NMM 2.Liga 2025-26 round 3
Team SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 16 Jan 2026 in Basel, Switzerland. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2002, and top seed was Even Thingstad (🇳🇴 NOR, 2192).
Guenther Gross (🇨🇭 SUI, 0) won with 1.0/3, ahead of Carl Alexander von Burg (1.0) and Juergen Denzel (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Gerome Martin (1634) beat Wolfgang Brait (1918), a +284-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Basel, Switzerland
Dates
16 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 36 Moves in 90 Min. / in 30 Min. /
System
Team · 3 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×32
🇳🇴Norway×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gross, Guenther | 🇨🇭SUI | 0 | 1.0 | 1929 | 2729 | +28.4 |
| 2 | von Burg, Carl Alexander | 🇨🇭SUI | 1906 | 1.0 | 1979 | 2779 | +11.0 |
| 3 | Denzel, Juergen | 🇨🇭SUI | 1726 | 1.0 | 1854 | 2654 | +28.0 |
| 4 | Zanetti, Bruno | 🇨🇭SUI | 1972 | 1.0 | 1841 | 2641 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Arden, Oskar | 🇨🇭SUI | 1892 | 1.0 | 1916 | 2716 | +23.2 |
| 6 | Weidt, Frank | 🇨🇭SUI | 1915 | 1.0 | 1715 | 2515 | +4.6 |
| 7 | Schmahl, Stephan | 🇨🇭SUI | 1973 | 1.0 | 1875 | 2675 | +7.8 |
| 8 | Fankhauser, Martin | 🇨🇭SUI | 1748 | 1.0 | 1875 | 2675 | +23.6 |
| 9 | Haueter, Linus | 🇨🇭SUI | 1671 | 1.0 | 1462 | 2262 | +9.2 |
| 10 | IMKelecevic, Nedeljko | 🇨🇭SUI | 2077 | 1.0 | 1980 | 2780 | +3.7 |
| 11 | Rosen, Noah | 🇨🇭SUI | 1852 | 1.0 | 1712 | 2512 | +6.0 |
| 12 | Briguet, Alexandre | 🇨🇭SUI | 1809 | 1.0 | 1973 | 2773 | +14.4 |
| 13 | Martin, Gerome | 🇨🇭SUI | 1634 | 1.0 | 1958 | 2758 | +34.0 |
| 14 | Deubelbeiss, Rene | 🇨🇭SUI | 1922 | 1.0 | 1704 | 2504 | +4.4 |
| 15 | Zinke, Uwe | 🇨🇭SUI | 0 | 1.0 | 2085 | 2105 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Thingstad, Even | 🇳🇴NOR | 2192 | 1.0 | 1945 | 2745 | +4.0 |
| 17 | Haering, Thomas | 🇨🇭SUI | 1968 | 0.5 | 1929 | 1929 | -1.2 |
| 18 | Polanyi, Peter | 🇨🇭SUI | 1897 | 0.5 | 1970 | 1970 | +1.2 |
| 19 | Gervasoni, Pietro | 🇨🇭SUI | 1945 | 0.0 | 2185 | 1385 | -4.0 |
| 20 | Marti, Hanspeter | 🇨🇭SUI | 1890 | 0.0 | 1808 | 1008 | -11.8 |
| 21 | Schmid, Marvin | 🇨🇭SUI | 0 | 0.0 | 1956 | 1156 | -15.6 |
| 22 | Blaser, Samuel | 🇨🇭SUI | 0 | 0.0 | 1857 | 1057 | -23.2 |
| 24 | Matkovic, Miroslav | 🇨🇭SUI | 0 | 0.0 | 1858 | 1058 | -12.0 |
| 25 | Brait, Wolfgang | 🇨🇭SUI | 1918 | 0.0 | 1657 | 857 | -17.0 |
| 26 | Weegen, Moritz | 🇨🇭SUI | 0 | 0.0 | 1960 | 1160 | -13.6 |
| 27 | FMErnst, Rolf | 🇨🇭SUI | 1929 | 0.0 | 1771 | 971 | -14.2 |
| 28 | Gordic, Mihailo | 🇨🇭SUI | 1978 | 0.0 | 1809 | 1009 | -14.4 |
| 29 | Winkler, Richard Valentin | 🇨🇭SUI | 0 | 0.0 | 1671 | 871 | -9.2 |
| 30 | Ellenbroek, Eric | 🇨🇭SUI | 1750 | 0.0 | 1925 | 1125 | -4.6 |
| 31 | Bohrer, Ruth | 🇨🇭SUI | 1857 | 0.0 | 1705 | 905 | -14.0 |
| 32 | CMStaechelin, Ruedi | 🇨🇭SUI | 2023 | 0.0 | 1940 | 1140 | -11.0 |
| 33 | Hartsleben, Gerhard | 🇨🇭SUI | 1959 | 0.0 | 2074 | 1274 | -14.8 |
| 34 | Spichty, Martin | 🇨🇭SUI | 1679 | 0.0 | 1923 | 1123 | -8.8 |
| 23 | FIDE 525032852 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1945 | 1145 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Martin, GeromeSUI+34.01.0 pts · #13
- 2Gross, GuentherSUI+28.41.0 pts · #1
- 3Denzel, JuergenSUI+28.01.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Blaser, SamuelSUI-23.20.0 pts · #22
- 2Brait, WolfgangSUI-17.00.0 pts · #25
- 3Schmid, MarvinSUI-15.60.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R3+284 Elo gap
- R3+169 Elo gap
- R3+142 Elo gap