1er Open de Paray le Monial - Tournoi B (- de 1800)

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21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Paray Le Monial, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1420, and top seed was Luc Hurand (🇫🇷 FRA, 1742).

Kevin Bey (🇫🇷 FRA, 1741) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alex-Henri Esbelin (4.5) and Luc Hurand (4.0). Bey shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

Location

🇫🇷Paray Le Monial, France

Dates

24 May 2025 → 25 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Luc Hurand1742

Avg top 10

1,420

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇷France×20

Top 3

🥇
Kevin Bey
🇫🇷FRA·1741
4.5pts·1929perf+31.2
🥈
Alex-Henri Esbelin
🇫🇷FRA·1644
4.5pts·1861perf+11.2
🥉
Luc Hurand
🇫🇷FRA·1742
4.0pts·1770perf+3.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Bey4.5Esbelin4.5Hurand4Woessner3.5Augoyard3.5Brasseur3

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Bey takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kevin Bey drew with Alex-Henri Esbelin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Kevin Bey 4 wins (R1–R4)Alex-Henri Esbelin 4 wins (R1–R4)Luc Hurand 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kevin Bey	*	½	1	—
2Alex-Henri Esbelin	½	*	—	—
3Luc Hurand	0	—	*	—
4Jean Woessner	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bey, Kevin	1741	FRA	+13N	+7B	+12N	+3B	=2N	4.5	14.0	16.5	14.25	1929	+31.2
2	Esbelin, Alex-Henri	1644	FRA	+11B	+14N	+4B	+8N	=1B	4.5	14.0	16.0	13.75	1861	+11.2
3	Hurand, Luc	1742	FRA	+9B	+10N	+8B	−1N	+7B	4.0	13.5	16.5	12.00	1770	+3.4
4	Augoyard, Alain	1595	FRA	+15N	+6B	−2N	=12B	+13N	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	1653	+4.6
5	Woessner, Jean	0	FRA	−12N	+17B	=13N	+?B	+6N	3.5	9.5	9.5	5.75	1515	0.0
6	Cherkaskiy, Mikhailo	1521	FRA	+20B	−4N	+11B	+10N	−5B	3.0	13.0	13.0	6.00	1582	+6.4
7	Brasseur, Franck	1573	FRA	+18B	−1N	+9B	+19N	−3N	3.0	12.5	13.5	5.00	1512	-5.0
8	Emirzian, Khatchadour	0	FRA	+16B	+19N	−3N	−2B	+14B	3.0	12.5	13.5	5.00	894	0.0
9	Prochazka, Aurelien	1426	FRA	−3N	+15B	−7N	+18B	+16N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.00	858	-17.2
10	Mangone, Sofia	1539	FRA	+21N	−3B	+20N	−6B	+12N	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	834	-33.2
11	Cueille, Laurent	0	FRA	−2N	+21B	−6N	+20B	+19B	3.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	785	0.0
12	Garrigues, Christian	0	FRA	+5B	+?N	−1B	=4N	−10B	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.25	1513	0.0
13	Mangone, Rafael	1414	FRA	−1B	+18N	=5B	+17N	−4B	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.25	868	-15.6
14	Yashchuk, Oleh	0	FRA	+?N	−2B	−17N	+15B	−8N	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1566	0.0
15	Fournier, Eliot	0	FRA	−4B	−9N	+?B	−14N	+20N	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1380	0.0
16	Quere, Philippe	0	FRA	−8N	−?B	+21N	+?B	−9B	2.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1344	0.0
17	FIDE 544070667	0	—	=?B	−5N	+14B	−13B	−18N	1.5	9.0	9.0	2.00	1262	0.0
18	Lartaud, Felix	0	FRA	−7N	−13B	F	−9N	+17B	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	671	0.0
19	Zouag, Ahmed	0	FRA	F	−8B	+?N	−7B	−11N	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1530	0.0
20	Plet, Jules	0	FRA	−6N	F	−10B	−11N	−15B	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	747	0.0
21	Mioche, Loucas	0	FRA	−10B	−11N	−16B	F	−?N	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	728	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bey, KevinFRA
+31.2
4.5 pts · #1
2Esbelin, Alex-HenriFRA
+11.2
4.5 pts · #5
3Cherkaskiy, MikhailoFRA
+6.4
3.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Mangone, SofiaFRA
-33.2
3.0 pts · #17
2Prochazka, AurelienFRA
-17.2
3.0 pts · #19
3Mangone, RafaelFRA
-15.6
2.5 pts · #14