Championnat de France 2025 - Veterans

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107 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Vichy, France. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2133, and top seed was Anthony C. Kosten (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2368).

Anthony C. Kosten (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2368) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nikolay A Legky (7.5) and Louis Roos (7.0). Kosten won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Martine Dubois (WIM, 1845) beat Jean-Luc Roos (IM, 2206), a +361-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

🇬🇧GMAnthony C. Kosten2368

Avg top 10

2,133

Participants

107

Titled players · 7

GM×2

IM×2

FM×2

WIM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇫🇷France×102

🇲🇨Monaco×2

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
GMAnthony C. Kosten
🇬🇧ENG·2368
8.0pts·2411perf+4.7
🥈
GMNikolay A Legky
🇫🇷FRA·2302
7.5pts·2323perf+5.3
🥉
IMLouis Roos
🇫🇷FRA·2286
7.0pts·2242perf-1.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Anthony C. Kosten led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kosten8Legky7.5Roos7Corgeron6.5Spillane6.5Wauters6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Anthony C. Kosten held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Anthony C. Kosten drew with GM Nikolay A Legky (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Anthony C. Kosten 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)IM Louis Roos 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAnthony C. Kosten	*	½	½	1
2GMNikolay A Legky	½	*	½	—
3IMLouis Roos	½	½	*	½
4Jean-Luc Corgeron	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kosten, Anthony C.GM	2368	ENG	+70B	+30N	+17B	+10N	=2B	=3N	+9B	+4N	+5B	8.0	50.5	54.5	47.25	2411	+4.7
2	Legky, Nikolay AGM	2302	FRA	+50N	+45B	=6N	+5B	=1N	+8B	+47N	=3B	+11B	7.5	49.5	54.0	43.25	2323	+5.3
3	Roos, LouisIM	2286	FRA	+39B	=43N	+34B	+16N	+7B	=1B	+6N	=2N	=9B	7.0	50.5	55.0	41.75	2242	-1.0
4	Weill, RolandFM	2057	FRA	+36B	+14N	+12B	=8N	=9B	=19N	+16B	−1B	+18N	6.5	49.5	54.5	37.25	2088	+9.6
5	Spillane, Anthony	1903	FRA	=38B	+41N	+20B	−2N	+90B	+14N	+10B	+7B	−1N	6.5	49.5	52.5	34.50	2070	+37.2
6	Wauters, Alain	2009	FRA	+58B	+49N	=2B	+15N	+18B	=10N	−3B	=47N	+16B	6.5	46.0	50.0	34.00	2111	+25.0
7	Ricter, Jean-Paul	1981	FRA	+27B	=20N	+44B	+43N	−3N	+18B	+15B	−5N	+19B	6.5	45.5	50.0	33.75	2030	+12.2
8	Lebret, Jean-Michel	1970	FRA	+66B	+80N	+11B	=4B	=79N	−2N	+19B	+13N	=10B	6.5	45.5	49.0	33.25	2157	+45.2
9	Corgeron, Jean-Luc	1970	FRA	=86N	+64B	+32N	+46B	=4N	+79B	−1N	+31B	=3N	6.5	44.0	47.5	31.00	2121	+35.4
10	Buchy, Daniel	2018	FRA	+67N	+35B	+33N	−1B	+23N	=6B	−5N	+24B	=8N	6.0	48.5	52.5	31.50	2030	+3.6
11	Roos, Jean-LucIM	2206	FRA	+61N	+57B	−8N	+35B	−47N	+20N	+14B	+12B	−2N	6.0	45.0	49.0	30.50	2023	-15.0
12	Germes, Alain	1936	FRA	+63N	+69B	−4N	+26B	=45N	+30B	=13B	−11N	+15B	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	2004	+16.6
13	Brongers, Henk	2042	FRA	+29N	+77B	−18N	=57B	+32N	+33B	=12N	−8B	+31N	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.50	1949	-18.0
14	Maruejols, Claude	1760	FRA	+74N	−4B	+52N	+48B	+31N	−5B	−11N	+63B	+33N	6.0	42.0	46.0	27.00	1943	+40.6
15	Basinski, Roger	1892	FRA	+56N	=21B	+53N	−6B	+49N	+22B	−7N	+50B	−12N	5.5	43.5	48.0	26.25	1857	-5.4
16	Hileyan, Michel	1908	FRA	+76N	=53B	+21N	−3B	+57N	+45B	−4N	+35B	−6N	5.5	43.5	47.5	25.25	1935	+6.6
17	Pivard, Jean-Louis	2006	FRA	+52N	+26B	−1N	+80B	+25N	−47B	=35N	=33B	=22N	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.75	1895	-21.6
18	Van Maele, Richard	1833	FRA	+99B	+72N	+13B	=79B	−6N	−7N	+20B	+45N	−4B	5.5	43.5	46.0	24.50	1961	+30.8
19	Maiffret, Patrick	1867	MNC	=64N	+86B	=82N	+60B	+40N	=4B	−8N	+21B	−7N	5.5	41.5	45.0	25.00	1899	+7.2
20	Denis, Bruno	1738	FRA	+103N	=7B	−5N	+56B	+59N	−11B	−18N	+65B	+51N	5.5	41.5	43.0	21.75	1898	+32.4
21	Colandrea, Sauveur	1698	FRA	+107B	=15N	−16B	+44N	=34B	=24N	+54B	−19N	+46B	5.5	40.5	40.5	21.50	1885	+40.4
22	Marival, Fred	1579	FRA	=32N	+28B	=59N	=30B	+43B	−15N	=44B	+49N	=17B	5.5	40.0	44.0	26.50	1909	+75.8
23	Simon, Christian	1834	FRA	+78N	=82B	=48N	+61B	−10B	=37N	=49B	+39N	=26B	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.50	1825	-2.2
24	Furgoni, Jean-Luc	1817	FRA	+73N	+65B	−79N	−40B	+52N	=21B	+61N	−10N	+53B	5.5	37.5	41.5	23.75	1821	+2.2
25	Oliveres, Didier	1801	FRA	−48N	+71B	+67N	+82B	−17B	=36N	=40B	+72N	=34B	5.5	37.0	40.5	23.00	1764	-14.4
26	De Muyser, Xavier	1741	FRA	+93B	−17N	+95B	−12N	+66B	+58N	−31N	+59B	=23N	5.5	37.0	40.0	20.75	1866	+30.2
27	Secher, Daniel	1679	FRA	−7N	+91B	−57N	+74B	−35N	+94B	=34B	+60N	+44B	5.5	36.0	39.0	21.00	1803	+29.8
28	George, Jean-luc	1815	FRA	=62B	−22N	−81B	+83N	+70B	+84N	=37B	=36N	+50B	5.5	35.0	38.5	22.50	1725	-19.8
29	Lombardo, Patrick	1690	FRA	−13B	+83N	−30B	−85N	+101B	+81N	+89B	=44N	+43B	5.5	33.5	35.5	18.75	1769	+18.0
30	Daugeat, Pascal	1802	FRA	+81B	−1B	+29N	=22N	+62B	−12N	=36B	=37N	=38B	5.0	44.0	47.5	23.25	1786	-6.0
31	Calvin, Yves	1892	FRA	+84B	=55N	=60B	+37N	−14B	+39N	+26B	−9N	−13B	5.0	42.5	46.0	23.25	1820	-16.6
32	Barbe, Luc	1771	FRA	=22B	+62N	−9B	+41N	−13B	=42N	=38B	+58N	=37B	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.25	1766	-2.2
33	Gauer, Jacques	1820	FRA	+75B	+104N	−10B	=36N	+38B	−13N	+60B	=17N	−14B	5.0	41.5	42.0	18.75	1814	-1.8
34	Lafeuille, Bernard	1826	FRA	+71N	=48B	−3N	+53B	=21N	−50B	=27N	+61B	=25N	5.0	41.0	45.0	23.00	1791	-10.4
35	Violeau, Jean-Luc	1746	FRA	+98B	−10N	+84B	−11N	+27B	+67N	=17B	−16N	=36B	5.0	41.0	43.5	20.75	1855	+22.4
36	Dubreuil, Remy	1690	FRA	−4N	+94B	+107N	=33B	=46N	=25B	=30N	=28B	=35N	5.0	40.0	40.0	18.25	1811	+24.2
37	Daniel, Jean-Claude	1704	FRA	+102N	=46B	=47N	−31B	+87N	=23B	=28N	=30B	=32N	5.0	38.5	40.5	20.50	1787	+18.2
38	Crouzet, Bernard	1653	FRA	=5N	=68B	+77N	=51B	−33N	=59B	=32N	+57B	=30N	5.0	38.0	42.0	22.50	1869	+50.4
39	Meyssonnier, Patrick	1695	FRA	−3N	+89B	+87N	−47B	+48N	−31B	+62N	−23B	+63N	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.00	1780	+18.0
40	Benbellil, Rabah	1685	FRA	−79N	+74B	+68N	+24N	−19B	=46B	=25N	−51B	+73N	5.0	37.5	41.5	22.50	1857	+38.8
41	Heckly, Jean-louis	1637	FRA	=68N	−5B	+86N	−32B	=69N	−51B	+91N	+90B	+80N	5.0	34.0	37.0	17.00	1799	+38.8
42	Auque, Bernard	1637	FRA	=47B	−44N	=92B	+104N	F	=32B	+90N	=43N	+45B	5.0	29.5	29.5	16.50	1848	+34.4
43	Andrieu, Philippe	1774	FRA	+94N	=3B	+51N	−7B	−22N	=63B	+66N	=42B	−29N	4.5	42.0	45.0	19.50	1765	-4.4
44	Graziani, Jacques	1806	FRA	=106N	+42B	−7N	−21B	+56N	+80B	=22N	=29B	−27N	4.5	41.5	42.0	18.75	1694	-26.8
45	Battesti, Leo	1792	FRA	+89B	−2N	+58B	+81N	=12B	−16N	+65N	−18B	−42N	4.5	41.0	44.0	17.50	1771	-6.4
46	Beaufils, Philippe	1869	FRA	+95B	=37N	+55B	−9N	=36B	=40N	=50N	=53B	−21N	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.50	1723	-34.2
47	Dubois, MartineWIM	1845	MNC	=42N	F	=37B	+39N	+11B	+17N	−2B	=6B	—	4.5	40.5	41.0	24.75	2031	+31.8
48	Lemoine, Jean-Pierre	1612	FRA	+25B	=34N	=23B	−14N	−39B	=52B	=69N	+66B	=55N	4.5	40.0	44.0	21.25	1743	+30.6
49	Labbe, Georges	1743	FRA	+91N	−6B	=56N	+64B	−15B	+68N	=23N	−22B	=52N	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.25	1738	-2.0
50	Raggini, Bernard	1697	FRA	−2B	−81N	+97B	+89N	+85B	+34N	=46B	−15N	−28N	4.5	38.0	41.0	16.75	1759	+12.2
51	Desportes, Gerard	1911	FRA	+88B	=60N	−43B	=38N	−67B	+41N	=58B	+40N	−20B	4.5	37.0	40.5	20.00	1692	-49.8
52	Delbos, Jean-Louis	1681	FRA	−17B	+93N	−14B	+96N	−24B	=48N	+85B	=54N	=49B	4.5	37.0	40.0	16.25	1677	-2.8
53	Quiniou, Jean	1707	FRA	+105B	=16N	−15B	−34N	+99B	=90N	+75B	=46N	−24N	4.5	35.5	36.0	13.50	1747	+7.4
54	Girard, Jean Pierre	1747	FRA	−65N	+75B	=63N	=66B	+82N	=61B	−21N	=52B	=56N	4.5	34.5	38.0	18.00	1610	-60.8
55	Berne, Christian	1708	FRA	+96N	=31B	−46N	−65B	=64N	+73B	−63N	+62B	=48B	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.75	1640	-15.8
56	Le Guillou, Francois	1652	FRA	−15B	+105N	=49B	−20N	−44B	=101N	+97B	+89N	=54B	4.5	32.5	33.0	12.00	1649	-1.4
57	Costa, Jean-Yves	1756	FRA	+85B	−11N	+27B	=13N	−16B	=62N	−72B	−38N	+95B	4.0	39.5	42.5	17.00	1724	-10.8
58	Gaudissard, Dominique	1682	FRA	−6N	+97B	−45N	+73B	+77N	−26B	=51N	−32B	=71N	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.25	1710	+5.4
59	Lamouille, Patrick	1888	FRA	−82N	+78B	=22B	+70N	−20B	=38N	F	−26N	+72B	4.0	37.5	41.0	17.25	1718	-28.8
60	Clement, Herve	1718	FRA	+87N	=51B	=31N	−19N	+72B	=65B	−33N	−27B	=64N	4.0	37.5	41.0	16.25	1675	-10.0
61	Camus, Alain	1692	FRA	−11B	+85N	+104B	−23N	+81B	=54N	−24B	−34N	=75B	4.0	37.5	38.0	11.75	1677	-6.8
62	Trzaskos, Dominique	1618	FRA	=28N	−32B	+76N	+69B	−30N	=57B	−39B	−55N	+92B	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.75	1651	+5.0
63	Rosenfeld, Imre	1665	FRA	−12B	+100N	=54B	−90N	+92B	=43N	+55B	−14N	−39B	4.0	36.5	39.0	14.50	1644	-6.2
64	Carteron, Pierre	1643	FRA	=19B	−9N	+101B	−49N	=55B	=85N	=68B	=74N	=60B	4.0	36.5	38.5	14.75	1670	+5.2
65	Gelibter, Marc	1538	FRA	+54B	−24N	=70B	+55N	F	=60N	−45B	−20N	+84B	4.0	36.0	36.0	16.50	1734	+40.2
66	Cairo, Serge	1674	FRA	−8N	+103B	=90B	=54N	−26N	+74B	−43B	−48N	+89B	4.0	35.5	37.0	12.25	1635	-10.4
67	Boulier, Rene	1682	FRA	−10B	+98N	−25B	+93N	+51N	−35B	F	−73B	+94N	4.0	35.0	37.5	13.00	1716	+5.6
68	Biguet, Jean-claude	1839	FRA	=41B	=38N	−40B	F	+76N	−49B	=64N	=71B	+82N	4.0	35.0	35.0	16.50	1611	-42.4
69	Joli, Laurent	1710	FRA	+101B	−12N	=99B	−62N	=41B	−75N	=48B	+83N	=78B	4.0	33.5	35.5	13.50	1590	-28.6
70	Pont, Jean-Claude	1697	FRA	−1N	+73B	=65N	−59B	−28N	+99B	+87N	=77B	—	4.0	33.0	35.5	14.00	1726	+4.0
71	Gouait, Raymond	1623	FRA	−34B	−25N	=98B	=88N	+97B	=77B	=80N	=68N	=58B	4.0	32.5	35.0	13.75	1665	+10.2
72	Shakessi, Hossein	1641	FRA	+92N	−18B	−80B	+107N	−60N	+91B	+57N	−25B	−59N	4.0	32.5	32.5	10.00	1591	-10.2
73	Gil, Jean-Jacques	1622	FRA	−24B	−70N	+103B	−58N	+93B	−55N	+101B	+67N	−40B	4.0	32.0	33.5	10.50	1568	-12.8
74	Frederic, Christine	1570	FRA	−14B	−40N	+105B	−27N	+104B	−66N	+95B	=64B	=76N	4.0	32.0	32.5	8.00	1518	-9.8
75	Renault, Jean-Pierre	1623	FRA	−33N	−54N	−93B	+103N	+96B	+69B	−53N	=80B	=61N	4.0	31.5	33.0	12.25	1544	-15.0
76	Durlin, Michel	1654	FRA	−16B	=101N	−62B	+98N	−68B	=83N	=81B	+85N	=74B	4.0	30.5	32.5	12.50	1584	-16.0
77	Danzanvilliers, Patrice	1748	FRA	+83B	−13N	−38B	+99N	−58B	=71N	+84B	=70N	—	4.0	30.0	32.5	13.50	1692	-13.0
78	Jouy, Jean-Louis	1635	FRA	−23B	−59N	=83B	−92N	=88B	+100N	=98B	+86N	=69N	4.0	29.5	32.0	12.75	1666	+6.2
79	Lamorelle, YvesFM	2033	FRA	+40B	+90N	+24B	=18N	=8B	−9N	—	—	—	4.0	29.0	32.0	19.50	1964	-8.8
80	Gimard, Jacques	1722	FRA	+100B	−8B	+72N	−17N	=84B	−44N	=71B	=75N	−41B	3.5	37.0	39.5	12.25	1634	-23.0
81	Frecon, Patrick	1614	FRA	−30N	+50B	+28N	−45B	−61N	−29B	=76N	=92N	=88B	3.5	36.5	39.5	15.25	1638	+3.6
82	Perret, Serge	0	FRA	+59B	=23N	=19B	−25N	−54B	−89N	=83B	+98N	−68B	3.5	35.5	38.0	13.75	1660	0.0
83	Masson, Yvon-pierre	1553	FRA	−77N	−29B	=78N	−28B	+86N	=76B	=82N	−69B	+100N	3.5	34.0	36.5	11.75	1588	+5.4
84	Ghestin, Franck	1651	FRA	−31N	+96B	−35N	+91B	=80N	−28B	−77N	+87B	−65N	3.5	33.5	36.5	11.25	1541	-24.0
85	Lety, Michel	1558	FRA	−57N	−61B	+102N	+29B	−50N	=64B	−52N	−76B	+96N	3.5	33.5	35.5	12.50	1457	-15.6
86	Pankeshon, Jean-Jacques	1675	FRA	=9B	−19N	−41B	−101N	−83B	+96N	+99N	−78B	+103B	3.5	32.0	33.5	10.25	1447	-40.8
87	Le Corff, Michel	1469	FRA	−60B	+88N	−39B	+95N	−37B	=92N	−70B	−84N	+98B	3.5	31.0	33.5	10.50	1576	+19.6
88	Laboureau, Erick	1664	FRA	−51N	−87B	−91N	=71B	=78N	=93B	+103N	=94B	=81N	3.5	28.5	30.0	10.25	1468	-42.4
89	Leblic, Pierre	1600	FRA	−45N	−39N	+100B	−50B	+105N	+82B	−29N	−56B	−66N	3.0	34.0	34.5	6.50	1359	-37.2
90	Metras, Dominique	1755	FRA	+97N	−79B	=66N	+63B	−5N	=53B	−42B	−41N	—	3.0	33.0	36.0	11.25	1639	-27.0
91	Bar, Christian	1522	FRA	−49B	−27N	+88B	−84N	+95B	−72N	−41B	−96N	+105N	3.0	32.0	32.5	7.00	1507	-3.2
92	Martine, Jean-Marie	0	FRA	−72B	−99N	=42N	+78B	−63N	=87B	=94N	=81B	−62N	3.0	31.0	33.5	11.50	1485	0.0
93	Lauden, Pierre	1512	FRA	−26N	−52B	+75N	−67B	−73N	=88N	=100B	−95N	+104B	3.0	31.0	31.5	7.50	1449	-13.8
94	Cade, Jean-marie	1579	FRA	−43B	−36N	−96B	+100N	+107B	−27N	=92B	=88N	−67B	3.0	31.0	31.0	5.75	1468	-16.8
95	Testard, Michel	1644	FRA	−46N	+102B	−26N	−87B	−91N	+105B	−74N	+93B	−57N	3.0	29.5	30.0	5.50	1326	-52.2
96	De Witte, Broer	0	FRA	−55B	−84N	+94N	−52B	−75N	−86B	+107N	+91B	−85B	3.0	29.5	29.5	6.00	1432	0.0
97	Massard, Rene	1555	FRA	−90B	−58N	−50N	+102B	−71N	+107B	−56N	+101B	—	3.0	24.0	24.0	4.00	1370	-26.4
98	Guigay, Joel	1532	FRA	−35N	−67B	=71N	−76B	=103N	+104B	=78N	−82B	−87N	2.5	29.5	30.0	5.25	1361	-24.0
99	Jean, Robert	1631	FRA	−18N	+92B	=69N	−77B	−53N	−70N	−86B	+104B	—	2.5	28.5	29.0	5.50	1328	-34.4
100	Chainay, Gerard	1477	FRA	−80N	−63B	−89N	−94B	+102N	−78B	=93N	+107B	−83B	2.5	26.0	26.0	3.50	1188	-35.0
101	Le Gloanec, Jacques	1448	FRA	−69N	=76B	−64N	+86B	−29N	=56B	−73N	−97N	F	2.0	32.5	32.5	7.75	1457	+1.2
102	Mathieu, Edwige	0	FRA	−37B	−95N	−85B	−97N	−100B	−103B	F	+105N	+107N	2.0	19.0	19.0	0.50	788	0.0
103	Leriche, Nelly	1490	FRA	−20B	−66N	−73N	−75B	=98B	+102N	−88B	F	−86N	1.5	29.0	29.0	3.25	1225	0.0
104	FIDE 80410693	0	—	F	−33B	−61N	−42B	−74N	−98N	=105B	−99N	−93N	0.5	26.5	26.5	0.25	829	0.0
105	Haas, Michel	0	FRA	−53N	−56B	−74N	F	−89B	−95N	=104N	−102B	−91B	0.5	24.5	24.5	0.25	816	0.0
106	Fourche, Bernard	1617	FRA	=44B	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	4.5	9.0	2.25	1806	+5.0
107	FIDE 527049540	0	—	−21N	F	−36B	−72B	−94N	−97N	−96B	−100N	−102B	0.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	807	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Marival, FredFRA
+75.8
5.5 pts · #22
2Crouzet, BernardFRA
+50.4
5.0 pts · #29
3Lebret, Jean-MichelFRA
+45.2
6.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Girard, Jean PierreFRA
-60.8
4.5 pts · #66
2Testard, MichelFRA
-52.2
3.0 pts · #98
3Desportes, GerardFRA
-49.8
4.5 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R5+361 Elo gap
WIMDubois, Martine1845 beat IMRoos, Jean-Luc2206
R2+236 Elo gap
Marival, Fred1579 beat George, Jean-luc1815
R3+236 Elo gap
Lebret, Jean-Michel1970 beat IMRoos, Jean-Luc2206