SSS Zurich 1 2026

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104 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jan 2026 to 22 Jan 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2025, and top seed was Marco Salami (🇮🇹 ITA, 2102).

Benjamin Huss (🇨🇭 SUI, 2064) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Haltmeier Bruno (6.5) and Hansuli Remensberger (6.5). Huss won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Gerald Jenny (1850) beat Marco Salami (2102), a +252-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland

Dates

12 Jan 2026 → 22 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 110 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Marco Salami2102

Avg top 10

2,025

Participants

104

Federations · 3 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×102

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Benjamin Huss
🇨🇭SUI·2064
7.5pts·2348perf+37.4
🥈
Haltmeier Bruno
🇨🇭SUI·2013
6.5pts·2076perf+32.0
🥉
Hansuli Remensberger
🇨🇭SUI·2017
6.5pts·2178perf+31.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Benjamin Huss led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Huss7.5Roth6.5Remensberger6.5Jaeger6.5Bruno6.5Capraro6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Benjamin Huss never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Benjamin Huss beat Daniel Roth (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Benjamin Huss 7 wins (R1–R7)Hansuli Remensberger 3 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Benjamin Huss	*	1	—	—
2Daniel Roth	0	*	—	—
3Hansuli Remensberger	—	—	*	—
4Urs Jaeger	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Huss, Benjamin	2064	SUI	+39B	+56N	+4B	+16N	+34B	+7N	+8B	F	=12B	7.5	45.0	49.0	40.50	2348	+37.4
2	Haltmeier Bruno	2013	SUI	+44B	=41N	+29B	+23N	=10B	=19N	+7B	=3N	=8B	6.5	45.0	49.5	35.25	2076	+32.0
3	Remensberger, Hansuli	2017	SUI	+74B	+11N	F	+24N	=7B	+9B	=15N	=2B	+6N	6.5	44.5	44.5	35.50	2178	+31.4
4	Roth, Daniel	1870	SUI	+80N	+30B	−1N	+82B	−6N	+40B	=24N	+16B	+14N	6.5	42.5	45.5	29.50	2011	+33.8
5	Jaeger, Urs	0	SUI	=65N	=49B	+101N	=28B	=14N	=21B	+31N	+24B	+18B	6.5	40.0	41.0	28.75	1913	0.0
6	Scheidegger, Andreas	1976	SUI	+103B	=29N	+41B	=12N	+4B	−8N	+20B	+11N	−3B	6.0	46.0	46.0	28.00	2001	+6.6
7	Capraro, Linus	1890	SUI	+73B	+36N	+57B	+18N	=3N	−1B	−2N	+28B	=20B	6.0	45.5	49.0	29.00	2006	+28.2
8	Bodmer, Marcel	2033	SUI	+43N	=27B	F	+40B	+31N	+6B	−1N	+9B	=2N	6.0	45.0	45.0	31.75	2093	+13.0
9	Jenal, Juerg	1915	SUI	+46B	+54N	−18B	+57N	+11B	−3N	+27B	−8N	+29B	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.00	1979	+15.2
10	Remensberger, Paul	1956	SUI	+33B	+22N	F	+14B	=2N	−15B	+52N	+30B	=17N	6.0	43.0	43.0	31.50	2086	+27.2
11	Pilav, Irvin	1843	SUI	+81N	−3B	+37N	+83B	−9N	+86B	+26N	−6B	+25N	6.0	40.0	43.0	24.50	1944	+25.0
12	Zaugg, Beat	1884	SUI	=82N	+90B	+99N	=6B	=25N	+28B	+32B	F	=1N	6.0	39.5	41.0	24.75	2048	+35.4
13	Eichenberger, Markus	1872	SUI	+85B	+68N	−34B	=39N	+54N	=25B	−17N	+21B	+30N	6.0	39.0	42.0	26.75	1965	+22.2
14	Jenny, Gerald	1850	SUI	+62B	+15B	=26N	−10N	=5B	=59N	+47B	+32N	−4B	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.75	1969	+25.0
15	Salami, Marco	2102	ITA	+70B	−14N	+74B	+61N	+16B	+10N	=3B	F	F	5.5	42.5	42.5	26.25	2088	-0.4
16	Hunkeler, Beat	1889	SUI	+67N	+76B	+40N	−1B	−15N	+61B	+49B	−4N	=22B	5.5	42.0	45.5	23.25	1936	+11.6
17	Mikavica, Dragoljub	2014	SUI	+78N	=21B	+45N	=26B	=20N	F	+13B	=18N	=10B	5.5	41.5	41.5	27.75	1994	-3.4
18	Meier, Franz	1861	SUI	+83N	+101B	+9N	−7B	−26N	+66B	+25N	=17B	−5N	5.5	41.0	42.0	21.75	1990	+27.6
19	Duerst, Martin	1971	SUI	=72N	+65B	+27N	=20B	+35N	=2B	+34N	F	F	5.5	41.0	41.0	27.00	2103	+22.4
20	Fleischer, Eugen	1852	SUI	F	+58N	+63B	=19N	=17B	+48B	−6N	+42B	=7N	5.5	40.0	40.0	25.50	2005	+32.8
21	Brosenbauch, Maurizio	1811	SUI	+89B	=17N	−23B	+84N	=56B	=5N	+41B	−13N	+46B	5.5	39.5	42.0	22.50	1896	+18.2
22	Giger, Hanspeter	1811	SUI	+77N	−10B	=51N	=60B	=33N	+55B	=48N	+43B	=16N	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.25	1843	+16.8
23	Polanyi, Peter	1929	SUI	=86N	+72B	+21N	−2B	F	+44N	−30B	+76B	+42N	5.5	38.5	41.5	23.50	1935	+1.8
24	Hertli, Juerg	0	SUI	+37N	=64B	+42N	−3B	+45N	F	=4B	−5N	+41B	5.0	42.0	42.0	23.75	1998	+24.4
25	Schott, Wolfgang	1934	SUI	+55B	−57N	+44B	+64N	=12B	=13N	−18B	+36N	−11B	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.00	1851	-20.0
26	Ludin, Hubert	1900	SUI	+51N	+47B	=14B	=17N	+18B	−32N	−11B	+64N	−27B	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.00	1895	-1.0
27	Ernst, Heinz	1832	SUI	+95B	=8N	−19B	+63N	F	=52B	−9N	+40B	+26N	5.0	41.0	43.0	20.75	1934	+22.0
28	Schmitter, Albert	1844	SUI	+71B	−34N	+86B	=5N	+39B	−12N	+59B	−7N	=54B	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.00	1848	+1.8
29	Tschurr, Christof	1831	SUI	+79N	=6B	−2N	+51B	−52N	=33B	+82N	+60B	−9N	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.50	1839	+2.0
30	Lanz, Martin	1775	SUI	+97B	−4N	+89B	−32N	+75B	+35B	+23N	−10N	−13B	5.0	40.0	42.0	18.50	1835	+15.2
31	Bloemen, Andre	1878	SUI	+53B	−40N	+33B	+68N	−8B	=47N	−5B	+59N	=49B	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.00	1882	+1.2
32	Wuerth, Thomas	1985	SUI	+60N	+61B	−35N	+30B	F	+26B	−12N	−14B	+48N	5.0	39.0	39.0	22.50	1931	-11.4
33	Schuepbach, Hanspeter	1708	SUI	−10N	+77B	−31N	+79B	=22B	=29N	+50B	=49N	=64B	5.0	38.0	41.5	21.00	1799	+21.2
34	Pfitzer, Norbert, Prof. Dr.	2077	GER	+66N	+28B	+13N	+35B	−1N	F	−19B	+57N	F	5.0	37.0	37.0	24.00	2038	-3.8
35	Odermatt, Oswald	1869	SUI	+84B	+59N	+32B	−34N	−19B	−30N	−42N	+82B	+60N	5.0	36.0	39.0	19.00	1871	0.0
36	Trcek, Ciril	1793	SUI	+69N	−7B	−82N	+67B	−86N	+73B	+51N	−25B	+58N	5.0	34.0	37.0	20.00	1760	-8.0
37	Benninger,Beat	1696	SUI	−24B	+93N	−11B	+89N	−57B	+96N	=45N	=47B	+56N	5.0	33.0	35.0	15.50	1785	+20.8
38	Baumgartner, Hans	0	SUI	−56B	−39N	+91B	+70N	−59B	+74N	−43N	+78B	+76N	5.0	31.5	34.0	17.00	1778	+79.6
39	Thurnheer, Peter	1747	SUI	−1N	+38B	+79N	=13B	−28N	−42B	=62N	+83B	=51N	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.75	1753	+0.6
40	Revelly, Alain	1777	SUI	+100N	+31B	−16B	−8N	+85B	−4N	+58B	−27N	=63B	4.5	39.0	40.0	15.00	1776	+0.4
41	Lehmann, Daniel	1834	SUI	+92N	=2B	−6N	+76B	−48N	+83B	−21N	+62B	−24N	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.25	1808	-5.6
42	Erb, Bernhard	1829	SUI	=58B	+75N	−24B	=85N	=44B	+39N	+35B	−20N	−23B	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.75	1777	-11.6
43	Brandenberger, Walter	1744	SUI	−8B	=71N	=50B	=62N	=63B	+85N	+38B	−22N	=53B	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.50	1695	-13.4
44	Mollet, Robert	1729	SUI	−2N	+92B	−25N	+81B	=42N	−23B	+73N	=45B	=71N	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.00	1781	+11.2
45	Kessler, Meinrad	1841	SUI	=75B	+50N	−17B	+73N	−24B	=58N	=37B	=44N	=72B	4.5	36.0	39.5	18.50	1737	-23.8
46	Laesser, Alfred	0	SUI	−9N	+94B	=49N	−48B	=62N	+88B	+61N	=52B	−21N	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.00	1749	+29.6
47	Rimann, Theo	1794	SUI	+91B	−26N	=85B	=56N	+53B	=31B	−14N	=37N	=86B	4.5	35.0	37.5	17.00	1744	-11.4
48	Sibalic, Dragan	1886	SUI	F	−99N	+58B	+46N	+41B	−20N	=22B	+53N	−32B	4.5	35.0	35.0	20.25	1831	-20.4
49	Pfister, Matthias	1810	SUI	=50B	=5N	=46B	+100N	F	+82B	−16N	=33B	=31N	4.5	35.0	35.0	16.75	1749	-9.4
50	Schuler, Agatha	1571	SUI	=49N	−45B	=43N	+78B	−66N	+67B	−33N	=55B	+73N	4.5	34.5	38.0	17.75	1739	+39.2
51	Guarisco, Renzo	1694	SUI	−26B	+91N	=22B	−29N	+94B	=64N	−36B	+87N	=39B	4.5	34.5	37.0	15.00	1718	+5.8
52	Germann, Leo	1873	SUI	−63N	=82B	+95N	F	+29B	=27N	−10B	=46N	+57B	4.5	33.5	35.0	17.25	1796	-14.4
53	Blaser, Beatrice	0	SUI	−31N	+97B	−61N	+101B	−47N	+65B	+66N	−48B	=43N	4.5	32.5	33.5	13.25	1757	+46.4
54	Keller, Fritz	0	SUI	+94N	−9B	+67N	F	−13B	−56N	+84B	+95B	=28N	4.5	32.5	32.5	14.00	1783	+2.4
55	Enderli, Roland	1696	SUI	−25N	=87B	=90N	+77B	=64B	−22N	=69B	=50N	+95B	4.5	32.0	34.0	14.50	1651	-11.2
56	Sigrist, Roman	0	SUI	+38N	−1B	=60N	=47B	=21N	+54B	−57N	=72N	−37B	4.0	40.0	44.0	18.50	1735	-48.8
57	Scheidegger, Urs	1799	SUI	+87N	+25B	−7N	−9B	+37N	F	+56B	−34B	−52N	4.0	38.5	38.5	17.00	1845	+9.6
58	Weber, Rene	1676	SUI	=42N	−20B	−48N	+88B	+76N	=45B	−40N	+61B	−36B	4.0	36.0	39.0	15.00	1740	+15.6
59	Schmidt, Udo Norbert	1754	SUI	+98N	−35B	−83N	+80B	+38N	=14B	−28N	−31B	=62N	4.0	36.0	37.5	14.75	1662	-42.0
60	Denzinger, Karl	1726	SUI	−32B	+102N	=56B	=22N	−61B	+75N	+63B	−29N	−35B	4.0	36.0	36.5	12.75	1728	+0.4
61	Rudolf, Arthur	1799	SUI	+102B	−32N	+53B	−15B	+60N	−16N	−46B	−58N	+82B	4.0	36.0	36.5	12.00	1727	-17.8
62	Richner, Hans	1635	SUI	−14N	=66B	=65N	=43B	=46B	+68N	=39B	−41N	=59B	4.0	35.5	39.5	16.75	1720	+41.2
63	Saxer, Bruno	1667	SUI	+52B	F	−20N	−27B	=43N	+78B	−60N	+66B	=40N	4.0	35.5	35.5	16.50	1785	+25.0
64	Guebeli, Albert	1794	SUI	+93B	=24N	F	−25B	=55N	=51B	+83N	−26B	=33N	4.0	34.5	34.5	15.00	1756	-15.6
65	Berglas, Stefan	1750	SUI	=5B	−19N	=62B	−75N	+79B	−53N	=80B	=84N	+83B	4.0	34.0	37.0	15.00	1635	-52.4
66	Schmid, Hans	0	SUI	−34B	=62N	=75B	+92N	+50B	−18N	−53B	−63N	+84B	4.0	34.0	36.5	13.75	1660	-40.4
67	Lang, Dieter	1687	SUI	−16B	+96N	−54B	−36N	+89B	−50N	+75B	=69N	=68B	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.00	1624	-30.4
68	Schmid, Pascaline	1760	SUI	+88N	−13B	+80N	−31B	−82N	−62B	=71N	+77B	=67N	4.0	33.0	36.0	14.00	1631	-29.8
69	Foellmi, Markus	1513	SUI	−36B	=73N	−70B	=95N	=71N	+92B	=55N	=67B	=80N	4.0	31.0	33.0	13.25	1630	+27.2
70	Gross, Rainer	1749	SUI	−15N	−83B	+69N	−38B	+77N	−95B	+90N	−71B	+88N	4.0	30.5	32.5	13.00	1587	-39.4
71	Wipf, Armin	1610	SUI	−28N	=43B	F	−74N	=69B	+100N	=68B	+70N	=44B	4.0	30.5	30.5	13.50	1697	+18.0
72	Hasler, Willi	1720	SUI	=19B	−23N	−100B	+98N	+84B	F	=95N	=56B	=45N	4.0	27.0	27.0	12.50	1708	-3.2
73	Nuri, Abdulsamad	1688	SUI	−7N	=69B	+87N	−45B	+100B	−36N	−44B	+81N	−50B	3.5	35.0	36.0	9.50	1582	-26.4
74	Tuor, Gallus	1744	SUI	−3N	+81B	−15N	+71B	−83N	−38B	+88N	−86N	=87B	3.5	33.5	36.5	12.00	1619	-32.6
75	Albicker, Laurenz	1604	SUI	=45N	−42B	=66N	+65B	−30N	−60B	−67N	+96B	=78N	3.5	33.5	35.5	12.00	1653	+10.4
76	Arnold, Hermann	1783	SUI	+96B	−16N	=84B	−41N	−58B	+94N	+81B	−23N	−38B	3.5	33.5	35.5	9.50	1613	-40.4
77	Bosshard, Fredy	0	SUI	−22B	−33N	+104B	−55N	−70B	=79N	+94B	−68N	+93B	3.5	31.5	31.5	6.75	1566	-2.4
78	Rudin, Erich	1733	SUI	−17B	−89N	+93B	−50N	+87B	−63N	+96B	−38N	=75B	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.25	1545	-46.2
79	Isch,Moritz	1585	SUI	−29B	+103N	−39B	−33N	−65N	=77B	+91N	−80B	+97N	3.5	30.0	30.0	6.25	1584	-1.4
80	Strupat, Thomas	1662	SUI	−4B	+104N	−68B	−59N	F	=90B	=65N	+79N	=69B	3.5	28.5	28.5	8.75	1612	-11.6
81	Troll, Hansueli	0	SUI	−11B	−74N	+96B	−44N	=91N	+98B	−76N	−73B	+90N	3.5	28.0	29.5	7.25	1532	-29.6
82	Fuchs, Roman	1671	SUI	=12B	=52N	+36B	−4N	+68B	−49N	−29B	−35N	−61N	3.0	40.5	44.5	14.25	1707	+16.4
83	Stalder, Daniel	1643	SUI	−18B	+70N	+59B	−11N	+74B	−41N	−64B	−39N	−65N	3.0	36.5	40.0	11.50	1661	+4.4
84	Scholian, Ruedi	1660	SUI	−35N	+98B	=76N	−21B	−72N	+91B	−54N	=65B	−66N	3.0	33.0	34.5	7.75	1554	-42.4
85	Hauser, Pius	0	SUI	−13N	+88B	=47N	=42B	−40N	−43B	−87N	−90B	+96N	3.0	32.5	34.5	9.50	1554	-47.6
86	Garlant, Carlo	1695	SUI	=23B	F	−28N	F	+36B	−11N	F	+74B	=47N	3.0	32.0	32.0	13.50	1825	+20.6
87	Wigger, Marida	0	SUI	−57B	=55N	−73B	F	−78N	+89N	+85B	−51B	=74N	3.0	29.0	29.0	9.50	1611	+28.4
88	Kraus, Thomas	1459	SUI	−68B	−85N	+102B	−58N	+92B	−46N	−74B	+93N	−70B	3.0	28.0	28.5	5.50	1534	+19.2
89	Schoeb, Peter	1575	SUI	−21N	+78B	−30N	−37B	−67N	−87B	+102N	=97B	−91N	2.5	30.5	31.0	5.00	1474	-25.4
90	Huber, Ruth	1562	SUI	=99B	−12N	=55B	F	F	=80N	−70B	+85N	−81B	2.5	29.0	29.0	7.75	1619	+8.0
91	Egli, Arnold	1523	SUI	−47N	−51B	−38N	F	=81B	−84N	−79B	+100N	+89B	2.5	27.5	27.5	5.25	1485	-8.6
92	Both, Franz	1589	SUI	−41B	−44N	+97N	−66B	−88N	−69N	F	+98B	=94B	2.5	26.0	26.0	4.75	1383	-36.2
93	Tansini,Clairmonde P.	1535	SUI	−64N	−37B	−78N	=97B	−96N	+102B	+98N	−88B	−77N	2.5	24.5	25.0	3.00	1347	-37.4
94	Lincke, Paul	1525	SUI	−54B	−46N	+103B	F	−51N	−76B	−77N	+102B	=92N	2.5	23.5	23.5	1.75	1529	-0.4
95	Clivio, Andrea	0	SUI	−27N	F	−52B	=69B	F	+70N	=72B	−54N	−55N	2.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	1580	-3.2
96	Koeppel, Paul	1512	SUI	−76N	−67B	−81N	+102N	+93B	−37B	−78N	−75N	−85B	2.0	28.5	29.0	3.00	1428	-36.8
97	Hueni, Herbert	1471	SUI	−30N	−53N	−92B	=93N	−98B	F	+100B	=89N	−79B	2.0	23.0	23.0	3.50	1443	-11.2
98	Burkhalter, Fritz	0	SUI	−59B	−84N	F	−72B	+97N	−81N	−93B	−92N	=102B	1.5	22.0	22.0	2.25	1356	0.0
99	Bisig, Richard	1801	SUI	=90N	+48B	−12B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	17.5	17.5	5.75	1778	-1.4
100	Polymeris, Alex	1488	SUI	−40B	F	+72N	−49B	−73N	−71B	−97N	−91B	F	1.0	25.0	25.0	4.00	1347	-42.0
101	Hagmann, Werner	1755	SUI	+104B	−18N	−5B	−53N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	1530	-34.0
102	Briggen, Franz	0	SUI	−61N	−60B	−88N	−96B	F	−93N	−89B	−94N	=98N	0.5	22.0	22.0	0.75	794	-119.2
103	Lang, Thomas	1724	SUI	−6N	−79B	−94N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	896	-32.8
104	Panizza, Josef	1442	SUI	−101N	−80B	−77N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	861	-13.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Baumgartner, HansSUI
+79.6
5.0 pts · #24
2Blaser, BeatriceSUI
+46.4
4.5 pts · #39
3Richner, HansSUI
+41.2
4.0 pts · #57

Top rating losers

1Briggen, FranzSUI
-119.2
0.5 pts · #102
2Berglas, StefanSUI
-52.4
4.0 pts · #78
3Sigrist, RomanSUI
-48.8
4.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R2+252 Elo gap
Jenny, Gerald1850 beat Salami, Marco2102
R3+232 Elo gap
Polymeris, Alex1488 beat Hasler, Willi1720
R1+206 Elo gap
Saxer, Bruno1667 beat Germann, Leo1873