83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 4-7
26 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 1616, and top seed was Beat Kern (π¨π SUI, 1648).
Stefan Stauber (π¨π SUI, 0) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Remo Meyer (3.0) and Andrew Speidel (2.5). Stauber won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Karin Jenny (1450) beat Hans Birbaum (1603), a +153-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 11 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.0/7. Stauber takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
Remo Meyer won 3 in a row (R5βR7).
Remo Meyer was #14 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Remo Meyer | * | β | β | β |
| 2Stefan Stauber | β | * | β | β |
| 3Markus Simmler | β | β | * | 1 |
| 4Andrew Speidel | β | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stauber, Stefan | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +25N | +13B | β9N | +4B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2407 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Meyer, Remo | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | β20B | +23N | +15B | +22B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Speidel, Andrew | 1546 | SUI | F | F | F | β7B | +11N | =6B | +13N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1669 | +25.6 |
| 4 | Galiash, Irina | 1591 | SUI | F | F | F | +11B | +15N | =10B | β1N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1821 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Meier, Herbert | 1594 | SUI | F | F | F | +6B | +17N | F | =7B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 1877 | +20.8 |
| 6 | Duelli-Loher, Karl | 1619 | SUI | F | F | F | β5N | +24B | =3N | +25B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1650 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Simmler, Markus | 1618 | SUI | F | F | F | +3N | F | +25B | =5N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1846 | +16.2 |
| 8 | Heitmann, Viktor Herbert | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +23B | F | =?N | +12B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ryf, Reinhold | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | =14N | F | +1B | =10N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1629 | -19.2 |
| 10 | Lauber, Joerg W. | 1647 | SUI | F | F | F | β13N | +12B | =4N | =9B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1611 | -2.2 |
| 11 | Jenny, Karin | 1450 | SUI | F | F | F | β4N | β3B | +19N | +20B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1472 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Schuler, Agatha | 1586 | SUI | F | F | F | +21B | β10N | +26B | β8N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1658 | +5.6 |
| 13 | Klaus, Ortwin | 1607 | SUI | F | F | F | +10B | β1N | =14N | β3B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1602 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Frasseck, Lars | 1618 | SUI | F | F | F | =9B | =16N | =13B | β17N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1485 | -21.6 |
| 15 | Alkurdi, Laith | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | +26N | β4B | β2N | =21N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1533 | -4.0 |
| 16 | Kern, Beat | 1648 | SUI | F | F | F | +18N | =14B | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1806 | +8.0 |
| 17 | Clivio, Andrea | 1574 | SUI | F | F | F | F | β5B | =18N | +14B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1607 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Froehling, Juerg | 1614 | SUI | F | F | F | β16B | +20N | =17B | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Gerber, Thomas | 0 | SUI | F | F | F | +22B | =21N | β11B | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Birbaum, Hans | 1603 | SUI | F | F | F | +2N | β18B | β24N | β11N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 719 | -36.8 |
| 21 | Gueldenapfel, Thomas | 1448 | SUI | F | F | F | β12N | =19B | β22N | =15B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1287 | -10.8 |
| 22 | Steiner, Gabriel | 1555 | SUI | F | F | F | β19N | F | +21B | β2N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 2248 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Hasenohr, Oliver | 1504 | SUI | F | F | F | β8N | β2B | F | +26N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 2312 | +20.4 |
| 24 | Leone, Thomas | 1500 | SUI | F | F | F | F | β6N | +20B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1612 | +12.0 |
| 25 | Minacci, Matteo | 1581 | SUI | F | F | F | β1B | F | β7N | β6N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 819 | -17.6 |
| 26 | Hilti, Christian | 1512 | SUI | F | F | F | β15B | F | β12N | β23B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 749 | -27.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stauber, StefanSUI+27.63.0 pts Β· #2
- 2Galiash, IrinaSUI+25.62.5 pts Β· #6
- 3Speidel, AndrewSUI+25.62.5 pts Β· #4
- 1Birbaum, HansSUI-36.81.0 pts Β· #25
- 2Hilti, ChristianSUI-27.00.0 pts Β· #26
- 3Frasseck, LarsSUI-21.61.5 pts Β· #19
- R7+153 Elo gap
- R6+103 Elo gap