21 Open de Payerne - Open B Round 2-3
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15 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 05 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Payerne, Switzerland. Top 10 Elo average was 656, and top seed was Philippe (19925) Corbat (π¨π SUI, 1726).
Denis Boivin (π¨π SUI, 0) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Marc Alfred Debieux (2.0) and Sylvain Hochstrasser (1.0). Boivin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sylvain Hochstrasser (1519) beat Cedric Peclard (1672), a +153-point gap.
Location
π¨πPayerne, Switzerland
Dates
05 Feb 2026 β 19 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 3 rounds
Avg top 10
656
Participants
15
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¨πSwitzerlandΓ13
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
23
9
3
R3 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.0/3. Boivin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boivin, Denis | 0 | SUI | F | +3N | +?B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Debieux, Marc Alfred | 1696 | SUI | F | +13N | +5B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2348 | +13.4 |
| 3 | Hochstrasser, Sylvain | 1519 | SUI | F | β1B | +4N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2472 | +28.0 |
| 4 | Peclard, Cedric | 1672 | SUI | F | +6N | β3B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 719 | -14.0 |
| 5 | Michel, Jacques | 1674 | SUI | F | +12B | β2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 879 | -19.6 |
| 6 | Leuthold, Robin | 0 | SUI | F | β4B | +12N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jacinto, Matteo | 0 | SUI | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 1397176 | 0 | β | F | +?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Weidner, Emrys | 0 | SUI | F | +?B | β?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lahore, Gauthier | 0 | SUI | F | +?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Goncalves, Tiago | 0 | SUI | F | β?B | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 1397524 | 0 | β | F | β5N | β6B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Chatagny, Bertrand | 0 | SUI | F | β2B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 879 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Hehlen, Fabrice | 0 | SUI | F | F | β?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Weidner, Celine | 0 | SUI | F | β?N | β?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hochstrasser, SylvainSUI+28.01.0 pts Β· #6
- 2Debieux, Marc AlfredSUI+13.42.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Lahore, GauthierSUI0.01.0 pts Β· #7
Top rating losers
- 1Michel, JacquesSUI-19.61.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Peclard, CedricSUI-14.01.0 pts Β· #10
- 3Chatagny, BertrandSUI-3.60.0 pts Β· #12
Biggest upsets
- R3+153 Elo gap