9eme Festival de l'EFE Metz - Tournoi C
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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 1878, and top seed was Kotada Al Jarad (🇩🇪 GER, 1933).
Benoit Valentin (🇫🇷 FRA, 1889) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Ward Wambecq (5.5) and Maxime Taupiac (5.5). Valentin took the lead from round 4.
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
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×8
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBenoit Valentin led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jul
Benoit Valentin takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Benoit Valentin beat Ward Wambecq (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Maxime Taupiac won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benoit Valentin | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Ward Wambecq | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Maxime Taupiac | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Frederic Cote | 1 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin, Benoit | 1889 | FRA | +10B | =8N | +2B | +9B | −4N | =5B | =6N | +3B | +7N | 6.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 22.50 | 2043 | +37.0 |
| 2 | Wambecq, Ward | 1931 | BEL | +8N | =6B | −1N | +3B | +9N | =7B | =4N | F | +5N | 5.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 21.75 | 2025 | +38.8 |
| 3 | Taupiac, Maxime | 1867 | FRA | +4N | +5B | +6N | −2N | =7B | F | +8B | −1N | +9B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 20.75 | 2033 | +35.4 |
| 4 | Cote, Frederic | 1889 | FRA | −3B | =7N | +10B | =8N | +1B | +9N | =2B | −5B | =6N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.75 | 1920 | +7.0 |
| 5 | Al Jarad, Kotada | 1933 | GER | =6B | −3N | −7B | +10N | =8B | =1N | +9B | +4N | −2B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 14.00 | 1872 | -15.0 |
| 6 | Pierron Bejan, Nicephore | 1882 | FRA | =5N | =2N | −3B | +7N | F | −8N | =1B | +9N | =4B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 16.25 | 1890 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Basinski, Roger | 1906 | FRA | −9N | =4B | +5N | −6B | =3N | =2N | F | +8N | −1B | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.00 | 1844 | -13.8 |
| 8 | Dhieux, Francky | 1884 | FRA | −2B | =1B | +9N | =4B | =5N | +6B | −3N | −7B | F | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1847 | -8.2 |
| 9 | Grego, Pierre | 1824 | FRA | +7B | +10N | −8B | −1N | −2B | −4B | −5N | −6B | −3N | 2.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 3.50 | 1664 | -35.0 |
| 10 | Mazoyer, Eric | 1777 | FRA | −1N | −9B | −4N | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 0.00 | 1084 | -28.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wambecq, WardBEL+38.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Valentin, BenoitFRA+37.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Taupiac, MaximeFRA+35.45.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Grego, PierreFRA-35.02.0 pts · #9
- 2Mazoyer, EricFRA-28.60.0 pts · #10
- 3Al Jarad, KotadaGER-15.04.5 pts · #5