Nordwestschw. Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 - Kat A round 4-5
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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Oct 2025 to 22 Oct 2025 in Therwil, Switzerland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Marcel Schmid (🇨🇭 SUI, 2025).
Carl Alexander von Burg (🇨🇭 SUI, 1878) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Marcel Schmid (2.0) and Timo Schmidt (2.0). von Burg shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Oskar Arden (1814) beat Mario Haenggi (1947), a +133-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Therwil, Switzerland
Dates
08 Oct 2025 → 22 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×18
🇩🇪Germany×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 2.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 2.0/5. von Burg takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | von Burg, Carl Alexander | 1878 | SUI | F | F | =7B | +8B | =6B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2047 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Schmid, Marcel | 2025 | SUI | F | F | F | +16N | +9B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2566 | +8.0 |
| 3 | Schmidt, Timo | 1636 | SUI | F | F | F | +12N | +16B | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2508 | +22.6 |
| 4 | Lozancic, Toni | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +?B | +14N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hecht, Uwe | 1791 | GER | F | F | F | +17N | +18B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2641 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Lumsdon, Andrew | 1956 | SUI | F | F | F | +19B | =1N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2059 | +5.4 |
| 7 | Brait, Wolfgang | 1972 | SUI | F | F | =1B | =13N | — | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1930 | +0.2 |
| 8 | Arden, Oskar | 1814 | SUI | F | F | F | −1N | +13B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1930 | +4.8 |
| 9 | Mattmann, Peter | 1783 | SUI | F | F | F | +15B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1881 | +5.8 |
| 10 | Erb, Bernhard | 1810 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +17B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2599 | +10.0 |
| 11 | Rosen, Noah | 1849 | SUI | F | F | F | +18B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2683 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Martin, Gerome | 1651 | SUI | F | F | F | −3B | =15N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1514 | -13.6 |
| 13 | Haenggi, Mario | 1947 | SUI | F | F | F | =7B | −8N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1713 | -12.6 |
| 14 | Heman, Emmanuel | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | =?N | −4B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1815 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Willimann, Philipp | 1747 | SUI | F | F | F | −9N | =12B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1513 | -12.6 |
| 16 | Prato, Sandro | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −2B | −3N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1034 | -34.0 |
| 17 | Gogniat, Michel (SSB 2547) | 1784 | SUI | F | F | F | −5B | −10N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 995 | -20.2 |
| 18 | Schambach, Frank | 1885 | GER | F | F | F | −11N | −5N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1016 | -23.8 |
| 19 | Maitre, Fabien | 1827 | SUI | F | F | F | −6N | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1153 | -6.6 |
| 20 | Zobrist, Peter | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1015 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hecht, UweGER+22.82.0 pts · #1
- 2Schmidt, TimoSUI+22.62.0 pts · #3
- 3von Burg, Carl AlexanderSUI+11.22.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Prato, SandroSUI-34.00.0 pts · #18
- 2Schambach, FrankGER-23.80.0 pts · #19
- 3Gogniat, Michel (SSB 2547)SUI-20.20.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R5+133 Elo gap