Stein am Rhein Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland. 4 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
Titled players · 4
IM×2
FM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×22
🇩🇪Germany×11
🇭🇷Croatia×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇱🇻Latvia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Alexander Belezky led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
3
1
1
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 | * | — |
| 4Eduard 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, Eduard | 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+79.62.5 pts · #16
- 2Tiuca, EmmaGER+41.22.5 pts · #13
- 3Rolle, Lorenzo AnthonyITA+32.83.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Dornieden, AndreasGER-41.61.0 pts · #30
- 2Gubler, DanielSUI-34.80.5 pts · #41
- 3Ivanov, GeorgiGER-32.43.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R3+493 Elo gap
- R3+270 Elo gap
- R2+267 Elo gap