Coupe Genevoise 2026
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1948, and top seed was Daniel Chiriac (🇲🇩 MDA, 2049).
Daniel Chiriac (🇲🇩 MDA, 2049) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Grigorios Emmanouil Toumpakaris (3.5) and Tiziano Frei (3.5). Chiriac won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Erol Orel (1717) beat Igor Kupalov (1951), a +234-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.5/5. Chiriac takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
Grigorios Emmanouil Toumpakaris drew with Daniel Chiriac (Black).
Grigorios Emmanouil Toumpakaris 3 wins (R1–R3)Tiziano Frei 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grigorios Emmanouil Toumpakaris | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Daniel Chiriac | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Tiziano Frei | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Billal Dib | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiriac, Daniel | 2049 | MDA | F | +8B | +12N | =2B | +3B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.75 | 2231 | +14.6 |
| 2 | Toumpakaris, Grigorios Emmanouil | 1742 | SUI | +15N | +9B | +6B | =1N | F | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2095 | +61.2 |
| 3 | Frei, Tiziano | 1924 | SUI | +16N | +14B | +13N | =4B | −1N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 2045 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Dib, Billal | 1967 | FRA | F | +10B | +5B | =3N | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2124 | +11.4 |
| 5 | Souiller, Frank | 1954 | SUI | +17N | +11B | −4N | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1932 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Orel, Erol | 1717 | SUI | +18N | +19B | −2N | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1959 | +18.8 |
| 7 | Lopez Barreto, Bruno | 1769 | SUI | +20N | =12B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2093 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Bruscoli, Francesco | 1872 | SUI | +21B | −1N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1927 | +2.8 |
| 9 | Isler, Manuel | 1663 | SUI | +23B | −2N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1647 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Shahmammadli, Ramiz | 1674 | SUI | +24B | −4N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1892 | +21.6 |
| 11 | Perez, Luciano | 1568 | SUI | +22B | −5N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1154 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Bagri, Jaspaul | 2040 | SUI | F | =7N | −1B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1716 | -16.4 |
| 13 | Constant, Jean-Luc | 1628 | SUI | F | F | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1124 | -3.0 |
| 14 | Doxarve, Nils | 2018 | SUI | F | −3N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1124 | -12.6 |
| 15 | Sadeh, David | 1604 | SUI | −2B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 943 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Rouiller, Leonard | 1817 | SUI | −3B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1124 | -7.0 |
| 17 | Wehrli, Tobias | 1885 | SUI | −5B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1154 | -8.0 |
| 18 | Dittmar, Michael | 1809 | SUI | −6B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 918 | -12.4 |
| 19 | Kupalov, Igor | 1951 | SUI | F | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 918 | -15.8 |
| 20 | Klyucharev, Alexander | 1760 | SUI | −7B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 969 | -9.8 |
| 21 | Kuenzler, Timothee | 1803 | SUI | −8N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1072 | -8.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 1376861 | 0 | — | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rozenberg, Merlin | 1551 | SUI | −9N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 863 | -14.0 |
| 24 | Pecorini, Jean-Marc | 1815 | SUI | −10N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 874 | -13.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Toumpakaris, Grigorios EmmanouilSUI+61.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Shahmammadli, RamizSUI+21.61.0 pts · #9
- 3Orel, ErolSUI+18.82.0 pts · #5
- 1Bagri, JaspaulSUI-16.40.5 pts · #11
- 2Kupalov, IgorSUI-15.80.0 pts · #23
- 3Rozenberg, MerlinSUI-14.00.0 pts · #19
- R2+234 Elo gap
- R1+141 Elo gap