1er Open International des Maitres du Temps de Cahors
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Cahors, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1791, and top seed was Pascal Levieux (🇫🇷 FRA, 1977).
Manuel Larand (🇫🇷 FRA, 1945) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Pascal Levieux (4.5) and Vincent Denis (4.5). Larand won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇫🇷Cahors, France
Dates
07 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsManuel Larand led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Manuel Larand never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Manuel Larand beat Pascal Levieux (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Manuel Larand 4 wins (R1–R4)Vincent Denis 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Manuel Larand | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Pascal Levieux | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Vincent Denis | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Alexandre Offort | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larand, Manuel | 1945 | FRA | +10B | +6N | +7B | +2N | =11B | +4B | 5.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 17.75 | 2183 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Levieux, Pascal | 1977 | FRA | +9N | +3B | =4N | −1B | +12N | +7B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.25 | 1963 | +0.6 |
| 3 | Denis, Vincent | 1842 | FRA | +15B | −2N | =10B | +14N | +6B | +11N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1872 | +9.0 |
| 4 | Thamier, Stephan | 1861 | FRA | +14N | +8B | =2B | −6N | +10B | −1N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1784 | -7.4 |
| 5 | Offort, Alexandre | 0 | FRA | −7B | +15N | =17B | −10N | +14B | +6N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Darmagnac, Herve | 1778 | FRA | +16N | −1B | +8N | +4B | −3N | −5B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1821 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Misik, Jean-Marc | 1655 | FRA | +5N | +9B | −1N | −11B | +8N | −2N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1733 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Alard, Pierre | 1656 | FRA | +13B | −4N | −6B | +17N | −7B | +10N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1589 | -9.4 |
| 9 | Rouqual, Guy | 1577 | FRA | −2B | −7N | +13B | −12N | +17B | +16N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1582 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Basquin, Didier | 1550 | FRA | −1N | +16B | =3N | +5B | −4N | −8B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1600 | +2.6 |
| 11 | Razat, Romain | 1875 | FRA | F | F | +12B | +7N | =1N | −3B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 1890 | +1.8 |
| 12 | Galligani, Patrice | 1739 | FRA | F | F | −11N | +9B | −2B | +13N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1684 | -9.6 |
| 13 | Lemouton, Gilles | 0 | FRA | −8N | −14B | −9N | +16B | +15N | −12B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ladeveze, Geraldine | 1451 | FRA | −4B | +13N | F | −3B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1046 | -6.4 |
| 15 | Weber, Serge | 1449 | FRA | −3N | −5B | =16N | F | −13B | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.25 | 1448 | -3.6 |
| 16 | Botte-Bertre, Joel | 1439 | FRA | −6B | −10N | =15B | −13N | F | −9B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.25 | 1265 | -31.2 |
| 17 | Thomas, Rachel | 1469 | FRA | F | F | =5N | −8B | −9N | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 815 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Larand, ManuelFRA+26.85.5 pts · #1
- 2Darmagnac, HerveFRA+14.83.0 pts · #6
- 3Denis, VincentFRA+9.04.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Botte-Bertre, JoelFRA-31.20.5 pts · #15
- 2Thomas, RachelFRA-12.00.5 pts · #16
- 3Galligani, PatriceFRA-9.62.0 pts · #13