SJEM U14 Final
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1970, and top seed was Jan Saminskij (🇨🇭 SUI, 2162).
Jan Saminskij (🇨🇭 SUI, 2162) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dimitri Aeschbacher (5.5) and Alexander Palairet (4.5). Saminskij won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ieremia Hottinger (1626) beat Yehor Kutonov (1847), a +221-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJan Saminskij led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Jan Saminskij held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
Jan Saminskij lost to Dimitri Aeschbacher (Black).
Jan Saminskij 4 wins (R1–R4)Dimitri Aeschbacher 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan Saminskij | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Dimitri Aeschbacher | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Roman Tkhoruk | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Alexander Palairet | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saminskij, Jan | 2162 | SUI | +8N | +7B | +3N | +10B | −2N | +4B | +5N | 6.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 23.00 | 2276 | +31.6 |
| 2 | Aeschbacher, Dimitri | 2101 | SUI | +6B | −10N | +12B | +8N | +1B | =3N | +7B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 22.25 | 2189 | +28.8 |
| 3 | Palairet, Alexander | 2012 | SUI | +9N | +5B | −1B | +11N | +10N | =2B | −4N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 16.25 | 2074 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Tkhoruk, Roman | 1993 | SUI | +11B | =12N | −10B | +6N | +7B | −1N | +3B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 2054 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Candelier, Lucas | 1885 | SUI | +14B | −3N | −11B | +9N | +8B | +10N | −1B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 1957 | +27.2 |
| 6 | Khamraev, Mykyta | 1871 | SUI | −2N | +13B | =7N | −4B | =12B | +16N | +10B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1961 | +34.4 |
| 7 | Kumar, Shreyank | 1908 | SUI | +16B | −1N | =6B | +12N | −4N | +14B | −2N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 8.50 | 1911 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Shevchenko, Daniil | 1881 | UKR | −1B | +16N | +14B | −2B | −5N | +15B | =9N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.75 | 1863 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Kutonov, Yehor | 1847 | SUI | −3B | −14N | +16B | −5B | +15N | +11N | =8B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1808 | -14.0 |
| 10 | Domschke, Mischa | 1987 | SUI | +13N | +2B | +4N | −1N | −3B | −5B | −6N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 13.00 | 1919 | -26.4 |
| 11 | Chockalingam, Vishak | 1831 | SUI | −4N | +15B | +5N | −3B | =14N | −9B | =13N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1781 | -20.0 |
| 12 | Phung, Felix | 1895 | SUI | +15N | =4B | −2N | −7B | =6N | −13N | +16B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1815 | -31.2 |
| 13 | Tamburrano, Andres | 1761 | SUI | −10B | −6N | =15B | −14N | +16N | +12B | =11B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1755 | -4.0 |
| 14 | Hottinger, Ieremia | 1626 | SUI | −5N | +9B | −8N | +13B | =11B | −7N | −15N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1727 | +31.2 |
| 15 | Adashevskyi, Dmytro | 1691 | SUI | −12B | −11N | =13N | −16B | −9B | −8N | +14B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1566 | -40.8 |
| 16 | Gong, Yansheng | 1731 | SUI | −7N | −8B | −9N | +15N | −13B | −6B | −12N | 1.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 1.50 | 1527 | -60.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Khamraev, MykytaSUI+34.44.0 pts · #6
- 2Saminskij, JanSUI+31.66.0 pts · #1
- 3Hottinger, IeremiaSUI+31.22.5 pts · #14
- 1Gong, YanshengSUI-60.81.0 pts · #16
- 2Adashevskyi, DmytroSUI-40.81.5 pts · #15
- 3Phung, FelixSUI-31.23.0 pts · #12
- R2+221 Elo gap
- R4+135 Elo gap
- R6+134 Elo gap