Davos Ski Open
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2046, and top seed was Vadim Cernov (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2288).
Henrik Cernov (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2238) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Vadim Cernov (4.0) and Claudio Boschetti (3.5). Cernov shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Elena Tuor (1461) beat Lazar Nikolic (1618), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Cernov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
IM Vadim Cernov drew with FM Henrik Cernov (White).
Claudio Boschetti won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMVadim Cernov | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMHenrik Cernov | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Claudio Boschetti | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4FMSlobodan Adzic | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cernov, HenrikFM | 2238 | GER | +8N | =5B | +12N | +3B | =2N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 2286 | +7.6 |
| 2 | Cernov, VadimIM | 2288 | ROU | +7B | =4N | +11B | +6N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 2263 | -0.3 |
| 3 | Boschetti, Claudio | 2105 | SUI | +10B | +15N | +6B | −1N | =4B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 2093 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Held, Thomas | 2052 | SUI | +16N | =2B | =5N | =8B | =3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 2050 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Adzic, SlobodanFM | 2014 | SUI | +18B | =1N | =4B | =7N | =8B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2008 | +1.4 |
| 6 | Arquint, Andri | 1995 | SUI | +13N | +9B | −3N | −2B | +11B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2033 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Hirzel, Martin | 1943 | SUI | −2N | +16B | +10N | =5B | =12N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1995 | +7.8 |
| 8 | Donauer Daniel | 1831 | SUI | −1B | +18N | +15B | =4N | =5N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1971 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Tchenash, Alexej | 2007 | UKR | F | −6N | +17B | =11N | +14B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1858 | -12.0 |
| 10 | Allenbach, Silvan | 1708 | SUI | −3N | +13B | −7B | =15N | =16N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1711 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Lenz, Boris | 1809 | SUI | F | +14B | −2N | =9B | −6N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1831 | +0.6 |
| 12 | Schwab, Felix | 1987 | SUI | F | F | −1B | +14N | =7B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1923 | -3.4 |
| 13 | Riser, Christoph | 1527 | SUI | −6B | −10N | F | =17N | +15B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1485 | -7.6 |
| 14 | Tuor, Elena | 1461 | SUI | F | −11N | +16B | −12B | −9N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1594 | +8.8 |
| 15 | Fichaux, Benoit | 0 | SUI | F | −3B | −8N | =10B | −13N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Nikolic, Lazar | 1618 | SUI | −4B | −7N | −14N | F | =10B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1461 | -32.0 |
| 17 | Demakina, Nadezda | 1640 | LAT | F | F | −9N | =13B | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1575 | -10.0 |
| 18 | Odermatt, Christoph | 1589 | SUI | −5N | −8B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1110 | -5.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Donauer DanielSUI+12.83.0 pts · #9
- 2Tuor, ElenaSUI+8.81.0 pts · #13
- 3Hirzel, MartinSUI+7.83.0 pts · #6
- 1Nikolic, LazarSUI-32.00.5 pts · #15
- 2Tchenash, AlexejUKR-12.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Demakina, NadezdaLAT-10.00.5 pts · #16
- R3+157 Elo gap