Senior championship 2026
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Differdange, Luxembourg. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1936, and top seed was Jean-Marie Weber (🇱🇺 LUX, 2120).
Jean-Marie Weber (🇱🇺 LUX, 2120) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Paul Oberweis (5.0) and Ivan Sorensen (4.5). Weber won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Esad Agovic (1693) beat Yves Schlueter (2044), a +351-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJean-Marie Weber led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Jean-Marie Weber held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
Jean-Marie Weber drew with Paul Oberweis (White).
Jean-Marie Weber went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jean-Marie Weber | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Paul Oberweis | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Ivan Sorensen | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Fernand Stirn | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber, Jean-Marie | 2120 | LUX | +10B | +7N | =2B | +6N | +8N | =3B | =5N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 21.75 | 2145 | +4.2 |
| 2 | Oberweis, Paul | 1968 | LUX | +9N | +4B | =1N | =3B | =5N | +7B | =6N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 21.00 | 2081 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Sorensen, Ivan | 1988 | DEN | +14B | =8N | =6B | =2N | +10B | =1N | =7N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 1986 | +2.2 |
| 4 | Stirn, Fernand | 1791 | LUX | +16B | −2N | −7B | +15N | +12B | =5B | +9N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1961 | +31.8 |
| 5 | Klamp, Christoph | 1977 | GER | +12B | =6N | =8B | =7N | =2B | =4N | =1B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 16.00 | 1944 | -4.6 |
| 6 | Ludewig, Robert | 1849 | LUX | +11N | =5B | =3N | −1B | =9N | +8B | =2B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 15.00 | 1958 | +20.6 |
| 7 | Stern, Geoffrey | 1988 | LUX | +13N | −1B | +4N | =5B | +11N | −2N | =3B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 13.75 | 1930 | -7.2 |
| 8 | Virbalis, Rytis | 1846 | LUX | +15B | =3B | =5N | +12N | −1B | −6N | +10B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1909 | +12.2 |
| 9 | Adami, Eric | 1745 | LUX | −2B | +15N | −10B | +14N | =6B | +11N | −4B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1763 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Santini, Roger | 1789 | FRA | −1N | +13B | +9N | −11B | −3N | +15B | −8N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1752 | -8.6 |
| 11 | Novalic, Ramzija | 1715 | MNE | −6B | =14N | +16B | +10N | −7B | −9B | −13N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.75 | 1704 | -9.6 |
| 12 | Agovic, Esad | 1693 | LUX | −5N | +16N | +14B | −8B | −4N | =13B | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 1758 | +7.0 |
| 13 | Clement, Marc | 1603 | LUX | −7B | −10N | −15B | F | +14N | =12N | +11B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1678 | +9.2 |
| 14 | Plard, Thierry | 1629 | LUX | −3N | =11B | −12N | −9B | −13B | F | +15N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.25 | 1531 | -16.2 |
| 15 | Koch, Paul | 1600 | LUX | −8N | −9B | +13N | −4B | F | −10N | −14B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1461 | -19.0 |
| 16 | Schlueter, Yves | 2044 | LUX | −4N | −12B | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 933 | -51.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stirn, FernandLUX+31.84.5 pts · #4
- 2Oberweis, PaulLUX+22.05.0 pts · #2
- 3Ludewig, RobertLUX+20.64.0 pts · #8
- 1Schlueter, YvesLUX-51.60.0 pts · #16
- 2Koch, PaulLUX-19.01.0 pts · #15
- 3Plard, ThierryLUX-16.21.5 pts · #14
- R2+351 Elo gap
- R3+329 Elo gap
- R1+253 Elo gap