Championnat de France 2025 - Accession Roger Ferry

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94 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Vichy, France. 59 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2409, and top seed was Simon Lamaze (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2468).

Emile Bassini (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2415) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Peio Duboue (7.0) and Simon Lamaze (6.5). Bassini won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Juliette Cornileau (WFM, 2115) beat Thal Abergel (GM, 2415), a +300-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Vichy, France

Dates

16 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMSimon Lamaze2468

Avg top 10

2,409

Participants

Titled players · 59

GM×1

IM×17

FM×22

CM×7

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×10

Federations · 4 represented

🇫🇷France×91

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇲🇨Monaco×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMEmile Bassini
🇫🇷FRA·2415
7.0pts·2562perf+16.4
🥈
IMPeio Duboue
🇫🇷FRA·2435
7.0pts·2522perf+9.8
🥉
IMSimon Lamaze
🇫🇷FRA·2468
6.5pts·2452perf-0.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Duboue7Bassini7Lamaze6.5Rodriguez6.5Vallee6.5Debray6.5

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Peio Duboue held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Bassini takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Peio Duboue drew with IM Emile Bassini (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMPeio Duboue	*	½	—	—
2IMEmile Bassini	½	*	½	—
3IMSimon Lamaze	—	½	*	½
4IMAdrien Rodriguez	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bassini, EmileIM	2415	FRA	+40B	=35N	+29B	+7B	=14N	+9N	=2B	=3B	+12N	7.0	46.5	51.0	39.25	2562	+16.4
2	Duboue, PeioIM	2435	FRA	=45N	+85B	=38N	+43B	+8N	+13B	=1N	+12B	=4N	7.0	44.0	45.5	34.25	2522	+9.8
3	Lamaze, SimonIM	2468	FRA	+87B	=29N	+15B	=13N	+27B	=6N	=5B	=1N	+21B	6.5	46.5	48.0	32.75	2452	-0.7
4	Defromont, BenjaminIM	2405	FRA	=24N	+67B	+35B	−6N	+10B	=21N	+22B	+27N	=2B	6.5	45.5	49.0	33.50	2418	+1.9
5	Rodriguez, AdrienIM	2363	FRA	+47N	+59B	=23N	=16B	+39N	=12B	=3N	+14B	=7N	6.5	44.0	48.0	33.25	2465	+12.3
6	Vallee, LouisFM	2275	FRA	+74B	+51N	=18N	+4B	=12N	=3B	−17B	+34N	+13B	6.5	44.0	47.0	32.75	2495	+53.2
7	Debray, ChristopherIM	2305	FRA	=55N	+93B	+33B	−1N	+36B	=62N	+42B	+17N	=5B	6.5	40.5	40.5	26.50	2390	+10.5
8	Hauchamps, MaximeFM	2339	BEL	+46B	+10N	−12N	+44B	−2B	−34N	+41B	+40N	+27B	6.0	41.5	46.0	29.00	2382	+10.2
9	Bournel, AntoineIM	2410	FRA	F	+90B	+34N	+23B	+28N	−1B	=14N	=11B	+20N	6.0	40.0	40.0	27.25	2471	+6.4
10	Yoganathan, SakithyanFM	2230	FRA	+82N	−8B	+48N	+38B	−4N	−39B	+49N	+62B	+31N	6.0	39.0	41.0	24.00	2338	+52.8
11	Macon, ArthurFM	2333	FRA	=91B	=53N	+61B	=42N	+40B	=27N	+37B	=9N	=15B	6.0	38.0	39.0	26.00	2339	+1.8
12	Fantinel, ThibaultIM	2400	FRA	+71B	+22N	+8B	=14N	=6B	=5N	+34B	−2N	−1B	5.5	48.5	51.5	28.25	2398	+0.2
13	Charmeteau, SvenFM	2349	FRA	=77B	+41N	+58B	=3B	+16N	−2N	=21B	+23B	−6N	5.5	45.0	47.5	26.75	2352	+1.8
14	Dudognon, ThibaultIM	2339	FRA	+60N	+43B	+63N	=12B	=1B	=18N	=9B	−5N	=22B	5.5	44.5	48.0	26.75	2385	+6.1
15	Saya, EthanFM	2270	FRA	=50N	+36B	−3N	+33B	+24N	=28B	=35N	=16B	=11N	5.5	42.5	47.0	27.75	2302	+8.2
16	Arcelin, Gael	2204	FRA	+64B	=30N	+20B	=5N	−13B	=75N	+29B	=15N	=17B	5.5	42.0	45.0	26.75	2391	+45.8
17	Cassam-Chenai, AntoineFM	2355	FRA	+49N	=34B	=44N	=32B	=59N	+47B	+6N	−7B	=16N	5.5	41.5	45.5	27.25	2311	-10.0
18	Decuigniere, TomIM	2371	FRA	+56B	+42N	=6B	−27N	+29B	=14B	=28N	−21N	+36B	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.50	2302	-7.4
19	Hingouet, MatthieuCM	2167	FRA	−30B	=64N	−31N	+70B	+26N	+43B	=24N	+39B	=23N	5.5	39.0	42.0	24.75	2316	+36.8
20	Pourquet, MatthieuFM	2328	FRA	+32N	=44B	−16N	+41B	−34N	+56B	+62B	+35N	−9B	5.5	38.5	42.0	23.75	2299	-6.0
21	Orieux, Etienne	2253	FRA	=61B	+73N	=88B	=37N	+69B	=4B	=13N	+18B	−3N	5.5	38.5	40.0	22.50	2349	+23.4
22	Poghosyan, Alen	2248	ARM	+72N	−12B	−37N	+85B	+60N	+49B	−4N	+28B	=14N	5.5	38.5	40.0	20.75	2300	+26.0
23	Zienkiewicz, JanFM	2257	FRA	+86B	+83N	=5B	−9N	=37B	+63N	+30B	−13N	=19B	5.5	38.5	40.0	20.25	2290	+9.4
24	Breuil, VirgileFM	2221	FRA	=4B	−88N	+74B	+64N	−15B	+58N	=19B	=42N	+35B	5.5	37.0	38.5	23.25	2344	+30.0
25	Genzling, AlainIM	2362	FRA	=41B	+77N	−27B	−40N	=53N	+67B	=45N	+44B	+32N	5.5	35.5	38.0	22.00	2283	-9.1
26	Ernst, LucaFM	2261	FRA	−28B	=74N	−36B	+93N	−19B	+77N	+53B	+56N	+34B	5.5	33.0	33.0	16.50	2255	-1.0
27	Robert, YoannCM	2169	FRA	=80N	+54B	+25N	+18B	−3N	=11B	+39N	−4B	−8N	5.0	44.5	47.0	23.75	2393	+51.8
28	Cornileau, JulietteWFM	2115	FRA	+26N	=38B	+30B	+88N	−9B	=15N	=18B	−22N	=52B	5.0	42.0	43.5	22.00	2349	+54.0
29	Pillard, Valentin	2253	FRA	+48N	=3B	−1N	+78B	−18N	+50B	−16N	=47B	+62N	5.0	41.5	44.0	20.50	2258	+1.2
30	Ratier-Fontana, MatteoCM	2280	FRA	+19N	=16B	−28N	+53B	+45N	=35B	−23N	−32B	+67N	5.0	39.5	43.0	22.50	2242	-19.2
31	Boumrar, AyradFM	2272	FRA	=58B	−33N	+19B	−36N	+77B	=41N	+46B	+37N	−10B	5.0	38.5	41.0	21.25	2217	-28.0
32	Meunier-Pion, JeanCM	2195	FRA	−20B	+84N	+75B	=17N	=54B	−42N	+65B	+30N	−25B	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.25	2308	+27.4
33	Arzur, MaiaWFM	2118	FRA	F	+31B	−7N	−15N	=80B	=57N	+64B	+51N	+54B	5.0	35.5	35.5	20.25	2378	+109.6
34	Domenech, Vianney	2229	FRA	+84B	=17N	−9B	+89N	+20B	+8B	−12N	−6B	−26N	4.5	42.5	44.0	17.75	2305	+18.8
35	Lesueur, GabrielFM	2250	FRA	+69B	=1B	−4N	+58N	+79B	=30N	=15B	−20B	−24N	4.5	42.0	44.5	18.25	2282	+7.8
36	Bernard, InesWFM	2150	FRA	=39B	−15N	+26N	+31B	−7N	=45B	=38N	+59B	−18N	4.5	41.5	45.5	21.25	2275	+60.8
37	Malassagne, IsabelleWFM	2134	FRA	−38N	+57N	+22B	=21B	=23N	+59B	−11N	−31B	=45N	4.5	40.5	44.5	21.25	2261	+30.4
38	De Carvalho Massabo, Raphael	2264	FRA	+37B	=28N	=2B	−10N	=56B	=46N	=36B	+63N	F	4.5	40.0	43.5	20.50	2241	-8.8
39	Muller, Anthony	2275	FRA	=36N	=55B	+60N	+63B	−5B	+10N	−27B	−19N	=46B	4.5	40.0	43.5	20.00	2197	-19.0
40	Garde, GuillaumeFM	2222	FRA	−1N	+72B	=78N	+25B	−11N	=48B	+79N	−8B	=50N	4.5	39.0	41.5	16.75	2237	+7.6
41	Lissillour, BaptisteFM	2207	FRA	=25N	−13B	+82N	−20N	+61B	=31B	−8N	=43B	+76N	4.5	39.0	41.0	16.50	2258	+12.6
42	Vu Dinh, AdrienFM	2236	FRA	+62N	−18B	+85N	=11B	=81N	+32B	−7N	=24B	F	4.5	39.0	40.5	17.00	2279	+20.8
43	Maugenest, Ghislain	2228	FRA	+78B	−14N	+66B	−2N	=46B	−19N	=61B	=41N	+63B	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.00	2177	-12.0
44	Delaplace, Mathias	2219	FRA	+79B	=20N	=17B	−8N	−63B	=53N	+69B	−25N	+66B	4.5	36.5	39.0	16.50	2245	+12.8
45	Ringuet, NoeFM	2222	FRA	=2B	=66N	+83B	=79N	−30B	=36N	=25B	=54N	=37B	4.5	36.5	38.5	17.75	2233	+2.6
46	Negre, EmilieWFM	2205	FRA	−8N	=70B	=54N	+92B	=43N	=38B	−31N	+60B	=39N	4.5	35.5	36.5	15.25	2235	+15.6
47	Dubourg, Pierrick	2208	FRA	−5B	+86N	−79B	+73N	+57B	−17N	=54B	=29N	=48B	4.5	35.0	36.5	15.25	2247	+9.4
48	Bedhouche, Rayan	2090	FRA	−29B	+87N	−10B	+51N	=89B	=40N	=52B	=57N	=47N	4.5	34.5	36.0	15.50	2249	+75.6
49	Muller, Etienne	2207	FRA	−17B	−69N	+94B	+66N	+65B	−22N	−10B	=61N	+64B	4.5	34.5	34.5	12.50	2189	-4.2
50	Nicot, ValentinCM	2140	FRA	=15B	−79N	=56B	=75N	+64B	−29N	=57B	+71N	=40B	4.5	32.5	35.0	17.00	2270	+61.6
51	Trabet, Nicolas	2229	FRA	+70N	−6B	−62N	−48B	+85N	+82B	=55N	−33B	+78N	4.5	31.0	32.5	11.00	2089	-32.8
52	Bosc, SeraphinaWIM	2238	FRA	F	F	F	=82B	+86N	+66B	=48N	+55B	=28N	4.5	20.5	20.5	14.75	2284	+6.6
53	Derige Kane, YanCM	2194	FRA	=54N	=11B	=81N	−30N	=25B	=44B	−26N	+73B	=57N	4.0	37.5	40.0	16.25	2230	+9.0
54	Plaidit, HugoFM	2312	FRA	=53B	−27N	=46B	+91N	=32N	=55B	=47N	=45B	−33N	4.0	36.5	37.5	14.25	2145	-40.0
55	Adrian, Leopold	2179	FRA	=7B	=39N	−65B	=80N	+76B	=54N	=51B	−52N	=56B	4.0	34.5	37.0	16.00	2228	+12.6
56	Mendoza, Mael	2210	FRA	−18N	=82B	=50N	+84B	=38N	−20N	+76B	−26B	=55N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.50	2167	-19.2
57	Pozzi, Gaetan	2261	FRA	−63N	−37B	+68N	+86B	−47N	=33B	=50N	=48B	=53B	4.0	34.0	35.5	14.00	2092	-80.8
58	Carpentier, Pierre	2143	FRA	=31N	+80B	−13N	−35B	+90N	−24B	−60N	+83B	=59N	4.0	33.0	34.0	10.00	2180	+9.6
59	Jackson, Thomas	2236	FRA	+94B	−5N	+91B	=69N	=17B	−37N	=63B	−36N	=58B	4.0	32.5	32.5	9.00	2134	-24.4
60	Bitbol-Delaveyne, Maelan	2206	FRA	−14B	+94N	−39B	+83N	−22B	−74N	+58B	−46N	+71B	4.0	32.0	32.0	9.00	2137	-15.6
61	Orfila, Kristofer	2091	FRA	=21N	=92B	−11N	=90B	−41N	+86B	=43N	=49B	=65N	4.0	31.0	32.0	11.50	2181	+41.4
62	Courjal, Pauline	2048	FRA	−42B	+71N	+51B	+65N	F	=7B	−20N	−10N	−29B	3.5	38.5	38.5	14.25	2214	+32.8
63	Durand-Benmoussa, Roman	2107	FRA	+57B	+75N	−14B	−39N	+44N	−23B	=59N	−38B	−43N	3.5	37.0	40.0	13.50	2180	+32.8
64	Bujisho, BenjaminIM	2334	FRA	−16N	=19B	+93N	−24B	−50N	+73B	−33N	+70B	−49N	3.5	36.5	36.5	8.75	2065	-31.7
65	Nottola, AdrienFM	2256	FRA	−85N	+68B	+55N	−62B	−49N	+72B	−32N	−67B	=61B	3.5	31.0	32.5	12.50	2054	-49.4
66	Le Geay, JoachimFM	2048	FRA	=92N	=45B	−43N	−49B	+71B	−52N	=73N	+82B	−44N	3.5	30.5	31.5	9.25	2107	+26.8
67	Monpeurt, CyrielleWFM	2189	FRA	F	−4N	−89B	=74N	+83B	−25N	+72B	+65N	−30B	3.5	30.0	30.0	10.00	2194	0.0
68	Verneuil, Pascal	2124	FRA	−75B	−65N	−57B	−87N	+70N	=83B	+84N	−78B	+86N	3.5	21.5	23.0	7.50	2038	-21.6
69	Villeneuve, Robin	2082	FRA	−35N	+49B	+92N	=59B	−21N	−80B	−44N	−76B	=70N	3.0	31.5	32.5	9.00	2098	+6.4
70	Alfano, EmilieWFM	1991	FRA	−51B	=46N	−77B	−19N	−68B	+93B	+85N	−64N	=69B	3.0	28.5	28.5	5.25	2052	+24.4
71	Hutois, MickaelFM	2220	FRA	−12N	−62B	−72N	+94B	−66N	+84B	+82N	−50B	−60N	3.0	28.0	28.0	4.00	1985	-56.2
72	Bigonnet, Jean-Michel	2076	FRA	−22B	−40N	+71B	−76N	+87B	−65N	−67N	=86B	=83N	3.0	26.5	28.0	6.25	2072	-1.4
73	Richard, EmmaWFM	2102	FRA	F	−21B	=90N	−47B	+92N	−64N	=66B	−53N	+77B	3.0	25.5	25.5	5.75	2124	+2.4
74	Kolodziejczyk, BorisCM	2155	FRA	−6N	=26B	−24N	=67B	+84N	+60B	—	—	—	3.0	25.0	27.0	10.50	2191	+12.0
75	Eveno, Nathan	2264	FRA	+68N	−63B	−32N	=50B	+78N	=16B	—	—	—	3.0	22.0	24.5	11.00	2127	-21.6
76	Navrotescu, AndreeaWGM	2335	FRA	F	F	F	+72B	−55N	+78B	−56N	+69N	−41B	3.0	21.0	21.0	8.50	2124	-31.2
77	Stoll, Lucia	2207	FRA	=13N	−25B	+70N	−81B	−31N	−26B	−83N	+85B	−73N	2.5	32.0	33.5	7.25	2027	-85.2
78	Bellahcene, Sofia	1991	FRA	−43N	F	=40B	−29N	−75B	−76N	+87B	+68N	−51B	2.5	29.5	29.5	7.25	2094	+17.8
79	Brochet, PhilippeIM	2392	FRA	−44N	+50B	+47N	=45B	−35N	F	−40B	—	—	2.5	27.0	27.0	11.25	2153	-19.1
80	Villegas, PierreIM	2283	MNC	=27B	−58N	F	=55B	=33N	+69N	—	—	—	2.5	21.0	21.0	10.00	2138	-19.4
81	Lucas, ArthurIM	2323	FRA	F	=91N	=53B	+77N	=42B	—	—	—	—	2.5	12.0	12.0	7.25	2305	-1.1
82	Kassab, Chadi	2019	FRA	−10B	=56N	−41B	=52N	+91B	−51N	−71B	−66N	−84N	2.0	32.0	33.0	5.25	1956	-27.2
83	Lauferon, Augustin	1981	FRA	F	−23B	−45N	−60B	−67N	=68N	+77B	−58N	=72B	2.0	30.5	30.5	5.75	1985	0.0
84	Mence, ElineWFM	1994	FRA	−34N	−32B	F	−56N	−74B	−71N	−68B	+87N	+82B	2.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	1979	-6.8
85	Cresswell, Patrick	2095	FRA	+65B	−2N	−42B	−22N	−51B	=87N	−70B	−77N	F	1.5	32.0	32.0	4.25	1977	-23.2
86	Oungre, Laurent	2097	FRA	−23N	−47B	+87B	−57N	−52B	−61N	F	=72N	−68B	1.5	30.5	30.5	3.00	1934	-31.2
87	Dieu, BrunoFM	2223	FRA	−3N	−48B	−86N	+68B	−72N	=85B	−78N	−84B	—	1.5	23.5	25.0	4.25	1866	-72.8
88	Abergel, ThalGM	2415	FRA	F	+24B	=21N	−28B	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	16.0	16.0	8.25	2196	-8.1
89	Mathieu, PhileasIM	2379	FRA	F	F	+67N	−34B	=48N	—	—	—	—	1.5	12.5	12.5	5.75	2169	-7.9
90	Alexieva, SilviaIM	2209	FRA	F	−9N	=73B	=61N	−58B	—	—	—	—	1.0	17.0	17.0	3.50	1994	-11.3
91	Kollar, Romain	2203	FRA	=11N	=81B	−59N	−54B	−82N	—	—	—	—	1.0	16.5	18.5	4.25	2005	-24.0
92	Gibaud, Elian	2230	FRA	=66B	=61N	−69B	−46N	−73B	—	—	—	—	1.0	15.0	18.0	3.75	1866	-93.2
93	Blanquet, CamilleWFM	2151	FRA	F	−7N	−64B	−26B	F	−70N	—	—	—	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	1423	-32.2
94	Moracchini, Margaux	2057	FRA	−59N	−60B	−49N	−71N	F	—	—	—	—	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1417	-23.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Arzur, MaiaWFMFRA
+109.6
5.0 pts · #30
2Bedhouche, RayanFRA
+75.6
4.5 pts · #43
3Nicot, ValentinCMFRA
+61.6
4.5 pts · #50

Top rating losers

1Gibaud, ElianFRA
-93.2
1.0 pts · #90
2Stoll, LuciaFRA
-85.2
2.5 pts · #81
3Pozzi, GaetanFRA
-80.8
4.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R4+300 Elo gap
WFMCornileau, Juliette2115 beat GMAbergel, Thal2415
R7+232 Elo gap
Bellahcene, Sofia1991 beat FMDieu, Bruno2223
R8+229 Elo gap
WFMMence, Eline1994 beat FMDieu, Bruno2223