Stein am Rhein Open 2026

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41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2179, and top seed was Mikkel Manosri Jacobsen (🇩🇰 DEN, FM, 2310).

Alexander Belezky (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2303) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Henrik Cernov (4.0) and Vadim Cernov (4.0). Belezky won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Elie Dinerchtein (1541) beat Agim Agushi (2034), a +493-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Stein am Rhein, Switzerland

Dates

20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇰FMMikkel Manosri Jacobsen2310

Avg top 10

2,179

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×2

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×22

🇩🇪Germany×11

🇭🇷Croatia×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇩🇰Denmark×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇱🇻Latvia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAlexander Belezky
🇩🇪GER·2303
4.5pts·2428perf+6.1
🥈
FMHenrik Cernov
🇩🇪GER·2221
4.0pts·2368perf+21.0
🥉
IMVadim Cernov
🇷🇴ROU·2285
4.0pts·2282perf+1.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Alexander Belezky led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Belezky4.5Jacobsen4Cernov4Cervelli4Cernov4Chennaoui3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Alexander Belezky held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Alexander Belezky 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Henrik Cernov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAlexander Belezky	*	—	½	1
2FMMikkel Manosri Jacobsen	—	*	0	—
3FMHenrik Cernov	½	1	*	—
4CMEduard Cervelli	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Belezky, AlexanderIM	2303	GER	+25N	+7B	+4N	+9B	=2N	4.5	14.5	16.5	14.50	2428	+6.1
2	Cernov, HenrikFM	2221	GER	+18N	+10B	+5N	=3B	=1B	4.0	15.5	18.0	13.75	2368	+21.0
3	Cernov, VadimIM	2285	ROU	+35B	+12N	=6B	=2N	+13B	4.0	13.5	14.5	10.75	2282	+1.1
4	Cervelli, EduardCM	2174	SUI	+29B	+19N	−1B	+20N	+6B	4.0	13.0	15.0	10.50	2203	+8.6
5	Jacobsen, Mikkel ManosriFM	2310	DEN	+11B	+37N	−2B	+14N	+9N	4.0	13.0	14.0	10.00	2285	-0.8
6	Chennaoui, Yasin	2190	SUI	+22N	+21B	=3N	+17B	−4N	3.5	13.0	15.5	9.50	2131	-2.0
7	Ay, Altug	1951	TUR	+27B	−1N	+15B	=19N	+17B	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	1929	+0.6
8	Ivanov, Igor	2213	LAT	+15B	=28N	−9B	+34N	+19B	3.5	10.5	11.5	7.50	2035	-16.0
9	Boschetti, Claudio	2063	SUI	+30N	+26B	+8N	−1N	−5B	3.0	14.0	15.5	7.00	2122	+7.8
10	Wenger,Arejou	1922	SUI	+31B	−2N	+22B	+18N	−14B	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.50	1908	-0.2
11	Buegel Niclas	1759	SUI	−5N	=30B	=23N	+29B	+26N	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.00	1779	-0.4
12	Lupei, Denis	1993	GER	+40N	−3B	−18N	+33B	+21N	3.0	10.5	11.0	4.50	1902	-17.2
13	Ivanov, Georgi	1921	GER	=17N	=33B	+39N	+26B	−3N	3.0	10.0	10.5	4.50	1709	-32.4
14	Rolle, Lorenzo Anthony	1998	ITA	F	+38N	+28B	−5B	+10N	3.0	10.0	10.0	6.00	2162	+32.8
15	Zoller, Patrik	1721	SUI	−8N	+41B	−7N	+39B	+34N	3.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1847	+10.8
16	Shumilov, Ruslan	1808	SUI	F	−17B	+30N	+32B	+38N	3.0	6.5	6.5	4.00	1764	-6.0
17	Dinerchtein, Elie	1541	SUI	=13B	+16N	+37B	−6N	−7N	2.5	13.0	14.0	5.50	1910	+79.6
18	Petitpierre, Fabricio	1723	SUI	−2B	+27N	+12B	−10B	=23N	2.5	12.5	14.5	6.25	1845	+26.4
19	Wacker, Benjamin	1772	SUI	+36N	−4B	+33N	=7B	−8N	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.25	1906	+17.6
20	Rimle, Christof	1768	SUI	=24B	=32N	+36B	−4B	=22N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.25	1738	-7.2
21	Donauer Daniel	1872	SUI	+39B	−6N	=32B	+24N	−12B	2.5	10.5	11.0	3.75	1292	-9.4
22	Koepke, Aleksis	1693	SUI	−6B	+31N	−10N	+41B	=20B	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.75	1776	+16.8
23	Tiuca, Emma	1630	GER	−37N	=25B	=11B	+35N	=18B	2.5	8.5	9.5	4.75	1800	+41.2
24	Keller, Elias	0	GER	=20N	−34B	+25N	−21B	+31N	2.5	8.5	9.5	4.75	1742	0.0
25	Meissner, Fabian	1756	GER	−1B	=23N	−24B	+36N	=27B	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.25	1656	-10.2
26	Varshauski, Dzmitry	0	SUI	+34B	−9N	+35B	−13N	−11B	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1776	0.0
27	Wilhelm, Marco	1555	SUI	−7N	−18B	=31N	+30B	=25N	2.0	9.5	11.0	3.25	1655	+21.2
28	Wilhelm, Serge	1927	SUI	+41N	=8B	−14N	−38B	=32N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	1782	-14.8
29	Lutz, Christian	1664	GER	−4N	−36B	+41N	−11N	+35B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1776	+19.2
30	Kretschmer, Thomas	1661	GER	−9B	=11N	−16B	−27N	+41B	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	1597	-10.8
31	Both, Franz	1544	SUI	−10N	−22B	=27B	+40N	−24B	1.5	10.0	10.5	1.50	1596	+2.8
32	FIDE 356102210	0	—	F	=20B	=21N	−16N	=28B	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.50	1757	0.0
33	Mestrovic, Marko	1677	CRO	F	=13N	−19B	−12N	+36B	1.5	9.5	9.5	2.50	1622	-4.0
34	Boss, Stefan	1767	SUI	−26N	+24N	F	−8B	−15B	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	1144	-25.6
35	Dornieden, Andreas	1732	GER	−3N	+40B	−26N	−23B	−29N	1.0	10.5	11.0	0.50	1554	-41.6
36	Kalbermatter, Andre	0	SUI	−19B	+29N	−20N	−25B	−33N	1.0	9.0	10.5	2.00	1488	0.0
37	Agushi, Agim	2034	SUI	+23B	−5B	−17N	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	1734	-20.2
38	Planinic, Lucija	1714	CRO	F	−14B	F	+28N	−16B	1.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	1786	+4.8
39	Capitanio, Giulio	0	SUI	−21N	F	−13B	−15N	=40B	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.25	1447	0.0
40	Gubler, Daniel	1561	SUI	−12B	−35N	F	−31B	=39N	0.5	6.0	6.0	0.25	946	-34.8
41	Waldschuetz, Rainer, Dr.	1549	GER	−28B	−15N	−29B	−22N	−30N	0.0	9.5	11.0	0.00	934	-27.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dinerchtein, ElieSUI
+79.6
2.5 pts · #16
2Tiuca, EmmaGER
+41.2
2.5 pts · #13
3Rolle, Lorenzo AnthonyITA
+32.8
3.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Dornieden, AndreasGER
-41.6
1.0 pts · #30
2Gubler, DanielSUI
-34.8
0.5 pts · #41
3Ivanov, GeorgiGER
-32.4
3.0 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R3+493 Elo gap
Dinerchtein, Elie1541 beat Agushi, Agim2034
R3+270 Elo gap
Petitpierre, Fabricio1723 beat Lupei, Denis1993
R2+267 Elo gap
Dinerchtein, Elie1541 beat Shumilov, Ruslan1808