Lisieux 10000 2025 open A

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106 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 12 Aug 2025 in Lisieux, France. 29 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2404, and top seed was Pierre Laurent-Paoli (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2570).

Namig Guliyev (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2476) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Benjamin Bujisho (6.0) and Gabriel Flom (5.5). Guliyev won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Gurgen Ghazaryan (2026) beat Lucas Di Nicolantonio (IM, 2409), a +383-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Lisieux, France

Dates

09 Aug 2025 → 12 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷GMPierre Laurent-Paoli2570

Avg top 10

2,404

Participants

106

Titled players · 29

GM×4

IM×7

FM×7

CM×7

WGM×1

WFM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×98

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇲🇦Morocco×1

🇲🇨Monaco×1

Top 3

🥇
GMNamig Guliyev
🇦🇿AZE·2476
6.0pts·2548perf+6.3
🥈
IMBenjamin Bujisho
🇫🇷FRA·2334
6.0pts·2434perf+7.0
🥉
GMGabriel Flom
🇫🇷FRA·2425
5.5pts·2495perf+7.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Guliyev6Bujisho6Degraeve5.5Flom5.5Savina5.5Tirard5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Guliyev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Namig Guliyev 4 wins (R2–R5)IM Benjamin Bujisho 3 wins (R5–R7)GM Jean-Marc Degraeve 4 wins (R1–R4)

R4 · LATE SURGE

IM Benjamin Bujisho was #11 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMNamig Guliyev	*	—	1	½
2IMBenjamin Bujisho	—	*	—	—
3GMJean-Marc Degraeve	0	—	*	—
4GMGabriel Flom	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Guliyev, NamigGM	2476	AZE	=77B	+78N	+10B	+17N	+9B	=3N	+4B	6.0	28.0	30.5	26.50	2548	+6.3
2	Bujisho, BenjaminIM	2334	FRA	+75B	+18N	=20B	=30N	+38B	+29N	+11B	6.0	26.0	28.5	24.25	2434	+7.0
3	Flom, GabrielGM	2425	FRA	+63B	+25N	+34B	=7N	+20B	=1B	=6N	5.5	29.5	32.5	24.25	2495	+7.0
4	Degraeve, Jean-MarcGM	2470	FRA	+35N	+26B	+32N	+29B	=7N	+5B	−1N	5.5	29.0	33.0	24.50	2511	+5.2
5	Tirard, HugoIM	2389	FRA	+45B	=10N	+31B	+8N	+41B	−4N	+20N	5.5	27.5	31.0	23.00	2429	+4.9
6	Savina, AnastasiaIM	2318	FRA	=44N	+98B	+53N	+23B	=19N	+32B	=3B	5.5	25.5	27.0	20.25	2351	+4.1
7	Laurent-Paoli, PierreGM	2570	FRA	+86N	+15B	+13N	=3B	=4B	−11N	+30N	5.0	30.0	32.5	22.00	2423	-8.6
8	Shirazi, KamranIM	2223	FRA	+36N	+43B	=42N	−5B	+28N	+27B	=12N	5.0	27.0	30.5	20.75	2275	+5.5
9	Marie, MaximeCM	2255	FRA	+47N	+61B	=30N	+42B	−1N	+19B	=10N	5.0	26.5	29.5	19.00	2292	+8.6
10	Coursaget, NicolasFM	2133	FRA	+80N	=5B	−1N	+79B	+59N	+17N	=9B	5.0	26.5	29.0	17.75	2299	+31.4
11	Fischler, OscarFM	2232	FRA	+68B	−42N	+59B	+39N	+24B	+7B	−2N	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.50	2281	+22.4
12	Durand-Le Ludec, Brendan-Budok	2243	FRA	+71B	+24N	−29B	+61N	=18B	+25N	=8B	5.0	25.5	28.5	19.75	2251	+3.4
13	Taddei, BenoitFM	2218	FRA	+95B	+37N	−7B	=43N	=31B	+33N	+29B	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.75	2247	+6.8
14	Youssoupov, MoisseiFM	2179	FRA	+97B	−31N	+40B	−33N	+63B	+37N	+38B	5.0	23.0	25.0	17.00	2150	-3.4
15	Eugene, NathaelFM	2132	FRA	+102B	−7N	−33B	+84N	+75B	+45N	+34B	5.0	21.5	22.5	13.50	2188	+21.6
16	Bremond, EricFM	2134	FRA	=73B	−59N	+94N	+64B	=60N	+35B	+32N	5.0	20.0	22.0	16.00	2060	-7.8
17	Dornbusch, TatianaWGM	2241	MNC	+64N	+39B	=23N	−1B	+26N	−10B	+43B	4.5	27.5	30.5	17.25	2222	-1.4
18	Bustos Salinas, Thomas	2112	FRA	+104N	−2B	+52N	+46B	=12N	=21B	=19N	4.5	27.0	28.0	15.00	2185	+32.0
19	Robert, YoannCM	2169	FRA	+48B	+51N	=41B	+22N	=6B	−9N	=18B	4.5	26.5	30.0	18.25	2289	+24.0
20	Vidal, LlewellynFM	2156	FRA	+88N	+49B	=2N	+89B	−3N	+41N	−5B	4.5	26.5	29.0	15.00	2341	+34.8
21	Martel Bruniaux, MalkoCM	2165	ESP	+58B	+40N	=22B	−41N	+43B	=18N	=24B	4.5	24.5	28.0	17.75	2215	+21.2
22	Kulkarni BhaktiIM	2347	IND	+65N	+67B	=21N	−19B	=27N	+42B	=23N	4.5	24.5	27.5	16.25	2196	-11.2
23	Blanquet, CamilleWFM	2151	FRA	+83B	+74N	=17B	−6N	=45B	+68N	=22B	4.5	24.0	26.5	14.75	2150	+4.4
24	Hadida, Simon	2064	FRA	+72N	−12B	+93N	+62B	−11N	+60B	=21N	4.5	23.5	25.5	13.25	2081	+6.2
25	Grigorian, Roudolph	2144	FRA	+99N	−3B	=49N	+44B	+76N	−12B	+46N	4.5	23.5	25.0	12.75	2155	+4.0
26	El Mchaouri Mas, YounesCM	2125	FRA	+69B	−4N	+100B	=31N	−17B	+77N	+48B	4.5	23.0	24.5	12.50	2145	+5.0
27	Maters, Arthur	2105	NED	+96B	−41N	+75B	+48N	=22B	−8N	+51B	4.5	22.5	24.5	13.75	2187	+16.0
28	Ghazaryan, Gurgen	2026	FRA	=60N	+44B	−89N	+66B	−8B	+47N	+41B	4.5	21.5	24.0	15.00	2146	+42.4
29	Haie, Arnaud	2152	FRA	+93N	+52B	+12N	−4N	+30B	−2B	−13N	4.0	29.0	31.0	14.50	2213	+12.6
30	Landolsi, IyadCM	2156	FRA	+84B	+33N	=9B	=2B	−29N	+31N	−7B	4.0	28.0	30.5	16.00	2211	+19.6
31	Ghazaryan, Gor	2012	FRA	+62N	+14B	−5N	=26B	=13N	−30B	+59N	4.0	27.0	30.0	15.75	2156	+51.2
32	De Hooghe, Albert	2182	FRA	+79N	+76B	−4B	+37N	+33B	−6N	−16B	4.0	26.5	29.0	13.00	2164	-2.6
33	Lefrancois, Jean	1973	FRA	+105N	−30B	+15N	+14B	−32N	−13B	+67N	4.0	26.0	26.5	13.50	2145	+64.4
34	Medghoul, SherifCM	2166	FRA	+82N	+46B	−3N	=76B	=42N	+36B	−15N	4.0	24.0	26.5	13.00	2113	-8.8
35	Vine, Thibaut	1948	FRA	−4B	=69N	+73B	=50N	+91B	−16N	+61B	4.0	23.0	25.0	11.25	2022	+12.0
36	Vine, Guillaume	1993	FRA	−8B	+83N	+56B	−38N	+70B	−34N	+68B	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.00	2037	+9.2
37	Greuthier, Alois	2016	FRA	+66N	−13B	+81N	−32B	+80N	−14B	+62N	4.0	22.5	25.0	11.00	2015	+1.6
38	Rouast, JosephCM	2132	FRA	+103N	F	+63B	+36B	−2N	+62B	−14N	4.0	22.0	22.0	11.00	2132	+2.8
39	Robichon, Pierre	2038	FRA	+91B	−17N	+102B	−11B	=47N	=59B	+65N	4.0	21.0	22.0	9.25	2027	-1.2
40	Perrot, Pierre	1990	FRA	+92N	−21B	−14N	+93B	−62N	+70B	+60N	4.0	20.5	22.5	10.00	1961	-3.8
41	Di Nicolantonio, LucasIM	2409	FRA	+100N	+27B	=19N	+21B	−5N	−20B	−28N	3.5	28.0	29.5	12.75	2146	-21.3
42	Auvray, HonorineWFM	2047	FRA	+81N	+11B	=8B	−9N	=34B	−22N	=45B	3.5	27.0	29.5	13.75	2137	+16.0
43	Dedenon, Quentin	2015	FRA	+85B	−8N	+78B	=13B	−21N	+64B	−17N	3.5	24.5	27.0	10.50	2042	+5.0
44	David, Sebastien	1914	FRA	=6B	−28N	+57B	−25N	+92B	=61N	=54B	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.50	2016	+16.8
45	Ganbat, Tushig	1934	FRA	−5N	=103B	+98N	+53B	=23N	−15B	=42N	3.5	23.5	24.5	9.50	2057	+40.8
46	Lelong, Eric	1977	FRA	+106B	−34N	+55B	−18N	=48B	+50N	−25B	3.5	23.5	24.0	9.25	2001	+4.6
47	Jousset, Tom	1904	FRA	−9B	−50N	+96B	+56N	=39B	−28B	+81N	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.00	1929	+3.2
48	Adjemian, Tigran	1866	FRA	−19N	+101B	+67N	−27B	=46N	+76B	−26N	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.75	2028	+28.0
49	Besombes, Romain	1961	FRA	+87B	−20N	=25B	=70N	=50B	=74N	=55B	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.25	1943	-3.0
50	Rosset, Sandro	1811	FRA	−61N	+47B	=54N	=35B	=49N	−46B	+79N	3.5	21.0	23.5	11.50	1963	+55.6
51	Leblic, Matthieu	2003	FRA	+94N	−19B	−62N	+52B	=74N	+79B	−27N	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.50	1891	-19.0
52	Koch, Alain	1870	FRA	+55B	−29N	−18B	−51N	=78B	+92N	+87B	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.25	1954	+13.6
53	Pereira-Davoine, Alana	2081	FRA	=98N	+60B	−6B	−45N	−88N	+69B	+80N	3.5	20.0	21.5	9.25	1910	-59.2
54	Zoppis, Jean-Marie	2021	FRA	−78B	+73N	=50B	−59N	=69N	+66B	=44N	3.5	19.0	21.5	11.00	1836	-33.4
55	Lemoine, Alexandre	2174	FRA	−52N	+99B	−46N	=91N	+58B	=65B	=49N	3.5	19.0	20.5	9.25	1889	-46.8
56	Sutter, Thomas	1752	FRA	−76N	+82B	−36N	−47B	+84B	=71N	+75B	3.5	18.0	20.5	9.00	1919	+30.4
57	Shved, Jakov	1815	FRA	−67N	=65B	−44N	+82B	−64N	+90N	+77B	3.5	17.5	20.0	9.00	1930	+21.0
58	Appriou, Tanguy	1854	FRA	−21N	=92B	−66N	+101B	−55N	+94B	+76N	3.5	17.5	19.0	7.00	1907	+7.4
59	Duquesne, Adrien	1911	FRA	=89N	+16B	−11N	+54B	−10B	=39N	−31B	3.0	26.5	29.0	11.75	2074	+52.0
60	Garde, Kostia	1784	FRA	=28B	−53N	+71B	+77N	=16B	−24N	−40B	3.0	24.5	27.0	10.25	1971	+30.4
61	Marchadour, EmilieWFM	2054	FRA	+50B	−9N	+84B	−12B	=65N	=44B	−35N	3.0	24.0	26.5	9.25	1943	-21.2
62	Kwiatkowski,Antoni	1765	SUI	−31B	+95N	+51B	−24N	+40B	−38N	−37B	3.0	24.0	26.0	9.50	1964	+32.2
63	Oger, Romain	1942	FRA	−3N	+80B	−38N	+102B	−14N	=81B	=72N	3.0	22.5	23.5	6.25	1941	-3.8
64	Hubers, Daan	1900	NED	−17B	=91N	+85B	−16N	+57B	−43N	=73B	3.0	22.0	24.0	8.50	1893	-4.0
65	Charenton, Lenny	1931	FRA	−22B	=57N	=69B	+78N	=61B	=55N	−39B	3.0	21.5	24.0	9.00	1952	+0.6
66	Cozic, Clement	1775	FRA	−37B	=70N	+58B	−28N	+100B	−54N	=71B	3.0	21.5	23.0	8.00	1900	+42.8
67	Merkel, Ethan	2071	FRA	+57B	−22N	−48B	+83N	−68B	+91N	−33B	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.00	1884	-68.8
68	Laposte, Nicolas	1898	FRA	−11N	−81B	+99N	+94B	+67N	−23B	−36N	3.0	21.0	22.5	6.50	1927	+2.8
69	Busnel, Laurent	1828	FRA	−26N	=35B	=65N	=100N	=54B	−53N	+95B	3.0	20.5	22.0	8.00	1939	+18.8
70	Rachez, Christophe	1894	FRA	F	=66B	+72N	=49B	−36N	−40N	+91B	3.0	19.5	19.5	8.25	1886	-1.4
71	Canonne, Antoine	1903	FRA	−12N	=72B	−60N	=98B	+102N	=56B	=66N	3.0	19.0	20.0	6.50	1810	-19.4
72	Beaurain, Yanis	1814	FRA	−24B	=71N	−70B	+97N	−77B	+83N	=63B	3.0	18.5	20.5	7.50	1875	+10.6
73	Frere, Bruno	1839	FRA	=16N	−54B	−35N	−92B	+103N	+105B	=64N	3.0	18.5	19.0	5.50	1850	+0.4
74	Baujard, Romain	1702	FRA	F	−23B	−76N	+95N	=51B	=49B	+86N	3.0	18.5	18.5	8.00	1985	+40.0
75	Benredouane, Ilies	1923	FRA	−2N	+104B	−27N	+81B	−15N	=80B	−56N	2.5	24.0	25.0	4.75	1866	-14.6
76	Charbit, Florent	2009	FRA	+56B	−32N	+74B	=34N	−25B	−48N	−58B	2.5	23.0	26.0	8.50	1850	-29.2
77	Mahaut, Jean	1948	FRA	=1N	−89B	+103N	−60B	+72N	−26B	−57N	2.5	22.5	23.5	7.00	1900	-14.0
78	Chaumont, Lucas	1776	FRA	+54N	−1B	−43N	−65B	=52N	=93B	=82N	2.5	22.0	24.0	7.50	1857	+22.8
79	Bordais, Dominique	1879	FRA	−32B	=85N	+106B	−10N	+87B	−51N	−50B	2.5	21.0	21.5	4.25	1805	-16.2
80	Bourseau, Matthieu	1835	FRA	−10B	−63N	+90B	+86N	−37B	=75N	−53B	2.5	20.5	23.0	6.25	1889	+8.2
81	Gledel, Bernard	1802	FRA	−42B	+68N	−37B	−75N	+95B	=63N	−47B	2.5	19.5	21.5	6.50	1843	+6.2
82	Le Fournier, Pascal	1856	FRA	−34B	−56N	=87B	−57N	=85B	+96N	=78B	2.5	18.5	20.5	5.75	1729	-25.6
83	Zanin, Clement	1847	FRA	−23N	−36B	+105N	−67B	=94N	−72B	+101N	2.5	18.0	18.5	3.00	1790	-26.4
84	Malfre, Christian	1847	FRA	−30N	+105B	−61N	−15B	−56N	=104B	+98N	2.5	18.0	18.5	2.50	1822	-7.8
85	Daubert, Cedric	1768	FRA	−43N	=79B	−64N	−88B	=82N	=97B	+99N	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.00	1787	+2.4
86	Sorel, Olivier	1952	FRA	−7B	−102N	+92N	−80B	=99N	+98B	−74B	2.5	15.5	16.5	4.25	1773	-36.2
87	Gmehlin, Alex	1718	FRA	−49N	−93B	=82N	+103B	−79N	+99B	−52N	2.5	15.5	16.5	3.75	1767	+7.6
88	Abrahamyan, Mikayel	1851	FRA	−20B	=106N	−91B	+85N	+53B	—	—	2.5	12.5	13.0	6.25	1905	+5.8
89	Onkoud, AbdelazizIM	2300	MAR	=59B	+77N	+28B	−20N	—	—	—	2.5	12.0	14.5	8.50	2105	-8.2
90	Coat, Sven	1890	FRA	F	F	−80N	+104B	=98N	−57B	+93N	2.5	10.5	10.5	3.75	1829	-17.2
91	Charpiot, Sebastien	1787	FRA	−39N	=64B	+88N	=55B	−35N	−67B	−70N	2.0	20.5	23.0	5.75	1824	+3.2
92	Oheix, Jonathan	1740	FRA	−40B	=58N	−86B	+73N	−44N	−52B	=104N	2.0	20.0	21.0	5.25	1734	-4.0
93	Massot, Manuel	1847	FRA	−29B	+87N	−24B	−40N	=105B	=78N	−90B	2.0	20.0	20.5	4.00	1745	-20.8
94	Enkirche, Raphael	1747	FRA	−51B	+97N	−16B	−68N	=83B	−58N	=103B	2.0	19.5	20.5	3.75	1763	0.0
95	Plantet, Marc	1883	FRA	−13N	−62B	+104N	−74B	−81N	+102B	−69N	2.0	17.5	18.5	2.00	1696	-37.2
96	Binois, Rudy	1823	FRA	−27N	−100B	−47N	−99B	+101N	−82B	+105N	2.0	15.0	15.5	2.00	1715	-21.4
97	Baron, Daniel	1878	FRA	−14N	−94B	=101N	−72B	F	=85N	+102N	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1722	-26.2
98	Radina, Franck	1821	FRA	=53B	−6N	−45B	=71N	=90B	−86N	−84B	1.5	20.5	23.0	4.50	1745	-13.6
99	Remondi, Laurent	1843	FRA	−25B	−55N	−68B	+96N	=86B	−87N	−85B	1.5	18.5	20.5	3.25	1695	-26.8
100	Jarreton, Herve	1936	FRA	−41B	+96N	−26N	=69B	−66N	—	—	1.5	14.0	16.0	3.50	1828	-16.8
101	Diawara, Monzomba	1742	FRA	F	−48N	=97B	−58N	−96B	+106N	−83B	1.5	14.0	14.0	1.50	1641	-15.2
102	De Mesmay, Arnaud	1835	FRA	−15N	+86B	−39N	−63N	−71B	−95N	−97B	1.0	19.5	21.5	2.50	1652	-27.2
103	Setkov, Aleksandr	1830	FRA	−38B	=45N	−77B	−87N	−73B	F	=94N	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.75	1613	-32.0
104	Saunier, Augustin	1825	FRA	−18B	−75N	−95B	−90N	F	=84N	=92B	1.0	16.0	16.0	2.25	1626	-57.6
105	Muller, Lorelei	1729	FRA	−33B	−84N	−83B	F	=93N	−73N	−96B	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.00	1462	-28.8
106	Van Steen, Jordan	1732	FRA	−46N	=88B	−79N	F	F	−101B	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	1540	-33.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lefrancois, JeanFRA
+64.4
4.0 pts · #29
2Rosset, SandroFRA
+55.6
3.5 pts · #53
3Duquesne, AdrienFRA
+52.0
3.0 pts · #65

Top rating losers

1Merkel, EthanFRA
-68.8
3.0 pts · #69
2Pereira-Davoine, AlanaFRA
-59.2
3.5 pts · #48
3Saunier, AugustinFRA
-57.6
1.0 pts · #104

Biggest upsets

R7+383 Elo gap
Ghazaryan, Gurgen2026 beat IMDi Nicolantonio, Lucas2409
R6+338 Elo gap
FMFischler, Oscar2232 beat GMLaurent-Paoli, Pierre2570
R1+304 Elo gap
Koch, Alain1870 beat Lemoine, Alexandre2174