30eme Festival international Jean-Claude Loubatiere

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55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Montpellier, France. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2102, and top seed was Glenn C Flear (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2370).

Glenn C Flear (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2370) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Roland Weill (5.5) and Theotime Herault (5.0). Flear won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Noa Stoecklin (1440) beat Clement Chamberlin (1723), a +283-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Montpellier, France

Dates

06 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧GMGlenn C Flear2370

Avg top 10

2,102

Participants

Titled players · 3

GM×1

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×47

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇹🇬Togo×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire×1

🇲🇦Morocco×1

Top 3

🥇
GMGlenn C Flear
🇬🇧ENG·2370
6.0pts·2365perf+0.3
🥈
FMRoland Weill
🇫🇷FRA·2028
5.5pts·2210perf+33.2
🥉
Theotime Herault
🇫🇷FRA·2148
5.0pts·2273perf+20.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Glenn C Flear led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Flear6Weill5.5Zeller5Chiffot5Herault5Grousset4.5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Glenn C Flear held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Glenn C Flear won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

R4 · LATE SURGE

Olivier Zeller was #11 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Flear, Glenn CGM	2370	ENG	+24B	+22N	+13B	=7N	=21B	+3N	+9B	6.0	25.5	29.0	25.00	2365	+0.3
2	Weill, RolandFM	2028	FRA	+35B	+29N	=8B	+27N	=7B	=21N	+6B	5.5	23.0	26.0	19.75	2210	+33.2
3	Herault, Theotime	2148	FRA	+19N	+12B	F	+8N	+6B	−1B	+27N	5.0	26.5	26.5	20.50	2273	+20.0
4	Chiffot, Nicolas	1988	CAN	+52B	+16N	=6B	−21N	+37B	=8N	+15B	5.0	23.0	24.0	16.00	2033	+12.2
5	Zeller, Olivier	1967	FRA	+46B	=37N	+17B	−6N	=15B	+24N	+14B	5.0	22.5	24.5	16.75	1945	-0.2
6	Pierrot, Yohann	2208	FRA	+20N	+14B	=4N	+5B	−3N	+12B	−2N	4.5	29.0	33.0	20.00	2042	-46.0
7	Bedhouche, Rayan	2175	FRA	+15B	+11N	+10B	=1B	=2N	−9N	=21B	4.5	29.0	32.5	20.50	2114	-10.9
8	Tchouka, Yakini	1936	TOG	+47N	+18B	=2N	−3B	+22N	=4B	=12N	4.5	27.5	29.5	17.00	1979	+11.2
9	Grousset, Nathan	1895	FRA	+40N	F	+37B	=13N	+16B	+7B	−1N	4.5	24.0	24.0	15.75	2123	+34.0
10	Iraqui, Youssef	1979	MAR	+23N	+28B	−7N	+18B	=14N	−27B	+20N	4.5	23.0	26.0	16.50	1925	-6.6
11	Artal Alegria, Francisco Javier	1874	ESP	+39N	−7B	+19N	+28B	−12N	=14B	+31N	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.50	1877	+2.6
12	Mouchel-Vallon, Romain	1816	FRA	+49B	−3N	+52B	+38N	+11B	−6N	=8B	4.5	23.0	24.0	12.25	1926	+17.6
13	Parlas, Kamil-Can	1995	FRA	+30N	+43B	−1N	=9B	F	+37N	+23B	4.5	22.5	25.0	13.75	2037	+8.0
14	Hennen, Ethan	1823	FRA	+48B	−6N	+30B	+41N	=10B	=11N	−5N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1862	+16.4
15	Anza-Hafsa, Salim	1662	FRA	−7N	+32B	+42N	=22B	=5N	+43B	−4N	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.25	1853	+52.4
16	Canonge, Jerome	1806	FRA	+55N	−4B	+40N	+23B	−9N	=31B	=18N	4.0	22.5	22.5	9.50	1758	-7.4
17	Barbe, Luc	1774	FRA	=42N	+44B	−5N	=31B	+19N	−20B	+39N	4.0	21.0	23.5	11.75	1737	-4.0
18	Fournier, Jean-Fred	1737	FRA	+51B	−8N	+33B	−10N	=38B	+44N	=16B	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.75	1739	-1.2
19	Navarro, Kevin	1657	FRA	−3B	+48N	−11B	+53N	−17B	+41N	+30B	4.0	21.0	22.0	8.50	1744	+14.6
20	Hierthes, Dylan	1714	FRA	−6B	+53N	−38B	+48N	+29B	+17N	−10B	4.0	20.5	21.5	10.00	1903	+27.8
21	Derige Kane, YanCM	2161	FRA	F	F	+26N	+4B	=1N	=2B	=7N	3.5	26.5	26.5	16.50	2213	+9.2
22	Deumie, Philippe	1878	FRA	+53B	−1B	+31N	=15N	−8B	−23N	+37B	3.5	23.5	24.5	8.50	1777	-18.2
23	Pierrot, Anais	1625	FRA	−10B	+54N	+29B	−16N	=28N	+22B	−13N	3.5	22.5	23.5	9.00	1816	+50.8
24	Benbellil, Rabah	1715	FRA	−1N	−39B	+49N	+40B	+32N	−5B	=35N	3.5	22.0	24.0	9.00	1652	-11.6
25	Marteau, Leo	0	IRL	+34N	−27B	−28N	−45B	=40N	+50B	+47N	3.5	16.0	18.0	8.25	1717	0.0
26	Navratil, Pierre	1745	FRA	+45N	F	−21B	+50N	F	=39B	+32N	3.5	13.5	13.5	8.75	1757	+1.0
27	Long, Raphael	1921	FRA	+41B	+25N	F	−2B	F	+10N	−3B	3.0	25.5	25.5	10.50	1922	+2.2
28	Lauret, Patrick	1760	FRA	+33B	−10N	+25B	−11N	=23B	−38N	=44B	3.0	21.5	24.0	9.50	1573	-19.4
29	Louche, Herve	1819	FRA	+32N	−2B	−23N	+47B	−20N	+42B	F	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.50	1595	-27.4
30	Rogier, Shayan	1634	FRA	−13B	+49N	−14N	−32B	+45N	+33B	−19N	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.50	1419	-56.8
31	Labernede, Romain	1717	FRA	+38N	F	−22B	=17N	+41B	=16N	−11B	3.0	21.0	21.0	9.00	1701	-4.8
32	Lafon, Olivier	1415	FRA	−29B	−15N	+51B	+30N	−24B	+52N	−26B	3.0	19.0	20.0	6.00	1576	+20.2
33	Litre Do Carmo, Lucas	0	FRA	−28N	+47B	−18N	−35B	+46B	−30N	+52B	3.0	17.0	18.0	5.00	1600	0.0
34	Chamberlin, Clement	1723	FRA	−25B	=42B	−44N	+49B	−39N	+36B	=43N	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.50	1471	-51.6
35	Maincent, Damien	1639	FRA	−2N	F	=46B	+33N	F	+47B	=24B	3.0	16.0	16.0	7.75	1722	+13.2
36	Tumanyan, Aren	0	FRA	−37B	−41N	−48B	+54N	+53B	−34N	+46B	3.0	13.0	14.0	4.00	1468	0.0
37	Pachon, Bernard	1724	FRA	+36N	=5B	−9N	+39B	−4N	−13B	−22N	2.5	25.5	28.0	8.00	1667	-9.4
38	Sakr, Samy	0	CIV	−31B	F	+20N	−12B	=18N	+28B	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	9.00	1749	0.0
39	Stoecklin, Noa	1440	FRA	−11B	+24N	F	−37N	+34B	=26N	−17B	2.5	21.0	21.0	8.25	1697	+66.8
40	Gay-Para, Elie	1527	FRA	−9B	+51N	−16B	−24N	=25B	−45N	+54N	2.5	20.0	21.0	4.75	1005	-27.6
41	Mendel, Clara	1529	FRA	−27N	+36B	+43N	−14B	−31N	−19B	=42N	2.5	19.5	22.0	6.75	1545	0.0
42	Casemajor, Samuel	0	FRA	=17B	=34N	−15B	+52N	−44B	−29N	=41B	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.75	1572	0.0
43	Barascud, Elian	1802	FRA	+54B	−13N	−41B	+46N	F	−15N	=34B	2.5	17.0	17.0	4.50	1553	-65.6
44	Chaudesaygues, Hugo	1582	FRA	F	−17N	+34B	F	+42N	−18B	=28N	2.5	16.5	16.5	7.00	1662	+7.6
45	Nolibe, Leonard	0	FRA	−26B	=46N	−50B	+25N	−30B	+40B	—	2.5	14.5	16.5	7.00	1495	0.0
46	Mauron, Regis	1601	FRA	−5N	=45B	=35N	−43B	−33N	+48B	−36N	2.0	19.0	21.0	4.75	1638	+1.2
47	Loudeche, Noam	1545	FRA	−8B	−33N	+54B	−29N	+51B	−35N	−25B	2.0	19.0	20.0	3.00	998	-12.6
48	Tupan Loesener, Leon	1424	FRA	−14N	−19B	+36N	−20B	F	−46N	+55B	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	899	-38.4
49	Dubuc, Toyan	1407	FRA	−12N	−30B	−24B	−34N	+55N	+53B	−50N	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	1398	-5.6
50	Paulet, Dimitri	1648	FRA	F	F	+45N	−26B	F	−25N	+49B	2.0	15.0	15.0	4.50	1575	-6.8
51	Sartre, Thomas	0	FRA	−18N	−40B	−32N	+55B	−47N	−54B	+53N	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	1315	0.0
52	Fontana, Cedric	1628	FRA	−4N	+55B	−12N	−42B	F	−32B	−33N	1.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	940	-22.6
53	Vuillemin, Bernard	1491	FRA	−22N	−20B	+55N	−19B	−36N	−49N	−51B	1.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	864	-24.2
54	FIDE 527090841	0	—	−43N	−23B	−47N	−36B	F	+51N	−40B	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	841	0.0
55	Ducros, Xavier	0	FRA	−16B	−52N	−53B	−51N	−49B	F	−48N	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	764	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Stoecklin, NoaFRA
+66.8
2.5 pts · #25
2Anza-Hafsa, SalimFRA
+52.4
4.0 pts · #22
3Pierrot, AnaisFRA
+50.8
3.5 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Barascud, ElianFRA
-65.6
2.5 pts · #41
2Rogier, ShayanFRA
-56.8
3.0 pts · #43
3Chamberlin, ClementFRA
-51.6
3.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R5+283 Elo gap
Stoecklin, Noa1440 beat Chamberlin, Clement1723
R6+280 Elo gap
Grousset, Nathan1895 beat Bedhouche, Rayan2175
R2+275 Elo gap
Stoecklin, Noa1440 beat Benbellil, Rabah1715