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Davos Ski Open

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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 (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, IM, 2288).

Henrik Cernov (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ 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.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­Davos, Switzerland
Dates
28 Nov 2025 β†’ 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄IMVadim Cernov2288
Avg top 10
2,046
Participants
18
Titled players Β· 3
IMΓ—1
FMΓ—2
Federations Β· 5 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SwitzerlandΓ—14
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LatviaΓ—1
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—1
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—1
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    FMHenrik Cernov
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2238
    4.0ptsΒ·2286perf+7.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    IMVadim Cernov
    πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ROUΒ·2288
    4.0ptsΒ·2263perf-0.3
  • πŸ₯‰
    Claudio Boschetti
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SUIΒ·2105
    3.5ptsΒ·2093perf+0.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Cernov4Cernov4Boschetti3.5Adzic3Held3Arquint3β€” ex-leaders:Boschettiled R3, #7
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Cernov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

IM Vadim Cernov drew with FM Henrik Cernov (White).

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

Claudio Boschetti won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMVadim Cernov*
Β½
β€”β€”
2FMHenrik Cernov
Β½
*
1
Β½
3Claudio Boschettiβ€”
0
*β€”
4FMSlobodan Adzicβ€”
Β½
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Cernov, HenrikFM2238GER+8N=5B+12N+3B=2N4.013.515.011.502286+7.6
2Cernov, VadimIM2288ROU+7B=4N+11B+6N=1B4.013.014.511.002263-0.3
3Boschetti, Claudio2105SUI+10B+15N+6Bβˆ’1N=4B3.512.012.57.002093+0.8
4Held, Thomas2052SUI+16N=2B=5N=8B=3N3.013.514.07.252050+2.4
5Adzic, SlobodanFM2014SUI+18B=1N=4B=7N=8B3.013.013.06.502008+1.4
6Arquint, Andri1995SUI+13N+9Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’2B+11B3.011.513.05.502033+7.2
7Hirzel, Martin1943SUIβˆ’2N+16B+10N=5B=12N3.010.511.04.751995+7.8
8Donauer Daniel1831SUIβˆ’1B+18N+15B=4N=5N3.010.510.53.501971+12.8
9Tchenash, Alexej2007UKRFβˆ’6N+17B=11N+14B2.56.06.02.251858-12.0
10Allenbach, Silvan1708SUIβˆ’3N+13Bβˆ’7B=15N=16N2.08.59.02.001711-6.0
11Lenz, Boris1809SUIF+14Bβˆ’2N=9Bβˆ’6N1.510.510.52.251831+0.6
12Schwab, Felix1987SUIFFβˆ’1B+14N=7B1.58.58.52.501923-3.4
13Riser, Christoph1527SUIβˆ’6Bβˆ’10NF=17N+15B1.56.06.00.751485-7.6
14Tuor, Elena1461SUIFβˆ’11N+16Bβˆ’12Bβˆ’9N1.06.06.00.501594+8.8
15Fichaux, Benoit0SUIFβˆ’3Bβˆ’8N=10Bβˆ’13N0.510.010.01.0014710.0
16Nikolic, Lazar1618SUIβˆ’4Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’14NF=10B0.59.09.01.001461-32.0
17Demakina, Nadezda1640LATFFβˆ’9N=13BF0.55.55.50.751575-10.0
18Odermatt, Christoph1589SUIβˆ’5Nβˆ’8BFFF0.06.06.00.001110-5.6

Key insights

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