Locarno Open 2026

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33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Locarno, Switzerland. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2101, and top seed was Alexander Belezky (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2311).

Cristian Marc Arsenie (🇨🇭 SUI, FM, 2241) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alexander Belezky (4.5) and Davide Podetti (4.0). Arsenie shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Lazar Nikolic (1582) beat Pascal Vianin (2128), a +546-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Locarno, Switzerland

Dates

24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪IMAlexander Belezky2311

Avg top 10

2,101

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×1

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×23

🇮🇹Italy×6

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
FMCristian Marc Arsenie
🇨🇭SUI·2241
4.5pts·2348perf+22.8
🥈
IMAlexander Belezky
🇩🇪GER·2311
4.5pts·2436perf+6.3
🥉
FMDavide Podetti
🇮🇹ITA·2255
4.0pts·2281perf+7.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Belezky4.5Arsenie4.5Podetti4Boschetti3.5Wilhelm3.5Vianin3

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Arsenie takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Alexander Belezky 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Cristian Marc Arsenie 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Davide Podetti 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAlexander Belezky	*	—	½	—
2FMCristian Marc Arsenie	—	*	½	—
3FMDavide Podetti	½	½	*	—
4Claudio Boschetti	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Arsenie, Cristian MarcFM	2241	SUI	+13B	+9N	+7B	+6N	=3B	4.5	13.0	15.5	13.50	2348	+22.8
2	Belezky, AlexanderIM	2311	GER	+23B	+14N	+6B	=3N	+8B	4.5	12.5	14.5	12.50	2436	+6.3
3	Podetti, DavideFM	2255	ITA	+19N	+10B	+4N	=2B	=1N	4.0	15.5	18.0	13.50	2281	+7.2
4	Wilhelm, Serge	1929	SUI	+27B	+32N	−3B	=13N	+15B	3.5	10.0	10.0	4.75	1959	+2.4
5	Boschetti, Claudio	2040	SUI	+25B	F	=17N	+9N	+14B	3.5	9.5	9.5	8.25	2177	+9.8
6	Regez, MarkusCM	2078	SUI	+20N	+18B	−2N	−1B	+26N	3.0	14.0	15.5	6.50	2032	-2.4
7	Rymar, Andrey	1861	UKR	+31N	+11B	−1N	=12B	=10N	3.0	13.5	13.5	6.00	2014	+38.8
8	Chennaoui, Yasin	2194	SUI	−18N	+20B	+22N	+17B	−2N	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.00	1987	-19.2
9	Ramella, Stefano	1876	ITA	+24N	−1B	+26N	−5B	+22N	3.0	12.0	13.5	5.50	1928	+6.6
10	Donauer Daniel	1869	SUI	+28B	−3N	=15B	+16N	=7B	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.25	1871	+0.6
11	Vianin, Pascal	2128	SUI	+15B	−7N	−16B	+28N	+19N	3.0	10.5	11.5	6.00	1849	-28.4
12	Faraone, Ettore	1944	SUI	=22N	+33B	F	=7N	+13B	3.0	7.5	7.5	5.00	1917	-0.8
13	Camagna, Alessandro	1789	ITA	−1N	+21B	+28N	=4B	−12N	2.5	13.5	14.5	5.25	1847	+6.2
14	Mrad, Anahid	1886	ITA	+21N	−2B	+18N	=19B	−5N	2.5	13.0	15.5	6.25	1910	+2.8
15	Kononiuk,Yaroslav	1755	SUI	−11N	+31B	=10N	+23B	−4N	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.50	1854	+23.2
16	Nikolic, Lazar	1582	SUI	=17N	=26B	+11N	−10B	=18N	2.5	11.0	12.5	6.25	1848	+31.0
17	Loberti, Tommaso	1884	ITA	=16B	+30N	=5B	−8N	=24B	2.5	11.0	11.5	4.50	1776	-22.4
18	Paholok, Igor	1784	SUI	+8B	−6N	−14B	+31N	=16B	2.5	11.0	11.0	4.25	1852	+6.8
19	Tedone, Francesco	1813	SUI	−3B	+27N	+32B	=14N	−11B	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.25	1884	+3.4
20	Gibson, Owen	1746	SUI	−6B	−8N	+29B	+30N	=25N	2.5	8.5	9.0	2.25	1766	-3.2
21	Stalder, Daniel	1627	SUI	−14B	−13N	+27B	=25N	+29B	2.5	7.5	8.5	2.75	1675	+4.0
22	Amsellem, Daniel	1700	SUI	=12B	+29N	−8B	=24N	−9B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.50	1682	-8.4
23	Lorman, Pierre	1815	SUI	−2N	=25B	=30B	−15N	+31B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1665	-20.4
24	Cattomio, Roberto	1581	SUI	−9B	F	+33N	=22B	=17N	2.0	7.5	7.5	2.25	1734	+14.4
25	Raimondi, Francesco	1719	SUI	−5N	=23N	F	=21B	=20B	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.50	1720	-1.8
26	De Maria, Samuele	1719	SUI	F	=16N	−9B	+32N	−6B	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.25	1572	-22.8
27	Trivic, Zoran	1655	SUI	−4N	−19B	−21N	F	+30B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.50	1516	-14.8
28	Speerli, Carmen	1544	SUI	−10N	F	−13B	−11B	+32N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1067	-16.4
29	FIDE 579000444	0	—	F	−22B	−20N	+33B	−21N	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1444	0.0
30	Veroner, David	1467	ITA	F	−17B	=23N	−20B	−27N	0.5	8.0	8.0	1.00	1449	-2.2
31	Capitanio, Giulio	1528	SUI	−7B	−15N	F	−18B	−23N	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1004	-27.2
32	FIDE 1370979	0	—	F	−4B	−19N	−26B	−28B	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	951	0.0
33	Tuor, Elena	1475	SUI	F	−12N	−24B	−29N	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	928	-8.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rymar, AndreyUKR
+38.8
3.0 pts · #9
2Nikolic, LazarSUI
+31.0
2.5 pts · #13
3Kononiuk,YaroslavSUI
+23.2
2.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Vianin, PascalSUI
-28.4
3.0 pts · #5
2Capitanio, GiulioSUI
-27.2
0.0 pts · #31
3De Maria, SamueleSUI
-22.8
1.5 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R3+546 Elo gap
Nikolic, Lazar1582 beat Vianin, Pascal2128
R1+410 Elo gap
Paholok, Igor1784 beat Chennaoui, Yasin2194
R2+267 Elo gap
Rymar, Andrey1861 beat Vianin, Pascal2128