9eme Festival de l'EFE Metz - Tournoi A
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Metz, France. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2157, and top seed was Vitalii Hryshko (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2300).
Vitalii Hryshko (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2300) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Juan Antonio Villar Reymundo (4.5) and Pierre Chofardet (4.0). Hryshko shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Pierre Chofardet (2040) beat Alban Delorme (FM, 2276), a +236-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Vitalii Hryshko led from R8; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Vitalii Hryshko takes the sole lead (5.5/8).
FM Vitalii Hryshko beat Juan Antonio Villar Reymundo (Black).
FM Vitalii Hryshko won 4 in a row (R5–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVitalii Hryshko | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Juan Antonio Villar Reymundo | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3FMAlban Delorme | ½ | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Pierre Chofardet | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hryshko, VitaliiFM | 2300 | UKR | F | +8N | F | =3N | +7B | +5N | +6B | +2N | =4B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 19.00 | 2440 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio | 2138 | PER | +8B | =9N | +3B | =7N | =5B | −6N | +4B | −1B | F | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 2202 | +14.4 |
| 3 | Chofardet, Pierre | 2040 | FRA | −5N | +6B | −2N | =1B | F | +8B | F | +4N | =7B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 2218 | +34.9 |
| 4 | Delorme, AlbanFM | 2276 | FRA | +7N | F | =5N | +8B | +6N | F | −2N | −3B | =1N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 11.75 | 2184 | -16.2 |
| 5 | Baltzer, Yoan | 2137 | FRA | +3B | =7N | =4B | =6B | =2N | −1B | F | =8B | F | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.75 | 2154 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Plard, Axel | 2090 | LUX | =9B | −3N | +7B | =5N | −4B | +2B | −1N | F | −8N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.75 | 2078 | -6.3 |
| 7 | Wiley, Tom EFM | 2131 | ENG | −4B | =5B | −6N | =2B | −1N | F | =8N | F | =3N | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1997 | -25.8 |
| 8 | Barberis, Valentin | 2103 | FRA | −2N | −1B | F | −4N | F | −3N | =7B | =5N | +6B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.75 | 2001 | -19.8 |
| 9 | Muller, Etienne | 2197 | FRA | =6N | =2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 3.75 | 2114 | -4.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chofardet, PierreFRA+34.94.0 pts · #4
- 2Hryshko, VitaliiFMUKR+19.66.0 pts · #1
- 3Villar Reymundo, Juan AntonioPER+14.44.5 pts · #2
- 1Wiley, Tom EFMENG-25.82.0 pts · #7
- 2Barberis, ValentinFRA-19.82.0 pts · #8
- 3Delorme, AlbanFMFRA-16.24.0 pts · #3
- R8+236 Elo gap
- R7+138 Elo gap