18e Open international de Plancoet - Tournoi A

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 01 Aug 2025 in Plancoet, France. 17 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2344, and top seed was Namig Guliyev (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2475).

Sanket Chakravarty (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2301) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jean-Marc Degraeve (6.5) and Benjamin Bujisho (6.5). Chakravarty took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Leo Cerclier (1969) beat Carl Strugnell (FM, 2178), a +209-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Plancoet, France

Dates

27 Jul 2025 → 01 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿GMNamig Guliyev2475

Avg top 10

2,344

Participants

Titled players · 17

GM×3

IM×4

FM×4

CM×4

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×64

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇮🇳India×2

🇬🇧Wales×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
IMSanket Chakravarty
🇮🇳IND·2301
7.0pts·2476perf+20.4
🥈
GMJean-Marc Degraeve
🇫🇷FRA·2463
6.5pts·2472perf+3.1
🥉
IMBenjamin Bujisho
🇫🇷FRA·2329
6.5pts·2324perf+1.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Sanket Chakravarty led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Chakravarty7Bailet6.5Degraeve6.5Gampa6.5Bujisho6.5Guliyev6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE31 Jul

IM Sanket Chakravarty takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Sanket Chakravarty drew with GM Pierre Bailet (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Sanket Chakravarty 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Pierre Bailet 3 wins (R6–R8)GM Jean-Marc Degraeve 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSanket Chakravarty	*	½	½	—
2GMPierre Bailet	½	*	—	—
3GMJean-Marc Degraeve	½	—	*	½
4FMAditya Varun Gampa	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sanket ChakravartyIM	2301	IND	+35B	+21N	+19B	=3N	+7B	+11N	=4B	=2N	=6B	7.0	47.5	52.0	39.00	2476	+20.4
2	Degraeve, Jean-MarcGM	2463	FRA	F	+31B	+13N	=5B	+10N	+8B	+19N	=1B	=4B	6.5	46.5	46.5	36.50	2472	+3.1
3	Bujisho, BenjaminIM	2329	FRA	+52N	+36B	+49N	=1B	−4N	+12B	=10N	=5B	+14N	6.5	44.5	48.0	32.00	2324	+1.4
4	Guliyev, NamigGM	2475	AZE	+58B	+45N	+11B	+9N	+3B	F	=1N	=7B	=2N	6.5	44.5	44.5	34.75	2499	+3.6
5	Aditya Varun GampaFM	2187	IND	=44B	+66N	+22B	=2N	+16B	+32N	−7B	=3N	+11B	6.5	43.5	46.0	31.50	2318	+32.0
6	Bailet, PierreGM	2451	FRA	=33N	=43B	+18N	=34B	=49N	+46B	+20N	+10B	=1N	6.5	40.0	43.5	31.75	2276	-13.7
7	Durand-Le Ludec, Brendan-Budok	2243	FRA	+30B	+51N	+29B	F	−1N	+26B	+5N	=4N	=8B	6.0	43.5	43.5	30.25	2369	+26.8
8	Grutter, TimIM	2405	NED	+46B	+16N	=10B	=32N	+20B	−2N	+34B	=11N	=7N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.75	2295	-9.9
9	Garrigue, JulianFM	2272	FRA	+23N	+24B	+14N	−4B	=34N	−10B	=26N	+37B	+19N	6.0	42.0	46.5	29.75	2214	-10.0
10	Bourgois, Bastien	2125	FRA	+53B	+50N	=8N	+27B	−2B	+9N	=3B	−6N	=28B	5.5	45.0	48.5	26.75	2319	+44.0
11	Chen, Muxi	2224	CHN	+39N	+67B	−4N	+40B	+36N	−1B	+21N	=8B	−5N	5.5	44.5	47.0	24.00	2245	+12.2
12	Robert, YoannCM	2203	FRA	F	=33B	=51N	+52B	+24N	−3N	+16B	=13B	+26N	5.5	39.0	39.0	25.75	2214	+2.6
13	Demanghon, Jonathan	2101	FRA	+57B	=59N	−2B	+22N	=21B	=16N	+50B	=12N	=32B	5.5	38.5	41.5	23.25	2145	+10.4
14	Levesque, Guillaume	2009	FRA	+69B	+63N	−9B	−20N	=50B	+29N	+17B	+32N	−3B	5.5	38.5	40.5	21.25	2174	+38.6
15	Lahoche, Dorian	2126	FRA	=38N	=41B	−23N	+39B	=33N	=37B	+31N	+21B	=27N	5.5	37.5	41.5	25.25	2073	-11.0
16	El Idrissi, Ismael	2031	FRA	+72N	−8B	+70N	+31B	−5N	=13B	−12N	+41B	+55N	5.5	37.5	38.5	17.75	2128	+45.2
17	Cresswell, Patrick	2095	FRA	−50B	+57N	−58B	=30N	+47B	+41B	−14N	+29B	+33N	5.5	33.5	36.5	22.25	2035	-13.6
18	Poulain, Emilien	2021	FRA	+71B	−19N	−6B	=69N	+59B	+44N	−25B	+66N	+46B	5.5	32.0	33.5	16.00	2089	+30.8
19	Vanderpooten, Raphael	2113	FRA	+55N	+18B	−1N	=23B	+51N	+27B	−2B	=28N	−9B	5.0	43.5	47.0	22.50	2194	+31.9
20	Strugnell, CarlFM	2178	WLS	−29N	+37B	+33N	+14B	−8N	+49B	−6B	+35N	F	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.50	2190	+3.0
21	Muller-Moingt, BastienFM	2021	FRA	+48N	−1B	+69N	=49B	=13N	+36B	−11B	−15N	+30B	5.0	40.0	42.0	19.50	2105	+36.5
22	Baury, Noe	2008	FRA	+64N	=32B	−5N	−13B	+38N	=24B	+49N	=23B	=34N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.50	2092	+40.0
23	Li, Jacque	1980	FRA	−9B	+54N	+15B	=19N	−25B	=43N	+63B	=22N	=45B	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.00	2119	+66.0
24	Phan, Raphael	2046	FRA	+54B	−9N	+30B	=29N	−12B	=22N	−35B	+62N	+42B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.75	2073	+5.4
25	Lebon, Sebastien	2104	FRA	−31N	+61B	+39N	−41B	+23N	=53B	+18N	=27B	F	5.0	37.0	40.0	22.25	2092	-3.2
26	Denizet, Briac	2077	FRA	=41N	−65B	+50B	+60N	+29B	−7N	=9B	+53N	−12B	5.0	36.0	38.5	19.50	2079	0.0
27	Colin, VincentIM	2273	FRA	F	+73N	+28B	−10N	+43B	−19N	+45B	=25N	=15B	5.0	35.0	35.0	19.25	2182	-9.3
28	Guechchati, Ilyess	2086	FRA	F	+38B	−27N	+65B	=53N	=31B	+55N	=19B	=10N	5.0	34.0	34.0	19.75	2120	+13.2
29	Cerclier, Leo	1969	FRA	+20B	+42N	−7N	=24B	−26N	−14B	+54B	−17N	+68B	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.50	2047	+36.8
30	Moingt, AnneWIM	1979	FRA	−7N	+48B	−24N	=17B	=65N	+40B	+36N	=34B	−21N	4.5	39.0	41.5	19.25	2038	+13.4
31	Minde, Baptiste	1939	FRA	+25B	−2N	+63B	−16N	+58B	=28N	−15B	−45N	+49B	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.00	2102	+73.6
32	Nicot, ValentinCM	2157	FRA	+60B	=22N	+65N	=8B	+41N	−5B	F	−14B	=13N	4.5	38.0	38.0	17.75	2103	-20.4
33	Francez, Theo	2000	FRA	=6B	=12N	−20B	+71N	=15B	−63N	+57B	+50N	−17B	4.5	37.5	39.0	16.75	2087	+18.2
34	Lacroix, RomainCM	2107	FRA	=66B	+44N	+59B	=6N	=9B	F	−8N	=30N	=22B	4.5	37.5	37.5	19.25	2154	+8.8
35	Minde, Timothe	1984	FRA	−1N	+72B	−36N	+61B	−45N	+48B	+24N	−20B	=38N	4.5	37.0	38.0	15.25	2026	+18.4
36	Nineuil, Vincent	2062	FRA	+47B	−3N	+35B	+58N	−11B	−21N	−30B	+57N	=53B	4.5	36.5	39.5	16.25	2033	-7.8
37	Seiller, Nicolas	1871	FRA	=73B	−20N	+44B	−43N	+60B	=15N	+42B	−9N	=51B	4.5	35.0	36.0	16.00	2075	+45.2
38	Rotman, Nicolas	1962	FRA	=15B	−28N	+73B	−42N	−22B	+56N	+44B	=49N	=35B	4.5	35.0	36.0	15.25	2025	+15.4
39	McDermott, Malo	1975	IRL	−11B	+56N	−25B	−15N	+54B	−42N	+74B	=51N	+50B	4.5	34.0	34.5	12.75	2001	+11.6
40	Mareau, Timothe	2023	FRA	−59B	+62N	+74B	−11N	−55B	−30N	+47B	=68N	+66B	4.5	28.5	29.0	11.25	1933	-41.0
41	Martineau, Arthur	1915	FRA	=26B	=15N	+42B	+25N	−32B	−17N	=43B	−16N	=44B	4.0	39.0	43.0	18.25	2031	+27.8
42	Morice, Ludovic	2069	FRA	+75N	−29B	−41N	+38B	−46N	+39B	−37N	+48B	−24N	4.0	35.0	35.0	13.00	1899	-40.6
43	Carnac, Vincent	2038	FRA	F	=6N	=60B	+37B	−27N	=23B	=41N	−55B	+65N	4.0	34.0	34.0	16.25	2035	-7.2
44	Van Pel, Gerben	1972	NED	=5N	−34B	−37N	+72B	+70N	−18B	−38N	+69B	=41N	4.0	33.5	34.5	10.25	1916	-13.6
45	Hoffmann, Max	2057	GER	+70N	−4B	F	=55N	+35B	F	−27N	+31B	=23N	4.0	31.0	31.0	15.25	2115	+8.8
46	Favrel, Nicolas	1992	FRA	−8N	−70B	+47B	+74N	+42B	−6N	F	+65B	−18N	4.0	31.0	31.0	11.00	2042	+6.0
47	Rotman-Pereira, Aliocha	1878	FRA	−36N	=52B	−46N	+64B	−17N	+70B	−40N	=67N	+61B	4.0	30.5	32.5	11.00	1936	+28.8
48	Nezosi, Constantin	1854	FRA	−21B	−30N	=57B	+75N	=67B	−35N	+58B	−42N	+71N	4.0	28.0	28.0	7.25	1929	+17.8
49	Mence, ElineWFM	2074	FRA	+62B	+74N	−3B	=21N	=6B	−20N	−22B	=38B	−31N	3.5	40.0	40.5	11.50	1989	-46.4
50	Texier, Cesar	1916	FRA	+17N	−10B	−26N	+67B	=14N	+51B	−13N	−33B	−39N	3.5	39.5	42.0	14.25	1967	+21.7
51	Guiot Dorel, Jerome	2012	FRA	+68N	−7B	=12B	+59N	−19B	−50N	F	=39B	=37N	3.5	34.5	34.5	12.75	1959	-12.6
52	Boutolleau, Simon	1988	FRA	−3B	=47N	+66B	−12N	=69B	−57N	+59B	−63N	=62B	3.5	30.5	32.5	10.00	1918	-38.8
53	Luco, Alain	1952	FRA	−10N	+64B	+67N	F	=28B	=25N	F	−26B	=36N	3.5	30.5	30.5	12.75	2045	+17.4
54	Masson, Alexandre	1874	FRA	−24N	−23B	=64N	=56B	−39N	+71B	−29N	+74N	=67B	3.5	29.5	30.0	6.50	1848	-14.0
55	Derieux, Christian	1947	FRA	−19B	+71N	F	=45B	+40N	F	−28B	+43N	−16B	3.5	29.5	29.5	12.00	2027	+15.0
56	Ranc, Florian	1864	FRA	−67N	−39B	−61N	=54N	F	−38B	+64B	+60N	+57B	3.5	27.0	27.0	10.75	1893	+5.4
57	Charenton, Lenny	1930	FRA	−13N	−17B	=48N	=68B	+62N	+52B	−33N	−36B	−56N	3.0	34.0	36.5	9.75	1843	-21.0
58	Georges, Thomas	2001	FRA	−4N	+75B	+17N	−36B	−31N	−66B	−48N	=61N	=60B	3.0	33.5	33.5	8.50	1883	-31.0
59	Vaillant, Stephane	1857	FRA	+40N	=13B	−34N	−51B	−18N	=61B	−52N	=71B	=69N	3.0	32.0	33.5	10.50	1858	-0.4
60	Garrigue, Mahel	1968	FRA	−32N	+68B	=43N	−26B	−37N	+69B	−65N	−56B	=58N	3.0	29.5	31.5	8.00	1827	-67.6
61	Lyandzberg, Anatoly	1918	FRA	−63B	−25N	+56B	−35N	=74B	=59N	=69N	=58B	−47N	3.0	28.0	28.5	7.75	1813	-52.0
62	Dautheville, Simon	1908	FRA	−49N	−40B	=68N	F	−57B	+64N	+70B	−24B	=52N	3.0	27.0	27.0	8.00	1863	-10.8
63	Bianchi, GuillaumeCM	2095	FRA	+61N	−14B	−31N	F	F	+33B	−23N	+52B	—	3.0	26.0	26.0	11.00	1972	-20.0
64	Radji, Ethan	1827	FRA	−22B	−53N	=54B	−47N	+72N	−62B	−56N	=70N	+74B	3.0	25.5	26.0	4.25	1768	-27.6
65	Thereze, Ludovic	1887	FRA	F	+26N	−32B	−28N	=30B	F	+60B	−46N	−43B	2.5	30.0	30.0	10.25	1941	+8.4
66	Baron, Daniel	1945	FRA	=34N	−5B	−52N	F	+71B	+58N	F	−18B	−40N	2.5	29.0	29.0	6.75	1922	-5.6
67	Vandeweeghe, Simon	2033	FRA	+56B	−11N	−53B	−50N	=48N	F	F	=47B	=54N	2.5	27.5	27.5	9.25	1836	-37.8
68	Vanlerberghe, Luc	1836	FRA	−51B	−60N	=62B	=57N	+75B	F	F	=40B	−29N	2.5	21.5	21.5	5.25	1856	+5.6
69	Bourseau, Matthieu	1835	FRA	−14N	F	−21B	=18B	=52N	−60N	=61B	−44N	=59B	2.0	32.5	32.5	7.50	1776	-11.8
70	Surmont, Yves	1877	BEL	−45B	+46N	−16B	=73N	−44B	−47N	−62N	=64B	−72N	2.0	28.5	29.5	6.00	1732	-32.2
71	Chauvin, Denis	1842	SUI	−18N	−55B	F	−33B	−66N	−54N	+72B	=59N	−48B	1.5	27.5	27.5	2.50	1668	-33.6
72	Dumortier, Thierry	1857	FRA	−16B	−35N	F	−44N	−64B	F	−71N	F	+70B	1.0	20.5	20.5	2.00	1649	-29.4
73	Charrier, Shayan	2045	FRA	=37N	−27B	−38N	=70B	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	14.0	16.0	3.25	1803	-50.8
74	Fouques, Hugo	1820	FRA	F	−49B	−40N	−46B	=61N	F	−39N	−54B	−64N	0.5	26.0	26.0	1.50	1533	-35.4
75	Rider, Palmer	1892	FRA	−42B	−58N	F	−48B	−68N	—	—	—	—	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1140	-35.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Minde, BaptisteFRA
+73.6
4.5 pts · #32
2Li, JacqueFRA
+66.0
5.0 pts · #19
3Seiller, NicolasFRA
+45.2
4.5 pts · #37

Top rating losers

1Garrigue, MahelFRA
-67.6
3.0 pts · #64
2Lyandzberg, AnatolyFRA
-52.0
3.0 pts · #57
3Charrier, ShayanFRA
-50.8
1.0 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R1+209 Elo gap
Cerclier, Leo1969 beat FMStrugnell, Carl2178
R7+198 Elo gap
Seiller, Nicolas1871 beat Morice, Ludovic2069
R2+190 Elo gap
Thereze, Ludovic1887 beat Denizet, Briac2077