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9eme Festival de l'EFE Metz - Tournoi A

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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.

Location
🇫🇷Metz, France
Dates
23 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇦FMVitalii Hryshko2300
Avg top 10
2,157
Participants
9
Titled players · 3
FM×3
Federations · 5 represented
🇫🇷France×5
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Vitalii Hryshko led from R8; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Hryshko takes lead
R8 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jul

FM Vitalii Hryshko takes the sole lead (5.5/8).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Vitalii Hryshko beat Juan Antonio Villar Reymundo (Black).

R5–R8 · WIN STREAK

FM Vitalii Hryshko won 4 in a row (R5–R8).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Hryshko, VitaliiFM2300UKRF+8NF=3N+7B+5N+6B+2N=4B6.024.024.019.002440+19.6
2Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio2138PER+8B=9N+3B=7N=5B6N+4B1BF4.525.525.513.252202+14.4
3Chofardet, Pierre2040FRA5N+6B2N=1BF+8BF+4N=7B4.026.026.013.002218+34.9
4Delorme, AlbanFM2276FRA+7NF=5N+8B+6NF2N3B=1N4.026.026.011.752184-16.2
5Baltzer, Yoan2137FRA+3B=7N=4B=6B=2N1BF=8BF3.526.526.511.752154+6.0
6Plard, Axel2090LUX=9B3N+7B=5N4B+2B1NF8N3.027.027.08.752078-6.3
7Wiley, Tom EFM2131ENG4B=5B6N=2B1NF=8NF=3N2.028.028.07.001997-25.8
8Barberis, Valentin2103FRA2N1BF4NF3N=7B=5N+6B2.028.028.05.752001-19.8
9Muller, Etienne2197FRA=6N=2BFFFFFFF1.029.029.03.752114-4.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets