Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 1-4
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 in Bruegg, Switzerland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1889, and top seed was Florian Bous (🇩🇪 GER, 1956).
Philippe Corbat (🇨🇭 SUI, 1952) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Andreas Lienhard (3.0) and Alfred Burkhalter (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Arnold Egli (1498) beat Rudolf Hadorn (1774), a +276-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Bruegg, Switzerland
Dates
01 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×25
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPhilippe Corbat led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Apr
Philippe Corbat takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Andreas Lienhard won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL
FIDE 1369270 held the sole lead at R5 but finished #27.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philippe Corbat | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Florian Bous | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Andreas Lienhard | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Fabien Maitre | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corbat, Philippe | 1952 | SUI | +25N | +11B | =4N | +2N | — | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 2154 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Lienhard, Andreas | 1926 | SUI | +18N | +7B | +5N | −1B | — | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 2024 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Burkhalter, Alfred | 1935 | SUI | +8B | =9N | =6B | +13N | — | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 7.75 | 1942 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Maitre, Fabien | 1852 | SUI | +24B | +17N | =1B | =6N | — | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 1936 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Bous, Florian | 1956 | GER | +23B | +12N | −2B | +9N | — | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2004 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Bracher, Juerg | 1870 | SUI | +20N | +22B | =3N | =4B | — | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1953 | +9.6 |
| 7 | Ugurlu, Mahir | 1715 | SUI | +26B | −2N | +17B | +16N | — | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1899 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Loeffler, Helmut | 1698 | SUI | −3N | +27B | +22N | +11B | — | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1890 | +15.8 |
| 9 | Zimmermann, Beat | 1754 | SUI | +27N | =3B | +16N | −5B | — | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1928 | +13.4 |
| 10 | Balli, Victor | 1827 | SUI | F | =14N | +19B | +23N | — | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1894 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Priamo, Pierre-Andre | 1816 | SUI | +19B | −1N | +24B | −8N | — | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1697 | -10.2 |
| 12 | Scherer-Schwab, Rolf | 1851 | SUI | +15N | −5B | −13B | +24N | — | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1736 | -11.6 |
| 13 | Dzakula, Igor | 1680 | SUI | F | +28B | +12N | −3B | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1977 | +23.2 |
| 14 | Holzer, Bernhard | 1681 | SUI | =16N | =10B | +26N | — | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1857 | +9.6 |
| 15 | Dudler, Felix | 1638 | SUI | −12B | F | +28N | +25B | — | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1894 | +20.4 |
| 16 | Peter, Raymond | 1900 | SUI | =14B | +21N | −9B | −7B | — | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1651 | -26.4 |
| 17 | Egli, Arnold | 1498 | SUI | +28N | −4B | −7N | =18B | — | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1673 | +15.8 |
| 18 | Luedi, Paul | 1690 | SUI | −2B | =19N | =23B | =17N | — | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1567 | -14.8 |
| 19 | Wipf, Armin | 1573 | SUI | −11N | =18B | −10N | +22B | — | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1633 | +12.0 |
| 20 | Althaus, Peter | 1678 | SUI | −6B | =23N | −21B | +27N | — | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1517 | -26.4 |
| 21 | Boner, Timm | 1804 | SUI | −22N | −16B | +20N | =26B | — | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1593 | -32.0 |
| 22 | Stroo, Kees | 1565 | SUI | +21B | −6N | −8B | −19N | — | 1.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1519 | -5.0 |
| 23 | Kopp, Guenter | 1709 | SUI | −5N | =20B | =18N | −10B | — | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1603 | -10.2 |
| 24 | Baer, Ernst | 1675 | SUI | −4N | +25B | −11N | −12B | — | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1603 | -6.4 |
| 25 | Neeser, Rolf | 1699 | SUI | −1B | −24N | +27B | −15N | — | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 950 | -25.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 579000100 | 0 | — | −7N | F | −14B | =21N | — | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 1369270 | 0 | — | −9B | −8N | −25N | −20B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Hadorn, Rudolf | 1774 | SUI | −17B | −13N | −15B | F | — | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 803 | -43.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dzakula, IgorSUI+23.22.0 pts · #12
- 2Dudler, FelixSUI+20.42.0 pts · #13
- 3Corbat, PhilippeSUI+16.83.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Hadorn, RudolfSUI-43.00.0 pts · #26
- 2Boner, TimmSUI-32.01.5 pts · #22
- 3Peter, RaymondSUI-26.41.5 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+276 Elo gap
- R1+239 Elo gap
- R4+185 Elo gap