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

Top seed

🇱🇺Luca Flaunet1882

Avg top 10

1,803

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇱🇺Luxembourg×26

🇫🇷France×2

🇸🇪Sweden×1

Top 3

🥇
Emile Pleim
🇱🇺LUX·1697
2.0pts·2583perf+47.6
🥈
FIDE 4011015
—
1.0pts·1634perf0.0
🥉
Eva Pleim
🇱🇺LUX·1598
1.0pts·2559perf+27.6

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
+47.6
2.0 pts · #1
2Pleim, EvaLUX
+27.6
1.0 pts · #6
3Kostyukovich, DmitryLUX
+26.0
1.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Flaunet, LucaLUX
-26.0
0.0 pts · #32
2Eriksson, Daniel 1975SWE
-25.6
0.0 pts · #34
3Esmer, HamzaLUX
-23.2
0.0 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R1+172 Elo gap
Pleim, Eva1598 beat Kohnen, Marc1770
R2+162 Elo gap
Kostyukovich, Dmitry1720 beat Flaunet, Luca1882
R2+118 Elo gap
Pleim, Emile1697 beat Eriksson, Daniel 19751815