73. Aarauer Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 Meister Round 4
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 17 Apr 2026 in Aarau, Switzerland. Top 10 Elo average was 1773, and top seed was Michael Christen (🇨🇭 SUI, 2001).
Julian von Siebenthal (🇨🇭 SUI, 1754) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Iskander Bashirov (1.5) and Hamid Rahimi (1.0). von Siebenthal broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Iskander Bashirov (1631) beat Paul Kaeser (1733), a +102-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Aarau, Switzerland
Dates
17 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 2 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×8
Top 3
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Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭von Siebenthal, Julian | 1754 | * | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1.5 | +40.0 | 2528 |
| 2 | 🇨🇭Bashirov, Iskander | 1631 | — | * | — | — | — | ½ | — | 1 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +32.0 | 1962 |
| 4 | 🇨🇭Rahimi, Hamid | 1746 | 0 | — | * | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 1728 |
| 3 | 🇨🇭Christen, Michael | 2001 | — | — | — | * | ½ | — | ½ | — | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1.0 | -22.8 | 1771 |
| 7 | 🇨🇭Catini, Francesco | 1707 | 0 | — | — | ½ | * | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.50 | 3.0 | -2.4 | 1673 |
| 5 | 🇨🇭Tedone, Francesco | 1780 | — | ½ | — | — | — | * | — | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1.5 | -4.2 | 1658 |
| 6 | 🇨🇭Klein, Frank | 1830 | — | — | — | ½ | — | — | * | — | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1.0 | +4.4 | 2002 |
| 8 | 🇨🇭Kaeser, Paul | 1733 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -42.4 | 904 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1von Siebenthal, JulianSUI+40.02.0 pts · #1
- 2Bashirov, IskanderSUI+32.01.5 pts · #2
- 3Klein, FrankSUI+4.40.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Kaeser, PaulSUI-42.40.0 pts · #8
- 2Christen, MichaelSUI-22.81.0 pts · #3
- 3Tedone, FrancescoSUI-4.20.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R2+102 Elo gap