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28. Int. Meielisalp Open

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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
Top seed
🇨🇭Dominic Bucher1971
Avg top 10
1,805
Participants
14
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×10
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Janosh Oberholzer led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
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
Player1234
1Janosh Oberholzer*
½
2Gerhard Janasik*
0
3Dominic Bucher
½
*
1
4Mathis Christen
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Oberholzer, Janosh1720SUI+14N+9B+12N+6B=2N4.510.010.08.002182+85.2
2Bucher, Dominic1971SUI+5N+4B=6N+10B=1B4.013.015.011.502005+6.8
3Janasik, Gerhard, Dr.1939GER4N+7B+9N+12B+6N4.010.011.58.502008+9.4
4Christen, Mathis1671SUI+3B2N10B+9B+7N3.012.514.58.501937+68.4
5Esper, Stefan1702SUI2B12N+14B+11N+10N3.09.59.54.001731+4.8
6Furness, Robert M1956ENG+13B+10N=2B1N3B2.514.516.05.501822-16.8
7Lustenberger, Josef1765SUI=12B3N+13B+8N4B2.511.012.54.751709-8.2
8Monney, Gonzague1659SUI9N+14B=11N7B+13N2.58.08.02.501639-3.0
9Boerner, Joachim1858GER+8B1N3B4N+14B2.014.014.02.501554-31.6
10Elhamdi, Firas1765SUI+11N6B+4N2N5B2.012.514.55.001707-9.6
11Burri, Roland1587SUI10B=13N=8B5B+12N2.09.010.53.501611+3.4
12Freiburghaus, Thomas1584SUI=7N+5B1B3N11B1.514.016.04.251593-0.6
13Bucher, Thomas1699SUI6N=11B7N+14N8B1.59.59.51.001420-51.2
14Cernuto, Francesco0ITA1B8N5N13B9N0.012.013.50.009270.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets