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83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse A Round 4-7

Open SwissStandard

30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Apr 2026 to 27 May 2026 in Zuerich, Switzerland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1760, and top seed was Christof Tschurr (🇨🇭 SUI, 1819).

Christopher Hehlgans (🇨🇭 SUI, 1666) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Christoph Fischer (3.0) and Oliver Thalmann (3.0). Hehlgans shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Christopher Hehlgans (1666) beat Kurt Juchli (1812), a +146-point gap.

Location
🇨🇭Zuerich, Switzerland
Dates
29 Apr 2026 → 27 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇭Christof Tschurr1819
Avg top 10
1,760
Participants
30
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×29
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Christopher Hehlgans led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
33
33
33
7
3
2
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

Christopher Hehlgans never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Christopher Hehlgans 4 wins (R4–R7)Christoph Fischer 3 wins (R4–R6)Oliver Thalmann 3 wins (R5–R7)

R4 · LATE SURGE

Oliver Thalmann was #16 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Christopher Hehlgans*
2Christoph Fischer*
0
3Oliver Thalmann
1
*
4Martin Lachat*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Hehlgans,Christopher1666SUIFFF+17B+4N+26N+16B4.06.56.56.502553+74.0
2Fischer, Christoph1724SUIFFF+27N+18B+9N3B3.07.57.54.501893+36.8
3Thalmann, Oliver1714SUIFFFF+20N+22B+2N3.06.06.06.002541+31.6
4Wermuth, David1672GERFFF+16N1B+8N=17B2.59.09.04.251837+16.6
5Hugener, Roger1675SUIFFFF=12N+20B+11N2.55.55.54.501969+21.6
6Lachat, Martin1706SUIFFF+23N=16B17N+30B2.55.05.02.751822+12.2
7Wallner, Michael1722SUIFFF=10BF+30N+26B2.53.53.52.501890+7.4
8Meyer, Bruno1722SUIFFF=22B+19N4B=9B2.07.57.53.251711-1.2
9Poell, Joerg1745SUIFFF=19B+25N2B=8N2.07.57.52.751687-5.4
10Hagmann, Werner1724SUIFFF=7N=13B19B+25N2.07.07.03.251678-14.8
11Merz, Paul1649SUIFFF+21N+23B16N5B2.07.07.03.001721+7.8
12Suzic, Dusko1718SUIFFF25N=5B=18N+21B2.06.56.53.501688-2.6
13Guarisco, Renzo1665SUIFFF=18B=10N=24B=22N2.06.56.53.251748+10.8
14Neumann, Peter1659SUIFFFF+28B21N+29B2.03.53.52.001815+12.4
15Tschurr, Christof1819SUIFFFFF+25B+19N2.02.52.52.502457+12.0
16Juchli, Kurt1812SUIFFF4B=6N+11B1N1.511.011.03.251589-23.4
17Gartmann, Luzius1779SUIFFF1N26N+6B=4N1.510.010.03.751684-7.6
18Stierli, Urs1693SUIFFF=13N2N=12B=20N1.58.58.52.751614-14.8
19Klein, Michael1651SUIFFF=9N8B+10N15B1.58.08.03.001665+1.2
20Mollet, Robert1740SUIFFF+28N3B5N=18B1.58.08.01.751603-14.2
21Hasler, Willi1729SUIFFF11B=24N+14B12N1.57.57.52.751616-13.2
22Petitpierre, Fabricio1723SUIFFF=8N=30B3N=13B1.57.57.52.251599-20.4
23Calabretta, Massimo1677SUIFFF6B11N+27B=24N1.57.07.01.751615-14.8
24Bisig, Richard1800SUIFFFF=21B=13N=23B1.55.55.52.501687-8.4
25Warstat, Michael1672SUIFFF+12B9B15N10B1.08.08.02.001557-10.8
26Scaramucci, Andrea0SUIFFFF+17B1B7N1.08.08.01.501605-28.8
27Nuri, Abdulsamad1663SUIFFF2B+29N23N28B1.06.56.51.001489-17.8
28Scholian, Ruedi1675SUIFFF20B14N29B+27N1.05.55.51.001483-20.8
29Obradovic, Milan1651SUIFFFF27B+28N14N1.04.04.01.001544-8.8
30Orsi, Graziano1665SUIFFFF=22N7B6N0.58.08.00.751471-12.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets