24e tournoi de Noel de La Dame Noire
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44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Montigny Le Bretonneux, France. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1924, and top seed was Nelson Strehse (🇩🇪 GER, 2198).
Nelson Strehse (🇩🇪 GER, 2198) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Jasper Langner (5.5) and Luca Klemenz (5.5). Strehse won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Noah El Hamoui (1517) beat Laurent Gauthier (1804), a +287-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Montigny Le Bretonneux, France
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×39
🇩🇪Germany×4
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNelson Strehse led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
21
10
2
1
2
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Nelson Strehse never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nelson Strehse beat Jasper Langner (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Nelson Strehse won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nelson Strehse | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Jasper Langner | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Luca Klemenz | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Ronald Kunne | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strehse, Nelson | 2198 | GER | +44N | +15B | +12N | +8B | =3N | +2B | +9N | 6.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 25.25 | 2332 | +28.8 |
| 2 | Langner, Jasper | 2052 | GER | +24N | +14B | =10N | +4B | +21N | −1N | +8B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 22.75 | 2068 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Klemenz, Luca | 2085 | GER | +20B | +13N | =21B | +32N | =1B | =8N | +10B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 22.25 | 2055 | -0.6 |
| 4 | Artieres, Michel | 1808 | FRA | +33B | =17N | +6B | −2N | +19B | +13N | =11B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 19.75 | 1904 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Esch, Lars | 0 | GER | +22B | −12N | +30B | −18N | +20B | +16B | +21N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 18.00 | 1773 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fasquelle, Cedric | 1812 | FRA | +30N | −16B | −4N | +40B | +27N | +14B | +18B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 15.00 | 1808 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Kunne, Ronald | 1853 | FRA | +28B | +29N | =32B | −21N | =11N | +26B | +12N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 16.50 | 1843 | +0.6 |
| 8 | Bielle, Lucas | 1904 | FRA | +26N | +11B | +16N | −1N | +18B | =3B | −2N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 18.25 | 1979 | +15.0 |
| 9 | Imbert, Christophe | 1924 | FRA | +19B | −10N | =17B | +25N | +29B | +15N | −1B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 16.50 | 1893 | -3.8 |
| 10 | Imbert, Nicolas | 1732 | FRA | +39N | +9B | =2B | −13N | +32B | +21B | −3N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 1916 | +27.8 |
| 11 | Legranger, Thimote | 1748 | FRA | +38B | −8N | +33B | +22N | =7B | =12B | =4N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.00 | 1831 | +28.8 |
| 12 | Appavou, Calixte | 1804 | FRA | +27N | +5B | −1B | =29N | +17B | =11N | −7B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 15.75 | 1784 | -4.6 |
| 13 | Payot, Guillaume | 1781 | FRA | +43N | −3B | +24N | +10B | =14N | −4B | =17N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1788 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Salagnac, Sowan | 1775 | FRA | +23B | −2N | +38B | +20N | =13B | −6N | =15B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1745 | -10.8 |
| 15 | Neveu, Raphael | 1785 | FRA | +37B | −1N | +28B | =17N | +22B | −9B | =14N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1811 | +5.4 |
| 16 | Fayolle, Guy | 1708 | FRA | +40B | +6N | −8B | −19N | +28B | −5N | +30B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1774 | +8.8 |
| 17 | Corbillet, Mathieu | 1679 | FRA | +35N | =4B | =9N | =15B | −12N | +32B | =13B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1770 | +14.2 |
| 18 | Abdallaoui, Mohamed Mehdi | 1721 | FRA | +31B | F | +27N | +5B | −8N | +23B | −6N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1620 | -7.8 |
| 19 | Couradin, Jean-marie | 1628 | FRA | −9N | +39B | =25N | +16B | −4N | =29N | +28B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 1759 | +20.0 |
| 20 | Chakour, Samir | 1652 | FRA | −3N | +43B | +41N | −14B | −5N | +34B | +26N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1721 | +10.8 |
| 21 | Arutyunov, Mikael | 1791 | ESP | +34N | +41B | =3N | +7B | −2B | −10N | −5B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 11.25 | 1831 | +5.6 |
| 22 | Corbeau, Lou | 1750 | FRA | −5N | +34B | +26N | −11B | −15N | +27B | =23N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 1693 | -11.2 |
| 23 | Dufrene, Jad | 0 | FRA | −14N | −26B | +44N | +24B | +25B | −18N | =22B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1708 | -4.0 |
| 24 | Meddour, Ithri | 1645 | FRA | −2B | +37N | −13B | −23N | +39B | =33N | +36N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1635 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Gauthier, Laurent | 1804 | FRA | −32B | +36N | =19B | −9B | −23N | +42N | +33B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1601 | -23.2 |
| 26 | Julien, Emilie | 1625 | FRA | −8B | +23N | −22B | +31N | +33B | −7N | −20B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1496 | -32.4 |
| 27 | Couradin, Bruno | 1517 | FRA | −12B | +31N | −18B | +39N | −6B | −22N | +32N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1481 | -5.2 |
| 28 | Foveau, Guillaume | 1598 | FRA | −7N | +42B | −15N | +35B | −16N | +38B | −19N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 944 | -25.2 |
| 29 | Goujon, Antoine | 1709 | FRA | +42N | −7B | +40N | =12B | −9N | =19B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1610 | -10.4 |
| 30 | Barthere, Gilles | 1566 | FRA | −6B | −38N | −5N | +43B | +40N | +37B | −16N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1519 | -4.2 |
| 31 | Un, Prathna | 0 | FRA | −18N | −27B | +43N | −26B | −34N | +41B | +37N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 32 | El Hamoui, Noah | 1517 | FRA | +25N | +44B | =7N | −3B | −10N | −17N | −27B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.00 | 1633 | +31.2 |
| 33 | Archet, Jean-Claude | 1518 | FRA | −4N | +35B | −11N | +41B | −26N | =24B | −25N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 5.25 | 1360 | -14.2 |
| 34 | Pages, Clement | 1433 | FRA | −21B | −22N | −39B | +36N | +31B | −20N | =35B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.75 | 1460 | +0.6 |
| 35 | Naamane, Adem | 0 | FRA | −17B | −33N | +37B | −28N | −38N | +40B | =34N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Bouloc, Roger | 1419 | FRA | F | −25B | =42N | −34B | +43N | +39N | −24B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 827 | -15.6 |
| 37 | Orfila, Hugo | 1413 | FRA | −15N | −24B | −35N | +42B | +41N | −30N | −31B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 1.50 | 865 | -24.0 |
| 38 | Garabedian, Christophe | 0 | FRA | −11N | +30B | −14N | F | +35B | −28N | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 39 | U`ren, Gregory | 0 | FRA | −10B | −19N | +34N | −27B | −24N | −36B | F | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 1289 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Julien Maigne, Marius | 0 | FRA | −16N | F | −29B | −6N | −30B | −35N | +43B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Orfila, Leila | 0 | FRA | F | −21N | −20B | −33N | −37B | −31N | +42B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.50 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Boussaid, Kais | 0 | FRA | −29B | −28N | =36B | −37N | F | −25B | −41N | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1222 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Carbonero, Jean Marc | 0 | FRA | −13B | −20N | −31B | −30N | −36B | F | −40N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Belladjou, Ismael | 1658 | FRA | −1B | −32N | −23B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 978 | -29.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1El Hamoui, NoahFRA+31.22.5 pts · #23
- 2Strehse, NelsonGER+28.86.5 pts · #1
- 3Legranger, ThimoteFRA+28.84.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Julien, EmilieFRA-32.43.0 pts · #34
- 2Belladjou, IsmaelFRA-29.60.0 pts · #44
- 3Foveau, GuillaumeFRA-25.23.0 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R1+287 Elo gap
- R2+192 Elo gap
- R2+141 Elo gap