Tournoi Alain Francois 2026 r3-4
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41 players participated in this 24-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Eschentzwiller, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1934, and top seed was Gilles Soulas (🇫🇷 FRA, 2142).
Benjamin Hartmann (🇫🇷 FRA, 1723) won with 2.0/24, ahead of Guillaume Goujot (2.0) and Arthur Marche (2.0). Hartmann shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇫🇷Eschentzwiller, France
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 24 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×40
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 24 roundsTight race until R24; 4 players tied at 2.0/24, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R24 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 2.0/24. Hartmann takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
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| 1 | Hartmann, Benjamin | 1723 | FRA | F | F | +20N | +16B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2388 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Goujot, Guillaume | 1860 | FRA | F | F | +36B | +19B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2561 | +14.6 |
| 3 | Marche, Arthur | 1842 | FRA | F | F | +35N | +32B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2524 | +13.8 |
| 4 | Monnin, Rudy | 1603 | FRA | F | F | +34B | +33N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2209 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Radovic, Nenad | 1782 | FRA | F | F | +22B | =12N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1872 | +4.6 |
| 6 | Gallego Ruiz, Pablo | 1769 | FRA | F | F | +17N | =8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1915 | +7.4 |
| 7 | Clevenot, Jean-Luc | 1947 | FRA | F | F | =15N | +23B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1891 | -2.2 |
| 8 | Gautier, Marc | 1804 | FRA | F | F | +28B | =6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1919 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Soulas, Gilles | 2142 | FRA | F | F | +30B | =13N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2142 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Goettelmann, Guillaume | 2104 | FRA | F | F | =29B | +18N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2016 | -2.8 |
| 11 | Ficara, Adam | 0 | FRA | F | F | +21B | =28N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1806 | +37.6 |
| 12 | Pellegrini, Alain | 1760 | FRA | F | F | +37N | =5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1863 | +5.4 |
| 13 | Hell, Pascal | 2087 | FRA | F | F | +32N | =9B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2152 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Hildwein, Kenji | 1607 | FRA | F | F | +39B | =15B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1768 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Adam, Claude | 1672 | FRA | F | F | =7B | =14N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1777 | +4.8 |
| 16 | De Faveri, Gabriel | 1659 | FRA | F | F | +24B | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1651 | -0.4 |
| 17 | Greder, Patrick | 1638 | FRA | F | F | −6B | +25N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 971 | -6.4 |
| 18 | Schaub, Marc | 1940 | FRA | F | F | +31N | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1914 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Zipfel, Jacques | 1807 | FRA | F | F | +40B | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1779 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Mannhart, Pierre | 1516 | FRA | F | F | −1B | +34N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1566 | +2.2 |
| 21 | Bonfadini, Patrice | 1543 | FRA | F | F | −11N | +38B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1432 | -6.0 |
| 22 | Walter, Philippe | 1590 | FRA | F | F | −5N | +37B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1670 | +3.6 |
| 23 | Weisbeck, Pierre | 1721 | FRA | F | F | +33B | −7N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1147 | -4.4 |
| 24 | Pham, Cong Tri | 1579 | FRA | F | F | −16N | +35B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1667 | +4.8 |
| 25 | FIDE 560089318 | 0 | — | F | F | +38N | −17B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Hildwein, Kenzo | 1764 | FRA | F | F | F | +29N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2506 | +16.8 |
| 27 | Schurrle, Hugo | 1600 | FRA | F | F | +41B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2408 | +20.0 |
| 28 | Richard, Steve | 1680 | FRA | F | F | −8N | =11B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1429 | -12.6 |
| 29 | Hacquard, Claude | 1707 | FRA | F | F | =10N | −26B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1742 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Koenig, Claude | 1811 | FRA | F | F | −9N | =31B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1740 | -4.8 |
| 31 | Zippert, Adrien | 1723 | FRA | F | F | −18B | =30N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1683 | -4.0 |
| 32 | Kleindienst, Guillaume | 1775 | FRA | F | F | −13B | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1165 | -11.0 |
| 33 | Prax, Jason | 0 | FRA | F | F | −23N | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 863 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Peres, Thierry | 1408 | FRA | F | F | −4N | −20B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 760 | -12.0 |
| 35 | Hamet, Florian | 1673 | FRA | F | F | −3B | −24N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 911 | -18.2 |
| 36 | Beaufauchet, David | 1708 | FRA | F | F | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1060 | -6.0 |
| 37 | Reymann, Benoit | 1557 | FRA | F | F | −12B | −22N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 879 | -13.6 |
| 38 | Fernandes, Albino | 1422 | FRA | F | F | −25B | −21N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 744 | -13.6 |
| 39 | Schurrle, Jules | 1471 | FRA | F | F | −14N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 807 | -12.8 |
| 40 | Dupre, Jeremy | 1686 | FRA | F | F | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1009 | -14.0 |
| 41 | Chalverat, Silvio | 1607 | FRA | F | F | −27N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 808 | -20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ficara, AdamFRA+37.61.5 pts · #13
- 2Hartmann, BenjaminFRA+26.02.0 pts · #2
- 3Schurrle, HugoFRA+20.01.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Chalverat, SilvioFRA-20.00.0 pts · #38
- 2Hamet, FlorianFRA-18.20.0 pts · #39
- 3Dupre, JeremyFRA-14.00.0 pts · #35