73. Aarauer Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 Meister Round 6-7
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 19 Jun 2026 in Aarau, Switzerland. Top 10 Elo average was 1773, and top seed was Michael Christen (🇨🇠SUI, 2001).
Michael Christen (🇨🇠SUI, 2001) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Iskander Bashirov (1.5) and Francesco Tedone (1.0). Christen led wire-to-wire.
Location
🇨ðŸ‡Aarau, Switzerland
Dates
29 May 2026 → 19 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨ðŸ‡Switzerland×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 3 roundsMichael Christen led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R3 · LEAD HELD
Michael Christen never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Michael Christen drew with Iskander Bashirov (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨ðŸ‡Christen, Michael | 2001 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.75 | 3.5 | +7.2 | 2021 |
| 2 | 🇨ðŸ‡Bashirov, Iskander | 1631 | ½ | * | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2.5 | +33.6 | 2023 |
| 5 | 🇨ðŸ‡Tedone, Francesco | 1780 | 0 | — | * | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 3.5 | +3.2 | 1867 |
| 3 | 🇨ðŸ‡Rahimi, Hamid | 1746 | 0 | — | — | * | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -3.4 | 1707 |
| 4 | 🇨ðŸ‡Kaeser, Paul | 1733 | — | — | — | — | * | 0 | 1 | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2.0 | +12.8 | 1803 |
| 6 | 🇨ðŸ‡von Siebenthal, Julian | 1754 | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | * | — | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2.0 | -2.8 | 1746 |
| 7 | 🇨ðŸ‡Klein, Frank | 1830 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | * | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2.0 | -6.4 | 1715 |
| 8 | 🇨ðŸ‡Catini, Francesco | 1707 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -18.8 | 919 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bashirov, IskanderSUI+33.61.5 pts · #2
- 2Kaeser, PaulSUI+12.81.0 pts · #4
- 3Christen, MichaelSUI+7.22.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Catini, FrancescoSUI-18.80.0 pts · #8
- 2Klein, FrankSUI-6.41.0 pts · #7
- 3Rahimi, HamidSUI-3.41.0 pts · #3