24. Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2026 Kat. C
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Burgdorf, Switzerland. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1563, and top seed was Alexander Streit (🇨🇭 SUI, 1588).
Haiko Schmid (🇨🇭 SUI, 1527) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kees Stroo (4.0) and Gabriel Vergelin Soler (3.5). Schmid won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Guillaume Jelicic (1423) beat Benedikt Lamm (1584), a +161-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Burgdorf, Switzerland
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×23
🇱🇮Liechtenstein×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇱🇻Latvia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHaiko Schmid led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Schmid4.5Stroo4Mence3.5Vergelin Soler3.5Kramer3.5Matsokis Arroyo3.5— ex-leaders:Schmidled R3–R5, #15
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Haiko Schmid held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Haiko Schmid won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
R3–R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Haiko Schmid held the sole lead at R3–R5 but finished #15.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Haiko Schmid | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Kees Stroo | — | * | — | — |
| 3Jasmina Mence | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Gabriel Vergelin Soler | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schmid, Haiko | 1527 | SUI | +28N | +3B | +19N | +7B | =5N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 1715 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Stroo, Kees | 1569 | SUI | =23N | +24B | +12N | =8B | +19N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 1694 | +6.2 |
| 3 | Vergelin Soler, Gabriel | 0 | SUI | +4B | −1N | =14B | +23B | +12N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mence, Jasmina | 1494 | LAT | −3N | +11B | +9N | =18B | +13N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 1842 | +61.6 |
| 5 | Matsokis Arroyo, Nikolaos | 1488 | SUI | +25B | =8N | =20B | +15N | =1B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 1749 | +54.4 |
| 6 | Palairet, Rowland | 1486 | FRA | +11N | −19B | +10N | =12B | +8N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 1742 | +26.8 |
| 7 | Kramer, Heinz | 1556 | SUI | =13B | +26N | +21B | −1N | +14B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1619 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Ismayilov, Salih | 0 | TUR | +16N | =5B | +17N | =2N | −6B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Jelicic, Guillaume | 1423 | SUI | +15B | =20N | −4B | =21N | +25B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1615 | +52.0 |
| 10 | Polak, Aleksandra | 0 | SUI | −12N | +29B | −6B | +22N | +20B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Feller, Mischa | 1579 | SUI | −6B | −4N | +29B | +28N | +21B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1517 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Kuenzli, Manuel | 1518 | SUI | +10B | +14N | −2B | =6N | −3B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.25 | 1505 | -2.0 |
| 13 | Roethlin, Lara | 1432 | SUI | =7N | =18B | =15B | +16N | −4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1543 | +30.4 |
| 14 | Ardoteli, Zakhar | 1460 | SUI | +29N | −12B | =3N | +17B | −7N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1547 | +18.8 |
| 15 | Mannhart, Sophie | 1554 | LIE | −9N | +27B | =13N | −5B | +23N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1455 | -27.6 |
| 16 | Conod, Aurelie | 1521 | SUI | −8B | =25N | +26B | −13B | +24N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1475 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Speidel, Andrew | 1548 | SUI | =26B | +22N | −8B | −14N | +27B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1547 | -1.2 |
| 18 | Streit, Alexander | 1588 | SUI | =22B | =13N | +28B | =4N | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1474 | -18.4 |
| 19 | Walther, Julien | 0 | SUI | F | +6N | −1B | +20N | −2B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Steiner, Gabriel | 1564 | SUI | +27N | =9B | =5N | −19B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1578 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Egli, Arnold | 1521 | SUI | =24N | +23B | −7N | =9B | −11N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1424 | -11.0 |
| 22 | Krivoviaz, Nina | 1490 | SUI | =18N | −17B | =24N | −10B | +28B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1376 | -11.6 |
| 23 | Polak, Victoria | 1483 | SUI | =2B | −21N | +25B | −3N | −15B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1470 | -3.6 |
| 24 | Maurer, Leonel | 0 | SUI | =21B | −2N | =22B | =27N | −16B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lamm, Benedikt | 1584 | SUI | −5N | =16B | −23N | +26B | −9N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1316 | -72.0 |
| 26 | Koca, Arat | 1409 | SUI | =17N | −7B | −16N | −25N | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1231 | -29.2 |
| 27 | Heron, Doris | 1448 | LIE | −20B | −15N | F | =24B | −17N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 753 | -21.2 |
| 28 | FIDE 1374044 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −18N | −11B | −22N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Niklaus, Herbert | 1564 | SUI | −14B | −10N | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 720 | -44.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mence, JasminaLAT+61.63.5 pts · #1
- 2Matsokis Arroyo, NikolaosSUI+54.43.5 pts · #5
- 3Jelicic, GuillaumeSUI+52.03.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Lamm, BenediktSUI-72.01.5 pts · #18
- 2Niklaus, HerbertSUI-44.80.0 pts · #29
- 3Koca, AratSUI-29.20.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R5+161 Elo gap
- R1+131 Elo gap
- R1+104 Elo gap