Grand tournoi des Faienciers Mai 2026
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 17 May 2026 in Sarreguemines, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1826, and top seed was Theo Varin-Dapper (🇫🇷 FRA, 1972).
Cyril Merstorf (🇫🇷 FRA, 1721) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Axel Goudot-Chauvet (2.5) and Patrick Lersy (2.0). Merstorf won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Loic Thirion (1644) beat Alois Bergsma (1798), a +154-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Sarreguemines, France
Dates
17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/3. Merstorf takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merstorf, Cyril | 1721 | FRA | +7B | =6B | +16N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1946 | +16.4 |
| 2 | Goudot-Chauvet, Axel | 1597 | FRA | +12B | +15B | =3N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1743 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Lersy, Patrick | 1568 | FRA | =15N | +12N | =2B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1565 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Thiel, Jean-Claude | 1931 | FRA | +10B | =9B | =13N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2014 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Van Rienen, Willy | 1871 | FRA | +11N | −8N | +14B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1862 | -0.6 |
| 6 | Elui, Adrian | 1752 | FRA | +16B | =1N | −7B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1663 | -6.8 |
| 7 | Bahr, Maxime | 1754 | FRA | −1N | =16B | +6N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1662 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Bergsma, Alois | 1798 | FRA | −14N | +5B | =11N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1762 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Saleron, Marc | 1886 | FRA | +13B | =4N | −10B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1904 | +1.4 |
| 10 | Varin-Dapper, Theo | 1972 | FRA | −4N | =13B | +9N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1875 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Lorrain, Michel | 1770 | FRA | −5B | +14N | =8B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1771 | +0.2 |
| 12 | Kuman, Leo | 0 | FRA | −2N | −3B | +15N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Dorozala, Jean-Pierre | 1808 | FRA | −9N | =10N | =4B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1805 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Thirion, Loic | 1644 | FRA | +8B | −11B | −5N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1688 | +6.8 |
| 15 | Muller, Gabriel | 1532 | FRA | =3B | −2N | −12B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1390 | -14.4 |
| 16 | Degliame, Alain | 1514 | FRA | −6N | =7N | −1B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1469 | -5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Merstorf, CyrilFRA+16.42.5 pts · #1
- 2Goudot-Chauvet, AxelFRA+14.82.5 pts · #7
- 3Thirion, LoicFRA+6.81.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Varin-Dapper, TheoFRA-16.01.5 pts · #6
- 2Muller, GabrielFRA-14.40.5 pts · #16
- 3Bahr, MaximeFRA-14.01.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+154 Elo gap