U14 Qualification Basel Standard
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74 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Basel, Switzerland. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1866, and top seed was Mischa Domschke (π¨π SUI, 1943).
Alexander Palairet (π¨π SUI, 1912) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Siro Allegri (3.5) and Felix Phung (3.0). Palairet shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Joshua Bhingare (1643) beat Mykyta Khamraev (1854), a +211-point gap.
Location
π¨πBasel, Switzerland
Dates
10 Jan 2026 β 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Titled players Β· 1
WFMΓ1
Federations Β· 4 represented
π¨πSwitzerlandΓ62
π«π·FranceΓ1
πΊπ¦UkraineΓ1
π©πͺGermanyΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 3.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 23 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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75
75
23
8
1
2
R6βR7 Β· LEAD HELD
Alexander Palairet held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/7. Palairet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
R4βR6 Β· WIN STREAK
Alexander Palairet won 3 in a row (R4βR6).
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palairet, Alexander | 1912 | SUI | F | F | F | +65B | +13N | +6B | =3N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 2063 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Allegri, Siro | 1525 | SUI | F | F | F | +72N | =59B | +33N | +30B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.75 | 1775 | +36.0 |
| 3 | Phung, Felix | 1902 | SUI | F | F | F | =14N | +28B | +15N | =1B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 2083 | +37.2 |
| 4 | Tamburrano, Andres | 1768 | SUI | F | F | F | +5B | +41N | β11B | +40N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 1881 | +23.2 |
| 5 | Szakolczai, Adam | 1606 | SUI | F | F | F | β4N | +37B | +32N | +21B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1817 | +43.6 |
| 6 | Chockalingam, Vishak | 1751 | SUI | F | F | F | +27N | +58B | β1N | +17B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1844 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Rosset, Anna | 1691 | FRA | F | F | F | +29N | β26B | +16N | +25B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1860 | +33.6 |
| 8 | Adashevskyi, Dmytro | 1768 | SUI | F | F | F | +70N | β53N | +18B | +12N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 1718 | -6.8 |
| 9 | Khozov, Ivan | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +51N | +70B | β27N | +59B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kaiser, Juan Zenon | 1444 | SUI | F | F | F | +57B | β60B | +56N | +66B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1713 | +56.4 |
| 11 | Candelier, Lucas | 1854 | SUI | F | F | F | +26N | β15B | +4N | =14N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1966 | +23.6 |
| 12 | Barrera, Matei | 1601 | SUI | F | F | F | +33N | =19B | +30N | β8B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1709 | +17.2 |
| 13 | Gong, Yansheng | 1666 | SUI | F | F | F | +43B | β1B | +29N | =42B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1826 | +32.4 |
| 14 | Jordan, ChristinaWFM | 1853 | SUI | F | F | F | =3B | +54N | =26N | =11B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1929 | +12.7 |
| 15 | Aubier, Lorys | 1922 | SUI | F | F | F | =28N | +11N | β3B | +54N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1912 | -1.2 |
| 16 | Moss, Robin | 1544 | SUI | F | F | F | =56B | +36N | β7B | +38N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1639 | +19.6 |
| 17 | Shama, Oleksandr | 1641 | SUI | F | F | F | =20B | +65N | +34B | β6N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1718 | +15.6 |
| 18 | Kachappilly Thomas, Felix | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | =24N | +62B | β8N | +55B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1581 | +20.4 |
| 19 | Kutonov, Yehor | 1714 | SUI | F | F | F | =25B | =12N | +53B | =41N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1711 | -1.2 |
| 20 | Winter, Emil | 1529 | SUI | F | F | F | =17N | β23B | +55N | +53N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1680 | +32.4 |
| 21 | Righetti, Leon | 1691 | SUI | F | F | F | +68B | =25N | +31B | β5N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1566 | -20.0 |
| 22 | Trigo, Simon | 1710 | SUI | F | F | F | +62N | =32B | β25N | +35B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1511 | -29.6 |
| 23 | Luisier, Jurij | 1626 | SUI | F | F | F | =31B | +20N | β54B | +65N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1657 | +6.0 |
| 24 | Gregor, Elena | 1521 | SUI | F | F | F | =18B | +68N | β65B | +61N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 1493 | -4.4 |
| 25 | Pfaltz, Niklas | 1600 | SUI | F | F | F | =19N | =21B | +22B | β7N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1702 | +22.0 |
| 26 | Domschke, Mischa | 1943 | SUI | F | F | F | β11B | +7N | =14B | =28N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1818 | -25.6 |
| 27 | Udech, Timon | 1603 | SUI | F | F | F | β6B | =31N | +9B | =44N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1548 | -8.8 |
| 28 | Shevchenko, Daniil | 1874 | UKR | F | F | F | =15B | β3N | +40B | =26B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1853 | -3.6 |
| 29 | Monteiro, Leonardo | 1579 | SUI | F | F | F | β7B | +39N | β13B | +36N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1581 | +0.4 |
| 30 | Speerli, Carmen | 1645 | SUI | F | F | F | +38B | +56N | β12B | β2N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1532 | -24.0 |
| 31 | Heinrich, Dean | 1493 | SUI | F | F | F | =23N | =27B | β21N | +47B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1515 | +3.6 |
| 32 | Davis Lev | 1533 | SUI | F | F | F | =34B | =22N | β5B | +63N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1584 | +10.8 |
| 33 | Balke, Nils | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β12B | +61N | β2B | +57N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Mallipudi, Jovin Nimaikarthik | 1624 | SUI | F | F | F | =32N | +44B | β17N | =43B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1632 | +1.6 |
| 35 | Loefgren, Alexander | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β36B | +46N | +39B | β22N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1517 | +23.2 |
| 36 | Cepila, Petr | 1483 | SUI | F | F | F | +35N | β16B | +50N | β29B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1479 | -0.8 |
| 37 | Lukovic, Vasilije | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +47B | β5N | β63B | +45B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 702 | -40.4 |
| 38 | Borer, Bent | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β30N | +52B | +45N | β16B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 795 | -28.4 |
| 39 | Muenzer, Natalie | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +46B | β29B | β35N | +52B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1332 | -24.8 |
| 40 | Bhingare, Joshua | 1643 | SUI | F | F | F | +66N | +42B | β28N | β4B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1759 | +23.6 |
| 41 | Ruiz Servent, Marti | 1649 | SUI | F | F | F | =58N | β4B | +66N | =19B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1674 | +4.0 |
| 42 | Khamraev, Mykyta | 1854 | SUI | F | F | F | =54B | β40N | +58B | =13N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1523 | -51.6 |
| 43 | Wilhelm, Marco | 1578 | SUI | F | F | F | β13N | =55B | +59N | =34N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1546 | -6.8 |
| 44 | Hottinger, Ieremia | 1775 | SUI | F | F | F | =53B | β34N | +60N | =27B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1592 | -38.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 1396684 | 0 | β | F | F | F | +69N | +49B | β38B | β37N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 1365525 | 0 | β | F | F | F | β39N | β35B | +72N | +50B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1425 | +7.2 |
| 47 | Petrov, Sofija | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β37N | +72B | +67B | β31N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Larregula-Mendoza, Joan | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | =67B | β57N | +70N | =62B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Varun, Vishy | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β55N | β45N | +?B | +67N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 1376292 | 0 | β | F | F | F | +74N | +71B | β36B | β46N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 637 | -34.8 |
| 51 | Moor, Jules | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β9B | +73N | β61B | +?N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 1396749 | 0 | β | F | F | F | +?B | β38N | +73B | β39N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Csonka, Huba | 1616 | SUI | F | F | F | =44N | +8B | β19N | β20B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1610 | -3.2 |
| 54 | Bachvarov, Viktor | 1635 | SUI | F | F | F | =42N | β14B | +23N | β15B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1727 | +15.6 |
| 55 | Fartoukh Heymann, Seraphin | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +49B | =43N | β20B | β18N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1242 | -30.0 |
| 56 | Monferrini, Mirco | 1515 | SUI | F | F | F | =16N | β30B | β10B | +64N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1424 | -21.2 |
| 57 | Matsokis Arroyo, Nikolaos | 1496 | SUI | F | F | F | β10N | +48B | =64N | β33B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1234 | -27.6 |
| 58 | Oktai, Niklas | 0 | GER | F | F | F | =41B | β6N | β42N | +60B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Elsener, Teo | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +73B | =2N | β43B | β9N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1358 | -7.6 |
| 60 | Zink, Amaury | 1526 | SUI | F | F | F | =63B | +10N | β44B | β58N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1539 | +0.8 |
| 61 | Hasan, Musabbir | 1450 | SUI | F | F | F | =64N | β33B | +51N | β24B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1272 | -18.4 |
| 62 | Martini, Giulio | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β22B | β18N | +68B | =48N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Firsching, Emilia | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | =60N | β66B | +37N | β32B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1439 | +8.0 |
| 64 | Rueegg, Isabell | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | =61B | =67N | =57B | β56B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1390 | -5.2 |
| 65 | Cavadini, Tommaso | 1590 | SUI | F | F | F | β1N | β17B | +24N | β23B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1483 | -24.4 |
| 66 | Cavadini, Alice | 1540 | SUI | F | F | F | β40B | +63N | β41B | β10N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1340 | -41.2 |
| 67 | Henle, Nik | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | =48N | =64B | β47N | β49B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1409 | -2.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 1359096 | 0 | β | F | F | F | β21N | β24B | β62N | +71B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 1396757 | 0 | β | F | F | F | β45B | F | =71N | =70B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Mous, Stella | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β8B | β9N | β48B | =69N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 969 | -5.2 |
| 71 | FIDE 1396811 | 0 | β | F | F | F | F | β50N | =69B | β68N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 591 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 1351494 | 0 | β | F | F | F | β2B | β47N | β46B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 658 | -36.0 |
| 73 | Warm, Miles | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β59N | β51B | β52N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 74 | FIDE 1396862 | 0 | β | F | F | F | β50B | β?N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 591 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kaiser, Juan ZenonSUI+56.43.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Szakolczai, AdamSUI+43.63.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Phung, FelixSUI+37.23.0 pts Β· #6
Top rating losers
- 1Khamraev, MykytaSUI-51.62.0 pts Β· #55
- 2Cavadini, AliceSUI-41.21.0 pts Β· #50
- 3Lukovic, VasilijeSUI-40.42.0 pts Β· #64
Biggest upsets
- R5+211 Elo gap
- R5+152 Elo gap
- R5+151 Elo gap