Tournoi ferme Chess in Lyon juin 2025 Poule C
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Lyon, France. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1915, and top seed was Sidaty El Ghassem (🇲🇷 MTN, 1948).
Jeroen Struben (🇨🇦 CAN, 1886) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Alexis Orhan (5.0) and Sidaty El Ghassem (4.5). Struben took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇫🇷Lyon, France
Dates
20 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×6
🇲🇷Mauritania×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Orhan pulled away in R6.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE21 Jun
Jeroen Struben takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Alexis Orhan lost to Jeroen Struben (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Alexis Orhan 4 wins (R2–R5)Sidaty El Ghassem 4 wins (R4–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇨🇦Struben, Jeroen | 1886 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.00 | 22.0 | +36.4 | 2077 |
| 1 | 🇫🇷Orhan, Alexis | 1918 | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 12.50 | 22.0 | +38.4 | 2181 |
| 3 | 🇲🇷Sidaty El Ghassem | 1948 | 1 | — | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 13.00 | 22.5 | +23.2 | 2101 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Sagnard, Emil | 1930 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.50 | 23.5 | -6.8 | 1912 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Caer, Remy | 1918 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.50 | 23.5 | -0.8 | 1914 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Sahakyan, Karen | 1897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.00 | 25.0 | -26.2 | 1759 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Caffenne, Philippe | 1891 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 5.00 | 25.0 | -24.8 | 1760 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Gong, Alex | 1929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 3.00 | 25.5 | -85.6 | 1683 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Orhan, AlexisFRA+38.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Struben, JeroenCAN+36.45.0 pts · #2
- 3Sidaty El GhassemMTN+23.24.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Gong, AlexFRA-85.61.5 pts · #8
- 2Sahakyan, KarenFRA-26.22.0 pts · #7
- 3Caffenne, PhilippeFRA-24.82.0 pts · #6