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45eme Open international de la Bresse - Tournoi Vet - Sep

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 01 Nov 2025 in La Bresse, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1487, and top seed was Jean-Pierre Mercier (🇫🇷 FRA, 2052).

Denis Steininger (🇫🇷 FRA, 1908) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Jean-Pierre Mercier (6.5) and Yves Demetz (4.5). Steininger shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

Location
🇫🇷La Bresse, France
Dates
29 Oct 2025 → 01 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,487
Participants
8
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×7
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Steininger takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Denis Steininger drew with Jean-Pierre Mercier (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Denis Steininger 5 wins (R1–R5)Jean-Pierre Mercier 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Steininger, Denis1908FRA+3B+8B+7N+4B+6N=2B+5N6.521.021.518.252071+18.8
2Mercier, Jean-Pierre2052FRA+7N+4B+6N+3N+5B=1N+8B6.521.021.518.252115+5.8
3Demetz, Yves1766FRA1N+6B+8N2B+7N+5B=4N4.523.023.58.251746-1.6
4Pfaff, Pascal1560FRA+6B2N+5B1N+8B+7N=3B4.523.023.58.251765+30.2
5Antusch, Volker1608GER+8N+7B4N+6B2N3N1B3.024.525.03.001583-9.4
6Fremont, Franck1523FRA4N3N2B5N1B=8N+7B1.526.026.51.251307-24.6
7Melet, Isabelle0FRA2B5N1B+8N3B4B6N1.026.527.00.5013910.0
8Touillet, Christian1477FRA5B1N3B7B4N=6B2N0.526.527.50.751302-38.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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