Tournoi Alain Francois 2026 r5-6
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39 players participated in this 24-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026 in Eschentzwiller, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1928, and top seed was Gilles Soulas (🇫🇷 FRA, 2143).
Gilles Soulas (🇫🇷 FRA, 2143) won with 2.0/24, ahead of Gabriel De Faveri (2.0) and Hugo Schurrle (2.0). Soulas shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Philippe Walter (1592) beat Jeremy Dupre (1693), a +101-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Eschentzwiller, France
Dates
06 Mar 2026 → 20 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 24 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×38
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 42 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. Soulas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soulas, Gilles | 2143 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +19B | +18N | 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 | 2700 | +8.0 |
| 2 | De Faveri, Gabriel | 1659 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +17B | +34N | 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 | 2395 | +16.6 |
| 3 | Schurrle, Hugo | 1639 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +33N | +36B | 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 | 2506 | +47.2 |
| 4 | Hamet, Florian | 1646 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +37B | +35N | 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 | 2342 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Goettelmann, Guillaume | 2120 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +14B | =6N | 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 | 2169 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Hell, Pascal | 2091 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +15N | =5B | 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 | 2168 | +4.4 |
| 7 | Adam, Claude | 1686 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +21B | =28N | 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 | 1867 | +9.2 |
| 8 | Radovic, Nenad | 1787 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =30B | +13N | 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 | 1865 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Bonfadini, Patrice | 1537 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =29N | +16B | 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 | 1679 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Weisbeck, Pierre | 1718 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +31B | =12N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 1853 | +6.6 |
| 11 | Kleindienst, Guillaume | 1754 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =12B | +38N | 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 | 1900 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Hacquard, Claude | 1715 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =11N | =10B | 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 | 1737 | +1.4 |
| 13 | Pham, Cong Tri | 1584 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +20N | −8B | 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 | 1713 | +6.6 |
| 14 | Marche, Arthur | 1861 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −5N | +25B | 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 | 1969 | +5.2 |
| 15 | Hildwein, Kenzo | 1829 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −6B | +24N | 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 | 1936 | +10.0 |
| 16 | Schurrle, Jules | 1458 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +26B | −9N | 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 | 738 | -16.0 |
| 17 | Ficara, Adam | 1477 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −2N | +29B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1584 | +11.2 |
| 18 | Clevenot, Jean-Luc | 1933 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +36N | −1B | 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 | 1931 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Goujot, Guillaume | 1866 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −1N | +39B | 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 | 1975 | +5.0 |
| 20 | Greder, Patrick | 1636 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −13B | +32N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1623 | -0.8 |
| 21 | Walter, Philippe | 1592 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −7N | +33B | 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 | 1690 | +5.4 |
| 22 | Gautier, Marc | 1811 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +28B | 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 | 0.50 | 2555 | +8.4 |
| 23 | Chalverat, Silvio | 1566 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =32B | =31N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1633 | +3.6 |
| 24 | Gallego Ruiz, Pablo | 1780 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +38N | −15B | 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 | 1764 | -0.8 |
| 25 | Zipfel, Jacques | 1816 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +34B | −14N | 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 | 1786 | -1.6 |
| 26 | Peres, Thierry | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −16N | +37N | 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 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Prax, Jason | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | 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 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Pellegrini, Alain | 1755 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −22N | =7B | 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 | 1557 | -10.2 |
| 29 | Mannhart, Pierre | 1507 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =9B | −17N | 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 | 1315 | -10.0 |
| 30 | Hartmann, Benjamin | 1758 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =8N | 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 | 1788 | +1.6 |
| 31 | Monnin, Rudy | 1606 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −10N | =23B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1450 | -15.6 |
| 32 | Richard, Steve | 1660 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =23N | −20B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1409 | -13.2 |
| 33 | Dupre, Jeremy | 1693 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −3B | −21N | 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 | 816 | -48.4 |
| 34 | Hildwein, Kenji | 1699 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −25N | −2B | 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 | 939 | -37.2 |
| 35 | Reymann, Benoit | 1542 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | 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 | 846 | -7.2 |
| 36 | Zippert, Adrien | 1719 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −18B | −3N | 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 | 987 | -33.6 |
| 37 | FIDE 560089318 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −4N | −26B | 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 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Beaufauchet, David | 1699 | FRA | F | F | F | F | −24B | −11B | 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 | 968 | -16.2 |
| 39 | Koenig, Claude | 1806 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −19N | 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 | 1066 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Schurrle, HugoFRA+47.22.0 pts · #3
- 2De Faveri, GabrielFRA+16.62.0 pts · #1
- 3Ficara, AdamFRA+11.21.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Dupre, JeremyFRA-48.40.0 pts · #31
- 2Hildwein, KenjiFRA-37.20.0 pts · #33
- 3Zippert, AdrienFRA-33.60.0 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R6+101 Elo gap