Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 6

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170 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 11 Jan 2026 in various, Luxembourg. 33 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2445, and top seed was Daniel Dardha (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2627).

Slobodan J Filipovic (🇷🇸 SRB, CM, 2182) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Nikolaos Kasselouris (1.0) and Ben Warde-Jones (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ben Warde-Jones (1743) beat Patrick Witters (1993), a +250-point gap.

Location

🇱🇺various, Luxembourg

Dates

11 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪GMDaniel Dardha2627

Avg top 10

2,445

Participants

170

Titled players · 33

GM×6

IM×6

FM×13

CM×4

WGM×2

WIM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇱🇺Luxembourg×95

🇫🇷France×19

🇩🇪Germany×17

🇧🇪Belgium×12

🇮🇹Italy×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇪🇷Eritrea×2

Top 3

🥇
CMSlobodan J Filipovic
🇷🇸SRB·2182
1.0pts·2800perf+6.0
🥈
Nikolaos Kasselouris
🇱🇺LUX·1763
1.0pts·2679perf+13.0
🥉
Ben Warde-Jones
🇱🇺LUX·1743
1.0pts·2808perf+34.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	CMFilipovic, Slobodan J	🇷🇸SRB	2182	1.0	2000	2800	+6.0
2	Kasselouris, Nikolaos	🇱🇺LUX	1763	1.0	1879	2679	+13.0
3	Warde-Jones, Ben	🇱🇺LUX	1743	1.0	2008	2808	+34.0
4	Goerens, Jean-Paul	🇱🇺LUX	1958	1.0	1929	2729	+9.6
5	Gengler, Pierre	🇱🇺LUX	2084	1.0	2003	2803	+6.4
6	Klauner, Theid	🇱🇺LUX	2019	1.0	1932	2732	+7.8
7	Zeihen, Matthieu	🇱🇺LUX	2009	1.0	2271	3071	+32.4
8	FMCherniaiev, Tykhon	🇺🇦UKR	2327	1.0	2465	3265	+13.2
9	IMBerend, Fred	🇱🇺LUX	2231	1.0	2044	2844	+2.8
10	Bonafede, Jerome	🇫🇷FRA	2044	1.0	1651	2451	+1.6
11	FMSalles, Louis	🇫🇷FRA	2281	1.0	2207	3007	+8.2
12	Obertin, Frank	🇱🇺LUX	1919	1.0	1674	2474	+4.0
13	Kalmes, Rene	🇱🇺LUX	1963	1.0	1777	2577	+5.0
14	Kruis, Rudy	🇳🇱NED	1929	1.0	1759	2559	+5.4
15	WIMAghabekian, Liana	🇱🇺LUX	2145	1.0	1830	2630	+2.6
16	Luppi, Nicola	🇱🇺LUX	0	1.0	1741	2541	+25.6
17	Masquelier, Quentin	🇧🇪BEL	1805	1.0	1742	2542	+8.0
18	WIMSchweitzer, Victoria	🇫🇷FRA	2024	1.0	2174	2974	+13.0
19	IMSavina, Anastasia	🇫🇷FRA	2320	1.0	1940	2740	+0.8
20	Solovev, Aleksei	🇱🇺LUX	1766	1.0	1658	2458	+7.0
21	Kostyukovich, Ivan	🇱🇺LUX	1647	1.0	1684	2484	+21.6
22	Monaville, Guy	🇧🇪BEL	1957	1.0	1915	2715	+8.8
23	Kessler, Andreas	🇩🇪GER	2084	1.0	1870	2670	+4.2
24	Sivashankar, Samyukta	🇱🇺LUX	1815	1.0	1859	2659	+21.2
25	FMMohammad, Samir	🇸🇾SYR	2277	1.0	1996	2796	+1.7
26	Weber, Leo	🇱🇺LUX	1993	1.0	1812	2612	+5.4
27	Mendes, Ricardo	🇱🇺LUX	1681	1.0	1656	2456	+9.4
28	Frappini, Matis	🇱🇺LUX	1996	1.0	1997	2797	+9.2
29	Poesy, Maxime	🇫🇷FRA	1965	1.0	1750	2550	+5.2
30	Hartmann, Dominique	🇫🇷FRA	1808	1.0	1614	2414	+5.6
31	Mertens, Marc	🇱🇺LUX	2111	1.0	1796	2596	+2.8
32	Weidig, Tom	🇱🇺LUX	1975	1.0	1843	2643	+6.2
33	Muller, Etienne	🇫🇷FRA	2197	1.0	1910	2710	+3.4
34	Pleim, Eva	🇱🇺LUX	1598	1.0	1545	2345	+16.0
35	Putz, Philippe	🇱🇺LUX	2016	1.0	1899	2699	+6.2
36	Pinter, Szabolcs Peter	🇭🇺HUN	1859	1.0	1799	2599	+8.0
37	IMPhilippe, Christophe	🇫🇷FRA	2313	1.0	1910	2710	+0.8
38	Prybluda, Ihor	🇱🇺LUX	1888	1.0	1886	2686	+19.6
39	De Groot, Frans	🇧🇪BEL	1793	1.0	1700	2500	+11.6
40	Meurin, Patrick	🇱🇺LUX	1965	1.0	1865	2665	+7.2
41	Sailer, Douglas	🇱🇺LUX	1995	1.0	1911	2711	+7.2
42	Coibion, Charles	🇧🇪BEL	2154	1.0	2036	2836	+6.6
43	Esmer, Hamza	🇱🇺LUX	1649	1.0	1644	2444	+11.2
44	Samuel Merhawi Gebrehiwet	🇪🇷ERI	1824	1.0	1817	2617	+19.2
45	Schwerteck, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2116	1.0	1997	2797	+7.0
46	Schartz, Alain	🇱🇺LUX	2029	1.0	2055	2855	+10.6
47	Mertens, David	🇱🇺LUX	1837	1.0	1669	2469	+5.6
48	CMPryvalov, Ivan	🇩🇪GER	2095	1.0	1993	2793	+6.8
49	Meisch, Tanguy	🇱🇺LUX	1970	1.0	1864	2664	+8.2
50	IMAdrian, Claude	🇫🇷FRA	2151	1.0	1861	2661	+1.5
51	Guzdziol, Olaf	🇱🇺LUX	1509	1.0	1730	2530	+28.0
52	FMCarafizi, Vasile	🇱🇺LUX	2134	1.0	1940	2740	+5.0
53	Zhou, Luyu	🇫🇷FRA	1893	1.0	1837	2637	+7.6
54	Berres, Eric	🇩🇪GER	2025	1.0	1954	2754	+6.6
55	Stern, Geoffrey	🇱🇺LUX	1974	1.0	1981	2781	+9.8
56	Jacquot, Adrien	🇫🇷FRA	2069	1.0	1869	2669	+4.0
57	Esmer, Kemal Eymen	🇱🇺LUX	2006	1.0	1812	2612	+9.2
58	Aliferenko, Aleksei	🇺🇦UKR	2200	0.5	2202	2202	-0.2
59	FMPourquet, Matthieu	🇫🇷FRA	2335	0.5	2097	2097	-5.4
60	GMSumets, Andrey	🇺🇦UKR	2497	0.5	2569	2569	+0.8
61	IMKlinova, Masha	🇮🇱ISR	2242	0.5	2308	2308	+1.0
62	Trevino Zubia, Jon	🇱🇺LUX	1903	0.5	1811	1811	-3.6
63	Schuster, Tom	🇱🇺LUX	1816	0.5	1963	1963	+4.0
64	Santini, Roger	🇫🇷FRA	1771	0.5	1977	1977	+5.0
65	Landresse, Christian	🇧🇪BEL	1980	0.5	1783	1783	-5.0
66	GMGurevich, Mikhail	🇧🇪BEL	2570	0.5	2514	2514	-0.8
67	Yankelevich, Michael	🇩🇪GER	2097	0.5	2310	2310	+5.4
68	Carbonaro, Lucas	🇮🇹ITA	1753	0.5	1784	1784	+1.6
69	GMWirig, Anthony	🇫🇷FRA	2431	0.5	2228	2228	-2.4
70	Kara, Gokhan	🇱🇺LUX	1949	0.5	1815	1815	-8.0
71	Kreer, Torsten	🇩🇪GER	0	0.5	1970	1970	+3.2
72	Lopez Popov, Ivan	🇱🇺LUX	1928	0.5	1882	1882	-1.4
73	FMWagener, Claude	🇱🇺LUX	2215	0.5	2207	2207	+0.2
74	FMFrischmann, Rick	🇩🇪GER	2355	0.5	2236	2236	-2.0
75	Ramien, David	🇩🇪GER	2243	0.5	2033	2033	-5.0
76	Weber, Jean-Marie	🇱🇺LUX	2130	0.5	2147	2147	+0.8
77	Oberweis, Paul	🇱🇺LUX	2002	0.5	1913	1913	-1.6
78	Hesse, Manuel	🇩🇪GER	1882	0.5	1935	1935	+1.4
79	WGMKhalafova, Narmin	🇦🇿AZE	2244	0.5	2123	2123	-3.0
80	Fattebene, Pierre	🇱🇺LUX	1823	0.5	1733	1733	-2.4
81	Gengler, Roland	🇱🇺LUX	1838	0.5	1784	1784	-3.2
82	Plard, Axel	🇱🇺LUX	2090	0.5	2308	2308	+11.6
83	Jacques, Robert	🇱🇺LUX	2047	0.5	2211	2211	+4.0
84	Lucifora, Nicolas	🇧🇪BEL	1843	0.5	1879	1879	+1.8
85	GMPelletier, Yannick	🇨🇭SUI	2514	0.5	2603	2603	+1.2
86	IMNezar, Mustapha	🇫🇷FRA	2315	0.5	2082	2082	-2.9
87	FMPucher, Sebastien	🇫🇷FRA	2199	0.5	2276	2276	+2.2
88	Goelff, Claude	🇱🇺LUX	1731	0.5	1820	1820	+4.8
89	Nestler, Patrick	🇱🇺LUX	1920	0.5	2115	2115	+5.4
90	Bjarnason, Oskar	🇮🇸ISL	2118	0.5	1907	1907	-5.4
91	Schreiner, Jean-Paul	🇱🇺LUX	1830	0.5	1838	1838	+3.2
92	CMMaltezeanu, Stefan	🇱🇺LUX	2152	0.5	2195	2195	-2.2
93	FMHenris, Luc	🇧🇪BEL	2130	0.5	2231	2231	+3.0
94	FMPhilipowski, Robert	🇩🇪GER	2233	0.5	2416	2416	+4.8
95	GMDardha, Daniel	🇧🇪BEL	2627	0.5	2518	2518	-1.2
96	WGMWagener, Anna	🇱🇺LUX	2205	0.5	2063	2063	-4.0
97	Kaber, Claude	🇱🇺LUX	1992	0.5	2230	2230	+5.0
98	Macia Tell, Dario	🇱🇺LUX	1578	0.5	1752	1752	+8.4
99	Ludewig, Robert	🇱🇺LUX	1855	0.5	2118	2118	+6.8
100	Thestrup, Sixten	🇩🇰DEN	2154	0.5	1832	1832	-6.8
101	Daubenfeld, Gilles	🇱🇺LUX	2157	0.5	2119	2119	-0.8
102	Pardoen, Oscar	🇧🇪BEL	1733	0.5	1595	1595	-8.4
103	Hentges, John	🇱🇺LUX	1786	0.5	1753	1753	-0.8
104	Atashpendar, Arshia	🇱🇺LUX	2006	0.0	2150	1350	-6.0
106	Corbin, Paul	🇱🇺LUX	1879	0.0	1835	1035	-10.6
107	FMBrittner, Serge	🇱🇺LUX	2224	0.0	2270	1470	-8.2
108	Mattioli, Fernand	🇱🇺LUX	1542	0.0	1614	814	-16.0
110	Vijups, Dans	🇱🇻LAT	1857	0.0	2242	1442	-1.6
111	Buerger, Arsene	🇱🇺LUX	1692	0.0	1655	855	-21.6
112	Mueller, Matthias	🇩🇪GER	1952	0.0	2081	1281	-6.6
113	Guzdziol, Grzegorz	🇱🇺LUX	1747	0.0	1857	1057	-5.8
114	Reding, Sevda	🇱🇺LUX	1819	0.0	2150	1350	-2.6
116	Aguayo Tejada, Marco Antonio	🇱🇺LUX	1662	0.0	1836	1036	-11.2
117	Witters, Patrick	🇱🇺LUX	1993	0.0	1715	915	-17.0
118	Geschwindt, Gilbert	🇱🇺LUX	1837	0.0	1989	1189	-5.4
119	Brittner, Laurent	🇱🇺LUX	1677	0.0	1765	965	-14.0
121	Birtz, Claude	🇱🇺LUX	1869	0.0	2105	1305	-4.0
123	Klein, Jean-Luc	🇱🇺LUX	1792	0.0	1971	1171	-10.0
124	Densing, Gerd	🇩🇪GER	1804	0.0	2023	1223	-4.6
125	Zilles, Paul	🇧🇪BEL	1800	0.0	1828	1028	-9.6
126	Capaces, Francois	🇫🇷FRA	1930	0.0	1944	1144	-9.6
127	Basinas, Athanasios	🇱🇺LUX	1675	0.0	1808	1008	-11.2
128	Dahdah, Nagib	🇱🇺LUX	2044	0.0	2213	1413	-5.6
129	Basinas, Konstantinos	🇱🇺LUX	2001	0.0	2137	1337	-6.4
131	Hasani, Driton	🇱🇺LUX	1846	0.0	1987	1187	-6.2
132	FMBourg, Nicolas	🇱🇺LUX	2114	0.0	2024	1224	-32.4
133	Turino, Luca	🇮🇹ITA	1865	0.0	1930	1130	-8.2
134	Hoegener, Claude	🇱🇺LUX	2055	0.0	2158	1358	-6.6
135	Adami, Eric	🇱🇺LUX	1782	0.0	1936	1136	-5.2
136	Karp, Serge	🇱🇺LUX	1983	0.0	2104	1304	-7.0
137	Lentzen, Alain	🇧🇪BEL	1973	0.0	1986	1186	-9.8
138	Rota, Emile	🇱🇺LUX	1939	0.0	2013	1213	-7.8
139	Onea, Vlad	🇷🇴ROU	1793	0.0	1817	1017	-16.0
140	Tequi, Lucas	🇱🇺LUX	1790	0.0	2158	1358	-6.0
142	GMDavid, Alberto	🇮🇹ITA	2469	0.0	2344	1544	-6.6
143	Clement, Dave	🇱🇺LUX	1618	0.0	1782	982	-11.2
144	Ramdedovic, Delija	🇧🇦BIH	1911	0.0	2013	1213	-7.2
145	Sorensen, Ivan	🇩🇰DEN	2017	0.0	2026	1226	-9.2
146	Lehnart, Paul	🇩🇪GER	1962	0.0	2137	1337	-10.0
147	Schlueter, Yves	🇱🇺LUX	2053	0.0	2034	1234	-10.6
148	Beck, Luc	🇱🇺LUX	1746	0.0	1637	837	-12.8
149	Francois, Guillaume	🇱🇺LUX	1898	0.0	1769	969	-13.0
150	Hoffmann, Donny	🇱🇺LUX	1624	0.0	1679	879	-9.4
151	Jadin, Yves	🇱🇺LUX	1863	0.0	2096	1296	-4.2
152	Guo, Johnny	🇱🇺LUX	1612	0.0	1981	1181	-3.2
154	Stirn, Fernand	🇱🇺LUX	1816	0.0	1875	1075	-8.0
155	FMMagnier, Hugues	🇫🇷FRA	2205	0.0	2061	1261	-13.0
157	Mauquoi, Rudi	🇱🇺LUX	1873	0.0	1970	1170	-7.2
158	Solca, Marius	🇱🇺LUX	1719	0.0	1580	780	-28.0
159	Bode, Dorel-Ioan	🇷🇴ROU	1904	0.0	2037	1237	-6.2
160	Schuller, Jean-Claude	🇱🇺LUX	1865	0.0	1922	1122	-7.6
161	Virbalis, Rytis	🇱🇺LUX	1811	0.0	2248	1448	-1.6
162	David, Dorian-Ciprian	🇷🇴ROU	1782	0.0	2106	1306	-2.8
164	Schilpp, Roland	🇩🇪GER	1988	0.0	2272	1472	-3.4
165	Milanovic, Milan	🇱🇺LUX	1894	0.0	1896	1096	-9.8
166	Mikulskas, Arnoldas	🇱🇹LTU	2038	0.0	2113	1313	-13.6
167	Kohnen, Marc	🇱🇺LUX	1770	0.0	1935	1135	-5.4
168	Mouzoun, Abdelkader	🇱🇺LUX	1680	0.0	1912	1112	-4.0
169	Schweitzer, Marc	🇫🇷FRA	1969	0.0	2182	1382	-3.4
170	CMKibrom Weldegebriel Beraki	🇪🇷ERI	1907	0.0	1957	1157	-8.8
105	Heydarov, Mikayil	🇱🇺LUX	0	0.0	1831	1031	0.0
109	Cucorada, Maria	🇩🇪GER	0	0.0	1773	973	0.0
115	Bejtja, Fatos	🇱🇺LUX	0	0.0	1850	1050	0.0
120	Pleim, Myriam	🇱🇺LUX	0	0.0	1834	1034	0.0
122	FIDE 4010973	—	0	0.0	1984	1184	0.0
130	FIDE 4009673	—	0	0.0	1825	1025	0.0
141	Tepedibi, Tayfun	🇩🇪GER	0	0.0	1973	1173	0.0
153	Goelff, Michel	🇱🇺LUX	0	0.0	2068	1268	0.0
156	Champeridou, Dimitra	🇩🇪GER	0	0.0	1707	907	0.0
163	FIDE 4010850	—	0	0.0	1891	1091	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Warde-Jones, BenLUX
+34.0
1.0 pts · #3
2Zeihen, MatthieuLUX
+32.4
1.0 pts · #7
3Guzdziol, OlafLUX
+28.0
1.0 pts · #51

Top rating losers

1Bourg, NicolasFMLUX
-32.4
0.0 pts · #132
2Solca, MariusLUX
-28.0
0.0 pts · #158
3Buerger, ArseneLUX
-21.6
0.0 pts · #111

Biggest upsets

R1+250 Elo gap
Warde-Jones, Ben1743 beat Witters, Patrick1993
R1+210 Elo gap
Guzdziol, Olaf1509 beat Solca, Marius1719
R1+181 Elo gap
WIMSchweitzer, Victoria2024 beat FMMagnier, Hugues2205