17. Open Lugano and U18
37 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Lugano, Switzerland. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2079, and top seed was Aurelio Colmenares (🇨🇭 SUI, FM, 2323).
Fabrizio Patuzzo (🇨🇭 SUI, FM, 2234) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Johannes Rappazzo (3.0) and Noah Hofstetter (3.0). Patuzzo broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Dan Clotet Mas (2058) beat Aurelio Colmenares (FM, 2323), a +265-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Fabrizio Patuzzo led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 17 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Fabrizio Patuzzo held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
FM Fabrizio Patuzzo beat FM Johannes Rappazzo (White).
FM Fabrizio Patuzzo won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMFabrizio Patuzzo | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2FMJohannes Rappazzo | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Noah Hofstetter | — | — | * | — |
| 4Niels Severin Gade | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patuzzo, FabrizioFM | 2234 | SUI | F | F | F | +7N | +25N | +2B | =9B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.25 | 2476 | +20.4 |
| 2 | Rappazzo, JohannesFM | 2182 | SUI | F | F | F | +6B | +30N | −1N | +19B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2269 | +8.8 |
| 3 | Hofstetter, Noah | 1881 | SUI | F | F | F | +18B | −7B | +26N | +14N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1996 | +23.6 |
| 4 | Gade, Niels Severin | 1887 | SUI | F | F | F | +33B | +32N | +13B | −6N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1903 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Gwerder, Simon | 1800 | SUI | F | F | F | +20B | −13N | +35B | +29N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1714 | -11.6 |
| 6 | Breyer, Philippe | 2051 | SUI | F | F | F | −2N | =8B | +16N | +4B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 2005 | -7.2 |
| 7 | Bruessow, Nina | 2011 | SUI | F | F | F | −1B | +3N | +25N | =8B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 2090 | +16.8 |
| 8 | Degiorgis, Giorgio | 1807 | ITA | F | F | F | +11B | =6N | =14B | =7N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2071 | +27.0 |
| 9 | Colmenares, AurelioFM | 2323 | SUI | F | F | F | −25B | +17N | +30B | =1N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2161 | -6.3 |
| 10 | Gunzinger, Severin | 1728 | SUI | F | F | F | +26B | =16N | =27B | =15N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1869 | +30.0 |
| 11 | Breyer, Thierry | 2013 | SUI | F | F | F | −8N | +31B | +17N | =25B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1938 | -12.8 |
| 12 | Palairet, Rowland | 1475 | FRA | F | F | F | +23N | −22B | =28N | +36N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1688 | +22.0 |
| 13 | Walker, Dacian | 1624 | SUI | F | F | F | +28N | +5B | −4N | −16B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1734 | +22.0 |
| 14 | Radovcic, Branimir | 1827 | CRO | F | F | F | +27B | =15N | =8N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1839 | +1.4 |
| 15 | Glanc, Lea | 1770 | SUI | F | F | F | +21N | =14B | −19N | =10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1836 | +14.0 |
| 16 | Bangerter, EnaWCM | 1763 | SUI | F | F | F | =29N | =10B | −6B | +13N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1761 | -2.8 |
| 17 | Trubini, Timon | 1837 | SUI | F | F | F | +31N | −9B | −11B | +20N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1855 | +2.0 |
| 18 | Bucher, Thomas | 1706 | SUI | F | F | F | −3N | +33B | −20N | +23B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1505 | -31.6 |
| 19 | Hottinger, Simon | 1954 | SUI | F | F | F | −30B | +29N | +15B | −2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1915 | -6.4 |
| 20 | Schneider, Eliana Maylen | 1500 | SUI | F | F | F | −5N | +36N | +18B | −17B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1656 | +19.6 |
| 21 | Cutaia, Loris | 1835 | ITA | F | F | F | −15B | =26N | =29B | +22N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1568 | -21.2 |
| 22 | Acikel, Emre | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −?B | +12N | +31N | −21B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1688 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Cavadini, Lavinia | 1506 | SUI | F | F | F | −12B | +34N | +37B | −18N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 791 | -31.2 |
| 24 | Hasannudin, Zenathan Adnin | 1567 | INA | F | F | F | +34B | −27N | +32B | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1778 | +18.4 |
| 25 | Clotet Mas, Dan | 2058 | ESP | F | F | F | +9N | −1B | −7B | =11N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 2055 | -3.6 |
| 26 | Jodry, Martin | 1667 | SUI | F | F | F | −10N | =21B | −3B | +28N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1645 | -6.8 |
| 27 | Fry, Ryunosuke | 1896 | SUI | F | F | F | −14N | +24B | =10N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1714 | -27.2 |
| 28 | Ghisla, Lucrezia | 1481 | SUI | F | F | F | −13B | +37N | =12B | −26B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1316 | -23.2 |
| 29 | Sigg, David | 1641 | SUI | F | F | F | =16B | −19B | =21N | −5B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1645 | -0.4 |
| 30 | Hirzel, Cedric | 2066 | SUI | F | F | F | +19N | −2B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 2023 | -7.6 |
| 31 | Furrer, Jona | 1666 | SUI | F | F | F | −17B | −11N | −22B | +35N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1125 | -15.6 |
| 32 | Trivic, Zoran | 1659 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −4B | −24N | +33B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 937 | -16.2 |
| 33 | Calderon, Yann | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −4N | −18N | +36B | −32N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Maswadkar, Vivek Atmaram | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −24N | −23B | F | +37N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Milutinovic, David | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +37B | −?N | −5N | −31B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 1370839 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −20B | −33N | −12B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 1365606 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −35N | −28B | −23N | −34B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gunzinger, SeverinSUI+30.02.5 pts · #7
- 2Degiorgis, GiorgioITA+27.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Hofstetter, NoahSUI+23.63.0 pts · #3
- 1Bucher, ThomasSUI-31.62.0 pts · #28
- 2Cavadini, LaviniaSUI-31.22.0 pts · #35
- 3Fry, RyunosukeSUI-27.21.5 pts · #19
- R4+265 Elo gap
- R4+206 Elo gap
- R6+206 Elo gap