Davos Festival General Open2026
SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2201, and top seed was Matvey Galchenko ( FID, IM, 2435).
Matvey Galchenko ( FID, IM, 2435) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Terrence Tang (4.0) and Alexander Belezky (3.5). Galchenko won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vivan Varghese (1674) beat Michal Kaczmarek (1949), a +275-point gap.
Location
🇨🇭Davos, Switzerland
Dates
12 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×19
🇩🇪Germany×5
🇭🇷Croatia×2
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Matvey Galchenko led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Matvey Galchenko held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
IM Matvey Galchenko went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galchenko, MatveyIM | 2435 | FID | +18B | +8N | =3B | +5N | +10B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2545 | +5.0 |
| 2 | Tang, TerrenceCM | 2130 | AUS | +27B | =16N | +33B | =3N | +9B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 2214 | +13.0 |
| 3 | Belezky, AlexanderIM | 2327 | GER | +12N | +14B | =1N | =2B | =4N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 12.00 | 2283 | -0.8 |
| 4 | Python, Noe | 2193 | SUI | +23B | +11N | −5B | +7N | =3B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 2180 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Gontsul, Artem | 2151 | UKR | =17N | +24B | +4N | −1B | +16N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 2176 | +6.6 |
| 6 | Cernov, HenrikFM | 2236 | GER | +19N | +20B | F | =9N | +12B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.50 | 2287 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Romanovskyi, Ivan | 1900 | SUI | −10N | +15B | +14N | −4B | +22N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 2037 | +33.2 |
| 8 | Kiese, Matthias, Prof. Dr.CM | 2104 | GER | +22B | −1B | =19N | +27N | =11B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 2010 | -9.2 |
| 9 | Neuberger, Guido | 2107 | GER | =29N | +25B | +17N | =6B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 2001 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Cernov, VadimIM | 2279 | ROU | +7B | +21N | F | +16B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 2249 | +0.4 |
| 11 | Palka, Dominika Katarzyna | 1941 | CZE | +26N | −4B | =28N | +17B | =8N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1930 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Portmann, Daniel | 1907 | SUI | −3B | +31N | +22B | +21N | −6N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2042 | +15.8 |
| 13 | Boschetti, Claudio | 2047 | SUI | +15N | F | −16B | +19B | +24N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.50 | 1990 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Arquint, Andri | 1986 | SUI | +31B | −3N | −7B | +30N | +23B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1935 | -4.6 |
| 15 | Varghese, Vivan | 1674 | SUI | −13B | −7N | +32B | +34N | +21B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1882 | +50.4 |
| 16 | Yarzagaray, Antonio | 1939 | SUI | +30B | =2B | +13N | −10N | −5B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 2029 | +12.6 |
| 17 | Betsche, Tim | 1816 | SUI | =5B | +34N | −9B | −11N | +29B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1919 | +23.6 |
| 18 | Trubini, Timon | 1932 | SUI | −1N | =29B | +25N | −24B | +28N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1827 | -29.2 |
| 19 | Lanois, Herve | 1840 | SUI | −6B | +32N | =8B | −13N | +33B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1872 | +4.6 |
| 20 | Loberti, Tommaso | 1949 | ITA | +32B | −6N | =27B | +33N | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1871 | -9.6 |
| 21 | Kaczmarek, Michal | 1949 | POL | +28N | −10B | +29N | −12B | −15N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1779 | -22.4 |
| 22 | Schneider, Eliana Maylen | 1695 | SUI | −8N | +30B | −12N | +28B | −7B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1727 | +2.8 |
| 23 | Cardoso Rodrigues, Michael | 1836 | SUI | −4N | −28B | +26N | +29B | −14N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1743 | -13.2 |
| 24 | Planinic, Lucija | 1736 | CRO | F | −5N | +34B | +18N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1939 | +18.0 |
| 25 | Mestrovic, Marko | 1671 | CRO | F | −9N | −18B | +31N | +27B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1859 | +17.2 |
| 26 | Boric, Danijel | 1503 | SRB | −11B | −27N | −23B | +32N | +30B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1624 | +23.2 |
| 27 | Baisse, Rose | 1768 | SUI | −2N | +26B | =20N | −8B | −25N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1722 | -17.2 |
| 28 | Khusainau, Dzmitry | 1637 | SUI | −21B | +23N | =11B | −22N | −18B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1722 | +16.4 |
| 29 | Ulmann, Olivier | 1758 | SUI | =9B | =18N | −21B | −23N | −17N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1688 | -8.8 |
| 30 | Capitanio, Giulio | 1458 | SUI | −16N | −22N | +31B | −14B | −26N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1476 | -0.6 |
| 31 | Troeger, Hans | 1665 | GER | −14N | −12B | −30N | −25B | +32N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1467 | -51.6 |
| 32 | Maurer, Jasmin | 1515 | SUI | −20N | −19B | −15N | −26B | −31B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 919 | -26.4 |
| 33 | Tuor, Elena | 1460 | SUI | F | F | −2N | −20B | −19N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1053 | -5.0 |
| 34 | Bratosin, Vicentiu | 1640 | SUI | F | −17B | −24N | −15B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 942 | -21.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varghese, VivanSUI+50.43.0 pts · #7
- 2Romanovskyi, IvanSUI+33.23.0 pts · #10
- 3Betsche, TimSUI+23.62.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Troeger, HansGER-51.61.0 pts · #29
- 2Trubini, TimonSUI-29.22.5 pts · #20
- 3Maurer, JasminSUI-26.40.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R5+275 Elo gap
- R3+207 Elo gap
- R2+199 Elo gap