SJEM U16 Final
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2110, and top seed was Colin Federer (🇨🇭 SUI, FM, 2372).
Ziad Kanana (🇨🇭 SUI, 2116) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Colin Federer (5.0) and Mihaly Koehalmi-Szabo (5.0). Kanana won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ziad Kanana (2116) beat Colin Federer (FM, 2372), a +256-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland
Dates
22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsZiad Kanana led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R7 · LEAD HELD
Ziad Kanana never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ziad Kanana beat FM Colin Federer (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Ziad Kanana won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ziad Kanana | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMColin Federer | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Mihaly Koehalmi-Szabo | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Emanuel Angelovski | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanana, Ziad | 2116 | SUI | +6N | +5B | +3N | +4B | +2N | =8B | +7N | 6.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 27.75 | 2520 | +112.8 |
| 2 | Federer, ColinFM | 2372 | SUI | +9N | =4B | +12N | +7B | −1B | =3N | +8N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.75 | 2227 | -18.2 |
| 3 | Koehalmi-Szabo, Mihaly | 2226 | SUI | +14B | =10N | −1B | +11N | +9B | =2B | +5N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.75 | 2259 | +14.8 |
| 4 | Angelovski, Emanuel | 2111 | SUI | +8B | =2N | +10B | −1N | −7B | +11N | +9N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.00 | 2195 | +32.4 |
| 5 | Pellegrini, Noah | 2077 | SUI | +15B | −1N | +11B | =9N | +10B | =7N | −3B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 11.50 | 2110 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Navarini, Vincent | 1921 | SUI | −1B | +13N | −7N | −8B | +15N | +12B | +14B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1982 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Bucher, Dominic | 2060 | SUI | +13B | −11N | +6B | −2N | +4N | =5B | −1B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.00 | 2068 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Ingielewicz, Tomasz | 1919 | SUI | −4N | +16B | −9N | +6N | +14B | =1N | −2B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 2042 | +40.8 |
| 9 | Jordan, Theodor | 2029 | SUI | −2B | +15N | +8B | =5B | −3N | +10N | −4B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 2090 | +19.6 |
| 10 | Pfaltz, Maximilian | 2086 | SUI | +16N | =3B | −4N | +12B | −5N | −9B | +13B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1990 | -32.8 |
| 11 | Piacquadio, Riccardo Daniele | 2070 | SUI | =12N | +7B | −5N | −3B | =13N | −4B | +16N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1944 | -45.2 |
| 12 | Pinelli, Gian | 1835 | SUI | =11B | +14N | −2B | −10N | =16B | −6N | =15B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1890 | +12.4 |
| 13 | Gireada, Lucas | 1806 | SUI | −7N | −6B | +16N | =14N | =11B | =15B | −10N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1865 | +16.8 |
| 14 | Akinkhov, Mikhail | 1955 | SUI | −3N | −12B | +15N | =13B | −8N | =16B | −6N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1754 | -77.6 |
| 15 | Niederberger, Lenny | 1836 | SUI | −5N | −9B | −14B | =16N | −6B | =13N | =12N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 3.25 | 1694 | -48.0 |
| 16 | Bernal Santos, Idel Alejandro | 1844 | SUI | −10B | −8N | −13B | =15B | =12N | =14N | −11B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1700 | -49.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kanana, ZiadSUI+112.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Ingielewicz, TomaszSUI+40.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Angelovski, EmanuelSUI+32.44.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Akinkhov, MikhailSUI-77.62.0 pts · #14
- 2Bernal Santos, Idel AlejandroSUI-49.21.5 pts · #16
- 3Niederberger, LennySUI-48.01.5 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R5+256 Elo gap
- R2+120 Elo gap
- R3+110 Elo gap