Open de Saint-Max 2025
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Saint Max, France. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1994, and top seed was Valentin Pillard (🇫🇷 FRA, 2279).
Antonin Ferey (🇫🇷 FRA, CM, 2238) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Arnaud Helstroffer (5.5) and Valentin Pillard (5.5). Ferey took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Pascal Tea (1572) beat Han Nam Pham (CM, 2000), a +428-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Saint Max, France
Dates
07 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Antonin Ferey led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE08 Jun
CM Antonin Ferey takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Antonin Ferey beat Valentin Pillard (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Antonin Ferey 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Valentin Pillard 4 wins (R1–R4)Arnaud Helstroffer 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMAntonin Ferey | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Valentin Pillard | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Arnaud Helstroffer | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4CMHan Nam Pham | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferey, AntoninCM | 2238 | FRA | +13N | +10B | +9N | =2B | +3N | +4B | +14N | 6.5 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 29.25 | 2386 | +18.2 |
| 2 | Helstroffer, Arnaud | 2113 | FRA | +16B | +22N | +5B | =1N | =7B | +10N | =3N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 24.25 | 2175 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Pillard, Valentin | 2279 | FRA | +20B | +15N | +8B | +7N | −1B | +9N | =2B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 22.75 | 2219 | -4.8 |
| 4 | Pham, Han NamCM | 2000 | FRA | −11B | +28N | +19B | +29N | +5B | −1N | +9B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1930 | -9.6 |
| 5 | Juchat, Gael | 1850 | FRA | +35N | +21B | −2N | +30B | −4N | +11B | +10B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 16.00 | 1891 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Steininger, Denis | 1934 | FRA | +23N | −18B | +13N | +12B | −9N | +30B | +7B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 18.00 | 1850 | -7.8 |
| 7 | Vallet, Hadrien | 2058 | FRA | +24N | +26B | +18N | −3B | =2N | +12B | −6N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 16.25 | 1955 | -19.2 |
| 8 | Warin, Jean-Louis | 1854 | FRA | +36B | +29N | −3N | =18B | −10N | +32B | +22N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.25 | 1815 | -5.0 |
| 9 | Nezosi, Constantin | 1838 | FRA | +39B | +19N | −1B | +17N | +6B | −3B | −4N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 13.50 | 1929 | +15.0 |
| 10 | Corveler, Emile | 1760 | FRA | +28B | −1N | +20B | +11N | +8B | −2B | −5N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 14.50 | 1856 | +31.2 |
| 11 | Tea, Pascal | 1572 | FRA | +4N | −12B | +26N | −10B | +19B | −5N | +33N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.50 | 1783 | +37.0 |
| 12 | Genelle Roos, Malo | 1616 | FRA | F | +11N | +17B | −6N | +18B | −7N | +21B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1867 | +69.6 |
| 13 | Kauffmann, Thomas | 1589 | FRA | −1B | +27N | −6B | +40N | −29B | +31N | +19B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1694 | +16.6 |
| 14 | Vuillemard, Jean-Marc | 1773 | FRA | +38N | −17B | F | +39N | +16B | +21N | −1B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 1790 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Alsaied, Nizar | 1706 | FRA | +37N | −3B | −30N | +23B | +20N | −22B | +25N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1689 | -9.6 |
| 16 | Verger, John | 1561 | FRA | −2N | =37B | +24N | +36B | −14N | =33B | +20N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1702 | +48.8 |
| 17 | Harmand, Yann | 1617 | FRA | +42B | +14N | −12N | −9B | −30N | +36B | +24N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1651 | +5.2 |
| 18 | Claisse, Michael | 1651 | FRA | +32B | +6N | −7B | =8N | −12N | −25B | +30N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 1711 | +8.0 |
| 19 | Ledoux Kolly, Aurele | 1628 | FRA | +34N | −9B | −4N | +38B | −11N | +23B | −13N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1548 | -30.4 |
| 20 | Martin, Dominique | 1606 | FRA | −3N | +38B | −10N | +41B | −15B | +28N | −16B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.00 | 1583 | -8.2 |
| 21 | Leroy, Simon | 1630 | FRA | +31B | −5N | +25B | +22N | F | −14B | −12N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1645 | -0.4 |
| 22 | Hoch, Anna | 1664 | FRA | +40N | −2B | +23N | −21B | F | +15N | −8B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1712 | +4.8 |
| 23 | Aliyeva, Asma | 1542 | FRA | −6B | +31N | −22B | −15N | +27B | −19N | +40B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Tea, Leonard | 1566 | FRA | −7B | =32N | −16B | =27N | +37B | +40N | −17B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1516 | -30.0 |
| 25 | Picard, Odin | 1545 | FRA | F | =30B | −21N | +31B | =33N | +18N | −15B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1595 | +17.2 |
| 26 | Rossinot, Edouard | 1672 | FRA | +27B | −7N | −11B | −35N | F | +39N | +32B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1587 | -15.2 |
| 27 | Corveler, Leon | 1454 | FRA | −26N | −13B | =34N | =24B | −23N | +38B | +39N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1505 | +14.8 |
| 28 | Piot Mahyer, Vassily | 1477 | FRA | −10N | −4B | −31N | +42B | +41N | −20B | +37N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1466 | -10.0 |
| 29 | Le Roux, Maxime | 1650 | FRA | +41N | −8B | +35N | −4B | +13N | — | — | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1746 | +23.2 |
| 30 | En-Nesyry, Ibrahim | 1544 | FRA | F | =25N | +15B | −5N | +17B | −6N | −18B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1660 | +31.6 |
| 31 | Akre Dakouri, Michael | 0 | FRA | −21N | −23B | +28B | −25N | +34N | −13B | =36N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1365 | -6.2 |
| 32 | Detampes, Bastien | 1419 | FRA | −18N | =24B | −38N | +34B | +39B | −8N | −26N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1429 | -2.8 |
| 33 | Tronquart, Marin | 1618 | FRA | F | F | =39B | +37N | =25B | =16N | −11B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1529 | -24.4 |
| 34 | Malivoir, Julien | 0 | FRA | −19B | −39N | =27B | −32N | −31B | +41B | +42N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Bertrand, Antoine-Louis | 1505 | FRA | −5B | +42N | −29B | +26B | =36N | — | — | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1594 | +7.4 |
| 36 | Logie, Matthieu | 1539 | FRA | −8N | +41B | F | −16N | =35B | −17N | =31B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1436 | -38.0 |
| 37 | Sardinha, Clemence | 1468 | FRA | −15B | =16N | =40B | −33B | −24N | +42N | −28B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 1292 | -49.6 |
| 38 | Armeni, Julien | 1493 | FRA | −14B | −20N | +32B | −19N | −40B | −27N | +41B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1380 | -44.4 |
| 39 | Akymov, Volodymyr | 1504 | FRA | −9N | +34B | =33N | −14B | −32N | −26B | −27B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 3.75 | 1231 | -62.4 |
| 40 | Hinzelin, Mireille | 1447 | FRA | −22B | F | =37N | −13B | +38N | −24B | −23N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1363 | -12.6 |
| 41 | Gaschy, Philippe | 1424 | FRA | −29B | −36N | +42B | −20N | −28B | −34N | −38N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 756 | -64.4 |
| 42 | FIDE 544014295 | 0 | — | −17N | −35B | −41N | −28N | F | −37B | −34B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Genelle Roos, MaloFRA+69.64.0 pts · #15
- 2Verger, JohnFRA+48.84.0 pts · #16
- 3Tea, PascalFRA+37.04.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Gaschy, PhilippeFRA-64.41.0 pts · #42
- 2Akymov, VolodymyrFRA-62.41.5 pts · #40
- 3Sardinha, ClemenceFRA-49.62.0 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R1+428 Elo gap
- R2+283 Elo gap
- R4+167 Elo gap