21 Open de Payerne - Open A round 7
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 21 May 2026 in Payerne, Switzerland. Top 10 Elo average was 1875, and top seed was Thierry Bonferroni (🇨🇭 SUI, 1958).
Gilles Buerki (🇨🇭 SUI, 1899) won with 1.0/7, ahead of Carlo Bonferroni (1.0) and Remi Boivin (1.0). Buerki won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇨🇭Payerne, Switzerland
Dates
21 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 1.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 18 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
18
18
18
18
18
18
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 1.0/7. Buerki takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buerki, Gilles | 1899 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2670 | +8.6 |
| 2 | Bonferroni, Carlo | 1737 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2356 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Boivin, Remi | 1799 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2659 | +23.2 |
| 4 | Kupalov, Igor | 1896 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1801 | -3.8 |
| 5 | Pantillon, Patrick Andre | 1744 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1612 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Rochat, Vivian | 1940 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =8B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1924 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Schweizer, Ulrich | 1642 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =5B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1728 | +3.2 |
| 8 | Yersin, Franck | 1921 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =6N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1958 | +1.0 |
| 9 | Bourban, Karel | 1813 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =4N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1942 | +3.8 |
| 10 | Cardoso Rodrigues, Michael | 1830 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1962 | +3.4 |
| 11 | Bonferroni, Thierry | 1958 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1836 | -3.4 |
| 12 | Dobler, Philippe | 1866 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1000 | -11.6 |
| 13 | Schaer, Bryan | 1826 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1120 | -8.6 |
| 14 | Boivin, Clement | 1634 | SUI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -9.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Boivin, RemiSUI+23.21.0 pts · #3
- 2Buerki, GillesSUI+8.61.0 pts · #1
- 3Bonferroni, CarloSUI+4.81.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Dobler, PhilippeSUI-11.60.0 pts · #12
- 2Boivin, ClementSUI-9.60.0 pts · #14
- 3Schaer, BryanSUI-8.60.0 pts · #13