Geneva Open International 2026

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88 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. 7 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2283, and top seed was Danyil Mosesov (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2473).

Danyil Mosesov (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2473) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Gabriel Fernandes Barbosa Dos Santos (5.5) and Aimen Rizouk (5.5). Mosesov won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Jeremie Papaux (1972) beat Colomban Vitoux (IM, 2352), a +380-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland

Dates

22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦IMDanyil Mosesov2473

Avg top 10

2,283

Participants

Titled players · 7

GM×1

IM×3

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×65

🇫🇷France×14

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇹🇭Thailand×1

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇩🇿Algeria×1

Top 3

🥇
IMDanyil Mosesov
🇺🇦UKR·2473
6.0pts·2505perf+2.8
🥈
CMGabriel Fernandes Barbosa Dos Santos
🇨🇭SUI·2205
5.5pts·2283perf+15.0
🥉
GMAimen Rizouk
🇩🇿ALG·2429
5.5pts·2358perf-3.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Danyil Mosesov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Mosesov6Vitoux5.5Rizouk5.5Fernandes Barbosa Dos Santos5.5Gemelli5.5Iwanesko5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Danyil Mosesov held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Danyil Mosesov drew with IM Colomban Vitoux (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Danyil Mosesov 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Colomban Vitoux 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMDanyil Mosesov	*	½	—	1
2IMColomban Vitoux	½	*	—	—
3GMAimen Rizouk	—	—	*	—
4CMGabriel Fernandes Barbosa Dos Santos	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mosesov, DanyilIM	2473	UKR	+19B	+36N	+10B	+2N	+6B	=21N	=4B	6.0	29.5	33.0	28.25	2505	+2.8
2	Fernandes Barbosa Dos Santos, GabrielCM	2205	SUI	+51N	+9B	+15N	−1B	=7N	+38B	+14N	5.5	28.5	31.5	23.00	2283	+15.0
3	Rizouk, AimenGM	2429	ALG	+48N	+18B	=7N	+17B	=5N	=14B	+21B	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.50	2358	-3.7
4	Vitoux, ColombanIM	2352	FRA	+28B	+24N	−8B	+22N	+41B	+27N	=1N	5.5	27.0	30.5	22.50	2272	-2.9
5	Gemelli,Romain	2249	SUI	+65B	+20N	+64B	=11N	=3B	=36N	+30B	5.5	24.5	26.5	19.50	2220	+1.0
6	Joly, Julien	2239	FRA	+61N	+16B	+14N	+8B	−1N	=7B	=11N	5.0	30.0	32.5	21.50	2240	+4.4
7	Python, Noe	2140	SUI	+58B	+49N	=3B	+23N	=2B	=6N	=13B	5.0	28.0	30.5	20.00	2246	+22.6
8	Papaux, Jeremie	1972	SUI	+72N	+33B	+4N	−6N	=13B	=17B	+22N	5.0	28.0	30.0	20.25	2168	+72.8
9	Mach, Lucien	1883	SUI	+70B	−2N	+26B	−10N	+28B	+31N	+27B	5.0	26.5	28.5	18.00	2055	+26.0
10	Schmid, Pablo	2119	SUI	+54N	+35B	−1N	+9B	−36N	+52B	+23N	5.0	25.5	28.5	19.00	2101	0.0
11	Iwanesko, AlexandreFM	2170	SUI	+79N	+34B	+73N	=5B	−21N	+20B	=6B	5.0	25.0	26.0	16.75	2178	+8.0
12	Gerber, RichardIM	2218	SUI	+26B	=47N	=23B	=16N	=22B	+32N	+36B	5.0	24.0	27.0	19.25	2046	-11.1
13	Maleki, Manuel	2185	FRA	+45B	=22N	=47B	+50N	=8N	+29B	=7N	5.0	24.0	27.0	18.50	2079	-12.8
14	Sola, Flavien	2088	FRA	+46B	+50N	−6B	+47N	+24B	=3N	−2B	4.5	26.0	29.0	15.75	2130	+10.4
15	Dahdah, Nagib	2023	LUX	+63B	+31N	−2B	=25N	+16B	−30N	+42B	4.5	25.5	28.0	16.50	1963	-7.4
16	Anikeiev, Serhii	1892	FRA	+77B	−6N	+65B	=12B	−15N	+26N	+38B	4.5	24.0	25.5	13.50	2036	+42.8
17	Doxarve, Nils	2050	SUI	+69N	+52B	F	−3N	+25B	=8N	+24B	4.5	23.5	23.5	15.50	2118	+11.4
18	Letac, Loig	1912	SUI	+55B	−3N	+28B	+79N	−27B	+50N	=41B	4.5	23.0	24.0	12.75	1974	+25.6
19	Cherix, Lily	1752	SUI	−1N	+71B	−29N	+72B	=37N	+40B	+39N	4.5	22.5	24.5	12.75	1915	+39.2
20	Sudan, Georges	1901	SUI	+68B	−5B	+69N	+64N	=23B	−11N	+37B	4.5	22.0	24.0	11.50	1906	+1.4
21	Colmenares, AurelioFM	2313	SUI	=44N	+37B	+30N	F	+11B	=1B	−3N	4.0	27.5	29.5	17.25	2252	-1.6
22	Moesching, Colin	1879	SUI	+87N	=13B	+39N	−4B	=12N	+60B	−8B	4.0	26.5	26.5	11.00	2031	+21.0
23	Paladini, Jean-Michel	1954	SUI	+66N	+40B	=12N	−7B	=20N	+56B	−10B	4.0	26.0	28.0	13.25	1950	+0.8
24	Sadeghi, Purya	1909	SUI	+74N	−4B	+54N	+37B	−14N	+48B	−17N	4.0	24.0	26.0	11.50	1898	-1.8
25	Baisse, Rose	1760	SUI	+43N	=39B	=38N	=15B	−17N	+51B	=29N	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.25	1941	+53.6
26	Jodry, Martin	1704	SUI	−12N	+76B	−9N	+53B	+49N	−16B	+52N	4.0	23.5	25.0	10.50	1841	+30.8
27	Favier, Alain	2011	FRA	+67N	−73B	+48N	+49B	+18N	−4B	−9N	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.50	1935	-12.4
28	Serrano, Armando	1737	FRA	−4N	+74B	−18N	+66B	−9N	+53B	+49N	4.0	23.0	25.0	10.00	1814	+10.4
29	Kupalov, Igor	1942	SUI	+60B	−64N	+19B	=45N	+39B	−13N	=25B	4.0	22.5	24.5	14.00	1946	+3.0
30	Lopez, Manuel	1894	SUI	+82N	F	−21B	+40B	+59N	+15B	−5N	4.0	21.0	21.0	11.50	2010	+14.6
31	Pecorini, Jean-Marc	1806	SUI	+78N	−15B	−37N	+67B	+46N	−9B	+60N	4.0	20.5	22.0	9.00	1824	+3.2
32	Donnat, Michel	1872	SUI	−40N	−66B	+43N	+54B	+65N	−12B	+46N	4.0	20.0	22.0	11.50	1839	-4.0
33	Fredj, Nizar	1767	SUI	+84B	−8N	+46B	−39N	+64B	−41N	+45B	4.0	20.0	21.0	9.00	1784	+1.0
34	Bertolotto, Aurelien	1872	SUI	+88B	−11N	−45B	−46N	+44N	+66B	+48N	4.0	19.5	19.5	8.50	1760	-35.2
35	Longepierre, Chloe	1830	SUI	+81B	−10N	−79B	+55N	=58B	=45N	+65N	4.0	16.5	17.5	8.75	1741	-14.2
36	Jelicic, Hugo	1919	SUI	+71N	−1B	+51N	F	+10B	=5B	−12N	3.5	26.5	28.5	12.75	2081	+48.8
37	Thepracha, Thepprasit	0	THA	+86B	−21N	+31B	−24N	=19B	+47N	−20N	3.5	24.0	24.5	9.75	1907	0.0
38	Daverio, Edoardo	1960	SUI	=62B	+42N	=25B	=56N	+45B	−2N	−16N	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.25	1817	-24.4
39	Joly, Fabrice	1975	FRA	+59B	=25N	−22B	+33B	−29N	+58N	−19B	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.00	1773	-34.6
40	Durazzano, Alberto	0	SUI	+32B	−23N	=42B	−30N	+80B	−19N	+58B	3.5	22.5	23.5	9.25	1774	0.0
41	Acikgoz, Tuncay	1982	FRA	F	F	+61N	+52B	−4N	+33B	=18N	3.5	19.5	19.5	11.75	2064	+10.0
42	Lanois, Herve	1828	SUI	=80N	−38B	=40N	+69B	=51N	+59B	−15N	3.5	19.0	20.0	8.25	1792	-4.8
43	Vanenkov, Andrey	0	SUI	−25B	=59N	−32B	+63N	=62B	+79N	=56B	3.5	18.5	19.5	7.50	1703	0.0
44	Emmott, Steven	1728	SUI	=21B	+62N	−75B	−60N	−34B	+74N	+69B	3.5	17.0	19.0	8.50	1749	+1.6
45	Amsellem, Daniel	1697	SUI	−13N	+87B	+34N	=29B	−38N	=35B	−33N	3.0	24.5	24.5	8.00	1786	+22.0
46	Babel, Ludovic	1656	SUI	−14N	+53B	−33N	+34B	−31B	+68N	−32B	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.00	1687	+2.4
47	Jourdain, Louis	1885	FRA	+76N	=12B	=13N	−14B	−48N	−37B	+71B	3.0	23.0	24.5	8.50	1884	-3.2
48	Ait Benbrahim, Mohamed	1745	SUI	−3B	+68N	−27B	+81N	+47B	−24N	−34B	3.0	22.5	23.5	6.00	1762	+0.4
49	Viviani, Mario	1861	SUI	+83B	−7B	+67N	−27N	−26B	+62N	−28B	3.0	21.5	22.5	5.50	1677	-29.2
50	Rouiller, Leonard	1842	SUI	+53N	−14B	+66N	−13B	+61N	−18B	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	7.50	1822	-4.2
51	Koehler, Noe	1698	SUI	−2B	+70N	−36B	+85N	=42B	−25N	=64B	3.0	20.5	21.5	5.75	1579	-21.2
52	Guo, Bo Kai Owen	1826	HKG	+85B	−17N	+58B	−41N	+79B	−10N	−26B	3.0	20.5	21.5	4.50	1747	-14.0
53	Gallais Paul	0	SUI	−50B	−46N	+77B	−26N	+71B	−28N	+67B	3.0	18.0	19.5	5.50	1563	0.0
54	Aouissi, Mohamed	1668	SUI	−10B	+81N	−24B	−32N	−68B	+76N	+80B	3.0	17.5	18.5	3.50	1037	-24.8
55	Sbraccia, Luigi	1529	SUI	−18N	−56B	+88N	−35B	+57N	−65B	+79B	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	1543	+0.8
56	Burger, Raphael	1755	SUI	F	+55N	+84B	=38B	F	−23N	=43N	3.0	15.0	15.0	7.50	1814	+9.2
57	Maring, Lynn	0	SUI	−73N	−67B	+76N	−58N	−55B	+87B	+66N	3.0	13.0	13.0	3.50	1404	0.0
58	Gasser, Bernard	1685	SUI	−7N	+83B	−52N	+57B	=35N	−39B	−40N	2.5	22.0	23.0	6.00	1607	-14.4
59	Cardinaux, Nikita	1623	SUI	−39N	=43B	+80N	F	−30B	−42N	+61B	2.5	18.5	19.5	5.25	1661	+2.2
60	Davis Lev	1554	SUI	−29N	=86N	+63B	+44B	F	−22N	−31B	2.5	18.5	18.5	6.25	1740	+49.2
61	Shama, Oleksandr	1720	SUI	−6B	+77N	−41B	+68N	−50B	=64N	−59N	2.5	18.0	19.5	4.50	1573	-40.0
62	Siegel, Felix	1579	SUI	=38N	−44B	−78N	+82B	=43N	−49B	=70N	2.5	17.0	18.0	5.50	1675	+13.6
63	Gonzalez, Ivan	1645	SUI	−15N	=78B	−60N	−43B	−70N	+83B	+68B	2.5	16.0	17.0	3.75	1567	-16.0
64	Villa Olivieri, John	0	SUI	F	+29B	−5N	−20B	−33N	=61B	=51N	2.0	23.5	23.5	6.75	1755	0.0
65	Metille, Natean	1727	SUI	−5N	+82B	−16N	F	−32B	+55N	−35B	2.0	23.0	24.0	4.00	1667	-23.2
66	Schneider, Thomas	1564	FRA	−23B	+32N	−50B	−28N	+81B	−34N	−57B	2.0	22.0	23.0	5.00	1615	+7.6
67	Roux, Matthieu	1643	SUI	−27B	+57N	−49B	−31N	=77N	=70B	−53N	2.0	19.0	20.5	4.75	1093	-24.0
68	Debrandt, Sara	1500	SUI	−20N	−48B	+83N	−61B	+54N	−46B	−63N	2.0	18.5	19.5	4.00	1449	-15.2
69	Belet, Yves	1656	SUI	−17B	+85N	−20B	−42N	F	+77B	−44N	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.50	1077	-19.0
70	Colson-Schack, Auguste	0	SUI	−9N	−51B	−72N	F	+63B	=67N	=62B	2.0	17.0	17.0	4.75	1550	0.0
71	Palairet, Rowland	1543	FRA	−36B	−19N	+87B	F	−53N	+82B	−47N	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	1571	0.0
72	Fedal, Salem	1601	SUI	−8B	−84N	+70B	−19N	=76B	=80N	F	2.0	15.5	16.5	3.25	1062	-8.0
73	Lopez Barreto, Bruno	1797	SUI	+57B	+27N	−11B	F	F	F	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	7.00	2091	+13.4
74	Ndzie Ngono, Stephane	1527	SUI	−24B	−28N	−81B	F	+87N	−44B	+82N	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	1525	-2.0
75	Beck, Thomas	1926	SUI	F	+80B	+44N	F	F	F	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.50	2528	+4.8
76	Abbou, Jonas	0	SUI	−47B	−26N	−57B	+83N	=72N	−54B	−77N	1.5	16.5	17.5	2.00	1393	0.0
77	Morina, Luan	0	SUI	−16N	−61B	−53N	F	=67B	−69N	+76B	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.50	1406	0.0
78	FIDE 579001416	0	—	−31B	=63N	+62B	F	F	F	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	3.75	1677	0.0
79	Aguado-Munoz, Ricardo	1690	FRA	−11B	F	+35N	−18B	−52N	−43B	−55N	1.0	23.0	23.0	4.00	1597	-19.8
80	Jodry, Quentin	0	SUI	=42B	−75N	−59B	F	−40N	=72B	−54N	1.0	16.5	17.5	2.75	1489	0.0
81	Glaus, David	0	SUI	−35N	−54B	+74N	−48B	−66N	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	1427	0.0
82	Morgan, Jesus Alberto	1499	SUI	−30B	−65N	−85B	−62N	+83B	−71N	−74B	1.0	13.5	14.5	1.00	854	-31.6
83	FIDE 579001050	0	—	−49N	−58N	−68B	−76B	−82N	−63N	+87B	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	838	0.0
84	Uebelhart, Diego	0	FRA	−33N	+72B	−56N	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1583	0.0
85	FIDE 579001378	0	—	−52N	−69B	+82N	−51B	F	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1477	0.0
86	Clarke Alexander	1780	SUI	−37N	=60B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	6.0	6.0	1.25	1554	-5.8
87	Colson-Schack, Leopold	0	SUI	−22B	−45N	−71N	F	−74B	−57N	−83N	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	862	0.0
88	FIDE 1376411	0	—	−34N	F	−55B	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	901	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Papaux, JeremieSUI
+72.8
5.0 pts · #9
2Baisse, RoseSUI
+53.6
4.0 pts · #32
3Davis LevSUI
+49.2
2.5 pts · #43

Top rating losers

1Shama, OleksandrSUI
-40.0
2.5 pts · #71
2Bertolotto, AurelienSUI
-35.2
4.0 pts · #34
3Joly, FabriceFRA
-34.6
3.5 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R3+380 Elo gap
Papaux, Jeremie1972 beat IMVitoux, Colomban2352
R2+308 Elo gap
Schneider, Thomas1564 beat Donnat, Michel1872
R7+223 Elo gap
Cherix, Lily1752 beat Joly, Fabrice1975