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Bundesturnier Sen-1

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25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Basel, Switzerland. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2025, and top seed was Roland Levrand (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ SUI, 2120).

Roland Levrand (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ SUI, 2120) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Philipp Ammann (4.0) and Robert Luginbuehl (4.0). Levrand won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Joaquin Perez (1695) beat Frank Weidt (1964), a +269-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­Basel, Switzerland
Dates
14 May 2026 β†’ 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­Roland Levrand2120
Avg top 10
2,025
Participants
25
Titled players Β· 3
IMΓ—1
FMΓ—2
Federations Β· 3 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SwitzerlandΓ—22
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—2
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
11
4
1
2
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Ammann4Levrand4Luginbuehl4Terraz3.5Bellmann3.5Tchenash3
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.0/5. Levrand takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

FM Philipp Ammann beat Roland Levrand (White).

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

Roland Levrand won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMPhilipp Ammann*
1
Β½
β€”
2Roland Levrand
0
*β€”β€”
3Robert Luginbuehl
Β½
β€”*β€”
4Christian Terrazβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Levrand, Roland2120SUI+15B+6N+4Bβˆ’2N+9B4.013.516.012.002203+9.4
2Ammann, PhilippFM2023SUI+23B+13N=16B+1B=3N4.012.513.510.502148+16.0
3Luginbuehl, Robert2019SUI+20B+19N=11B+16N=2B4.010.011.58.252070+7.0
4Bellmann, Rambert2020SUI+24N+12Bβˆ’1N+10B=7N3.512.513.07.502097+11.0
5Terraz, Christian2041SUIβˆ’12N=8N+24B+22B+13N3.59.510.06.002018-1.0
6Brait, Wolfgang1929SUI+21Nβˆ’1B+12N=7B=8B3.012.514.07.002036+14.6
7Adzic, SlobodanFM2046SUI+14B=11N=8B=6N=4B3.012.014.58.502028-1.8
8Habibi, AliIM2106GER=17N=5B=7N+19B=6N3.011.513.07.251991-6.3
9Tchenash, Alexej1978UKRβˆ’19N+17B+14N+11Bβˆ’1N3.011.012.57.001957-2.0
10Weidt, Frank1964SUI+18Bβˆ’16N+23Bβˆ’4N+17B3.09.510.55.001893-6.0
11Dorand, Jean-Pierre1903SUI+22B=7B=3Nβˆ’9N=16B2.512.013.56.001893-1.0
12Fankhauser, Martin1822SUI+5Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’6B=20N+21B2.511.513.05.751900+20.0
13Joller, Hans1882SUI+25Nβˆ’2B=19B+18Nβˆ’5B2.511.011.02.751854-3.8
14Bohrer, Ruth1823SUIβˆ’7N+21Bβˆ’9B+15N=18B2.510.512.05.001870+6.0
15Arocha, Carlos1863SUIβˆ’1N+20B=22Nβˆ’14B+19N2.59.511.03.751840-3.8
16Perez, Joaquin1695SUIF+10B=2Nβˆ’3B=11N2.013.513.56.251973+52.8
17Hecht, Uwe1833GER=8Bβˆ’9N=18B+25Nβˆ’10N2.011.011.02.501826-2.4
18Willimann, Philipp1733SUIβˆ’10N+24B=17Nβˆ’13B=14N2.010.010.52.751786+6.6
19Blickle, Michael1748SUI+9Bβˆ’3B=13Nβˆ’8Nβˆ’15B1.512.515.04.251821+14.4
20Kessler, Meinrad1782SUIβˆ’3Nβˆ’15N=21B=12B=24N1.510.511.02.251699-11.6
21Pantillon, Patrick Andre1728SUIβˆ’6Bβˆ’14N=20N+23Bβˆ’12N1.59.510.51.751687-5.4
22Hauswirth, Rudolf1727SUIβˆ’11NF=15Bβˆ’5N+25B1.58.58.51.251796+5.4
23Meier, Maurus1822SUIβˆ’2N+25Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’21NF1.08.58.50.001663-33.2
24Haag, Rolf1807SUIβˆ’4Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’5NF=20B0.510.510.50.751572-21.4
25Achermann, Josef1726SUIβˆ’13Bβˆ’23NFβˆ’17Bβˆ’22N0.07.07.00.001016-60.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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Biggest upsets
Bundesturnier Sen-1 (2026) β€” Basel, Switzerland | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats