26eme Open A de Meximieux (-2400)

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35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Meximieux, France. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2093, and top seed was Phileas Mathieu (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2354).

Phileas Mathieu (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2354) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Cecile Haussernot (5.5) and Noa Talon (5.0). Mathieu won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Clarence Bernard (1828) beat Ethan Saya (FM, 2262), a +434-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Meximieux, France

Dates

07 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMPhileas Mathieu2354

Avg top 10

2,093

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×1

FM×2

WIM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇫🇷France×33

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇵🇹Portugal×1

Top 3

🥇
IMPhileas Mathieu
🇫🇷FRA·2354
6.0pts·2395perf+4.1
🥈
WIMCecile Haussernot
🇫🇷FRA·2174
5.5pts·2223perf+12.6
🥉
Noa Talon
🇫🇷FRA·1988
5.0pts·2109perf+43.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Phileas Mathieu led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Mathieu6Haussernot5.5Talon5Goncalves5Pizon5Saya4.5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Phileas Mathieu held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Phileas Mathieu beat WIM Cecile Haussernot (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM Phileas Mathieu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMPhileas Mathieu	*	1	½	—
2WIMCecile Haussernot	0	*	½	—
3Noa Talon	½	½	*	—
4Laurent Goncalves	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mathieu, PhileasIM	2354	FRA	+11B	+8N	+2B	=6N	+10B	+7N	=3B	6.0	27.5	31.5	26.75	2395	+4.1
2	Haussernot, CecileWIM	2174	FRA	+32N	+14B	−1N	+17B	+9N	=3B	+6B	5.5	27.0	28.0	19.50	2223	+12.6
3	Talon, Noa	1988	FRA	+21B	=4N	+16B	=9N	+8B	=2N	=1N	5.0	28.0	31.0	20.75	2109	+43.6
4	Pizon, Edwin	1832	FRA	+33N	=3B	+13N	−7B	+22N	=5B	+16N	5.0	25.0	26.0	16.50	2031	+71.2
5	Goncalves, Laurent	2022	FRA	+23N	+18B	−6B	=16N	+21B	=4N	+8B	5.0	23.5	26.5	17.75	2032	+4.4
6	Brailly-Vignal, BastienFM	2314	FRA	+28N	+31B	+5N	=1B	−7N	+12B	−2N	4.5	27.5	28.5	15.50	2207	-6.7
7	Saya, EthanFM	2262	FRA	+30B	+10N	=9B	+4N	+6B	−1B	−19N	4.5	27.0	28.5	17.00	2102	-17.8
8	Ouardi, Imad	1933	FRA	+26N	−1B	+15N	+14B	−3N	+9B	−5N	4.0	28.0	31.0	15.00	1968	+11.6
9	Gauthier, Esteban	1819	FRA	+29N	+20B	=7N	=3B	−2B	−8N	+27B	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.25	1932	+28.4
10	Pechoux-Martinez, Lisandro	1886	FRA	+24N	−7B	+35N	+19B	−1N	=13B	=11N	4.0	25.0	25.0	10.50	1916	+8.8
11	Manouvel, MaelysWCM	1758	FRA	−1N	+24B	−12N	+35B	=17N	+22B	=10B	4.0	23.5	23.5	9.75	1875	+39.2
12	Grandy, Aurelien	2098	FRA	+15B	−16N	+11B	−21N	+18B	−6N	+25B	4.0	22.5	25.5	14.50	1881	-30.4
13	Daoudi, Aarone	1761	FRA	=20N	+28B	−4B	+27N	=16B	=10N	=15B	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.50	1843	+28.8
14	Adjemian, Tigran	1844	FRA	+34B	−2N	+25B	−8N	=15B	=27N	+24B	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.25	1837	-1.6
15	Maillet, Patrice	1727	FRA	−12N	+33B	−8B	+34N	=14N	+20B	=13N	4.0	20.5	21.5	9.50	1816	+12.2
16	Benyahia, Ali	1845	FRA	+22N	+12B	−3N	=5B	=13N	=17B	−4B	3.5	26.5	29.5	13.25	1886	+7.0
17	Carvalho, Noe	1856	POR	+27B	F	=19N	−2N	=11B	=16N	+21B	3.5	22.0	22.0	11.00	1887	+9.2
18	Roibet, Pierre	1771	FRA	+35B	−5N	−27B	+25N	−12N	+23B	=29N	3.5	20.0	20.0	7.25	1753	-4.2
19	Bernard, Clarence	1828	FRA	F	F	=17B	−10N	+24B	+21N	+7B	3.5	18.0	18.0	12.25	2018	+46.8
20	Bouvier, Antoine	0	FRA	=13B	−9N	+30B	−22B	+31N	−15N	+32B	3.5	17.5	18.5	5.50	1762	0.0
21	Batt, Meloe	1699	FRA	−3N	+29B	+31N	+12B	−5N	−19B	−17N	3.0	23.5	24.5	7.50	1850	+23.0
22	Bouvier, Martin	1641	FRA	−16B	=30N	+34B	+20N	−4B	−11N	=28B	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.50	1639	-0.8
23	Nguyen, Edouard	1726	FRA	−5B	−27N	+33B	=29N	=26B	−18N	+30N	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.25	1683	-19.2
24	Majewski, Theo	1678	FRA	−10B	−11N	+32N	+31B	−19N	+34B	−14N	3.0	17.5	18.5	3.00	1749	+12.2
25	Pawar, Paarth	1686	FRA	−31N	+32B	−14N	−18B	+33N	+28B	−12N	3.0	16.0	17.0	4.50	1768	+22.8
26	Batt, Simeo	1688	FRA	−8B	−34N	=28N	+32B	=23N	−29B	+35N	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.75	1643	-9.0
27	Richard, Maxime	1671	FRA	−17N	+23B	+18N	−13B	F	=14B	−9N	2.5	22.0	22.0	8.50	1739	+10.2
28	Zakrevskyi, Alex	1757	FRA	−6B	−13N	=26B	+30N	=29B	−25N	=22N	2.5	20.0	21.5	5.75	1654	-45.6
29	Soubeyrand, Mathis	1606	FRA	−9B	−21N	F	=23B	=28N	+26N	=18B	2.5	19.0	19.0	7.50	1686	+11.8
30	Curnillon, Franck	1750	FRA	−7N	=22B	−20N	−28B	+35N	−33B	−23B	1.5	17.5	17.5	1.50	1533	-35.6
31	Darcet, Bruno	1901	FRA	+25B	−6N	−21B	−24N	−20B	F	F	1.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	1649	-27.8
32	Pietrac, Nicolas	1735	FRA	−2B	−25N	−24B	−26N	F	+35B	−20N	1.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	1490	-32.4
33	Savchenko, Iryna	1623	UKR	−4B	−15N	−23N	F	−25B	+30N	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	1505	-27.6
34	De Chasteigner, Cedric	1639	FRA	−14N	+26B	−22N	−15B	F	−24N	—	1.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1476	-40.0
35	Contant, Nathan	1458	FRA	−18N	F	−10B	−11N	−30B	−32N	−26B	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	961	-18.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pizon, EdwinFRA
+71.2
5.0 pts · #5
2Bernard, ClarenceFRA
+46.8
3.5 pts · #15
3Talon, NoaFRA
+43.6
5.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Zakrevskyi, AlexFRA
-45.6
2.5 pts · #27
2De Chasteigner, CedricFRA
-40.0
1.0 pts · #34
3Curnillon, FranckFRA
-35.6
1.5 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R7+434 Elo gap
Bernard, Clarence1828 beat FMSaya, Ethan2262
R4+399 Elo gap
Batt, Meloe1699 beat Grandy, Aurelien2098
R2+253 Elo gap
Benyahia, Ali1845 beat Grandy, Aurelien2098