Open du GEL 2026 round 5
Open SwissStandard
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 30 Mar 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1944, and top seed was Jonathan Monteverde (🇨🇭 SUI, 2077).
Samantha Belaz (🇨🇭 SUI, 0) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Miguel Schneggenburger (1.0) and Sebastien Vasey (1.0).
Location
🇨🇭Lausanne, Switzerland
Dates
30 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×22
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 12 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 34 co-leaders at R4 to 14 at the finish.
Co-leaders
34
34
34
34
14
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
12 players finish on 1.0/5. Belaz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belaz, Samantha | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Schneggenburger, Miguel | 1772 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +25B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2450 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Vasey, Sebastien | 1997 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +17B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2590 | +4.2 |
| 4 | Binder, Beat | 1865 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +23B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2521 | +6.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 1382268 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Monteverde, Jonathan | 2077 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +19B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2747 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Randriamiharisoa, Alex | 1903 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2477 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Fueglistaler, Andreas | 1954 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2515 | +4.2 |
| 9 | Jaquier, Daniel | 1869 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +24N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2759 | +13.0 |
| 10 | Ungureanu, Emil | 1690 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +18B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2361 | +13.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 1382985 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rauer, Armin | 1917 | SUI | F | F | F | F | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2705 | +10.0 |
| 13 | Lopez, Manuel | 1926 | SUI | F | F | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1766 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Saliba, Jacques | 1877 | SUI | F | F | F | F | =16N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1647 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Martinez, Jose | 1754 | SUI | F | F | F | F | =13N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1901 | +3.6 |
| 16 | Cousin, Ismael | 1560 | SUI | F | F | F | F | =14B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1870 | +5.6 |
| 17 | Duran, Thierry | 1757 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1218 | -4.2 |
| 18 | Cauderay, Philippe | 1581 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 885 | -6.6 |
| 19 | Bur, Alexandre | 1972 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1293 | -6.0 |
| 20 | Bovet, David | 1870 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −12B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1106 | -20.0 |
| 21 | Dumoulin, Paul | 1718 | BEL | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | -4.2 |
| 22 | Soubeyrand, Mathis | 1623 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1075 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Krug, Harald | 1733 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1069 | -6.0 |
| 24 | Martin, Jorel | 1949 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | -13.0 |
| 25 | Andrikopoulos, Jean-Daniel | 1653 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 951 | -7.2 |
| 26 | Michel, Theo | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1050 | -14.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ungureanu, EmilSUI+13.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Jaquier, DanielSUI+13.01.0 pts · #9
- 3Rauer, ArminSUI+10.01.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Bovet, DavidSUI-20.00.0 pts · #20
- 2Michel, TheoSUI-14.80.0 pts · #24
- 3Martin, JorelSUI-13.00.0 pts · #25