5e Open de La Palme (-2400)

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44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in La Palme, France. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2059, and top seed was Alberto Vela Frago (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2283).

Daniel Laclau (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2134) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Mathis Serrier (5.0) and Alberto Vela Frago (4.5). Laclau won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Alain Bonnot (1465) beat Jerome Migoli (1766), a +301-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷La Palme, France

Dates

13 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸FMAlberto Vela Frago2283

Avg top 10

2,059

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇫🇷France×39

🇪🇸Spain×3

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

Top 3

🥇
FMDaniel Laclau
🇫🇷FRA·2134
5.0pts·2193perf+12.4
🥈
Mathis Serrier
🇫🇷FRA·2126
5.0pts·2257perf+21.2
🥉
FMAlberto Vela Frago
🇪🇸ESP·2283
4.5pts·2335perf+5.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Laclau5Serrier5Pierrot4.5Ulrich4.5Vela Frago4.5Cid Marcos4

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Laclau takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Daniel Laclau drew with Mathis Serrier (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Daniel Laclau 3 wins (R1–R3)Mathis Serrier 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMDaniel Laclau	*	½	—	—
2Mathis Serrier	½	*	—	1
3Yohann Pierrot	—	—	*	—
4Thomas Ulrich	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Laclau, DanielFM	2134	FRA	+21B	+13N	+7B	=2N	=3B	+8N	5.0	21.5	24.5	19.75	2193	+12.4
2	Serrier, Mathis	2126	FRA	+19N	+17B	+16N	=1B	=6N	+4B	5.0	19.5	22.5	18.00	2257	+21.2
3	Vela Frago, AlbertoFM	2283	ESP	+12B	+18N	+5B	F	=1N	+13N	4.5	20.5	20.5	18.00	2335	+5.2
4	Ulrich, Thomas	2116	SWE	+30B	=10N	+11B	+26N	+9B	−2N	4.5	19.5	22.0	15.00	2061	-4.2
5	Pierrot, Yohann	2060	FRA	+32N	+20B	−3N	+15B	+17N	=6B	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.50	2143	+31.2
6	Lever, Erwan	2219	FRA	+14N	+22B	+9N	F	=2B	=5N	4.0	20.5	20.5	15.75	2189	-0.6
7	Puchol, Romain	1841	FRA	+23N	+38B	−1N	+14B	−8N	+21B	4.0	19.0	20.0	11.00	1836	-0.6
8	Chaudesaygues, Hugo	1625	FRA	−15N	+40B	+20N	+18N	+7B	−1B	4.0	18.5	19.5	11.00	1930	+45.2
9	Grimault, Leane	1918	FRA	+31N	+37B	−6B	+12N	−4N	+25B	4.0	18.0	20.0	11.50	2001	+26.4
10	Cid Marcos, Laia	1797	ESP	+35N	=4B	−15N	+28N	+26B	=11N	4.0	17.0	19.0	11.25	1911	+38.0
11	Londers, Jan	1878	BEL	+27N	=28B	−4N	+34B	+15N	=10B	4.0	17.0	19.0	11.25	1930	+10.0
12	Saurel, Mathys	1764	FRA	−3N	+23B	+31N	−9B	+33N	+16B	4.0	17.0	19.0	10.50	1930	+24.2
13	Barrau, Leanna	1799	FRA	+29N	−1B	+32N	+33B	+16N	−3B	4.0	17.0	19.0	9.50	1970	+24.4
14	Falip Morales, Tom	1756	FRA	−6B	+36N	+41B	−7N	+27N	+17B	4.0	15.5	16.0	8.00	1870	+27.6
15	Saliou, Sarah	1948	FRA	+8B	=26N	+10B	−5N	−11B	+19N	3.5	19.5	22.0	12.25	1856	-11.8
16	Martinez, Julien	1910	FRA	+33B	+24N	−2B	+21N	−13B	−12N	3.0	19.0	21.0	8.00	1773	-40.8
17	Chaudagne, Jules	1797	FRA	+43B	−2N	+30B	+24N	−5B	−14N	3.0	19.0	19.0	5.50	1782	-3.4
18	Morales, Maxime	1814	FRA	+39N	−3B	+19N	−8B	=31N	=22B	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.75	1751	-22.0
19	Leyer, Teddy	1662	FRA	−2B	+29N	−18B	+38N	+20N	−15B	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.50	1764	+10.2
20	Cid Ramos, Xavier	1793	ESP	+42B	−5N	−8B	+36N	−19B	+26N	3.0	16.0	16.5	5.00	1691	-15.4
21	Maury, Tom	1719	FRA	−1N	+39B	+38N	−16B	+28N	−7N	3.0	15.5	16.5	4.50	1722	-4.0
22	Blesing, Raymond	1825	FRA	+36B	−6N	−26B	=32N	+39B	=18N	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.50	1762	-10.8
23	Cordoba, Noe	1593	FRA	−7B	−12N	+43B	−29N	+38B	+34B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	1620	+5.2
24	Baroukh, Joan	1610	FRA	+44N	−16B	+37N	−17B	−25N	+35B	3.0	13.0	13.0	4.00	1758	+44.4
25	Grand, Theophile	1767	FRA	−38B	+27N	−33B	+41N	+24B	−9N	3.0	12.5	13.0	6.00	1694	-16.0
26	Pierrot, Anais	1771	FRA	+40N	=15B	+22N	−4B	−10N	−20B	2.5	18.0	19.0	5.75	1758	-6.4
27	Joyeux, Gerard	1616	FRA	−11B	−25B	+35N	+30N	−14B	=29N	2.5	16.0	18.0	5.75	1623	-1.8
28	Bilen, Valentin	1541	FRA	+34N	=11N	F	−10B	−21B	+32N	2.5	15.0	15.0	6.00	1767	+55.6
29	Le Strat, Brann	1534	FRA	−13B	−19B	−34N	+23B	+36N	=27B	2.5	14.5	16.5	6.25	1618	+14.4
30	Bailla, Akrem	1652	FRA	−4N	+35B	−17N	−27B	=32B	+41N	2.5	14.0	14.5	3.50	1567	-27.2
31	Baroukh, Pau	1624	FRA	−9B	+42N	−12B	+37N	=18B	—	2.5	13.0	13.5	4.00	1743	+30.0
32	Bailla, Yasmine	1642	FRA	−5B	+43N	−13B	=22B	=30N	−28B	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.75	1599	-18.0
33	Rhighi, Yassine	1619	FRA	−16N	+34B	+25N	−13N	−12B	—	2.0	14.0	16.0	5.00	1737	+28.0
34	Mimouni, Nael	1804	FRA	−28B	−33N	+29B	−11N	+40B	−23N	2.0	14.0	15.0	3.50	1476	-98.0
35	Bonnot, Alain	1465	FRA	−10B	−30N	−27B	+43N	+37B	−24N	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	1532	+8.0
36	Kelemen, Thomas	1574	FRA	−22N	−14B	+40N	−20B	−29B	+39N	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.00	1526	-16.0
37	Migoli, Jerome	1766	FRA	+41N	−9N	−24B	−31B	−35N	+42B	2.0	12.0	12.5	1.00	1374	-48.2
38	Le Strat, Benjamin	0	FRA	+25N	−7N	−21B	−19B	−23N	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	1476	0.0
39	Egert, Christophe	1560	FRA	−18B	−21N	+42B	F	−22N	−36B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.50	1436	-15.8
40	Magnin, Samuel	1410	FRA	−26B	−8N	−36B	F	−34N	+43B	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1411	-3.6
41	Rey, Pierre	0	FRA	−37B	F	−14N	−25B	=42N	−30B	0.5	12.0	12.0	0.25	1313	0.0
42	Gozzo, Nicolas	1456	FRA	−20N	−31B	−39N	F	=41B	−37N	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.25	886	-36.0
43	Rakotonizao, Tiary	1486	FRA	−17N	−32B	−23N	−35B	F	−40N	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	781	-77.6
44	Morelle, Laurent	1843	FRA	−24B	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.00	810	-15.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bilen, ValentinFRA
+55.6
2.5 pts · #22
2Chaudesaygues, HugoFRA
+45.2
4.0 pts · #7
3Baroukh, JoanFRA
+44.4
3.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Mimouni, NaelFRA
-98.0
2.0 pts · #28
2Rakotonizao, TiaryFRA
-77.6
0.0 pts · #43
3Migoli, JeromeFRA
-48.2
2.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R5+301 Elo gap
Bonnot, Alain1465 beat Migoli, Jerome1766
R1+263 Elo gap
Bilen, Valentin1541 beat Mimouni, Nael1804
R1+233 Elo gap
Baroukh, Joan1610 beat Morelle, Laurent1843