Championnat de France 2025 - National
16 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Vichy, France. 16 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2583, and top seed was Etienne Bacrot (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2635).
MarcAndria Maurizzi (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2604) won with 5.0/8, ahead of Etienne Bacrot (5.0) and Laurent Fressinet (4.5). Maurizzi shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 5.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/8. Maurizzi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.5).
GM Etienne Bacrot 1.0–1.0 against GM MarcAndria Maurizzi (R5 ½-½, R6 ½-½).
GM Etienne Bacrot went unbeaten across 8 games (R1–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMEtienne Bacrot | * | ½ ½ | — | ½ 1 |
| 2GMMarcAndria Maurizzi | ½ ½ | * | ½ ½ | — |
| 3GMLaurent Fressinet | — | ½ ½ | * | 1 ½ |
| 4GMSebastien Maze | ½ 0 | — | 0 ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurizzi, MarcAndriaGM | 2604 | FRA | =11N | +11B | +7B | =7N | =2B | =2N | =3N | =3B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 14.00 | 2663 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Bacrot, EtienneGM | 2635 | FRA | +12N | =12B | =5B | =5N | =1N | =1B | =4N | +4B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 2646 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Fressinet, LaurentGM | 2605 | FRA | =9B | =9N | =6N | =6B | +4B | =4N | =1B | =1N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 14.25 | 2572 | -3.0 |
| 4 | Maze, SebastienGM | 2533 | FRA | =10N | =10B | +8B | =8N | −3N | =3B | =2B | −2N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 2545 | +1.0 |
| 5 | Moussard, JulesGM | 2584 | FRA | +15N | +15B | =2N | =2B | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2716 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Gozzoli, YannickGM | 2559 | FRA | +14B | +14N | =3B | =3N | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 2703 | +7.4 |
| 7 | Razafindratsima, TimotheIM | 2484 | FRA | +16B | +16N | −1N | =1B | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 2681 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Edouard, RomainGM | 2542 | FRA | +13N | =13B | −4N | =4B | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 2575 | +1.8 |
| 9 | Sebag, MarieGM | 2420 | FRA | =3N | =3B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 2605 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Laurent-Paoli, PierreGM | 2570 | FRA | =4B | =4N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2533 | -1.0 |
| 11 | Bauer, ChristianGM | 2547 | FRA | =1B | −1N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 2411 | -3.4 |
| 12 | Droin, AugustinIM | 2481 | FRA | −2B | =2N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 2442 | -0.8 |
| 13 | Lagarde, MaximeGM | 2616 | FRA | −8B | =8N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2349 | -7.0 |
| 14 | Abergel, ThalGM | 2415 | FRA | −6N | −6B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1759 | -6.2 |
| 15 | Bournel, AntoineIM | 2410 | FRA | −5B | −5N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1784 | -5.4 |
| 16 | Tregubov, Pavel V.GM | 2568 | FRA | −7N | −7B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1684 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Razafindratsima, TimotheIMFRA+10.62.5 pts · #7
- 2Gozzoli, YannickGMFRA+7.43.0 pts · #5
- 3Moussard, JulesGMFRA+6.83.0 pts · #6
- 1Tregubov, Pavel V.GMFRA-12.40.0 pts · #14
- 2Lagarde, MaximeGMFRA-7.00.5 pts · #13
- 3Abergel, ThalGMFRA-6.20.0 pts · #15