Tournoi du 40eme anniversaire de YES
86 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Guyancourt, France. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1999, and top seed was Julien G. Laurent (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2184).
Wissam Alami Messaoudi (🇫🇷 FRA, 1784) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Han Nam Pham (4.5) and Loic Fournier (4.5). Alami Messaoudi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Wissam Alami Messaoudi (1784) beat Julien G. Laurent (FM, 2184), a +400-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
3 players finish on 4.5/5. Alami Messaoudi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
Wissam Alami Messaoudi 3 wins (R1–R3)Loic Fournier 3 wins (R3–R5)CM Han Nam Pham 4 wins (R2–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alami Messaoudi, Wissam | 1784 | FRA | +32N | +8B | +29N | =11B | +4N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 15.75 | 2224 | +47.6 |
| 2 | Pham, Han NamCM | 1971 | FRA | =47N | +28B | +43N | +10B | +20N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 13.50 | 2125 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Fournier, Loic | 2174 | FRA | +55N | =16B | +42N | +41B | +11N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.00 | 2219 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Laurent, Julien G.FM | 2184 | FRA | +65B | +5N | +44B | +14N | −1B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.00 | 2069 | -8.4 |
| 5 | Briquet, Tom | 1814 | FRA | +15B | −4B | +49N | +44N | +25B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1990 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Boukelmoun, Wassim | 1694 | FRA | +9B | −13N | +54B | +51N | +16N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 1984 | +58.8 |
| 7 | Salvador, Lucie | 1880 | FRA | +26N | =12B | +70N | =16B | +24N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 1943 | +6.2 |
| 8 | Bielle, Lucas | 1894 | FRA | +69B | −1N | +27B | +48N | +18N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1933 | +5.0 |
| 9 | Nosperger, Mael | 1846 | FRA | −6N | +47B | +74N | +30B | +26N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1914 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Kalman, David | 1529 | FRA | +80B | +69N | +17B | −2N | +19B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2005 | +46.6 |
| 11 | Ben Khelifa, Noomene | 2074 | FRA | +23B | +19N | +50B | =1N | −3B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 10.25 | 1971 | -8.2 |
| 12 | Pierron Bejan, Nicephore | 1778 | FRA | +48B | =7N | +13B | =17N | =14B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 2008 | +61.2 |
| 13 | Briquet, Jean-Pierre | 1995 | FRA | =31N | +6B | −12N | +46B | +22N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1862 | -13.4 |
| 14 | Greuthier, Alois | 1980 | FRA | +25B | +18N | +51B | −4B | =12N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1968 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Kliuchnikov, Yehor | 1672 | UKR | −5N | +57B | +72N | =21B | +41N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1857 | +19.2 |
| 16 | Dufrenoy, Franck | 1796 | FRA | +34B | =3N | +45B | =7N | −6B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 9.75 | 1849 | +3.6 |
| 17 | Roy, Alain | 1823 | FRA | +30N | +36B | −10N | =12B | =21N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 1791 | -2.8 |
| 18 | Collin, Pascal | 1786 | FRA | +37B | −14B | +60N | +39N | −8B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1782 | +1.2 |
| 19 | Chhung, Rattanak | 1787 | FRA | +22N | −11B | +57N | +29B | −10N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1716 | -7.6 |
| 20 | Delmas-Goyon, Francois | 1911 | FRA | +24N | F | +35B | +34N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1918 | +2.4 |
| 21 | Dang, Louis | 1931 | FRA | −43B | +35N | +38B | =15N | =17B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1743 | -41.6 |
| 22 | Salagnac, Sowan | 1640 | FRA | −19B | +33N | +63B | +23N | −13B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1741 | +18.8 |
| 23 | Didierjean, Tristan | 1759 | FRA | −11N | +38B | +62N | −22B | +45B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1638 | -10.8 |
| 24 | Sondermeijer, Antoine | 1716 | FRA | −20B | +52N | +59B | +33N | −7B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1733 | +3.4 |
| 25 | Doan, Hoang Minh | 1745 | FRA | −14N | +49B | +58N | +42B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1687 | -9.0 |
| 26 | Guerillon, Sylvain | 1709 | FRA | −7B | +54N | +53B | +52N | −9B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1731 | +3.4 |
| 27 | Meddour, Ithri | 1562 | FRA | −45B | +40N | −8N | +58B | +47N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1849 | +43.2 |
| 28 | Lim, Vincent | 1870 | FRA | =46B | −2N | +75N | +70B | =31N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1683 | -14.8 |
| 29 | Cros, Alexandre | 1521 | FRA | +84B | +56N | −1B | −19N | +48B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1721 | +20.0 |
| 30 | Tong, Charles | 1692 | FRA | −17B | +53N | +64B | −9N | +59B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1704 | +4.4 |
| 31 | Appavou, Calixte | 1746 | FRA | =13B | −46N | +71B | +50N | =28B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1791 | +4.4 |
| 32 | Antoine, Vladimir | 1634 | FRA | −1B | =45N | =69B | +64N | +53B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1706 | +18.4 |
| 33 | Ferreira-Yang, Alexis | 1424 | FRA | +86N | −22B | +36N | −24B | +61N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1660 | +47.2 |
| 34 | Baltzer, Jean-Marc | 1648 | FRA | −16N | +60B | +76N | −20B | +49N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1674 | +2.2 |
| 35 | Ouaddi, Oussama | 1566 | MAR | +73N | −21B | −20N | +62B | +51N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1121 | -8.4 |
| 36 | Alluch Abdellach, Nordin | 1665 | ESP | +83B | −17N | −33B | +68N | +52B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1563 | -10.2 |
| 37 | Tarditi, Francesco | 1638 | ITA | −18N | −42B | +77N | +60B | +54N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1541 | -9.8 |
| 38 | Barthere, Gilles | 1573 | FRA | +78B | −23N | −21N | +73B | +63B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1045 | -7.2 |
| 39 | Moulun, Raphael | 1597 | FRA | +67B | −65N | +83N | −18B | +50B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 978 | -10.4 |
| 40 | Couradin, Bruno | 1554 | FRA | =70N | −27B | =47N | +72B | +56B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1660 | +8.4 |
| 41 | Setkov, Aleksandr | 1845 | FRA | +56B | =43N | +46B | −3N | −15B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1794 | -8.0 |
| 42 | Cario, Ella | 1404 | FRA | +79B | +37N | −3B | −25N | =44B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1612 | +33.6 |
| 43 | Rousseau, Philippe | 1722 | FRA | +21N | =41B | −2B | −45N | +71B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1930 | +21.4 |
| 44 | Foveau, Guillaume | 1603 | FRA | +61N | +75B | −4N | −5B | =42N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1624 | -0.8 |
| 45 | Mavides, Christian | 0 | FRA | +27N | =32B | −16N | +43B | −23N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1692 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Imbert, Nicolas | 1709 | FRA | =28N | +31B | −41N | −13N | +69B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1834 | +15.8 |
| 47 | Goujon, Antoine | 1724 | FRA | =2B | −9N | =40B | +81N | −27B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1613 | -14.8 |
| 48 | Ferreira-Yang, Maxime | 1619 | FRA | −12N | +76B | +66N | −8B | −29N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 931 | -43.6 |
| 49 | Pierron Bejan, Elisa | 1546 | FRA | +63B | −25N | −5B | +66N | −34B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 936 | -30.8 |
| 50 | Bellec, Alexandre | 0 | FRA | +74N | +61B | −11N | −31B | −39N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Guguen, Neo | 0 | FRA | +81N | +82B | −14N | −6B | −35B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Martinez, Alberto | 1545 | FRA | +58N | −24B | +55N | −26B | −36N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1520 | -2.2 |
| 53 | David, Gauthier | 1500 | FRA | +72N | −30B | −26N | +55B | −32N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Davoust, Virgile | 1526 | FRA | +77N | −26B | −6N | +83B | −37B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 880 | -35.6 |
| 55 | Sirbi, Michael | 1763 | FRA | −3B | +59N | −52B | −53N | +70N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1496 | -58.4 |
| 56 | Poupeau, Julien | 1693 | FRA | −41N | −29B | +78N | +57B | −40N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1401 | -60.8 |
| 57 | Gibot, Xavier | 1456 | FRA | +66B | −15N | −19B | −56N | +80B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 918 | -21.6 |
| 58 | Durieux, Arthur | 0 | FRA | −52B | +68N | −25B | −27N | +81B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Montay, Jean-Paul | 1547 | FRA | +62N | −55B | −24N | +75B | −30N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 924 | -16.0 |
| 60 | Tazrout, Ilyass | 1441 | FRA | +85B | −34N | −18B | −37N | +76B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 891 | -23.6 |
| 61 | Setta, Fabrice | 1619 | FRA | −44B | −50N | +84B | +67N | −33B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 714 | -50.8 |
| 62 | Berhaut, Antoine | 0 | FRA | −59B | +79N | −23B | −35N | +74N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Bui, Guillaume | 0 | FRA | −49N | +86B | −22N | +74B | −38N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Le Falher, Francois | 1447 | FRA | −75N | +77B | −30N | −32B | +72N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 856 | -18.4 |
| 65 | Ors, Bora | 1769 | FRA | −4N | +39B | +73N | — | — | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1883 | +7.6 |
| 66 | Henry-Hromec, Camille | 0 | FRA | −57N | +78N | −48B | −49B | +73N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Ancey, Remi | 0 | FRA | −39N | −72B | +79N | −61B | +75N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Le Goff, Jean-Rene | 1462 | FRA | −76N | −58B | +86N | −36B | +77N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 865 | -9.6 |
| 69 | Couradin, Jean-marie | 1712 | FRA | −8N | −10B | =32N | +82B | −46N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1366 | -32.8 |
| 70 | Belladjou, Ismael | 0 | FRA | =40B | +71N | −7B | −28N | −55B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Hajjouj, Mouhcine | 1592 | FRA | =82N | −70B | −31N | +76B | −43N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 934 | -24.4 |
| 72 | Gabory, Donatien | 0 | FRA | −53B | +67N | −15B | −40N | −64B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Leonesi, Francis | 0 | FRA | −35B | +85N | −65B | −38N | −66B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Roltgen, Malo | 1549 | FRA | −50B | +84N | −9B | −63N | −62B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1046 | -6.0 |
| 75 | Orfila, Hugo | 0 | FRA | +64B | −44N | −28B | −59N | −67B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 76 | Hellal, Ayoub | 0 | FRA | +68B | −48N | −34B | −71N | −60N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 77 | FIDE 527079716 | 0 | — | −54B | −64N | −37B | +86N | −68B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Carbonero, Jean Marc | 0 | FRA | −38N | −66B | −56B | +84N | −79B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Shao, Matheo | 0 | FRA | −42N | −62B | −67B | F | +78N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 80 | FIDE 527074200 | 0 | — | −10N | F | F | +85B | −57N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Elie, Nicolas | 1490 | FRA | −51B | F | +85N | −47B | −58N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 924 | -8.4 |
| 82 | Bellabas, Alia | 0 | FRA | =71B | −51N | F | −69N | =83B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 83 | Wang, Maxime | 0 | FRA | −36N | F | −39B | −54N | =82N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 84 | FIDE 80480438 | 0 | — | −29N | −74B | −61N | −78B | =85N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Orfila, Leila | 0 | FRA | −60N | −73B | −81B | −80N | =84B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 86 | FIDE 544022654 | 0 | — | −33B | −63N | −68B | −77B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pierron Bejan, NicephoreFRA+61.23.5 pts · #8
- 2Boukelmoun, WassimFRA+58.84.0 pts · #19
- 3Alami Messaoudi, WissamFRA+47.64.5 pts · #1
- 1Poupeau, JulienFRA-60.82.0 pts · #47
- 2Sirbi, MichaelFRA-58.42.0 pts · #56
- 3Setta, FabriceFRA-50.82.0 pts · #64
- R5+400 Elo gap
- R3+294 Elo gap
- R4+263 Elo gap