Tournoi Alain Francois 2026 r1-2
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 23 Jan 2026 in Eschentzwiller, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1938, and top seed was Gilles Soulas (🇫🇷 FRA, 2130).
Marc Schaub (🇫🇷 FRA, 1941) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Claude Koenig (2.0) and Guillaume Goettelmann (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Guillaume Kleindienst (1769) beat Jean-Luc Clevenot (1960), a +191-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Eschentzwiller, France
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 23 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×40
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schaub, Marc | 1941 | FRA | +18N | +14B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2576 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Koenig, Claude | 1800 | FRA | +21N | +22B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2424 | +11.0 |
| 3 | Goettelmann, Guillaume | 2080 | FRA | +20B | +16N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2514 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Soulas, Gilles | 2130 | FRA | +15B | +19N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2551 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Hell, Pascal | 2084 | FRA | +29N | +17B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2537 | +4.6 |
| 6 | Kleindienst, Guillaume | 1769 | FRA | +31B | +12N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2517 | +18.0 |
| 7 | Zippert, Adrien | 1695 | FRA | +30B | +13N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2654 | +28.4 |
| 8 | Hacquard, Claude | 1691 | FRA | +33N | +11B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2616 | +13.4 |
| 9 | Violette, Didier | 1844 | FRA | +23B | =10N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1840 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Beaufauchet, David | 1699 | FRA | +34N | =9B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1846 | +7.8 |
| 11 | Zipfel, Jacques | 1814 | FRA | +26B | −8N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1642 | -9.0 |
| 12 | Clevenot, Jean-Luc | 1960 | FRA | +25N | −6B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1700 | -12.6 |
| 13 | Marche, Arthur | 1854 | FRA | +32N | −7B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1652 | -10.4 |
| 14 | Weisbeck, Pierre | 1723 | FRA | +35B | −1N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1676 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Richard, Steve | 1684 | FRA | −4N | +37B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1806 | +4.2 |
| 16 | Pellegrini, Alain | 1745 | FRA | +36N | −3B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1758 | +0.4 |
| 17 | Radovic, Nenad | 1789 | FRA | +38B | −5N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1818 | +1.0 |
| 18 | Gautier, Marc | 1827 | FRA | −1B | +38N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1746 | -3.4 |
| 19 | Gallego Ruiz, Pablo | 1769 | FRA | +37N | −4B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1829 | +2.0 |
| 20 | Dupre, Jeremy | 1670 | FRA | −3N | +36B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1758 | +4.4 |
| 21 | Reymann, Benoit | 1561 | FRA | −2B | +39N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1000 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Adam, Claude | 1685 | FRA | +39B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1000 | -7.0 |
| 23 | Walter, Philippe | 1594 | FRA | −9N | +34B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1653 | +2.6 |
| 24 | Goujot, Guillaume | 1848 | FRA | F | +27N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2484 | +5.6 |
| 25 | Greder, Patrick | 1630 | FRA | −12B | +35N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1686 | +2.0 |
| 26 | Pham, Cong Tri | 1593 | FRA | −11N | +33B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1016 | -4.4 |
| 27 | Hamet, Florian | 1684 | FRA | +41N | −24B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1048 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Hildwein, Kenzo | 1812 | FRA | F | +40B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2444 | +10.1 |
| 29 | De Faveri, Gabriel | 1678 | FRA | −5B | =31N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1583 | -6.8 |
| 30 | Hartmann, Benjamin | 0 | FRA | −7N | =32B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Schurrle, Jules | 1466 | FRA | −6N | =29B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1531 | +4.4 |
| 32 | Schurrle, Hugo | 1599 | FRA | −13B | =30N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1054 | -7.6 |
| 33 | Monnin, Rudy | 0 | FRA | −8B | −26N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Ficara, Adam | 0 | FRA | −10B | −23N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 847 | -20.8 |
| 35 | Peres, Thierry | 1410 | FRA | −14N | −25B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 878 | -7.2 |
| 36 | Fernandes, Albino | 1436 | FRA | −16B | −20N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 914 | -13.2 |
| 37 | Mannhart, Pierre | 1527 | FRA | −19B | −15N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 928 | -9.8 |
| 38 | Bonfadini, Patrice | 1550 | FRA | −17N | −18B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1009 | -7.4 |
| 39 | FIDE 560089318 | 0 | — | −22N | −21B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Hildwein, Kenji | 1642 | FRA | F | −28N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | -11.2 |
| 41 | Prax, Jason | 0 | FRA | −27B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zippert, AdrienFRA+28.42.0 pts · #20
- 2Kleindienst, GuillaumeFRA+18.02.0 pts · #4
- 3Hacquard, ClaudeFRA+13.42.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Ficara, AdamFRA-20.80.0 pts · #29
- 2Fernandes, AlbinoFRA-13.20.0 pts · #32
- 3Clevenot, Jean-LucFRA-12.61.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R2+191 Elo gap
- R2+159 Elo gap
- R2+123 Elo gap