Open de Pau Henri IV 2025 (-2400)
83 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Pau, France. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2071, and top seed was Erwan Lever (🇫🇷 FRA, 2209).
Clement Candelot (🇫🇷 FRA, 2204) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Alexandre Ara (5.0) and Mathieu Blanchet (5.0). Candelot shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Lisa Bert (1595) beat Ekrem Fejzovski (1996), a +401-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 6 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
6 players finish on 5.0/6. Candelot takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).
FM Laurent Bruneau 3 wins (R1–R3)Alexandre Ara 3 wins (R1–R3)Jules Berthou 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candelot, Clement | 2204 | FRA | +59N | +12B | +5N | +3B | =7N | =4B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 21.25 | 2271 | +12.2 |
| 2 | Ara, Alexandre | 1977 | FRA | +28B | +22N | +14B | =8N | =10B | +19N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 20.00 | 2042 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Blanchet, Mathieu | 2093 | FRA | +33B | +16N | +15B | −1N | +24B | +7B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 19.50 | 2203 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Bruneau, LaurentFM | 2129 | FRA | +65B | +20N | +26B | =9N | +23B | =1N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 17.75 | 2198 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Bader, Thomas | 1949 | FRA | +62B | +19N | −1B | +30N | +14B | +15N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 2067 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Berthou, Jules | 2117 | FRA | +40N | +11B | +63N | −7B | +36N | +13B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 16.50 | 2155 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Lever, Erwan | 2209 | FRA | +42B | +24N | +18B | +6N | =1B | −3N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 18.00 | 2190 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Lecoq, Julien | 2016 | FRA | +39N | +43B | =23N | =2B | +16N | =11B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 1954 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Denaes, Antoine | 2014 | FRA | +51B | +30N | +36B | =4B | =13N | =10N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 15.75 | 2028 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Labarthe, Laurent | 1886 | FRA | +35N | =52B | +37N | +21B | =2N | =9B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 16.00 | 1991 | +17.8 |
| 11 | Goulain, Matheo | 1779 | FRA | +82B | −6N | +62B | +17N | +26B | =8N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.75 | 2023 | +77.2 |
| 12 | Morales, Maxime | 1799 | FRA | +78B | −1N | +65B | =25N | +29B | +23N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 11.75 | 1926 | +32.4 |
| 13 | Phelipot, Lucas | 1814 | FRA | +68B | =29N | +34B | +18N | =9B | −6N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 2013 | +27.2 |
| 14 | Ghezzali, Leana | 1665 | FRA | +54N | +31B | −2N | +32B | −5N | +36B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1956 | +37.2 |
| 15 | Alexandre, Jacques Junior | 1875 | FRA | +53N | +72B | −3N | +27B | +35N | −5B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 10.50 | 1864 | +2.0 |
| 16 | Chanthavongsa, Nouaym | 1784 | FRA | +45N | −3B | +41N | +38N | −8B | +35B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 12.00 | 1902 | +38.8 |
| 17 | Mathon, Lilian | 1950 | FRA | +57N | =37B | =21N | −11B | +40N | +25N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1834 | -14.6 |
| 18 | Duhau-Marmon, Nicolas | 1945 | FRA | +50N | +27B | −7N | −13B | +39N | +37N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1875 | -7.0 |
| 19 | Sorochin, Alexandre | 1726 | FRA | +77N | −5B | +56N | +63B | +31N | −2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1928 | +53.2 |
| 20 | Busby, Leonard | 1794 | FRA | +61N | −4B | +39N | −35B | +41N | +49B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1723 | -15.6 |
| 21 | Renaudin, Thibault | 1870 | FRA | +67B | +60N | =17B | −10N | =37B | +47N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1825 | -5.2 |
| 22 | Labarrere, Daniel | 1739 | FRA | +70N | −2B | −50N | +53B | +45N | +38N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1763 | +4.2 |
| 23 | Uribe, Tunweya | 1893 | FRA | +48B | +25N | =8B | +29N | −4N | −12B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 1830 | -14.0 |
| 24 | Khantache-Hammouti, Adam | 1813 | FRA | +81N | −7B | +40N | +50B | −3N | =33B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1822 | +3.2 |
| 25 | Falcucci, Hugo Lou | 1680 | FRA | +69N | −23B | +53N | =12B | +34N | −17B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1781 | +25.6 |
| 26 | Sayah-Hobon, Noah | 1917 | FRA | +56N | +64B | −4N | +58B | −11N | =27B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 1824 | -23.2 |
| 27 | Nguyen, Sohayb | 1713 | FRA | +46B | −18N | +60B | −15N | +48B | =26N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1741 | +7.2 |
| 28 | Sayah-Hobon, Adam | 1584 | FRA | −2N | =54B | +44N | =43B | =32N | +52B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1812 | +44.0 |
| 29 | Casenave, Eric | 0 | FRA | +58N | =13B | +52N | −23B | −12N | +64B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1793 | 0.0 |
| 30 | San, Noeum | 1744 | FRA | +73N | −9B | +57N | −5B | =50N | +55N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1709 | -4.6 |
| 31 | Kodjabachian, Julien | 1880 | FRA | +66B | −14N | =59B | +42N | −19B | +51N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1696 | -25.6 |
| 32 | Lagarenne, Tom | 1785 | FRA | −60B | +67N | +51B | −14N | =28B | +46N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.25 | 1555 | -27.8 |
| 33 | Gabaix, Emile | 1629 | FRA | −3N | −61B | +54N | +73B | +63N | =24N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1721 | +11.2 |
| 34 | Colin, Penelope | 1770 | FRA | =44N | +74B | −13N | +59N | −25B | +50B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1626 | -35.2 |
| 35 | Bernabe, Laurent | 1521 | FRA | −10B | +80N | +47B | +20N | −15B | −16N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1734 | +23.4 |
| 36 | Viry-Babel, Gaston | 1828 | FRA | +55N | +41B | −9N | +64B | −6B | −14N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1757 | -17.9 |
| 37 | Berail, Tristan | 1727 | FRA | +79B | =17N | −10B | +66N | =21N | −18B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1762 | +7.6 |
| 38 | Fejzovski, Ekrem | 1996 | FRA | −41N | +44B | +72N | −16B | +52N | −22B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1678 | -43.6 |
| 39 | Bouezet, Bruno | 0 | FRA | −8B | +76N | −20B | +68N | −18B | +67N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1667 | +6.8 |
| 40 | Colin, Felix | 1633 | FRA | −6B | +82N | −24B | +67N | −17B | +68N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1697 | +14.0 |
| 41 | Bert, Lisa | 1595 | FRA | +38B | −36N | −16B | +78N | −20B | +60N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1717 | +31.6 |
| 42 | Moreno, Yohann | 1662 | FRA | −7N | =55B | +61N | −31B | +66N | =44B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1633 | -6.2 |
| 43 | Augier, Denis | 0 | FRA | +76B | −8N | =66B | =28N | −49N | +61B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 44 | De Marolles, Clement | 1427 | FRA | =34B | −38N | −28B | +81N | +59B | =42N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1662 | +66.0 |
| 45 | Moufannine, Anne | 1437 | FRA | −16B | −51N | +71B | +65N | −22B | +62N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1594 | +18.2 |
| 46 | Jouanna, Paul | 0 | FRA | −27N | −50B | +81N | +56B | +64N | −32B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Beaumont-Darrodes, Maxime | 1689 | FRA | +83N | −63B | −35N | +61B | +69N | −21B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1503 | -39.6 |
| 48 | Gayda, Xavier | 1524 | FRA | −23N | +83B | −58N | +72B | −27N | +69B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1567 | +5.6 |
| 49 | Sayah-Hobon, Gabriel | 1554 | FRA | −63N | +77B | F | +76N | +43B | −20N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1069 | -11.6 |
| 50 | Delage, Yann | 1554 | FRA | −18B | +46N | +22B | −24N | =30B | −34N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1654 | +20.4 |
| 51 | Temple Boyer, Paul | 1606 | FRA | −9N | +45B | −32N | +70B | =58N | −31B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1626 | -1.6 |
| 52 | Maury, Jonathan | 1679 | FRA | +80B | =10N | −29B | +55N | −38B | −28N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1646 | -5.2 |
| 53 | Benhamou, Naomi | 1492 | FRA | −15B | +75N | −25B | −22N | +70B | =54N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 965 | -21.6 |
| 54 | Lair, Timeo | 0 | FRA | −14B | =28N | −33B | =74N | +78B | =53B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Angelovici, Eliott | 1464 | FRA | −36B | =42N | +74N | −52B | +57N | −30B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1547 | +16.4 |
| 56 | Gangneux, Michel | 1530 | FRA | −26B | +71N | −19B | −46N | +76B | =73N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1022 | -13.6 |
| 57 | Ribette, Thibault | 1565 | FRA | −17B | +79N | −30B | =60N | −55B | +72B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1504 | -21.6 |
| 58 | Mathieu, Jerome | 1769 | FRA | −29B | +68N | +48B | −26N | =51B | — | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1725 | -3.2 |
| 59 | Forget, Jeremy | 1656 | FRA | −1B | +78N | =31N | −34B | −44N | =66B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1560 | -17.6 |
| 60 | Bert, Nina | 1443 | FRA | +32N | −21B | −27N | =57B | =72N | −41B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1571 | +31.6 |
| 61 | Hastoy, Dominique | 1447 | FRA | −20B | +33N | −42B | −47N | +74B | −43N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Miranda, Leo | 1555 | FRA | −5N | +70B | −11N | −69B | +79N | −45B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 920 | -37.6 |
| 63 | Akyuz, Enes | 1944 | FRA | +49B | +47N | −6B | −19N | −33B | — | 2.0 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1672 | -65.2 |
| 64 | Laffargue, Gabriel | 1681 | FRA | +71B | −26N | +73B | −36N | −46B | −29N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1072 | -20.8 |
| 65 | Dabat, Laurent | 1653 | FRA | −4N | +81B | −12N | −45B | −73N | +77B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 1497 | -18.0 |
| 66 | Ait Chaouche, Caissa | 1518 | FRA | −31N | +69B | =43N | −37B | −42B | =59N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1409 | -18.0 |
| 67 | Khantache-Hammouti, Nael | 1476 | FRA | −21N | −32B | +79N | −40B | +77N | −39B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 963 | -20.4 |
| 68 | Crabos, Etienne | 1463 | FRA | −13N | −58B | +77N | −39B | +80N | −40B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 938 | -11.0 |
| 69 | N`guyen, Lucas | 0 | FRA | −25B | −66N | +82B | +62N | −47B | −48N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 70 | N`guyen, Anh Leo | 0 | FRA | −22B | −62N | +75B | −51N | −53N | +80B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Martin-Freville, Paul | 0 | FRA | −64N | −56B | −45N | −79B | +81B | +76N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Audouar, Daniel | 1664 | FRA | +75B | −15N | −38B | −48N | =60B | −57N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1315 | -39.0 |
| 73 | Chen, Meiling | 0 | FRA | −30B | F | −64N | −33N | +65B | =56B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1499 | -39.2 |
| 74 | FIDE 544098251 | 0 | — | F | −34N | −55B | =54B | −61N | +79B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Snitsar, Olga | 0 | FRA | −72N | −53B | −70N | −77B | +82B | =81N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 76 | FIDE 80413277 | 0 | — | −43N | −39B | +80N | −49B | −56N | −71B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 77 | Demur, Gaetan | 0 | FRA | −19B | −49N | −68B | +75N | −67B | −65N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Gabaix, Gaston | 1458 | FRA | −12N | −59B | +83N | −41B | −54N | — | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 886 | -26.8 |
| 79 | Augier, Philemon | 0 | FRA | −37N | −57B | −67B | +71N | −62B | −74N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Quintane, Martin | 0 | FRA | −52N | −35B | −76B | +82N | −68B | −70N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Chanthavongsa, Jonayd | 1458 | FRA | −24B | −65N | −46B | −44B | −71N | =75B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 0.75 | 831 | -37.6 |
| 82 | Viterisi, Mattia | 1431 | FRA | −11N | −40B | −69N | −80B | −75N | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 906 | -14.8 |
| 83 | Lebobe, Mathis | 0 | FRA | −47B | −48N | −78B | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Goulain, MatheoFRA+77.24.5 pts · #7
- 2De Marolles, ClementFRA+66.03.0 pts · #27
- 3Sorochin, AlexandreFRA+53.24.0 pts · #30
- 1Akyuz, EnesFRA-65.22.0 pts · #46
- 2Fejzovski, EkremFRA-43.63.0 pts · #23
- 3Beaumont-Darrodes, MaximeFRA-39.63.0 pts · #61
- R1+401 Elo gap
- R1+342 Elo gap
- R5+315 Elo gap