Schaffausen New Year Open 2026

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30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. 3 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2024, and top seed was Anand Gautier (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2267).

Fred Berend (🇱🇺 LUX, IM, 2213) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Nicolai Hauf (3.5) and Stefan Morgenthaler (3.5). Berend won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Thore Kuebart (1856) beat Claudio Boschetti (2085), a +229-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Dates

16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷FMAnand Gautier2267

Avg top 10

2,024

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×14

🇩🇪Germany×9

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇵🇹Portugal×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
IMFred Berend
🇱🇺LUX·2213
5.0pts·2703perf+7.6
🥈
Nicolai Hauf
🇩🇪GER·2063
3.5pts·2151perf+12.6
🥉
Stefan Morgenthaler
🇨🇭SUI·2027
3.5pts·2103perf+10.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Fred Berend led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Berend5Pylypenko3.5Morgenthaler3.5Hauf3.5Gautier3.5Schreidl3.5

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Fred Berend never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Fred Berend 5 wins (R1–R5)Tymur Pylypenko 3 wins (R3–R5)

R3 · LATE SURGE

Tymur Pylypenko was #14 at R3, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMFred Berend	*	—	—	—
2Tymur Pylypenko	—	*	—	—
3Stefan Morgenthaler	—	—	*	½
4Nicolai Hauf	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Berend, FredIM	2213	LUX	+13N	+7B	+8N	+4B	+16B	5.0	12.0	14.0	14.00	2703	+7.6
2	Hauf, Nicolai	2063	GER	+11N	+19B	=4N	=5B	=3N	3.5	13.5	15.5	10.25	2151	+12.6
3	Morgenthaler, Stefan	2027	SUI	+10N	+16B	−5B	+9N	=2B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.75	2103	+10.8
4	Schreidl, Michael	2079	GER	+28B	+20N	=2B	−1N	+12B	3.5	13.0	13.0	6.25	2083	+4.6
5	Gautier, AnandFM	2267	FRA	F	+15B	+3N	=2N	+10B	3.5	12.5	12.5	10.75	2292	+2.0
6	Pylypenko, Tymur	0	UKR	=17B	−12N	+28B	+13N	+14N	3.5	9.5	9.5	6.00	1892	0.0
7	Jordan, ChristinaWFM	1853	SUI	+24B	−1N	=13B	+15N	=18N	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.75	1891	+7.4
8	Reichenbaecher, Thomas	1940	GER	+25B	+26N	−1B	=12N	=9B	3.0	11.5	12.5	4.75	1895	-5.4
9	Kuebart, Thore, Dr.	1856	GER	+21N	=22B	+14N	−3B	=8N	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.00	1979	+16.8
10	Eigenmann, Marco	1754	SUI	−3B	+30N	+18N	+19B	−5N	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1970	+20.4
11	Buegel Niclas	1789	SUI	−2B	=23N	=17B	+24N	+26B	3.0	8.0	9.0	3.75	1759	-6.4
12	Abdelrahim, Ahmed	1796	GER	=14N	+6B	=22N	=8B	−4N	2.5	12.5	14.5	7.25	1895	+16.0
13	Smith, Alister W	1804	ENG	−1B	+24N	=7N	−6B	+25B	2.5	12.5	13.5	3.50	1947	+13.2
14	Boschetti, Claudio	2085	SUI	=12B	+17N	−9B	+25N	−6B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1892	-17.0
15	Kuebart, Ela Marie	1584	GER	=18B	−5N	+23B	−7B	+29N	2.5	10.0	10.0	2.50	1713	+18.8
16	Erhardt, Daniel	1831	GER	+30B	−3N	+26B	F	−1N	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	1320	-13.6
17	Klein, Frank	1823	SUI	=6N	−14B	=11N	+29B	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.25	1744	-4.6
18	Ismaili, Ridvan	1853	SUI	=15N	F	−10B	+21N	=7B	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.75	1713	-28.8
19	Frango, David Alexandre Pacheco	1847	POR	+23B	−2N	+21B	−10N	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.50	1746	-9.4
20	Lanois, Herve	1843	SUI	+27N	−4B	+29N	F	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1762	-2.4
21	Kretschmer, Thomas	1660	GER	−9B	+28N	−19N	−18B	+27N	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	1669	+2.0
22	Abeln, Dirk	1822	SUI	+29B	=9N	=12B	F	F	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.75	1827	+0.4
23	Morgan, Jesus Alberto	1509	SUI	−19N	=11B	−15N	−27B	+30N	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.50	1332	-16.8
24	Tiuca, Emma	1635	GER	−7N	−13B	+27N	−11B	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1516	-25.2
25	Steiner, Remo	1712	SUI	−8N	+27B	F	−14B	−13N	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1612	-11.2
26	Varshauski, Dzmitry	0	SUI	F	−8B	−16N	+30B	−11N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1053	0.0
27	Varshauski, Stsiapan	0	SUI	−20B	−25N	−24B	+23N	−21B	1.0	6.5	7.5	1.50	1423	+3.2
28	Chresta, Richard	0	SUI	−4N	−21B	−6N	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1071	-30.4
29	FIDE 1366742	0	—	−22N	F	−20B	−17N	−15B	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	968	0.0
30	FIDE 1397354	0	—	−16N	−10B	F	−26N	−23B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	898	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Eigenmann, MarcoSUI
+20.4
3.0 pts · #12
2Kuebart, Ela MarieGER
+18.8
2.5 pts · #18
3Kuebart, Thore, Dr.GER
+16.8
3.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Chresta, RichardSUI
-30.4
0.0 pts · #29
2Ismaili, RidvanSUI
-28.8
2.0 pts · #11
3Tiuca, EmmaGER
-25.2
1.0 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R3+229 Elo gap
Kuebart, Thore, Dr.1856 beat Boschetti, Claudio2085