9eme tournoi FIDE de St Mande - Open A 1900-2399
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Saint Mande, France. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2141, and top seed was Judicael Meillon (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2312).
Gaetan Roque (🇫🇷 FRA, 2155) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Judicael Meillon (4.0) and Alois Greuthier (4.0). Roque won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kais Touat (1906) beat Alexandre Koulitchenko (2163), a +257-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Saint Mande, France
Dates
28 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×22
🇸🇩Sudan×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGaetan Roque led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
5
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Gaetan Roque held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gaetan Roque drew with Alois Greuthier (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Gaetan Roque won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gaetan Roque | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Alois Greuthier | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FMJudicael Meillon | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Imanol Leorato | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roque, Gaetan | 2155 | FRA | +11N | +19B | +2B | +14N | =3B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 2434 | +28.8 |
| 2 | Meillon, JudicaelFM | 2312 | FRA | +4N | +17B | −1N | +7B | +10N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2299 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Greuthier, Alois | 1979 | FRA | +5N | +21B | =6N | +10B | =1N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.25 | 2328 | +44.2 |
| 4 | Leorato, Imanol | 2002 | FRA | −2B | +13N | +20B | +8N | =11B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2208 | +52.8 |
| 5 | Cameron, Alistair | 2149 | AUS | −3B | =18N | +23B | +12N | +15B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 2107 | -4.6 |
| 6 | Bornhofen, Valentin | 2070 | FRA | =12B | =7N | =3B | =9N | +20B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 2054 | -2.7 |
| 7 | Nortier, Julien | 2115 | FRA | =15N | =6B | +22N | −2N | +12B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 2099 | -1.4 |
| 8 | Morais, ThomasFM | 2130 | FRA | +16N | −10B | +19N | −4B | +14B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2058 | -8.6 |
| 9 | Ahmed Holi Ali, MoawiaCM | 2003 | SUD | −10N | =11B | +16N | =6B | +13N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2051 | +6.4 |
| 10 | Catherine, Timothee | 1905 | FRA | +9B | +8N | F | −3N | −2B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 2105 | +18.8 |
| 11 | Li, Zi-Long | 1999 | FRA | −1B | =9N | +24B | F | =4N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 2059 | +6.6 |
| 12 | Touat, Kais | 1906 | FRA | =6N | =15B | +21N | −5B | −7N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 2017 | +26.8 |
| 13 | Derieux, Christian | 1947 | FRA | −17N | −4B | +18B | +23N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1943 | -0.8 |
| 14 | El Karoui, Adam | 2123 | FRA | +18B | +20N | F | −1B | −8N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 2037 | -10.4 |
| 15 | Dang, Louis | 1947 | FRA | =7B | =12N | F | +19B | −5N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 2024 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Gordon, James | 1975 | FRA | −8B | =23N | −9B | =18N | +19B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1931 | -6.4 |
| 17 | Hajage, Michael | 2113 | FRA | +13B | −2N | F | F | +24N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 2237 | +9.8 |
| 18 | Mimoune, Kenzi | 1957 | FRA | −14N | =5B | −13N | =16B | =22N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1870 | -17.7 |
| 19 | Lauwereins Taris, Benjamin | 1924 | FRA | +24B | −1N | −8B | −15N | −16N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 1817 | -26.0 |
| 20 | Gordon, Louis | 1905 | FRA | F | −14B | −4N | +22B | −6N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1831 | -7.6 |
| 21 | Koulitchenko, Alexandre | 2163 | FRA | +23B | −3N | −12B | — | — | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1837 | -25.6 |
| 22 | Contois, Frederick-Andre | 1901 | FRA | F | =24N | −7B | −20N | =18B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1820 | -8.2 |
| 23 | Ben Rahmoun, Yanis | 2000 | FRA | −21N | =16B | −5N | −13B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1737 | -47.2 |
| 24 | Le Bellac, Pascal | 2076 | FRA | −19N | =22B | −11N | F | −17B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1662 | -39.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Leorato, ImanolFRA+52.83.5 pts · #4
- 2Greuthier, AloisFRA+44.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Roque, GaetanFRA+28.84.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ben Rahmoun, YanisFRA-47.20.5 pts · #24
- 2Le Bellac, PascalFRA-39.80.5 pts · #23
- 3Lauwereins Taris, BenjaminFRA-26.01.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R3+257 Elo gap
- R2+225 Elo gap
- R2+184 Elo gap