Reti Amateur Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
75 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2068, and top seed was Artem Gontsul (🇺🇦 UKR, 2115).
Philippe Breyer (🇨🇭 SUI, 2107) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Thierry Breyer (4.5) and Manuel Dietiker (4.0). Breyer shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Mustafa Zeqiri (1736) beat Anselm Schoenbaechler (2040), a +304-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Zurich, 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 · 2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×61
🇮🇹Italy×3
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇲🇹Malta×1
🇦🇹Austria×1
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Breyer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Thierry Breyer 3 wins (R3–R5)Philippe Breyer 4 wins (R1–R4)Gil Cotton 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thierry Breyer | * | — | — | — |
| 2Philippe Breyer | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Gil Cotton | — | — | * | — |
| 4Maximilian Pfaltz | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breyer, Philippe | 2107 | SUI | +22B | +10N | +3B | +8N | =5B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 16.00 | 2350 | +47.2 |
| 2 | Breyer, Thierry | 2106 | SUI | +58N | =4B | +18N | +11B | +39N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2248 | +28.4 |
| 3 | Dietiker, Manuel | 1989 | SUI | +13N | +7B | −1N | +21B | +17N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 13.50 | 2142 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Neuschild, Marius | 1964 | SUI | +50B | =2N | +6B | =9B | +19N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 2207 | +60.8 |
| 5 | Pfaltz, Maximilian | 2029 | SUI | +46N | +17B | =9N | +14B | =1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 2160 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Bruessow, Nina | 1893 | SUI | +49N | +53B | −4N | +42B | +20N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2142 | +62.8 |
| 7 | Cotton, Gil | 1890 | SUI | +39B | −3N | +41B | +40N | +29B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 2116 | +29.2 |
| 8 | Regez, MarkusCM | 2056 | SUI | +12N | +33B | +20N | −1B | =9N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 10.75 | 2113 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Jordan, ChristinaWFM | 1961 | SUI | +44N | +19B | =5B | =4N | =8B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 2133 | +46.4 |
| 10 | Jordan, Theodor | 1977 | SUI | +25N | −1B | +44N | +18B | =11N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1987 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Kamm, Eric | 1699 | SUI | +66B | +50N | +30B | −2N | =10B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2034 | +65.2 |
| 12 | Kondzic, Ben | 1846 | SUI | −8B | +43N | +32B | =29N | +31B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 2017 | +23.0 |
| 13 | Lanois, Herve | 1834 | SUI | −3B | =41N | +48B | +32N | +30B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1894 | +9.2 |
| 14 | Bednarczuk, Jakub | 1798 | POL | +31B | =29N | +40B | −5N | +45B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 2034 | +31.2 |
| 15 | Heerd, Thomas | 2074 | GER | =30B | −39N | +43B | +34N | +37B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 8.25 | 1990 | -7.0 |
| 16 | Fehr, Pascal | 1785 | SUI | +55N | =35B | −53N | +59B | +33N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 1965 | +24.2 |
| 17 | Martelli, Tommaso | 1895 | ITA | +47B | −5N | +34B | +24N | −3B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1923 | +4.6 |
| 18 | Guo, Bo Kai Owen | 1758 | HKG | +61B | +22N | −2B | −10N | +47B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1939 | +22.8 |
| 19 | Drechsler, Christoph | 2061 | SUI | +28B | −9N | +49B | +51N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1938 | -14.4 |
| 20 | Delmonico, Nils | 1978 | SUI | +23B | +45N | −8B | +52N | −6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1941 | -4.2 |
| 21 | Saliba, Karl | 1783 | MLT | +26B | −31N | +62B | −3N | +40B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1769 | -1.4 |
| 22 | Buerge, Reto | 1870 | SUI | −1N | −18B | +67N | +48B | +42N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1822 | -5.4 |
| 23 | Uso I Cubertorer, Lluis | 1822 | SUI | −20N | +24B | −29B | +69N | +54B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1885 | +8.6 |
| 24 | Vego, Ana Marija | 1717 | BIH | +74B | −23N | +36N | −17B | +44N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1853 | +37.6 |
| 25 | Rossini, Luca | 1814 | SUI | −10B | =32N | +60B | =41N | +52B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1785 | -3.0 |
| 26 | Amstalden, Julian | 1600 | SUI | −21N | +75B | −42N | +46B | +58N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1835 | +61.6 |
| 27 | Zeqiri, Mustafa | 1736 | SUI | F | +68N | +35B | −31N | +51B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 2011 | +55.6 |
| 28 | Nold, Marco | 1851 | SUI | −19N | +65B | F | +60N | +43B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1991 | +28.4 |
| 29 | Krivovyaz, Gleb | 2066 | RUS | =36N | =14B | +23N | =12B | −7N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1844 | -28.0 |
| 30 | Hajduk, Tomasz | 1867 | POL | =15N | +36B | −11N | +38B | −13N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1807 | -7.0 |
| 31 | Shaliapin, Yurii | 1898 | SUI | −14N | +21B | =54N | +27B | −12N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1778 | -32.0 |
| 32 | Cavigelli, Jonas | 1583 | SUI | +42N | =25B | −12N | −13B | +65N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1796 | +54.0 |
| 33 | Mutter, Kevin | 1928 | SUI | +57B | −8N | =37B | +64N | −16B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1824 | -27.2 |
| 34 | Schuepbach, Hanspeter | 1724 | SUI | =38N | +63B | −17N | −15B | +59N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1666 | -8.2 |
| 35 | Schoenbaechler, Anselm | 2040 | SUI | −45B | =16N | −27N | +73B | +61N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1734 | -35.0 |
| 36 | Phung, Felix | 1864 | SUI | =29B | −30N | −24B | +72N | +62B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1610 | -37.6 |
| 37 | Miro Hoppe, Nils | 1757 | SUI | +70N | =58B | =33N | =61B | −15N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1808 | +11.2 |
| 38 | Foellmi, Markus | 1565 | SUI | =34B | =60N | =47B | −30N | +64B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1752 | +23.6 |
| 39 | Gontsul, Artem | 2115 | UKR | −7N | +15B | F | +45N | −2B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1979 | -13.6 |
| 40 | Hajduk, Mariia | 1587 | SUI | +51B | +57N | −14N | −7B | −21N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1736 | +35.6 |
| 41 | Pfaltz, Niklas | 1622 | SUI | +67N | =13B | −7N | =25B | −49N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1639 | +2.8 |
| 42 | Kellner, Nikolaus | 1755 | AUT | −32B | +69N | +26B | −6N | −22B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1632 | -16.6 |
| 43 | Baisse, Rose | 1737 | SUI | +56N | −12B | −15N | +67B | −28N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1645 | -21.2 |
| 44 | Juchli, Kurt | 1812 | SUI | −9B | +62N | −10B | +68N | −24B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1613 | -20.2 |
| 45 | Mathyer, Raphael | 1845 | SUI | +35N | −20B | +59N | −39B | −14N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1810 | -4.2 |
| 46 | Sijbring, Henk | 1841 | SUI | −5B | =54N | =64B | −26N | +69B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1657 | -24.0 |
| 47 | Glanc, Lea | 1798 | SUI | −17N | =59B | =38N | +63B | −18N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1481 | -63.2 |
| 48 | Orsi, Graziano | 1665 | SUI | −63N | +56B | −13N | −22N | +66B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1636 | -2.8 |
| 49 | Kannan,Ritish | 1791 | SUI | −6B | F | −19N | +66N | +41B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1734 | -5.0 |
| 50 | Schroers, Uwe | 1814 | GER | −4N | −11B | +73N | −55B | +75B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1630 | -24.4 |
| 51 | Bassini, Luigi | 1762 | SUI | −40N | +72B | +63N | −19B | −27N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 995 | -28.4 |
| 52 | Shen, Mark | 1727 | SUI | +68B | −71N | +58N | −20B | −25N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1742 | +2.4 |
| 53 | Bagri, Jaspaul | 2024 | SUI | +71B | −6N | +16B | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1964 | -4.4 |
| 54 | Steiner, Remo | 1729 | SUI | +75N | =46B | =31B | F | −23N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1783 | +5.8 |
| 55 | Meier, Michael | 1612 | SUI | −16B | +66N | F | +50N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1800 | +19.6 |
| 56 | Minacci, Matteo | 1581 | SUI | −43B | −48N | −66B | +70B | +67N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1538 | -3.2 |
| 57 | Valsecchi, Luca | 1807 | SUI | −33N | −40B | +72N | F | +68B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1570 | -18.4 |
| 58 | Perano, Simone | 1868 | ITA | −2B | =37N | −52B | +74N | −26B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1592 | -35.2 |
| 59 | Passuello, Olivia Ginevra | 1480 | ITA | +64B | =47N | −45B | −16N | −34B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1624 | +29.2 |
| 60 | Schindehuette, Samuel | 1657 | SUI | =72N | =38B | −25N | −28B | =63N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1470 | -13.4 |
| 61 | Ram, Sanjay | 1587 | SUI | −18N | −67B | +74B | =37N | −35B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1667 | +11.2 |
| 62 | Erb, Jonas | 0 | SUI | +73N | −44B | −21N | =65B | −36N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Desfontaines, Damien | 0 | SUI | +48B | −34N | −51B | −47N | =60B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Weber, Patrick | 1711 | SUI | −59N | +70B | =46N | −33B | −38N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1530 | -48.4 |
| 65 | Schmidts, Fabian | 1733 | SUI | +69B | −28N | F | =62N | −32B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1544 | -30.0 |
| 66 | Alkurdi, Laith | 0 | ENG | −11N | −55B | +56N | −49B | −48N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Schulthess, Maximiliano | 0 | SUI | −41B | +61N | −22B | −43N | −56B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Strebel, Juri | 1567 | SUI | −52N | −27B | +70N | −44B | −57N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1493 | -18.0 |
| 69 | Felber, Reto Marco | 1574 | SUI | −65N | −42B | +75N | −23B | −46N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1504 | -17.2 |
| 70 | Speerli, Carmen | 1585 | SUI | −37B | −64N | −68B | −56N | +72B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 855 | -65.2 |
| 71 | Campora, Christoph | 1839 | SUI | −53N | +52B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1876 | +1.8 |
| 72 | Kravets, Andrei | 0 | SUI | =60B | −51N | −57B | −36B | −70N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Duppen, Yigal | 1664 | SUI | −62B | =74N | −50B | −35N | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1516 | -11.8 |
| 74 | Niklaus, Herbert | 1513 | SUI | −24N | =73B | −61N | −58B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1387 | -22.0 |
| 75 | Phung, Tina | 1569 | SUI | −54B | −26N | −69B | F | −50N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 879 | -57.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kamm, EricSUI+65.23.5 pts · #34
- 2Bruessow, NinaSUI+62.84.0 pts · #5
- 3Amstalden, JulianSUI+61.63.0 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Speerli, CarmenSUI-65.21.0 pts · #75
- 2Glanc, LeaSUI-63.22.0 pts · #58
- 3Phung, TinaSUI-57.60.0 pts · #73
Biggest upsets
- R3+304 Elo gap
- R5+268 Elo gap
- R4+241 Elo gap