Tournoi d'Entrainement du CE-Strasbourg janvier 2026
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46 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Strasbourg, France. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1820, and top seed was Jean-Claude Letzelter (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2008).
Bohao Wen (🇫🇷 FRA, 1984) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Yassine Arbib (5.0) and Jean-Claude Letzelter (5.0). Wen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Karen Harutyunyan (1469) beat Axel Lafont-Martins (1693), a +224-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Strasbourg, France
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇫🇷France×39
🇧🇷Brazil×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
22
10
4
2
2
4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 5.0/6. Wen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bohao Wen lost to Yassine Arbib (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Bohao Wen 3 wins (R1–R3)Yassine Arbib 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Jean-Claude Letzelter 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bohao Wen | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Yassine Arbib | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3FMJean-Claude Letzelter | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4William Liddell | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wen, Bohao | 1984 | FRA | +25B | +10N | +9B | −2N | +16B | +5N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 18.00 | 2006 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Arbib, Yassine | 1902 | FRA | +31N | +29B | +6N | +1B | =5B | =8N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 17.25 | 2015 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Letzelter, Jean-ClaudeFM | 2008 | FRA | +4B | +30N | +37B | −5N | +11B | +13B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 16.50 | 1994 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Liddell, William | 1565 | FRA | −3N | +44B | +14N | +30B | +7N | +6B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 14.00 | 1970 | +93.2 |
| 5 | Lenz, Matthias | 1917 | GER | +26B | +12N | +16B | +3B | =2N | −1B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 17.00 | 1968 | +11.4 |
| 6 | Queiroz, Maria Becker | 1683 | BRA | +20B | +15N | −2B | +21N | +9B | −4N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 13.50 | 1779 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Rahimikharaghani, Marjan | 1706 | IRI | +22B | −39N | +15B | +13N | −4B | +16N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 1722 | +2.4 |
| 8 | De Andrade, Mathis | 1723 | FRA | F | +23B | =18N | +19B | +10N | =2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 14.00 | 1894 | +20.8 |
| 9 | Michels, Matthieu | 1768 | FRA | +32N | +19B | −1N | +29B | −6N | +17B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1762 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Amrani, Chahine | 1633 | FRA | +34N | −1B | +31N | +17B | −8B | +22N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1760 | +37.2 |
| 11 | Lafont-Martins, Axel | 1693 | FRA | −17N | +28B | +25N | +18B | −3N | +19B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1728 | +9.6 |
| 12 | Fagherazzi, Michel | 1625 | FRA | +38B | −5B | +36N | −16N | +26B | +20N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1674 | +4.6 |
| 13 | Babayev, Murad | 1699 | FRA | +33N | =18B | +17N | −7B | +32B | −3N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1683 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Robert, Lilian | 1699 | FRA | +24B | −16N | −4B | =33N | +28B | +27N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1524 | -42.0 |
| 15 | Blanc, Gregory | 1577 | FRA | +45N | −6B | −7N | =28B | +38N | +32B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1490 | -20.4 |
| 16 | Rosselli, Lucas | 1593 | FRA | +35N | +14B | −5N | +12B | −1N | −7B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1714 | +25.6 |
| 17 | Harutyunyan, Karen | 1469 | FRA | +11B | +43N | −13B | −10N | +21B | −9N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1680 | +65.2 |
| 18 | Delacour, Thomas | 1583 | FRA | +27B | =13N | =8B | −11N | −20B | +35N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1455 | -12.6 |
| 19 | Guntzer Vetter, Thomas | 1593 | FRA | +40B | −9N | +20B | −8N | +34B | −11N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1574 | -2.2 |
| 20 | Decreux, Lilian | 1455 | FRA | −6N | +45B | −19N | +31B | +18N | −12B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1532 | +7.8 |
| 21 | Tellin, Mael | 1616 | FRA | +46N | −37B | +22N | −6B | −17N | +36B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1523 | -24.8 |
| 22 | Beheshti, Khadijeh | 1494 | FRA | −7N | +41B | −21B | +45N | +29N | −10B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1448 | -16.4 |
| 23 | Babayev, Ayxan | 1569 | FRA | F | −8N | +27B | −32N | +40N | +25B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1465 | -17.6 |
| 24 | Tangiev, Rassoul | 1473 | FRA | −14N | +35B | −29N | −25B | +31N | +30B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1521 | +2.4 |
| 25 | Sharma, Varun | 1551 | FRA | −1N | +34B | −11B | +24N | =27B | −23N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1589 | +4.4 |
| 26 | Butbaia, Ilarioni | 1528 | FRA | −5N | +38B | =30B | F | −12N | +29B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1600 | +10.0 |
| 27 | Bouhours, Gabriel | 0 | FRA | −18N | +33B | −23N | +36B | =25N | −14B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Gasimov, Raphael | 1425 | FRA | −43B | −11N | +41B | =15N | −14N | +33B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1477 | +10.4 |
| 29 | Tabatabai, Armand | 1610 | FRA | +42B | −2N | +24B | −9N | −22B | −26N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1408 | -52.0 |
| 30 | Randrianarizafy, Paul | 1644 | FRA | +44B | −3B | =26N | −4N | =33B | −24N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 1383 | -54.4 |
| 31 | Meyer, Claude | 1520 | FRA | −2B | +42N | −10B | −20N | −24B | +46N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 829 | -31.6 |
| 32 | Hueber, Michael | 1497 | FRA | −9B | +40N | F | +23B | −13N | −15N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1462 | -7.2 |
| 33 | Essolh, Adil | 1488 | FRA | −13B | −27N | +42B | =14B | =30N | −28N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1406 | -20.0 |
| 34 | Benhallou, Sarah | 0 | FRA | −10B | −25N | +35B | +44N | −19N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 791 | -57.2 |
| 35 | FIDE 560062150 | 0 | — | −16B | −24N | −34N | +42B | +46N | −18B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Pererva, Yulia | 1499 | FRA | −37N | +46B | −12B | −27N | +45B | −21N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 883 | -32.8 |
| 37 | Guliyev, Altan | 1795 | FRA | +36B | +21N | −3N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1833 | +7.2 |
| 38 | Hueber, Gabriel-Azer | 0 | FRA | −12N | −26N | F | +46B | −15B | +45N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Dalstein, Maxence | 1593 | FRA | +41N | +7B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2507 | +13.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 651015684 | 0 | — | −19N | −32B | =44N | +41N | −23B | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 551000075 | 0 | — | −39B | −22N | −28N | −40B | F | +42N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Petitdidier, Lea | 0 | FRA | −29N | −31B | −33N | −35N | +44B | −41B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Altoe, Julien | 1665 | FRA | +28N | −17B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1445 | -22.4 |
| 44 | Benhallou, Kamila | 1413 | FRA | −30N | −4N | =40B | −34B | −42N | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 527079511 | 0 | — | −15B | −20N | F | −22B | −36N | −38B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Ovchuyeva, Mehriban | 0 | FRA | −21B | −36N | F | −38N | −35B | −31B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Liddell, WilliamFRA+93.25.0 pts · #6
- 2Harutyunyan, KarenFRA+65.23.0 pts · #14
- 3Amrani, ChahineFRA+37.24.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Benhallou, SarahFRA-57.22.0 pts · #45
- 2Randrianarizafy, PaulFRA-54.42.0 pts · #30
- 3Tabatabai, ArmandFRA-52.02.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R1+224 Elo gap
- R2+196 Elo gap
- R6+171 Elo gap