Championnat de Paris 2025 Masters

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78 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 18 Jul 2025 in Paris, France. 71 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2501, and top seed was Yifan Hou (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2633).

Timothe Razafindratsima (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2467) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Gleb Dudin (7.0) and Sohum Lohia (6.5). Razafindratsima won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Raghav V (FM, 2305) beat Yifan Hou (GM, 2633), a +328-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Paris, France

Dates

12 Jul 2025 → 18 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇳GMYifan Hou2633

Avg top 10

2,501

Participants

Titled players · 71

GM×10

IM×15

FM×40

CM×5

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×30

🇮🇳India×26

🇩🇪Germany×4

🇷🇴Romania×2

🇲🇩Moldova×2

🇲🇾Malaysia×2

🇦🇲Armenia×2

🇬🇷Greece×1

Top 3

🥇
IMTimothe Razafindratsima
🇫🇷FRA·2467
7.0pts·2619perf+16.8
🥈
GMGleb Dudin
🇭🇺HUN·2574
7.0pts·2766perf+15.6
🥉
IMSohum Lohia
🇬🇧ENG·2382
6.5pts·2527perf+17.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Razafindratsima7Dudin7Lohia6.5Wadhawan6Vemula6Raghav6— ex-leaders:Vlachosled R4, #13

R5 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jul

IM Timothe Razafindratsima takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Razafindratsima takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Timothe Razafindratsima drew with GM Gleb Dudin (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTimothe Razafindratsima	*	½	—	—
2GMGleb Dudin	½	*	½	—
3IMSohum Lohia	—	½	*	—
4IMDaaevik Wadhawan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Razafindratsima, TimotheIM	2467	FRA	+40B	+39N	+22B	=4N	+12B	=2N	=5B	=6N	+11B	7.0	46.0	50.5	38.00	2619	+16.8
2	Dudin, GlebGM	2574	HUN	F	+71B	+74N	+37B	+20N	=1B	+13N	+4B	=3N	7.0	38.5	38.5	31.75	2766	+15.6
3	Lohia, SohumIM	2382	ENG	+46B	=34N	=62B	+14N	=31B	=32B	+26N	+12N	=2B	6.5	40.5	43.5	31.75	2527	+17.4
4	Aaryan VarshneyGM	2436	IND	+26N	+8B	+24N	=1B	−13N	+27B	=12B	−2N	+25N	6.0	46.0	51.0	32.25	2507	+8.6
5	Vignesh Advaith VemulaIM	2434	IND	+58B	−14N	+67B	+18N	+35B	=12N	=1N	+8B	−9B	6.0	43.5	46.5	28.75	2479	+5.5
6	Bassini, EmileIM	2409	FRA	+70N	+64B	−13N	+8B	=32N	=26B	+23N	=1B	=7B	6.0	42.0	44.5	27.75	2462	+6.4
7	Vedmediuc, ArtiomFM	2269	ROU	=32B	=9N	=15B	+36N	+22B	=19N	=31B	+37B	=6N	6.0	41.5	46.0	30.00	2545	+125.0
8	Raghav VFM	2305	IND	+28B	−4N	+70B	−6N	+54B	+44N	+20B	−5N	+31B	6.0	40.0	42.5	24.50	2495	+44.0
9	Shchekachev, AndreiGM	2462	FRA	F	=7B	+64N	=21B	=24N	+43B	=17N	+27B	+5N	6.0	39.5	39.5	28.75	2517	+5.5
10	Daaevik WadhawanIM	2341	IND	+78N	+54B	−12B	+30N	=21N	=37B	=32N	=13B	+20N	6.0	38.5	38.5	23.25	2536	+46.2
11	Fruchard, CyrilleFM	2297	FRA	−62B	+76N	=55N	+69B	=43N	+45B	+21N	+32B	−1N	6.0	33.5	34.5	20.75	2441	+34.2
12	Vlachos, AnatoleIM	2459	GRE	+57N	+27B	+10N	+13B	−1N	=5B	=4N	−3B	=16N	5.5	47.5	51.0	28.75	2463	+0.9
13	Girel, JosephGM	2500	FRA	+67B	+36N	+6B	−12N	+4B	=20N	−2B	=10N	=17N	5.5	45.5	48.5	27.75	2503	+0.9
14	Jinan JomonFM	2309	IND	+56N	+5B	−20N	−3B	−23N	=66B	+38N	+46B	+33B	5.5	39.0	42.0	24.00	2416	+12.6
15	Jain Kashish ManojIM	2429	IND	+25N	−24B	=7N	=43B	F	+55N	=28B	+26B	+23N	5.5	38.5	38.5	26.00	2389	-3.9
16	Meillon, JudicaelFM	2293	FRA	=61B	+49N	=33B	=22N	+34B	=21B	=37N	=31N	=12B	5.5	37.5	41.0	24.75	2434	+34.4
17	Chan, Kim YewIM	2340	MAS	+63B	=20B	=32N	+62N	=33B	=31N	=9B	=42N	=13B	5.5	37.5	40.5	23.25	2513	+41.8
18	Biastoch, BennetFM	2293	GER	−23N	+38B	+54N	−5B	=71N	=34B	+43N	=21B	+35B	5.5	37.0	39.5	22.50	2365	+18.0
19	Aradhya, GargIM	2370	IND	−68B	=47N	+78B	=44N	+30B	=7B	=24N	=28N	+41B	5.5	36.0	36.0	21.50	2345	-2.9
20	Hou, YifanGM	2633	CHN	+60B	=17N	+14B	+34N	−2B	=13B	−8N	+45N	−10B	5.0	44.0	47.5	23.00	2398	-23.8
21	Vedmediuc, SergheiIM	2426	MDA	+47B	=68N	+51B	=9N	=10B	=16N	−11B	=18N	=29B	5.0	42.0	44.5	23.25	2358	-8.4
22	Jogstad, MartinFM	2375	SWE	+48N	+23B	−1N	=16B	−7N	=69B	+34N	=25B	=27N	5.0	42.0	44.5	22.50	2326	-6.1
23	Prishita GuptaFM	2218	IND	+18B	−22N	+53B	−35N	+14B	+40N	−6B	+36N	−15B	5.0	41.0	45.0	24.00	2385	+75.2
24	Velpula SarayuWIM	2290	IND	+65B	+15N	−4B	=33N	=9B	=35N	=19B	−29N	+44B	5.0	41.0	44.0	22.75	2404	+13.6
25	Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIM	2258	IND	−15B	+42N	−39B	+49N	+29B	=33N	+35B	=22N	−4B	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.75	2415	+36.8
26	Saya, EthanFM	2260	FRA	−4B	+65N	=36B	+51N	+73B	=6N	−3B	−15N	+45B	5.0	39.5	41.5	18.25	2402	+33.8
27	Hartge, GedeonFM	2328	GER	+55B	−12N	=44B	+68N	+63B	−4N	+33B	−9N	=22B	5.0	37.5	40.0	18.00	2388	+14.4
28	Aarav SinhaFM	2224	IND	−8N	=57B	=45N	=64B	+59N	+38B	=15N	=19B	=51N	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.75	2356	+31.8
29	Lim, Zhuo RenFM	2331	MAS	=72N	+69B	=31N	−32B	−25N	+64B	=56N	+24B	=21N	5.0	33.0	35.0	18.00	2365	+7.6
30	Nandish V SFM	2293	IND	−54N	+48B	+71N	−10B	−19N	−56B	+65B	+63N	+53B	5.0	32.5	35.0	16.50	2302	+2.0
31	Panesar VedantFM	2462	IND	F	+52N	=29B	+39B	=3N	=17B	=7N	=16B	−8N	4.5	43.0	43.0	22.75	2357	-10.8
32	Aarav DenglaGM	2480	IND	=7N	+59B	=17B	+29N	=6B	=3N	=10B	−11N	—	4.5	41.0	44.5	23.50	2375	-10.7
33	Willems, NielsFM	2387	FRA	+38N	=43B	=16N	=24B	=17N	=25B	−27N	+60B	−14N	4.5	40.0	43.5	20.50	2286	-12.3
34	Dessyn, TimotheeFM	2233	FRA	+45N	=3B	+73N	−20B	−16N	=18N	−22B	=39B	+60N	4.5	39.5	41.5	17.75	2367	+57.4
35	Garv GaurFM	2363	IND	=66N	+72B	=43N	+23B	−5N	=24B	−25N	+40B	−18N	4.5	38.0	40.0	17.50	2274	-10.8
36	Charmeteau, SvenFM	2340	FRA	+50N	−13B	=26N	−7B	F	+52N	+44B	−23B	+48N	4.5	37.5	37.5	18.50	2324	-3.4
37	Flom, GabrielGM	2455	FRA	+44B	=51N	+68B	−2N	+47B	=10N	=16B	−7N	—	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.25	2363	-9.0
38	Pozzi, Gaetan	2250	FRA	−33B	−18N	=65B	+61N	+41B	−28N	−14B	+75N	+59N	4.5	35.0	36.0	14.00	2272	+10.8
39	Namitbir Singh WaliaIM	2335	IND	+77B	−1B	+25N	−31N	−44B	=68N	=63B	=34N	+47B	4.5	34.5	34.5	14.00	2296	-4.9
40	Aarav SarbaliaFM	2268	IND	−1N	−55B	+77N	=56B	+50N	−23B	+71N	−35N	+54B	4.5	33.5	33.5	11.75	2268	-0.6
41	Bergez, LucIM	2299	FRA	−43N	−70B	+48N	=66B	−38N	+54N	+55B	+56B	−19N	4.5	31.5	34.0	16.00	2252	-5.8
42	Bellahcene, BilelGM	2513	ALG	−64N	−25B	F	+65N	+46B	+63N	+47B	=17B	—	4.5	27.5	27.5	16.75	2364	-11.5
43	Jacobsen, Mikkel ManosriFM	2223	DEN	+41B	=33N	=35B	=15N	=11B	−9N	−18B	−44N	+63B	4.0	40.5	43.5	17.75	2294	+16.2
44	Nguyen, VincentFM	2262	FRA	−37N	+75B	=27N	=19B	+39N	−8B	−36N	+43B	−24N	4.0	39.0	40.0	14.75	2277	+4.2
45	Krishnan, RitvikFM	2310	IND	−34B	=46N	=28B	+55N	+62B	−11N	+69N	−20B	−26N	4.0	36.0	38.5	13.50	2245	-17.0
46	Bagwe GaurangFM	2249	IND	−3N	=45B	=56N	=57B	−42N	+50B	+73N	−14N	=52B	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.50	2279	+7.2
47	Pak, Alexander	2258	FRA	−21N	=19B	+72N	+74B	−37N	+71B	−42N	=51B	−39N	4.0	32.5	34.0	10.75	2315	+13.0
48	Poghosyan, Alen	2248	ARM	−22B	−30N	−41B	+77N	=60B	=58N	+67B	+62N	−36B	4.0	32.0	32.0	9.50	2245	-0.4
49	Kolodziejczyk, BorisCM	2179	FRA	=59N	−16B	=57N	−25B	=70N	+77B	=53B	=52N	=58B	4.0	31.5	31.5	10.50	2224	+22.4
50	Valuet, BertrandFM	2241	FRA	−36B	=60N	=58B	=67N	−40B	−46N	=61B	+55N	+65B	4.0	30.0	33.0	13.25	2216	-5.4
51	Schulze, Torben, Dr.	2318	GER	+75N	=37B	−21N	−26B	F	=62N	+68B	=47N	=28B	4.0	30.0	30.0	11.75	2291	-6.2
52	Setumadhav YellumahanthiFM	2254	IND	=73N	−31B	−69N	+75B	=56N	−36B	+72N	=49B	=46N	4.0	27.0	28.0	9.75	2242	-2.6
53	Kitze, AlexanderFM	2289	GER	−71N	=63B	−23N	+76B	=66N	=73B	=49N	+69B	−30N	4.0	27.0	28.0	9.50	2208	-19.4
54	Patil PriyanshuFM	2212	IND	+30B	−10N	−18B	+58N	−8N	−41B	+64N	=57B	−40N	3.5	38.5	41.5	13.25	2210	-0.6
55	Ernst, LucaFM	2238	FRA	−27N	+40N	=11B	−45B	+57N	−15B	−41N	−50B	+70N	3.5	37.0	39.5	13.50	2219	-5.4
56	Ojas KulkarniFM	2225	IND	−14B	=58N	=46B	=40N	=52B	+30N	=29B	−41N	F	3.5	36.0	39.5	15.50	2240	+1.4
57	Chidvilash Sai SurapaneniCM	2267	IND	−12B	=28N	=49B	=46N	−55B	+61N	=62B	=54N	F	3.5	32.5	35.5	13.25	2207	-28.8
58	Nagarkatte VedantFM	2259	IND	−5N	=56B	=50N	−54B	=72N	=48B	−59N	+64B	=49N	3.5	31.5	33.5	11.75	2181	-20.2
59	Yoganathan, SakithyanFM	2286	FRA	=49B	−32N	+61B	−63N	−28B	−65N	+58B	+68N	−38B	3.5	31.0	33.5	11.50	2175	-56.4
60	Tulliez, AndreFM	2284	FRA	−20N	=50B	−63N	=72B	=48N	+70B	+66N	−33N	−34B	3.5	30.5	32.5	10.50	2222	-17.4
61	Boulos, Paul	2213	FRA	=16N	−73B	−59N	−38B	+76N	−57B	=50N	+72B	=66N	3.5	28.0	29.0	9.25	2194	-10.8
62	Navalgund, NiranjanFM	2223	IND	+11N	=74B	=3N	−17B	−45N	=51B	=57N	−48B	−67N	3.0	36.5	38.0	13.75	2186	-8.6
63	Daeschler, FlorianFM	2241	FRA	−17N	=53N	+60B	+59B	−27N	−42B	=39N	−30B	−43N	3.0	36.0	39.5	11.25	2196	-11.0
64	Birkisson, Bardur OrnFM	2283	ISL	+42B	−6N	−9B	=28N	=68B	−29N	−54B	−58N	+75B	3.0	36.0	37.0	9.25	2196	-21.4
65	Meunier-Pion, JeanCM	2205	FRA	−24N	−26B	=38N	−42B	+75N	+59B	−30N	=66B	−50N	3.0	34.5	35.5	8.25	2165	-10.2
66	Terekhov, AndreyFM	2244	FRA	=35B	F	F	=41N	=53B	=14N	−60B	=65N	=61B	3.0	28.5	28.5	12.50	2230	-2.8
67	Manukyan, Sargis A.FM	2273	ARM	−13N	+77B	−5N	=50B	−69N	=72B	−48N	F	+62B	3.0	27.0	27.0	6.00	2208	-15.6
68	Jani Kushal RFM	2246	IND	+19N	=21B	−37N	−27B	=64N	=39B	−51N	−59B	—	2.5	32.0	35.0	11.75	2209	-7.6
69	Hingouet, MatthieuCM	2237	FRA	F	−29N	+52B	−11N	+67B	=22N	−45B	−53N	—	2.5	31.0	31.0	9.50	2202	-7.2
70	Ralison, Milanto HarifidyIM	2254	MAD	−6B	+41N	−8N	−71B	=49B	−60N	−75B	+77N	−55B	2.5	31.0	31.0	6.50	2100	-37.2
71	Nguyen, Vincent	2203	FRA	+53B	−2N	−30B	+70N	=18B	−47N	−40B	—	—	2.5	30.0	32.5	9.25	2217	0.0
72	Bonte, Andrei-MihaiFM	2238	ROU	=29B	−35N	−47B	=60N	=58B	=67N	−52B	−61N	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	7.50	2086	-30.8
73	Monroy, CharlesIM	2400	FRA	=52B	+61N	−34B	F	−26N	=53N	−46B	—	—	2.0	25.0	25.0	7.50	2125	-22.0
74	Chabanon, Jean-LucGM	2362	FRA	+76B	=62N	−2B	−47N	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	14.0	15.0	2.50	2238	-7.2
75	Chartier, Thibaud	2233	FRA	−51B	−44N	F	−52N	−65B	F	+70N	−38B	−64N	1.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	1952	-44.6
76	Bouget, AlexandreFM	2243	FRA	−74N	−11B	F	−53N	−61B	F	+77N	—	—	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	2040	-24.8
77	Sustov, SavvaCM	2241	MDA	−39N	−67N	−40B	−48B	F	−49N	−76B	−70B	—	0.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	1457	-134.0
78	Belkhodja, SlimGM	2241	TUN	−10B	F	−19N	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1556	-6.9

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vedmediuc, ArtiomFMROU
+125.0
6.0 pts · #9
2Prishita GuptaFMIND
+75.2
5.0 pts · #26
3Dessyn, TimotheeFMFRA
+57.4
4.5 pts · #39

Top rating losers

1Sustov, SavvaCMMDA
-134.0
0.0 pts · #77
2Yoganathan, SakithyanFMFRA
-56.4
3.5 pts · #56
3Chartier, ThibaudFRA
-44.6
1.0 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R7+328 Elo gap
FMRaghav V2305 beat GMHou, Yifan2633
R9+292 Elo gap
IMDaaevik Wadhawan2341 beat GMHou, Yifan2633
R2+255 Elo gap
IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy2258 beat GMBellahcene, Bilel2513