Coupe de la Federation 2026 Round 1-2
KnockoutStandard
35 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in various, Luxembourg. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1803, and top seed was Luca Flaunet (🇱🇺 LUX, 1882).
Emile Pleim (🇱🇺 LUX, 1697) won with 2.0/2. Pleim broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Eva Pleim (1598) beat Marc Kohnen (1770), a +172-point gap.
Location
🇱🇺various, Luxembourg
Dates
18 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Knockout · 2 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇱🇺Luxembourg×26
🇫🇷France×2
🇸🇪Sweden×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pleim, Emile | 1697 | LUX | +13N | +21B | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2583 | +47.6 |
| 2 | FIDE 4011015 | 0 | — | F | +3B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Pleim, Eva | 1598 | LUX | +29B | −2N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2559 | +27.6 |
| 4 | Oliveira Mazza, Samuel | 1544 | LUX | F | +23N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2398 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Murzynski, Roman Gabriel | 1753 | LUX | F | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2608 | +11.6 |
| 6 | Kostyukovich, Dmitry | 1720 | LUX | F | +27N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2683 | +26.0 |
| 7 | Morlot, Alexandre | 1802 | FRA | F | +24B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2625 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Jain, Rahul | 1746 | LUX | +30B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2385 | +11.6 |
| 9 | Geschwindt, Gilbert | 1837 | LUX | F | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2371 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Hoffmann, Nick | 1652 | LUX | F | +25N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2491 | +21.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 4011023 | 0 | — | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Brittner, Laurent | 1677 | LUX | F | +26B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2493 | +22.0 |
| 13 | Adami, Eric | 1782 | LUX | −1B | =15B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1482 | -14.0 |
| 14 | Papini, Emmanuel | 1822 | FRA | F | =17N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1702 | -3.4 |
| 15 | Luppi, Nicola | 0 | LUX | F | =13N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1750 | +6.0 |
| 16 | Guzdziol, Olaf | 1509 | LUX | F | =18N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1485 | -5.2 |
| 17 | Salomeia, Mihai | 1685 | LUX | F | =14B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1825 | +6.8 |
| 18 | Smeets, Jenny | 1587 | LUX | F | =16B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1580 | +5.2 |
| 19 | FIDE 4008502 | 0 | — | F | =?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Komissarov, Igor | 0 | LUX | F | =?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Eriksson, Daniel 1975 | 1815 | SWE | F | −1N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 912 | -25.6 |
| 22 | Solovev, Nikolai | 1524 | LUX | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1012 | -8.0 |
| 23 | Schanck, Alain | 0 | LUX | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 762 | -22.0 |
| 24 | Fixmer, Eric | 1819 | LUX | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1002 | -10.6 |
| 25 | Burkel, Augustin | 0 | LUX | F | −10B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 866 | -21.2 |
| 26 | Agovic, Esad | 1692 | LUX | F | −12N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 858 | -11.0 |
| 27 | Flaunet, Luca | 1882 | LUX | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 973 | -26.0 |
| 28 | Esmer, Hamza | 1649 | LUX | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 953 | -23.2 |
| 29 | Kohnen, Marc | 1770 | LUX | −3N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 814 | -13.8 |
| 30 | Weber, Philippe | 1604 | LUX | −8N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 946 | -5.8 |
| 31 | Queiros Goncalves, Daniel | 0 | LUX | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 4010795 | 0 | — | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 999 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Heydarov, Mikayil | 0 | LUX | −?B | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 4010787 | 0 | — | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 983 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 4006429 | 0 | — | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1037 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pleim, EmileLUX+47.62.0 pts · #1
- 2Pleim, EvaLUX+27.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Kostyukovich, DmitryLUX+26.01.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Flaunet, LucaLUX-26.00.0 pts · #32
- 2Eriksson, Daniel 1975SWE-25.60.0 pts · #34
- 3Esmer, HamzaLUX-23.20.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R1+172 Elo gap
- R2+162 Elo gap
- R2+118 Elo gap