5eme Tournoi Open de La Crau

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46 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in La Crau, France. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1849, and top seed was Fabrice Janier (🇫🇷 FRA, 1972).

Charles Bel-Girardot (🇫🇷 FRA, 1951) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Julia Lebel-Arias (6.0) and Hugues Benoit (6.0). Bel-Girardot won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Paris Roi (1508) beat Fabrice Janier (1972), a +464-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷La Crau, France

Dates

29 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Fabrice Janier1972

Avg top 10

1,849

Participants

Titled players · 1

WIM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×44

🇲🇨Monaco×1

Top 3

🥇
Charles Bel-Girardot
🇫🇷FRA·1951
7.0pts·2055perf+17.6
🥈
WIMJulia Lebel-Arias
🇲🇨MNC·1724
6.0pts·1863perf+28.6
🥉
Hugues Benoit
🇫🇷FRA·1952
6.0pts·1877perf-8.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Charles Bel-Girardot led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Bel-Girardot7Janier6Masson6Benoit6Lebel-Arias6Penkov5

R4–R8 · LEAD HELD

Charles Bel-Girardot never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Charles Bel-Girardot drew with Fabrice Janier (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Charles Bel-Girardot 6 wins (R1–R6)Fabrice Janier 3 wins (R4–R6)Valentin Masson 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Charles Bel-Girardot	*	½	—	½
2Fabrice Janier	½	*	—	—
3Valentin Masson	—	—	*	—
4Hugues Benoit	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bel-Girardot, Charles	1951	FRA	+30B	+8N	+12B	+6N	+11B	+2N	=4B	=3N	7.0	37.0	40.0	34.00	2055	+17.6
2	Lebel-Arias, JuliaWIM	1724	MNC	+34B	+17N	+20B	=9N	=12N	−1B	+14N	+11B	6.0	34.0	37.0	25.25	1863	+28.6
3	Benoit, Hugues	1952	FRA	−28N	=7N	+16B	+25B	+14N	+13B	+11N	=1B	6.0	33.5	36.5	27.50	1877	-8.0
4	Janier, Fabrice	1972	FRA	+10N	=36B	−6N	+27B	+15N	+12B	=1N	+22B	6.0	33.5	36.0	26.25	1885	-10.8
5	Masson, Valentin	1966	FRA	+26B	=11N	−32N	+29B	+36N	+6B	=22N	+7N	6.0	28.0	30.5	23.25	1843	-17.0
6	Roi, Paris	1508	FRA	+16B	+21N	+4B	−1B	+8N	−5N	−7B	+19N	5.0	37.5	41.5	23.50	1895	+146.0
7	Marino, Thierry	1792	FRA	=13N	=3B	+28N	−14B	+18B	+33N	+6N	−5B	5.0	33.5	36.5	20.75	1751	-6.4
8	Candela, Leo-Thierry	1629	FRA	+38B	−1B	+31N	+17N	−6B	+19N	−9N	+23B	5.0	32.5	35.0	18.00	1694	+12.0
9	Penkov, Nikola	1760	FRA	+25B	+14N	F	=2B	=13N	−11N	+8B	+12N	5.0	32.5	32.5	22.75	1781	+5.4
10	Kriba, Emna	1558	FRA	−4B	+26N	−29B	+34N	−19B	+30N	+20B	+32B	5.0	26.5	29.5	16.50	1718	+60.8
11	Peretti, Mathys	1647	FRA	+43N	=5B	+33N	+15B	−1N	+9B	−3B	−2N	4.5	37.5	39.5	17.50	1794	+24.2
12	Menardo, Philippe	1723	FRA	+24N	+28B	−1N	+20N	=2B	−4N	+17B	−9B	4.5	36.5	39.5	18.50	1742	+4.8
13	Bourrel, Louis	1523	FRA	=7B	=16N	+19B	+21N	=9B	−3N	−15N	+36B	4.5	33.0	35.5	17.75	1789	+107.6
14	Rossini, Marco	1606	FRA	+46B	−9B	+37N	+7N	−3B	+21N	−2B	=18N	4.5	33.0	33.0	13.75	1688	+10.8
15	Pascal, Frederic	1608	FRA	+44B	=22B	+27N	−11N	−4B	+25N	+13B	−16N	4.5	30.5	31.5	14.50	1707	+16.4
16	Rei-rosa, Sophie	1822	FRA	−6N	=13B	−3N	F	+39B	+29N	+33B	+15B	4.5	28.5	28.5	15.25	1670	-19.2
17	Rei-Rosa, Jean-Jacques	1591	FRA	+37N	−2B	+41N	−8B	+31N	=32B	−12N	+25N	4.5	27.5	29.5	12.50	1496	-12.8
18	Pasero, Alexandre	1561	FRA	+42N	=27B	−22N	+40B	−7N	+36B	=32N	=14B	4.5	24.5	26.5	12.00	1633	+18.0
19	Peragoux, Jean	1757	FRA	+23N	−20B	−13N	+24B	+10N	−8B	+26N	−6B	4.0	31.5	35.0	16.50	1546	-42.6
20	Barbe, Virgile	1605	FRA	+40B	+19N	−2N	−12B	−23N	+24B	−10N	+28B	4.0	30.5	32.5	13.00	1562	-17.6
21	Nanus, Jayson	1678	FRA	+31N	−6B	+24N	−13B	+28N	−14B	−23N	+40B	4.0	28.0	30.0	12.00	1400	-87.6
22	Gertner, Nicolas	1794	FRA	+29B	=15N	+18B	+32N	F	F	=5B	−4N	4.0	27.0	27.0	15.75	1831	+7.2
23	Marku, Demeter	1524	FRA	−19B	−40N	+44B	+41N	+20B	−27N	+21B	−8N	4.0	24.5	25.5	11.00	1597	+9.0
24	Sauze, Richard	1462	FRA	−12B	+46N	−21B	−19N	+41B	−20N	+42B	+37N	4.0	23.0	23.0	6.50	891	-17.4
25	Mezzapesa, Juliette	1514	FRA	−9N	=43B	+38B	−3N	+37N	−15B	+28N	−17B	3.5	28.0	30.0	9.00	1512	-3.0
26	Bonneau, Adrien	1551	FRA	−5N	−10B	+35B	=38N	+40N	F	−19B	+30N	3.5	25.5	25.5	9.25	1543	-10.4
27	Parodi, Philippe	1677	FRA	+35B	=18N	−15B	−4N	+38B	+23B	—	—	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.75	1639	-5.2
28	Jacob, Alain	1531	FRA	+3B	−12N	−7B	+39N	−21B	+34N	−25B	−20N	3.0	30.0	32.5	11.50	1516	-6.4
29	Mirrione, Valerie	1489	FRA	−22N	+45B	+10N	−5N	−33B	−16B	−31N	+46B	3.0	26.0	26.0	5.50	1493	-3.6
30	Lecat, Cedric	1505	FRA	−1N	−41B	+45N	−31B	+43N	−10B	+35N	−26B	3.0	25.5	26.0	5.50	1413	-11.4
31	Soto, Marylene	1413	FRA	−21B	+44N	−8B	+30N	−17B	−38N	+29B	−33N	3.0	25.0	26.0	7.00	1401	0.0
32	Auque, Bernard	1633	FRA	+45N	F	+5B	−22B	F	=17N	=18B	−10N	3.0	24.5	24.5	11.00	1624	-3.2
33	Idoux, Christophe	1599	FRA	+39N	F	−11B	F	+29N	−7B	−16N	+31B	3.0	22.5	22.5	8.50	1495	-11.0
34	Brongers, Claudine	1475	FRA	−2N	−37B	+42N	−10B	+46N	−28B	−40N	+44B	3.0	21.5	21.5	3.00	805	-19.8
35	Kriba, Lilya	1404	FRA	−27N	=39B	−26N	=37B	−42N	+46B	−30B	+45N	3.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	780	-33.2
36	Daviet, Stephane	1635	FRA	+41B	=4N	F	F	−5B	−18N	+37B	−13N	2.5	25.5	25.5	7.50	1434	-19.8
37	Sirvente, Jean-Jacques	0	FRA	−17B	+34N	−14B	=35N	−25B	+43B	−36N	−24B	2.5	25.0	27.0	6.50	1297	0.0
38	Philippe, Pierre-Jean	1431	FRA	−8N	+42B	−25N	=26B	−27N	+31B	—	—	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.75	1273	-24.0
39	Barale Lukacs, Elza	0	FRA	−33B	=35N	F	−28B	−16N	F	+41B	+42N	2.5	17.5	17.5	5.50	1268	0.0
40	Barale Lukacs, Nora	0	FRA	−20N	+23B	F	−18N	−26B	F	+34B	−21N	2.0	23.0	23.0	7.00	1442	-47.6
41	Brooks, Allan	0	FRA	−36N	+30N	−17B	−23B	−24N	+44B	−39N	−43B	2.0	22.5	23.5	4.00	1304	0.0
42	Nunes, Julia	0	FRA	−18B	−38N	−34B	+44N	+35B	F	−24N	−39B	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	1225	0.0
43	Becamel, Sophie	0	FRA	−11B	=25N	F	F	−30B	−37N	=45B	+41N	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1283	0.0
44	Capion, Liam	0	FRA	−15N	−31B	−23N	−42B	+45B	−41N	F	−34N	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.50	736	0.0
45	FIDE 544058985	0	—	−32B	−29N	−30B	F	−44N	F	=43N	−35B	0.5	15.0	15.0	1.00	708	0.0
46	Dubuisson, Melanie	0	FRA	−14N	−24B	F	F	−34B	−35N	F	−29N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	688	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Roi, ParisFRA
+146.0
5.0 pts · #9
2Bourrel, LouisFRA
+107.6
4.5 pts · #10
3Kriba, EmnaFRA
+60.8
5.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Nanus, JaysonFRA
-87.6
4.0 pts · #28
2Barale Lukacs, NoraFRA
-47.6
2.0 pts · #27
3Peragoux, JeanFRA
-42.6
4.0 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R3+464 Elo gap
Roi, Paris1508 beat Janier, Fabrice1972
R1+421 Elo gap
Jacob, Alain1531 beat Benoit, Hugues1952
R3+333 Elo gap
Auque, Bernard1633 beat Masson, Valentin1966