Open de Niort 2025 Accession (-1900 elo)

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82 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Oct 2025 to 01 Nov 2025 in Niort, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Julien Neau (🇫🇷 FRA, 1884).

Jean-Yves Klein (🇫🇷 FRA, 1772) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ines Fischler (5.0) and Antonio Rodriguez Hernandez (5.0). Klein won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mathieu Baixas (1552) beat Jean-marc Pichard (1847), a +295-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Niort, France

Dates

30 Oct 2025 → 01 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Julien Neau1884

Avg top 10

1,810

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×75

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
Jean-Yves Klein
🇫🇷FRA·1772
5.5pts·2097perf+75.6
🥈
Ines Fischler
🇫🇷FRA·1798
5.0pts·1956perf+44.4
🥉
Antonio Rodriguez Hernandez
🇪🇸ESP·1848
5.0pts·1958perf+14.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Jean-Yves Klein led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Klein5.5Lefort5Le Picart5Rodriguez Hernandez5Heuty5Fischler5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Jean-Yves Klein held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Jean-Yves Klein 5 wins (R1–R5)Loan Leon Le Picart 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jean-Yves Klein	*	—	—	—
2Pierre Lefort	—	*	½	—
3Loan Leon Le Picart	—	½	*	—
4Antonio Rodriguez Hernandez	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Klein, Jean-Yves	1772	FRA	+67N	+43B	+23N	+34B	+8N	=2B	5.5	19.0	21.0	18.50	2097	+75.6
2	Fischler, Ines	1798	FRA	+52N	=14B	+27N	+18N	+9B	=1N	5.0	21.5	24.0	19.25	1956	+44.4
3	Rodriguez Hernandez, Antonio	1848	ESP	+44N	+17B	−13N	+14B	+23N	+19B	5.0	19.5	22.5	18.50	1958	+14.4
4	Le Picart, Loan Leon	1751	FRA	+58B	+25N	+69B	=9N	=5B	+12N	5.0	19.0	21.0	16.25	1915	+46.0
5	Lefort, Pierre	1743	FRA	+62N	=12B	+32N	+59B	=4N	+16B	5.0	18.5	20.5	16.00	1931	+55.2
6	Heuty, Martin	1759	FRA	−37B	+36N	+57B	+38N	+17B	+15N	5.0	17.0	19.0	16.00	1846	+24.4
7	Villeneuve De, Maelys	1647	FRA	+20N	=21B	+26N	=12B	+13N	=8B	4.5	20.5	24.0	17.75	1875	+66.4
8	Bacquet, Maximilian	1758	FRA	+68N	+30B	+35N	+13B	−1B	=7N	4.5	20.5	22.5	14.75	1846	+26.4
9	Violleau, Jean-claude	1732	FRA	+73N	+61B	+15N	=4B	−2N	+28B	4.5	19.5	21.0	13.50	1846	+18.4
10	Jimenez, Georges	1821	FRA	+51N	=27B	=14N	=28B	+20N	+25B	4.5	18.5	21.0	15.50	1779	-9.2
11	Troboa Pereira, Louis	1669	FRA	+33N	=26B	−16N	+60B	+59N	+24B	4.5	16.5	18.5	12.75	1800	+36.8
12	Angelovici, Eliott	1605	FRA	+82B	=5N	+49B	=7N	+18B	−4B	4.0	21.0	21.0	11.25	1791	+50.4
13	Ferrandi, Bernard	1712	FRA	+66B	+24N	+3B	−8N	−7B	+42N	4.0	20.5	22.5	13.50	1748	+5.4
14	Pichon, Sebastien	1672	FRA	+76B	=2N	=10B	−3N	+37B	+49N	4.0	20.0	21.0	11.25	1817	+20.0
15	Neufcour, Antonin	1673	FRA	+56N	+29B	−9B	+40N	+34N	−6B	4.0	19.0	21.5	12.00	1845	+54.0
16	Pichard, Jean-marc	1847	FRA	−24B	+66N	+11B	+43N	+35B	−5N	4.0	19.0	21.0	12.50	1736	-13.4
17	Ines, Tinaig	1692	FRA	+71B	−3N	+46B	+39N	−6N	+40B	4.0	19.0	21.0	11.00	1753	+17.6
18	Dolle, Lucien	1713	FRA	+60N	+42B	+40N	−2B	−12N	+36B	4.0	18.0	20.0	11.00	1752	+7.4
19	Melier, Ludovic	1734	FRA	+47B	−38N	+67B	+61N	+41B	−3N	4.0	16.0	18.0	10.00	1744	+2.6
20	Brilouet, Alexandre	0	FRA	−7B	+72N	+65B	+69N	−10B	+35N	4.0	16.0	17.5	8.50	1689	0.0
21	Bertaud, Jean	1768	FRA	+72B	=7N	−59B	=50N	+44B	+41N	4.0	15.0	16.5	11.00	1728	-5.8
22	Cyrille, Dominique	1652	FRA	−31N	−64B	+73N	+58B	+63N	+34B	4.0	12.5	14.0	8.50	1717	+6.8
23	Amo, Frederic	1708	FRA	+36N	+37B	−1B	+44N	−3B	=31N	3.5	20.0	23.0	10.75	1700	+0.4
24	Baixas, Mathieu	1552	FRA	+16N	−13B	=31N	+27B	+29N	−11N	3.5	19.5	23.0	12.75	1814	+68.0
25	Caron, Fabrice	1611	FRA	+45N	−4B	+62N	=29B	+30B	−10N	3.5	19.5	21.5	10.25	1698	+24.4
26	Andrieu, Philippe	1782	FRA	+57B	=11N	−7B	−30N	+39B	+50N	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.75	1608	-22.8
27	Loll, Jean-Baptiste	1674	FRA	+63B	=10N	−2B	−24N	+66B	+48N	3.5	17.5	19.5	8.75	1568	-11.6
28	Vernet, Bruno	1650	FRA	−39B	+53N	+58B	=10N	+48B	−9N	3.5	17.0	19.0	9.25	1731	+11.2
29	Savre, Vincent	1813	FRA	+65B	−15N	+52B	=25N	−24B	+45B	3.5	16.5	18.5	9.25	1582	-28.8
30	Equey, Daniel	1628	FRA	+77N	−8N	=48B	+26B	−25N	+51B	3.5	16.5	17.5	8.25	1630	+0.6
31	Boullai, Lissandre	0	FRA	+22B	−69N	=24B	=74N	+38B	=23B	3.5	16.0	17.5	11.25	1653	0.0
32	Redon, Denis	1638	FRA	+55B	=49N	−5B	−48N	+53B	+54N	3.5	15.0	17.5	8.75	1508	-28.0
33	Betton, Kylian	0	FRA	−11B	−57N	+72B	=46N	+74B	+59N	3.5	13.0	14.5	6.50	1588	0.0
34	Cerclier, Axel	1723	FRA	+48B	+50N	+38B	−1N	−15B	−22N	3.0	19.0	21.5	8.00	1625	-30.4
35	Audet, Fabien	1707	FRA	+53B	+39N	−8B	+64N	−16N	−20B	3.0	18.0	20.0	7.50	1621	-15.2
36	Dupont, Benjamin	1434	FRA	−23B	−6B	+77N	+52N	+43B	−18N	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.50	1603	+38.8
37	Gaudin, Roger	1495	FRA	+6N	−23N	−41B	+75B	−14N	+60B	3.0	17.5	18.5	8.00	1581	+9.8
38	Mellion, Louis	1597	FRA	+78N	+19B	−34N	−6B	−31N	+62B	3.0	17.5	18.5	7.00	1675	+15.2
39	Boye, Gabin	0	FRA	+28N	−35B	+42N	−17B	−26N	+61B	3.0	17.0	19.0	8.50	1671	0.0
40	Neau, Julien	1884	FRA	+74B	+41N	−18B	−15B	+62N	−17N	3.0	17.0	18.5	6.50	1640	-35.2
41	Brugiere, Clement	1682	FRA	+80N	−40B	+37N	+45B	−19N	−21B	3.0	17.0	18.0	7.00	1586	-12.6
42	Minssieux, Simon	1593	FRA	+54B	−18N	−39B	+47N	+64B	−13B	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.50	1584	-2.0
43	Potier, Pierre	1660	FRA	+79B	−1N	+68B	−16B	−36N	+58N	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.00	1528	-35.6
44	Martini, Lionel	1584	FRA	−3B	+71N	+75B	−23B	−21N	+63N	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.00	1492	-10.2
45	Lembeye, Martin	0	FRA	−25B	+47N	+70B	−41N	+61B	−29N	3.0	15.0	17.0	7.00	1559	0.0
46	Bouin, Simon	1500	FRA	−49B	+55N	−17N	=33B	=60N	+64B	3.0	14.5	16.5	7.25	1503	-2.8
47	Kiang, Samuel	1468	FRA	−19N	−45B	+79N	−42B	+65B	+57N	3.0	14.0	15.0	5.00	1598	+28.4
48	Fischler, Jimena	1452	FRA	−34N	+78B	=30N	+32B	−28N	−27B	2.5	17.0	18.0	6.25	1514	+6.8
49	De Winne, Gilbert	1766	FRA	+46N	=32B	−12N	F	+57B	−14B	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.75	1589	-22.6
50	Barre, Laurent	1593	FRA	+75N	−34B	=60N	=21B	=54N	−26B	2.5	15.0	16.0	5.25	1489	-10.8
51	Morel, Eric	1539	FRA	−10B	−63N	+76B	=53N	+70B	−30N	2.5	14.5	15.5	4.25	1351	-14.8
52	Bichon, Maryse	1534	FRA	−2B	+76N	−29N	−36B	=73N	+80B	2.5	14.0	15.0	2.75	1429	-15.6
53	Dautheville, Eric	1428	FRA	−35N	−28B	+81N	=51B	−32N	+73B	2.5	14.0	14.5	3.25	1449	+1.6
54	Vidal, Gabin	0	FRA	−42N	−60B	+56N	+68N	=50B	−32B	2.5	13.5	15.5	5.75	1468	0.0
55	Donyo, Joakim	0	FRA	−32N	−46B	=66B	−70N	+81B	+72N	2.5	12.0	12.5	3.00	1422	0.0
56	Leriche, Nelly	0	FRA	−15B	−65N	−54B	+77N	=72B	+74N	2.5	11.5	12.5	3.25	1490	+14.8
57	Bonnefoux, Patrice	1529	FRA	−26N	+33B	−6N	+80B	−49N	−47B	2.0	17.5	18.5	4.50	1394	-17.2
58	Gabillon, Isaac	1487	FRA	−4N	+77B	−28N	−22N	+71B	−43B	2.0	17.5	18.5	3.00	1385	-22.4
59	Cioccolini, Carole	1623	FRA	+81B	F	+21N	−5N	−11B	−33B	2.0	17.5	17.5	4.50	1599	-4.4
60	Louchouarn, Renan	1448	FRA	−18B	+54N	=50B	−11N	=46B	−37N	2.0	17.0	19.5	5.25	1353	-11.2
61	Rabetrano, Arthur	1595	FRA	+70B	−9N	+63B	−19B	−45N	−39N	2.0	16.5	18.5	4.00	933	-25.6
62	Beaufreton, Thierry	1480	FRA	−5B	+82N	−25B	+65N	−40B	−38N	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	1432	-6.8
63	Klein, Fabrice	0	FRA	−27N	+51B	−61N	+67N	−22B	−44B	2.0	15.0	17.0	4.50	1473	0.0
64	Razanadraibe, Simon	1420	FRA	−69B	+22N	+74B	−35B	−42N	−46N	2.0	15.0	16.5	5.50	1497	+12.8
65	Dinga, Nathan	1538	FRA	−29N	+56B	−20N	−62B	−47N	+76B	2.0	15.0	16.0	3.50	1347	-41.6
66	Guechchati, Shady	1445	FRA	−13N	−16B	=55N	+78B	−27N	=75B	2.0	15.0	16.0	2.75	944	-22.4
67	Morio, Romain	1526	FRA	−1B	+79N	−19N	−63B	−80N	+78B	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.00	836	-43.6
68	Bouin, Raphael	1492	FRA	−8B	+81N	−43N	−54B	=75N	=70B	2.0	13.0	13.5	2.00	910	-16.0
69	Joubert, Eric	1696	FRA	+64N	+31B	−4N	−20B	—	—	2.0	12.5	14.5	5.50	1600	-9.2
70	Moreau, Mael	0	FRA	−61N	=73B	−45N	+55B	−51N	=68N	2.0	12.0	13.5	4.25	1322	0.0
71	Sophrone, Patricia	1411	FRA	−17N	−44B	=78N	=73B	−58N	+79B	2.0	11.5	12.5	2.25	1229	0.0
72	Charles, Roger	1504	FRA	−21N	−20B	−33N	+79B	=56N	−55B	1.5	16.5	17.5	2.25	1397	-6.2
73	Ines, Jose	1453	FRA	−9B	=70N	−22B	=71N	=52B	−53N	1.5	15.5	17.5	3.25	1311	-33.2
74	Guinefolleau, Marc	1585	FRA	−40N	+80B	−64N	=31B	−33N	−56B	1.5	14.5	15.5	2.75	1343	-26.0
75	Redon, Faustine	0	FRA	−50B	F	−44N	−37N	=68B	=66N	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1215	0.0
76	FIDE 544005865	0	—	−14N	−52B	−51N	=81B	=78N	−65N	1.0	12.0	12.5	0.75	774	0.0
77	FIDE 527053385	0	—	−30B	−58N	−36B	−56B	−79N	+81N	1.0	12.0	12.5	0.50	687	0.0
78	FIDE 544077866	0	—	−38B	−48N	=71B	−66N	=76B	−67N	1.0	11.5	12.5	1.50	1176	0.0
79	FIDE 544061757	0	—	−43N	−67B	−47B	−72N	+77B	−71N	1.0	11.5	12.5	1.00	712	0.0
80	Zhang, Mael	1403	FRA	−41B	−74N	F	−57N	+67B	−52N	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1331	-16.0
81	FIDE 527061108	0	—	−59N	−68B	−53B	=76N	−55N	−77B	0.5	10.0	11.0	0.50	707	0.0
82	FIDE 560061790	0	—	−12N	−62B	F	—	—	—	0.0	6.0	7.0	0.00	742	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Klein, Jean-YvesFRA
+75.6
5.5 pts · #1
2Baixas, MathieuFRA
+68.0
3.5 pts · #30
3Villeneuve De, MaelysFRA
+66.4
4.5 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Morio, RomainFRA
-43.6
2.0 pts · #80
2Dinga, NathanFRA
-41.6
2.0 pts · #67
3Potier, PierreFRA
-35.6
3.0 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R1+295 Elo gap
Baixas, Mathieu1552 beat Pichard, Jean-marc1847
R1+264 Elo gap
Gaudin, Roger1495 beat Heuty, Martin1759
R5+261 Elo gap
Baixas, Mathieu1552 beat Savre, Vincent1813