Basel Spring Open 2026

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57 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Riehen, Switzerland. 7 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2287, and top seed was Yuri Solodovnichenko (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2518).

Yuri Solodovnichenko (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2518) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Chao Sun (4.0) and Zeyu Xiang (4.0). Solodovnichenko clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Fabricio Petitpierre (1723) beat Stanislav Hohelj (2132), a +409-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Riehen, Switzerland

Dates

27 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦GMYuri Solodovnichenko2518

Avg top 10

2,287

Participants

Titled players · 7

GM×1

IM×3

FM×3

Federations · 6 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×32

🇩🇪Germany×14

🇨🇳China×4

🇹🇷Turkiye×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
GMYuri Solodovnichenko
🇺🇦UKR·2518
4.5pts·2507perf-0.3
🥈
Chao Sun
🇨🇳CHN·2224
4.0pts·2480perf+33.4
🥉
IMZeyu Xiang
🇨🇳CHN·2449
4.0pts·2360perf-3.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

GM Yuri Solodovnichenko led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Solodovnichenko4.5Xiang4Cofmann4Rosmann4Belezky4Sun4

R5 · LEADER CHANGE29 Mar

GM Yuri Solodovnichenko takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Yuri Solodovnichenko 3 wins (R3–R5)IM Zeyu Xiang 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMYuri Solodovnichenko	*	—	—	—
2IMZeyu Xiang	—	*	1	—
3FMVeaceslav Cofmann	—	0	*	—
4FMIlja Rosmann	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Solodovnichenko, YuriGM	2518	UKR	+20B	=14N	+30B	+13N	+2B	4.5	13.0	15.0	13.50	2507	-0.3
2	Sun, Chao	2224	CHN	+23B	+18N	+10B	+3B	−1N	4.0	15.0	18.0	13.50	2480	+33.4
3	Xiang, ZeyuIM	2449	CHN	+31B	+19N	+5B	−2N	+17B	4.0	14.0	16.0	12.00	2360	-3.2
4	Belezky, AlexanderIM	2303	GER	+24N	+15B	=8N	=9B	+16N	4.0	13.0	15.5	12.00	2251	-1.7
5	Cofmann, VeaceslavFM	2230	GER	+32N	+16B	−3N	+26B	+18N	4.0	12.5	14.5	10.50	2255	+6.2
6	Rosmann, IljaFM	2293	GER	+34B	+17N	=13B	+27N	=11B	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.25	2232	-4.2
7	Savic, Robert, Dr.	1930	GER	+56N	−8B	+52N	+15B	+24N	4.0	9.5	9.5	6.00	2055	+14.8
8	Malli, Suvirr	2127	SUI	+33B	+7N	=4B	−11N	+27B	3.5	13.5	15.5	10.00	2138	+8.4
9	Demirbas, Emre	2116	TUR	+29B	+26N	=14B	=4N	=10B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.75	2221	+15.0
10	Zhao, YuanheIM	2466	CHN	+22N	+25B	−2N	+36B	=9N	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.25	2257	-9.5
11	Canatar, Poyraz	1921	SUI	F	+45B	+28N	+8B	=6N	3.5	11.0	11.0	9.00	2290	+63.6
12	Hohelj, Stanislav	2132	UKR	−28N	+40B	=21N	+39B	+36N	3.5	9.0	11.0	7.50	1943	-17.4
13	Hecht, Jonas Christian	2126	GER	+37N	+35B	=6N	−1B	=21N	3.0	13.5	15.5	7.50	2153	+4.4
14	Aydogdu, Cagatay	1974	TUR	+41N	=1B	=9N	−16B	+37N	3.0	13.0	14.5	7.50	2026	+7.2
15	Popescu, Vlad	1958	SUI	+44B	−4N	+23B	−7N	+31B	3.0	13.0	14.5	6.50	1954	+0.6
16	Lumsdon, Andrew	1949	SUI	+48B	−5N	+33B	+14N	−4B	3.0	13.0	14.0	6.00	2028	+11.0
17	Zhang, Yinzhe	1957	CHN	+49N	−6B	+32N	+20B	−3N	3.0	13.0	14.0	6.00	2056	+12.0
18	Wegener, Dirk	1944	GER	+54N	−2B	+47N	+25B	−5B	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	2003	+9.6
19	Jud, Marc	1963	SUI	+42N	−3B	=22N	+28B	=25N	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.25	1974	+2.0
20	Ernst, RolfFM	1886	SUI	−1N	+41B	+43B	−17N	+29B	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.00	1983	+12.0
21	Zwermann, Linus	1927	GER	+52B	−27N	=12B	+29N	=13B	3.0	10.5	11.0	5.75	1997	+7.6
22	Donauer Daniel	1872	SUI	−10B	+57N	=19B	=30N	+43B	3.0	10.0	10.0	4.00	1978	+13.0
23	Ulmann, Olivier	1735	SUI	−2N	+54B	−15N	+52B	+35N	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1894	+14.8
24	Lanois, Herve	1834	SUI	−4B	=44N	+42B	+38N	−7B	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.25	1798	-6.0
25	Faraone, Ettore	1970	SUI	+57B	−10N	+34B	−18N	=19B	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.50	1946	-4.0
26	Fischer, Thomas	1902	GER	+50N	−9B	+53B	−5N	=30B	2.5	10.5	11.0	2.50	1942	+2.0
27	Boschetti, Claudio	2063	SUI	+40N	+21B	F	−6B	−8N	2.0	12.5	12.5	5.00	2002	-4.4
28	Petitpierre, Fabricio	1723	SUI	+12B	=53N	−11B	−19N	=38B	2.0	12.0	12.5	4.75	1881	+32.0
29	Von Mandach, Luzius	1668	SUI	−9N	+50B	+35N	−21B	−20N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.00	1762	+7.0
30	Wermuth, David	1672	GER	F	+46B	−1N	=22B	=26N	2.0	11.5	11.5	4.25	1824	+9.4
31	Hecht, Uwe	1867	GER	−3N	=42B	+46N	=37B	−15N	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.25	1679	-20.8
32	Wachholz, Dario	1823	SUI	−5B	+48N	−17B	+33N	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1864	+2.6
33	Lachausse, Bruno	1721	SUI	−8N	+56B	−16N	−32B	+41N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1722	-2.0
34	Atilgan, Emre	1826	TUR	−6N	+49B	−25N	=41B	=45N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	1744	-26.0
35	Chevalier, Marco	1940	SUI	+51B	−13N	−29B	+48N	−23B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	1652	-67.6
36	Burger, Raphael	1772	SUI	F	+55N	+38B	−10N	−12B	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1882	+16.0
37	Amsellem, Daniel	1679	SUI	−13B	=51N	+55B	=31N	−14B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	1731	+6.0
38	Pazarcioglu, Ilker	1661	TUR	=43N	+39B	−36N	−24B	=28N	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.75	1754	+10.8
39	Desboeufs, Cedric	1805	SUI	F	−38N	+44B	−12N	+42B	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.00	1739	-7.6
40	Kretschmer, Thomas	1661	GER	−27B	−12N	−48B	+50N	+49B	2.0	7.5	8.5	2.00	1616	-9.0
41	Stoos, Laura-Alice	1652	GER	−14B	−20N	+54B	=34N	−33B	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.00	1642	-6.0
42	Seibert, Dominic	1583	GER	−19B	=31N	−24N	+49B	−39N	1.5	9.5	10.5	2.00	1657	+6.2
43	Wirz, Heinz	1995	SUI	=38B	F	−20N	+45B	−22N	1.5	9.5	9.5	2.50	1686	-31.4
44	Nikolic, Lazar	1580	SUI	−15N	=24B	−39N	=46B	=52N	1.5	9.0	9.5	2.25	1593	0.0
45	Stierli, Jean-Paul	1672	SUI	F	−11N	+51B	−43N	=34B	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.00	1732	+4.0
46	Martini, Giulio	0	SUI	F	−30N	−31B	=44N	+55B	1.5	5.5	5.5	0.75	1585	0.0
47	Boettcher, Andreas G.	1682	SUI	F	F	−18B	+55N	=51N	1.5	4.0	4.0	0.50	1680	-1.6
48	Anso Rojo, Alfonso	1554	ESP	−16N	−32B	+40N	−35B	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1650	+6.2
49	Petrov, Sofija	1559	SUI	−17B	−34N	+50B	−42N	−40N	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.00	957	-43.6
50	Saint-Gerard, Romain	0	SUI	−26B	−29N	−49N	−40B	+54N	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1428	0.0
51	Eichelberger, Matthias	1527	SUI	−35N	=37B	−45N	F	=47B	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.75	1548	+0.4
52	Capitanio, Giulio	0	SUI	−21N	F	−7B	−23N	=44B	0.5	11.5	11.5	0.75	1470	0.0
53	Reinhardt, Bernd	2098	GER	F	=28B	−26N	F	F	0.5	4.5	4.5	1.00	1620	-23.2
54	Maurer, Jasmin	1548	SUI	−18B	−23N	−41N	F	−50B	0.0	8.5	9.5	0.00	975	-14.0
55	Foellmi, Markus	1565	SUI	F	−36B	−37N	−47B	−46N	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	911	-18.2
56	Aust, Rayaan	1426	SUI	−7B	−33N	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	974	-9.2
57	Saner, Ibrahim	1627	SUI	−25N	−22B	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	1121	-12.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Canatar, PoyrazSUI
+63.6
3.5 pts · #11
2Sun, ChaoCHN
+33.4
4.0 pts · #6
3Petitpierre, FabricioSUI
+32.0
2.0 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Chevalier, MarcoSUI
-67.6
2.0 pts · #32
2Petrov, SofijaSUI
-43.6
1.0 pts · #56
3Wirz, HeinzSUI
-31.4
1.5 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R1+409 Elo gap
Petitpierre, Fabricio1723 beat Hohelj, Stanislav2132
R3+272 Elo gap
Von Mandach, Luzius1668 beat Chevalier, Marco1940
R3+242 Elo gap
Sun, Chao2224 beat IMZhao, Yuanhe2466