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

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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 (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ SUI, 1648).

Stefan Stauber (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ 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.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­Zuerich, Switzerland
Dates
29 Apr 2026 β†’ 27 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­Beat Kern1648
Avg top 10
1,616
Participants
26
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SwitzerlandΓ—25
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SUI
    3.0ptsΒ·2407perf+27.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SUI
    3.0ptsΒ·1590perf0.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SUIΒ·1546
    2.5ptsΒ·1669perf+25.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
31
31
31
11
3
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.0/7. Stauber takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).

R5–R7 Β· WIN STREAK

Remo Meyer won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

R4 Β· LATE SURGE

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
Player1234
1Remo Meyer*β€”β€”β€”
2Stefan Stauberβ€”*β€”β€”
3Markus Simmlerβ€”β€”*
1
4Andrew Speidelβ€”β€”
0
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Stauber, Stefan0SUIFFF+25N+13Bβˆ’9N+4B3.06.06.04.002407+27.6
2Meyer, Remo0SUIFFFβˆ’20B+23N+15B+22B3.04.54.53.5015900.0
3Speidel, Andrew1546SUIFFFβˆ’7B+11N=6B+13N2.58.58.54.751669+25.6
4Galiash, Irina1591SUIFFF+11B+15N=10Bβˆ’1N2.58.58.54.501821+25.6
5Meier, Herbert1594SUIFFF+6B+17NF=7B2.58.08.05.251877+20.8
6Duelli-Loher, Karl1619SUIFFFβˆ’5N+24B=3N+25B2.56.06.02.251650+2.8
7Simmler, Markus1618SUIFFF+3NF+25B=5N2.55.05.03.751846+16.2
8Heitmann, Viktor Herbert0SUIFFF+23BF=?N+12B2.55.05.03.0015860.0
9Ryf, Reinhold0SUIFFF=14NF+1B=10N2.09.09.04.751629-19.2
10Lauber, Joerg W.1647SUIFFFβˆ’13N+12B=4N=9B2.08.08.04.251611-2.2
11Jenny, Karin1450SUIFFFβˆ’4Nβˆ’3B+19N+20B2.07.57.52.501472+4.0
12Schuler, Agatha1586SUIFFF+21Bβˆ’10N+26Bβˆ’8N2.05.55.51.001658+5.6
13Klaus, Ortwin1607SUIFFF+10Bβˆ’1N=14Nβˆ’3B1.59.09.02.751602-0.8
14Frasseck, Lars1618SUIFFF=9B=16N=13Bβˆ’17N1.56.56.52.501485-21.6
15Alkurdi, Laith0ENGFFF+26Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’2N=21N1.56.56.50.501533-4.0
16Kern, Beat1648SUIFFF+18N=14BFF1.55.55.52.251806+8.0
17Clivio, Andrea1574SUIFFFFβˆ’5B=18N+14B1.55.55.52.251607+2.8
18Froehling, Juerg1614SUIFFFβˆ’16B+20N=17BF1.54.04.01.7516080.0
19Gerber, Thomas0SUIFFF+22B=21Nβˆ’11BF1.54.04.01.5014770.0
20Birbaum, Hans1603SUIFFF+2Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’24Nβˆ’11N1.07.57.53.00719-36.8
21Gueldenapfel, Thomas1448SUIFFFβˆ’12N=19Bβˆ’22N=15B1.06.06.01.501287-10.8
22Steiner, Gabriel1555SUIFFFβˆ’19NF+21Bβˆ’2N1.05.55.51.002248+7.6
23Hasenohr, Oliver1504SUIFFFβˆ’8Nβˆ’2BF+26N1.05.55.50.002312+20.4
24Leone, Thomas1500SUIFFFFβˆ’6N+20BF1.03.53.51.001612+12.0
25Minacci, Matteo1581SUIFFFβˆ’1BFβˆ’7Nβˆ’6N0.08.08.00.00819-17.6
26Hilti, Christian1512SUIFFFβˆ’15BFβˆ’12Nβˆ’23B0.04.54.50.00749-27.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 4-7 β€” Zuerich, Switzerland | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats