U18 Qualification Basel Standard
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Basel, Switzerland. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2007, and top seed was Tamir Artan (🇨🇭 SUI, 2098).
Michael Christen (🇨🇭 SUI, 1910) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Jeremie Papaux (3.0) and Evan Parmelin (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Simon Zumbrunn (1723) beat Nina Bruessow (1997), a +274-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
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×28
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 5 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 13 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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30
30
13
5
4
5
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 3.0/7. Christen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christen, Michael | 1910 | SUI | F | F | F | +6N | +15N | =8B | =2N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.25 | 2154 | +51.2 |
| 2 | Papaux, Jeremie | 1983 | SUI | F | F | F | +24N | =6B | +15N | =1B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 2125 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Parmelin, Evan | 1975 | SUI | F | F | F | =12B | =13N | +16B | +14N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2112 | +28.8 |
| 4 | Artan, Tamir | 2098 | SUI | F | F | F | +11N | =24B | =12N | +22B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2078 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Paholok, Adam | 1808 | SVK | F | F | F | +28B | +25N | −13B | +17N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1984 | +40.0 |
| 6 | Breyer, Philippe | 2077 | SUI | F | F | F | −1B | =2N | +27N | +8B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1989 | -17.2 |
| 7 | Bangerter, EnaWCM | 1760 | SUI | F | F | F | +10N | +18B | =14B | −9N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1926 | +35.2 |
| 8 | Coletta, Julien | 1813 | SUI | F | F | F | +23N | +12B | =1N | −6N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2092 | +57.6 |
| 9 | Haas, Anthony | 1909 | SUI | F | F | F | +18N | −27B | =22N | +7B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 1933 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Gwerder, Simon | 1776 | SUI | F | F | F | −7B | +26N | +19B | =23N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1839 | +13.2 |
| 11 | Gunzinger, Severin | 1758 | SUI | F | F | F | −4B | +29N | +25B | =24N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1926 | +34.0 |
| 12 | Breyer, Thierry | 2014 | SUI | F | F | F | =3N | −8N | =4B | +16N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1917 | -20.0 |
| 13 | Delangle, Alexander | 1964 | SUI | F | F | F | =22N | =3B | +5N | −15B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1938 | -5.6 |
| 14 | Hofstetter, Noah | 1914 | SUI | F | F | F | +17N | =22B | =7N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1874 | -8.4 |
| 15 | Romanovskyi, Ivan | 1973 | SUI | F | F | F | +27N | −1B | −2B | +13N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1932 | -8.8 |
| 16 | Glanc, Lea | 1783 | SUI | F | F | F | +21N | +23B | −3N | −12B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1905 | +24.4 |
| 17 | Metille, Natean | 1762 | SUI | F | F | F | −14B | +28N | +21N | −5B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1702 | -10.8 |
| 18 | Zumbrunn, Simon | 1723 | SUI | F | F | F | −9B | −7N | +26B | +25N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1807 | +16.0 |
| 19 | Furrer, Jona | 1670 | SUI | F | F | F | −25B | +20N | −10N | +28B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1672 | -1.2 |
| 20 | Cavadini, Lavinia | 1475 | SUI | F | F | F | +26N | −19B | +29B | −21N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1584 | +22.8 |
| 21 | Sigg, David | 1644 | SUI | F | F | F | −16B | +30N | −17B | +20B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1549 | -14.8 |
| 22 | Jordan, Theodor | 1998 | SUI | F | F | F | =13B | =14N | =9B | −4N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1885 | -26.0 |
| 23 | Hottinger, Simon | 1986 | SUI | F | F | F | −8B | −16N | +24N | =10B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1699 | -61.6 |
| 24 | Cherix, Lily | 1770 | SUI | F | F | F | −2B | =4N | −23B | =11B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1763 | -4.0 |
| 25 | Bruessow, Nina | 1997 | SUI | F | F | F | +19N | −5B | −11N | −18B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1547 | -90.0 |
| 26 | Schneider, Eliana Maylen | 1559 | SUI | F | F | F | −20B | −10B | −18N | +29B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1416 | -30.0 |
| 27 | Trubini, Timon | 1871 | SUI | F | F | F | −15B | +9N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1861 | -2.0 |
| 28 | Melikov, Nathan | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | −5N | −17B | +30B | −19N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 947 | -17.6 |
| 29 | Ghisla, Lucrezia | 1460 | SUI | F | F | F | +30B | −11B | −20N | −26N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 797 | -40.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 1382233 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −29N | −21B | −28N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Coletta, JulienSUI+57.62.5 pts · #8
- 2Christen, MichaelSUI+51.23.0 pts · #2
- 3Paholok, AdamSVK+40.03.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Bruessow, NinaSUI-90.01.0 pts · #23
- 2Hottinger, SimonSUI-61.61.5 pts · #21
- 3Ghisla, LucreziaSUI-40.01.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R7+274 Elo gap
- R6+239 Elo gap
- R5+203 Elo gap