Open des fleurs de Grasse 2025 tournoi B (-1600 Elo)
19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Grasse, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1342, and top seed was Marian Munteanu (🇫🇷 FRA, 1592).
Mark Karsanov (🇫🇷 FRA, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Mete Balzarotti (5.0) and Antonin Demarque Zarrouk (4.0). Karsanov shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Felix Etievant (1427) beat Marian Munteanu (1592), a +165-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Karsanov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
Mark Karsanov drew with Mete Balzarotti (White).
Mark Karsanov won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark Karsanov | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mete Balzarotti | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Antonin Demarque Zarrouk | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Achille Cops | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karsanov, Mark | 0 | FRA | =7B | +5N | +9B | +6N | =2B | +3N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 19.25 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Balzarotti, Mete | 1465 | FRA | +18B | =3N | +7B | +8B | =1N | +6B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 15.00 | 1755 | +41.2 |
| 3 | Demarque Zarrouk, Antonin | 1560 | FRA | +15N | =2B | =16N | +14B | +4N | −1B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1621 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Munteanu, Marian | 1592 | FRA | +5B | −6N | +13B | +11N | −3B | +7N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1357 | -37.6 |
| 5 | Cops, Achille | 0 | FRA | −4N | −1B | +19N | +15N | +?B | +10B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Etievant, Felix | 1427 | FRA | +14N | +4B | =8N | −1B | +9B | −2N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 1644 | +34.8 |
| 7 | Hua, Leo Bao Tuan | 1456 | FRA | =1N | +13B | −2N | +12B | +8N | −4B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1381 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Munteanu, Matei | 0 | FRA | +12N | +10B | =6B | −2N | −7B | +13N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Wu, Xuanchi | 1489 | FRA | +11N | =16B | −1N | +10B | −6N | +14B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1469 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Balmelle De Vibraye, Aloise | 1554 | FRA | +17B | −8N | +15B | −9N | +11B | −5N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 688 | -24.0 |
| 11 | Falco, Gianni | 0 | FRA | −9B | +?N | +12N | −4B | −10N | +?B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Duchatel, Sebastien | 1455 | FRA | −8B | +18N | −11B | −7N | +17N | +15B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 659 | -9.8 |
| 13 | Millot, Philippe | 0 | FRA | +?B | −7N | −4N | +17B | =14N | −8B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Perini, Elio | 0 | FRA | −6B | +17N | +18B | −3N | =13B | −9N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Benedetti, Valentin | 0 | FRA | −3B | +19N | −10N | −5B | +?N | −12N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Aillet, Akira | 1420 | FRA | +19B | =9N | =3B | — | — | — | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1524 | +11.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 544063229 | 0 | — | −10N | −14B | +?N | −13N | −12B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 544090528 | 0 | — | −2N | −12B | −14N | −?B | F | −?N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 544090536 | 0 | — | −16N | −15B | −5B | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 620 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Balzarotti, MeteFRA+41.25.0 pts · #3
- 2Etievant, FelixFRA+34.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Aillet, AkiraFRA+11.22.0 pts · #10
- 1Munteanu, MarianFRA-37.64.0 pts · #8
- 2Balmelle De Vibraye, AloiseFRA-24.03.0 pts · #13
- 3Hua, Leo Bao TuanFRA-12.43.5 pts · #11
- R2+165 Elo gap