U16 Qualification Basel Standard
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60 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Basel, Switzerland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2100, and top seed was Jan Saminskij (🇨🇭 SUI, 2220).
Jan Saminskij (🇨🇭 SUI, 2220) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Lancelot Gafner (3.5) and Daghe Pierre (3.5). Saminskij broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Lenny Niederberger (1770) beat Hugo Jelicic (2062), a +292-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Basel, Switzerland
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×59
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJan Saminskij led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 24 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Jan Saminskij held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jan Saminskij 4 wins (R4–R7)Vincent Navarini 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan Saminskij | * | — | — | — |
| 2Lancelot Gafner | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Vincent Navarini | — | — | * | — |
| 4Lucas Gireada | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saminskij, Jan | 2220 | SUI | F | F | F | +12N | +20B | +13N | +6B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2864 | +49.2 |
| 2 | Gafner, Lancelot | 1961 | SUI | F | F | F | +28B | =4N | +41B | +43N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.75 | 1964 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Daghe Pierre | 1658 | SUI | F | F | F | =11N | +34B | +48B | +41N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 1899 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Gireada, Lucas | 1659 | SUI | F | F | F | +58N | =2B | +39N | +40B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2061 | +58.0 |
| 5 | Navarini, Vincent | 1800 | SUI | F | F | F | +48N | +49B | +30N | =20B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 2140 | +50.4 |
| 6 | Pinelli, Gian | 1895 | SUI | F | F | F | +24N | +25B | +21N | −1N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2192 | +60.4 |
| 7 | Liengme, Samuel | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +37N | +9B | −8N | +49B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1831 | +44.8 |
| 8 | Bernal Santos, Idel Alejandro | 1834 | SUI | F | F | F | +27B | +52N | +7B | −23B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 1919 | +17.2 |
| 9 | Konysbekov, Darmen | 1765 | SUI | F | F | F | +55B | −7N | +27B | +28N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1714 | -8.0 |
| 10 | Niederberger, Lenny | 1770 | SUI | F | F | F | −22N | +31B | +47N | +25B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1906 | +25.6 |
| 11 | Boivin, Remi | 1799 | SUI | F | F | F | =3B | +58N | =42B | +39B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1683 | -15.2 |
| 12 | Angelovski, Emanuel | 2094 | SUI | F | F | F | −1B | =21B | +40N | +15B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2146 | +11.2 |
| 13 | Koehalmi-Szabo, Mihaly | 2203 | SUI | F | F | F | =21N | +23B | −1B | +26N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2224 | +4.0 |
| 14 | Neuschild, Marius | 1909 | SUI | F | F | F | +33N | +16B | =20N | −21B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2023 | +24.4 |
| 15 | Piacquadio, Riccardo Daniele | 2042 | SUI | F | F | F | +26B | =32N | +29B | −12N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2057 | +5.2 |
| 16 | Akinkhov, Mikhail | 1884 | SUI | F | F | F | =29B | −14N | +44B | +22N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1894 | +4.0 |
| 17 | Oeztuerk, Ilhan | 1857 | SUI | F | F | F | =31N | +24B | −22N | +47B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1710 | -28.0 |
| 18 | Hess, Marika | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +56N | =50B | −24N | +34B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1584 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Meier, Juri | 1787 | SUI | F | F | F | +59N | −47B | +36B | =45N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1585 | -31.2 |
| 20 | Pfaltz, Maximilian | 2066 | SUI | F | F | F | +23N | −1N | =14B | =5N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2034 | -5.2 |
| 21 | Tkhoruk, Roman | 2043 | SUI | F | F | F | =13B | =12N | −6B | +14N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2026 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Koepke, Aleksis | 1584 | SUI | F | F | F | +10B | −26N | +17B | −16B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1876 | +54.0 |
| 23 | Federer, ColinFM | 2206 | SUI | F | F | F | −20B | −13N | +33B | +8N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1977 | -20.2 |
| 24 | Christen, Mathis | 1670 | SUI | F | F | F | −6B | −17N | +18B | +42N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1695 | +4.4 |
| 25 | Jelicic, Hugo | 2062 | SUI | F | F | F | +44B | −6N | +32B | −10N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1777 | -53.2 |
| 26 | Pellegrini, Noah | 2047 | SUI | F | F | F | −15N | +22B | +35N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1916 | -22.0 |
| 27 | Rathgeb, Ilja | 1551 | SUI | F | F | F | −8N | +37B | −9N | +51B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1568 | +0.4 |
| 28 | Stremsdoerfer, Eloise | 1520 | SUI | F | F | F | −2N | +54B | +46N | −9B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1644 | +14.4 |
| 29 | Bucher, Dominic | 1985 | SUI | F | F | F | =16N | =40B | −15N | +35B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1899 | -18.0 |
| 30 | Ingielewicz, Tomasz | 2017 | SUI | F | F | F | =43B | +42N | −5B | =32N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1705 | -57.2 |
| 31 | De Lucia, Christian | 1589 | SUI | F | F | F | =17B | −10N | +55B | =44N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1706 | +23.6 |
| 32 | Mallipudi, Vernmulyadeep | 1722 | SUI | F | F | F | +53N | =15B | −25N | =30B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1897 | +31.6 |
| 33 | Oberholzer, Janosh | 1720 | SUI | F | F | F | −14B | +45N | −23N | +53B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1771 | +7.2 |
| 34 | Engelberger, Nik | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +57B | −3N | +58B | −18N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ghisla, Ireneo | 1771 | SUI | F | F | F | +47B | +43N | −26B | −29N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1832 | +10.8 |
| 36 | Nazarenus, Sofie | 1554 | SUI | F | F | F | −39B | +51B | −19N | +50B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1700 | +22.4 |
| 37 | Amirkhanov, Nikita | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −7B | −27N | +59N | +52B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Robacevski, Eljus | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −54N | +56B | −51N | +58B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Shen, Li-Teng | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +36N | =46B | −4B | −11N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Madhavan, Kailash | 1898 | SUI | F | F | F | +45B | =29N | −12B | −4N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1744 | -31.6 |
| 41 | Siegel, Felix | 1612 | SUI | F | F | F | =50N | +48B | −2N | −3B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1419 | -30.4 |
| 42 | Speerli, Maria | 1509 | SUI | F | F | F | +46N | −30B | =11N | −24B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1663 | +25.2 |
| 43 | Baisse, Rose | 1680 | SUI | F | F | F | =30N | −35B | +49N | −2B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1730 | +5.2 |
| 44 | Keller, Mike | 1716 | SUI | F | F | F | −25N | +53B | −16N | =31B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1664 | -14.8 |
| 45 | Csonka, Donat | 1586 | SUI | F | F | F | −40N | −33B | +50N | =19B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1629 | +4.8 |
| 46 | Zvoristeanu, Remo | 1622 | SUI | F | F | F | −42B | =39N | −28B | +57N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1363 | -41.6 |
| 47 | Cavigelli, Jonas | 1615 | SUI | F | F | F | −35N | +19N | −10B | −17N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1605 | -2.0 |
| 48 | Roten, Paula | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −5B | −41N | −3N | +55B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Infanger, Philip | 1520 | SUI | F | F | F | +60B | −5N | −43B | −7N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1479 | -9.2 |
| 50 | Roethlin, Lara | 1456 | SUI | F | F | F | =41B | =18N | −45B | −36N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1375 | -15.6 |
| 51 | Grodza, Rastislav | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −52B | −36N | +38B | −27N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 773 | -44.8 |
| 52 | Husser, Clara | 1612 | SUI | F | F | F | +51N | −8B | −53N | −37N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1469 | -24.0 |
| 53 | Clermont, Andreas | 1467 | SUI | F | F | F | −32B | −44N | +52B | −33N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1500 | +5.2 |
| 54 | FIDE 1366904 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +38B | −28N | −57B | −56N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Josche, Luis | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −9N | +59B | −31N | −48N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 877 | -20.4 |
| 56 | Apaydin, Kays | 1623 | SUI | F | F | F | −18B | −38N | F | +54B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 719 | -25.6 |
| 57 | Aust, Rayaan | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −34N | F | +54N | −46B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 823 | -10.4 |
| 58 | Richard, Arno | 1506 | SUI | F | F | F | −4B | −11B | −34N | −38N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 929 | -18.0 |
| 59 | Stevens, Thomas | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −19B | −55N | −37B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Tellenbach, Benjamin | 1672 | SUI | F | F | F | −49N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 720 | -28.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pinelli, GianSUI+60.43.0 pts · #3
- 2Gireada, LucasSUI+58.03.5 pts · #11
- 3Koepke, AleksisSUI+54.02.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Ingielewicz, TomaszSUI-57.22.0 pts · #26
- 2Jelicic, HugoSUI-53.22.0 pts · #28
- 3Grodza, RastislavSUI-44.81.0 pts · #58
Biggest upsets
- R7+292 Elo gap
- R6+273 Elo gap
- R7+239 Elo gap