28. Int. Meielisalp Open
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Leissigen, Switzerland. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1805, and top seed was Dominic Bucher (🇨🇭 SUI, 1971).
Janosh Oberholzer (🇨🇭 SUI, 1720) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Dominic Bucher (4.0) and Gerhard Janasik (4.0). Oberholzer won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mathis Christen (1671) beat Gerhard Janasik (1939), a +268-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Leissigen, Switzerland
Dates
01 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×10
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJanosh Oberholzer led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Janosh Oberholzer held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Janosh Oberholzer 4 wins (R1–R4)Gerhard Janasik 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Janosh Oberholzer | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Gerhard Janasik | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Dominic Bucher | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Mathis Christen | — | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberholzer, Janosh | 1720 | SUI | +14N | +9B | +12N | +6B | =2N | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 2182 | +85.2 |
| 2 | Bucher, Dominic | 1971 | SUI | +5N | +4B | =6N | +10B | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 2005 | +6.8 |
| 3 | Janasik, Gerhard, Dr. | 1939 | GER | −4N | +7B | +9N | +12B | +6N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 2008 | +9.4 |
| 4 | Christen, Mathis | 1671 | SUI | +3B | −2N | −10B | +9B | +7N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1937 | +68.4 |
| 5 | Esper, Stefan | 1702 | SUI | −2B | −12N | +14B | +11N | +10N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1731 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Furness, Robert M | 1956 | ENG | +13B | +10N | =2B | −1N | −3B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1822 | -16.8 |
| 7 | Lustenberger, Josef | 1765 | SUI | =12B | −3N | +13B | +8N | −4B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1709 | -8.2 |
| 8 | Monney, Gonzague | 1659 | SUI | −9N | +14B | =11N | −7B | +13N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1639 | -3.0 |
| 9 | Boerner, Joachim | 1858 | GER | +8B | −1N | −3B | −4N | +14B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1554 | -31.6 |
| 10 | Elhamdi, Firas | 1765 | SUI | +11N | −6B | +4N | −2N | −5B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1707 | -9.6 |
| 11 | Burri, Roland | 1587 | SUI | −10B | =13N | =8B | −5B | +12N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1611 | +3.4 |
| 12 | Freiburghaus, Thomas | 1584 | SUI | =7N | +5B | −1B | −3N | −11B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1593 | -0.6 |
| 13 | Bucher, Thomas | 1699 | SUI | −6N | =11B | −7N | +14N | −8B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1420 | -51.2 |
| 14 | Cernuto, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −1B | −8N | −5N | −13B | −9N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Oberholzer, JanoshSUI+85.24.5 pts · #3
- 2Christen, MathisSUI+68.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Janasik, Gerhard, Dr.GER+9.44.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Bucher, ThomasSUI-51.21.5 pts · #13
- 2Boerner, JoachimGER-31.62.0 pts · #12
- 3Furness, Robert MENG-16.82.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+268 Elo gap
- R4+236 Elo gap
- R4+187 Elo gap