29eme Tournoi international de Creon - Tournoi Principal

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Creon, France. 13 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2167, and top seed was Ibon Dominguez Exposito (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2201).

Louis Auribault (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2114) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ibon Dominguez Exposito (7.0) and Aritz Morante Rafael (6.5). Auribault shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Liam Hemberger (1816) beat Andreas Persson (CM, 2188), a +372-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Creon, France

Dates

27 Jul 2025 → 03 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸CMIbon Dominguez Exposito2201

Avg top 10

2,167

Participants

Titled players · 13

FM×3

CM×4

WIM×1

WFM×3

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×58

🇪🇸Spain×11

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇸🇪Sweden×1

Top 3

🥇
FMLouis Auribault
🇫🇷FRA·2114
7.0pts·2314perf+93.2
🥈
CMIbon Dominguez Exposito
🇪🇸ESP·2201
7.0pts·2230perf+8.4
🥉
Aritz Morante Rafael
🇪🇸ESP·2161
6.5pts·2271perf+26.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Dominguez Exposito7Auribault7Morante Rafael6.5Estadieu6.5Salimova6.5Pelegrin Gomez6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Auribault takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.5).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Ibon Dominguez Exposito drew with FM Louis Auribault (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Ibon Dominguez Exposito 6 wins (R3–R8)FM Louis Auribault 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMIbon Dominguez Exposito	*	½	—	—
2FMLouis Auribault	½	*	½	—
3Aritz Morante Rafael	—	½	*	½
4Romeo Estadieu	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Auribault, LouisFM	2114	FRA	+39B	+12B	+27N	+20N	=4B	=41B	+23N	=3N	=2B	7.0	44.5	49.0	36.75	2314	+93.2
2	Dominguez Exposito, IbonCM	2201	ESP	=10N	−30B	+63N	+44B	+43N	+11B	+26N	+4B	=1N	7.0	42.0	45.0	34.00	2230	+8.4
3	Morante Rafael, Aritz	2161	ESP	+75N	=14B	+5N	+29B	=11N	=4B	+8N	=1B	=6N	6.5	48.0	48.0	32.50	2271	+26.4
4	Pelegrin Gomez, Hugo	2104	ESP	+21B	+41B	+58N	+28B	=1N	=3N	=20B	−2N	+15B	6.5	45.0	48.0	31.75	2215	+28.4
5	Salimova, AsalWFM	2063	UZB	=8B	+15N	−3B	+70N	+33B	−19N	+32B	+17N	+13N	6.5	43.5	45.5	30.50	2197	+34.2
6	Estadieu, Romeo	2172	FRA	=9B	−29N	+37B	+59N	+22B	=7N	+21B	+20N	=3B	6.5	43.0	46.0	32.00	2176	+4.2
7	Toulzac, Pierre-YvesFM	2102	FRA	=38N	+37B	+26N	+25B	−8N	=6B	+28N	=13B	+11N	6.5	42.0	46.5	32.25	2185	+22.0
8	Morais, ThomasFM	2167	FRA	=5N	+31B	=14N	+27B	+7B	=20N	−3B	+23N	=9B	6.0	45.5	50.0	32.00	2181	+4.2
9	Llaneza Vega, PatriciaWIM	2068	ESP	=6N	+17B	=13N	−12B	+67N	+31B	=11N	+22B	=8N	6.0	44.0	46.5	29.25	2172	+27.4
10	Khoroshykh, Yaroslav	2085	UKR	=2B	−34N	+54B	=16N	+42B	−22N	+36B	+32N	+20B	6.0	40.0	43.5	27.75	2060	-4.2
11	Grimault, Nathan	2130	FRA	+45N	=26B	+61N	+43B	=3B	−2N	=9B	+30N	−7B	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.00	2110	-2.4
12	Midoux, Sebastien	2190	FRA	+19B	−1N	+16B	+9N	−30B	−21N	+31B	=35N	+37B	5.5	42.5	47.0	28.25	2069	-24.4
13	Midy, RobinCM	2152	FRA	=50B	+33N	=9B	−21N	+16B	+48N	+35B	=7N	−5B	5.5	42.5	46.0	26.50	2057	-19.8
14	Plard, Axel	2090	LUX	+48B	=3N	=8B	−22N	+36B	−32N	=16B	+56N	+21B	5.5	41.0	44.5	26.00	2014	-28.4
15	Ros Alonso, JoanaWFM	2114	ESP	=31N	−5B	+56N	+53B	+25N	−26B	+50N	+27B	−4N	5.5	38.5	42.0	22.25	2032	-16.4
16	Malfre, Christian	1847	FRA	+52N	=45B	−12N	=10B	−13N	+70B	=14N	+50B	+26N	5.5	38.0	40.0	21.25	2082	+53.8
17	Bustos Salinas, Thomas	2100	FRA	=33B	−9N	−59N	+68B	+53N	+60B	+46N	−5B	+28N	5.5	35.0	37.5	19.75	1960	-54.0
18	Bonn, Thomas	2138	FRA	−26N	+38B	−47N	−42B	+73N	+40B	+44N	=28B	+27N	5.5	34.5	35.5	20.75	1939	-39.0
19	Pilte, Nicolas	2082	FRA	−12N	+53B	+42N	+67B	−41N	+5B	=27N	+26B	—	5.5	33.0	35.5	23.25	2102	+6.8
20	Garrido, Mihai	2089	FRA	+51N	+23B	+67N	−1B	+28N	=8B	=4N	−6B	−10N	5.0	45.0	47.5	21.75	2079	-1.2
21	Deneuville, Martin	1959	FRA	−4N	+42B	+68N	+13B	−23N	+12B	−6N	+29B	−14N	5.0	43.0	45.5	22.00	2097	+32.4
22	Nallabothula, Varin	1778	USA	+54N	+35B	−28N	+14B	−6N	+10B	=30B	−9N	=24B	5.0	42.5	46.0	24.25	2049	+117.2
23	Lorans, SylvainCM	2133	FRA	+24B	−20N	+55B	+58N	+21B	+30N	−1B	−8B	—	5.0	36.0	39.0	21.00	2095	-5.8
24	Alcindor, Samuel	1988	FRA	−23N	+36B	=52N	+61B	=29N	−28B	+38N	=47B	=22N	5.0	35.5	38.5	20.50	1932	-13.2
25	Cuville, Louis	1809	FRA	+64N	+44B	=43N	−7N	−15B	−50B	+51N	+45N	=35B	5.0	35.5	38.5	18.75	1988	+41.4
26	Lapeyre, Pierre	2006	FRA	+18B	=11N	−7B	+62N	+47B	+15N	−2B	−19N	−16B	4.5	45.0	48.0	20.75	2018	+3.8
27	Uhrimov, Maxime	1836	FRA	+60N	+51B	−1B	−8N	+34B	+33N	=19B	−15N	−18B	4.5	42.0	45.0	18.25	2049	+86.3
28	Cazeaux, Didier	1842	FRA	+69B	+66N	+22B	−4N	−20B	+24N	−7B	=18N	−17B	4.5	42.0	44.5	18.25	2010	+37.2
29	Eche, Sylvain	2092	FRA	=37N	+6B	+34B	−3N	=24B	−35N	+48B	−21N	=33B	4.5	41.0	45.0	22.00	2017	-17.4
30	Delabbey, Florian	2077	FRA	=34B	+2N	F	+64B	+12N	−23B	=22N	−11B	=47N	4.5	39.5	39.5	22.25	2065	+1.4
31	Alcantara, LevanahWCM	1965	FRA	=15B	−8N	=32B	+55N	+58B	−9N	−12N	+42B	=46N	4.5	39.0	42.0	17.50	1945	-9.1
32	Fricker, Arthur	1804	FRA	−44N	=60B	=31N	+51B	+49N	+14B	−5N	−10B	=39B	4.5	38.5	41.5	19.00	1958	+35.0
33	Pomares Munoz, Ruben	1954	ESP	=17N	−13B	+71N	+46B	−5N	−27B	=42N	+58B	=29N	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.00	1927	-5.6
34	Persson, AndreasCM	2188	SWE	=30N	+10B	−29N	=35B	−27N	−36N	+71B	+49B	=38N	4.5	37.0	39.0	18.75	1930	-53.4
35	Chiarotto, Maxime	1859	FRA	F	−22N	+45B	=34N	+64B	+29B	−13N	=12B	=25N	4.5	37.0	37.0	19.00	2034	+71.2
36	Hemberger, Liam	1816	FRA	+71B	−24N	−41N	+63B	−14N	+34B	−10N	=44B	+51N	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.00	1978	+68.8
37	Garcia San Martin, Alberto	1942	ESP	=29B	−7N	−6N	+71B	+61N	−46B	+67N	+52B	−12N	4.5	36.0	38.0	13.25	1932	-2.8
38	Vandervorst, Jean-Marc	1959	FRA	=7B	−18N	=69B	=40N	=70B	+55N	−24B	+59N	=34B	4.5	35.0	37.0	16.50	1938	-5.2
39	Alcantara, Eliyakim	1969	FRA	−1N	=61B	=60N	=52B	=40N	=67B	+43N	=46B	=32N	4.5	33.5	36.0	16.50	1826	-63.8
40	Lucas Eudeline, Alois	1808	FRA	+63N	−43B	−50N	=38B	=39B	−18N	=62B	+57N	+59B	4.5	31.5	34.5	15.50	1906	+43.6
41	Darrigrand, Mathieu	2164	FRA	+66B	−4N	+36B	+50N	+19B	=1N	—	—	—	4.5	27.0	30.0	20.00	2219	+18.4
42	Salazar Gomez, Guzman	1808	ESP	+56B	−21N	−19B	+18N	−10N	=51B	=33B	−31N	+62B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.00	1933	+27.8
43	Alexandre, Jacques Junior	1869	FRA	+65B	+40N	=25B	−11N	−2B	−47N	−39B	=62N	+60B	4.0	36.5	39.5	14.50	1844	-7.6
44	Baas, Laurent	1901	FRA	+32B	−25N	=70B	−2N	=62B	+64N	−18B	=36N	=45B	4.0	36.5	38.5	14.25	1843	-15.0
45	Vinsot, Robin-Gael	1978	FRA	−11B	=16N	−35N	−56B	+72N	+53B	+49N	−25B	=44N	4.0	35.5	37.0	13.75	1841	-32.6
46	Naulet, Lucas	1747	FRA	=47N	=59B	F	−33N	+57B	+37N	−17B	=39N	=31B	4.0	34.0	34.0	16.00	1939	+76.8
47	Letellier, Louis-Gabriel	1810	FRA	=46B	=55N	+18B	F	−26N	+43B	F	=24N	=30B	4.0	31.0	31.0	18.00	1998	+66.4
48	Goitia Tejado, Ekai	1942	ESP	−14N	−58B	+72N	+73B	+52N	−13B	−29N	+63B	−50N	4.0	30.0	31.0	9.00	1861	-36.8
49	Horellou, Alain	1865	FRA	−67N	−52B	+66B	+69N	−32B	+62N	−45B	−34N	+71B	4.0	27.5	29.5	10.50	1821	-12.0
50	Redondo Arguelles, GracielaWFM	2009	ESP	=13N	F	+40B	−41B	F	+25N	−15B	−16N	+48B	3.5	34.5	34.5	16.25	1976	-5.8
51	Gattegno, Laurent	1937	FRA	−20B	−27N	+65B	−32N	+68B	=42N	−25B	+67N	−36B	3.5	33.0	35.5	10.00	1748	-46.8
52	Seguin Cabannes, Antoine	1758	FRA	−16B	+49N	=24B	=39N	−48B	=56N	+57B	−37N	—	3.5	31.0	34.5	14.00	1877	+48.0
53	Gleizon, Philippe	1849	ENG	+73B	−19N	=62B	−15N	−17B	−45N	−65N	+68B	+70N	3.5	31.0	32.0	7.00	1814	-22.4
54	Berard, Serge	1884	FRA	−22B	=69N	−10N	−66B	+65B	−57N	+73B	+64N	−56B	3.5	29.5	30.5	8.25	1779	-26.0
55	Ruch, Bernard	1812	FRA	=68N	=47B	−23N	−31B	+63N	−38B	−58N	=70B	+67B	3.5	29.0	31.0	9.75	1768	-12.8
56	Revert, Felix	1933	FRA	−42N	F	−15B	+45N	F	=52B	+60N	−14B	+54N	3.5	29.0	29.0	12.25	1912	-4.0
57	Leleu, Fabrice	1875	FRA	+72N	−67B	−64N	=60B	−46N	+54B	−52N	−40B	+58N	3.5	27.0	28.5	9.50	1701	-43.0
58	Simon, Pierre-Marie	1794	FRA	+59B	+48N	−4B	−23B	−31N	−66N	+55B	−33N	−57B	3.0	34.5	37.5	10.50	1843	+18.4
59	Doan, Hoang Minh	1899	FRA	−58N	=46N	+17B	−6B	−60N	=61B	+70N	−38B	−40N	3.0	34.0	36.0	11.00	1752	-72.4
60	Letellier, Timothee	1751	FRA	−27B	=32N	=39B	=57N	+59B	−17N	−56B	=61B	−43N	3.0	33.0	36.0	10.75	1774	+8.0
61	Chanthavongsa, Nouaym	1808	FRA	+62B	=39N	−11B	−24N	−37B	=59N	=64B	=60N	F	3.0	31.5	34.5	9.75	1808	-6.4
62	Banette, Arman	1738	FRA	−61N	+72B	=53N	−26B	=44N	−49B	=40N	=43B	−42N	3.0	31.5	33.0	9.50	1730	-4.0
63	Duchatel, CyrielleWCM	1703	FRA	−40B	+73N	−2B	−36N	−55B	+69N	+68B	−48N	F	3.0	31.5	32.5	6.00	1756	+16.8
64	Hemberger, Eric	1744	FRA	−25B	+65N	+57B	−30N	−35N	−44B	=61N	−54B	=69N	3.0	31.0	33.5	9.25	1734	-3.2
65	Armao, Olivier	1772	FRA	−43N	−64B	−51N	=72B	−54N	=68N	+53B	−73N	+74B	3.0	22.5	22.5	5.50	1695	-18.2
66	Longin-Boissinot, Emile	2033	FRA	−41N	−28B	−49N	+54N	+69B	+58B	—	—	—	3.0	19.5	22.0	9.00	1884	-44.8
67	Wagschal, Jean Philippe	1767	FRA	+49B	+57N	−20B	−19N	−9B	=39N	−37B	−51B	−55N	2.5	36.5	40.0	9.75	1794	+2.4
68	Labadie, Frederic	1749	FRA	=55B	=70N	−21B	−17N	−51N	=65B	−63N	−53N	+72B	2.5	29.0	30.5	5.75	1685	-17.2
69	Ricard-Codeverte, Emma	1755	FRA	−28N	=54B	=38N	−49B	−66N	−63B	+72N	−71N	=64B	2.5	27.5	29.0	7.00	1673	-42.0
70	Light, Philip	1751	FRA	F	=68B	=44N	−5B	=38N	−16N	−59B	=55N	−53B	2.0	33.0	33.0	7.25	1692	-12.6
71	Beltran Ortiz, Edda Georgina	1750	ESP	−36N	F	−33B	−37N	F	+72B	−34N	+69B	−49N	2.0	26.0	26.0	4.00	1736	-5.4
72	Hoffmann, Patrick	1775	FRA	−57B	−62N	−48B	=65N	−45B	−71N	−69B	+74N	−68N	1.5	24.5	24.5	1.50	1545	-50.0
73	Rives, Sylvain	1762	FRA	−53N	−63B	F	−48N	−18B	F	−54N	+65B	—	1.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	1607	-23.0
74	Gorny, Faustin	1809	FRA	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	−72B	−65N	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	974	-44.0
75	Lauron, Wesley	2017	FRA	−3B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.00	1361	-6.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nallabothula, VarinUSA
+117.2
5.0 pts · #22
2Auribault, LouisFMFRA
+93.2
7.0 pts · #2
3Uhrimov, MaximeFRA
+86.3
4.5 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Doan, Hoang MinhFRA
-72.4
3.0 pts · #65
2Alcantara, EliyakimFRA
-63.8
4.5 pts · #38
3Bustos Salinas, ThomasFRA
-54.0
5.5 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R6+372 Elo gap
Hemberger, Liam1816 beat CMPersson, Andreas2188
R5+352 Elo gap
Uhrimov, Maxime1836 beat CMPersson, Andreas2188
R4+330 Elo gap
Salazar Gomez, Guzman1808 beat Bonn, Thomas2138