Coupe du Leman GE 2025-26 Category C
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1838, and top seed was Winfried Hardt (🇨🇭 SUI, 1937).
Stanislav Schmidt (🇫🇷 FRA, 0) won with 2.5/5, ahead of Maxence Rob (2.5) and Andrea Catarinicchia (2.5). Schmidt won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jerome Renault (1517) beat Winfried Hardt (1937), a +420-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland
Dates
12 Jan 2026 → 17 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×21
🇫🇷France×14
🇰🇪Kenya×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 2.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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Schmidt2.5Catarinicchia2.5Rob2.5Steiner2Soriano Bernier2Renault2— ex-leaders:Catarinicchialed R4, #8
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.5/5. Schmidt takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schmidt, Stanislav | 0 | FRA | =18B | +15B | F | F | +17N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Rob, Maxence | 1819 | FRA | F | F | +15B | +19B | =18N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2528 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Catarinicchia, Andrea | 1619 | FRA | F | =11N | +37N | +36B | F | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1997 | +39.2 |
| 4 | Renault, Jerome | 1517 | FRA | +16B | +17B | −5B | −22N | −20B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1771 | +48.0 |
| 5 | Ragheb, Kaemel | 1692 | SUI | F | F | +4N | F | +27B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2348 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Deane, Derrick | 0 | SUI | F | +?N | F | −12N | +33B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1844 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Steiner, Philippe | 1805 | SUI | +33B | +26B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2602 | +39.6 |
| 8 | Soriano Bernier, Manuel Adrian | 0 | FRA | F | F | +35B | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Wambugu, Jane WanjiruWCM | 1664 | KEN | +38N | F | +40N | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2366 | +7.4 |
| 10 | Van Bogaert, Olivier | 1807 | SUI | +39N | +41N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2203 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Rouiller, Leonard | 1815 | SUI | F | =3B | F | F | +31N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 1911 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Kirchhofer, Michael | 1807 | SUI | F | F | F | +6B | =32B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1871 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Reau, Florine | 1838 | FRA | F | =31B | F | +21B | −16N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1684 | -7.8 |
| 14 | Aguado-Munoz, Ricardo | 0 | FRA | F | +?B | =?N | F | F | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Develey, Michael | 0 | SUI | F | −1N | −2N | +25N | −24N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 936 | -39.2 |
| 16 | Hardt, Winfried | 1937 | SUI | −4N | −21N | F | −28N | +13B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1633 | -44.4 |
| 17 | Devaud, Thierry | 1692 | SUI | F | −4N | F | +24N | −1B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1582 | -5.8 |
| 18 | Pouliquen, Bruno | 0 | FRA | =1N | F | F | F | =2B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1824 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Peyre, Laurent | 0 | FRA | −25N | F | F | −2N | +34B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Klyucharev, Alexander | 1783 | SUI | F | F | −23N | F | +4N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1640 | -7.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 1376985 | 0 | — | F | +16B | F | −13N | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1888 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Willems, Erik | 0 | FRA | F | −?N | F | +4B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Weber, Francois | 1762 | SUI | F | F | +20B | −29B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1692 | -3.6 |
| 24 | Perrin, Julien | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | −17B | +15B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1710 | +6.8 |
| 25 | Shepherd, Paul M | 0 | SUI | +19B | F | F | −15B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 928 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Serrano, Armando | 1761 | FRA | F | −7N | +34B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1697 | -3.4 |
| 27 | Menoud, Gael | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +35B | −5N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1670 | +10.0 |
| 28 | Callealta, Andres | 1898 | SUI | F | F | F | +16B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2737 | +11.0 |
| 29 | Huescar, Elliot | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +23N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2562 | +28.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 80462006 | 0 | — | F | +34N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Durand, Alexis | 1816 | SUI | F | =13N | F | F | −11B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1634 | -18.8 |
| 32 | Creux, Francois | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | F | =12N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1807 | -3.6 |
| 33 | Lalieu, Charles | 1842 | FRA | −7N | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1005 | -11.0 |
| 34 | Perez, Luciano | 1589 | SUI | F | −30B | −26N | F | −19N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -10.8 |
| 35 | Cruz Saavedra, Alberto | 0 | SUI | F | F | −8N | −27N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 779 | -24.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 1396072 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −3N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Pitt, Anthony | 1793 | SUI | F | F | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 819 | -29.2 |
| 38 | FIDE 560011483 | 0 | — | −9B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Lalieu, Ulysse | 0 | FRA | −10B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1000 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Rozenberg, Merlin | 1566 | SUI | F | F | −9B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 864 | -14.8 |
| 41 | FIDE 1376950 | 0 | — | F | −10B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 560030933 | 0 | — | F | −?B | F | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Renault, JeromeFRA+48.02.0 pts · #3
- 2Steiner, PhilippeSUI+39.62.0 pts · #1
- 3Catarinicchia, AndreaFRA+39.22.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Hardt, WinfriedSUI-44.41.0 pts · #24
- 2Develey, MichaelSUI-39.21.0 pts · #36
- 3Pitt, AnthonySUI-29.20.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R1+420 Elo gap
- R2+175 Elo gap
- R3+174 Elo gap