16e Festival international de Vaujany Tournoi Principal
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53 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jul 2025 to 18 Jul 2025 in Vaujany, France. 28 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2411, and top seed was Hicham Hamdouchi (🇲🇦 MAR, GM, 2515).
Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2378) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Anuj Shrivatri (6.5) and Audi Ameya (6.5). Shaikh shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Fleur Westerhof (1951) beat Monica Calzetta Ruiz (WGM, 2246), a +295-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Vaujany, France
Dates
10 Jul 2025 → 18 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 28
GM×4
IM×9
FM×8
CM×2
WGM×1
WIM×1
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇫🇷France×29
🇭🇺Hungary×6
🇮🇳India×3
🇨🇭Switzerland×3
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×2
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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3
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R9–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh beat IM Anuj Shrivatri (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh 3 wins (R7–R9)IM Anuj Shrivatri 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMMohammad Nubairshah Shaikh | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2IMAnuj Shrivatri | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3GMJozsef Horvath | — | — | * | — |
| 4GMThal Abergel | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIM | 2378 | IND | +47N | =26B | +31N | =12B | =10B | =21N | +30N | +2B | +6N | 7.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 33.00 | 2430 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Anuj ShrivatriIM | 2416 | IND | +15B | +16N | +6B | =3N | +11B | =9N | =10B | −1N | +14B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 52.0 | 36.25 | 2477 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Audi AmeyaIM | 2409 | IND | +20B | +18N | +13B | =2B | −9N | =16N | +21B | =7N | +10B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 34.25 | 2455 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Abergel, ThalGM | 2407 | FRA | =31N | +19B | +22B | =45N | +13B | =6N | =9B | =10N | +11B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 32.50 | 2453 | +6.9 |
| 5 | Horvath, JozsefGM | 2387 | HUN | +39B | =17N | =23B | +18N | +45B | −7N | =13B | +16N | +9B | 6.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 29.50 | 2404 | +3.4 |
| 6 | Dudognon, ThibaultIM | 2365 | FRA | +35N | +29B | −2N | +25B | +12N | =4B | =7B | +9N | −1B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 30.25 | 2420 | +8.1 |
| 7 | Hamdouchi, HichamGM | 2515 | MAR | +24B | −22N | =17B | +20N | +26B | +5B | =6N | =3B | =8N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 32.25 | 2369 | -12.9 |
| 8 | Pucher, SebastienFM | 2199 | FRA | +32B | −11N | =24B | +31N | +17B | −10N | +26B | +13N | =7B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 28.25 | 2349 | +35.2 |
| 9 | Joie, SebastienIM | 2375 | SUI | +51B | +14N | +11B | =10N | +3B | =2B | =4N | −6B | −5N | 5.5 | 48.5 | 50.0 | 28.25 | 2407 | +5.8 |
| 10 | Di Nicolantonio, LucasIM | 2410 | FRA | +28N | +21B | =12N | =9B | =1N | +8B | =2N | =4B | −3N | 5.5 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 30.50 | 2388 | -1.1 |
| 11 | Kanov, NikolaIM | 2447 | BUL | +33N | +8B | −9N | +23B | −2N | +19B | =22N | +12B | −4N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 27.25 | 2352 | -9.3 |
| 12 | Womacka, MathiasGM | 2347 | GER | +30B | +27N | =10B | =1N | −6B | +23N | =16B | −11N | +24B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 26.25 | 2314 | -1.7 |
| 13 | Labruyere, RogerFM | 2282 | NED | +49N | +25B | −3N | +37B | −4N | +33B | =5N | −8B | +19N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 22.25 | 2260 | -1.0 |
| 14 | Vidal, LlewellynFM | 2128 | FRA | +48N | −9B | =30N | +44B | −21N | +37N | +17B | +22B | −2N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 20.00 | 2192 | +16.6 |
| 15 | Charvein, Gabriel | 2086 | FRA | −2N | −37B | +53N | =36B | =44N | +34B | +18B | =23N | +21B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 20.25 | 2130 | +11.2 |
| 16 | Breuil, VirgileFM | 2197 | FRA | +37N | −2B | +28N | +29B | =22N | =3B | =12N | −5B | =17N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 23.25 | 2276 | +18.6 |
| 17 | Szabolcsi, JanosIM | 2156 | HUN | +40N | =5B | =7N | =22B | −8N | +24B | −14N | +43N | =16B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 22.50 | 2213 | +6.7 |
| 18 | Estremera Panos, SergioIM | 2186 | ESP | +53N | −3B | +39N | −5B | =19N | =25B | −15N | +40N | +27B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 17.25 | 2157 | -3.1 |
| 19 | Nicot, ValentinCM | 2157 | FRA | =38B | −4N | +42B | +34N | =18B | −11N | +20B | +33N | −13B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 20.75 | 2160 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Mareau, Timothe | 2023 | FRA | −3N | +53B | =21N | −7B | =34N | +44B | −19N | +41B | +30N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 15.75 | 2109 | +32.0 |
| 21 | Garde, GuillaumeFM | 2196 | FRA | +46B | −10N | =20B | +24N | +14B | =1B | −3N | =29B | −15N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 21.25 | 2176 | -9.1 |
| 22 | Breuil, TristanFM | 2280 | FRA | +50B | +7B | −4N | =17N | =16B | +32N | =11B | −14N | F | 4.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 19.75 | 2256 | -1.6 |
| 23 | Haussernot, CecileWIM | 2170 | FRA | =44N | +36B | =5N | −11N | +50B | −12B | +41N | =15B | F | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 17.00 | 2147 | -2.2 |
| 24 | Ulrich, Thomas | 2095 | SWE | −7N | +50B | =8N | −21B | +36N | −17N | +32B | +45B | −12N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 16.00 | 2158 | +12.4 |
| 25 | Frick, ChristophFM | 2105 | GER | +41B | −13N | +32B | −6N | =37B | =18N | =43B | −27N | +34B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 17.50 | 2033 | -16.0 |
| 26 | Fondrat, JohanCM | 2175 | FRA | +42B | =1N | −45B | +35N | −7N | +27B | −8N | +30B | — | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 2197 | +10.8 |
| 27 | Horvath, Andras | 2097 | HUN | +52N | −12B | −37N | =30B | +35B | −26N | +46N | +25B | −18N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 15.00 | 2034 | -28.0 |
| 28 | Adda, Olivier | 2041 | FRA | −10B | +46N | −16B | −32N | +42B | −38N | =36B | +39N | +37B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 15.50 | 2004 | -10.8 |
| 29 | Bremond, EricFM | 2145 | FRA | +34B | −6N | +51B | −16N | −32B | +50N | +38B | =21N | — | 4.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 13.25 | 2082 | -10.6 |
| 30 | Westerhof, Fleur | 1951 | NED | −12N | +52B | =14B | =27N | +43B | +45N | −1B | −26N | −20B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 13.00 | 2066 | +44.4 |
| 31 | Soyer, Jean-Yves | 2023 | FRA | =4B | +38N | −1B | −8B | =41N | =40N | =37B | +32N | −33B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 16.00 | 2008 | -7.2 |
| 32 | Meng, Jean-Philippe | 1915 | FRA | −8N | +33B | −25N | +28B | +29N | −22B | −24N | −31B | +48N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.00 | 2049 | +29.4 |
| 33 | Hamm, Rodrigue | 2094 | FRA | −11B | −32N | +46B | +42N | +40B | −13N | F | −19B | +31N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 14.00 | 2061 | -16.4 |
| 34 | Hugyecz, Barnabas | 1863 | HUN | −29N | =35B | +49N | −19B | =20B | −15N | +50B | +38N | −25N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 1983 | +54.4 |
| 35 | Alcantara, LevanahWCM | 1965 | FRA | −6B | =34N | +38B | −26B | −27N | +51N | =40B | =37N | =43B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 12.25 | 1954 | -9.2 |
| 36 | Gendre, Stephane | 1929 | SUI | =45B | −23N | =43B | =15N | −24B | F | =28N | +44B | +46N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 14.25 | 2035 | +21.0 |
| 37 | Francois, Victor | 1914 | FRA | −16B | +15N | +27B | −13N | =25N | −14B | =31N | =35B | −28N | 3.5 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 16.25 | 2023 | +44.8 |
| 38 | Deneyer, Frank | 1869 | BEL | =19N | −31B | −35N | =49B | +51N | +28B | −29N | −34B | =41N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 11.25 | 1912 | +8.2 |
| 39 | Potier, Eloan | 2013 | FRA | −5N | +40B | −18B | −43N | +48N | −41B | =44N | −28B | +53B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 8.00 | 1895 | -61.6 |
| 40 | Mohacsy, Zsombor | 1868 | HUN | −17B | −39N | +47N | +51B | −33N | =31B | =35N | −18B | =44N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 9.50 | 1948 | +32.8 |
| 41 | Lecocq, Remi | 1814 | FRA | −25N | =49B | −44N | +47B | =31B | +39N | −23B | −20N | =38B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 10.75 | 1920 | +42.4 |
| 42 | Etienne, Benjamin | 1885 | FRA | −26N | +47B | −19N | −33B | −28N | +52B | =48N | −46B | +51N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 6.50 | 1910 | +3.4 |
| 43 | Boshoma, ChisomoWFM | 1859 | RSA | F | F | =36N | +39B | −30N | +49B | =25N | −17B | =35N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 11.75 | 2009 | +54.4 |
| 44 | Samouh, Justin | 1878 | FRA | =23B | −45N | +41B | −14N | =15B | −20N | =39B | −36N | =40B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 12.00 | 1906 | +6.8 |
| 45 | Calzetta Ruiz, MonicaWGM | 2246 | ESP | =36N | +44B | +26N | =4B | −5N | −30B | F | −24N | — | 3.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 12.75 | 2067 | -30.4 |
| 46 | Testard, Philippe | 1908 | FRA | −21N | −28B | −33N | +53B | +52N | F | −27B | +42N | −36B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.00 | 1900 | -4.2 |
| 47 | Alcantara, Eliyakim | 1969 | FRA | −1B | −42N | −40B | −41N | F | =48B | =53N | =51B | +52N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.75 | 1784 | -83.6 |
| 48 | Chauvin, Denis | 1842 | SUI | −14B | −51N | −50N | F | −39B | =47N | =42B | +49N | −32B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.00 | 1778 | -13.2 |
| 49 | Lecocq, Gabriel | 1947 | FRA | −13B | =41N | −34B | =38N | =53B | −43N | =52N | −48B | F | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.75 | 1705 | -104.4 |
| 50 | Rachez, Christophe | 1941 | FRA | −22N | −24N | +48B | +52B | −23N | −29B | −34N | — | — | 2.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 1863 | -16.8 |
| 51 | Baliuniene, MargaritaWFM | 1967 | LTU | −9N | +48B | −29N | −40N | −38B | −35B | F | =47N | −42B | 1.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 3.25 | 1738 | -48.4 |
| 52 | Hugyecz, Marton | 1752 | HUN | −27B | −30N | F | −50N | −46B | −42N | =49B | +53N | −47B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 1699 | -20.0 |
| 53 | Berelowitch, Leon | 1899 | FRA | −18B | −20N | −15B | −46N | =49N | F | =47B | −52B | −39N | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 2.25 | 1664 | -84.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Boshoma, ChisomoWFMRSA+54.43.5 pts · #40
- 2Hugyecz, BarnabasHUN+54.44.0 pts · #36
- 3Francois, VictorFRA+44.83.5 pts · #37
Top rating losers
- 1Lecocq, GabrielFRA-104.42.0 pts · #49
- 2Berelowitch, LeonFRA-84.81.0 pts · #53
- 3Alcantara, EliyakimFRA-83.62.5 pts · #47
Biggest upsets
- R6+295 Elo gap
- R2+235 Elo gap
- R5+230 Elo gap