Les rencontres de Reims 2024-2025 phase 3
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42 players participated in this 12-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 16 Jul 2025 in Reims, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1834, and top seed was Vincent Droit (🇫🇷 FRA, 1941).
Yacine Mebani (🇩🇿 ALG, 1667) won with 8.5/12, ahead of Jules Barre (7.5) and Alain Menissier (6.0). Mebani won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Alain Menissier (1536) beat Abd El Rahim Nawara (1861), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Reims, France
Dates
01 Jul 2025 → 16 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 12 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×38
🇩🇿Algeria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 12 roundsYacine Mebani led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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11
4
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R8–R12 · LEAD HELD
Yacine Mebani never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Yacine Mebani 6 wins (R1–R6)Jules Barre 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Alain Menissier 6 wins (R1–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yacine Mebani | * | — | — | 0 |
| 2Jules Barre | — | * | — | — |
| 3Alain Menissier | — | — | * | — |
| 4Joachim Vasseur | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mebani, Yacine | 1667 | ALG | +35B | +17N | +16N | +21B | +34N | +20B | −4B | +23N | −6N | =5B | +22B | −6N | 8.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 13.25 | 1848 | +44.8 |
| 2 | Barre, Jules | 1749 | FRA | +28B | +27N | +32N | −11N | +7B | +21N | +10B | F | =24B | F | F | +37B | 7.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 1831 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Menissier, Alain | 1536 | FRA | +31N | +38N | +30B | +30N | +16N | +32B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2343 | +48.0 |
| 4 | Vasseur, Joachim | 1852 | FRA | −5N | +20N | +15B | =9N | +23B | +22N | +1N | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 17.25 | 2013 | +46.4 |
| 5 | Viot Le Henaff, Fancois-Xavier | 1736 | FRA | +4B | +6N | F | +33B | +20N | +15B | F | F | F | =1N | — | — | 5.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 18.75 | 2163 | +89.2 |
| 6 | Zeroual, Mohamed | 1832 | FRA | +22N | −5B | +33N | =20B | =15N | F | F | F | +1B | F | F | +1B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 20.50 | 1882 | +15.4 |
| 7 | Ricard, Edgar | 1606 | FRA | +36N | +39B | F | +27B | −2N | F | F | +10B | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1807 | +48.8 |
| 8 | Massart, Victor | 1671 | FRA | F | +24N | +36N | F | +10B | +27B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2340 | +37.6 |
| 9 | Droit, Vincent | 1941 | FRA | +33N | +23B | F | =4B | F | F | F | +20N | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 2099 | +12.2 |
| 10 | Pasqualini, Fabio | 1528 | FRA | +34N | +32B | +25B | −28B | −8N | −11B | −2N | −7N | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.50 | 1386 | -18.8 |
| 11 | Carrouget, Marc | 1667 | FRA | +24B | F | F | +2B | F | +10N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2389 | +25.2 |
| 12 | Melin, Georges | 1733 | FRA | +27N | F | +18B | +31B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2381 | +20.6 |
| 13 | Mimouni, Mohamed | 1571 | FRA | F | +34B | −17B | +32N | +21N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1539 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Nicolas, Robin | 1670 | FRA | +38N | +30B | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2298 | +34.4 |
| 15 | Djellouli, Hassine | 1856 | FRA | −23B | +22N | −4N | F | =6B | −5N | F | +33B | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1724 | -25.0 |
| 16 | Nawara, Abd El Rahim | 1861 | FRA | +32N | +35N | −1B | F | −3B | F | F | F | =25N | — | — | — | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.75 | 1338 | -37.2 |
| 17 | Birstein, Adam | 1626 | FRA | +25N | −1B | +13N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1745 | +18.8 |
| 18 | Petit, Christian-marie | 1732 | FRA | +30N | +21N | −12N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1669 | -4.0 |
| 19 | Stubbs, Jeremy | 1628 | FRA | −21N | +29N | +27B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1637 | +7.2 |
| 20 | Sogny, Richard | 1661 | FRA | F | −4B | −22B | =6N | −5B | −1N | +33N | −9B | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 2.50 | 1551 | -17.6 |
| 21 | Morizet, Jean-Jacques | 1461 | FRA | +19B | −18B | −26B | −1N | −13B | −2B | F | F | F | F | =30N | — | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.25 | 1410 | -7.6 |
| 22 | Bremont, Valentin | 1714 | FRA | −6B | −15B | +20N | =23N | F | −4B | F | F | F | F | −1N | — | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.25 | 1595 | -14.6 |
| 23 | Pierquin, Bernard | 1858 | FRA | +15N | −9N | F | =22B | −4N | F | F | −1B | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 1664 | -23.4 |
| 24 | Chiriac, Rares-Petru | 1768 | FRA | −11N | −8B | F | F | +27B | F | F | F | =2N | — | — | — | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1604 | +16.0 |
| 25 | Haguette, Antoine | 1615 | FRA | −17B | F | −10N | F | F | F | F | +35N | =16B | — | — | — | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1367 | -34.4 |
| 26 | Le Guellec, Frederic | 1612 | FRA | F | =31B | +21N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 1646 | +1.6 |
| 27 | Marandas, Yanis | 1449 | FRA | −12B | −2B | −19N | −7N | −24N | −8N | +36B | −14B | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 1333 | -77.6 |
| 28 | Recoche, Damien | 1638 | FRA | −2N | F | F | +10N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1630 | +4.8 |
| 29 | Citti, Bernard | 1540 | FRA | F | −19B | +31N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1522 | -1.2 |
| 30 | Parey, Loic | 1467 | FRA | −18B | −14N | −3N | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21B | — | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.75 | 1223 | -50.8 |
| 31 | Meyer, Jacques | 1400 | FRA | −3B | =26N | −29B | −12N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 1278 | -29.6 |
| 32 | Vaude, Romain | 1403 | FRA | −16B | −10N | −2B | −13B | F | −3N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Simon, Laurent | 1701 | FRA | −9B | F | −6B | −5N | F | F | −20B | −15N | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | -32.8 |
| 34 | FIDE 544011113 | 0 | — | −10B | −13N | F | F | −1B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Dabremont, Raphael | 0 | FRA | −1N | −16B | F | F | F | F | F | −25B | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Barat, Jacques | 1653 | FRA | −7B | F | −8B | F | F | F | −27N | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 825 | -31.6 |
| 37 | Charon, Olivier | 1884 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1007 | -11.8 |
| 38 | Dervin, Arnaud | 1518 | FRA | −14B | −3B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 805 | -25.2 |
| 39 | FIDE 544074913 | 0 | — | F | −7N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Diouani, Niels | 0 | FRA | −?N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 653081340 | 0 | — | F | −?N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Sathish Kumar, Gurunandhan | 0 | FRA | −?B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Viot Le Henaff, Fancois-XavierFRA+89.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Ricard, EdgarFRA+48.84.0 pts · #12
- 3Menissier, AlainFRA+48.06.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Marandas, YanisFRA-77.61.0 pts · #23
- 2Parey, LoicFRA-50.80.5 pts · #29
- 3Nawara, Abd El RahimFRA-37.22.5 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R5+325 Elo gap
- R7+204 Elo gap
- R3+194 Elo gap