9eme Festival de l'EFE Metz - Tournoi B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Metz, France. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2002, and top seed was Geoffroy Zienkiewicz (🇫🇷 FRA, 2068).
Ming Sheng (🇩🇪 GER, 2031) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Valentin Bornhofen (7.0) and Geoffroy Zienkiewicz (6.5). Sheng shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMing Sheng led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Valentin Bornhofen takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Ming Sheng drew with Valentin Bornhofen (White).
Ming Sheng 4 wins (R6–R9)Valentin Bornhofen 5 wins (R3–R7)Geoffroy Zienkiewicz 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ming Sheng | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Valentin Bornhofen | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Geoffroy Zienkiewicz | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Hadrien Vallet | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheng, Ming | 2031 | GER | +10N | =2B | =3N | +5B | =7N | +4N | +6B | +9N | +8B | 7.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 29.00 | 2272 | +103.2 |
| 2 | Bornhofen, Valentin | 2011 | FRA | =7B | =1N | +6B | +9N | +8B | +10N | +4B | =3B | =5N | 7.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 27.00 | 2221 | +71.7 |
| 3 | Zienkiewicz, Geoffroy | 2068 | FRA | +5B | =7N | =1B | =6N | +9B | +8N | +10B | =2N | =4B | 6.5 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 25.25 | 2161 | +21.8 |
| 4 | Vallet, Hadrien | 2039 | FRA | +9N | =5B | −8N | =7B | +10N | −1B | −2N | +6B | =3N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 15.25 | 1998 | -13.0 |
| 5 | Maass, Walter | 1985 | GER | −3N | =4N | +7B | −1N | =6B | −9N | +8B | +10N | =2B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 15.25 | 2004 | +5.0 |
| 6 | Sur Cortier, Colin | 1946 | FRA | =8N | +10B | −2N | =3B | =5N | +7B | −1N | −4N | =9B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 13.00 | 1965 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Briquet, Jean-Pierre | 1982 | FRA | =2N | =3B | −5N | =4N | =1B | −6N | −9B | =8N | +10B | 3.5 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 15.00 | 1924 | -14.4 |
| 8 | Esmer, Kemal Eymen | 2006 | LUX | =6B | +9N | +4B | =10B | −2N | −3B | −5N | =7B | −1N | 3.5 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 12.00 | 1922 | -36.1 |
| 9 | Briquet, Tom | 1996 | FRA | −4B | −8B | +10N | −2B | −3N | +5B | +7N | −1B | =6N | 3.5 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 10.50 | 1923 | -36.8 |
| 10 | Lucidarme, Damien | 1957 | FRA | −1B | −6N | −9B | =8N | −4B | −2B | −3N | −5B | −7N | 0.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 1.75 | 1563 | -68.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sheng, MingGER+103.27.5 pts · #1
- 2Bornhofen, ValentinFRA+71.77.0 pts · #2
- 3Zienkiewicz, GeoffroyFRA+21.86.5 pts · #3
- 1Lucidarme, DamienFRA-68.00.5 pts · #10
- 2Briquet, TomFRA-36.83.5 pts · #9
- 3Esmer, Kemal EymenLUX-36.13.5 pts · #7