Peng Li Min prevails at Jura Open 2025, C R G Krishna third

by Shahid Ahmed - 24/12/2025

GM Peng Li Min (SUI) scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win Jura Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Tom Decuigniere (FRA) scored 6/7 to secure second place. IM C R G Krishna edged past five other players on tie-breaks to finish sixth scoring 5.5/7. C R G's sole loss of the event was against the eventual champion, Peng in Round 6. The top three prizes were CHF 1200, 800 and 500 each. The three-day seven round Rating Open tournament was organized by Échiquier BruntrutainÉchiquier Bruntrutain at Espace Auguste-Viatte in Porrentruy, Switzerland from 28th to 30th November 2025. Unlike other events, the first three rounds were played in Rapid time control and the last four in Classical. Photo: Official site

A Rapid and Classical time control mix event

The tournament had a hybrid or mixed time control - first three rounds were played in Rapid format 20'+5" increment, the last four rounds were played in Classical format 90'+30". Tournaments having mixed time control is quite common in Norway. Are we going to see more mixed time control events in the future? Only time will tell.

Champion - GM Peng Li Min (SUI) 6.5/7 | Photo: Official site

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Tom Decuigniere (FRA) 6/7, 1st GM Peng Li Min (SUI) 6.5/7 and 3rd IM C R G Krishna 5.5/7 | Photo: Official site

IM C R G Krishna during one of his games | Photo: Official site

The tournament hall at Espace Auguste-Viatte in Porrentruy, Switzerland | Photo: Official site

A total of 114 players including a GM and three IMs took part from nine countries across the world. The three-day seven round Rating Open tournament was organized by Échiquier BruntrutainÉchiquier Bruntrutain at Espace Auguste-Viatte in Porrentruy, Switzerland from 28th to 30th November 2025. The time control of the event was 20 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move for the first three rounds and then 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment for the last four rounds.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	RtgN	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	1	GM	Peng, Li Min			SUI	2505	2528	6,5	29	26,25	0	10	8,4
2	3	IM	Decuigniere, Tom			FRA	2394	0	6	27,5	22,25	0	10	5,2
3	2	IM	Krishna, CRG			IND	2399	0	5,5	31,5	22	0	10	1
4	4	IM	Joie, Sébastien			SUI	2356	2386	5,5	30,5	22	0	10	4,4
5	7	FM	Rohrer, Christophe			SUI	2262	2295	5,5	28	20,25	0	20	2,8
6	14		Zargarov, Mikayel	U20		SUI	2093	2107	5,5	27	19,25	0	40	40,8
7	9	CM	Jiang, Brandon	U20		USA	2218	0	5,5	26	21	0	40	-16,8
8	11		Pahud, Cédric			SUI	2180	2182	5,5	25,5	19,25	0	20	-9,8
9	5	FM	Colmenares, Aurelio			SUI	2308	2303	5	30,5	18,75	0	10	1,8
10	40		Bonferroni, Thierry			SUI	1918	1967	5	30	19	0	20	44