Championnat de France Individuel 2025 Categorie Handicap Visuel
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36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Gallargues Le Montueux, France. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1785, and top seed was Mathieu Dufort (🇫🇷 FRA, 1993).
Adam Ambrosino (🇫🇷 FRA, 1626) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Mathieu Dufort (6.5) and Eric Meyer (6.0). Ambrosino shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jean Lherbon De Lussats (1458) beat Norbert Jacquelin (1827), a +369-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Gallargues Le Montueux, France
Dates
29 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 7 represented
🇫🇷France×20
🇧🇪Belgium×5
🇮🇹Italy×3
🇨🇦Canada×2
🇲🇨Monaco×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAdam Ambrosino 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
16
9
5
2
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Adam Ambrosino held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Adam Ambrosino 7 wins (R1–R7)Mathieu Dufort 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Eric Meyer 3 wins (R1–R3)
R5–R7 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Adam Ambrosino held the sole lead at R5–R7 but finished #22.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adam Ambrosino | * | — | — | — |
| 2Mathieu Dufort | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Eric Meyer | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Yvan Bourdeau | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambrosino, Adam | 1626 | FRA | +30N | +35N | +36B | +34B | +33N | +31B | +29N | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2226 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Dufort, Mathieu | 1993 | FRA | +26B | +17N | +11B | =3N | +4B | +5N | +7B | 6.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 28.00 | 2165 | +19.6 |
| 3 | Meyer, Eric | 1817 | FRA | +21B | +9N | +24B | =2B | =7N | +4N | +8B | 6.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 26.00 | 1959 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Nicol, Christian | 1652 | FRA | +18B | +30N | +5B | +7B | −2N | −3B | +13N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 19.00 | 1879 | +28.4 |
| 5 | Ambrosino, Theo | 1928 | FRA | +28N | +23B | −4N | +14B | +6N | −2B | +12N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 18.50 | 1802 | -13.6 |
| 6 | Bourdeau, Yvan | 1740 | CAN | +27N | +31B | −7N | +24N | −5B | +23B | +18N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1759 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Deville, Olivier | 1863 | FRA | +19B | +14N | +6B | −4N | =3B | +11N | −2N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 19.50 | 1822 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Lherbon De Lussats, Jean | 1458 | MNC | =13B | =10N | +25B | =11N | +9B | +20B | −3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 1817 | +54.0 |
| 9 | Clauzel, Andre | 1537 | FRA | +22N | −3B | =29N | +28B | −8N | +30B | +25N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1610 | +7.0 |
| 10 | Duthoit, Bernard | 1566 | FRA | =29N | =8B | +35N | =13N | −11B | +19B | +20N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 13.25 | 1731 | +16.6 |
| 11 | Schmeisser, Andre | 1756 | FRA | +33B | +12N | −2N | =8B | +10N | −7B | =14N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 13.75 | 1650 | -15.2 |
| 12 | Gadow, Martin | 0 | GER | +16N | −11B | +15N | +17B | −20N | +25N | −5B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 14.50 | 1709 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Viatge, Fabrice | 0 | FRA | =8N | =29B | +32N | =10B | =23N | +17B | −4B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kruk, Clementine | 1575 | FRA | +15N | −7B | +31N | −5N | =30B | +24N | =11B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1733 | +23.8 |
| 15 | Gharbi, Said | 1544 | BEL | −14B | +33N | −12B | +21N | −25B | +34N | +24B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1616 | +20.0 |
| 16 | Van Onacker, Franky | 1534 | BEL | −12B | −18N | +33B | +36N | −17N | +29B | +23N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1512 | -2.6 |
| 17 | Le Brun, Yves | 1591 | FRA | +34B | −2B | +27N | −12N | +16B | −13N | =21B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1710 | +10.2 |
| 18 | Rodriguez, Nathalie | 1434 | BEL | −4N | +16B | −23N | =19B | +22N | +28N | −6B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 11.75 | 1532 | +14.0 |
| 19 | Guillaume, Mickael | 1511 | FRA | −7N | +22B | −20B | =18N | +26B | −10N | +28B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1567 | +11.2 |
| 20 | Jacquelin, Norbert | 1827 | FRA | +32N | −24B | +19N | =23B | +12B | −8N | −10B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1470 | -52.0 |
| 21 | De Coninck, Philippe | 1488 | BEL | −3N | −25N | +34B | −15B | +31N | +32B | =17N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1526 | +4.2 |
| 22 | Valmalette, Alain | 0 | FRA | −9B | −19N | =26B | +33N | −18B | +27B | +32N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Scata, Laura | 1572 | ITA | +36B | −5N | +18B | =20N | =13B | −6N | −16B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.25 | 1543 | -6.4 |
| 24 | Tacchini, Bruno | 1564 | FRA | +35B | +20N | −3N | −6B | +32N | −14B | −15N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1542 | -5.0 |
| 25 | Geerinck, Alex | 1646 | BEL | −31N | +21B | −8N | +27B | +15N | −12B | −9B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1478 | -26.2 |
| 26 | Vincent, Andre | 1533 | CAN | −2N | −27B | =22N | +31B | −19N | +36B | =30N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1380 | -36.4 |
| 27 | Maccaferri, Massimo | 1446 | ITA | −6B | +26N | −17B | −25N | +36B | −22N | +34B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1435 | -3.2 |
| 28 | Bucherie, Volcy | 1524 | FRA | −5B | +34N | =30B | −9N | +29N | −18B | −19N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 801 | -34.0 |
| 29 | Schmitt, Pierre | 0 | FRA | =10B | =13N | =9B | =30N | −28B | −16N | −1B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 1317 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Highsmith, Simon | 0 | ENG | −1B | −4B | =28N | =29B | =14N | −9N | =26B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 5.75 | 1381 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Gerbaux, Regis | 1402 | FRA | +25B | −6N | −14B | −26N | −21B | −1N | +33N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 4.00 | 1422 | +1.2 |
| 32 | Rivalta, Paolo | 1499 | ITA | −20B | +36N | −13B | +35N | −24B | −21N | −22B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 826 | -42.4 |
| 33 | Soubrier, Laure | 1450 | FRA | −11N | −15B | −16N | −22B | −1B | +35N | −31B | 1.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 1.00 | 772 | -69.2 |
| 34 | FIDE 653009231 | 0 | — | −17N | −28B | −21N | −1N | +35B | −15B | −27N | 1.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 1.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 45181551 | 0 | — | −24N | −1B | −10B | −32B | −34N | −33B | +36N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 653009223 | 0 | — | −23N | −32B | −1N | −16B | −27N | −26N | −35B | 0.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lherbon De Lussats, JeanMNC+54.04.5 pts · #5
- 2Nicol, ChristianFRA+28.45.0 pts · #12
- 3Kruk, ClementineFRA+23.84.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Soubrier, LaureFRA-69.21.0 pts · #33
- 2Jacquelin, NorbertFRA-52.03.5 pts · #17
- 3Rivalta, PaoloITA-42.42.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R6+369 Elo gap
- R3+276 Elo gap
- R2+263 Elo gap