9eme Open International du Pays de Bray

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68 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Gournay En Bray, France. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2194, and top seed was Alexandre Dgebuadze (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2395).

Zayne-Eddine El Zein (🇱🇧 LBN, FM, 2146) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Hugo Tirard (6.0) and Alexandre Dgebuadze (6.0). El Zein won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Lucas Thullier (1642) beat Nicolas Veniat (1893), a +251-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Gournay En Bray, France

Dates

29 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪GMAlexandre Dgebuadze2395

Avg top 10

2,194

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×2

IM×1

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇫🇷France×65

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇱🇧Lebanon×1

Top 3

🥇
FMZayne-Eddine El Zein
🇱🇧LBN·2146
6.5pts·2533perf+110.8
🥈
IMHugo Tirard
🇫🇷FRA·2380
6.0pts·2399perf+1.9
🥉
GMAlexandre Dgebuadze
🇧🇪BEL·2395
6.0pts·2404perf+1.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

El Zein6.5Dgebuadze6Tirard6Legky5Devaure5Moretto5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein drew with GM Alexandre Dgebuadze (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Alexandre Dgebuadze 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Hugo Tirard 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMZayne-Eddine El Zein	*	½	1	—
2GMAlexandre Dgebuadze	½	*	—	½
3IMHugo Tirard	0	—	*	1
4GMNikolay A Legky	—	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	El Zein, Zayne-EddineFM	2146	LBN	+42B	+22N	+18B	+2N	=3N	+17B	+5B	6.5	29.0	32.0	29.00	2533	+110.8
2	Tirard, HugoIM	2380	FRA	+14N	+10B	+17N	−1B	+12B	+7N	+4B	6.0	30.5	34.5	28.00	2399	+1.9
3	Dgebuadze, AlexandreGM	2395	BEL	+30B	+20N	+6B	+7N	=1B	=4N	+12B	6.0	30.0	33.5	27.75	2404	+1.3
4	Legky, Nikolay AGM	2289	FRA	+34N	+25B	=13N	+24B	+11N	=3B	−2N	5.0	29.0	32.5	21.25	2236	-0.8
5	Ringuet, NoeFM	2290	FRA	+28B	=21N	+19B	=11B	+18N	+9B	−1N	5.0	28.0	32.0	21.25	2148	-17.4
6	Devaure, Guillaume	2101	FRA	+41N	+31B	−3N	+22B	=23N	+13B	=11N	5.0	26.5	29.5	19.25	2131	+9.0
7	Nicot, ValentinCM	2119	FRA	+54N	+52B	+23N	−3B	+27N	−2B	+21N	5.0	26.5	29.0	17.00	2162	+22.8
8	Thibaut-Coignec, Leopold	1946	FRA	+50N	=32B	−24N	+14B	+15N	=11B	+17N	5.0	25.0	28.0	20.00	2003	+13.0
9	Robichon, Pierre	2006	FRA	+51B	=19N	+33B	=39N	+29B	−5N	+20B	5.0	23.0	25.5	17.00	2063	+12.2
10	Moretto, Roberto Lorenzo	1862	FRA	+55B	−2N	=40B	=45N	+42B	+39N	+18B	5.0	22.0	24.5	15.50	1986	+23.4
11	Jeanne, Mickael	2106	FRA	+40B	+16N	+29B	=5N	−4B	=8N	=6B	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.50	2119	+6.2
12	Salaun, Nicolas	2021	FRA	=49N	+59B	+21N	+13B	−2N	+23B	−3N	4.5	27.5	29.5	16.00	2089	+13.8
13	Hacout, Francois	2000	FRA	+47B	+26N	=4B	−12N	+20B	−6N	+35B	4.5	26.0	29.0	17.00	2044	+10.4
14	Querret Desjardins, Etienne	1769	FRA	−2B	+55N	=44B	−8N	+36B	+43N	+29B	4.5	24.0	26.5	14.00	1926	+56.4
15	Tavares-Ribeiro, Victor	1877	FRA	−43B	+53N	+42B	=26N	−8B	+34N	+31B	4.5	22.0	24.5	14.50	1860	-3.2
16	Hamidi, Navid	1851	FRA	+46N	−11B	+51N	−17B	=41N	+32B	+30N	4.5	21.5	24.0	14.00	1894	+8.8
17	Moriniaux, Colin	2096	FRA	+48B	+35N	−2B	+16N	+39B	−1N	−8B	4.0	28.5	31.5	14.00	2026	-10.0
18	El Zein, Bassam	2002	FRA	+68N	+57B	−1N	+25B	−5B	+22N	−10N	4.0	27.0	28.0	11.50	1970	-9.2
19	Arjol-conde, David	1802	FRA	+64N	=9B	−5N	+32B	=24N	=27B	=23N	4.0	25.5	27.0	13.50	1910	+18.8
20	Oger, Romain	1902	FRA	+67N	−3B	+30N	+57B	−13N	+25B	−9N	4.0	25.5	26.5	11.00	1956	+8.8
21	Thereze, Ludovic	1875	FRA	+65N	=5B	−12B	=40N	+26B	+33N	−7B	4.0	25.0	26.5	13.00	1949	+12.0
22	Jousset, Tom	1860	FRA	+58N	−1B	+41N	−6N	+40B	−18B	+48N	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.00	1896	+7.0
23	Marazanof, Jean-Francois	1961	FRA	+66B	+63N	−7B	+35N	=6B	−12N	=19B	4.0	23.5	25.0	11.00	1934	-2.4
24	Verin, Lucien	1776	FRA	+37B	=39N	+8B	−4N	=19B	F	+44N	4.0	23.5	23.5	15.00	2020	+73.6
25	Gode, Clement	1848	FRA	+36B	−4N	+47B	−18N	+48B	−20N	+45B	4.0	22.5	25.5	12.50	1847	+1.2
26	Len, Thomas	1777	ESP	+56N	−13B	+62N	=15B	−21N	+51B	=27N	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.25	1811	+8.4
27	Veniat, Nicolas	1893	FRA	−63B	+66N	+28B	+43N	−7B	=19N	=26B	4.0	21.5	23.0	12.50	1819	-12.0
28	Hatton, Christian	1761	FRA	−5N	+65B	−27N	+63B	F	+58N	+39B	4.0	17.0	17.0	8.00	1937	+25.8
29	Ernouf, Anthony	1936	FRA	+53B	+43N	−11N	+31B	−9N	=30B	−14N	3.5	24.0	26.5	10.75	1817	-20.4
30	Bouquillion, Vincent	1770	FRA	−3N	+67B	−20B	+47N	+44B	=29N	−16B	3.5	24.0	25.0	8.75	1864	+15.6
31	Tribillac, Benoit	1790	FRA	+62B	−6N	+37B	−29N	=43B	+46N	−15N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.00	1749	-7.6
32	Enkirche, Raphael	1641	FRA	+44B	=8N	−39B	−19N	+59B	−16N	+56B	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.00	1780	+45.6
33	Faure, Pierre	1783	FRA	=59N	+49B	−9N	=44N	+45B	−21B	=38N	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.25	1731	-8.4
34	Delaruelle, Christian	1760	FRA	−4B	−37N	+60N	=46B	+64N	−15B	+47B	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.00	1708	-11.4
35	Coadou, Philippe	1847	FRA	+60N	−17B	+63N	−23B	=51N	+41B	−13N	3.5	20.0	21.5	7.75	1801	-15.2
36	Douarinou, Timeo	1582	FRA	−25N	+54B	−57N	+49B	−14N	=40N	+53B	3.5	19.5	22.0	9.50	1731	+54.4
37	Gil, Miguel	1588	FRA	−24N	+34B	−31N	−41B	=54N	+64B	+51N	3.5	19.0	20.5	8.75	1703	+21.2
38	Garcia, Diego	1654	FRA	−39B	−45N	=58B	=60N	+61B	+42N	=33B	3.5	16.5	18.5	8.75	1672	+2.2
39	Ringuet, Cyril	1964	FRA	+38N	=24B	+32N	=9B	−17N	−10B	−28N	3.0	25.5	29.0	11.50	1778	-32.6
40	Aernouts, Ludovic	1699	FRA	−11N	+46B	=10N	=21B	−22N	=36B	=43N	3.0	24.0	27.0	10.75	1734	+3.2
41	Vigneron, Frederic	1694	FRA	−6B	+61N	−22B	+37N	=16B	−35N	=46B	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.25	1716	+1.2
42	Carrasquedo, Imanol	1752	FRA	−1N	+58B	−15N	+62B	−10N	−38B	+60N	3.0	23.5	25.5	6.00	1696	-12.8
43	Zinoun, Said	1632	FRA	+15N	−29B	+52N	−27B	=31N	−14B	=40B	3.0	23.0	25.5	10.25	1774	+23.8
44	Leleu, Andre	1892	FRA	−32N	+50B	=14N	=33B	−30N	+56N	−24B	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.50	1648	-43.6
45	Picard Destelan, Aurele	1505	FRA	−57N	+38B	=49N	=10B	−33N	+54B	−25N	3.0	21.5	24.0	10.00	1707	+66.0
46	Refuveille, Sylvain	1585	FRA	−16B	−40N	+66B	=34N	+52N	−31B	=41N	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.25	1700	+21.4
47	Delattre, Remy	1657	FRA	−13N	+56B	−25N	−30B	+63N	+60B	−34N	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.00	1674	+0.8
48	Diener, Jean-Denis	1685	FRA	−17N	=60B	+59N	=52B	−25N	+62B	−22B	3.0	18.5	20.5	6.25	1692	-1.4
49	Drely, Emy	1677	FRA	=12B	−33N	=45B	−36N	−58B	+67N	+61B	3.0	18.5	19.5	6.75	1617	-27.2
50	Rimbert, Bradley	1652	FRA	−8B	−44N	−61B	=55N	+65B	=59N	+58B	3.0	16.5	18.0	5.75	1624	-7.2
51	Canu, Raynald	1671	FRA	−9N	+64B	−16B	+61N	=35B	−26N	−37B	2.5	22.5	24.0	5.25	1634	-7.4
52	Dalili, Nader	1806	FRA	+61B	−7N	−43B	=48N	−46B	−53N	+59B	2.5	18.5	20.5	5.50	1572	-44.0
53	Peter, Gilles	1648	FRA	−29N	−15B	=64N	−59B	+55N	+52B	−36N	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.75	1592	-12.8
54	Tricot, Eric	1703	FRA	−7B	−36N	=65B	=58N	=37B	−45N	+63B	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.00	1560	-30.6
55	Le Roux, Nathanael	1615	FRA	−10N	−14B	−68N	=50B	−53B	+65N	+66B	2.5	18.0	19.0	4.50	1593	-4.8
56	Hereus, Daniel	1494	FRA	−26B	−47N	+67N	+68B	=57N	−44B	−32N	2.5	17.0	18.0	3.25	1618	+18.8
57	Garrigues, Achille	1778	FRA	+45B	−18N	+36B	−20N	=56B	—	—	2.5	14.5	17.0	7.75	1696	-18.4
58	Moriniaux, Gaetan	1594	FRA	−22B	−42N	=38N	=54B	+49N	−28B	−50N	2.0	20.5	23.0	6.00	1565	-6.6
59	Tabary, Charlene	1511	FRA	=33B	−12N	−48B	+53N	−32N	=50B	−52N	2.0	20.0	22.5	5.75	1574	+15.6
60	Plessier, Pascal	1558	FRA	−35B	=48N	−34B	=38B	+68N	−47N	−42B	2.0	19.5	20.5	4.25	1559	-1.4
61	Coursimault, Aurelie	1547	FRA	−52N	−41B	+50N	−51B	−38N	+68B	−49N	2.0	17.5	18.5	4.00	1528	-4.2
62	Assal, Mohammed Amin	1530	FRA	−31N	+68B	−26B	−42N	+66B	−48N	—	2.0	15.0	16.0	2.50	1595	+8.8
63	Thullier, Lucas	1642	FRA	+27N	−23B	−35B	−28N	−47B	=66N	−54N	1.5	21.0	22.5	4.75	1552	-30.8
64	Peres, Benoit	1540	FRA	−19B	−51N	=53B	+65N	−34B	−37N	−67B	1.5	17.5	18.5	2.75	1444	-15.4
65	Ababsa, Tufek	1618	FRA	−21B	−28N	=54N	−64B	−50N	−55B	+68N	1.5	17.5	18.5	2.25	1456	-27.6
66	Guilbert, Nathan	1654	FRA	−23N	−27B	−46N	+67B	−62N	=63B	−55N	1.5	17.0	18.0	1.75	1464	-34.4
67	Gauvain, Clement	1644	FRA	−20B	−30N	−56B	−66N	F	−49B	+64N	1.0	16.0	16.0	1.50	1399	-71.2
68	Bruneau, Alexandre	1660	FRA	−18B	−62N	+55B	−56N	−60B	−61N	−65B	1.0	15.0	16.5	2.50	1314	-117.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1El Zein, Zayne-EddineFMLBN
+110.8
6.5 pts · #1
2Verin, LucienFRA
+73.6
4.0 pts · #19
3Picard Destelan, AureleFRA
+66.0
3.0 pts · #48

Top rating losers

1Bruneau, AlexandreFRA
-117.2
1.0 pts · #67
2Gauvain, ClementFRA
-71.2
1.0 pts · #68
3Dalili, NaderFRA
-44.0
2.5 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R1+251 Elo gap
Thullier, Lucas1642 beat Veniat, Nicolas1893
R1+251 Elo gap
Enkirche, Raphael1641 beat Leleu, Andre1892
R1+245 Elo gap
Zinoun, Said1632 beat Tavares-Ribeiro, Victor1877