2eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs - Open A (p1800)

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84 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Ceyreste, France. 18 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2311, and top seed was Sebastien Joie (🇨🇭 SUI, IM, 2380).

Guillaume Philippe (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2330) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sebastien Joie (5.5) and Alvaro Diaz Herrero (5.5). Philippe shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Benjamin Etienne (1847) beat Rayan Bedhouche (2207), a +360-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Ceyreste, France

Dates

29 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇭IMSebastien Joie2380

Avg top 10

2,311

Participants

Titled players · 18

IM×6

FM×6

CM×3

WFM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 7 represented

🇫🇷France×73

🇲🇨Monaco×5

🇪🇸Spain×2

🇩🇿Algeria×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

Top 3

🥇
IMGuillaume Philippe
🇫🇷FRA·2330
6.0pts·2458perf+9.7
🥈
IMSebastien Joie
🇨🇭SUI·2380
5.5pts·2338perf-2.0
🥉
Alvaro Diaz Herrero
🇪🇸ESP·2231
5.5pts·2357perf+21.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Guillaume Philippe led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Philippe6Diaz Herrero5.5Roux5.5Charlier5.5Joie5.5Debray5.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Guillaume Philippe held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Alvaro Diaz Herrero 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Baptiste Roux 3 wins (R5–R7)

R4 · LATE SURGE

FM Baptiste Roux was #19 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMGuillaume Philippe	*	—	—	—
2Alvaro Diaz Herrero	—	*	—	½
3FMBaptiste Roux	—	—	*	—
4Antoine Charlier	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Philippe, GuillaumeIM	2330	FRA	+66N	+15B	=11N	+48B	+19N	=2B	+8N	6.0	26.5	29.0	24.00	2458	+9.7
2	Joie, SebastienIM	2380	SUI	+78B	=24N	+21B	=9N	+13B	=1N	+12B	5.5	28.0	29.5	22.00	2338	-2.0
3	Diaz Herrero, Alvaro	2231	ESP	+61N	+8B	+26N	=10B	=11N	+27B	=4N	5.5	27.5	30.0	22.75	2357	+21.0
4	Charlier, Antoine	2110	FRA	=50N	+73B	+46N	+14B	=10N	+11B	=3B	5.5	25.0	27.0	20.50	2315	+74.8
5	Roux, BaptisteFM	2374	FRA	=51N	+35B	+24N	−19B	+29N	+16B	+10N	5.5	24.5	27.5	22.00	2346	-1.4
6	Debray, ChristopherIM	2318	FRA	+47B	=12N	=23B	=25N	+21B	+38N	+20B	5.5	24.0	27.0	20.75	2324	+1.4
7	Petrosyan, ArmenIM	2329	FRA	+43B	=21N	=12B	=13N	+64B	+23N	=9B	5.0	25.5	28.0	19.00	2214	-7.9
8	Mallassagne, Francois-Eric	2048	FRA	+68B	−3N	+53B	+54N	+22B	+20N	−1B	5.0	25.5	28.0	16.50	2248	+37.2
9	Baroyan, DavitCM	2145	FRA	=52N	+50B	+55N	=2B	+36N	=10B	=7N	5.0	24.5	27.5	18.50	2253	+22.2
10	Dudognon, ThibaultIM	2369	FRA	+30B	+18N	+22B	=3N	=4B	=9N	−5B	4.5	30.0	34.0	20.50	2253	-8.2
11	De Carvalho Massabo, Raphael	2197	FRA	+53B	+56N	=1B	+38N	=3B	−4N	=13B	4.5	28.0	31.0	17.50	2236	+18.0
12	Charvein, Gabriel	2053	FRA	+70N	=6B	=7N	+35B	+26N	=14B	−2N	4.5	28.0	30.5	17.50	2262	+37.6
13	Bui, Christopher	2091	FRA	+36N	+25B	=14N	=7B	−2N	+58B	=11N	4.5	27.0	30.0	17.50	2244	+56.8
14	Barbazan Bilbao, Xabier	2226	ESP	+49B	+64N	=13B	−4N	+37B	=12N	=17B	4.5	25.5	28.0	15.75	2121	-15.4
15	Cahen, AlexisFM	2050	MNC	+72B	−1N	+33B	+39N	−20B	=45N	+36B	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.00	2119	+12.8
16	Martin, NilsFM	2146	FRA	+54B	=37N	=45B	=23N	+25B	−5N	+55B	4.5	23.0	26.0	15.25	2110	-8.0
17	Vayanos,George Marwan	2057	GRE	−37B	+62N	+49B	−45N	+33B	+47B	=14N	4.5	21.0	23.5	14.75	2059	+1.4
18	Gibaud, Elian	2074	FRA	+76B	−10B	=61N	−46B	+62N	+49N	+45B	4.5	18.5	20.5	11.75	2081	+3.6
19	Durand-Benmoussa, Roman	2219	FRA	+33B	=57N	+41B	+5N	−1B	−22N	=29B	4.0	27.0	30.0	16.50	2177	-12.0
20	Villegas, PierreIM	2323	MNC	=46N	+40B	+57N	=27B	+15N	−8B	−6N	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.50	2113	-32.2
21	Perret, Timothe	2068	FRA	+60N	=7B	−2N	+65B	−6N	=35B	+47N	4.0	25.5	28.0	12.75	2150	+28.4
22	Morais, ThomasFM	2157	FRA	+39N	+28B	−10N	+58B	−8N	+19B	F	4.0	25.0	28.0	14.50	2223	+10.8
23	Reynolds, Anthony	2023	FRA	=73N	+52B	=6N	=16B	+48N	−7B	=26N	4.0	25.0	27.0	14.00	2152	+23.6
24	Alfano, EmilieWFM	2074	FRA	+84N	=2B	−5B	+41N	−38B	+46N	=30B	4.0	25.0	25.0	11.25	2156	+28.4
25	Grimmer, Jonathan	2008	FRA	+82B	−13N	+59B	=6B	−16N	+63N	=34B	4.0	24.0	25.0	11.25	2061	+10.6
26	Bonelli Maestracci, Pierre JosephCM	2114	FRA	+42B	+74N	−3B	+51N	−12B	=55N	=23B	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.00	2035	-22.8
27	Roganova, Maxime	2100	FRA	+62B	+80N	=38B	=20N	+45B	−3N	F	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.25	2188	+24.8
28	Lalitte, Raphael	2021	FRA	+75B	−22N	−54B	+42N	=53B	+37N	=32B	4.0	21.0	23.0	12.50	1992	-8.4
29	Brion Lacherest, Nathan	2038	FRA	+79B	−38N	+69B	+80N	−5B	=36N	=19N	4.0	20.5	21.5	8.75	2059	+5.2
30	Bonnafous, Michel	1970	FRA	−10N	+84B	−39N	+59B	=63N	+48B	=24N	4.0	20.5	20.5	9.25	2056	+14.0
31	Bedhouche, Rayan	2207	FRA	−35N	+42B	=47N	−36B	+65N	=51B	+39N	4.0	20.0	22.5	12.50	1976	-73.6
32	Rabette, Paul	2189	FRA	=40N	−46B	+52N	=47B	=35N	+61B	=28N	4.0	20.0	22.5	12.50	1997	-64.0
33	Lequang, Enzo	1941	FRA	−19N	+83B	−15N	+67B	−17N	+82B	+57N	4.0	19.5	20.5	7.50	2007	+24.4
34	Ulrich, Thomas	2078	SWE	=59B	−45N	+63B	=55N	=49B	+66N	=25N	4.0	18.5	21.0	11.50	1983	-16.2
35	Pinto, Axel	1940	FRA	+31B	−5N	+56B	−12N	=32B	=21N	=44B	3.5	25.5	28.5	12.75	2126	+31.6
36	Etienne, Benjamin	1847	FRA	−13B	+78N	+43B	+31N	−9B	=29B	−15N	3.5	25.5	27.0	11.00	2070	+38.4
37	Tair, Brahim	1825	FRA	+17N	=16B	−48N	+57B	−14N	−28B	+61N	3.5	23.5	26.0	12.25	2089	+43.4
38	Merenciano, Alexandre	2226	FRA	+65N	+29B	=27N	−11B	+24N	−6B	—	3.5	22.0	24.5	12.50	2170	-7.0
39	Sadov, Vladimir	1928	FRA	−22B	+75N	+30B	−15B	=56N	+64N	−31B	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.00	2027	+17.8
40	Benouaret, Idir	1931	FRA	=32B	−20N	=50B	+75N	=51B	=56N	=41B	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.25	2019	+14.0
41	Caci, Nicolas	2007	FRA	+77N	=48B	−19N	−24B	=52N	+62B	=40N	3.5	20.0	22.0	9.25	1964	-6.2
42	Maret, Anna	1866	FRA	−26N	−31N	+68B	−28B	=73N	+74B	+64N	3.5	19.0	21.0	8.00	1948	+26.8
43	Verdier, PatriceFM	1965	MNC	−7N	+60B	−36N	−63B	=82N	+70B	+72N	3.5	19.0	20.0	8.50	1889	-16.0
44	Visconti, Christophe	2011	FRA	−74B	−76N	+73N	−62B	+67N	+50B	=35N	3.5	15.5	17.5	9.25	1819	-68.0
45	Vuitton, Gilles	1941	FRA	F	+34B	=16N	+17B	−27N	=15B	−18N	3.0	26.0	26.0	13.00	2084	+22.8
46	Gonzalez De Linares, Milan	1957	FRA	=20B	+32N	−4B	+18N	−55B	−24B	=77N	3.0	25.0	27.0	11.50	2003	+15.2
47	Venner, Laurent	1954	FRA	−6N	+70B	=31B	=32N	+80B	−17N	−21B	3.0	24.5	25.5	7.50	1984	+2.0
48	Derige Kane, YanCM	2185	FRA	+69B	=41N	+37B	−1N	−23B	−30N	=49B	3.0	24.0	26.5	9.25	1956	-40.4
49	Rode, Antony	1951	FRA	−14N	+67B	−17N	+79B	=34N	−18B	=48N	3.0	23.0	24.5	7.50	1972	+2.4
50	Maiffret, Patrick	1860	MNC	=4B	−9N	=40N	−56B	+81N	−44N	+63B	3.0	23.0	24.0	8.00	1910	+7.4
51	Djoudi, Labir	1995	FRA	=5B	=63N	+74B	−26B	=40N	=31N	F	3.0	22.5	24.5	9.75	2026	+3.6
52	Tiran, Baptiste	1872	FRA	=9B	−23N	−32B	+74N	=41B	+59N	F	3.0	22.5	24.5	9.25	1988	+16.6
53	Rachez, Christophe	1938	FRA	−11N	+71B	−8N	+81B	=28N	=57B	F	3.0	22.0	23.0	7.00	1954	+3.2
54	Benyahia, Ali	1879	FRA	−16N	+77B	+28N	−8B	−58N	+80B	F	3.0	21.5	22.5	7.00	1891	+1.2
55	Van Hoolandt, PatrickFM	2009	MNC	+81N	F	−9B	=34B	+46N	=26B	−16N	3.0	21.5	21.5	8.00	2022	+3.4
56	Saya, Yann	2017	FRA	+71N	−11B	−35N	+50N	=39B	=40B	F	3.0	21.0	23.5	9.00	1930	-26.8
57	Kosteniuk, KristinaWCM	2040	FRA	+83N	=19B	−20B	−37N	+69B	=53N	−33B	3.0	21.0	22.0	7.00	1943	-38.0
58	Mory, Eric	2005	FRA	=63B	=59N	+76B	−22N	+54B	−13N	F	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.75	1936	-10.8
59	Boudjellal, Yaqin	1846	FRA	=34N	=58B	−25N	−30N	+75B	−52B	+73N	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.50	1868	+5.6
60	Maggio, Lucas	1826	FRA	−21B	−43N	−75B	+68N	−71B	+79N	+80N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1713	-37.6
61	Auzanne, Remi	1951	FRA	−3B	+68N	=18B	−64N	+76B	−32N	−37B	2.5	22.5	24.5	6.75	1894	-12.6
62	Konate, Salma	1859	FRA	−27N	−17B	+83N	+44N	−18B	−41N	=68B	2.5	22.5	23.5	5.75	1869	0.0
63	Maltsev, Nikita	1810	FRA	=58N	=51B	−34N	+43N	=30B	−25B	−50N	2.5	21.5	24.5	8.50	1881	+21.6
64	Yin, Milo	2049	FRA	+67N	−14B	=65N	+61B	−7N	−39B	−42B	2.5	21.5	24.0	6.25	1902	-57.2
65	Nicolleau, Mathias	1950	FRA	−38B	+79N	=64B	−21N	−31B	+71N	F	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.25	1948	-1.8
66	Boujida, Yanis	1966	FRA	−1B	+72N	−80B	=76N	+77N	−34B	F	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.50	1928	-5.0
67	Goulain, Matheo	1779	FRA	−64B	−49N	+78B	−33N	−44B	+75N	=69B	2.5	17.5	19.0	4.75	1844	+20.0
68	Boschetti, Remi	1776	FRA	−8N	−61B	−42N	−60B	+84N	+81B	=62N	2.5	17.5	17.5	2.25	1765	-3.6
69	Wang, Yi Xuan	1931	FRA	−48N	+81B	−29N	=77B	−57N	=73B	=67N	2.5	16.5	17.5	4.25	1767	-61.2
70	Martin, Alix	1812	FRA	−12B	−47N	=71B	−78N	+83B	−43N	+79B	2.5	16.5	17.5	3.75	1786	-6.6
71	Barbaresco, Achille	1722	FRA	−56B	−53N	=70N	=73B	+60N	−65B	=82N	2.5	16.0	17.0	5.75	1766	+11.6
72	Boughambouz, Mehdi	1810	ALG	−15N	−66B	−81N	+84B	=74N	+78N	−43B	2.5	15.0	15.0	2.50	1786	-6.2
73	Dorvaux-Valdieu, Teiva	1752	FRA	=23B	−4N	−44B	=71N	=42B	=69N	−59B	2.0	22.0	24.5	6.25	1772	+0.8
74	Benedetti, Charly	1718	FRA	+44N	−26B	−51N	−52B	=72B	−42N	=76B	2.0	19.5	21.5	5.75	1770	+5.8
75	Kirikov, Petr	1727	FRA	−28N	−39B	+60N	−40B	−59N	−67B	+81N	2.0	19.5	20.5	4.00	1703	-15.6
76	Lyubimov, Ian	1827	FRA	−18N	+44B	−58N	=66B	−61N	−77B	=74N	2.0	18.0	20.0	5.75	1745	-28.8
77	Ribreau, Anna	1595	FRA	−41B	−54N	F	=69N	−66B	+76N	=46B	2.0	16.5	16.5	4.75	1801	+49.2
78	Gachbar, Imrane	1997	FRA	−2N	−36B	−67N	+70B	=79N	−72B	F	1.5	18.0	19.0	3.25	1704	-94.0
79	Metras, Dominique	1755	FRA	−29N	−65B	+84N	−49N	=78B	−60B	−70N	1.5	16.5	16.5	0.75	1685	-11.6
80	Nienaber, Jacob	0	FRA	F	−27B	+66N	−29B	−47N	−54N	−60B	1.0	19.5	19.5	2.50	1688	0.0
81	Manouvel, MaelysWCM	1696	FRA	−55B	−69N	+72B	−53N	−50B	−68N	−75B	1.0	16.5	18.5	2.50	1557	-39.6
82	Rigat, Severin	1785	FRA	−25N	F	F	F	=43B	−33N	=71B	1.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	1716	-14.0
83	Graille, Sebastien	1770	FRA	−57B	−33N	−62B	F	−70N	+84B	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1656	-13.6
84	Proud`hon, Gabriel	1828	FRA	−24B	−30N	−79B	−72N	−68B	−83N	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1059	-110.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Charlier, AntoineFRA
+74.8
5.5 pts · #4
2Bui, ChristopherFRA
+56.8
4.5 pts · #16
3Ribreau, AnnaFRA
+49.2
2.0 pts · #74

Top rating losers

1Proud`hon, GabrielFRA
-110.8
0.0 pts · #84
2Gachbar, ImraneFRA
-94.0
1.5 pts · #78
3Bedhouche, RayanFRA
-73.6
4.0 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R4+360 Elo gap
Etienne, Benjamin1847 beat Bedhouche, Rayan2207
R1+293 Elo gap
Benedetti, Charly1718 beat Visconti, Christophe2011
R6+275 Elo gap
Mallassagne, Francois-Eric2048 beat IMVillegas, Pierre2323