Tournoi interne Brive 2025-2026 r5
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Brive La Gaillarde, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1785, and top seed was Bachir Saim (🇩🇿 ALG, 2040).
Venance Michel (🇫🇷 FRA, 1879) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Jean-Michel Heymes (1.0) and Pierre Guillaume Piochelle (1.0). Michel won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Pierre Guillaume Piochelle (1716) beat Bachir Saim (2040), a +324-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 28 co-leaders at R4 to 10 at the finish.
5 players finish on 1.0/5. Michel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel, Venance | 1879 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +12N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2439 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Heymes, Jean-Michel | 1896 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +13B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2515 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Piochelle, Pierre Guillaume | 1716 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2840 | +17.4 |
| 4 | Strasser, Gerard | 1783 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +11N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2387 | +5.0 |
| 5 | Laval, Jose | 1810 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +10N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2388 | +4.4 |
| 6 | Bourotte, Thibault | 1555 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =7N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1785 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Pedotti, Guy | 1785 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =6B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1555 | -5.8 |
| 8 | Dubois, Christian | 1399 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lefebvre, Thibault | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1581 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Senon Sirieix, Romeo | 1588 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | -8.8 |
| 11 | Vendeuil, Sebastien | 1587 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 983 | -5.0 |
| 12 | Couberes, Aurelien | 1640 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1081 | -8.0 |
| 13 | Dubocq, Olivier | 1715 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1096 | -10.4 |
| 14 | Saim, Bachir | 2040 | ALG | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 916 | -17.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 653090063 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Berthemier, Alexis | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1083 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 20618379 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Debrach, Frederic | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Piochelle, Pierre GuillaumeFRA+17.41.0 pts · #3
- 2Bourotte, ThibaultFRA+11.60.5 pts · #7
- 3Michel, VenanceFRA+8.01.0 pts · #1
- 1Saim, BachirALG-17.40.0 pts · #18
- 2Dubocq, OlivierFRA-10.40.0 pts · #16
- 3Senon Sirieix, RomeoFRA-8.80.0 pts · #11
- R5+324 Elo gap