21eme Festival International de Dieppe Open des rois plus 50 ans

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 30 Aug 2025 in Dieppe, France. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2002, and top seed was Christophe Claverie (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2290).

Christophe Claverie (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2290) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Oliver A Jackson (7.5) and Frederic Lemiere (6.5). Claverie broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Regine Boulais (1441) beat Jean De Lagontrie (1749), a +308-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Dieppe, France

Dates

22 Aug 2025 → 30 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMChristophe Claverie2290

Avg top 10

2,002

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

FM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇫🇷France×58

🇧🇪Belgium×10

🇬🇧England×2

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇦🇹Austria×1

Top 3

🥇
IMChristophe Claverie
🇫🇷FRA·2290
8.0pts·2276perf-1.2
🥈
FMOliver A Jackson
🇬🇧ENG·2030
7.5pts·2188perf+32.8
🥉
Frederic Lemiere
🇫🇷FRA·1908
6.5pts·2085perf+40.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Christophe Claverie led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Claverie8Jackson7.5Burdet6.5Lemiere6.5Uhoda6Lefevre6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Christophe Claverie held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Christophe Claverie drew with FM Oliver A Jackson (White).

2× WIN STREAK · 4+3 wins

IM Christophe Claverie posted 4 in a row (R1–R4) and 3 in a row (R7–R9) — total 7 wins.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMChristophe Claverie	*	½	1	½
2FMOliver A Jackson	½	*	1	½
3Francois Burdet	0	0	*	—
4Frederic Lemiere	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Claverie, ChristopheIM	2290	FRA	+65N	+15B	+4N	+6B	=3N	=2B	+30B	+9N	+11B	8.0	47.5	50.0	43.00	2276	-1.2
2	Jackson, Oliver AFM	2030	ENG	+43B	+27N	=3B	+30B	+9N	=1N	+10B	+4B	=5N	7.5	47.5	51.5	41.25	2188	+32.8
3	Lemiere, Frederic	1908	FRA	+26N	+25B	=2N	+12B	=1B	−5N	+24B	=11N	+9B	6.5	48.0	53.0	36.50	2085	+40.8
4	Burdet, Francois	1895	FRA	+35B	+38N	−1B	+8N	+36B	=10N	+5B	−2N	+16B	6.5	47.5	52.0	33.75	2083	+43.2
5	Uhoda, Philippe	2018	BEL	+44B	=22N	+17B	−10N	+64B	+3B	−4N	+23N	=2B	6.0	45.5	48.5	30.25	1981	-7.2
6	Cattoni, Manuel	1916	FRA	+51B	+18N	+36B	−1N	+7B	F	−9N	+30B	+10N	6.0	43.0	43.0	29.50	2078	+31.4
7	Besser, Jochen	1894	GER	=59N	+49B	=12N	+25B	−6N	+32B	=22N	=13B	+26N	6.0	40.0	43.0	27.50	1920	+6.6
8	Lefevre, Michel	1781	FRA	+72N	=13B	=23N	−4B	F	+41N	+40B	+31B	+22N	6.0	36.0	36.0	24.25	2003	+46.6
9	Degembe, Pierre	1853	BEL	+50N	=24B	+19B	+11N	−2B	+14N	+6B	−1B	−3N	5.5	49.5	53.0	28.50	1998	+33.8
10	Vasquez, Georges	1866	FRA	=33N	+59B	+24N	+5B	+22N	=4B	−2N	=16N	−6B	5.5	46.0	49.0	27.25	1931	+16.8
11	Goldinger, Peter	2020	GER	+46N	+37B	=31N	−9B	+27N	=23B	+12N	=3B	−1N	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.00	1965	-11.8
12	Selby, Paul R	1844	ENG	+29B	+53N	=7B	−3N	=24B	+20N	−11B	=21N	+44B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.25	1833	+1.0
13	Guerlach, Frederic	1989	FRA	+41B	=8N	−22B	+43N	=17B	+27N	=23B	=7N	=14B	5.5	42.5	46.5	27.50	1904	-17.8
14	Vaugeois, Cyrille	2008	FRA	+34N	+32B	−30N	+18B	=23N	−9B	+19N	=22B	=13N	5.5	41.0	45.5	27.75	1899	-23.0
15	Louvet, Christophe	1826	FRA	+69B	−1N	=43B	=46N	+42B	−24N	+28B	=20N	+35B	5.5	40.0	41.5	21.75	1849	+4.0
16	Leuly, Max	1950	FRA	=49N	=63B	+34N	+32B	=30N	=22B	+18N	=10B	−4N	5.5	39.5	42.5	25.25	1869	-18.0
17	Germinet, Jean-Pierre	1827	FRA	=66N	+33B	−5N	+42B	=13N	−19B	+43N	=25B	+32N	5.5	39.0	41.0	23.25	1865	+9.8
18	Zerbib, Claude	1774	FRA	+54B	−6B	+61N	−14N	+46B	+36N	−16B	+42N	=23B	5.5	38.0	41.0	21.50	1882	+26.8
19	Marchand, Philippe	1755	FRA	+55B	=23B	−9N	=51N	+66B	+17N	−14B	=36N	+38B	5.5	37.5	39.5	22.00	1855	+25.0
20	Billot, Daniel	1657	FRA	−31N	+52B	−32N	+71B	+25N	−12B	+65N	=15B	+30N	5.5	35.5	36.0	18.75	1819	+39.0
21	Grolleau, Frederic	1754	FRA	+68N	−30B	−45N	+61B	=33N	=26B	+51N	=12B	+31N	5.5	34.5	36.0	20.00	1784	+8.4
22	Lorente, Philippe	1784	FRA	+67N	=5B	+13N	+31B	−10B	=16N	=7B	=14N	−8B	5.0	44.5	46.5	23.50	1928	+33.4
23	Vaillant, Stephane	1857	FRA	+58B	=19N	=8B	+65N	=14B	=11N	=13N	−5B	=18N	5.0	43.0	45.5	22.75	1902	+10.6
24	Ballandras, Marc	1753	FRA	+73B	=9N	−10B	+35N	=12N	+15B	−3N	=32B	=25N	5.0	42.5	42.5	20.25	1821	+17.0
25	Jassem, Philippe	1762	BEL	+52B	−3N	+47B	−7N	−20B	+29N	+63B	=17N	=24B	5.0	41.0	44.0	20.75	1767	+1.4
26	Chitrit, Norbert	1704	FRA	−3B	+54N	−27B	=48N	+52B	=21N	+64B	+40N	−7B	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.25	1782	+18.2
27	Fondain, Georges	1804	FRA	+57B	−2B	+26N	+66N	−11B	−13B	+34N	F	+42N	5.0	37.5	37.5	19.00	1897	+19.2
28	De Lagontrie, Jean	1749	FRA	−53N	=45B	=33N	+62B	−50N	+61B	−15N	+59B	+47N	5.0	31.0	34.0	17.25	1659	-21.0
29	Massoulie, Francois	1613	BEL	−12N	−65B	=52N	=67B	+71N	−25B	+69N	+43B	+49N	5.0	27.5	28.0	12.25	1702	+20.8
30	Daghigh, Cyril	1851	FRA	+47B	+21N	+14B	−2N	=16B	+31B	−1N	−6N	−20B	4.5	48.0	52.0	22.25	1896	+9.2
31	Kempinski, Andre	1880	FRA	+20B	+39N	=11B	−22N	+37B	−30N	+35B	−8N	−21B	4.5	41.0	45.5	21.75	1789	-21.8
32	Hidalgo-Valdes, Omar	1783	FRA	+56B	−14N	+20B	−16N	+65B	−7N	+46B	=24N	−17B	4.5	40.5	43.0	18.00	1793	+2.2
33	Flamant, Jacky	1650	FRA	=10B	−17N	=28B	+54N	=21B	=39N	=38B	−37N	+55B	4.5	38.5	42.0	19.50	1728	+18.8
34	Gaudin, Bruno	1726	FRA	−14B	+56N	−16B	+47N	−40B	+54N	−27B	+66N	=39B	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.25	1741	+3.4
35	Sauveniere, Herve	1704	BEL	−4N	=62B	+67N	−24B	+53N	+44B	−31N	+49B	−15N	4.5	35.5	37.5	14.50	1706	+1.2
36	Rivet, Bertrand	1849	FRA	+61N	+42B	−6N	+45B	−4N	−18B	+50N	=19B	—	4.5	35.0	38.0	17.25	1781	-12.4
37	Davy, Bruno	1789	FRA	+48B	−11N	=51B	+63N	−31N	F	−42B	+33B	+46N	4.5	33.0	33.0	17.25	1800	+2.6
38	Delmont, Jean-Robert	1764	FRA	+62N	−4B	F	+70B	=44N	=49B	=33N	+50B	−19N	4.5	32.5	34.0	14.00	1729	-6.4
39	Hamdi, Abderrahman	1758	FRA	+60N	−31B	=70N	=50B	=45N	=33B	=49N	=47B	=34N	4.5	31.5	33.0	15.75	1657	-24.2
40	Gloessl, Gunter	1812	AUT	=70N	=66B	=63N	=44B	+34N	=50B	−8N	−26B	+60N	4.5	31.0	32.5	14.50	1668	-33.4
41	Foltier, Bernard	1718	FRA	−13N	=67B	=62N	=60B	+70N	−8B	−45N	+56B	+50N	4.5	30.5	32.0	12.50	1642	-18.8
42	Gazay, Didier	1749	FRA	+71B	−36N	+53B	−17N	−15N	+45B	+37N	−18B	−27B	4.0	38.0	38.5	12.50	1659	-18.6
43	Wagschal, Jean Philippe	1744	FRA	−2N	+69B	=15N	−13B	+59B	=63N	−17B	−29N	+66B	4.0	37.0	38.5	10.75	1719	-7.2
44	Rousselin, Marc	1732	FRA	−5N	+48B	F	=40N	=38B	−35N	+56B	+45B	−12N	4.0	36.5	36.5	16.00	1736	0.0
45	Colin, Serge	1584	FRA	=64B	=28N	+21B	−36N	=39B	−42N	+41B	−44N	=58B	4.0	35.5	38.5	18.00	1707	+29.0
46	Marechal, Georges	1739	BEL	−11B	=57N	+60N	=15B	−18N	+66B	−32N	+61B	−37B	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.50	1684	-13.2
47	Zinoun, Said	1618	FRA	−30N	+68B	−25N	−34B	+62N	=59B	+48B	=39N	−28B	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.25	1639	+5.0
48	Poirier, Luc	1584	FRA	−37N	−44N	+55B	=26B	−49N	+68B	−47N	+65B	=51N	4.0	30.5	32.0	11.75	1625	+7.0
49	Woyave, Pascal	1708	BEL	=16B	−7N	+57B	−64N	+48B	=38N	=39B	−35N	−29B	3.5	37.5	40.5	14.75	1661	-12.6
50	Boet, Luc	1621	FRA	−9B	+55N	=64B	=39N	+28B	=40N	−36B	−38N	−41B	3.5	36.5	39.5	14.50	1677	+12.2
51	Carroll, John	1707	FRA	−6N	+72B	=37N	=19B	F	=64N	−21B	=57N	=48B	3.5	32.5	32.5	10.75	1676	-7.4
52	Koulitchenko, Francoise	1535	FRA	−25N	−20N	=29B	+69B	−26N	−57N	+68B	−58N	+67B	3.5	31.0	32.5	7.50	1547	+2.2
53	Boulais, Regine	1441	FRA	+28B	−12B	−42N	=58N	−35B	−56N	−55B	+71N	+68N	3.5	31.0	31.5	8.75	1551	+20.8
54	Cardon, Christophe	1536	FRA	−18N	−26B	+69N	−33B	+55N	−34B	−66N	+70B	=59N	3.5	29.5	31.0	8.00	1566	+5.0
55	Gaudin, Roger	1501	FRA	−19N	−50B	−48N	=56N	−54B	+72B	+53N	+69B	−33N	3.5	29.5	30.0	7.25	1510	+0.6
56	Vandurme, Philippe	1565	BEL	−32N	−34B	−68N	=55B	+72N	+53B	−44N	−41N	+62B	3.5	29.0	29.5	8.75	1530	-10.2
57	Benard, Franck	1590	FRA	−27N	=46B	−49N	+72B	−61N	+52B	=60N	=51B	—	3.5	25.5	26.0	9.25	1606	+2.0
58	D`elia, Michele	1646	BEL	−23N	−60B	=72N	=53B	+67N	F	F	+52B	=45N	3.5	21.5	21.5	9.50	1582	-11.2
59	Legrand, Francoise	1659	FRA	=7B	−10N	F	=68B	−43N	=47N	+70B	−28N	=54B	3.0	31.0	31.0	9.00	1602	-14.4
60	Pineau, Patrick	1530	FRA	−39B	+58N	−46B	=41N	F	=65N	=57B	=63N	−40B	3.0	30.0	30.0	10.25	1628	+16.6
61	Fosse, Jean-Claude	1614	FRA	−36B	+73N	−18B	−21N	+57B	−28N	+67B	−46N	—	3.0	30.0	30.0	5.50	1599	-5.0
62	Tinarrage, Xavier	1536	FRA	−38B	=35N	=41B	−28N	−47B	−69N	+71B	+67N	−56N	3.0	29.5	30.0	7.00	1509	-7.0
63	Truong, Hubert	1714	FRA	F	=16N	=40B	−37B	+68N	=43B	−25N	=60B	—	3.0	28.0	28.0	10.00	1678	-7.2
64	Aubert, Bernard	1803	BEL	=45N	=70B	=50N	+49B	−5N	=51B	−26N	—	—	3.0	25.5	27.0	9.75	1655	-28.2
65	Chochoy, Patrick	1744	FRA	−1B	+29N	+71N	−23B	−32N	=60B	−20B	−48N	—	2.5	35.0	35.5	7.00	1560	-40.4
66	Chatard, Patrice	1611	FRA	=17B	=40N	F	−27B	−19N	−46N	+54B	−34B	−43N	2.0	37.5	41.0	8.50	1550	-12.6
67	Mazaltob, Gerald	1576	FRA	−22B	=41N	−35B	=29N	−58B	+71N	−61N	−62B	−52N	2.0	32.0	32.5	5.25	1398	-40.2
68	Beaufreton, Thierry	1498	FRA	−21B	−47N	+56B	=59N	−63B	−48N	−52N	F	−53B	1.5	30.0	30.0	5.00	1359	-27.6
69	Lapchin, Sylvie	1594	FRA	−15N	−43N	−54B	−52N	F	+62B	−29B	−55N	=71B	1.5	28.5	28.5	3.25	1339	-51.2
70	Mauffrey, Fabienne	1591	FRA	=40B	=64N	=39B	−38N	−41B	F	−59N	−54N	F	1.5	27.5	27.5	6.00	1492	-16.2
71	Vichard, Gerard	0	FRA	−42N	F	−65B	−20N	−29B	−67B	−62N	−53B	=69N	0.5	27.0	27.0	0.75	1170	-31.4
72	Basquin, Didier	1542	FRA	−8B	−51N	=58B	−57N	−56B	−55N	—	—	—	0.5	20.0	23.5	1.75	1230	-36.8
73	Bienaime, Alain	1452	FRA	−24N	−61B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	5.0	8.0	0.00	884	-8.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lefevre, MichelFRA
+46.6
6.0 pts · #6
2Burdet, FrancoisFRA
+43.2
6.5 pts · #3
3Lemiere, FredericFRA
+40.8
6.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Lapchin, SylvieFRA
-51.2
1.5 pts · #68
2Chochoy, PatrickFRA
-40.4
2.5 pts · #65
3Mazaltob, GeraldFRA
-40.2
2.0 pts · #66

Biggest upsets

R1+308 Elo gap
Boulais, Regine1441 beat De Lagontrie, Jean1749
R3+205 Elo gap
Lorente, Philippe1784 beat Guerlach, Frederic1989
R9+194 Elo gap
Billot, Daniel1657 beat Daghigh, Cyril1851