Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon fevrier 2026 Poule E
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Lyon, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1893, and top seed was Frederic Cote (🇫🇷 FRA, 1909).
Emile Saillard (🇫🇷 FRA, 1909) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Ali Benyahia (4.5) and Adam Loquet (4.5). Saillard won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇫🇷Lyon, France
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsEmile Saillard led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Emile Saillard never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Emile Saillard drew with Ali Benyahia (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Emile Saillard 3 wins (R1–R3)Adam Loquet 3 wins (R3–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷Saillard, Emile | 1909 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 17.50 | 22.5 | +72.4 | 2121 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Benyahia, Ali | 1883 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 14.25 | 23.5 | +22.2 | 1996 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Loquet, Adam | 1869 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.25 | 23.5 | +25.4 | 1998 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Chelhod, Victor | 1908 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.00 | 24.0 | +6.8 | 1941 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Sergent, Paul | 1868 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.75 | 24.5 | +5.6 | 1896 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Cote, Frederic | 1909 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 2.5 | 8.50 | 25.5 | -23.8 | 1789 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Sahakyan, Karen | 1905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 26.0 | -32.6 | 1733 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Wambst, Guillaume | 1892 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.25 | 26.5 | -39.8 | 1663 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saillard, EmileFRA+72.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Loquet, AdamFRA+25.44.5 pts · #3
- 3Benyahia, AliFRA+22.24.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Wambst, GuillaumeFRA-39.81.5 pts · #8
- 2Sahakyan, KarenFRA-32.62.0 pts · #7
- 3Cote, FredericFRA-23.82.5 pts · #6