Tournoi ferme pour norme de MI de Creon 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Creon, France. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2333, and top seed was Simon Lamaze (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2458).
Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2378) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Ewen Pichon (6.0) and Simon Lamaze (6.0). Shaikh won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ewen Pichon (FM, 2311) beat Simon Lamaze (IM, 2458), a +147-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh beat IM Simon Lamaze (Black).
IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳IMMohammad Nubairshah Shaikh | 2378 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 28.00 | 38.5 | +14.0 | 2494 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷FMPichon, Ewen | 2311 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.25 | 39.0 | +36.0 | 2461 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷IMLamaze, Simon | 2458 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | -1.7 | 2445 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪FMKocharin, Timur | 2302 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 20.50 | 40.5 | +8.2 | 2337 |
| 4 | 🇪🇸IMJerez Perez, Alfonso | 2328 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | +0.8 | 2334 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷FMMalka, Samuel | 2268 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | +17.8 | 2341 |
| 7 | 🇲🇨IMVillegas, Pierre | 2291 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | +1.8 | 2295 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷FMLlari, Marc | 2341 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 15.25 | 41.5 | -22.0 | 2253 |
| 9 | 🇫🇷FMLacan Rus, David | 2369 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 42.0 | -20.0 | 2204 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷FMLe Hetet, Nicolas | 2288 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 11.25 | 42.5 | -28.0 | 2172 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pichon, EwenFMFRA+36.06.0 pts · #3
- 2Malka, SamuelFMFRA+17.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIMIND+14.06.5 pts · #1
- 1Le Hetet, NicolasFMFRA-28.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Llari, MarcFMFRA-22.03.5 pts · #8
- 3Lacan Rus, DavidFMFRA-20.03.0 pts · #9
- R1+147 Elo gap
- R7+101 Elo gap