1er Open International des Maitres du Temps
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Carcassonne, France. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Olivier Touzane (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2126).
Olivier Touzane (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2126) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Francois Capaces (5.5) and Olivier Delacroix (4.0). Touzane shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Thierry Carivenc (1777) beat Cyril Hameau (1904), a +127-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Olivier Touzane led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
IM Olivier Touzane takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
IM Olivier Touzane beat Francois Capaces (White).
IM Olivier Touzane 6 wins (R2–R7)Francois Capaces 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMOlivier Touzane | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Francois Capaces | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Vincent Denis | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Olivier Delacroix | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Touzane, OlivierIM | 2126 | FRA | F | +3B | +6N | +2B | +4N | +9B | +7N | 6.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 2676 | +11.5 |
| 2 | Capaces, Francois | 1919 | FRA | =8N | +12B | +9B | −1N | +5B | +3N | +6B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 18.75 | 2108 | +32.2 |
| 3 | Delacroix, Olivier | 1909 | FRA | =10B | −1N | +8B | +7N | +12N | −2B | =4N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1889 | -3.2 |
| 4 | Denis, Vincent | 1835 | FRA | +17B | −6N | =5B | +15N | −1B | +13N | =3B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1842 | +3.0 |
| 5 | Galligani, Patrice | 1777 | FRA | −11N | +14B | =4N | +10B | −2N | +17B | =12N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1804 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Klimchand, Didier | 1893 | FRA | +13N | +4B | −1B | −11N | =7B | +8N | −2N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 11.25 | 1873 | -3.4 |
| 7 | Salvagnac, Jean-pierre | 1793 | FRA | +14N | −11B | +10N | −3B | =6N | +12B | −1B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1856 | +7.0 |
| 8 | Marni-sandid, Tarik | 1762 | FRA | =2B | −9N | −3N | +17B | +18N | −6B | +14N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1681 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Hameau, Cyril | 1904 | FRA | F | +8B | −2N | −12B | +14N | −1N | +16B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1746 | -19.6 |
| 10 | Tardif, Mickael | 1657 | FRA | =3N | =13B | −7B | −5N | F | +14B | +18N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1567 | -19.2 |
| 11 | Kirszenberg, MarcCM | 2115 | FRA | +5B | +7N | F | +6B | — | — | — | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2621 | +9.4 |
| 12 | Carivenc, Thierry | 1777 | FRA | F | −2N | +18B | +9N | −3B | −7N | =5B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1711 | -8.8 |
| 13 | Asseman, Stephane | 1554 | FRA | −6B | =10N | =14B | F | +17N | −4B | — | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1640 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Konig, Jon | 0 | ENG | −7B | −5N | =13N | +18B | −9B | −10N | −8B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Maugard, Michel | 1756 | FRA | F | +18N | F | −4B | — | — | — | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1035 | -7.8 |
| 16 | Denis, Karine | 1450 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | −9N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1050 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Leonor, Franck | 1523 | FRA | −4N | F | F | −8N | −13B | −5N | — | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 934 | -39.2 |
| 18 | Berro, Rosette | 0 | FRA | F | −15B | −12N | −14N | −8B | −16N | −10B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 881 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Capaces, FrancoisFRA+32.25.5 pts · #2
- 2Touzane, OlivierIMFRA+11.56.0 pts · #1
- 3Kirszenberg, MarcCMFRA+9.43.0 pts · #6
- 1Leonor, FranckFRA-39.20.0 pts · #15
- 2Hameau, CyrilFRA-19.63.0 pts · #9
- 3Tardif, MickaelFRA-19.23.0 pts · #13
- R4+127 Elo gap