3eme Open de Marseille - Accession
29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Marseille, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1775, and top seed was Bektogul Emilbekov (🇫🇷 FRA, 1853).
Gael Sembel Rudelle (🇫🇷 FRA, 1764) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Colin Coerchon (6.0) and Jean-Louis Baffier (6.0). Sembel Rudelle won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jesse Kiorgwu (1507) beat Sandro Ode (1686), a +179-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGael Sembel Rudelle led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Gael Sembel Rudelle never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Gael Sembel Rudelle beat Jean-Louis Baffier (Black).
Gael Sembel Rudelle 6 wins (R1–R6)Jean-Louis Baffier 3 wins (R4–R7)Colin Coerchon 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gael Sembel Rudelle | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Jean-Louis Baffier | 0 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Colin Coerchon | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Hocine Mouhieddine | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sembel Rudelle, Gael | 1764 | FRA | +11N | +5B | +3N | +9B | +8N | +2B | =10B | +4N | =6B | 8.0 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 42.00 | 2061 | +115.2 |
| 2 | Coerchon, Colin | 1740 | FRA | −12B | +16N | +15B | +18N | +4B | −1N | +5B | +3N | −7B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 28.50 | 1807 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Baffier, Jean-Louis | 1714 | FRA | +22N | +24B | −1B | +12N | F | +14B | +8N | −2B | +13N | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 22.00 | 1852 | +28.4 |
| 4 | Mouhieddine, Hocine | 1835 | FRA | +10N | +6B | =9N | +7B | −2N | −8B | +12N | −1B | +5B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 27.25 | 1782 | -11.4 |
| 5 | Kahn, Adam | 1693 | FRA | +25N | −1N | +28B | +10B | =13N | +9B | −2N | +8B | −4N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 18.00 | 1750 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Guedes Da Silva Sant, Hugo | 1698 | FRA | +20B | −4N | −12N | +11B | +24N | F | +21B | +10B | =1N | 5.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 21.50 | 1798 | +21.4 |
| 7 | Blanchard, Paul | 1749 | FRA | +15N | =13B | F | −4N | =18B | =21N | +14B | +9B | +2N | 5.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 23.75 | 1862 | +24.2 |
| 8 | Soilihi, Hugo | 1720 | FRA | +19B | F | +17N | +13N | −1B | +4N | −3B | −5N | +10N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 21.50 | 1800 | +33.2 |
| 9 | Bouhlel, Lina | 1727 | FRA | +16N | +12B | =4B | −1N | +21B | −5N | =18B | −7N | =14B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 17.50 | 1714 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Chikhi Faraldo, Zacharias | 1656 | FRA | −4B | +19N | +25B | −5N | +26B | +13B | =1N | −6N | −8B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 15.00 | 1679 | +10.8 |
| 11 | Ben Salah, Ines | 1639 | FRA | −1B | +22N | =21B | −6N | −12B | =25N | =19B | +24N | +23B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 11.75 | 1617 | +2.0 |
| 12 | Martinez, Luc | 1569 | FRA | +2N | −9N | +6B | −3B | +11N | F | −4B | =20N | =18B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 19.50 | 1688 | +23.8 |
| 13 | Fromont, Christophe | 1649 | FRA | +14N | =7N | F | −8B | =5B | −10N | +15B | +18N | −3B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 17.00 | 1697 | +12.6 |
| 14 | Abidi, Jayad | 1806 | FRA | −13B | +23N | −18B | +25N | +15B | −3N | −7N | =22B | =9N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 12.25 | 1596 | -96.8 |
| 15 | Bouhlel, Adam | 1597 | FRA | −7B | +20N | −2N | +16B | −14N | +26B | −13N | −17B | +25N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 11.00 | 1628 | +16.0 |
| 16 | Hovaguimian, Gerard | 1567 | FRA | −9B | −2B | +23N | −15N | =25B | +19B | −20N | +28N | =21B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 1568 | -0.6 |
| 17 | Martin, Frederic | 1762 | FRA | =23B | =26N | −8B | F | +19N | −18N | =22B | +15N | =20B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 1609 | -36.8 |
| 18 | Greco-Roux, Hector | 1646 | FRA | F | F | +14N | −2B | =7N | +17B | =9N | −13B | =12N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 15.00 | 1717 | +26.8 |
| 19 | Maineult Flores, Leon | 1565 | FRA | −8N | −10B | =22B | +28N | −17B | −16N | =11N | +25B | =24B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.75 | 1513 | -19.2 |
| 20 | Takada, Soshiro | 1539 | FRA | −6N | −15B | F | −26N | +28B | =24N | +16B | =12B | =17N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1559 | +6.0 |
| 21 | Metras, Leonard | 1791 | FRA | F | F | =11N | +24B | −9N | =7B | −6N | =23B | =16N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.25 | 1585 | -75.6 |
| 22 | Portes, Daniel | 1562 | FRA | −3B | −11B | =19N | =23B | F | F | =17N | =14N | +28B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1592 | +14.0 |
| 23 | Colombani Gailleur, Anthony | 1605 | FRA | =17N | −14B | −16B | =22N | F | F | +24B | =21N | −11N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1555 | -21.6 |
| 24 | Kiorgwu, Jesse | 1507 | FRA | F | −3N | +26B | −21N | −6B | =20B | −23N | −11B | =19N | 2.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.00 | 1455 | -14.8 |
| 25 | Kiorgwu, Jayan | 1535 | FRA | −5B | F | −10N | −14B | =16N | =11B | +28N | −19N | −15B | 2.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.25 | 1420 | -48.0 |
| 26 | Ode, Sandro | 1686 | FRA | F | =17B | −24N | +20B | −10N | −15N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1464 | -56.8 |
| 27 | Emilbekov, Bektogul | 1853 | FRA | +29B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 2482 | +5.4 |
| 28 | Thierry, Kenan | 1556 | FRA | F | F | −5N | −19B | −20N | F | −25B | −16B | −22N | 0.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 772 | -72.8 |
| 29 | Migneret, Edgard | 1681 | FRA | −27N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1053 | -5.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sembel Rudelle, GaelFRA+115.28.0 pts · #1
- 2Coerchon, ColinFRA+33.66.0 pts · #3
- 3Soilihi, HugoFRA+33.25.0 pts · #8
- 1Abidi, JayadFRA-96.84.0 pts · #16
- 2Metras, LeonardFRA-75.63.0 pts · #22
- 3Thierry, KenanFRA-72.80.0 pts · #28
- R3+179 Elo gap
- R1+171 Elo gap
- R3+160 Elo gap