250e Open FIDE Interchess de 3 Rondes -1800
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 19 Apr 2026 in Paris, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1710, and top seed was Rayan Sahbi (🇫🇷 FRA, 1798).
Zizheng Liu (🇬🇧 ENG, 1729) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Rayan Sahbi (3.0) and Jules Demessance (2.0). Liu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alexandre Hoeckman (1415) beat Massin Benkaci (1670), a +255-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Paris, France
Dates
19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×13
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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4
2
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/3. Liu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Rayan Sahbi 3 wins (R1–R3)Zizheng Liu 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rayan Sahbi | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Zizheng Liu | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Jules Demessance | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Adrien Gros | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu, Zizheng | 1729 | ENG | +11B | +4N | +5B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2471 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Sahbi, Rayan | 1798 | FRA | +14N | +6B | +3N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2467 | +38.8 |
| 3 | Demessance, Jules | 1644 | FRA | +8N | +7N | −2B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1891 | +40.0 |
| 4 | Gros, Adrien | 0 | FRA | +9N | −1B | +11N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Cuguillere, Leo Paul | 1727 | FRA | +10N | +13B | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1584 | -13.6 |
| 6 | Madon, Francis | 1684 | FRA | +15N | −2N | +10B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1619 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Montus, Martin | 1744 | FRA | +12N | −3B | +13N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1636 | -6.0 |
| 8 | Fournier, Nicolas | 1755 | FRA | −3B | +12N | +15B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1636 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Mendes, Martin | 1724 | FRA | −4B | =11N | +12B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1814 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Hoeckman, Alexandre | 1415 | FRA | −5B | +14B | −6N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1570 | +17.6 |
| 11 | Turpin, Ethan | 1611 | FRA | −1N | =9B | −4B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1537 | -7.2 |
| 12 | Ambraisse, Manuel | 1629 | FRA | −7B | −8B | −9N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 943 | -41.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 331104330 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −7B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 936 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Benkaci, Massin | 1670 | FRA | −2B | −10N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 819 | -22.4 |
| 15 | El Bouajaji, Mohamed | 0 | FRA | −6B | F | −8N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 921 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Demessance, JulesFRA+40.02.0 pts · #2
- 2Sahbi, RayanFRA+38.83.0 pts · #1
- 3Hoeckman, AlexandreFRA+17.61.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Ambraisse, ManuelFRA-41.20.0 pts · #14
- 2Benkaci, MassinFRA-22.40.0 pts · #13
- 3Cuguillere, Leo PaulFRA-13.62.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+255 Elo gap
- R1+111 Elo gap