22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Menton, France. 14 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2307, and top seed was Jean-Marc Degraeve (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2478).

Jean-Marc Degraeve (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2478) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Bastien Dubessay (6.5) and Harutyun Barseghyan (6.5). Degraeve clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Yelisey Le Blevec (2013) beat Aziz Mert Erdogdu (GM, 2355), a +342-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Menton, France

Dates

19 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷GMJean-Marc Degraeve2478

Avg top 10

2,307

Participants

Titled players · 14

GM×2

IM×3

FM×3

CM×4

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×38

🇮🇹Italy×7

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇬🇧England×2

🇱🇺Luxembourg×2

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

Top 3

🥇
GMJean-Marc Degraeve
🇫🇷FRA·2478
7.0pts·2399perf-4.8
🥈
FMBastien Dubessay
🇫🇷FRA·2293
6.5pts·2368perf+19.4
🥉
IMHarutyun Barseghyan
🇫🇷FRA·2461
6.5pts·2322perf-9.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Degraeve7Erdogdu6.5Barseghyan6.5Dubessay6.5Yin6Forgues6— ex-leaders:Roeled R5, #11

R7 · LEADER CHANGE24 Oct

FM Bastien Dubessay takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMJean-Marc Degraeve	*	—	½	½
2GMAziz Mert Erdogdu	—	*	½	1
3IMHarutyun Barseghyan	½	½	*	—
4FMBastien Dubessay	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Degraeve, Jean-MarcGM	2478	FRA	=46B	+26N	+25B	=16N	=2B	+6N	+9B	=3N	+10B	7.0	44.0	47.0	36.50	2399	-4.8
2	Dubessay, BastienFM	2293	FRA	+47N	+17B	+6N	=10B	=1N	+15B	+16N	=5B	−4N	6.5	46.0	49.0	33.25	2368	+19.4
3	Barseghyan, HarutyunIM	2461	FRA	+38N	=19B	+12N	=15B	+43N	=4B	=10N	=1B	+9N	6.5	43.5	47.0	32.50	2322	-9.7
4	Erdogdu, Aziz MertGM	2355	TUR	+31B	=9N	−24B	+19N	+29B	=3N	+27B	=10N	+2B	6.5	42.5	46.5	33.25	2303	-3.1
5	Cotonnec, MelkiorIM	2268	FRA	+28B	+7N	=43B	−9N	+31B	=11N	+25B	=2N	=8B	6.0	42.5	46.0	29.75	2242	-2.2
6	Bonelli Maestracci, Pierre JosephCM	2129	FRA	+33N	+14B	−2B	+36N	=24N	−1B	=22N	+17B	+21N	6.0	42.0	46.0	27.75	2253	+56.4
7	Yin, Milo	2052	FRA	+57N	−5B	−14N	+35B	+18N	+21B	=13N	+15B	=11N	6.0	41.0	41.5	25.00	2214	+75.2
8	Forgues, Fabien	2196	FRA	+39N	=36B	=18N	=20B	=14N	+17B	=15N	+16B	=5N	6.0	40.0	43.5	28.50	2206	+3.4
9	Emmenecker, Philippe	2055	FRA	+44N	=4B	+11N	+5B	−10N	+24B	−1N	+13B	−3B	5.5	47.0	50.5	28.25	2316	+57.2
10	Roe, Simon J	2138	ENG	+45B	+32N	+29B	=2N	+9B	−16N	=3B	=4B	−1N	5.5	45.5	48.5	26.75	2290	+34.4
11	Fanninger, Leon	2265	AUT	=24B	+37N	−9B	=38N	+28B	=5B	=43N	+33N	=7B	5.5	38.0	41.5	24.25	2132	-27.6
12	Schreiner, Richard	2051	GER	+40B	=16N	−3B	=22N	=32B	=41N	=26B	+37N	+27B	5.5	37.0	40.5	23.00	2185	+30.2
13	Saad, Gabriel	2229	FRA	+42B	−29N	−28B	+53N	+33B	+26N	=7B	−9N	+25B	5.5	37.0	40.0	22.50	2095	-56.8
14	Kaber, Claude	1972	LUX	+30B	−6N	+7B	=29N	=8B	−27N	+46B	=25N	=23B	5.0	41.0	44.0	23.50	2149	+41.6
15	Tran Amar, Andy	2124	FRA	+53B	+35N	+27B	=3N	F	−2N	=8B	−7N	+28B	5.0	41.0	41.0	22.25	2236	+43.6
16	Zakic, SrdjanIM	2254	SRB	+34N	=12B	+19N	=1B	+17N	+10B	−2B	−8N	—	5.0	40.5	44.5	25.75	2255	+0.2
17	Pacteau, Andre	2055	FRA	+52B	−2N	+32B	+28N	−16B	−8N	+41B	−6N	+35B	5.0	39.5	42.5	19.00	2128	+16.6
18	Can, IsilWCM	1976	TUR	=25B	+46N	=8B	=27N	−7B	=36N	=31B	+29N	=33B	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.00	2111	+32.0
19	Garbezza, Davide	2059	ITA	+50B	=3N	−16B	−4B	=49N	+40N	=28B	=26N	+31B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.75	2140	+15.6
20	El Karoui, Noe	2036	FRA	−26B	+54N	+35B	=8N	=27B	−25N	+32B	=30N	=24B	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.75	2085	+22.4
21	Jackson, Oliver AFM	2064	ENG	−35B	+53N	+48B	=31N	=26B	−7N	+47B	+24N	−6B	5.0	35.0	38.0	17.75	2054	-2.8
22	Ratier-Fontana, MatteoCM	2268	FRA	−48N	+41B	=36N	=12B	=38B	=47N	=6B	=31N	+32B	5.0	33.5	36.5	20.50	2071	-87.2
23	De Heug, AndreaCM	2161	BEL	=37B	−24N	=45B	−32N	=50N	+49B	+52N	+34B	=14N	5.0	30.5	33.5	17.50	2025	-64.4
24	Le Blevec, Yelisey	2013	FRA	=11N	+23B	+4N	F	=6B	−9N	+30B	−21B	=20N	4.5	43.0	43.0	24.25	2186	+72.0
25	Gesing, Oliver	2101	GER	=18N	+49B	−1N	=34B	+39N	+20B	−5N	=14B	−13N	4.5	41.0	44.0	18.50	2107	-0.8
26	Barbato, Mario	1910	ITA	+20N	−1B	=38N	+51B	=21N	−13B	=12N	=19B	=34N	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.50	2098	+41.6
27	El Karoui, Adam	2159	FRA	+41N	+48B	−15N	=18B	=20N	+14B	−4N	=43B	−12N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.25	2065	-46.4
28	Bergasse, Clement	2014	FRA	−5N	+57B	+13N	−17B	−11N	+39B	=19N	+45B	−15N	4.5	38.5	39.0	15.00	2103	+40.0
29	Raitza, OlafFM	2037	GER	+55N	+13B	−10N	=14B	−4N	=34B	=45N	−18B	+50N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.00	2060	+4.2
30	Duquesnoy, Jean-Philippe	2081	FRA	−14N	=33B	+55N	=39B	=34N	+37B	−24N	=20B	=42N	4.5	33.5	36.0	16.50	1995	-21.2
31	Bes, Stephane	2018	FRA	−4N	+44B	+58N	=21B	−5N	=45B	=18N	=22B	−19N	4.0	39.0	39.5	13.00	2048	+5.0
32	Merkel, Ethan	1975	FRA	+51N	−10B	−17N	+23B	=12N	=38B	−20N	+47B	−22N	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.50	2051	+36.0
33	Caci, Nicolas	1977	FRA	−6B	=30N	+42B	F	−13N	+48B	+38N	−11B	=18N	4.0	36.5	36.5	14.75	2091	+23.0
34	Soyer, Jean-Yves	2012	FRA	−16B	=40N	+56B	=25N	=30B	=29N	=36B	−23N	=26B	4.0	35.5	38.0	15.25	2002	-2.6
35	Hamm, Fabien	1970	FRA	+21N	−15B	−20N	−7N	−54B	+55B	+58N	+39B	−17N	4.0	35.0	35.5	11.50	1971	+1.0
36	Wauters, Alain	2034	FRA	+56N	=8N	=22B	−6B	=45N	=18B	=34N	=42B	—	4.0	32.5	35.0	15.75	2060	+4.8
37	Mallassagne, Francois-Eric	2005	FRA	=23N	−11B	−51N	+57B	+46B	−30N	+48N	−12B	=45N	4.0	32.5	33.0	10.50	2026	+4.8
38	Sanguinetti, Edoardo	2023	ITA	−3B	+50N	=26B	=11B	=22N	=32N	−33B	−41N	=40B	3.5	36.5	39.5	14.25	1997	-20.8
39	Bergero, Simone	2009	ITA	−8B	=56N	+52B	=30N	−25B	−28N	+40B	−35N	=49N	3.5	33.0	35.5	11.50	1933	-19.2
40	Puddu Abrigo, Raphael	1924	FRA	−12N	=34B	=47N	=49B	=48N	−19B	−39N	+58B	=38N	3.5	30.5	31.0	8.75	1927	+0.8
41	Stevens, Christian	1995	FRA	−27B	−22N	+54B	F	+51N	=12B	−17N	+38B	—	3.5	29.5	29.5	12.25	2089	+17.0
42	Jouandet-Dahlen, Alfons	2011	FRA	−13N	−55B	−33N	F	=56B	+44B	+51N	=36N	=30B	3.5	29.5	29.5	12.00	1980	-15.6
43	Di Fonzo, ValerioCM	2059	ITA	+54N	+58B	=5N	F	−3B	F	=11B	=27N	—	3.5	26.0	26.0	11.50	2227	+25.2
44	Cattoni, Manuel	1947	FRA	−9B	−31N	F	=50B	F	−42N	+56B	+46N	+51B	3.5	24.5	24.5	10.00	2009	+12.2
45	Karp, Serge	1983	LUX	−10N	=51B	=23N	F	=36B	=31N	=29B	−28N	=37B	3.0	34.5	35.0	12.25	1976	-2.8
46	Hamm, Rodrigue	2033	FRA	=1N	−18B	=49N	=55B	−37N	+50B	−14N	−44B	=53N	3.0	33.5	36.0	10.75	1893	-72.8
47	Thevenet, Yann	2015	FRA	−2B	=52N	=40B	F	+55N	=22B	−21N	−32N	=54B	3.0	32.5	32.5	9.75	1957	-15.2
48	Derieux, Christian	2013	FRA	+22B	−27N	−21N	F	=40B	−33N	−37B	+55N	=52B	3.0	31.5	31.5	10.75	1945	-16.6
49	Maloberti, David	1985	FRA	F	−25N	=46B	=40N	=19B	−23N	=53B	=52N	=39B	3.0	30.5	30.5	10.50	1939	-11.2
50	Benoit, Hugues	1954	FRA	−19N	−38B	F	=44N	=23B	−46N	+55B	+53N	−29B	3.0	30.0	30.0	9.75	1932	-6.2
51	Massa, Giovanni	2094	ITA	−32B	=45N	+37B	−26N	−41B	+56N	−42B	=54N	−44N	3.0	29.0	31.5	9.50	1841	-61.0
52	Roussiere, Christophe	1942	FRA	−17N	=47B	−39N	F	=53B	+54N	−23B	=49B	=48N	3.0	28.5	28.5	9.00	1936	-2.6
53	Korning, Peter	1977	SWE	−15N	−21B	+57N	−13B	=52N	=58B	=49N	−50B	=46B	3.0	28.0	28.5	5.25	1894	-20.4
54	Luco, Alain	1969	FRA	−43B	−20B	−41N	F	+35N	−52B	+57N	=51B	=47N	3.0	25.5	25.5	7.50	1919	-12.0
55	Kosteniuk, KristinaWCM	1915	FRA	−29B	+42N	−30B	=46N	−47B	−35N	−50N	−48B	+57N	2.5	28.5	29.0	5.50	1840	-36.8
56	Vieprik, Yegor	1902	FRA	−36B	=39B	−34N	F	=42N	−51B	−44N	=57B	+58N	2.5	22.5	22.5	4.25	1852	-20.4
57	Bertin, Jean-Loup	1937	FRA	−7B	−28N	−53B	−37N	F	F	−54B	=56N	−55B	0.5	25.5	25.5	1.25	1555	-52.4
58	Mazzetta, Renato	1901	ITA	F	−43N	−31B	F	F	=53N	−35B	−40N	−56B	0.5	23.5	23.5	1.50	1574	-38.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yin, MiloFRA
+75.2
6.0 pts · #5
2Le Blevec, YeliseyFRA
+72.0
4.5 pts · #29
3Emmenecker, PhilippeFRA
+57.2
5.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Ratier-Fontana, MatteoCMFRA
-87.2
5.0 pts · #23
2Hamm, RodrigueFRA
-72.8
3.0 pts · #53
3De Heug, AndreaCMBEL
-64.4
5.0 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R3+342 Elo gap
Le Blevec, Yelisey2013 beat GMErdogdu, Aziz Mert2355
R1+255 Elo gap
Derieux, Christian2013 beat CMRatier-Fontana, Matteo2268
R3+215 Elo gap
Bergasse, Clement2014 beat Saad, Gabriel2229