1er Open FIDE du Roi Saleen et d'Arsenal
65 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 17 May 2025 in Le Lamentin, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1895, and top seed was Pascal Verneuil (🇫🇷 FRA, 2131).
Lionel Buisson (🇫🇷 FRA, 1928) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mathis Huyghues-Beaufond (4.5) and Gilles Suez-Panama (4.0). Buisson won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ylan Ney-Alexandre (1594) beat Soufyane Bedroune (1894), a +300-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLionel Buisson led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Lionel Buisson held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Lionel Buisson 5 wins (R1–R5)Mathis Huyghues-Beaufond 3 wins (R1–R3)Soufyane Bedroune 4 wins (R2–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buisson, Lionel | 1928 | FRA | +19N | +4B | +17N | +5B | +8N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 2626 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Huyghues-Beaufond, Mathis | 1913 | FRA | +16B | +14N | +32B | =8N | +9B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2134 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Suez-Panama, Gilles | 1963 | FRA | +38B | +6N | =9B | =10N | +14B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 1991 | +4.2 |
| 4 | El Magnougi, Adam | 1728 | FRA | +26B | −1N | +39B | +25N | +20B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1778 | +12.4 |
| 5 | Ramdani, Nayati | 1826 | FRA | +23B | +15N | +41B | −1N | +16B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1880 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Bocle, Antoine | 1740 | FRA | +43N | −3B | +44N | +24B | +18N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1846 | +26.8 |
| 7 | Bedroune, Soufyane | 1894 | ALG | −32B | +33N | +46B | +23N | +15B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.50 | 1803 | -7.2 |
| 8 | Verneuil, Pascal | 2131 | FRA | +12N | +22B | +13N | =2B | −1B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 12.25 | 1961 | -15.6 |
| 9 | Prudent, Sylvio | 1779 | FRA | +27N | +20B | =3N | +22B | −2N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 11.00 | 1866 | +13.6 |
| 10 | Casimir, Sarah | 1895 | FRA | =18N | +36B | +34N | =3B | =13N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 1807 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Cyprienne Fonsat, Ethan | 1794 | FRA | =33B | −32N | +35B | +53N | +34B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 1605 | -28.8 |
| 12 | Gouait, Raymond | 1637 | FRA | −8B | +39N | =53B | +33N | +38B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 1851 | +14.8 |
| 13 | Jean-Louis, Lukas | 1403 | FRA | +60B | +57N | −8B | +38N | =10B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1742 | +44.8 |
| 14 | Edmond, Yves | 1720 | FRA | +29N | −2B | +56N | +28B | −3N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1700 | -3.2 |
| 15 | Gautier, Jean-Luc | 1659 | FRA | +28N | −5B | +48N | +37B | −7N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1651 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Diallo Just, Akile | 1613 | FRA | −2N | +30B | +52N | +42B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1070 | -15.2 |
| 17 | Leprovost, Aaron | 0 | FRA | +53B | +26N | −1B | F | +21B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Raffin-Sumyk, Piermael | 1595 | FRA | =10B | +35N | =21B | +40N | −6B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 1695 | +12.0 |
| 19 | Present-Ladislas, Mathis | 1617 | FRA | −1B | +47N | +31B | −20N | +51B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 880 | -35.2 |
| 20 | Huyghues-Beaufond, Nathalie | 1432 | FRA | +37N | −9N | +54B | +19B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1639 | +39.2 |
| 21 | Cepisul, Desire | 1826 | FRA | +24N | =34B | =18N | +27B | −17N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1789 | -2.8 |
| 22 | Chancerel, Dominique | 1758 | FRA | +25B | −8N | +51B | −9N | +46B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1709 | -5.2 |
| 23 | Eloise, Lenny | 1546 | FRA | −5N | +42B | +45N | −7B | +44N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1585 | +2.0 |
| 24 | Hasler, Maximilian | 1558 | FRA | −21B | +50N | +47B | −6N | +39B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 983 | -17.2 |
| 25 | Luce-Antoinette, Ruben | 1509 | FRA | −22N | +45B | +58N | −4B | +48N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 943 | -16.4 |
| 26 | Ronin, Clement | 1471 | FRA | −4N | −17B | +59N | +52B | +42N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 928 | -7.2 |
| 27 | Fereol, Falundo | 1517 | FRA | −9B | +40N | +50B | −21N | +47B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1003 | -12.8 |
| 28 | Giacobbi Torres, Antoine | 1455 | FRA | −15B | +54N | +55B | −14N | +40B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 890 | -16.8 |
| 29 | Valey, Joseph | 1467 | FRA | −14B | +55N | −40B | +63N | +41B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 920 | -3.8 |
| 30 | Abraham, Lucas | 0 | FRA | +?B | −16N | −38B | +?N | +49B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Abramovici, Mathis | 0 | FRA | F | +?B | −19N | +?B | +43N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ney-Alexandre, Ylan | 1594 | FRA | +7N | +11B | −2N | F | =37N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1853 | +50.4 |
| 33 | Raffin-Sumyk, Maxentoine | 1518 | FRA | =11N | −7B | +36N | −12B | +54N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1626 | +16.4 |
| 34 | Marchal, Ewan | 1700 | FRA | +49B | =21N | −10B | +41N | −11N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1656 | -10.0 |
| 35 | De Reynal, Renaud | 0 | FRA | =36N | −18B | −11N | +?B | +56N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Nicaud, Corentin | 1526 | FRA | =35B | −10N | −33B | +65N | +53B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 907 | -24.4 |
| 37 | Laposte, Emmanuelle | 1430 | FRA | −20B | +61N | +57B | −15N | =32B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1289 | -9.8 |
| 38 | Zozor, Alain | 1621 | FRA | −3N | +48B | +30N | −13B | −12N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 868 | -55.2 |
| 39 | Barbos, Taylor | 0 | FRA | +59N | −12B | −4N | +45B | −24N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Blanchard, Diego-Francois | 0 | FRA | +?N | −27B | +29N | −18B | −28N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Diallo Just, Idriss | 0 | FRA | +44N | +43B | −5N | −34B | −29N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Cassius De Linval, Alexandre | 0 | FRA | +46B | −23N | +49B | −16N | −26B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Francois-Haugrin Buc, Swan | 1491 | FRA | −6B | −41N | +62B | +50N | −31B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 940 | -7.6 |
| 44 | Hontarrede, Nadine | 1410 | FRA | −41B | +60N | −6B | +55N | −23B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 843 | -17.6 |
| 45 | Fardin, Noah | 0 | FRA | +51B | −25N | −23B | −39N | +57B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Blanchard, Sophia-Daly | 1418 | FRA | −42N | +59B | −7N | +61B | −22N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 988 | -8.0 |
| 47 | Torres, Melanie | 0 | FRA | +?N | −19B | −24N | +58B | −27N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Salomon, Nina | 0 | FRA | +?B | −38N | −15B | +57N | −25B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Abraham, David | 1457 | FRA | −34N | +58B | −42N | +64B | −30N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 900 | -8.0 |
| 50 | Bataille Lin, Valentin | 0 | FRA | +?N | −24B | −27N | −43B | +?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Chammas, Paul | 1404 | FRA | −45N | +?B | −22N | +?B | −19N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Bedroune, Aylane | 0 | FRA | −54B | +?N | −16B | −26N | +?B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Heberle, Jonathan | 0 | FRA | −17N | +?B | =12N | −11B | −36N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Salomon, Ally | 0 | FRA | +52N | −28B | −20N | =56B | −33B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 653078683 | 0 | — | +56N | −29B | −28N | −44B | =?N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Fereol, Sy Jing | 0 | FRA | −55B | +?N | −14B | =54N | −35B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Simon, Noham | 0 | FRA | +61N | −13B | −37N | −48B | −45N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Turbet-Delof, Ninon | 0 | FRA | F | −49N | −25B | −47N | +62B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Giacobbi Torres, Hadrien | 0 | FRA | −39B | −46N | −26B | −62N | +65B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Fonsat, Mael | 0 | FRA | −13N | −44B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Carpin, Amrit | 0 | FRA | −57B | −37B | +?N | −46N | −?B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 624 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Marius Marie-Rose, Nils | 0 | FRA | F | F | −43N | +59B | −58N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 653078640 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −29B | +?N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 527020070 | 0 | — | F | F | +?B | −49N | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 544041942 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | −36B | −59N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ney-Alexandre, YlanFRA+50.42.5 pts · #12
- 2Huyghues-Beaufond, MathisFRA+45.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Jean-Louis, LukasFRA+44.83.5 pts · #23
- 1Zozor, AlainFRA-55.22.0 pts · #63
- 2Present-Ladislas, MathisFRA-35.23.0 pts · #45
- 3Cyprienne Fonsat, EthanFRA-28.83.5 pts · #22
- R1+300 Elo gap
- R4+218 Elo gap
- R5+203 Elo gap