Open de Niort 2025 Master (-1900 elo)
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58 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Oct 2025 to 01 Nov 2025 in Niort, France. 11 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2331, and top seed was Andrei Shchekachev (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2459).
Peio Duboue (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2445) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ewen Pichon (5.0) and Andrei Shchekachev (4.5). Duboue shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Remi Denes (1861) beat Julien Nortier (2111), a +250-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
Titled players · 11
GM×1
IM×3
FM×7
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×55
🇮🇳India×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
25
9
3
4
1
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Duboue takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Ewen Pichon drew with IM Peio Duboue (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Ewen Pichon 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Peio Duboue 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMEwen Pichon | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2IMPeio Duboue | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3GMAndrei Shchekachev | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4FMMickael Hutois | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duboue, PeioIM | 2445 | FRA | +24B | +15N | +9B | =2N | +7B | =3N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 19.25 | 2526 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Pichon, EwenFM | 2355 | FRA | +42N | +26B | +16N | =1B | =3B | +9N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 17.25 | 2513 | +24.2 |
| 3 | Shchekachev, AndreiGM | 2459 | FRA | +40N | +30B | =11N | +8B | =2N | =1B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 16.50 | 2452 | +0.9 |
| 4 | Hutois, MickaelFM | 2164 | FRA | +23N | +41B | −7B | =22N | +14B | +15N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 13.50 | 2207 | +8.6 |
| 5 | Kulkarni BhaktiIM | 2318 | IND | =18N | +48B | =43N | +10B | =21N | +19B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 14.00 | 2208 | -5.7 |
| 6 | Dudognon, ThibaultIM | 2344 | FRA | +34B | =43N | +35B | =7N | +39B | =8N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 12.50 | 2345 | +1.4 |
| 7 | Ashwath, R.FM | 2335 | IND | +57N | +19B | +4N | =6B | −1N | =10B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 2306 | -1.4 |
| 8 | Saada, JulienFM | 2229 | FRA | +49B | =20N | +17B | −3N | +25B | =6B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 2243 | +4.2 |
| 9 | Nguyen, Vincent | 2203 | FRA | +33N | +51B | −1N | +43B | +11N | −2B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.50 | 2307 | +17.2 |
| 10 | Guechchati, Ilyess | 2165 | FRA | +46B | =14N | +20B | −5N | +47B | =7N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 2158 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Lacan Rus, DavidFM | 2335 | FRA | +56B | +25N | =3B | =39N | −9B | +22N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 2268 | -3.1 |
| 12 | Gaubert, Cedric | 2054 | FRA | −41N | +23B | +31N | −21B | +42N | +28B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 11.00 | 2079 | +3.8 |
| 13 | Nortier, Julien | 2111 | FRA | −14B | +44N | +24B | =47N | =22B | +23N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 2019 | -12.4 |
| 14 | Denes, Remi | 1861 | FRA | +13N | =10B | =30N | =19B | −4N | +33B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 2145 | +86.0 |
| 15 | Thouard, Axel | 2121 | FRA | +29N | −1B | +51N | +28B | =16N | −4B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 2182 | +9.8 |
| 16 | Fischler, OscarFM | 2254 | FRA | +55B | +22N | −2B | =25N | =15B | =17N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 2128 | -33.2 |
| 17 | Lara-Golliot, Celian | 1989 | FRA | =38N | +18B | −8N | =33B | +41N | =16B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.75 | 2058 | +22.0 |
| 18 | Minatchy, Tristan | 1932 | FRA | =5B | −17N | +27B | −35N | +50B | +36N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.75 | 2049 | +17.2 |
| 19 | Baury, Noe | 2031 | FRA | +53B | −7N | +56B | =14N | +35B | −5N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 2129 | +30.4 |
| 20 | Larand, Manuel | 1977 | FRA | +58N | =8B | −10N | =36B | =33N | +37B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 2016 | +6.2 |
| 21 | Cassard, Maxime | 2015 | FRA | =44B | =47N | +53B | +12N | =5B | — | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.75 | 2122 | +14.0 |
| 22 | Blanc, Leonard | 2014 | FRA | +37N | −16B | +26N | =4B | =13N | −11B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 2134 | +36.0 |
| 23 | Weerheijm, Harry | 1887 | FRA | −4B | −12N | +58B | +26B | +43N | −13B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 2048 | +24.0 |
| 24 | Cerclier, Leo | 1964 | FRA | −1N | +29B | −13N | +48B | −30N | +41B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 2034 | +17.2 |
| 25 | Jaulin, Philippe | 2016 | FRA | +52N | −11B | +41N | =16B | −8N | =29B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 2063 | +5.6 |
| 26 | Maxence, Paul | 2122 | FRA | +27B | −2N | −22B | −23N | +44B | +45N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1972 | -44.8 |
| 27 | Lavaud, Clement | 1862 | FRA | −26N | =42B | −18N | +32B | =31N | +52B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1947 | +13.2 |
| 28 | Picard, Remi | 2018 | FRA | +50B | −39N | +49B | −15N | +45B | −12N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 2009 | -1.8 |
| 29 | Vernouillet, Lazare | 1862 | FRA | −15B | −24N | +55B | =34N | +46B | =25N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1981 | +37.6 |
| 30 | Sohier, JulienFM | 2132 | FRA | +45B | −3N | =14B | =40N | +24B | — | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 2100 | -4.0 |
| 31 | Ducos, Antoine | 1986 | FRA | −47B | +46N | −12B | =50N | =27B | +38B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1879 | -17.0 |
| 32 | Carrey, Alexandre | 1848 | FRA | −43B | =34N | =45B | −27N | +56B | +42B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1936 | +14.2 |
| 33 | Berthoux, Eric | 1922 | FRA | −9B | =36N | +44B | =17N | =20B | −14N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1889 | -7.0 |
| 34 | Bertrand, Arthur | 1955 | FRA | −6N | =32B | =48N | =29B | −37N | +53B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1876 | -15.8 |
| 35 | Lemonnier, Remi | 2131 | FRA | =48N | +38B | −6N | +18B | −19N | — | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1998 | -16.4 |
| 36 | Coutolleau, Romain | 1811 | FRA | −51N | =33B | +54N | =20N | =40B | −18B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1900 | +13.2 |
| 37 | Bolteau, Maximilien | 1819 | FRA | −22B | +55N | −40B | =49N | +34B | −20N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1905 | +25.6 |
| 38 | Seguin Cabannes, Antoine | 1809 | FRA | =17B | −35N | =57B | =46N | +49B | −31N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1921 | +30.8 |
| 39 | Fournier, Loic | 2232 | FRA | +54N | +28B | F | =11B | −6N | — | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2251 | +3.2 |
| 40 | Auvray, Juliette | 1976 | FRA | −3B | =45N | +37N | =30B | =36N | — | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 2004 | +1.4 |
| 41 | Moya, Clovis | 1861 | FRA | +12B | −4N | −25B | +56N | −17B | −24N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1895 | +4.6 |
| 42 | Petit, Eric-Thierry | 1958 | FRA | −2B | =27N | =50B | +53N | −12B | −32N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1844 | -20.6 |
| 43 | Montaigne, Adrien | 2030 | FRA | +32N | =6B | =5B | −9N | −23B | — | 2.0 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 2048 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Muszlak, Gabin | 1835 | FRA | =21N | −13B | −33N | +54B | −26N | =46N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1874 | +11.6 |
| 45 | Chamarre, Charles | 1880 | FRA | −30N | =40B | =32N | +51B | −28N | −26B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1892 | +1.2 |
| 46 | Pascal, Jonathan | 1900 | FRA | −10N | −31B | +52N | =38B | −29N | =44B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1790 | -18.4 |
| 47 | Louis, Julien | 1807 | FRA | +31N | =21B | F | =13B | −10N | — | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 2069 | +25.2 |
| 48 | De Mautor, Antoine | 1871 | FRA | =35B | −5N | =34B | −24N | −51N | +58B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1897 | +1.4 |
| 49 | Martinez, Jean-Philippe | 1923 | FRA | −8N | +58B | −28N | =37B | −38N | =50B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1795 | -21.4 |
| 50 | Posocco De Grandi, Marc | 1840 | ITA | −28N | =54B | =42N | =31B | −18N | =49N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1832 | -2.0 |
| 51 | Maleki, Nicolas | 2006 | FRA | +36B | −9N | −15B | −45N | +48B | — | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1905 | -13.8 |
| 52 | Renard, Emmanuel | 1836 | FRA | −25B | −56N | −46B | +58N | +54B | −27N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1782 | -8.4 |
| 53 | Tirateau, Tom | 1854 | FRA | −19N | +57B | −21N | −42B | =55N | −34N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 1778 | -22.8 |
| 54 | Voinea, Marius | 1925 | FRA | −39B | =50N | −36B | −44N | −52N | +56B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1721 | -33.2 |
| 55 | Degremont, Patrick | 1929 | FRA | −16N | −37B | −29N | +57N | =53B | — | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1796 | -19.2 |
| 56 | Primel, Dominique | 1934 | FRA | −11N | +52B | −19N | −41B | −32N | −54N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1700 | -36.2 |
| 57 | Martineau, Arthur | 1937 | FRA | −7B | −53N | =38N | −55B | — | — | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1660 | -27.4 |
| 58 | Thevenon, Julien | 1804 | FRA | −20B | −49N | −23N | −52B | F | −48N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1099 | -37.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Denes, RemiFRA+86.03.5 pts · #20
- 2Vernouillet, LazareFRA+37.63.0 pts · #32
- 3Blanc, LeonardFRA+36.03.0 pts · #29
Top rating losers
- 1Maxence, PaulFRA-44.83.0 pts · #22
- 2Thevenon, JulienFRA-37.40.0 pts · #58
- 3Primel, DominiqueFRA-36.21.0 pts · #56
Biggest upsets
- R1+250 Elo gap
- R4+235 Elo gap
- R1+193 Elo gap