Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 5-7
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Apr 2026 to 20 May 2026 in Bruegg, Switzerland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1889, and top seed was Florian Bous (🇩🇪 GER, 1956).
Florian Bous (🇩🇪 GER, 1956) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Ernst Baer (2.5) and Igor Dzakula (2.5). Bous broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kees Stroo (1565) beat Rudolf Hadorn (1774), a +209-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Bruegg, Switzerland
Dates
29 Apr 2026 → 20 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×26
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsFlorian Bous led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Florian Bous held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Florian Bous won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bous, Florian | 1956 | GER | +22B | +23N | +5B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2655 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Baer, Ernst | 1675 | SUI | +27B | =7N | +11B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1961 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Dzakula, Igor | 1680 | SUI | +18N | =11N | +26B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2048 | +27.8 |
| 4 | Scherer-Schwab, Rolf | 1851 | SUI | +21B | =22N | +23B | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 1980 | +10.4 |
| 5 | Burkhalter, Alfred | 1935 | SUI | +26B | +12N | −1N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1996 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Bracher, Juerg | 1870 | SUI | =23N | +8B | =12N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2025 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Wipf, Armin | 1573 | SUI | =20N | =2B | +24N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1806 | +24.8 |
| 8 | Balli, Victor | 1827 | SUI | +19B | −6N | +22B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1896 | +6.0 |
| 9 | Maitre, Fabien | 1852 | SUI | −12B | +26N | +19B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1929 | +6.6 |
| 10 | Dudler, Felix | 1638 | SUI | =24N | =20B | +18N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1852 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Boner, Timm | 1804 | SUI | +13N | =3B | −2N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1682 | -19.2 |
| 12 | Lienhard, Andreas | 1926 | SUI | +9N | −5B | =6B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1883 | -4.2 |
| 13 | Luedi, Paul | 1690 | SUI | −11B | +27N | =16B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1823 | +9.8 |
| 14 | Stroo, Kees | 1565 | SUI | −15B | =17N | +27B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1737 | +9.4 |
| 15 | Kopp, Guenter | 1709 | SUI | +14N | −18B | =25N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 1682 | -1.4 |
| 16 | Peter, Raymond | 1900 | SUI | +28N | F | =13N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1700 | -5.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 1369270 | 0 | — | F | =14B | +28N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Priamo, Pierre-Andre | 1816 | SUI | −3B | +15N | −10B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1548 | -20.6 |
| 19 | Zimmermann, Beat | 1754 | SUI | −8N | +24B | −9N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1654 | -8.2 |
| 20 | Althaus, Peter | 1678 | SUI | =7B | =10N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1564 | -14.4 |
| 21 | Egli, Arnold | 1498 | SUI | −4N | +28B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1049 | -2.0 |
| 22 | Loeffler, Helmut | 1698 | SUI | −1N | =4B | −8N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1603 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Corbat, Philippe | 1952 | SUI | =6B | −1B | −4N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1619 | -24.2 |
| 24 | Holzer, Bernhard | 1681 | SUI | =10B | −19N | −7B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1355 | -23.4 |
| 25 | Neeser, Rolf | 1699 | SUI | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1700 | +0.4 |
| 26 | Ugurlu, Mahir | 1715 | SUI | −5N | −9B | −3N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1019 | -22.4 |
| 27 | Hadorn, Rudolf | 1774 | SUI | −2N | −13B | −14N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 841 | -40.6 |
| 28 | Ingold, Hans | 0 | SUI | −16B | −21N | −17B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 893 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dzakula, IgorSUI+27.82.5 pts · #4
- 2Wipf, ArminSUI+24.82.0 pts · #9
- 3Bous, FlorianGER+22.43.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Hadorn, RudolfSUI-40.60.0 pts · #25
- 2Corbat, PhilippeSUI-24.20.5 pts · #19
- 3Holzer, BernhardSUI-23.40.5 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R3+209 Elo gap
- R3+178 Elo gap
- R1+136 Elo gap