15eme Festival d'Ete de Strasbourg - B

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82 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Strasbourg, France. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1667, and top seed was Nizar Alsaied (🇫🇷 FRA, 1698).

Maximiliano Fichter-Palaco (🇫🇷 FRA, 1657) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Marjan Rahimikharaghani (6.0) and Cyrille Frangos (5.5). Fichter-Palaco won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Helmut Naegele (1433) beat Benjamin Kopp (1641), a +208-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Strasbourg, France

Dates

02 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Nizar Alsaied1698

Avg top 10

1,667

Participants

Federations · 7 represented

🇫🇷France×70

🇩🇪Germany×5

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

Top 3

🥇
Maximiliano Fichter-Palaco
🇫🇷FRA·1657
6.0pts·1908perf+78.0
🥈
Marjan Rahimikharaghani
🇮🇷IRI·1680
6.0pts·1862perf+26.4
🥉
Cyrille Frangos
🇫🇷FRA·1675
5.5pts·1798perf+38.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Rahimikharaghani6Fichter-Palaco6Boudry5.5Frangos5.5Fassel5.5Frances5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Fichter-Palaco takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Marjan Rahimikharaghani 4 wins (R4–R7)Maximiliano Fichter-Palaco 3 wins (R1–R3)Rik Boudry 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Marjan Rahimikharaghani	*	—	—	—
2Maximiliano Fichter-Palaco	—	*	1	—
3Rik Boudry	—	0	*	1
4Cyrille Frangos	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fichter-Palaco, Maximiliano	1657	FRA	+73N	+16B	+21N	=12B	+5N	=8B	+7N	6.0	29.0	31.0	26.25	1908	+78.0
2	Rahimikharaghani, Marjan	1680	IRI	=63N	+62B	=13N	+42B	+21N	+10B	+8N	6.0	24.5	27.0	23.50	1862	+26.4
3	Frangos, Cyrille	1675	FRA	+70B	+24N	+4B	=8N	+27B	−7B	+19N	5.5	28.5	30.5	22.50	1798	+38.8
4	Frances, David	1513	FRA	+77B	+25B	−3N	+11N	+36B	=6N	+29B	5.5	27.5	28.5	20.25	1816	+95.6
5	Ries, Rafael	1640	FRA	+64B	+40N	+23B	=9N	−1B	+37N	+14B	5.5	26.5	29.0	20.50	1702	+17.2
6	Fassel, Enzo	1636	FRA	+54N	−13B	+48N	+16B	+24N	=4B	+12N	5.5	26.0	29.0	21.75	1729	+28.4
7	Boudry, Rik	1649	BEL	+48N	+39B	=47N	+13B	+35B	+3N	−1B	5.5	26.0	29.0	21.50	1795	+24.4
8	Hartge, Norbert	1656	GER	+52B	+37N	+26B	=3B	+12N	=1N	−2B	5.0	29.5	32.5	20.75	1736	+26.0
9	Aspis, Eytan	1681	FRA	+22B	+29N	=38B	=5B	F	+15N	+17N	5.0	26.0	26.0	21.50	1838	+43.2
10	Karlis, Themi	1621	AUS	+82B	=60N	+50B	=38N	+22B	−2N	+31B	5.0	23.0	23.0	14.00	1733	+30.0
11	Jouhari, Imrane	1621	FRA	+49N	+68B	−12N	−4B	+66N	+43B	+28N	5.0	22.5	24.5	14.50	1582	-10.0
12	Alsaied, Nizar	1698	FRA	+53B	+34N	+11B	=1N	−8B	+20N	−6B	4.5	30.0	33.0	19.50	1709	+4.8
13	Wang, Ruizhe	1492	FRA	+30B	+6N	=2B	−7N	−15B	+60N	+36B	4.5	29.0	31.5	18.50	1698	+40.3
14	Hall, Jared	0	USA	+15B	=50N	−27B	+60N	+30B	+25B	−5N	4.5	25.0	27.5	16.50	1647	0.0
15	Lelievre, Felix	1578	FRA	−14N	=49B	+63N	+18B	+13N	−9B	+56N	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.00	1675	+15.2
16	Hildwein, Kenzo	1529	FRA	+72B	−1N	+77B	−6N	+23B	+50N	=35B	4.5	24.0	25.0	11.75	1548	-1.2
17	Macarro, Ilian	1584	FRA	+51B	−26N	+64B	=44N	+32B	+35N	−9B	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.75	1705	+32.4
18	Burkel, Augustin	0	LUX	=36B	+33N	−35B	−15N	+46B	+47N	+38B	4.5	22.5	25.5	15.75	1599	0.0
19	Ciron, Lucas	1546	FRA	=61B	+74N	+60B	−35N	+44B	+27N	−3B	4.5	21.5	23.5	13.25	1669	+32.8
20	Fagherazzi, Michel	1630	FRA	−60B	+82N	+52B	=32N	+47B	−12B	+40N	4.5	20.5	20.5	11.50	1678	+6.8
21	Ismayilov, Hikmat	1555	FRA	+56B	+46N	−1B	+26N	−2B	−29N	+51B	4.0	26.5	29.5	13.50	828	-36.0
22	Zimmer, Marc	1470	FRA	−9N	+65B	+30N	+28B	−10N	−33B	+50B	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.50	1612	+21.0
23	Rumberger, Mias Timothy	0	GER	+43N	+28B	−5N	−24B	−16N	+48B	+53B	4.0	24.5	27.5	13.50	1557	0.0
24	Wang, Elie	1542	FRA	+81B	−3B	+67N	+23N	−6B	=36N	=26B	4.0	24.5	24.5	9.75	1366	-17.4
25	Bertrand, Patrick	1648	FRA	+58B	−4N	+70B	=37N	+38B	−14N	=32B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.25	1621	-4.2
26	Guillon, Paul	0	FRA	+80N	+17B	−8N	−21B	=42N	+62B	=24N	4.0	23.5	24.5	11.75	1590	0.0
27	Stralchonak, Kseniya	1640	FRA	F	+63B	+14N	+47B	−3N	−19B	+39N	4.0	23.5	23.5	13.50	1617	-1.6
28	Peter, Samuel	1563	FRA	+59B	−23N	+51B	−22N	+53B	+34N	−11B	4.0	23.0	26.0	13.00	1537	-6.0
29	Meyer, Claude	1544	FRA	+71N	−9B	−66N	+68B	+41N	+21B	−4N	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.50	1460	-6.6
30	Schranz, Markus	0	FRA	−13N	+61N	−22B	+54B	−14N	+66B	+52N	4.0	21.5	23.5	10.50	1339	-55.2
31	Kopp, Benjamin	1641	FRA	+57N	−47B	−73N	+51B	+48N	+39B	−10N	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.50	1500	-44.8
32	Hildwein, Kenji	1517	FRA	=41N	=69B	+76N	=20B	−17N	+73B	=25N	4.0	20.5	22.0	10.50	1614	+24.8
33	Butbaia, Ilarioni	1546	FRA	F	−18B	−49N	+65B	+61N	+22N	+37B	4.0	20.0	20.0	12.50	2302	+35.2
34	Kretzschmar, Gerald	1550	GER	+65N	−12B	+68N	−55B	+67N	−28B	+57N	4.0	19.0	21.0	9.50	1465	-6.8
35	Meshaikin, Ivan	1684	FRA	F	+55B	+18N	+19B	−7N	−17B	=16N	3.5	26.5	26.5	14.25	1496	-41.6
36	Delacour, Thomas	1602	FRA	=18N	=41B	+54N	+66B	−4N	=24B	−13N	3.5	25.0	27.0	11.00	1244	-27.0
37	Guntzer Vetter, Thomas	1523	FRA	+78N	−8B	+41N	=25B	+62N	−5B	−33N	3.5	24.5	25.5	9.00	1446	-20.8
38	Vaxelaire, Olivier	1554	FRA	+66N	+67B	=9N	=10B	−25N	=40B	−18N	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.75	1525	-4.4
39	Peter, Lionel	1518	FRA	+45B	−7N	=46B	+61N	+73B	−31N	−27B	3.5	23.0	25.0	9.75	1396	-12.2
40	Szentes, Eden	1495	FRA	+76B	−5B	−55N	+45N	+69B	=38N	−20B	3.5	22.0	23.5	8.75	1474	-6.4
41	Ktistakis, Nikolas	0	FRA	=32B	=36N	−37B	+70N	−29B	=49N	+60B	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.75	1454	0.0
42	Sharma, Varun	1538	FRA	−67N	+59B	+78N	−2N	=26B	+63B	F	3.5	20.5	21.5	8.50	1580	+0.8
43	Zupan, Michel	1552	FRA	−23B	−51N	+81B	+72N	+49B	−11N	=45B	3.5	20.5	20.5	6.75	827	-16.0
44	Samburski, Karol	1492	FRA	−55N	+75B	+69N	=17B	−19N	−56B	+61N	3.5	19.5	21.5	8.75	1374	-11.6
45	Gruss, Alexei	0	FRA	−39N	−48B	+57N	−40B	+80N	+54B	=43N	3.5	19.5	20.5	8.75	1456	0.0
46	Mansouri Bayalan, Milhan	0	FRA	+?N	−21B	=39N	−62B	−18N	+68B	+64N	3.5	19.0	19.0	6.25	1405	0.0
47	Roulot, Lina	1502	FRA	+79B	+31N	=7B	−27N	−20N	−18B	=65N	3.0	25.0	26.0	9.00	1551	+9.6
48	Philippi, Alain	1420	FRA	−7B	+45N	−6B	+79N	−31B	−23N	+71B	3.0	24.5	25.5	6.50	842	-13.0
49	Blanc, Gregory	0	FRA	−11B	=15N	+33B	=50N	−43N	=41B	=62N	3.0	23.5	26.0	10.75	1501	0.0
50	Klosek, Louise	1560	FRA	+75N	=14B	−10N	=49B	+71N	−16B	−22N	3.0	23.0	25.0	7.75	749	-62.0
51	Essolh, Adil	1399	FRA	−17N	+43B	−28N	−31N	+?B	+79B	−21N	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.50	1457	0.0
52	Schneider, Sylvain	1422	FRA	−8N	+72B	−20N	−69B	+78N	+67B	−30B	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.00	862	-12.2
53	Scherer, Thomas	1492	FRA	−12N	−66B	+75N	+78B	−28N	+71B	−23N	3.0	18.5	19.5	5.00	832	-25.2
54	Beheshti, Khadijeh	0	FRA	−6B	+?N	−36B	−30N	+?B	−45N	+69B	3.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	1437	0.0
55	Robert, Lilian	0	FRA	+44B	−35N	+40B	+34N	F	F	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	11.00	1595	0.0
56	Kermann, Richard	0	FRA	−21N	=?B	=74B	F	+64N	+44N	−15B	3.0	16.5	16.5	7.00	1507	0.0
57	Touillet, Christian	1412	FRA	−31B	−77N	−45B	+81N	+72B	+69N	−34B	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	796	-30.4
58	Benhallou, Kamila	1416	FRA	−25N	−78B	−71N	+59B	−79N	+72B	+67N	3.0	14.0	15.0	7.00	850	-8.4
59	Holbrook, Christopher	0	FRA	−28N	−42N	−?B	−58N	+81B	+?B	+79N	3.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	736	0.0
60	Benhallou, Sarah	0	FRA	+20N	=10B	−19N	−14B	+76N	−13B	−41N	2.5	26.5	28.0	8.50	1541	0.0
61	Vauclin, Jacques	0	FRA	=19N	−30B	+?N	−39B	−33B	+70N	−44B	2.5	21.5	21.5	4.25	1346	0.0
62	Meshaikin, Grigorii	1466	FRA	F	−2N	+80B	+46N	−37B	−26N	=49B	2.5	21.0	21.0	6.00	1471	-1.6
63	Decreux, Lilian	1465	FRA	=2B	−27N	−15B	F	+77N	−42N	+76B	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.50	1426	-14.4
64	Alkayed, Kusai	1402	FRA	−5N	+79B	−17N	=76B	−56B	+77N	−46B	2.5	19.0	20.0	2.75	1273	-18.0
65	Schott, Simon	0	FRA	−34B	−22N	F	−33N	+82B	+74N	=47B	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.50	1366	0.0
66	Richard, Gaston	0	FRA	−38B	+53N	+29B	−36N	−11B	−30N	−?B	2.0	23.0	23.0	7.00	1429	0.0
67	Doli, Noe	0	FRA	+42B	−38N	−24B	+74N	−34B	−52N	−58B	2.0	21.0	23.0	5.50	1352	0.0
68	Gasimov, Raphael	0	FRA	+?B	−11N	−34B	−29N	=74B	−46N	=70B	2.0	20.5	20.5	2.00	1415	0.0
69	Park, Sohou	0	FRA	=74B	=32N	−44B	+52N	−40N	−57B	−54N	2.0	20.0	22.0	6.00	1365	0.0
70	Sindt, Gautier	1435	FRA	−3N	+71B	−25N	−41B	=75N	−61B	=68N	2.0	19.5	21.5	4.00	865	-16.4
71	Bazin, Lucas	0	FRA	−29B	−70N	+58B	+?N	−50B	−53N	−48N	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	1336	0.0
72	Figueiredo, Paula	0	FRA	−16N	−52N	+82B	−43B	−57N	−58N	+78B	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	690	0.0
73	Naegele, Helmut	1433	GER	−1B	+81N	+31B	F	−39N	−32N	—	2.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	1393	-8.0
74	Schmider, Richard	1499	GER	=69N	−19B	=56N	−67B	=68N	−65B	=75N	2.0	16.0	18.0	4.50	749	-17.2
75	Hubert, Claude	0	FRA	−50B	−44N	−53B	+82N	=70B	−76N	=74B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1209	0.0
76	Szentes, Dorian	0	FRA	−40N	F	−32B	=64N	−60B	+75B	−63N	1.5	17.0	17.0	3.25	1154	-46.0
77	Lefevre, Lucy	0	FRA	−4N	+57B	−16N	F	−63B	−64B	F	1.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	1250	0.0
78	Golzales-Kalvo, Yuri	0	FRA	−37B	+58N	−42B	−53N	−52B	−?N	−72N	1.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	1230	0.0
79	Macarro, Sonia	0	FRA	−47N	−64N	F	−48B	+58B	−51N	−59B	1.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	1244	0.0
80	Ohlmann, Maxime	1582	FRA	−26B	F	−62N	F	−45B	+81N	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	682	-25.6
81	FIDE 651015684	0	—	−24N	−73B	−43N	−57B	−59N	−80B	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	724	0.0
82	FIDE 651048337	0	—	−10N	−20B	−72N	−75B	−65N	F	−?N	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	826	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Frances, DavidFRA
+95.6
5.5 pts · #8
2Fichter-Palaco, MaximilianoFRA
+78.0
6.0 pts · #2
3Aspis, EytanFRA
+43.2
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Klosek, LouiseFRA
-62.0
3.0 pts · #72
2Schranz, MarkusFRA
-55.2
4.0 pts · #62
3Szentes, DorianFRA
-46.0
1.5 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R3+208 Elo gap
Naegele, Helmut1433 beat Kopp, Benjamin1641
R5+184 Elo gap
Essolh, Adil1399 beat Roos, Carole1583
R2+153 Elo gap
Essolh, Adil1399 beat Zupan, Michel1552