Stein am Rhein II
25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2085, and top seed was Alexander Belezky (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2308).
Veaceslav Cofmann (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2251) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Alexander Belezky (4.0) and Yasin Chennaoui (4.0). Cofmann shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Daniel Erhardt (1739) beat Uwe Schroers (1841), a +102-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
FM Veaceslav Cofmann held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Cofmann takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
FM Veaceslav Cofmann drew with IM Alexander Belezky (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVeaceslav Cofmann | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2IMAlexander Belezky | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Yasin Chennaoui | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Claudio Boschetti | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cofmann, VeaceslavFM | 2251 | GER | +7N | +8B | +6N | =2B | =3N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 2321 | +10.2 |
| 2 | Belezky, AlexanderIM | 2308 | GER | +14B | +12N | =3B | =1N | +5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2310 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Chennaoui, Yasin | 2187 | SUI | +21B | +13N | =2N | +6B | =1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2306 | +13.8 |
| 4 | Boschetti, Claudio | 2105 | SUI | +18N | +15B | F | =5N | +10B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.50 | 2238 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Agushi, Agim | 2012 | SUI | =9N | +11B | +8N | =4B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 2104 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Hauf, Nicolai | 2060 | GER | +23B | +10N | −1B | −3N | +15B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2071 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Schmid, Peter | 1839 | GER | −1B | +23N | +13B | =12N | =9B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1932 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Cziko, Eduard-Carol | 1998 | ROU | +16B | −1N | −5B | +20N | +17B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1920 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Erhardt, Daniel | 1739 | GER | =5B | +20N | −12B | +14N | =7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1933 | +50.4 |
| 10 | Kuebart, Thore, Dr. | 1867 | GER | +22N | −6B | +24N | +15B | −4N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1926 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Tchenash, Alexej | 2007 | UKR | F | −5N | +25B | +22N | +12B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2002 | -0.2 |
| 12 | Hanisch, Sebastian, Dr. | 1991 | GER | +17N | −2B | +9N | =7B | −11N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1907 | -10.2 |
| 13 | Abdelrahim, Ahmed | 0 | GER | +19N | −3B | −7N | =16B | +20N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1795 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Schroers, Uwe | 1841 | GER | −2N | =17B | +18N | −9B | =16N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1756 | -14.2 |
| 15 | Rexhepi, Halit | 1932 | SUI | +24B | −4N | +20B | −10N | −6N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1779 | -18.4 |
| 16 | Jose, Kevin | 1719 | GER | −8N | −18B | +23B | =13N | =14B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1762 | +6.8 |
| 17 | Sigg, David | 1641 | SUI | −12B | =14N | =21B | +25N | −8N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1723 | +12.0 |
| 18 | Fehr, Pascal | 1798 | SUI | −4B | +16N | −14B | +24N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1818 | +1.2 |
| 19 | Vorsilka, Jiri | 1611 | CZE | −13B | =21N | −22B | =23N | =24B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1731 | +9.2 |
| 20 | Kuebart, Ela Marie | 1619 | GER | +25N | −9B | −15N | −8B | −13B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1091 | -22.8 |
| 21 | Donauer Daniel | 1831 | SUI | −3N | =19B | =17N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1688 | -12.8 |
| 22 | Reusser, Steve | 0 | SUI | −10B | F | +19N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1704 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Zoller, Patrik | 1756 | SUI | −6N | −7B | −16N | =19B | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1486 | -25.2 |
| 24 | Felber, Reto Marco | 1606 | SUI | −15N | F | −10B | −18B | =19N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1480 | -22.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 1380346 | 0 | — | −20B | F | −11N | −17B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 956 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Erhardt, DanielGER+50.43.0 pts · #7
- 2Schmid, PeterGER+14.43.0 pts · #15
- 3Chennaoui, YasinSUI+13.84.0 pts · #6
- 1Zoller, PatrikSUI-25.20.5 pts · #22
- 2Kuebart, Ela MarieGER-22.81.0 pts · #24
- 3Felber, Reto MarcoSUI-22.00.5 pts · #23
- R4+102 Elo gap