Open A de Fouesnant 2025 a cadence lente

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73 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 in Fouesnant, France. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2152, and top seed was Muthaiah AL (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2446).

Nithin Babu (🇮🇳 IND, 2297) won with 6.0/7, ahead of S. Nitin (5.5) and Mickael Batteux (5.5). Babu shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Anaelle Carnet (1652) beat Erwan Bleuzen (1926), a +274-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Fouesnant, France

Dates

25 Oct 2025 → 29 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳IMMuthaiah AL2446

Avg top 10

2,152

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×68

🇮🇳India×5

Top 3

🥇
Nithin Babu
🇮🇳IND·2297
6.0pts·2391perf+17.2
🥈
IMS. Nitin
🇮🇳IND·2316
5.5pts·2360perf+5.2
🥉
Mickael Batteux
🇫🇷FRA·2049
5.5pts·2189perf+24.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Nithin Babu led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Babu6Batteux5.5Nitin5.5Mallar5Muthaiah5Gordon5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

Nithin Babu held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nithin Babu drew with Mickael Batteux (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM S. Nitin won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nithin Babu	*	½	½	—
2Mickael Batteux	½	*	—	½
3IMS. Nitin	½	—	*	½
4WFMArya G Mallar	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nithin Babu	2297	IND	+32N	+17B	=3N	+10B	=2N	+7B	+4B	6.0	30.0	34.0	28.50	2391	+17.2
2	Nitin, S.IM	2316	IND	+35B	+12N	+18B	=4N	=1B	+6B	=5N	5.5	29.5	33.0	25.00	2360	+5.2
3	Batteux, Mickael	2049	FRA	+26B	+47N	=1B	=16N	+15B	=5B	+12N	5.5	28.5	31.5	23.75	2189	+24.8
4	Muthaiah ALIM	2446	IND	+41N	+9B	+6N	=2B	=5N	+11B	−1N	5.0	31.0	34.5	23.25	2308	-8.4
5	Arya G MallarWFM	2155	IND	+27B	=24N	+8B	+13N	=4B	=3N	=2B	5.0	29.5	33.5	23.50	2220	+28.4
6	Nortier, Julien	2111	FRA	+57N	+14B	−4B	+25N	+21B	−2N	+29B	5.0	27.0	29.5	19.00	2183	+15.4
7	Drishtee GhoshWCM	1985	IND	+51B	=34N	=20B	+22N	+18B	−1N	+21B	5.0	25.5	28.5	18.75	2087	+38.8
8	Baghdadi, Ali	1977	FRA	+38N	+49B	−5N	=36B	=17N	+22B	+20N	5.0	24.0	27.0	18.25	2030	+22.0
9	Genereau, Thierry	1911	FRA	+68B	−4N	−19B	+48N	+27B	+47N	+18B	5.0	23.0	24.0	15.00	1984	+15.2
10	Gordon, Louis	1974	FRA	+67B	=55N	+42B	−1N	=47B	+37N	+17B	5.0	22.5	24.0	15.25	2008	+8.0
11	Carnac, Vincent	2079	FRA	+19B	=20N	+24B	=21N	+16B	−4N	=15B	4.5	26.0	30.0	18.75	2056	-4.0
12	Germes, Alain	1953	FRA	+58N	−2B	+65B	=34N	+19B	+24N	−3B	4.5	25.0	26.5	13.75	1980	+6.2
13	Caruyer-Tong, Ngoc Dan Thanh	1976	FRA	+43N	=36B	+30N	−5B	−14N	+26N	+42B	4.5	24.5	28.0	16.75	1939	-4.2
14	Tissier, Letan	1867	FRA	+62B	−6N	+51B	=19N	+13B	−18N	+40B	4.5	24.0	26.0	15.00	1936	+28.0
15	Donchez, Christophe	1920	FRA	=33N	+44B	=36N	+50B	−3N	+49B	=11N	4.5	23.5	26.5	15.25	1933	+4.6
16	Daels, Augustin	1864	FRA	+72N	F	+23B	=3B	−11N	+33N	+25B	4.5	22.0	22.0	14.75	2090	+71.6
17	Rotman-Pereira, Aliocha	1907	FRA	+66B	−1N	+26B	+27N	=8B	=25N	−10N	4.0	28.0	29.5	14.00	1949	+14.8
18	Nineuil, Vincent	2028	FRA	+45N	+22B	−2N	+49B	−7N	+14B	−9N	4.0	27.5	30.5	15.00	1971	-9.4
19	Bocle, Antoine	1715	FRA	−11N	+52B	+9N	=14B	−12N	+46B	=28N	4.0	26.0	29.0	15.75	1938	+78.8
20	Forestieri, Samuel	1872	FRA	+52N	=11B	=7N	=41B	+23B	=29N	−8B	4.0	26.0	29.0	15.50	1966	+36.8
21	Le Forestier, Enzo	1948	FRA	=44N	+50B	+46N	=11B	−6N	+36B	−7N	4.0	25.0	28.0	14.00	1937	-0.8
22	Join, Etienne	1856	FRA	+54B	−18N	+40B	−7B	+38N	−8N	+35B	4.0	24.5	27.5	13.50	1868	+3.6
23	Delalee, Paul	2054	FRA	+39N	=30B	−16N	+33B	−20N	+57B	=31N	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.50	1842	-33.4
24	Seiller, Nicolas	1911	FRA	+70N	=5B	−11N	+39B	+65N	−12B	=30N	4.0	23.0	24.0	10.50	1919	+2.8
25	Nicolas, Tristan	1949	FRA	=65B	+48N	+55B	−6B	+41N	=17B	−16N	4.0	22.5	24.0	11.75	1839	-16.2
26	Sanner, Jean-Michel	1711	FRA	−3N	+72B	−17N	+58B	+50N	−13B	+49N	4.0	22.5	23.0	9.00	1878	+29.4
27	Ladan, Amelie	1752	FRA	−5N	+70B	+56N	−17B	−9N	+58B	+52N	4.0	22.0	23.0	9.00	1835	+14.0
28	Rotman, Nicolas	1977	FRA	+40B	=42N	=34B	=47N	=37B	=35N	=19B	4.0	21.5	24.5	14.00	1819	-26.8
29	Bleuzen, Erwan	1926	FRA	−55B	=67N	+59B	+42N	+34B	=20B	−6N	4.0	21.0	22.5	12.25	1825	-15.4
30	Walsh, Theo	1864	FRA	+53B	=23N	−13B	F	+56N	+55N	=24B	4.0	20.5	22.0	12.00	1922	+10.8
31	Pinot, Christophe	1858	FRA	=56N	=33B	=39N	=45B	=57N	+65B	=23B	4.0	19.5	21.0	11.25	1778	-13.8
32	Morgan, Christian	1758	FRA	−1B	−66N	+72B	+53N	−33B	+56N	+48B	4.0	19.5	20.0	9.00	1728	-6.8
33	Guesnon, Victor	1650	FRA	=15B	=31N	+35B	−23N	+32N	−16B	=41N	3.5	24.5	28.0	13.50	1854	+70.4
34	Carlo, Baptiste	1802	FRA	+60N	=7B	=28N	=12B	−29N	=45B	=43N	3.5	24.5	27.0	12.75	1820	+4.2
35	Martin, Frederic	1762	FRA	−2N	+58B	−33N	+52B	+43N	=28B	−22N	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.00	1805	+5.0
36	Annetti, Laurent	1799	FRA	+59B	=13N	=15B	=8N	F	−21N	+51B	3.5	23.5	23.5	12.50	1893	+16.6
37	Roux, Bastien	1826	FRA	=61N	=56B	=45N	+62B	=28N	−10B	=38N	3.5	21.0	23.0	10.00	1732	-16.6
38	Lorent, Etienne	1696	FRA	−8B	−59N	+63B	+60N	−22B	+53N	=37B	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.25	1690	-1.6
39	Gabrielczyk, Harold	1711	FRA	−23B	+54N	=31B	−24N	−48B	+68N	+55B	3.5	20.5	21.5	8.50	1746	+10.0
40	Betsch, Eric	1695	FRA	−28N	+60B	−22N	=61B	+69N	+50B	−14N	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.75	1719	+4.0
41	Bonnet, Oscar	1766	FRA	−4B	+68N	+69B	=20N	−25B	=48N	=33B	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.25	1753	-3.6
42	Le Goff, Tudy	1774	FRA	+69N	=28B	−10N	−29B	+68N	+62B	−13N	3.5	20.5	21.5	6.00	1798	+5.2
43	Gomann, Gerhard	1689	FRA	−13B	+73N	−47B	+59N	−35B	+54N	=34B	3.5	20.0	20.5	7.75	1701	+3.6
44	Duquesne, Basile	1654	FRA	=21B	−15N	−48B	+72N	−46N	+61B	+57N	3.5	20.0	20.5	7.50	1727	+24.0
45	Richard, Louis	1698	FRA	−18B	+63N	=37B	=31N	F	=34N	+47B	3.5	20.0	20.0	10.50	1871	+54.8
46	Pauly, Juliette	1810	FRA	=48B	+64N	−21B	−55N	+44B	−19N	+65N	3.5	19.0	20.5	8.50	1663	-50.4
47	Gledel, Bernard	1811	FRA	+71N	−3B	+43N	=28B	=10N	−9B	−45N	3.0	26.5	27.5	9.00	1783	-6.0
48	Haas Lelamer, Gaspard	1520	FRA	=46N	−25B	+44N	−9B	+39N	=41B	−32N	3.0	23.5	27.0	10.50	1740	+68.4
49	Schmouchkovitch, Michel	1815	FRA	+63B	−8N	+66B	−18N	+55B	−15N	−26B	3.0	22.0	23.5	6.00	1732	-16.0
50	Belloulou, Jean-pierre	1770	FRA	+73B	−21N	+53B	−15N	−26B	−40N	+63B	3.0	21.0	21.5	5.50	1650	-22.0
51	Lienard, Lucas	1697	FRA	−7N	+71B	−14N	−56B	+61N	+60B	−36N	3.0	20.5	21.5	6.00	1645	-22.8
52	Siclet, Pascal	1623	FRA	−20B	−19N	+73B	−35N	+59B	+67N	−27B	3.0	19.5	20.0	4.50	1629	+0.2
53	Chatard, Patrice	1599	FRA	−30N	+57B	−50N	−32B	+73N	−38B	+62N	3.0	19.0	19.5	5.00	1649	+7.8
54	Donchez, Gilbert	1585	FRA	−22N	−39B	−57N	+71N	+66B	−43B	+69N	3.0	16.0	17.0	3.50	1610	+3.4
55	Carnet, Anaelle	1652	FRA	+29N	=10B	−25N	+46B	−49N	−30B	−39N	2.5	24.0	27.0	10.00	1762	+33.2
56	Duprey, Joffrey	1595	FRA	=31B	=37N	−27B	+51N	−30B	−32B	=60N	2.5	22.5	25.0	8.00	1651	+18.0
57	Beaudouin, Damien	1720	FRA	−6B	−53N	+54B	+66N	=31B	−23N	−44B	2.5	22.5	24.0	6.50	1683	-11.4
58	Carnet, Baptiste	1677	FRA	−12B	−35N	+71B	−26N	+63B	−27N	=59B	2.5	20.5	21.5	4.25	1579	-39.2
59	Hereus, Daniel	1503	FRA	−36N	+38B	−29N	−43B	−52N	+71B	=58N	2.5	20.0	21.0	5.75	1601	+14.4
60	Bothorel, Patrick	1515	FRA	−34B	−40N	+70N	−38B	+64B	−51N	=56B	2.5	18.0	19.0	4.25	1554	+5.4
61	Bentz, Valentin	1574	FRA	=37B	−65N	=67B	=40N	−51B	−44N	+66B	2.5	16.5	18.0	5.75	1593	+2.4
62	Troadec, Swann	1616	FRA	−14N	F	+64B	−37N	+67B	−42N	−53B	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	1579	-12.8
63	Cedretto, Yuna	1557	FRA	−49N	−45B	−38N	+70B	−58N	+73B	−50N	2.0	16.5	17.0	1.50	1523	-14.8
64	Storme, Alain	1474	FRA	F	−46B	−62N	−68B	−60N	+70B	+67N	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	1528	+7.0
65	Ollivier, Alain	1676	FRA	=25N	+61B	−12N	F	−24B	−31N	−46B	1.5	24.0	26.5	4.50	1649	-5.4
66	Van Eeckhout, Guy	1632	FRA	−17N	+32B	−49N	−57B	−54N	=69B	−61N	1.5	19.0	20.0	4.50	1460	-30.0
67	Treguier, Jacques	1686	FRA	−10N	=29B	=61N	=69B	−62N	−52B	−64B	1.5	18.5	19.5	3.75	1436	-44.8
68	Lucas, Mathieu	1648	FRA	−9N	−41B	F	+64N	−42B	−39B	—	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	1487	-19.8
69	Menez, Jean-Pierre	1471	FRA	−42B	F	−41N	=67N	−40B	=66N	−54B	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.50	1417	-7.8
70	Lopez, Charles	1644	FRA	−24B	−27N	−60B	−63N	+72B	−64N	−71N	1.0	15.5	16.0	0.50	1312	-54.6
71	Hatrel, Arnaud	1531	FRA	−47B	−51N	−58N	−54B	F	−59N	+70B	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	1379	-22.2
72	Thebaut, Herve	1601	FRA	−16B	−26N	−32N	−44B	−70N	F	=73B	0.5	17.5	17.5	0.25	1282	-37.2
73	Leguillochet, Marc	1469	FRA	−50N	−43B	−52N	F	−53B	−63N	=72N	0.5	15.0	15.0	0.25	1239	-47.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bocle, AntoineFRA
+78.8
4.0 pts · #30
2Daels, AugustinFRA
+71.6
4.5 pts · #13
3Guesnon, VictorFRA
+70.4
3.5 pts · #41

Top rating losers

1Lopez, CharlesFRA
-54.6
1.0 pts · #71
2Pauly, JulietteFRA
-50.4
3.5 pts · #40
3Leguillochet, MarcFRA
-47.2
0.5 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R1+274 Elo gap
Carnet, Anaelle1652 beat Bleuzen, Erwan1926
R7+212 Elo gap
Storme, Alain1474 beat Treguier, Jacques1686
R3+196 Elo gap
Bocle, Antoine1715 beat Genereau, Thierry1911