Championnat Suisse junior - 4 manche qualificative U18
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32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Payerne, Switzerland. Top 10 Elo average was 1984, and top seed was Thierry Breyer (π¨π SUI, 2106).
Niels Severin Gade (π¨π SUI, 1908) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Tamir Artan (3.0) and Lavinia Cavadini (3.0). Gade clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Lavinia Cavadini (1497) beat Jonathan Charbon (1822), a +325-point gap.
Location
π¨πPayerne, Switzerland
Dates
28 Mar 2026 β 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¨πSwitzerlandΓ31
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsNiels Severin Gade led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 14 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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32
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14
6
2
1
R7βR7 Β· LEAD HELD
Niels Severin Gade held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
R4βR6 Β· WIN STREAK
Lavinia Cavadini won 3 in a row (R4βR6).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Niels Severin Gade | * | β | β | β |
| 2Lavinia Cavadini | β | * | β | 0 |
| 3Simon Hottinger | β | β | * | 1 |
| 4Jeremie Papaux | β | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gade, Niels Severin | 1908 | SUI | F | F | F | +29B | +25B | =10N | +2B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 2202 | +56.0 |
| 2 | Artan, Tamir | 2056 | SUI | F | F | F | +15B | +16N | +4B | β1N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2177 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Cavadini, Lavinia | 1497 | SUI | F | F | F | +7N | +5N | +28B | β6B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1972 | +92.4 |
| 4 | Hottinger, Simon | 1943 | SUI | F | F | F | +21B | +6B | β2N | +25B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2144 | +41.6 |
| 5 | Jodry, Martin | 1660 | SUI | F | F | F | +19N | β3B | +20N | +22B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1822 | +32.8 |
| 6 | Papaux, Jeremie | 1986 | SUI | F | F | F | +28B | β4N | +24B | +3N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1993 | +4.4 |
| 7 | Metille, Natean | 1733 | SUI | F | F | F | β3B | +27N | +8B | +24N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1724 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Toggenburger, Amael | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +18B | +23N | β7N | +27B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Parmelin, Evan | 2003 | SUI | F | F | F | β24N | +22B | +17N | +15B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 1995 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Hofstetter, Noah | 1927 | SUI | F | F | F | +20N | +31B | =1B | β16N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 2037 | +22.4 |
| 11 | Schneider, Eliana Maylen | 1655 | SUI | F | F | F | +13B | =21N | +26B | β12N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1728 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Bruessow, Nina | 1893 | SUI | F | F | F | =31N | +24B | β25N | +11B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1953 | +13.6 |
| 13 | Peeters, Nino | 1503 | SUI | F | F | F | β11N | +32B | =27B | +26N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1360 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Sigg, David | 1597 | SUI | F | F | F | +27N | =28N | β21B | +29N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.25 | 1717 | +24.0 |
| 15 | Delangle, Alexander | 1982 | SUI | F | F | F | β2N | +17B | +16B | β9N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1977 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Breyer, Thierry | 2106 | SUI | F | F | F | +25N | β2B | β15N | +10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1985 | -26.0 |
| 17 | Cherix, Lily | 1746 | SUI | F | F | F | +26B | β15N | β9B | +21N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1800 | +7.2 |
| 18 | Sostina, Solomiya | 1569 | SUI | F | F | F | β8N | +30B | β19N | +23B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1600 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Martin, Benoit | 1586 | SUI | F | F | F | β5B | β26N | +18B | +30N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1615 | +3.2 |
| 20 | Glanc, Lea | 1798 | SUI | F | F | F | β10B | +29N | β5B | +28N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1709 | -14.8 |
| 21 | Gunzinger, Severin | 1788 | SUI | F | F | F | β4N | =11B | +14N | β17B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1648 | -31.2 |
| 22 | Furrer, Jona | 1631 | SUI | F | F | F | +32N | β9N | =29B | β5N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1424 | -32.8 |
| 23 | Pinto Santos, Diego | 1613 | SUI | F | F | F | =30N | β8B | +32N | β18N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 769 | -22.4 |
| 24 | Coletta, Julien | 1848 | SUI | F | F | F | +9B | β12N | β6N | β7B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1711 | -28.0 |
| 25 | Romanovskyi, Ivan | 1972 | SUI | F | F | F | β16B | β1N | +12B | β4N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1769 | -42.4 |
| 26 | De Podavo, Giuseppe | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β17N | +19B | β11N | β13B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Loth, Tony | 1451 | SUI | F | F | F | β14B | β7B | =13N | β8N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1338 | -15.6 |
| 28 | Charbon, Jonathan | 1822 | SUI | F | F | F | β6N | =14B | β3N | β20B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1398 | -78.4 |
| 29 | Calderon, Yann | 1426 | SUI | F | F | F | β1N | β20B | =22N | β14B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1391 | -7.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 1363115 | 0 | β | F | F | F | =23B | β18N | F | β19B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Trubini, Timon | 1957 | SUI | F | F | F | =12B | β10N | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1718 | -25.2 |
| 32 | Galmiche, Lea | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β22B | β13N | β23B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cavadini, LaviniaSUI+92.43.0 pts Β· #2
- 2Gade, Niels SeverinSUI+56.03.5 pts Β· #1
- 3Hottinger, SimonSUI+41.63.0 pts Β· #3
Top rating losers
- 1Charbon, JonathanSUI-78.40.5 pts Β· #28
- 2Romanovskyi, IvanSUI-42.41.0 pts Β· #23
- 3Furrer, JonaSUI-32.81.5 pts Β· #29
Biggest upsets
- R6+325 Elo gap
- R4+236 Elo gap
- R5+163 Elo gap