8eme Open FIDE de Carquefou - Tournoi B (-1700)
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60 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Carquefou, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1653, and top seed was Antoine Guignard (🇫🇷 FRA, 1694).
Milan Esmer (🇫🇷 FRA, 1659) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Antoine Guignard (4.5) and Robin Durot (4.5). Esmer broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bastien Higonenq (1459) beat Camille Pellat (1672), a +213-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Carquefou, France
Dates
17 May 2025 → 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×55
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMilan Esmer led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
25
13
6
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Milan Esmer held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Milan Esmer 5 wins (R1–R5)Antoine Guignard 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esmer, Milan | 1659 | FRA | +33N | +6B | +36N | +4B | +5N | 5.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 2323 | +53.2 |
| 2 | Guignard, Antoine | 1694 | FRA | +24B | +12N | +31N | =10B | +9N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2360 | +51.2 |
| 3 | Durot, Robin | 0 | FRA | +49N | +25B | =9N | +17B | +10N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 1860 | +25.6 |
| 4 | Richard Bernal, Antoine | 0 | FRA | +35B | +23N | +13B | −1N | +16N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Solomovici, Nicolas | 1456 | FRA | +58N | +33B | +11N | +16B | −1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1803 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Malaplate, Tristan | 1574 | FRA | +39B | −1N | +32B | +31N | +15B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1809 | +46.0 |
| 7 | Monfort, Lorick | 1609 | FRA | −9N | +30B | +53N | +18B | +20N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 1756 | +35.6 |
| 8 | Tea, Leonard | 1559 | FRA | −15B | +32N | +38B | +21N | +22B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1614 | +6.0 |
| 9 | Kiyende Libata, Evan | 1552 | FRA | +7B | +15N | =3B | +19N | −2B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 12.25 | 1768 | +55.2 |
| 10 | Boubacar Hamani, Nathan | 0 | FRA | +54B | +50N | +18B | =2N | −3B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zhu, Peng | 1646 | FRA | +50B | +20N | −5B | +34N | =12N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1631 | -1.6 |
| 12 | James, Lucie | 1583 | FRA | +34B | −2B | +37N | +45N | =11B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1618 | +5.6 |
| 13 | Drogou, Eric | 1660 | FRA | =14B | +40N | −4N | +47B | +28N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1755 | +9.6 |
| 14 | Boulo, Thomas | 1568 | FRA | =13N | −17B | +42N | +48B | +27B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1765 | +52.8 |
| 15 | Arbellot, Benjamin | 1635 | FRA | +8N | −9B | +25N | +28B | −6N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1538 | -21.2 |
| 16 | Chaich, Ramadan | 1586 | FRA | +23B | +44N | +21B | −5N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1627 | +3.0 |
| 17 | Kartun, Jean-Jacques | 1626 | FRA | =40B | +14N | +47B | −3N | =19B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1570 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Tea, Pascal | 1548 | FRA | +22B | +41B | −10N | −7N | +35B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1744 | +20.4 |
| 19 | Grimzin, Platon | 1467 | UKR | =47B | +26N | +27B | −9B | =17N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1594 | +20.4 |
| 20 | Garnier, Elora | 1570 | FRA | +46B | −11B | +51N | +35N | −7B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1578 | +0.2 |
| 21 | Vicaine, Jaden | 0 | FRA | +?B | +24N | −16N | −8B | +48N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Salliou, Alexis | 1591 | FRA | −18N | +37B | +55N | +43B | −8N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1385 | -32.8 |
| 23 | Haas Lelamer, Gaspard | 1536 | FRA | −16N | −4B | +57N | +37B | +32N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 786 | -17.2 |
| 24 | Petard, Samuel | 1582 | FRA | −2N | −21B | +59N | +53B | +31B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1670 | +6.8 |
| 25 | Senicourt, Arthur | 1489 | FRA | +59B | −3N | −15B | +56N | +38B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 863 | -17.6 |
| 26 | Raoult-Granier, Merlin | 0 | FRA | +55N | −19B | −34B | +?N | +45B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Guenard, Jules | 1583 | FRA | =42N | +48B | −19N | +36B | −14N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1544 | -13.6 |
| 28 | Khachatryan, Tigran | 0 | FRA | +53B | =29N | +52B | −15N | −13B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Bellazini, Cesar | 1549 | FRA | −41N | =28B | −39N | +49B | +51N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1454 | -14.8 |
| 30 | Higonenq, Bastien | 1459 | FRA | +60B | −7N | F | +39B | =50N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1640 | +18.8 |
| 31 | Fourer, Angel | 1477 | FRA | +51N | +39N | −2B | −6B | −24N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1442 | -12.8 |
| 32 | Esmer, Aksel | 0 | FRA | +57N | −8B | −6N | +33B | −23B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Batou, Yves | 1566 | FRA | −1B | −5N | +54B | −32N | +47N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1399 | -26.8 |
| 34 | Le Guillou, Celian | 1524 | FRA | −12N | +56B | +26N | −11B | −43N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 811 | -30.8 |
| 35 | Zhang, Mael | 1403 | FRA | −4N | +57B | +41N | −20B | −18N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1450 | +6.8 |
| 36 | Seyvet, Clara | 1477 | FRA | +38B | +46N | −1B | −27N | −41B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1433 | -9.6 |
| 37 | Achard, Joan | 0 | FRA | +43B | −22N | −12B | −23N | +?B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Miard, Pascal | 0 | FRA | −36N | +49B | −8N | +44B | −25N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Pellat, Camille | 1672 | FRA | −6N | −31B | +29B | −30N | +54B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1441 | -30.8 |
| 40 | Gaudin, Roger | 1552 | FRA | =17N | −13B | −48N | =42B | +60N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1429 | -12.6 |
| 41 | Stephant, Erwan | 1599 | FRA | +29B | −18N | −35B | F | +36N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1496 | -11.0 |
| 42 | Menez, Jean-Pierre | 1533 | FRA | =27B | −52N | −14B | =40N | +57B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1377 | -15.8 |
| 43 | Roye, Sabri | 0 | FRA | −37N | F | +44B | −22N | +34B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Chassaing, Anthony | 1515 | FRA | +45B | −16B | −43N | −38N | +56B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 786 | -8.0 |
| 45 | Demeocq, Nicolas | 0 | FRA | −44N | +59B | +56N | −12B | −26N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Bonnet, Christian | 1664 | FRA | −20N | −36B | =49N | =51B | +53N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1403 | -27.6 |
| 47 | Vrignaud, Julien | 0 | FRA | =19N | +?B | −17N | −13N | −33B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Rolez, Xavier | 1669 | FRA | =52B | −27N | +40B | −14N | −21B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1483 | -42.0 |
| 49 | Beaufreton, Thierry | 1455 | FRA | −3B | −38N | =46B | −29N | +58B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1360 | -7.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 544077998 | 0 | — | −11N | −10B | +58N | F | =30B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1354 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Lapalus, Thibault | 0 | FRA | −31B | +54N | −20B | =46N | −29B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Baggio, Martin | 1570 | FRA | =48N | +42B | −28N | F | — | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1793 | +24.4 |
| 53 | Tran, Duy-Mickael | 1434 | FRA | −28N | +58B | −7B | −24N | −46B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 818 | -31.6 |
| 54 | Descamps, Serge | 1465 | FRA | −10N | −51B | −33N | +58B | −39N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 819 | -11.8 |
| 55 | Moraga Fredouelle, Ismael | 1427 | FRA | −26B | +60N | −22B | F | — | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 791 | -11.2 |
| 56 | FIDE 544076282 | 0 | — | F | −34N | −45B | −25B | −44N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Schneeberger, Timothee | 0 | FRA | −32B | −35N | −23B | F | −42N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 544078005 | 0 | — | −5B | −53N | −50B | −54N | −49N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 544078013 | 0 | — | −25N | −45N | −24B | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Bouteloup, Paul | 0 | FRA | −30N | −55B | −?N | F | −40B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kiyende Libata, EvanFRA+55.23.5 pts · #7
- 2Esmer, MilanFRA+53.25.0 pts · #3
- 3Boulo, ThomasFRA+52.83.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Rolez, XavierFRA-42.01.5 pts · #29
- 2Salliou, AlexisFRA-32.83.0 pts · #43
- 3Tran, Duy-MickaelFRA-31.61.0 pts · #57
Biggest upsets
- R4+213 Elo gap
- R3+196 Elo gap
- R2+195 Elo gap