REM 2026 round 2-3

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53 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 11 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026 in Riehen, Switzerland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1959, and top seed was Jonas Christian Hecht (🇩🇪 GER, 2091).

Uwe Hecht (🇩🇪 GER, 1831) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Ettore Faraone (2.0) and Jonas Christian Hecht (2.0). Hecht broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Daniel Marhoefer (1860) beat Robert Luginbuehl (2034), a +174-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Riehen, Switzerland

Dates

11 Feb 2026 → 18 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Jonas Christian Hecht2091

Avg top 10

1,959

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×40

🇩🇪Germany×7

🇫🇷France×2

Top 3

🥇
Uwe Hecht
🇩🇪GER·1831
2.5pts·2109perf+20.0
🥈
Ettore Faraone
🇨🇭SUI·1943
2.0pts·2597perf+11.8
🥉
Jonas Christian Hecht
🇩🇪GER·2091
2.0pts·2675perf+8.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Uwe Hecht led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Hecht2.5Lenders2Faraone2Chockalingam2Hecht2Anneser2

R3–R3 · LEAD HELD

Uwe Hecht held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hecht, Uwe	1831	GER	+9B	+48N	=10B	2.5	3.0	3.0	2.25	2109	+20.0
2	Faraone, Ettore	1943	SUI	F	+25N	+4B	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2597	+11.8
3	Hecht, Jonas Christian	2091	GER	F	+18B	+26N	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2675	+8.2
4	Stojanovic, Ljubisa	1790	SUI	+47N	+43B	−2N	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1152	-11.6
5	Lenders, Jean-Pierre	1870	SUI	F	+42B	+19N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2545	+11.8
6	Anneser, Lukas	1750	SUI	F	+24N	+45B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2435	+14.4
7	Chockalingam, Vishak	1751	SUI	F	+44B	+37N	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2628	+47.6
8	Cardinaux, Nikita	1657	SUI	F	+46B	+42N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2525	+13.2
9	Saadi, Mourad	1575	SUI	−1N	=17B	+38N	1.5	3.5	4.0	1.00	1730	+24.0
10	von Burg, Carl Alexander	1940	SUI	F	+20B	=1N	1.5	3.5	3.5	2.25	2020	+3.2
11	Brait, Wolfgang	1958	SUI	F	+21N	=13B	1.5	2.5	2.5	1.75	2044	+4.8
12	Weidt, Frank	1925	SUI	F	=22N	+29B	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.50	1974	+2.0
13	Marhoefer, Daniel	1860	GER	F	+39B	=11N	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.25	2184	+16.6
14	Kollmer, Christian	1496	SUI	F	+51B	=17N	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1890	+41.2
15	Berweger, Ivo	1889	SUI	F	=37B	+44N	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2021	+6.4
16	Zobrist, Peter	0	SUI	F	=38B	+43N	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1615	-3.0
17	Willimann, Philipp	1733	SUI	F	=9N	=14B	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.50	1533	-10.2
18	Rosen, Noah	1858	SUI	F	−3N	+27B	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1902	+1.0
19	Hildwein, Kenzo	1812	FRA	F	+23N	−5B	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1928	+17.2
20	Wachholz, Dario	1793	SUI	F	−10N	+32B	1.0	2.5	2.5	1.00	1807	-0.4
21	Weegen, Moritz	0	SUI	F	−11B	+28N	1.0	2.5	2.5	1.00	1735	-4.2
22	Spielmann, Beat	1798	SUI	F	=12B	=39N	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1983	+10.0
23	Lumsdon, Andrew	1957	SUI	F	−19B	+33N	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1707	-12.2
24	Jans, Thomas	1644	SUI	F	−6B	+49N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1595	-4.0
25	Gautier, Marc	1827	FRA	F	−2B	+53N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1152	-6.0
26	van der Vegt, Edwin	1866	GER	F	+45N	−3B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1312	-4.0
27	Frey, Rudolf	1696	GER	F	+40B	−18N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.50	1723	+1.4
28	Lo Presti, Vito	1518	SUI	F	+41N	−21B	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.50	1762	+23.2
29	Gogniat, Michel (SSB 2547)	1768	SUI	F	+47B	−12N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1129	-5.8
30	Rudin, Erich	1733	SUI	F	+35N	—	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2388	+7.2
31	Meier, Franz	1861	SUI	F	+34B	—	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2456	+4.4
32	Roth, Daniel	1664	SUI	F	+49B	−20N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1631	-1.4
33	Marquis, Roland	1662	SUI	F	+50N	−23B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1157	-2.8
34	Semper Benitez, Miguel Angel	1645	GER	F	−31N	+50B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1081	-8.8
35	Nellissen, Werner	1621	SUI	F	−30B	+46N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	887	-7.2
36	Smiljanic, Miroslav	0	SUI	F	+52N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2308	+5.4
37	Mattmann, Peter	1789	SUI	F	=15N	−7B	0.5	3.5	3.5	0.75	1633	-7.4
38	Gyr, Andreas	1641	SUI	F	=16N	−9B	0.5	3.0	3.0	0.75	1457	-16.4
39	Luginbuehl, Robert	2034	SUI	F	−13N	=22B	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.50	1636	-20.6
40	Maurer, Jasmin	0	SUI	F	−27N	=41B	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1498	-3.2
41	Bonauer, Stephan	1674	SUI	F	−28B	=40N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1353	-17.8
42	Chresta, Richard	0	SUI	F	−5N	−8B	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	954	-18.6
43	Kummrow, Ruedi	0	SUI	F	−4N	−16B	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	958	0.0
44	Schambach, Frank	1875	GER	F	−7N	−15B	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1026	-22.8
45	FIDE 1392824	0	—	F	−26B	−6N	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1004	0.0
46	FIDE 1382322	0	—	F	−8N	−35B	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	799	0.0
47	FIDE 1369067	0	—	−4B	−29N	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	981	0.0
48	Jud, Marc	1977	SUI	F	−1B	—	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	1045	-13.6
49	Arnold, Urs	1503	SUI	F	−32N	−24B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	848	-19.6
50	Derron, Roy	0	SUI	F	−33B	−34N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	853	0.0
51	Maier, Rene	1668	SUI	F	−14N	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	690	-14.6
52	Affentranger, Urs	0	SUI	F	−36B	—	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	887	-5.4
53	FIDE 1380230	0	—	F	F	−25B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1004	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chockalingam, VishakSUI
+47.6
2.0 pts · #4
2Kollmer, ChristianSUI
+41.2
1.5 pts · #7
3Saadi, MouradSUI
+24.0
1.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Schambach, FrankGER
-22.8
0.0 pts · #43
2Luginbuehl, RobertSUI
-20.6
0.5 pts · #32
3Arnold, UrsSUI
-19.6
0.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R2+174 Elo gap
Marhoefer, Daniel1860 beat Luginbuehl, Robert2034
R2+172 Elo gap
Kollmer, Christian1496 beat Maier, Rene1668
R2+156 Elo gap
Lo Presti, Vito1518 beat Bonauer, Stephan1674