9eme Festival de l'EFE Metz - Tournoi I
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Metz, France. Top 10 Elo average was 140, and top seed was David Talarmin (🇫🇷 FRA, 1404).
Samir Kouici (🇫🇷 FRA, 0) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Gabriel Malis (7.0) and Silias Bourrion-Goby (6.5). Kouici won solo starting round 5.
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 · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsSamir Kouici led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Samir Kouici never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Samir Kouici lost to Gabriel Malis (White).
R1–R8 · WIN STREAK
Samir Kouici won 8 in a row (R1–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Samir Kouici | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Gabriel Malis | 1 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Silias Bourrion-Goby | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Baptiste Roger | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kouici, Samir | 0 | FRA | +6N | +9B | +5N | +3B | +7N | +4N | +10B | +8N | −2B | 8.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 30.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Malis, Gabriel | 0 | FRA | +10B | +8N | −4B | +6B | +9N | =5B | =3N | +7B | +1N | 7.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 27.25 | 1404 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Bourrion-Goby, Silias | 0 | FRA | +5N | −4N | +7B | −1N | +10B | +8N | =2B | +6N | +9B | 6.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 22.00 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gaschy, Philippe | 0 | FRA | +8N | +3B | +2N | +7B | −6N | −1B | −9N | +10B | −5N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 20.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Talarmin, David | 1404 | FRA | −3B | +7N | −1B | +10N | =8B | =2N | −6B | +9N | +4B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 15.75 | 1412 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Roger, Baptiste | 0 | FRA | −1B | +10N | +8B | −2N | +4B | +9B | +5N | −3B | −7N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 15.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Figard, Candice | 0 | FRA | +9N | −5B | −3N | −4N | −1B | +10N | −8B | −2N | +6B | 3.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 8.00 | 608 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Maslo, Robert | 0 | FRA | −4B | −2B | −6N | +9B | =5N | −3B | +7N | −1B | −10N | 2.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 7.50 | 1215 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 560001500 | 0 | — | −7B | −1N | +10B | −8N | −2B | −6N | +4B | −5B | −3N | 2.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 6.00 | 608 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Talarmin, Louis | 0 | FRA | −2N | −6B | −9N | −5B | −3N | −7B | −1N | −4N | +8B | 1.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 2.50 | 608 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Talarmin, DavidFRA+0.45.0 pts · #5
- 2Roger, BaptisteFRA0.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Figard, CandiceFRA0.03.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Malis, GabrielFRA-0.47.0 pts · #6
- 2Roger, BaptisteFRA0.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Figard, CandiceFRA0.03.0 pts · #10