Premier Open International de Calais

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102 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 30 Oct 2025 in Calais, France. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2184, and top seed was Alexandre Dgebuadze (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2392).

Gael Arcelin (🇫🇷 FRA, 2255) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Alexandre Dgebuadze (7.5) and Slim Belkhodja (7.0). Arcelin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Corentin Mathonet (1769) beat Arthur Dupont (2094), a +325-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Calais, France

Dates

25 Oct 2025 → 30 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪GMAlexandre Dgebuadze2392

Avg top 10

2,184

Participants

102

Titled players · 6

GM×2

IM×1

FM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×69

🇧🇪Belgium×16

🇬🇧England×8

🇱🇧Lebanon×1

🇹🇳Tunisia×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇱🇹Lithuania×1

🇬🇧Scotland×1

Top 3

🥇
Gael Arcelin
🇫🇷FRA·2255
7.5pts·2380perf+29.4
🥈
GMAlexandre Dgebuadze
🇧🇪BEL·2392
7.5pts·2389perf+1.0
🥉
GMSlim Belkhodja
🇹🇳TUN·2234
7.0pts·2436perf+17.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Arcelin7.5Dgebuadze7.5Belkhodja7Delmas-Goyon6.5Luminet6.5Yoro6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Gael Arcelin held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Arcelin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gael Arcelin drew with GM Alexandre Dgebuadze (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Gael Arcelin	*	½	½	—
2GMAlexandre Dgebuadze	½	*	½	—
3GMSlim Belkhodja	½	½	*	—
4Francois Delmas-Goyon	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Arcelin, Gael	2255	FRA	+25N	+23B	+42N	+10B	=2N	+6B	=3B	+13N	=4B	7.5	50.5	55.0	44.50	2380	+29.4
2	Dgebuadze, AlexandreGM	2392	BEL	+49N	+19B	+18N	=11B	=1B	+41N	+5B	=3N	+10N	7.5	48.5	53.0	42.75	2389	+1.0
3	Belkhodja, SlimGM	2234	TUN	+31B	+21N	+35B	F	+4N	+10B	=1N	=2B	+15N	7.0	49.0	49.0	41.50	2436	+17.9
4	Luminet, Denis	2118	BEL	+37N	+12B	+60N	=7B	−3B	+20N	+31N	=6B	=1N	6.5	49.0	53.0	35.75	2143	+10.0
5	El Zein, Bassam	2063	FRA	+57N	+43B	−10N	+30B	+8N	+11B	−2N	+29B	=6N	6.5	47.0	51.0	34.25	2176	+56.0
6	Farrand, Tom	2078	ENG	=41B	+33N	+69B	+68N	+13B	−1N	+24B	=4N	=5B	6.5	45.0	48.5	32.25	2111	+13.4
7	Yoro, Samuel	2010	BEL	=24B	+39N	+47B	=4N	−10N	=12B	+44B	+22N	+20B	6.5	44.5	49.0	34.00	2082	+18.6
8	Claessens, Thomas	1936	BEL	−42B	+55N	+84B	+45N	−5B	+68N	=41B	+28N	+24B	6.5	38.0	41.0	27.75	1957	+17.6
9	Delmas-Goyon, Francois	1921	FRA	+82N	−11B	+77N	=42B	+43N	+18B	F	+19B	+23N	6.5	38.0	38.0	29.75	2142	+44.8
10	El Zein, Zayne-EddineFM	2271	LBN	+22B	+14N	+5B	−1N	+7B	−3N	+30B	+11N	−2B	6.0	52.5	57.5	35.50	2225	-5.8
11	Sperat Czar, Nicolas	2141	FRA	+70B	+9N	+45B	=2N	=41B	−5N	+19N	−10B	+30N	6.0	46.0	49.5	31.00	2127	+1.0
12	Petrichenko, Maxim	1835	FRA	+16B	−4N	+88B	−14N	+48B	=7N	+21B	+34N	=13B	6.0	46.0	48.5	29.75	2050	+101.6
13	Dubuisson, Samuel	2171	FRA	=34N	+73B	+59N	+56B	−6N	+14N	+28B	−1B	=12N	6.0	44.0	47.5	28.00	2057	-18.2
14	Blachon, Pascal	2036	FRA	+46N	−10B	+61N	+12B	+57N	−13B	+42N	−15B	+29N	6.0	42.0	46.0	28.00	2052	+6.0
15	Dupont, Arthur	2094	FRA	+44B	−42N	+55B	−41N	+35B	+71N	+57B	+14N	−3B	6.0	39.5	43.0	27.00	1999	-16.0
16	Deveque, Guillaume	2055	FRA	−12N	+36B	+82N	−57B	+59N	+46B	−29N	+42B	+31N	6.0	38.0	41.0	26.00	1923	-26.2
17	Rouneau, Marc	2049	FRA	=33B	−41N	+52B	−73N	+90B	+27B	=70N	+57N	+40B	6.0	35.5	38.0	25.75	1872	-31.0
18	Dufour, Mickael	2085	FRA	+30N	+26B	−2B	+44N	=21B	−9N	+33B	−20N	+35B	5.5	45.5	50.0	27.75	2003	-16.6
19	Mancini, MarioFM	2062	FRA	+71B	−2N	+40B	+38N	=20B	+22N	−11B	−9N	+41B	5.5	45.5	49.0	26.25	2015	-9.4
20	Mallevaey, Armand	1927	FRA	−43N	+64B	+48N	+29B	=19N	−4B	+26N	+18B	−7N	5.5	43.5	47.5	27.25	1962	+10.6
21	Dessomme, Francois	1966	BEL	+29N	−3B	+53N	+26B	=18N	−31B	−12N	+51B	+43N	5.5	43.0	47.5	26.75	1947	-2.8
22	Norinkeviciute, RasaWFM	1900	LTU	−10N	+48B	+50N	=43B	+27N	−19B	+36N	−7B	+62N	5.5	42.0	46.0	25.75	1910	+3.8
23	Duquesne, Adrien	1963	FRA	+38B	−1N	+90B	=27N	+73B	−28N	+68B	+41N	−9B	5.5	41.0	43.5	21.75	1930	-10.4
24	Cozic, Clement	1818	FRA	=7N	−99B	+83N	+63B	+56N	+58B	−6N	+32B	−8N	5.5	39.5	41.0	23.25	1936	+52.4
25	Despaigne Mesa, Santiago	1882	FRA	−1B	−69N	+101B	+66N	+55N	−29B	+56B	=38N	+54B	5.5	37.5	38.5	20.00	1791	-34.8
26	Shved, Jakov	1817	FRA	+28B	−18N	+93B	−21N	+92B	=32N	−20B	+68N	+58B	5.5	36.0	38.0	19.00	1918	+27.8
27	Lucas, Jean	1755	FRA	=99N	=58B	+72N	=23B	−22B	−17N	+52B	+69N	+70N	5.5	36.0	37.5	20.50	1898	+30.8
28	Vanhille, Martin	2000	FRA	−26N	+61B	+64N	=46B	+39N	+23B	−13N	−8B	=36N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.25	1897	-44.4
29	Vasseur, Christian	1809	FRA	−21B	+66N	+92B	−20N	+81B	+25N	+16B	−5N	−14B	5.0	42.0	44.0	20.50	1870	+16.4
30	Dobrowolski, Victor	1853	FRA	−18B	+87N	+74B	−5N	+45B	+38N	−10N	+46B	−11B	5.0	41.5	44.5	20.50	1924	+29.2
31	Estin-Charbonnel, Lucie	1874	FRA	−3N	+77B	+76N	+62B	F	+21N	−4B	+58N	−16B	5.0	40.0	40.0	20.50	1990	+25.2
32	Catoire, Pierre	1956	FRA	=36N	−34B	+51N	+60B	=42N	=26B	+61B	−24N	=33B	5.0	39.0	43.0	22.50	1809	-32.6
33	Birbas, Jason	1825	ENG	=17N	−6B	+78N	=59B	+60N	=70B	−18N	+64B	=32N	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.75	1876	+12.2
34	Lucidarme, Damien	1873	FRA	=13B	+32N	−56B	=47N	+62N	−42B	+59N	−12B	+55N	5.0	38.0	42.0	22.25	1840	-8.6
35	Legrand, Patrick	1734	FRA	+81N	+72B	−3N	−58B	−15N	+60B	+53N	+70B	−18N	5.0	38.0	41.0	18.50	1864	+22.0
36	Le Bris, Louis	1769	FRA	=32B	−16N	+98B	−70N	+52B	+54N	−22B	+56N	=28B	5.0	38.0	39.5	19.50	1822	+10.6
37	Da Ces, Philippe	1867	BEL	−4B	+40N	+66B	=69N	−68B	=47N	=45B	+61N	=38B	5.0	37.0	40.5	21.75	1738	-26.4
38	Breuils Degryse, Sacha	1783	FRA	−23N	+76B	+86N	−19B	+89N	−30B	+55N	=25B	=37N	5.0	37.0	39.5	18.25	1794	+2.0
39	Blewitt, Stephen	1813	ENG	=58N	−7B	+85N	+100B	−28B	−56N	=76N	+60B	+63N	5.0	34.0	35.0	15.75	1722	-16.4
40	Marechal, Arthur	0	BEL	+85N	−37B	−19N	−81B	+100N	+75B	+82N	+49B	−17N	5.0	33.5	34.5	15.00	1655	0.0
41	Chalampuente, Victor	1846	FRA	=6N	+17B	+63N	+15B	=11N	−2B	=8N	−23B	−19N	4.5	49.5	53.5	25.50	2017	+74.8
42	Mathonet, Corentin	1769	BEL	+8N	+15B	−1B	=9N	=32B	+34N	−14B	−16N	=48B	4.5	48.5	53.0	25.50	1960	+40.4
43	Czarnuch, Dominic	1764	ENG	+20B	−5N	+67B	=22N	−9B	=50N	=69B	+45N	−21B	4.5	42.5	46.0	20.75	1787	+6.0
44	Wheeler, James M	1867	ENG	−15N	+50B	+81N	−18B	=64N	+63B	−7N	=47B	=53N	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.00	1767	-21.2
45	Madon, Francis	1656	FRA	+89N	+49B	−11N	−8B	−30N	+83B	=37N	−43B	+71B	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.00	1724	+8.8
46	Navel, Jean-Yves	1821	FRA	−14B	+84N	+95B	=28N	=69B	−16N	+48B	−30N	=47B	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.00	1767	-11.2
47	Zamvar, Vipin	1696	SCO	=83N	+78B	−7N	=34B	=49N	=37B	=71B	=44N	=46N	4.5	37.0	40.0	18.50	1828	+23.6
48	Delattre, Remi	1599	FRA	+92B	−22N	−20B	+67N	−12N	+89B	−46N	+76B	=42N	4.5	36.0	38.0	14.25	1670	+23.2
49	Deseure, Timeo	1907	FRA	−2B	−45N	+75B	+84N	=47B	−61N	+90B	−40N	+69B	4.5	35.5	38.0	14.75	1740	-67.6
50	Daudruy, Pascal	1572	FRA	+67B	−44N	−22B	=79N	+72B	=43B	=51N	=73N	=59B	4.5	34.0	37.5	17.50	1667	+25.2
51	Coze, Jean-claude	1733	FRA	=52B	−62N	−32B	+91N	=74B	+81N	=50B	−21N	+72B	4.5	33.5	36.0	15.25	1575	-30.4
52	Rene Monguillon, Augustine	1530	FRA	=51N	−59B	−17N	+85B	−36N	+96B	−27N	+92B	+68B	4.5	33.5	35.5	12.75	1643	+39.2
53	Meriaux, Louis	1654	FRA	−93B	+75N	−21B	+95N	−71B	+88N	−35B	+65N	=44B	4.5	30.5	32.5	14.25	1590	-28.0
54	Pruvost, Alain	1582	FRA	−72N	−100B	+96N	=86B	+78N	−36B	+92N	+82B	−25N	4.5	27.5	28.5	12.00	1689	+16.6
55	Brunet, David	1677	BEL	+65B	−8B	−15N	+88N	−25B	+86N	−38B	+66N	−34B	4.0	39.0	41.5	13.50	1669	-6.6
56	Bouguern, Malic	1681	FRA	F	+83B	+34N	−13N	−24B	+39B	−25N	−36B	+74N	4.0	38.5	38.5	16.50	1770	+13.6
57	Baude, Christian	1845	FRA	−5B	+90N	+65B	+16N	−14B	+69N	−15N	−17B	—	4.0	38.0	40.5	16.00	1878	+5.2
58	Miulescu, GabrielIM	1973	ROU	=39B	=27N	+87B	+35N	F	−24N	+73B	−31B	−26N	4.0	38.0	38.0	16.75	1772	-20.2
59	Spirling, Florence	1713	ENG	F	+52N	−13B	=33N	−16B	+74N	−34B	+84B	=50N	4.0	37.5	37.5	15.75	1754	+10.4
60	Usher, Frank	1566	ENG	+79B	+71N	−4B	−32N	−33B	−35N	+88B	−39N	+86B	4.0	36.5	39.0	12.50	1672	+14.8
61	Barnetche, Raphael	1699	FRA	+74B	−28N	−14B	+65N	F	+49B	−32N	−37B	+79N	4.0	36.5	36.5	15.50	1633	-24.4
62	Labitte, Alain	1672	FRA	=88N	+51B	F	−31N	−34B	=65N	+67B	+71N	−22B	4.0	34.0	34.0	15.25	1729	+7.8
63	Boitte, Julien	1582	BEL	+94B	=70N	−41B	−24N	+79B	−44N	=65B	+81N	−39B	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.25	1599	+0.4
64	Baekelandt, Els	1671	BEL	+95B	−20N	−28B	+93N	=44B	−73N	+79B	−33N	=67B	4.0	33.0	35.0	11.75	1660	-4.8
65	Lesur, Pierre	0	FRA	−55N	+101B	−57N	−61B	+77N	=62B	=63N	−53B	+84N	4.0	31.0	32.0	11.50	1577	0.0
66	Robert, Herve	1539	FRA	+96N	−29B	−37N	−25B	−75N	+101B	+83N	−55B	+85N	4.0	31.0	32.0	9.00	1491	-15.2
67	Vanthuyne, Adrien	0	FRA	−50N	+89B	−43N	−48B	=85N	+78B	−62N	+93B	=64N	4.0	30.5	32.5	11.50	1527	0.0
68	Boudarn, Brahim	1731	FRA	=78N	+80B	+100N	−6B	+37N	−8B	−23N	−26B	−52N	3.5	40.5	41.5	11.25	1645	-20.0
69	Vanhoucke, Armand	1634	FRA	+86N	+25B	−6N	=37B	=46N	−57B	=43N	−27B	−49N	3.5	40.0	43.0	15.50	1758	+44.4
70	Busschots, Johan	1870	BEL	−11N	=63B	+80N	+36B	F	=33N	=17B	−35N	−27B	3.5	40.0	40.0	16.00	1762	-23.2
71	Van Den Bosch, Philippe	1844	FRA	−19N	−60B	+102N	+76B	+53N	−15B	=47N	−62B	−45N	3.5	36.5	37.0	10.75	1602	-50.4
72	Sauer, Herve	0	FRA	+54B	−35N	−27B	=90N	−50N	−76B	+96N	+77B	−51N	3.5	33.5	35.5	11.25	1495	0.0
73	Steiner, Remo	1774	SUI	F	−13N	+91B	+17B	−23N	+64B	−58N	=50B	—	3.5	32.5	32.5	14.75	1843	+7.2
74	Demptinne, Raphael	1507	BEL	−61N	+97B	−30N	=82B	=51N	−59B	=77N	+75N	−56B	3.5	31.5	33.5	11.00	1541	+8.8
75	Chassagrande, Johnny	0	FRA	−77N	−53B	−49N	+94B	+66B	−40N	=78N	−74B	+95N	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.75	1491	0.0
76	Freyermouth, Louis	1548	FRA	+98B	−38N	−31B	−71N	F	+72N	=39B	−48N	+91B	3.5	30.5	30.5	10.00	1420	-23.2
77	Lovergne, Nicolas	1597	FRA	+75B	−31N	−9B	−92N	−65B	+94N	=74B	−72N	+93N	3.5	30.0	32.0	9.25	1492	-32.4
78	Cozic, Charlotte	1528	FRA	=68B	−47N	−33B	+98N	−54B	−67N	=75B	=89N	+96B	3.5	29.5	31.0	8.25	1420	-23.6
79	Delanghe, Leo	0	FRA	−60N	−86B	+97N	=50B	−63N	+93B	−64N	+95B	−61B	3.5	27.5	29.5	8.25	1465	0.0
80	Mahieu, Jacques	1584	BEL	F	−68N	−70B	=83B	+95N	−82B	+89N	F	+81B	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.00	1638	+7.6
81	Lopez, Raphael	1535	FRA	−35B	+94N	−44B	+40N	−29N	−51B	+85N	−63B	−80N	3.0	34.5	36.5	10.00	1366	-25.8
82	Accary, Thierry	1748	FRA	−9B	+93N	−16B	=74N	=86B	+80N	−40B	−54N	—	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.75	1601	-27.0
83	Fletcher, Martin G	0	ENG	=47B	−56N	−24B	=80N	+87B	−45N	−66B	−91N	+94B	3.0	31.5	33.5	9.00	1494	0.0
84	Lenne, Clement	1555	FRA	+91N	−46B	−8N	−49B	−88B	+102N	+86B	−59N	−65B	3.0	31.5	32.0	6.00	1441	-16.0
85	Deleligne, Laurent	1418	FRA	−40B	=98N	−39B	−52N	=67B	+87N	−81B	+88N	−66B	3.0	31.0	32.5	8.25	1460	+9.2
86	Kindts, Christelle	1440	BEL	−69B	+79N	−38B	=54N	=82N	−55B	−84N	+87B	−60N	3.0	30.5	33.5	10.25	1453	+1.6
87	Rosaia, Dany	1595	FRA	+101N	−30B	−58N	−89B	−83N	−85B	+94B	−86N	+102B	3.0	23.5	24.0	3.50	830	-47.8
88	Bouin, Jean-Michel	1496	FRA	=62B	F	−12N	−55B	+84N	−53B	−60N	−85B	+92N	2.5	30.5	30.5	7.00	1461	-18.0
89	Kowalczyk, Stephane	1464	FRA	−45B	−67N	+94B	+87N	−38B	−48N	−80B	=78B	−97N	2.5	30.0	32.0	6.75	1363	-34.4
90	Jacob, Guillaume	1566	FRA	+102N	−57B	−23N	=72B	−17N	+100B	−49N	—	—	2.5	24.5	25.0	3.25	1125	-6.4
91	FIDE 544052545	0	—	−84B	F	−73N	−51B	−94N	=98B	+101N	+83B	−76N	2.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	853	0.0
92	Zielinski, Szymon	1440	FRA	−48N	+96B	−29N	+77B	−26N	F	−54B	−52N	−88B	2.0	32.0	32.0	5.50	1324	-34.8
93	Estin-Charbonnel, Laure	1463	FRA	+53N	−82B	−26N	−64B	F	−79N	+98B	−67N	−77B	2.0	29.5	29.5	6.00	1457	-1.4
94	Noel, Christophe	0	FRA	−63N	−81B	−89N	−75N	+91B	−77B	−87N	+101B	−83N	2.0	25.0	26.0	3.50	754	0.0
95	Jacob, Guillaume	1479	FRA	−64N	+102B	−46N	−53B	−80B	F	+100N	−79N	−75B	2.0	25.0	25.0	1.50	883	-19.6
96	FIDE 527028550	0	—	−66B	−92N	−54B	+101N	F	−52N	−72B	+100B	−78N	2.0	24.0	24.0	2.00	720	0.0
97	Martine, Maxime	1404	FRA	F	−74N	−79B	F	F	F	F	+98N	+89B	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1487	+8.8
98	Hedevin, Noa	0	FRA	−76N	=85B	−36N	−78B	=102B	=91N	−93N	−97B	−101N	1.5	22.5	23.0	3.00	1118	0.0
99	Watelet, Sylvain	1925	BEL	=27B	+24N	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	5.5	11.0	8.25	1979	+2.6
100	Vermersch, Aria	0	FRA	F	+54N	−68B	−39N	−40B	−90N	−95B	−96N	F	1.0	24.5	24.5	4.50	1394	0.0
101	Cozic, Laure	0	FRA	−87B	−65N	−25N	−96B	F	−66N	−91B	−94N	+98B	1.0	24.5	24.5	1.50	871	0.0
102	FIDE 527070301	0	—	−90B	−95N	−71B	F	=98N	−84B	F	F	−87N	0.5	15.5	15.5	0.75	807	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Petrichenko, MaximFRA
+101.6
6.0 pts · #16
2Chalampuente, VictorFRA
+74.8
4.5 pts · #32
3El Zein, BassamFRA
+56.0
6.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Deseure, TimeoFRA
-67.6
4.5 pts · #49
2Van Den Bosch, PhilippeFRA
-50.4
3.5 pts · #68
3Rosaia, DanyFRA
-47.8
3.0 pts · #96

Biggest upsets

R2+325 Elo gap
Mathonet, Corentin1769 beat Dupont, Arthur2094
R2+278 Elo gap
Usher, Frank1566 beat Van Den Bosch, Philippe1844
R4+275 Elo gap
Steiner, Remo1774 beat Rouneau, Marc2049