Open des Amateurs 2026 round 2-3
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 24 Apr 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2003, and top seed was Dominique Li (🇲🇨 MNC, FM, 2304).
Mathias Khalfaoui (🇫🇷 FRA, 1907) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Christophe Schild (2.0) and Nils Doxarve (1.5). Khalfaoui won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Clarke Alexander (1760) beat Ricardo Graells (1921), a +161-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 24 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×25
🇫🇷France×8
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇲🇨Monaco×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.0/3. Khalfaoui takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalfaoui, Mathias | 1907 | FRA | F | +12N | +11B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2718 | +20.6 |
| 2 | Schild, Christophe | 2026 | SUI | F | +9N | +10B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2597 | +8.6 |
| 3 | Doxarve, Nils | 2005 | SUI | F | +18B | =5N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2135 | +5.0 |
| 4 | Li, DominiqueFM | 2304 | MNC | F | =6B | +13N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2095 | -6.8 |
| 5 | Salami, Marco | 2101 | ITA | F | +27N | =3B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2168 | +4.4 |
| 6 | Beck, Thomas | 1901 | SUI | F | =4N | +29B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2241 | +15.4 |
| 7 | Orel, Erol | 1740 | SUI | F | +20N | =27B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1954 | +12.0 |
| 8 | Belet, Yves | 1701 | SUI | F | =28N | +19B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1760 | +5.0 |
| 9 | Longepierre, Chloe | 1821 | SUI | F | −2B | +23N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1840 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Clarke Alexander | 1760 | SUI | F | +16N | −2N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1988 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Heuberger, Christian | 2032 | SUI | F | +14B | −1N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1878 | -8.2 |
| 12 | Lopez Barreto, Bruno | 1785 | SUI | F | −1B | +22N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1110 | -7.2 |
| 13 | Assemani, Parvine | 1744 | FRA | F | +17N | −4B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1936 | +18.4 |
| 14 | Rouiller, Leonard | 1810 | SUI | F | −11N | +15B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1886 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Serrano, Armando | 1739 | FRA | F | +24B | −14N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1703 | -1.8 |
| 16 | Graells, Ricardo | 1921 | SUI | F | −10B | +30N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1859 | -4.6 |
| 17 | Ait Benbrahim, Mohamed | 1739 | SUI | F | −13B | +31N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1665 | -4.6 |
| 18 | Al Kassar, Feras | 1793 | FRA | F | −3N | +35B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1860 | +2.4 |
| 19 | Fluckiger, Benoit | 1666 | SUI | F | +33B | −8N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 863 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Peyre, Laurent | 1624 | FRA | F | −7B | +33N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 919 | -14.4 |
| 21 | Schaerer, Marc | 1765 | SUI | F | +25N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2564 | +9.6 |
| 22 | Merel, Antoine | 0 | SUI | F | +?N | −12B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ranque, Yann | 1642 | FRA | F | +34N | −9B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1030 | -5.4 |
| 24 | Jacot-Descombes, Bettina | 1620 | SUI | F | −15N | +36B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 939 | -10.8 |
| 25 | Weber, Francois | 1765 | SUI | F | −21B | +37N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 981 | -9.6 |
| 26 | Kutonov, Yehor | 1696 | SUI | F | F | +28B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2271 | +8.8 |
| 27 | Fulpius, Bertrand | 1901 | SUI | F | −5B | =7N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1707 | -10.2 |
| 28 | Jenni, Didier | 1498 | SUI | F | =8B | −26N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1482 | +1.2 |
| 29 | Kuenzler, Timothee | 1796 | SUI | F | =30B | −6N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1736 | -2.8 |
| 30 | Kupalov, Igor | 1928 | SUI | F | =29N | −16B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1680 | -14.4 |
| 31 | Dellenbach, Jean-Paul | 1625 | SUI | F | =32N | −17B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 950 | -6.2 |
| 32 | Willems, Erik | 0 | FRA | F | =31B | −?N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 1399691 | 0 | — | F | −19N | −20B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Aguado-Munoz, Ricardo | 0 | FRA | F | −23B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Aouissi, Mohamed | 1675 | SUI | F | F | −18N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1004 | -6.4 |
| 36 | Abbou, Jonas | 0 | SUI | F | F | −24N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 1399837 | 0 | — | F | F | −25B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 964 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khalfaoui, MathiasFRA+20.62.0 pts · #1
- 2Assemani, ParvineFRA+18.41.0 pts · #12
- 3Beck, ThomasSUI+15.41.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Peyre, LaurentFRA-14.41.0 pts · #32
- 2Kupalov, IgorSUI-14.40.5 pts · #22
- 3Jacot-Descombes, BettinaSUI-10.81.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R2+161 Elo gap
- R3+125 Elo gap