SMM NLB 2026 round 3

Team SwissStandard

144 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 10 May 2026 in decentralised, Switzerland. 52 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2435, and top seed was Vadim Milov (🇨🇭 SUI, GM, 2576).

Aurelien Pomini (🇨🇭 SUI, FM, 2224) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Davide Arcuti (1.0) and Niklaus Giertz (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Marcel Fischer (2051) beat Afrim Fejzullahu (FM, 2209), a +158-point gap.

Location

🇨🇭decentralised, Switzerland

Dates

10 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇭GMVadim Milov2576

Avg top 10

2,435

Participants

144

Titled players · 52

GM×5

IM×9

FM×32

CM×5

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×96

🇩🇪Germany×17

🇫🇷France×13

🇮🇹Italy×4

🇦🇹Austria×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇲🇩Moldova×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAurelien Pomini
🇨🇭SUI·2224
1.0pts·2804perf+4.4
🥈
IMDavide Arcuti
🇨🇭SUI·2407
1.0pts·3042perf+2.8
🥉
FMNiklaus Giertz
🇨🇭SUI·2120
1.0pts·3005perf+12.4

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	FMPomini, Aurelien	🇨🇭SUI	2224	1.0	2004	2804	+4.4
2	IMArcuti, Davide	🇨🇭SUI	2407	1.0	2242	3042	+2.8
3	FMGiertz, Niklaus	🇨🇭SUI	2120	1.0	2205	3005	+12.4
4	Menzi, Jonas	🇨🇭SUI	2155	1.0	1973	2773	+5.2
5	Pfau, Matthias, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2083	1.0	1683	2483	+1.6
6	Gut, Lionel	🇨🇭SUI	2254	1.0	2338	3138	+24.8
7	Zollinger, Stefan	🇨🇭SUI	2187	1.0	2128	2928	+8.4
8	Muheim, Markus	🇨🇭SUI	2021	1.0	2012	2812	+9.8
9	FMLustenberger, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2135	1.0	2073	2873	+8.2
10	FMRohrer, Christophe	🇨🇭SUI	2274	1.0	2222	3022	+8.6
11	Mendoza, Mael	🇫🇷FRA	2206	1.0	2006	2806	+4.8
12	FMBurnier, David	🇨🇭SUI	2194	1.0	1808	2608	+1.8
13	Jacot, Laurent	🇨🇭SUI	2123	1.0	1723	2523	+1.6
14	Nied, Pascal	🇩🇪GER	2209	1.0	1809	2609	+1.6
15	GMMilov, Vadim	🇨🇭SUI	2576	1.0	2176	2976	+0.8
16	Schoenbaechler, Anselm	🇨🇭SUI	2021	1.0	2086	2886	+11.8
17	FMKappeler, Kaspar	🇨🇭SUI	2179	1.0	2106	2906	+8.0
18	Ogur, Nidal Hevi	🇹🇷TUR	1861	1.0	2016	2816	+14.2
19	Pirrello, Christian	🇮🇹ITA	2094	1.0	2146	2946	+11.4
20	CMShatil, Shir	🇨🇭SUI	2165	1.0	1864	2664	+3.0
21	FMAmmann, Philipp	🇨🇭SUI	2023	1.0	1984	2784	+9.0
22	Guyer, Marlon	🇨🇭SUI	2128	1.0	1899	2699	+8.4
23	IMCrut, Aurelien	🇫🇷FRA	2252	1.0	2195	2995	+4.2
24	FMStrauss, Juergen 311	🇨🇭SUI	2222	1.0	2222	3022	+10.0
25	Fischer, Marcel	🇨🇭SUI	2051	1.0	2209	3009	+14.2
26	Ribiere, Damien	🇫🇷FRA	2212	1.0	1812	2612	+1.6
27	FMArsenie, Cristian Marc	🇨🇭SUI	2300	1.0	2106	2906	+5.0
28	Meyer, Joerg-Dieter	🇨🇭SUI	1922	1.0	2056	2856	+13.6
29	Piacquadio, Riccardo Daniele	🇨🇭SUI	2070	1.0	1994	2794	+16.0
30	GMKunin, Vitaly	🇩🇪GER	2507	1.0	2152	2952	+1.1
31	FMRasch, Holger	🇩🇪GER	2225	1.0	2140	2940	+7.6
32	FMAeschbach, Philipp	🇨🇭SUI	2204	1.0	1828	2628	+1.8
33	Lou, Vincent	🇨🇭SUI	2191	1.0	2328	3128	+13.6
34	Rodriguez Garcia, Carlos 1996	🇪🇸ESP	2181	1.0	2201	3001	+10.6
35	Ballmer, Mirko	🇨🇭SUI	2041	1.0	1742	2542	+3.0
36	Broome, Jeremy	🇨🇭SUI	1872	1.0	1957	2757	+12.4
37	Neuberger, Guido	🇩🇪GER	2097	1.0	2086	2886	+9.6
38	Stoeckli, Peter	🇨🇭SUI	1907	0.5	2029	2029	+3.4
39	Reynolds, Anthony	🇫🇷FRA	2072	0.5	2020	2020	-1.4
40	Unternaehrer, Nicolas	🇨🇭SUI	1919	0.5	1907	1907	-0.4
41	Malli, Shiivesh Sunil	🇨🇭SUI	1991	0.5	1963	1963	-0.8
42	IMWirthensohn, Heinz	🇨🇭SUI	2237	0.5	2174	2174	-0.9
43	Brait, Wolfgang	🇨🇭SUI	1929	0.5	1989	1989	+1.6
44	Schmidbauer, Frank	🇨🇭SUI	2020	0.5	2076	2076	+1.6
45	GMCharnushevich, Aliaksei	🇫🇷FRA	2476	0.5	2272	2272	-2.6
46	Kamber, Adrian	🇨🇭SUI	1863	0.5	2012	2012	+4.0
47	Sermier, Alain	🇫🇷FRA	1963	0.5	1991	1991	+0.8
48	Deubelbeiss, Rene	🇨🇭SUI	1907	0.5	1919	1919	+0.4
49	Kovac, Lubomir	🇸🇰SVK	2191	0.5	2180	2180	-0.4
50	FMRappazzo, Johannes	🇨🇭SUI	2216	0.5	2195	2195	-0.6
51	Thaler, Anton	🇨🇭SUI	2085	0.5	2082	2082	0.0
52	FMAdler, Joel	🇨🇭SUI	2224	0.5	2244	2244	+0.6
53	GMGallagher, Joseph G.	🇨🇭SUI	2385	0.5	2279	2279	-1.4
54	Liebhart, Marcel	🇩🇪GER	2029	0.5	1907	1907	-3.4
55	Rivaud, Christophe	🇨🇭SUI	1937	0.5	2077	2077	+3.8
56	IMWeindl, Alfred	🇩🇪GER	2307	0.5	2086	2086	-2.8
57	Baeumer, Lars, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2180	0.5	2191	2191	+0.4
58	Salzgeber, Frank	🇨🇭SUI	2078	0.5	2036	2036	-1.2
59	Herzog, Martin	🇨🇭SUI	1998	0.5	2076	2076	+2.2
60	FMSchwaegli, Bruno	🇨🇭SUI	2244	0.5	2224	2224	-0.6
61	IMClaverie, Christophe	🇫🇷FRA	2272	0.5	2476	2476	+5.2
62	Palairet, Alexander	🇨🇭SUI	2012	0.5	1863	1863	-8.0
63	FMPodetti, Davide	🇮🇹ITA	2258	0.5	2232	2232	-0.8
64	Simon, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2036	0.5	1975	1975	-1.6
65	Le Blevec, Yelisey	🇫🇷FRA	2043	0.5	2059	2059	+0.8
66	Reist, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2020	0.5	2072	2072	+1.4
67	Udipi, Kala Kishan	🇨🇭SUI	2080	0.5	2143	2143	+3.6
68	Gerber, Renaud	🇨🇭SUI	1989	0.5	1929	1929	-1.6
69	Willi, Patrik	🇨🇭SUI	2075	0.5	2045	2045	-0.8
70	Boschetti, Claudio	🇨🇭SUI	2042	0.5	2067	2067	+0.6
71	Haas, Carmi	🇨🇭SUI	2062	0.5	2086	2086	+0.6
72	Schmahl, Stephan	🇨🇭SUI	1975	0.5	2036	2036	+1.6
73	FMKostov, Deyan Samuil	🇧🇬BUL	2320	0.5	2235	2235	-2.4
74	Raeber, Markus	🇨🇭SUI	2195	0.5	2216	2216	+0.6
75	FMSutter, Oliver	🇨🇭SUI	2299	0.5	2288	2288	-0.2
76	FMLi, Dominique	🇲🇨MNC	2288	0.5	2292	2292	+0.2
77	Guex, Pascal	🇨🇭SUI	2158	0.5	2162	2162	+0.2
78	FMMannhart, Marcel	🇱🇮LIE	2045	0.5	2075	2075	+0.8
79	Sakaridis, Emmanouil	🇬🇷GRE	2086	0.5	2307	2307	+5.6
80	CMZhou, Syang	🇩🇪GER	2239	0.5	2490	2490	+6.2
81	Breyer, Philippe	🇨🇭SUI	2089	0.5	2197	2197	+6.0
82	El-Mais, Ibaa	🇨🇭SUI	2174	0.5	2237	2237	+1.8
83	Lapiccirella, Daniele	🇮🇹ITA	2143	0.5	2080	2080	-1.8
84	Reinhardt, Bernd	🇩🇪GER	2076	0.5	2020	2020	-1.6
85	Turkmani, Julian	🇨🇭SUI	2077	0.5	1937	1937	-3.8
86	FMBorner, Daniel	🇨🇭SUI	2059	0.5	2043	2043	-0.4
87	Schild, Christophe	🇨🇭SUI	2036	0.5	2078	2078	+1.2
88	Schwierskott, Marc, Dr.	🇩🇪GER	2137	0.5	2030	2030	-3.0
89	IMKlauser, Markus	🇨🇭SUI	2292	0.5	2288	2288	-0.1
90	Leutwyler, Martin	🇨🇭SUI	2086	0.5	2062	2062	-0.6
91	IMGschnitzer, Adrian	🇩🇪GER	2436	0.5	2406	2406	-0.4
92	FMRueetschi, Urs	🇨🇭SUI	2288	0.5	2299	2299	+0.4
93	FMWyss, Thomas	🇨🇭SUI	2232	0.5	2258	2258	+0.8
94	Brandis, Benjamin	🇨🇭SUI	2082	0.5	2085	2085	0.0
95	Heerd, Thomas	🇩🇪GER	2076	0.5	1998	1998	-2.2
96	Chiriac, Daniel	🇲🇩MDA	2071	0.5	2202	2202	+3.6
97	Kambor, Joachim	🇨🇭SUI	2067	0.5	2042	2042	-0.6
98	FMShatil, Or	🇨🇭SUI	2235	0.5	2320	2320	+2.4
99	CMTureshbayev, Anuar	🇮🇪IRL	2245	0.5	2248	2248	0.0
100	Wenger, Lucas	🇨🇭SUI	2030	0.5	2137	2137	+3.0
101	FMGut, Raphael	🇨🇭SUI	2248	0.5	2245	2245	0.0
102	FMSchiendorfer, Emanuel	🇨🇭SUI	2406	0.5	2436	2436	+0.4
103	FMZujev, Oleg	🇱🇹LTU	2197	0.5	2089	2089	-3.0
104	CMHolzhauer, Bjoern	🇩🇪GER	2162	0.5	2158	2158	-0.2
105	Schweizer, Simon	🇯🇵JPN	2202	0.5	2071	2071	-3.6
106	FMCremer, Kevin	🇨🇭SUI	2279	0.5	2385	2385	+2.8
107	GMKhenkin, Igor	🇩🇪GER	2490	0.5	2239	2239	-3.1
108	CMFernandes Barbosa Dos Santos, Gabriel	🇨🇭SUI	2205	0.0	2120	1320	-12.4
109	Lepot, Simon	🇫🇷FRA	2201	0.0	2181	1381	-10.6
110	Ronce, Nathan	🇫🇷FRA	2242	0.0	2407	1607	-5.6
111	IMHabibi, Ali	🇩🇪GER	2106	0.0	2300	1500	-2.5
112	IMNovkovic, Milan	🇦🇹AUT	2328	0.0	2191	1391	-6.8
113	Marmy, Milo	🇨🇭SUI	1957	0.0	1872	1072	-24.8
114	Breyer, Thierry	🇨🇭SUI	2146	0.0	2094	1294	-22.8
115	Kassighian, Mikael	🇫🇷FRA	1808	0.0	2194	1394	-1.8
116	FMFejzullahu, Afrim	KOS	2209	0.0	2051	1251	-14.2
117	Andrist, Pascal	🇨🇭SUI	2056	0.0	1922	1122	-13.6
118	Senn, Roland	🇨🇭SUI	2006	0.0	2206	1406	-4.8
119	Daghe Pierre	🇨🇭SUI	1864	0.0	2165	1365	-6.0
120	Pfaltz, Maximilian	🇨🇭SUI	2086	0.0	2097	1297	-19.2
121	Gafner, Lancelot	🇨🇭SUI	1984	0.0	2023	1223	-18.0
122	WFMRichard, Emma	🇫🇷FRA	2106	0.0	2179	1379	-8.0
123	Weigand, Hans-Christian	🇩🇪GER	2086	0.0	2021	1221	-11.8
124	FMAtlas, Dmitry	🇦🇹AUT	2128	0.0	2187	1387	-8.4
125	Henchoz, Silas	🇨🇭SUI	1737	0.0	2137	1337	-1.6
126	Christen, Mathis	🇨🇭SUI	1723	0.0	2123	1323	-3.2
127	FMGeorges, Sacha	🇨🇭SUI	2222	0.0	2222	1422	-10.0
128	Lu, Hanqi	🇨🇭SUI	2004	0.0	2224	1424	-4.4
129	Rodriguez Jimenez, Gabriel	🇨🇭SUI	1809	0.0	2209	1409	-3.2
130	Wiesinger, Martin	🇨🇭SUI	1899	0.0	2128	1328	-4.2
131	Meier, Anton	🇨🇭SUI	1828	0.0	2204	1404	-1.8
132	Buergi, Oswald	🇨🇭SUI	1973	0.0	2155	1355	-5.2
133	Hug, Andreas	🇨🇭SUI	1742	0.0	2041	1241	-6.0
134	Neuschild, Marius	🇨🇭SUI	2016	0.0	1861	1061	-28.4
135	Pellicoro, Nathalie	🇨🇭SUI	2012	0.0	2021	1221	-9.8
136	FMPrunescu, Claudiu	🇨🇭SUI	2195	0.0	2252	1452	-8.4
137	FMViennot, Dylan	🇫🇷FRA	2338	0.0	2254	1454	-12.4
138	Malli, Suvirr	🇨🇭SUI	2140	0.0	2225	1425	-15.2
139	Schnell, Simon	🇨🇭SUI	2222	0.0	2274	1474	-8.6
140	Oestmann, Lukas	🇨🇭SUI	1994	0.0	2070	1270	-8.0
141	Drechsler, Christoph	🇨🇭SUI	2073	0.0	2135	1335	-8.2
142	Geiser, Laurent	🇨🇭SUI	2136	0.0	2536	1736	-1.6
143	Mazzeo, Luigi	🇨🇭SUI	1640	0.0	2040	1240	-3.2
144	Passoni, Carlo Daniele	🇮🇹ITA	2152	0.0	2507	1707	-2.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gut, LionelSUI
+24.8
1.0 pts · #6
2Piacquadio, Riccardo DanieleSUI
+16.0
1.0 pts · #29
3Fischer, MarcelSUI
+14.2
1.0 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Neuschild, MariusSUI
-28.4
0.0 pts · #134
2Marmy, MiloSUI
-24.8
0.0 pts · #113
3Breyer, ThierrySUI
-22.8
0.0 pts · #114

Biggest upsets

R1+158 Elo gap
Fischer, Marcel2051 beat FMFejzullahu, Afrim2209
R1+155 Elo gap
Ogur, Nidal Hevi1861 beat Neuschild, Marius2016
R1+137 Elo gap
Lou, Vincent2191 beat IMNovkovic, Milan2328