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Tournoi du mercredi Grenoble - Hiver 2026 - Principal r1-5

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25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 19 Nov 2025 to 17 Dec 2025 in Grenoble, France. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Hugues Blanchard (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 1911).

Frederic Chomier (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 1850) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Hugues Blanchard (4.5) and Gabriel Barneaud (4.0). Chomier shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Olivier Goepfert (1597) beat Bastien Ninive (1816), a +219-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Grenoble, France
Dates
19 Nov 2025 β†’ 17 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Hugues Blanchard1911
Avg top 10
1,810
Participants
25
Federations Β· 3 represented
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—23
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpainΓ—1
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡²CameroonΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
13
5
2
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Chomier takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Hugues Blanchard drew with Frederic Chomier (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Hugues Blanchard 3 wins (R1–R3)Frederic Chomier 3 wins (R1–R3)Gabriel Barneaud 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Hugues Blanchard*
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2Frederic Chomier
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*β€”β€”
3Gabriel Barneaudβ€”β€”*β€”
4Mustapha Belhadj-Abbesβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Chomier, Frederic1850FRA+7B+19N+6B=2B+8N4.513.514.512.252108+22.0
2Blanchard, Hugues1911FRA+16B+13N+12B=1N+5N4.511.513.511.252115+19.4
3Barneaud, Gabriel1816FRA+15Bβˆ’5N+9B+14N+11B4.010.012.09.001886+10.2
4Belhadj-Abbes, Mustapha1750FRA+11B=9N+5Bβˆ’6N+10B3.511.013.59.251842+9.6
5Noumbissie Leungoue, Kevin Costner1614CMR+17B+3Bβˆ’4N+12Nβˆ’2B3.014.015.57.501882+33.2
6Oberfalcer, Nathan1876FRA+21N+10Bβˆ’1N+4BF3.011.511.57.001964+9.0
7De Carvalho, Daniel1652FRAβˆ’1N=17N+23B=10B+12N3.010.510.54.001854+50.8
8Milosavljevic, Dimitri0FRA+23Bβˆ’12N+17B+13Nβˆ’1B3.010.010.03.5018030.0
9Goepfert, Olivier1597FRA+14B=4Bβˆ’3N+18NF2.511.011.05.251882+31.2
10Clair, Michael1744FRA+24Bβˆ’6N+19B=7Nβˆ’4N2.510.510.52.501675-9.6
11Beugnier, Killian1630FRAβˆ’4N+23N=18B+21Bβˆ’3N2.510.010.01.751765+18.8
12Perrier, Mael1780FRA+25N+8Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’7B2.013.513.53.001516-53.6
13Alonso, David1764FRA+20Bβˆ’2B+24Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’15N2.010.510.51.001531-17.2
14Vincendeau, Jonathan1762FRAβˆ’9N+15BFβˆ’3B+19N2.09.510.53.001664-10.6
15Rondot, Loic1639FRAβˆ’3Nβˆ’14NF+24B+13B2.08.08.02.001687+5.4
16Esclafit, Pierre1705FRAβˆ’2NFβˆ’20B+23N+24B2.05.55.50.001812+7.6
17Grandval, Olivier1771FRAβˆ’5N=7Bβˆ’8N+20NF1.510.011.02.501456-36.0
18Ninive, Bastien1816FRAβˆ’19N+22B=11Nβˆ’9BF1.57.07.02.251340-70.8
19Ecsedi De Csapo, Alix1637FRA+18Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’10NFβˆ’14B1.010.511.51.501603-6.8
20Vives, Sebastien0FRAβˆ’13Nβˆ’21B+16Nβˆ’17BF1.06.56.52.0015560.0
21Cura, Paul1705FRAβˆ’6B+20NFβˆ’11NF1.06.56.51.00949-17.8
22Vallot, Pierre0FRA+?Bβˆ’18NFFF1.06.06.00.0010150.0
23Buzzi, Giulian1731ESPβˆ’8Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’16BF0.010.511.50.00873-69.6
24Desir, Chesner1414FRAβˆ’10NFβˆ’13Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’16N0.08.58.50.00922-12.0
25Verdoot, Vincent1603FRAβˆ’12BFFFF0.02.02.00.00972-12.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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