Lisieux Kid's Open 2025
12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 12 Aug 2025 in Lisieux, France. Top 10 Elo average was 591, and top seed was Victor Macq (π«π· FRA, 1588).
Kenzo Mathiyazhagan (π«π· FRA, 1476) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Victor Macq (5.0) and Jean-Baptiste Desmonts (4.5). Mathiyazhagan won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jean-Baptiste Desmonts (1433) beat Victor Macq (1588), a +155-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsKenzo Mathiyazhagan led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Kenzo Mathiyazhagan never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Kenzo Mathiyazhagan beat Victor Macq (White).
Kenzo Mathiyazhagan 7 wins (R1βR7)Victor Macq 3 wins (R5βR7)Jean-Baptiste Desmonts 3 wins (R2βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenzo Mathiyazhagan | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Victor Macq | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Jean-Baptiste Desmonts | 0 | 1 | * | Β½ |
| 4Laure Cozic | 0 | 0 | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathiyazhagan, Kenzo | 1476 | FRA | +12B | +4N | +2B | +7N | +6B | +3N | +5B | 7.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 2278 | +68.8 |
| 2 | Macq, Victor | 1588 | FRA | +7N | +6B | β1N | β3B | +8N | +5B | +4N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1298 | -46.4 |
| 3 | Desmonts, Jean-Baptiste | 1433 | FRA | β6N | +9B | +10N | +2N | =4B | β1B | +12N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1507 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Cozic, Laure | 0 | FRA | +9N | β1B | =5N | +11B | =3N | +6N | β2B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 13.00 | 1272 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Desmonts, Antoine | 1417 | FRA | +11B | β8N | =4B | +10N | +7B | β2N | β1N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 11.00 | 707 | -30.4 |
| 6 | Frouget, Gaby | 0 | FRA | +3B | β2N | +12B | +8N | β1N | β4B | β9N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.50 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Commes, Mickael | 0 | FRA | β2B | +11N | +8B | β1B | β5N | β9B | +10N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 9.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Zhang, Julia | 0 | FRA | +10N | +5B | β7N | β6B | β2B | +12N | β11B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 527077683 | 0 | β | β4B | β3N | β11B | +12N | β10B | +7N | +6B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 80416438 | 0 | β | β8B | +12N | β3B | β5B | +9N | +11N | β7B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lim, Valentin | 0 | FRA | β5N | β7B | +9N | β4N | +12B | β10B | +8N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Demyttenaere-Thullie, Chloee | 0 | FRA | β1N | β10B | β6N | β9B | β11N | β8B | β3B | 0.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mathiyazhagan, KenzoFRA+68.87.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Desmonts, Jean-BaptisteFRA+8.04.5 pts Β· #4
- 3Demyttenaere-Thullie, ChloeeFRA0.00.0 pts Β· #7
- 1Macq, VictorFRA-46.45.0 pts Β· #6
- 2Desmonts, AntoineFRA-30.43.5 pts Β· #8
- 3FIDE 804164380.03.0 pts Β· #11
- R4+155 Elo gap
- R3+112 Elo gap