian | 1558 | SUI | −8N | =12B | =23N | =20B | +25B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1660 | +26.0 |
| 15 | Palazzi, Gianmarco | 1728 | ITA | −2N | +18B | +11N | −17B | −9N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1733 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Trivic, Zoran | 1659 | SUI | −4N | +19B | −12N | +23B | −11N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1573 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Bratosin, Vicentiu | 1694 | SUI | F | +24N | −5B | +15N | −8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1667 | -2.0 |
| 18 | Cattomio, Roberto | 1571 | SUI | −9B | −15N | +26B | +27N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1563 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Caratti, Matteo | 0 | SUI | −10B | −16N | +28B | −25N | +23N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Cavadini, Sergio | 1640 | SUI | −3B | +26N | −13B | =14N | −10B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1588 | -9.4 |
| 21 | Lorman, Pierre | 1829 | SUI | =23N | +25B | −9N | F | −2B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1712 | -13.8 |
| 22 | Pellegrini, Noah | 2018 | SUI | +28B | =7N | −3B | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1961 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Ortelli, Valerio | 1543 | SUI | =21B | −5N | =14B | −16N | −19B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1521 | -3.2 |
| 24 | Bratosin, Roberto | 0 | SUI | F | −17B | +25N | −11B | −12N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Camponovo, Daniele | 1569 | SUI | F | −21N | −24B | +19B | −14N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 893 | -28.0 |
| 26 | Bormolini, Battista | 1443 | ITA | −6N | −20B | −18N | +28N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1444 | -0.6 |
| 27 | Rodigari, Gabriele | 0 | ITA | F | −3N | −10B | −18B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 992 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Cusini, Mattia | 1574 | ITA | −22N | −11B | −19N | −26B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 923 | -20.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mrad, AnahidITA+69.63.5 pts · #4
- 2De Lucia, ChristianSUI+26.02.5 pts · #11
- 3Camagna, AlessandroITA+22.23.0 pts · #7
- 1Fischer, MarkusGER-28.83.0 pts · #8
- 2Camponovo, DanieleSUI-28.01.0 pts · #26
- 3Cusini, MattiaITA-20.60.0 pts · #28
- R4+407 Elo gap
- R4+131 Elo gap