Tournoi interne Echiquier Nanceien 2025-26 r3-5
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Nancy, France. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1867, and top seed was Stephane Trassaert (🇫🇷 FRA, CM, 2105).
Denis Steininger (🇫🇷 FRA, 1931) won with 2.5/5, ahead of Daniel Rittie (2.5) and Nicolas Rigaud (2.5). Steininger shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Denis Steininger (1931) beat Stephane Trassaert (CM, 2105), a +174-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 2.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 2.5/5. Steininger takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
Pablo Andres-Domenech drew with Denis Steininger (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pablo Andres-Domenech | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Denis Steininger | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Daniel Rittie | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Nicolas Rigaud | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steininger, Denis | 1931 | FRA | F | F | +14N | +6B | =4N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2196 | +18.6 |
| 2 | Rittie, Daniel | 1892 | FRA | F | F | +16B | =3N | +12B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2023 | +9.8 |
| 3 | Rigaud, Nicolas | 1826 | FRA | F | F | +20N | =2B | +11B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1986 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Andres-Domenech, Pablo | 1881 | FRA | F | F | +15B | +18N | =1B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1998 | +8.8 |
| 5 | Bourreau, Quentin | 0 | FRA | F | F | =10N | +17B | +13B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Trassaert, StephaneCM | 2105 | FRA | F | F | +11B | −1N | +7B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 2010 | -6.8 |
| 7 | Bessieres, Christophe | 1926 | FRA | F | F | +8N | +12B | −6N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1994 | +5.4 |
| 8 | Balsamo, Christophe | 1724 | FRA | F | F | −7B | +15N | +16B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1860 | +11.0 |
| 9 | Airoldi, Roger | 1688 | FRA | F | F | F | +10N | +15B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2414 | +15.4 |
| 10 | Roesch, Andre | 1605 | FRA | F | F | =5B | −9B | +17N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 896 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Fissore, Olivier | 1788 | FRA | F | F | −6N | +19B | −3N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1748 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Fissore, Nathanael | 1797 | FRA | F | F | +19B | −7N | −2N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1708 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Osorio, Jules | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | =14B | −5N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1775 | +8.8 |
| 14 | Abdou, Mohamed | 1799 | COM | F | F | −1B | =13N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1582 | -10.0 |
| 15 | Nantet, Eric | 0 | FRA | F | F | −4N | −8B | −9N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 965 | -37.2 |
| 16 | Bleta, Igli | 1659 | FRA | F | F | −2N | F | −8N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 998 | -12.8 |
| 17 | Bonnavent, Benjamin | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | −5N | −10B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tejedo-Cruz, Christophe | 1620 | FRA | F | F | F | −4B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1081 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Hornoy, Jean-michel | 1651 | FRA | F | F | −12N | −11N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 984 | -15.0 |
| 20 | Desbuisson, Andy | 1456 | FRA | F | F | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1013 | -4.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Steininger, DenisFRA+18.62.5 pts · #2
- 2Airoldi, RogerFRA+15.42.0 pts · #7
- 3Rigaud, NicolasFRA+13.62.5 pts · #4
- 1Nantet, EricFRA-37.20.0 pts · #15
- 2Hornoy, Jean-michelFRA-15.00.0 pts · #18
- 3Bleta, IgliFRA-12.80.0 pts · #14
- R4+174 Elo gap