45eme Open international de la Bresse - Tournoi Vet - Sep
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight 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.
2 players finish on 6.5/7. Steininger takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
Denis Steininger drew with Jean-Pierre Mercier (White).
Denis Steininger 5 wins (R1–R5)Jean-Pierre Mercier 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denis Steininger | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Jean-Pierre Mercier | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Yves Demetz | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Pascal Pfaff | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steininger, Denis | 1908 | FRA | +3B | +8B | +7N | +4B | +6N | =2B | +5N | 6.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 18.25 | 2071 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Mercier, Jean-Pierre | 2052 | FRA | +7N | +4B | +6N | +3N | +5B | =1N | +8B | 6.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 18.25 | 2115 | +5.8 |
| 3 | Demetz, Yves | 1766 | FRA | −1N | +6B | +8N | −2B | +7N | +5B | =4N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1746 | -1.6 |
| 4 | Pfaff, Pascal | 1560 | FRA | +6B | −2N | +5B | −1N | +8B | +7N | =3B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1765 | +30.2 |
| 5 | Antusch, Volker | 1608 | GER | +8N | +7B | −4N | +6B | −2N | −3N | −1B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 3.00 | 1583 | -9.4 |
| 6 | Fremont, Franck | 1523 | FRA | −4N | −3N | −2B | −5N | −1B | =8N | +7B | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 1.25 | 1307 | -24.6 |
| 7 | Melet, Isabelle | 0 | FRA | −2B | −5N | −1B | +8N | −3B | −4B | −6N | 1.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 0.50 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Touillet, Christian | 1477 | FRA | −5B | −1N | −3B | −7B | −4N | =6B | −2N | 0.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 0.75 | 1302 | -38.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pfaff, PascalFRA+30.24.5 pts · #4
- 2Steininger, DenisFRA+18.86.5 pts · #1
- 3Mercier, Jean-PierreFRA+5.86.5 pts · #2
- 1Touillet, ChristianFRA-38.40.5 pts · #7
- 2Fremont, FranckFRA-24.61.5 pts · #8
- 3Antusch, VolkerGER-9.43.0 pts · #5