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49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein

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174 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1991, and top seed was Rafael Rodriguez Rodriguez (🇲🇽 MEX, 2035).

Robert Matei (🇨🇭 SUI, 1972) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Li Li Peng (6.5) and Timon Trubini (6.0). Matei shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Kerem Eserler (1434) beat Felix Phung (1921), a +487-point gap.

Location
🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇽Rafael Rodriguez Rodriguez2035
Avg top 10
1,991
Participants
174
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×147
🇩🇪Germany×7
🇦🇹Austria×4
🇹🇷Turkiye×3
Netherlands Antilles×2
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇨🇭SUI·1972
    6.5pts·2204perf+25.6
  • 🥈
    🇩🇰DEN·1838
    6.5pts·2239perf+57.4
  • 🥉
    🇨🇭SUI·1880
    6.0pts·2004perf+35.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
74
27
10
3
2
4
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Matei takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Li Li Peng 5 wins (R3–R7)Robert Matei 5 wins (R3–R7)Yanik Knapp 4 wins (R1–R4)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Matei, Robert1972SUI+168N=28B+36N+34B+43N+5B+8N6.528.529.527.252204+25.6
2Peng, Li Li1838DEN+158N=7B+117N+48B+25N+47B+6B6.526.027.524.752239+57.4
3Trubini, Timon1880SUI+100B−50N+96B+51N+44B+70N+14B6.023.526.522.502004+35.2
4Knapp, Yanik1850SUI+143B+125N+72B+104N−6B+56N+18B6.023.525.520.002088+37.2
5Aksu, Yusuf Alp1801TUR+112B+30N+17B=24N+31B−1N+33B5.529.532.523.752057+92.4
6Shaliapin, Yurii1930SUI+114N+75B+71N+26B+4N=8B−2N5.529.532.523.251994+16.4
7Nazarenus, Olaf2025SUI+169B=2N+50B+45N+24B=14N=13B5.529.530.522.002062+5.6
8Joller, Hans1857SUI+119N+126B+54N+27B+20N=6N−1B5.528.030.521.252093+41.4
9Guyer, Marlon2018SUI+88B=23N=15B+80N=17B+45N+24B5.526.529.522.252056+10.4
10Hoehne, Jacob1817SUI=118B+157N+33B+49N−14B+31N+29B5.525.026.520.252012+31.4
11Bodmer, Marcel2014SUI+148N=36B−23N+37B+136N+43B+25N5.524.026.019.251991-2.2
12Wigger, Michael1919SUI+90B−79N+88B=15N+122N+39B+26N5.523.526.020.002026+17.0
13Cotton, Gil1876SUIF+137B+119N+86N+32B+27B=7N5.522.022.019.252154+29.4
14Akinkhov, Mikhail1898SUI+93N=53B+28N+23B+10N=7B−3N5.030.033.022.251965+27.2
15Berkemer, Rainer, Dr.1823GER+145N=20B=9N=12B+120N=35B+46B5.027.029.018.751998+28.6
16Weilaender, Konstantin0AUT+103N=39B+63B−31N+23N+48B=21N5.026.529.520.2518940.0
17Amado-Blanco, Carlos1853SUI+115N+81B−5N+95B=9N=20B+44N5.026.529.518.751908+9.6
18Gwerder, Simon1776SUI−51B+159N+94B+98N+46B+41N−4N5.024.526.016.001894+45.2
19Rodriguez Rodriguez, Rafael2035MEX+109N+62B−27N+76B−26N+74B+56N5.024.027.018.001945-11.2
20Popescu, Vlad1968SUI+139B=15N+160B+78N−8B=17N+99B5.024.025.515.001973+2.0
21Wenger,Arejou1949SUI+101B−72N+85B=59N+87B+71N=16B5.022.525.517.501907-4.4
22Eschle, Hubert1839GER−89B=141N=38B+94N+90B+86N+49B5.020.522.516.251914+12.0
23Beaurain, Yanis1825FRA+92N=9B+11B−14N−16B+85N+74N4.528.031.018.251935+17.4
24Fry, Ryunosuke1870SUI+128N+55B+121N=5B−7N+42B−9N4.527.530.016.251889+13.6
25Leuenberger, Urs1909SUI+69B+132N+57B=43N−2B+52N−11B4.527.530.016.001911+2.2
26Cavegn, Riccardo1865SUI+137N+106B+49B−6N+19B=29N−12B4.527.529.516.251965+20.8
27Lupei, Denis1876GER+149B+96N+19B−8N+30B−13N=97B4.526.528.516.001921+23.2
28Nold, Marco1693SUI+98B=1N−14B+131N=68B+136N=41B4.525.527.515.001856+40.0
29Beney, Eddy1893SUI+82N+87B−104N+53B+60N=26B−10N4.524.527.516.751910+3.8
30Estermann, Michail1967SUI+37N−5B+91N+99B−27N=75B+77N4.524.527.515.751905-17.2
31Blumberg, Lionel1896SUI=164N+151B+107N+16B−5N−10B+75N4.524.526.014.251747-19.2
32Carta, Francis Josto0SUI−87N+108B+106N+54B−13N+60B=35N4.524.027.016.251892-13.2
33Kannan,Ritish1743SUI+91N=107B−10N+124B+126N+55B−5N4.523.526.013.501872+25.4
34Kwiatkowski,Antoni1812SUI+113B+89N=46B−1N=69B+137N=70B4.523.525.513.501833+6.0
35Kalbermatter, Philipp1896SUI−94B+113N+167B+58N=52B=15N=32B4.523.524.514.751857-5.0
36Bernhard, Simon1762SUI+146B=11N−1B−69N+138B+123N+105B4.523.025.012.251762+1.0
37Niederberger, Lenny1757SUI−30B+144N=68B−11N+157B+97N+78B4.522.524.012.001952+48.4
38Muellner, Dominik0AUT−81N+93B=22N−55B+101B+106N+80B4.522.025.015.0017520.0
39Bernig, Andreas1846GER=111B=16N=69B+139N+123B−12N+125B4.522.024.012.751812-7.6
40Schneider, Eliana Maylen1558SUI−64B=122N+118B+63N−45B+87N+76B4.521.023.514.251841+102.0
41Odermatt, Oswald1865SUI−117N+102B+129N+125B+79N−18B=28N4.521.023.513.751794-11.2
42Krstic, Aleksandar1873SUI+170B+130N−43B+57N=71B−24N+122B4.521.022.011.751906+7.0
43Mukhles, Aschraf1827SUI+102N+129B+42N=25B−1B−11N=59B4.028.030.514.251889+12.6
44Geistlich, Alex0SUI−53N+82B+103N+65B−3N+62B−17B4.026.529.514.501874-2.0
45Eichenberger, Markus1872SUI+123B=73N+83B−7B+40N−9B=55N4.026.529.014.251777-13.4
46Reuter, Roland1914GER+108N+77B=34N=60B−18N+82B−15N4.025.528.514.251821-16.0
47Campora, Christoph1811SUI+56B+86N=79B=52N+84B−2NF4.025.528.514.251940+20.8
48Dadic, Ramiz1885AUT+131B=160N+73B−2N+59B−16N=53B4.025.527.012.751859-3.6
49Scheidegger, Andreas1986SUI+116N+99B−26N−10B+109N+79B−22N4.024.527.512.501826-26.8
50Lesniak, Julien1721SUI+136N+3B−7N−71B=67N=120B+92N4.024.526.514.251763+5.0
51Scholian, Ruedi1680SUI+18N−104B+77N−3B+72B−99N+86B4.024.027.015.001841+61.2
52Donauer Daniel1816SUI+153N+74B=70N=47B=35N−25B=67N4.024.026.013.501765-5.4
53Ghisla, Ireneo1774SUI+44B=14N=76B−29N=105B+161N=48N4.024.025.513.251782+1.6
54Bachofner, Stephan1796SUI+140N+67B−8B−32N+96B=69N=95B4.023.525.512.251765-4.0
55Miro Hoppe, Nils1668SUI+166B−24N=112B+38N+97B−33N=45B4.023.524.512.001699+6.4
56Wang, Rachel ZihanWCM1853CAN−47N+142B+171N+121B+61N−4B−19B4.023.524.09.001805-5.4
57Badescu, Eliza-IoanaWCM1787ROU+173N+65B−25N−42B−95N+102B+108N4.022.022.010.001789-10.0
58Hottinger, Ieremia1775SUI+134N−70B+92N−35B+121N+61BF4.021.524.012.001824+19.6
59Valsecchi, Luca1801SUI−74N+140B+127N=21B−48N+128B=43N4.021.523.511.501748-12.8
60Wegelin, Reinhard1852SUI=157B+111N+120B=46N−29B−32N+96B4.021.523.011.251836-0.2
61Conrad, Vincent1913SUI−73B+149N+101B+72N−56B−58N+88B4.021.023.011.501782-21.2
62Tahedl, Milo1824SUI+147B−19N=131B=73N+100B−44N+89B4.021.023.011.001873+14.8
63Steiner, Remo1714SUI=127N+138B−16N−40B=117N+93B+91N4.020.522.510.501727+2.6
64Emmott, Steven1749SUI+40N−121B+115N−136B=73N=91B+109N4.019.521.513.751778+4.0
65Paricharak, Shardul1930AHO+85B−57N=139B−44N+140B=88N+90B4.019.521.511.001797-15.6
66Lustenberger, Josef1765SUI=83B+118N−78B=105N+92B−68N+136B4.019.521.510.751740-2.2
67Gremaud, Logan1532SUI+135B−54N−86B+167N=50B+160N=52B4.019.020.09.001823+102.8
68Gordic, Mihailo1978SUI=124N=171B=37N+117B=28N+66BF4.018.518.512.501819-20.0
69Udech, Timon1608SUI−25N+163B=39N+36B=34N=54BF3.525.527.012.501823+66.8
70Kaczmarek, Michal1849POL+167B+58N=52B=84NF−3B=34N3.525.026.011.001854+1.4
71Saminskij, David1814SUI+95B+94N−6B+50N=42N−21BF3.525.025.012.251850+6.8
72Glanc, Lea1784SUI+163N+21B−4N−61B−51N+159B=82N3.524.025.59.751748-11.2
73Gartmann, Luzius1775SUI+61N=45B−48N=62B=64B−80N+118B3.523.526.012.501790+3.6
74Eserler, Kerem1434TUR+59B−52N=132B+160N+78B−19N−23B3.523.525.010.251799+111.2
75Bonjour, Vadim0SUI+156B−6N=123B=110N+89B=30N−31B3.523.025.010.001721-16.0
76Luethi, Hansueli1800SUI=138N+133B=53N−19N+93B=77B−40N3.522.524.510.251675-21.6
77Suwendo, Poedjo1686SUI+155B−46N−51B+83N+110B=76N−30B3.522.524.510.251622-11.6
78Phung, Felix1921SUI+142N=117B+66N−20B−74N+124B−37N3.522.024.09.751692-73.2
79Trcek, Ciril1802SUI+165N+12B=47NF−41B−49N+100B3.522.022.011.501865+11.0
80Ahmeti, Danush1785SUI=110N=127B+128N−9B=119N+73B−38N3.521.524.010.001749-4.2
81Marty, Leo1660SUI+38B−17N−98B−93N+149N+133B=120N3.520.522.510.251546-31.6
82Stolper, Felix1779SUI−29B−44N+165B+150N+130B−46N=72B3.520.521.57.251796+4.4
83Weber, Patrick0SUI=66N+124B−45N−77B−91N+140B+119N3.519.521.59.001741+42.8
84Paricharak, Nakul1798AHO+159B=120N+105B=70B−47N=95NF3.519.521.09.001716-8.4
85Jacobs, Fabian0SUI−65N+165B−21N=142B+158N−23B+127N3.519.520.56.001709+2.4
86Petitpierre, Fabricio1782SUI+161N−47B+67N−13B+98N−22B−51N3.025.527.08.501592-59.2
87Michel, Jean-claude1728SUI+32B−29N+147B=97N−21N−40B=115N3.024.526.59.501619-17.6
88Siegenthaler, Bruno1751SUI−9N+153B−12N=128B+141N=65B−61N3.023.525.57.251741-3.4
89Krempke, Florian1627SUI+22N−34B=126N=107B−75N+103B−62N3.023.025.510.751803+54.8
90Saxer, Bruno1670SUI−12N−92B+145N+102B−22N+121B−65N3.023.025.07.501653-5.2
91Simic, Bosko1771SUI−33B+156N−30B=140N+83B=64N−63B3.022.524.58.501599-27.4
92Huber, Ruth1561SUI−23B+90N−58B+114B−66N+139N−50B3.022.524.58.001623+8.6
93Ram, Sanjay1638SUI−14B−38N+144B+81B−76N−63N+146B3.022.524.57.501644-0.8
94Berger, George1681SUI+35N−71B−18N−22B−133N+165N+145B3.022.523.57.501661-4.4
95Shen, Mark1607SUI−71NF+130B−17N+57B=84B=54N3.022.522.510.251809+62.8
96Sunilkumar, Prathyush1594SUI+174N−27B−3N+152B−54N+145B−60N3.022.522.54.001682+21.2
97Hunkeler, Beat1882SUI−129N+110B+114N=87B−55N−37B=27N3.022.024.59.751575-46.6
98Balthesen Julian1549SUI−28N+148B+81N−18B−86B=132N=101B3.021.523.58.251666+35.6
99Gogniat, Michel (SSB 2547)1768SUI+154B−49N+143B−30NF+51B−20N3.021.523.08.001785+2.8
100Aslioglu, Huesnue1643SUI−3N−152B+162N+103B−62N+107B−79N3.021.523.07.501777+41.6
101Strupat, Thomas1662SUI−21N+162B−61N=127B−38N+141B=98N3.021.022.56.251692+3.2
102Harte, Bernd1632SUI−43B−41N+172B−90N+116B−57N+155B3.020.520.55.001534-11.8
103Lehmann, Xeno1727SUI−16B+154N−44B−100N+111B−89N+138B3.020.022.07.001647-20.4
104Roggen, William1839BEL+141B+51N+29B−4BFFF3.020.020.010.501943+22.0
105Bassini, Luigi0SUIF+164B−84N=66B=53N+126B−36N3.020.020.08.001755+6.4
106Zangger, Daniel1734SUI+150B−26N−32B+143NF−38B+151N3.019.519.56.001820+7.0
107Kessler, Meinrad1831SUI+144B=33N−31B=89N−137B−100N+161B3.019.020.57.251451-47.4
108Juchler, Celine1648SUI−46B−32N+146B−161N+165B+110N−57B3.019.020.06.001744+12.2
109Nagannagowda, Sunil Kumar1656SUI−19B+146N−136B+171N−49B+153N−64B3.019.019.54.501749+11.8
110Heinrich, Dean1499SUI=80B−97N+151N=75B−77N−108B+142N3.018.520.57.501639+38.8
111Nazarenus, Sofie1565SUI=39N−60B−135N=133B−103N+166B+144N3.018.519.56.501516-13.6
112Horie, Ryosuke1489JPN−5N+168B=55N−126B−124N=142B+149N3.018.519.56.001627+44.4
113Shahmammadli, Ramiz1596SUI−34N−35B=163N=118B=148N+162B=114N3.018.019.56.001605-2.8
114Simmler, Markus0SUI−6B+172N−97B−92N=147B+157N=113B3.018.018.04.001463-53.6
115Ozturk, Doruk1642TUR−17B+166N−64B−169N+150B=130N=87B3.017.518.55.751530-25.6
116Trachsel, Peter1683SUI−49B−147N−138N+144B−102N+134B+158N3.015.517.06.001491-31.2
117Koepke, Aleksis1584SUI+41B=78N−2B−68N=63B=135NF2.525.025.09.501803+57.6
118Matsokis Arroyo, Nikolaos1496SUI=10N−66B−40N=113N+171B=129B−73N2.523.023.56.001588+27.6
119Loeffler, Helmut1713SUI−8B+155N−13B+147N=80B−122N−83B2.522.524.55.751625-11.6
120Wunder, Miguel0SUIF=84B−60N+132N−15B=50N=81B2.522.522.58.001707+19.6
121Strebel, Juri1515SUI+122B+64N−24B−56N−58B−90N=131B2.522.024.57.751665+38.0
122Ebert, Wolf1812GER−121N=40B+133NF−12B+119B−42N2.522.024.07.251625-28.6
123Husser, Clara1608SUI−45NF=75N+135B−39N−36B+124N2.521.521.56.751737+29.6
124Luedi, Paul1718SUI=68B−83N+141B−33N+112B−78N−123B2.521.023.07.001664-10.2
125Dubno, Samuel1683SUIF−4B+152N−41N=161B+127B−39N2.521.021.05.251584-20.4
126Unsworth, Ruben1786SUI+172B−8N=89B+112N−33B−105NF2.521.021.04.501592-40.8
127Gaggia, Michele1548ITA=63B=80N−59B=101N+131B−125N−85B2.520.523.07.751580+6.8
128Meier, Michael1605SUI−24B+150N−80B=88N+132B−59NF2.520.022.06.001639+7.2
129Orsi, Graziano1672SUI+97B−43N−41B−130N+146B=118N−135B2.519.021.06.251639-7.2
130Balkovec, Josef1767SUI+162N−42B−95N+129B−82N=115BF2.519.020.55.501638-21.6
131Kudryavitskiy, Mikhail0SUI−48N+161B=62N−28B−127N=158B=121N2.519.020.55.501480-49.6
132Bannwart, Remo1732SUI+152N−25B=74N−120B−128N=98B=159N2.518.019.56.001473-33.8
133Speidel, Andrew1506SUIF−76N−122B=111N+94B−81N+139B2.517.517.56.501651+40.0
134Roethlin, Lara1457SUI−58B−143N=159B−141N+154B−116N+157B2.514.516.04.251431-8.4
135Schreiber, Edwin1844USA−67NF+111B−123NF=117B+129N2.514.514.56.751593-30.8
136Von Mandach, Luzius0SUI−50BF+109N+64N−11B−28B−66N2.025.025.07.001643-0.4
137Loewke, Fabian1545SUI−26B−13N+156BF+107N−34BF2.022.023.05.001709+35.6
138Foellmi, Markus1513SUI=76B−63N+116BF−36N=148B−103N2.020.522.55.751607+13.0
139Denk, Wolfgang1732AUT−20N+158B=65N−39B=159N−92B−133N2.020.522.04.251554-34.0
140Stalder, Daniel1643SUI−54B−59N+166B=91B−65N−83N=154B2.020.521.53.501525-14.6
141Nagel, Andreas1579GER−104N=22B−124N+134B−88B−101N=147B2.019.021.06.001528-11.2
142Infanger, Philip1520SUI−78B−56N+155B=85N−160B=112N−110B2.019.020.55.251335-39.6
143Cavigelli, Jonas1582SUI−4N+134B−99N−106B−145N−144B+162N2.018.520.04.001529-18.8
144Stremsdoerfer, Marc0SUI−107N−37B−93N−116N+172B+143N−111B2.018.518.52.001404-18.0
145Stremsdoerfer, Eloise1519SUI−15B−170N−90B+155N+143B−96N−94N2.018.019.04.001404-31.6
146Wolf, Harry1506SUI−36N−109B−108N+173B−129N+150B−93N2.018.018.02.001386-32.0
147Kudryavitskiy, Alexander1538SUI−62N+116B−87N−119B=114N−151B=141N2.017.519.55.501501-11.6
148Schindehuette, Samuel1704SUI−11B−98N−158B+156N=113B=138N−153B2.017.519.04.501465-46.4
149Hamdiji, Agim1523SUI−27N−61B+173NF−81B+152N−112B2.017.017.02.001463-20.0
150Stremsdoerfer, Marthieu0SUI−106N−128B+153N−82B−115N−146N+165B2.016.017.03.0014790.0
151Duelli-Loher, Karl1638SUIF−31N−110B−157N+152B+147N−106B2.016.016.04.001472-17.6
152Mathier, Dylan0SUI−132B+100N−125B−96N−151N−149B+166N2.015.016.04.0013630.0
153Schuler, Agatha1572SUI−52B−88N−150B+172NF−109B+148N2.015.015.02.001539-3.4
154Lincke, Paul1525SUI−99N−103B−168N=162B−134N+163B=140N2.013.514.53.251468-12.2
155Phung, Tina0SUI−77N−119B−142N−145B+173N+171B−102N2.013.513.50.5014570.0
156Egli, Arnold1523SUI−75N−91B−137N−148B−166N+173B+171N2.012.012.00.501575+6.2
157Reh, Mika0SUI=60N−10B−164N+151B−37N−114B−134N1.521.523.04.001502-5.2
158Minacci, Matteo1571SUI−2B−139N+148NF−85B=131N−116B1.519.519.53.251547-2.8
159Meier, Herbert1596SUI−84N−18B=134NF=139B−72N=132B1.519.020.53.501520-11.8
160Andjelkovic, Slavoljub1750SUIF=48B−20N−74B+142N−67BF1.518.518.54.001519-29.6
161Eggs, Adrien0SUI−86B−131NF+108B=125N−53B−107N1.518.018.04.251594-2.0
162Krivoviaz, Nina1593SUI−130B−101N−100B=154N+163B−113N−143B1.515.517.02.501377-75.6
163Gueldenapfel, Thomas1468SUI−72B−69N=113BF−162N−154N+172B1.515.015.01.501257-20.2
164Klein, Michael1646SUI=31B−105N+157BFFFF1.512.012.03.751896+6.2
165Nellissen, Werner1620SUI−79B−85N−82N+166B−108N−94B−150N1.018.519.51.00928-28.6
166Sacramento, Apollonio0SUI−55N−115B−140N−165N+156B−111N−152B1.016.017.02.001337-14.0
167Zweifel, Werner1699SUI−70N+173B−35N−67BFFF1.014.014.00.001521-18.8
168Thoeny, Linda1722SUI−1B−112N+154BFFFF1.013.513.52.001537-29.2
169Boesch, Roman1748SUI−7NFF+115BFFF1.08.58.53.001834+4.0
170Gerber, Urs1715SUI−42N+145BFFFFF1.06.56.52.001697-0.8
171Sibler, Pius1640SUIF=68N−56B−109B−118N−155N−156B0.517.517.52.001335-33.6
172FIDE 13508620—−126N−114B−102N−153B−144NF−163N0.014.014.00.008150.0
173Schoeb, Peter1575SUI−57B−167N−149B−146N−155B−156NF0.013.013.00.00816-45.2
174Richter, Gianin Nicola1914SUI−96BFFFFFF0.06.06.00.00794-34.8

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49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein (2025) — Zurich, Switzerland | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats