17. Engadiner Pfingstopen
Open SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Zernez, Switzerland. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2079, and top seed was Julius Jonas Pleschke (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2247).
Nikolas Schenk-Pogan (🇨🇭 SUI, FM, 2146) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Julius Jonas Pleschke (4.5) and Thomas Held (4.0). Schenk-Pogan shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Yves Stoffel (1539) beat Georg Juerg Butzerin (1883), a +344-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Zernez, Switzerland
Dates
23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×45
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
23
9
4
2
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Schenk-Pogan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Nikolas Schenk-Pogan drew with CM Julius Jonas Pleschke (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Nikolas Schenk-Pogan 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Julius Jonas Pleschke 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMNikolas Schenk-Pogan | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2CMJulius Jonas Pleschke | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Thomas Naef | — | — | * | — |
| 4Thomas Held | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schenk-Pogan, NikolasFM | 2146 | SUI | +37N | +16B | +14N | +5B | =2B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 2378 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Pleschke, Julius JonasCM | 2247 | ESP | +20N | +11B | +13N | +7B | =1N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 14.75 | 2363 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Held, Thomas | 2040 | SUI | +8B | =17N | +28B | =9N | +11B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.75 | 2157 | +14.2 |
| 4 | Kondzic, Ben | 1851 | SUI | +27N | +15B | −10N | +29N | +13B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 2228 | +38.6 |
| 5 | Schoenbaechler, Anselm | 2021 | SUI | +32B | +31N | +29B | −1N | +12B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2191 | +21.0 |
| 6 | Naef, Thomas | 2096 | SUI | =28B | +41N | +18B | =10B | +16N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.00 | 2161 | +9.4 |
| 7 | Dietiker, Manuel | 2026 | SUI | +36N | +19B | +12N | −2N | =8B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 2093 | +9.2 |
| 8 | Bangerter, EnaWCM | 1820 | SUI | −3N | +42B | +19N | +15B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 2071 | +66.4 |
| 9 | Studer, Vital | 2051 | SUI | +33N | −12B | +36N | =3B | +24N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 2047 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Bischofberger, Dario | 2160 | SUI | +34B | =18N | +4B | =6N | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 2127 | -1.8 |
| 11 | Skobe, Jan | 1964 | SLO | +44N | −2N | +34B | +20B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 2008 | +5.8 |
| 12 | Kius, Yven | 1938 | GER | +38B | +9N | −7B | +30N | −5N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1973 | +5.8 |
| 13 | Moggi, Christoph | 2002 | SUI | +39N | +25B | −2B | +31N | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1998 | -0.2 |
| 14 | Lips, Adrian | 1999 | SUI | +35B | +24N | −1B | +25N | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 2106 | +11.2 |
| 15 | Arquint, Andri | 1988 | SUI | +30B | −4N | +17B | −8N | +34B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1902 | -10.4 |
| 16 | Jud, Marc | 1963 | SUI | +45B | −1N | +33B | +32N | −6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1988 | +4.2 |
| 17 | Wilhelm, Serge | 1923 | SUI | +42N | =3B | −15N | =21B | +39N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1912 | -0.2 |
| 18 | Brunold, Thomas | 1958 | SUI | +48N | =10B | −6N | =22B | +33N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2002 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Draxl, Juergen | 1898 | SUI | +47B | −7N | −8B | +28N | +32B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1898 | +0.8 |
| 20 | Buerge, Reto | 1846 | SUI | −2B | +44N | +41B | −11N | +38B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1901 | +6.6 |
| 21 | Roffler, Jakob | 1744 | SUI | −29B | +46N | =24B | =17N | +31B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1909 | +44.4 |
| 22 | Nold, Marco | 1857 | SUI | =26B | −28N | +45B | =18N | +30B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1902 | +9.6 |
| 23 | Wegelin, Reinhard | 1878 | SUI | +46B | −29N | −30B | +44N | +35B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1813 | -6.6 |
| 24 | Grass, Reto | 1871 | SUI | +50N | −14B | =21N | +26B | −9B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1658 | -30.4 |
| 25 | Joller, Hans | 1882 | SUI | +43N | −13N | +35B | −14B | =27N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1819 | -5.2 |
| 26 | Kessler, Moritz | 0 | SUI | =22N | −40B | +37N | −24N | +44B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1831 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Strahl, Jorin | 0 | SUI | −4B | −30N | +47B | +45N | =25B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1767 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Meyer, Noah Franziskus | 1827 | GER | =6N | +22B | −3N | −19B | =37N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1872 | +9.6 |
| 29 | Potterat, Marc | 1990 | SUI | +21N | +23B | −5N | −4B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1874 | -12.2 |
| 30 | Strebel, Beda | 1729 | SUI | −15N | +27B | +23N | −12B | −22N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1722 | -1.6 |
| 31 | Binggeli, Christian | 1883 | SUI | +49N | −5B | +39N | −13B | −21N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1753 | -17.0 |
| 32 | Shumilov, Ruslan | 1797 | SUI | −5N | +49B | +40N | −16B | −19N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1799 | -0.2 |
| 33 | Lenz, Boris | 1826 | SUI | −9B | +38N | −16N | +43B | −18B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1763 | -8.4 |
| 34 | Uso I Cubertorer, Lluis | 1829 | SUI | −10N | +48B | −11N | +42B | −15N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1825 | -2.2 |
| 35 | Wallner, Michael | 1752 | SUI | −14N | +50B | −25N | +40B | −23N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1718 | -3.2 |
| 36 | Thomi, Hansjoerg | 1816 | SUI | −7B | +47N | −9B | −38N | +46B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1714 | -13.6 |
| 37 | Campora, Christoph | 1828 | SUI | −1B | =45N | −26B | +48N | =28B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1850 | +1.2 |
| 38 | Roth, Daniel | 1679 | SUI | −12N | −33B | +50N | +36B | −20N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1664 | -1.6 |
| 39 | Britschgi, Carmen | 1768 | SUI | −13B | +43N | −31B | +41N | −17B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1702 | -8.8 |
| 40 | Butzerin, Georg Juerg | 1883 | SUI | −41B | +26N | −32B | −35N | +47B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1494 | -39.2 |
| 41 | Stoffel, Yves | 1539 | SUI | +40N | −6B | −20N | −39B | =42N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1670 | +24.4 |
| 42 | Adam, Peter | 1660 | SUI | −17B | −8N | +46B | −34N | =41B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1576 | -12.0 |
| 43 | Wilhelm, Marco | 1522 | SUI | −25B | −39B | +48N | −33N | =45B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1632 | +22.8 |
| 44 | Klainguti, Goeri | 1717 | SUI | −11B | −20B | +49N | −23B | −26N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 1626 | -9.6 |
| 45 | Saxer, Bruno | 1715 | SUI | −16N | =37B | −22N | −27B | =43N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1600 | -12.0 |
| 46 | Wipf, Armin | 1516 | SUI | −23N | −21B | −42N | +49B | −36N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1497 | -3.4 |
| 47 | Orsi, Graziano | 1658 | SUI | −19N | −36B | −27N | +50B | −40N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1066 | -14.2 |
| 48 | Laska, Heinz | 1712 | SUI | −18B | −34N | −43B | −37B | =49N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 1379 | -35.8 |
| 49 | Schuler, Agatha | 1588 | SUI | −31B | −32N | −44B | −46N | =48B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1359 | -22.8 |
| 50 | FIDE 1357328 | 0 | — | −24B | −35N | −38B | −47N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 940 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bangerter, EnaWCMSUI+66.43.5 pts · #7
- 2Roffler, JakobSUI+44.43.0 pts · #10
- 3Kondzic, BenSUI+38.64.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Butzerin, Georg JuergSUI-39.22.0 pts · #42
- 2Laska, HeinzSUI-35.80.5 pts · #48
- 3Grass, RetoSUI-30.42.5 pts · #46
Biggest upsets
- R1+344 Elo gap
- R3+190 Elo gap
- R4+168 Elo gap