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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 (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER, 2198).

Nelson Strehse (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ 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
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Montigny Le Bretonneux, France
Dates
27 Dec 2025 β†’ 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺNelson Strehse2198
Avg top 10
1,924
Participants
44
Federations Β· 3 represented
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—39
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyΓ—4
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpainΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Nelson Strehse
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2198
    6.5ptsΒ·2332perf+28.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Jasper Langner
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2052
    5.5ptsΒ·2068perf+5.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Luca Klemenz
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGERΒ·2085
    5.5ptsΒ·2055perf-0.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Nelson Strehse led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
21
10
2
1
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Strehse6.5Langner5.5Klemenz5.5Kunne5Artieres5Esch5
R4–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Nelson Strehse never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Nelson Strehse beat Jasper Langner (White).

R1–R4 Β· WIN STREAK

Nelson Strehse won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nelson Strehse*
1
Β½
β€”
2Jasper Langner
0
*β€”β€”
3Luca Klemenz
Β½
β€”*β€”
4Ronald Kunneβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Strehse, Nelson2198GER+44N+15B+12N+8B=3N+2B+9N6.528.028.025.252332+28.8
2Langner, Jasper2052GER+24N+14B=10N+4B+21Nβˆ’1N+8B5.528.031.522.752068+5.0
3Klemenz, Luca2085GER+20B+13N=21B+32N=1B=8N+10B5.527.029.522.252055-0.6
4Artieres, Michel1808FRA+33B=17N+6Bβˆ’2N+19B+13N=11B5.027.029.519.751904+18.8
5Esch, Lars0GER+22Bβˆ’12N+30Bβˆ’18N+20B+16B+21N5.023.026.018.0017730.0
6Fasquelle, Cedric1812FRA+30Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’4N+40B+27N+14B+18B5.023.024.015.001808+0.2
7Kunne, Ronald1853FRA+28B+29N=32Bβˆ’21N=11N+26B+12N5.021.023.516.501843+0.6
8Bielle, Lucas1904FRA+26N+11B+16Nβˆ’1N+18B=3Bβˆ’2N4.530.033.018.251979+15.0
9Imbert, Christophe1924FRA+19Bβˆ’10N=17B+25N+29B+15Nβˆ’1B4.526.529.516.501893-3.8
10Imbert, Nicolas1732FRA+39N+9B=2Bβˆ’13N+32B+21Bβˆ’3N4.525.526.514.251916+27.8
11Legranger, Thimote1748FRA+38Bβˆ’8N+33B+22N=7B=12B=4N4.524.526.515.001831+28.8
12Appavou, Calixte1804FRA+27N+5Bβˆ’1B=29N+17B=11Nβˆ’7B4.028.031.015.751784-4.6
13Payot, Guillaume1781FRA+43Nβˆ’3B+24N+10B=14Nβˆ’4B=17N4.026.526.512.0017880.0
14Salagnac, Sowan1775FRA+23Bβˆ’2N+38B+20N=13Bβˆ’6N=15B4.026.028.013.501745-10.8
15Neveu, Raphael1785FRA+37Bβˆ’1N+28B=17N+22Bβˆ’9B=14N4.025.527.512.501811+5.4
16Fayolle, Guy1708FRA+40B+6Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’19N+28Bβˆ’5N+30B4.024.525.512.001774+8.8
17Corbillet, Mathieu1679FRA+35N=4B=9N=15Bβˆ’12N+32B=13B4.024.026.513.751770+14.2
18Abdallaoui, Mohamed Mehdi1721FRA+31BF+27N+5Bβˆ’8N+23Bβˆ’6N4.024.024.014.501620-7.8
19Couradin, Jean-marie1628FRAβˆ’9N+39B=25N+16Bβˆ’4N=29N+28B4.023.024.011.251759+20.0
20Chakour, Samir1652FRAβˆ’3N+43B+41Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’5N+34B+26N4.021.021.06.501721+10.8
21Arutyunov, Mikael1791ESP+34N+41B=3N+7Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’5B3.528.029.011.251831+5.6
22Corbeau, Lou1750FRAβˆ’5N+34B+26Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’15N+27B=23N3.523.025.510.251693-11.2
23Dufrene, Jad0FRAβˆ’14Nβˆ’26B+44N+24B+25Bβˆ’18N=22B3.521.521.58.751708-4.0
24Meddour, Ithri1645FRAβˆ’2B+37Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’23N+39B=33N+36N3.520.021.06.751635-6.0
25Gauthier, Laurent1804FRAβˆ’32B+36N=19Bβˆ’9Bβˆ’23N+42N+33B3.519.520.07.501601-23.2
26Julien, Emilie1625FRAβˆ’8B+23Nβˆ’22B+31N+33Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’20B3.023.526.09.001496-32.4
27Couradin, Bruno1517FRAβˆ’12B+31Nβˆ’18B+39Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’22N+32N3.022.023.06.501481-5.2
28Foveau, Guillaume1598FRAβˆ’7N+42Bβˆ’15N+35Bβˆ’16N+38Bβˆ’19N3.021.522.05.00944-25.2
29Goujon, Antoine1709FRA+42Nβˆ’7B+40N=12Bβˆ’9N=19BF3.019.019.05.501610-10.4
30Barthere, Gilles1566FRAβˆ’6Bβˆ’38Nβˆ’5N+43B+40N+37Bβˆ’16N3.019.019.03.001519-4.2
31Un, Prathna0FRAβˆ’18Nβˆ’27B+43Nβˆ’26Bβˆ’34N+41B+37N3.015.515.53.0013010.0
32El Hamoui, Noah1517FRA+25N+44B=7Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’17Nβˆ’27B2.525.525.56.001633+31.2
33Archet, Jean-Claude1518FRAβˆ’4N+35Bβˆ’11N+41Bβˆ’26N=24Bβˆ’25N2.522.023.05.251360-14.2
34Pages, Clement1433FRAβˆ’21Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’39B+36N+31Bβˆ’20N=35B2.519.020.06.751460+0.6
35Naamane, Adem0FRAβˆ’17Bβˆ’33N+37Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’38N+40B=34N2.516.017.04.2513790.0
36Bouloc, Roger1419FRAFβˆ’25B=42Nβˆ’34B+43N+39Nβˆ’24B2.511.011.01.25827-15.6
37Orfila, Hugo1413FRAβˆ’15Nβˆ’24Bβˆ’35N+42B+41Nβˆ’30Nβˆ’31B2.017.017.51.50865-24.0
38Garabedian, Christophe0FRAβˆ’11N+30Bβˆ’14NF+35Bβˆ’28NF2.017.017.05.5014790.0
39U`ren, Gregory0FRAβˆ’10Bβˆ’19N+34Nβˆ’27Bβˆ’24Nβˆ’36BF1.020.020.02.5012890.0
40Julien Maigne, Marius0FRAβˆ’16NFβˆ’29Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’30Bβˆ’35N+43B1.017.517.50.008990.0
41Orfila, Leila0FRAFβˆ’21Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’33Nβˆ’37Bβˆ’31N+42B1.015.515.50.507930.0
42Boussaid, Kais0FRAβˆ’29Bβˆ’28N=36Bβˆ’37NFβˆ’25Bβˆ’41N0.515.015.01.2512220.0
43Carbonero, Jean Marc0FRAβˆ’13Bβˆ’20Nβˆ’31Bβˆ’30Nβˆ’36BFβˆ’40N0.017.517.50.008050.0
44Belladjou, Ismael1658FRAβˆ’1Bβˆ’32Nβˆ’23BFFFF0.012.512.50.00978-29.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
24e tournoi de Noel de La Dame Noire (2025) β€” MONTIGNY LE BRETONNEUX, France | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats