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Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon fevrier 2026 Poule I

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Lyon, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1707, and top seed was Patrick Van Straaten (🇮🇱 ISR, 1729).

Sylvain Richard (🇫🇷 FRA, 1686) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Nicolas Fournier (4.0) and Olivier Peres (3.5). Richard 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
Top seed
🇮🇱Patrick Van Straaten1729
Avg top 10
1,707
Participants
8
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×7
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 7 rounds

Sylvain Richard led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Richard takes lead
Richard#1Fournier#2Van Straaten#3Peres#4Majewski#5Crouzet#6Arousstamian#7Vermot-Desroches#8
R5 · LEADER CHANGE15 Feb

Sylvain Richard takes the sole lead (3.5/5).

R7 · DECISIVE LEAD15 Feb

Sylvain Richard opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Nicolas Fournier); the title is out of reach before R7.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sylvain Richard beat Nicolas Fournier (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇫🇷Richard, Sylvain1686*11½½½115.513.5017.5+44.81941
2🇫🇷Fournier, Nicolas17160*01111—4.09.5019.0+18.01828
4🇫🇷Peres, Olivier168601*10½013.58.7519.5+4.81711
3🇮🇱Van Straaten, Patrick1729½00*11½½3.58.2519.5-5.21704
5🇫🇷Majewski, Theo1687½010*½1—3.08.5020.0+3.61708
6🇫🇷Crouzet, Bernard1713½0½0½*——1.56.0021.5-21.81552
7🇫🇷Arousstamian, Karen1713001½0—*—1.55.2521.5-21.81552
8🇫🇷Vermot-Desroches, Benoit17280—0½———*0.51.7522.5-22.41428

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