Les betises de Cambrai 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 02 Jul 2025 in Cambrai, France. 9 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2340, and top seed was Floryan Eugene (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2474).
Benjamin Defromont (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2388) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Adrien Rodriguez (5.5) and Floryan Eugene (5.5). Defromont won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Benjamin Defromont led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
IM Benjamin Defromont never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM Benjamin Defromont beat FM Machteld Van Foreest (Black).
IM Benjamin Defromont went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇫🇷IMDefromont, Benjamin | 2388 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.5 | 28.75 | 38.5 | +13.6 | 2501 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷IMRodriguez, Adrien | 2375 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +5.3 | 2416 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷IMEugene, Floryan | 2474 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 39.5 | -7.6 | 2405 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱FMVan Foreest, Machteld | 2285 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +34.8 | 2426 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷IMLucas, Arthur | 2338 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.50 | 40.5 | +0.4 | 2340 |
| 6 | 🇧🇪IMRuzhansky, Elias | 2329 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | +2.8 | 2341 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱FMSlagboom, Leandro | 2364 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | -16.6 | 2294 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷FMBelkaid, Sohan | 2357 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | -12.3 | 2258 |
| 9 | 🇧🇪WIMMuetsch, Annmarie | 2271 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 14.50 | 42.0 | -11.4 | 2223 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷Arcelin, Gael | 2220 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 11.25 | 42.5 | -8.4 | 2187 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Van Foreest, MachteldFMNED+34.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Defromont, BenjaminIMFRA+13.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Rodriguez, AdrienIMFRA+5.35.5 pts · #4
- 1Slagboom, LeandroFMNED-16.64.0 pts · #7
- 2Belkaid, SohanFMFRA-12.33.5 pts · #8
- 3Muetsch, AnnmarieWIMBEL-11.43.0 pts · #9