Open Bois-Gentil 2026
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1928, and top seed was Christophe Schild (🇨🇭 SUI, 2026).
Igor Kupalov (🇨🇭 SUI, 1928) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nils Doxarve (5.5) and Christophe Schild (5.0). Kupalov shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mathias Domergue (1713) beat Christophe Rivaud (1939), a +226-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland
Dates
15 Mar 2026 → 21 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×34
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIgor Kupalov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
17
7
2
3
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Igor Kupalov held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Igor Kupalov drew with Nils Doxarve (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Igor Kupalov 3 wins (R4–R6)Grigorios Emmanouil Toumpakaris 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Igor Kupalov | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Nils Doxarve | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Grigorios Emmanouil Toumpakaris | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Christophe Schild | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kupalov, Igor | 1928 | SUI | +34B | +13N | =2B | +29N | +4B | +11N | =3B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 21.25 | 2137 | +30.6 |
| 2 | Doxarve, Nils | 2005 | SUI | +24N | +11B | =1N | =16B | +3N | +12B | =5N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 22.75 | 2116 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Schild, Christophe | 2026 | SUI | +8B | +9N | +15B | =4N | −2B | +18N | =1N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 21.00 | 2040 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Toumpakaris, Grigorios Emmanouil | 1910 | SUI | +28N | +18N | +26B | =3B | −1N | +17B | =7N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.75 | 2021 | +43.2 |
| 5 | Rivaud, Christophe | 1939 | SUI | −23B | +19N | =10B | +25N | +24B | +15N | =2B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 16.50 | 1919 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Al Kassar, Feras | 1793 | FRA | +36B | −7N | +34B | −8N | +29B | +28N | +26B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1843 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Rincon, Jose-Maria | 1927 | SUI | +27N | +6B | =16N | =12B | F | +13N | =4B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 17.75 | 2014 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Lopez Barreto, Bruno | 1785 | SUI | −3N | +14B | +27N | +6B | −12N | =16B | +15B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 16.75 | 1931 | +28.0 |
| 9 | Schaerer, Marc | 1765 | SUI | +35N | −3B | =24N | +10B | −17N | +29B | +16N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1829 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Ait Benbrahim, Mohamed | 1739 | SUI | −20N | +32B | =5N | −9N | +23B | +27B | +17N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1845 | +21.0 |
| 11 | Rouiller, Leonard | 1810 | SUI | +21B | −2N | +23B | +13N | F | −1B | +12N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.50 | 1925 | +19.2 |
| 12 | Wehrli, Tobias | 1877 | SUI | +31B | =25N | +18B | =7N | +8B | −2N | −11B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1887 | +3.4 |
| 13 | Clarke Alexander | 1760 | SUI | +33N | −1B | +28N | −11B | +19N | −7B | +20N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1804 | +6.8 |
| 14 | Babel, Ludovic | 1629 | SUI | −15B | −8N | +21B | −18N | +32B | +23N | +19B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1766 | +24.8 |
| 15 | Broome, Jeremy | 1894 | SUI | +14N | +20B | −3N | =17B | +16N | −5B | −8N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 12.25 | 1830 | -11.2 |
| 16 | Mach, Lucien | 1887 | SUI | +22B | +23N | =7B | =2N | −15B | =8N | −9B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1822 | -11.8 |
| 17 | Mariz, Philippe | 1759 | SUI | −25B | +22N | +33B | =15N | +9B | −4N | −10B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1795 | +9.2 |
| 18 | Viviani, Mario | 1886 | SUI | +19N | −4B | −12N | +14B | +27N | −3B | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1803 | -12.4 |
| 19 | Aouissi, Mohamed | 1675 | SUI | −18B | −5B | +20N | +31N | −13B | +30B | −14N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1688 | +1.0 |
| 20 | Schmid, Peter | 1788 | SUI | +10B | −15N | −19B | +34N | −28B | +22N | −13B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1679 | -21.4 |
| 21 | Zorman, Sylvain | 1520 | SUI | −11N | −28B | −14N | =35B | =31B | +36N | +30N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1560 | +9.2 |
| 22 | Fluckiger, Benoit | 1666 | SUI | −16N | −17B | +32N | F | +35B | −20B | +33N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1550 | -11.8 |
| 23 | Domergue, Mathias | 1713 | SUI | +5N | −16B | −11N | +30B | −10N | −14B | =29N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1642 | -22.8 |
| 24 | Orel, Erol | 1740 | SUI | −2B | +31N | =9B | F | −5N | −26N | +25B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 6.25 | 1670 | -9.6 |
| 25 | Butera Matteo | 0 | SUI | +17N | =12B | −29N | −5B | F | +32N | −24N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1770 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Longepierre, Chloe | 1821 | SUI | +32N | =29B | −4N | F | F | +24B | −6N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1745 | -7.6 |
| 27 | Belet, Yves | 1701 | SUI | −7B | +36N | −8B | +33N | −18B | −10N | =31N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.75 | 1525 | -26.6 |
| 28 | Kutonov, Yehor | 1696 | SUI | −4B | +21N | −13B | F | +20N | −6B | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 6.00 | 1682 | -4.4 |
| 29 | Gonzalez, Ivan | 0 | SUI | F | =26N | +25B | −1B | −6N | −9N | =23B | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mapanao, Dionisio | 1600 | SUI | F | F | +36B | −23N | +33B | −19N | −21B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1385 | -22.2 |
| 31 | Perez, Luciano | 1564 | SUI | −12N | −24B | =35N | −19B | =21N | F | =27B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1462 | -25.6 |
| 32 | Rozenberg, Merlin | 1537 | SUI | −26B | −10N | −22B | F | −14N | −25B | +36N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 1412 | -31.2 |
| 33 | FIDE 1396455 | 0 | — | −13B | F | −17N | −27B | −30N | +35N | −22B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 897 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Cretenet, Quentin | 1676 | SUI | −1N | +35B | −6N | −20B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1037 | -35.2 |
| 35 | Patane, Philippe | 0 | SUI | −9B | −34N | =31B | =21N | −22N | −33B | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Gigon, Marcel | 1404 | SUI | −6N | −27B | −30N | F | F | −21B | −32B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 830 | -23.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Toumpakaris, Grigorios EmmanouilSUI+43.25.0 pts · #2
- 2Kupalov, IgorSUI+30.66.0 pts · #3
- 3Lopez Barreto, BrunoSUI+28.04.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Cretenet, QuentinSUI-35.21.0 pts · #35
- 2Rozenberg, MerlinSUI-31.21.0 pts · #30
- 3Belet, YvesSUI-26.62.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R1+226 Elo gap
- R7+122 Elo gap
- R3+113 Elo gap