ZSEM 2026 round 2
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 26 Feb 2026 in Pfaefikon SZ, Switzerland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Petr Jelinek (🇨🇿 CZE, 2138).
Andre Bloemen (🇨🇭 SUI, 1878) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Marcel Bodmer (1.0) and Alec Springer (1.0). Bloemen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Andre Bloemen (1878) beat Petr Jelinek (2138), a +260-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Pfaefikon SZ, Switzerland
Dates
26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 36 Moves in 90 Min. / in 30 Min. /
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×14
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bloemen, Andre | 1878 | SUI | F | +15N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2936 | +33.2 |
| 2 | Bodmer, Marcel | 2033 | SUI | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2617 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Springer, Alec | 1927 | SUI | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2582 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Scholian, Ruedi | 1660 | SUI | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2507 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Kaczmarek, Michal | 1858 | POL | F | +11N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2756 | +12.6 |
| 6 | Telser, Peter | 1667 | SUI | F | +13N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2362 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Poell, Joerg | 1748 | SUI | F | =8N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1722 | -0.6 |
| 8 | Forster, Hans | 1712 | SUI | F | =7B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1746 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Hofstetter, Thomas | 1931 | SUI | F | =10N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1714 | -5.4 |
| 10 | Thalmann, Oliver | 1720 | SUI | F | =9B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1926 | +5.4 |
| 11 | Oezdemir, Yagiz | 1976 | SUI | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1062 | -25.2 |
| 12 | Bahnmueller, Bruno | 1771 | SUI | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1141 | -11.6 |
| 13 | Wild, Peter | 0 | SUI | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 860 | -7.4 |
| 14 | Kaelin, Victor | 1714 | SUI | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 874 | -22.0 |
| 15 | Jelinek, Petr | 2138 | CZE | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1058 | -16.6 |
| 16 | Sidler, Sepp | 1787 | SUI | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1255 | -8.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bloemen, AndreSUI+33.21.0 pts · #1
- 2Telser, PeterSUI+14.81.0 pts · #6
- 3Kaczmarek, MichalPOL+12.61.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Oezdemir, YagizSUI-25.20.0 pts · #11
- 2Kaelin, VictorSUI-22.00.0 pts · #14
- 3Jelinek, PetrCZE-16.60.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R2+260 Elo gap
- R2+118 Elo gap