34eme Open international d'Echecs de Caen - Open A

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106 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 01 Nov 2025 in Caen, France. 13 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2275, and top seed was Tom Decuigniere (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2392).

Sven Charmeteau (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2351) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Victor Stephan (6.0) and Maxime Marie (5.5). Charmeteau broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Hoang Minh Doan (1696) beat Taleb Mohamed Mohamed Abderrahim (FM, 2018), a +322-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Caen, France

Dates

29 Oct 2025 → 01 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMTom Decuigniere2392

Avg top 10

2,275

Participants

106

Titled players · 13

IM×3

FM×6

CM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇫🇷France×100

🇲🇷Mauritania×1

🇸🇩Sudan×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇲🇬Madagascar×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSven Charmeteau
🇫🇷FRA·2351
6.5pts·2566perf+25.8
🥈
IMVictor Stephan
🇫🇷FRA·2335
6.0pts·2433perf+7.7
🥉
CMMaxime Marie
🇫🇷FRA·2264
5.5pts·2347perf+16.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Sven Charmeteau 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

Charmeteau6.5Stephan6Ralison5.5Keenan5.5Marie5.5Daeschler5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Sven Charmeteau held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Sven Charmeteau drew with IM Victor Stephan (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Sven Charmeteau 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Victor Stephan 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Milanto Harifidy Ralison 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSven Charmeteau	*	½	—	—
2IMVictor Stephan	½	*	1	—
3IMMilanto Harifidy Ralison	—	0	*	—
4Cathal Keenan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Charmeteau, SvenFM	2351	FRA	+76B	+42N	+59B	+8N	+16B	=2N	+7B	6.5	27.0	29.5	26.50	2566	+25.8
2	Stephan, VictorIM	2335	FRA	+44N	+45B	+17N	+4B	+6N	=1B	=3N	6.0	30.5	34.0	28.00	2433	+7.7
3	Marie, MaximeCM	2264	FRA	+63N	+92B	+32N	=10B	+9N	=16N	=2B	5.5	27.5	29.5	21.75	2347	+16.0
4	Ralison, Milanto HarifidyIM	2197	MAD	+67B	+94N	+20B	−2N	+28B	=11N	+8B	5.5	27.5	29.5	21.00	2290	+17.0
5	Keenan, Cathal	2130	IRL	+52B	=30N	+19B	−27N	+25B	+23N	+16B	5.5	26.5	30.0	23.50	2225	+17.6
6	Lemire, Axel	2077	FRA	+33N	+34B	+15N	+7N	−2B	−9B	+29N	5.0	29.0	33.0	22.00	2264	+70.0
7	Daeschler, FlorianFM	2215	FRA	+55N	+31B	+12N	−6B	+29N	+18B	−1N	5.0	29.0	32.5	21.00	2201	+1.0
8	El Karoui, Adam	2159	FRA	+95N	+36B	+29N	−1B	+31N	+17B	−4N	5.0	28.5	30.0	18.00	2192	+17.6
9	Ringuet, NoeFM	2213	FRA	+48B	+23N	=28B	+30N	−3B	+6N	=11B	5.0	28.0	31.5	21.50	2183	-1.6
10	Eugene, NathaelFM	2153	FRA	+56B	+47N	+13B	=3N	−27B	+42N	=12B	5.0	27.0	30.5	20.75	2200	+22.4
11	Pon Le Brun, Gregoire	2144	FRA	+99N	+62B	+46N	−16B	+34N	=4B	=9N	5.0	25.5	27.0	17.25	2163	+16.8
12	Dehesdin, Wilfried	2027	FRA	+86B	+60N	−7B	+48N	=14B	+47N	=10N	5.0	25.0	27.5	17.50	2140	+22.6
13	Moroiu, Radu	1880	FRA	+106B	+38N	−10N	+32B	−17N	+31B	+42B	5.0	25.0	25.5	16.00	2144	+98.0
14	Tripodi, Enzo	2200	ITA	+71N	−29B	+76N	+36B	=12N	=21B	+32N	5.0	24.5	27.0	18.25	2105	-12.8
15	Dessyn, TimotheeFM	2334	FRA	+83B	+88N	−6B	+65N	=21B	=22N	+28B	5.0	23.5	26.0	16.50	2146	-23.8
16	Robert, YoannCM	2247	FRA	+35B	+37N	+39B	+11N	−1N	=3B	−5N	4.5	30.5	34.5	19.75	2205	-3.6
17	Lefrancois, Jean	2064	FRA	+49B	+25N	−2B	+79N	+13B	−8N	=20B	4.5	28.5	31.0	17.75	2097	+14.8
18	Piffaut, Pierre-yves	2109	FRA	+61B	+79N	=27B	=28N	+20B	−7N	=22B	4.5	25.5	28.0	16.50	2148	+8.4
19	Arjol-conde, David	1781	FRA	=22B	+64N	−5N	=45B	+36N	=40B	+54N	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.50	2039	+47.6
20	Briquet, Tom	1998	FRA	+68N	+77B	−4N	+58B	−18N	+35B	=17N	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.25	2034	+18.4
21	Mohamed Abderrahim, Taleb MohamedFM	2018	MTN	+89N	−46B	+35N	+61B	=15N	=14N	=24B	4.5	25.0	27.0	16.25	2056	+16.8
22	Barbini, Denis	1979	FRA	=19N	−75B	+98N	+56B	+30N	=15B	=18N	4.5	24.0	25.5	16.00	2029	+9.2
23	Guillerm, Mischa	1931	FRA	+102N	−9B	=49N	+78B	+46N	−5B	+53B	4.5	23.5	24.5	12.25	1994	+12.2
24	Velia, Leo	1946	FRA	=75N	=91B	=53N	+33B	=43N	+66B	=21N	4.5	21.0	23.0	15.00	1937	0.0
25	Jacquot, Yann	1878	FRA	+104N	−17B	=77N	+96B	−5N	+75B	+43N	4.5	20.0	20.5	9.25	1913	+14.8
26	Sfar, Hippolyte	1778	FRA	−92N	+63B	=62N	+44B	−42B	+79N	+47B	4.5	19.0	21.0	14.00	2014	+88.8
27	Decuigniere, TomIM	2392	FRA	+51N	+50B	=18N	+5B	+10N	—	—	4.5	18.5	22.0	19.75	2441	+2.0
28	Paillard, Eliott	2012	FRA	+98B	+43N	=9N	=18B	−4N	+34B	−15N	4.0	27.5	29.0	13.75	2086	+14.0
29	Davoust, Ruben	1930	FRA	+82B	+14N	−8B	+59N	−7B	+60N	−6B	4.0	26.0	28.5	13.50	2081	+55.2
30	Gode, Clement	1899	FRA	+90N	=5B	+75N	−9B	−22B	+58N	=33B	4.0	25.0	27.0	12.75	1963	+23.6
31	Duveau, Erwan	1947	FRA	+87B	−7N	+52B	+60N	−8B	−13N	+61B	4.0	24.5	27.0	12.00	1962	+3.2
32	Ahmed Holi Ali, MoawiaCM	2037	SUD	+74B	+69N	−3B	−13N	+95B	+61N	−14B	4.0	24.5	26.0	10.50	1999	-6.0
33	Le Fournier, Pascal	1829	FRA	−6B	+80N	=37B	−24N	+72B	+45B	=30N	4.0	24.0	26.5	13.00	1983	+29.0
34	Lardy, Gregoire	1889	FRA	+80B	−6N	+82B	+39N	−11B	−28N	+59B	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.00	2020	+24.4
35	Lehericey, Fabrice	1862	FRA	−16N	+81B	−21B	+82N	+59B	−20N	+65B	4.0	22.0	24.5	11.00	2012	+26.0
36	Letemple, Frederic	1905	FRA	+96B	−8N	+86B	−14N	−19B	+95N	+60B	4.0	21.5	23.0	8.50	1939	+5.8
37	Oger, Romain	1938	FRA	+81N	−16B	=33N	+49B	F	=43B	+44N	4.0	21.5	21.5	13.25	1994	+8.2
38	Flagiello, Francesco	2058	FRA	+58N	−13B	=44N	F	=79B	+71B	+51N	4.0	21.0	21.0	13.00	1986	-20.8
39	Marchadour, EmilieWFM	2033	FRA	+78N	+57B	−16N	−34B	−61N	+89B	+63N	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.00	1943	-15.4
40	Danek, Victor	1936	FRA	−60B	−86N	+103B	+89N	+70B	=19N	=48B	4.0	18.5	19.5	10.00	1832	-37.2
41	Nosperger, Mael	2013	FRA	−69B	=74N	=43B	−95N	+68B	+99N	+67B	4.0	17.0	18.5	10.75	1858	-52.8
42	Nguyen, Nguyen-Khoi	1974	FRA	+66N	−1B	=55N	+53B	+26N	−10B	−13N	3.5	28.0	31.0	12.75	1949	-13.6
43	Yu, Etan	1714	FRA	+97N	−28B	=41N	+55B	=24B	=37N	−25B	3.5	24.5	26.0	11.25	1938	+78.0
44	Negre, Maxime	1869	FRA	−2B	+105N	=38B	−26N	+78B	+64N	−37B	3.5	24.0	24.5	8.00	1910	+10.8
45	Thomas, Olivier	1979	FRA	+105B	−2N	=67B	=19N	=57B	−33N	+78B	3.5	23.5	24.0	8.50	1884	-19.4
46	Doan, Hoang Minh	1696	FRA	+65B	+21N	−11B	=88N	−23B	−48N	+83B	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.25	1948	+84.8
47	Wauquier, Mathieu	1914	FRA	+85N	−10B	=78N	+75B	+77N	−12B	−26N	3.5	22.0	24.5	8.75	1842	-13.2
48	Alix, Gael	1853	FRA	−9N	+102B	+50N	−12B	F	+46B	=40N	3.5	22.0	22.0	10.00	1987	+20.6
49	Petrovai, Alexandre	1829	FRA	−17N	+104B	=23B	−37N	−51B	+85N	+84B	3.5	21.5	22.0	7.75	1836	+2.4
50	Sobry, Sebastien	1984	FRA	+70B	−27N	−48B	+52N	=86B	−53N	+66N	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.75	1898	-18.0
51	Ratsavong, Moukda	1872	FRA	−27B	=70N	−64B	+101B	+49N	+84N	−38B	3.5	20.5	21.5	8.50	1863	-4.0
52	Sauneuf, Dany	1838	FRA	−5N	+90B	−31N	−50B	+101N	=62B	+77N	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.00	1860	+6.4
53	Perouin, Simon	1835	FRA	−59B	+100N	=24B	−42N	+104B	+50B	−23N	3.5	20.5	21.0	7.75	1901	+23.2
54	Picart, Alban	1896	FRA	+100B	−59N	−60B	+68N	=64B	+57N	−19B	3.5	20.0	21.5	9.50	1805	-17.2
55	Busnel, Laurent	1861	FRA	−7B	+87N	=42B	−43N	=93B	=81N	+75B	3.5	19.5	21.5	9.00	1838	-6.0
56	Giblin, Martin	1843	FRA	−10N	+85B	=92N	−22N	−84B	+82N	+81B	3.5	19.5	21.5	8.50	1849	-0.2
57	Pissarev, Kirill	1797	FRA	+72B	−39N	−79B	+97B	=45N	−54B	+76N	3.5	19.0	20.5	8.75	1942	+26.6
58	Hamadi, David	1819	FRA	−38B	+106N	+94B	−20N	=92B	−30B	+80N	3.5	19.0	19.5	6.00	1884	+11.6
59	Li, Jacque	2124	FRA	+53N	+54B	−1N	−29B	−35N	+77B	−34N	3.0	25.5	28.0	9.50	1877	-85.2
60	Gmehlin, Alex	1726	FRA	+40N	−12B	+54N	−31B	+62N	−29B	−36N	3.0	24.5	27.5	10.50	1885	+26.8
61	Prime, Inoue	1835	FRA	−18N	+101B	+91N	−21N	+39B	−32B	−31N	3.0	23.0	24.0	7.00	1916	+27.2
62	Thereze, Ludovic	1902	FRA	+84B	−11N	=26B	=64N	−60B	=52N	=69B	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.50	1766	-26.4
63	Bordais, Dominique	1863	FRA	−3B	−26N	+85B	=93N	=81B	+70N	−39B	3.0	22.0	24.0	7.75	1816	-11.8
64	Barre, Raphael	1727	FRA	=91N	−19B	+51N	=62B	=54N	−44B	=71N	3.0	21.0	23.0	9.25	1821	+32.8
65	Versini, Simon	1904	FRA	−46N	+89B	+69N	−15B	−66N	+90B	−35N	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.00	1799	-45.2
66	Leonardo, Valentin	1781	FRA	−42B	−76N	+80B	+73N	+65B	−24N	−50B	3.0	20.0	22.5	8.50	1843	+21.2
67	Krell Calvo, Daniel	1847	ESP	−4N	+103B	=45N	−77B	=90N	+93B	−41N	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.75	1815	-8.4
68	Hauseux, Philippe	1787	FRA	−20B	=73N	=83B	−54B	−41N	+100N	+95B	3.0	19.0	20.5	5.75	1836	+8.0
69	Le Gal, Nicolas	1801	FRA	+41N	−32B	−65B	−94N	+91N	=76B	=62N	3.0	18.5	20.5	8.75	1891	+32.0
70	Manvieu, Paul	1782	FRA	−50N	=51B	=97N	+76B	−40N	−63B	+91N	3.0	18.5	20.0	7.00	1862	+28.4
71	Meunier, Alexis	1853	FRA	−14B	−82N	=84B	+105N	+96B	−38N	=64B	3.0	18.5	19.0	4.75	1789	-24.4
72	Gantois, Benoit	2012	FRA	−57N	−78B	+102N	=99B	−33N	=80B	+89N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1734	-99.2
73	Guignard, Antoine	1891	FRA	−77N	=68B	=93N	−66B	−80N	+101B	+90N	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.50	1676	-80.8
74	Farou, Fabrice	1818	FRA	−32N	=41B	−96N	−90B	+87N	=104N	+103B	3.0	15.0	15.5	5.75	1742	-15.6
75	Weber, Harry	1729	FRA	=24B	+22N	−30B	−47N	+83B	−25N	−55N	2.5	24.5	27.0	9.25	1804	+24.0
76	Beneteaudesmoulieres, Mael	1871	FRA	−1N	+66B	−14B	−70N	+100B	=69N	−57B	2.5	24.0	25.5	6.00	1801	-17.6
77	Guillevic-Haas, Colomban	1683	FRA	+73B	−20N	=25B	+67N	−47B	−59N	−52B	2.5	22.0	25.0	8.25	1820	+20.4
78	Lehericey, Romain	1815	FRA	−39B	+72N	=47B	−23N	−44N	+97B	−45N	2.5	22.0	23.5	6.25	1849	+5.0
79	Allentin, Eric	1888	FRA	+101N	−18B	+57N	−17B	=38N	−26B	—	2.5	21.0	22.0	6.50	1858	-6.2
80	Germain, Julien	1680	FRA	−34N	−33B	−66N	+103N	+73B	=72N	−58B	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.50	1746	+10.0
81	Diawara, Monzomba	1727	FRA	−37B	−35N	+106B	=83N	=63N	=55B	−56N	2.5	20.5	21.0	5.00	1741	+1.4
82	Charlet, Tristan	1716	FRA	−29N	+71B	−34N	−35B	=97N	−56B	+98N	2.5	20.0	21.5	5.25	1766	+16.4
83	Vaillant, Stephane	1867	FRA	−15N	=93B	=68N	=81B	−75N	+98B	−46N	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.25	1723	-30.4
84	Mostefai, Malik	1693	FRA	−62N	−99B	=71N	+98B	+56N	−51B	−49N	2.5	18.0	19.5	6.50	1744	+8.6
85	Caillot, Arnaud	1702	FRA	−47B	−56N	−63N	=87B	+102N	−49B	+97N	2.5	17.5	18.5	3.75	1730	+3.8
86	Salvador, Lucie	1812	FRA	−12N	+40B	−36N	+91B	=50N	—	—	2.5	16.5	18.5	7.75	1958	+19.6
87	Greer, Nigel	1733	FRA	−31N	−55B	−101N	=85N	−74B	+105N	+96B	2.5	15.5	16.0	3.25	1682	-10.6
88	Triger, Franck	1964	FRA	+93N	−15B	+99N	=46B	—	—	—	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.25	2007	+3.0
89	Maubert, Leonard	1804	FRA	−21B	−65N	+100B	−40B	+106N	−39N	−72B	2.0	20.0	20.5	2.00	1736	-28.0
90	Sauneuf, Aaron	1693	FRA	−30B	−52N	=105B	+74N	=67B	−65N	−73B	2.0	19.5	20.0	4.75	1696	-0.4
91	Burdet, Francois	1938	FRA	=64B	=24N	−61B	−86N	−69B	+96N	−70B	2.0	19.0	20.5	5.25	1642	-55.2
92	L'Henoret, Thierry	1969	FRA	+26B	−3N	=56B	F	=58N	—	—	2.0	17.0	17.0	8.00	1927	-5.4
93	Faure, Pierre	1775	FRA	−88B	=83N	=73B	=63B	=55N	−67N	—	2.0	15.0	17.5	6.00	1757	-2.4
94	Personeni, Marius	1923	FRA	+103N	−4B	−58N	+69B	—	—	—	2.0	12.0	13.0	4.00	1883	-10.0
95	Revers, Adrien	1845	FRA	−8B	=96N	F	+41B	−32N	−36B	−68N	1.5	21.5	21.5	4.75	1741	-17.4
96	Van Steen, Jordan	1699	FRA	−36N	=95B	+74B	−25N	−71N	−91B	−87N	1.5	19.0	20.5	3.75	1621	-24.4
97	Larcher, Romain Gael	1921	FRA	−43B	=98N	=70B	−57N	=82B	−78N	−85B	1.5	17.5	19.0	3.50	1530	-138.0
98	El Karoui, Jonas	1792	FRA	−28N	=97B	−22B	−84N	+105B	−83N	−82B	1.5	17.5	18.0	1.25	1622	-59.2
99	Delille, Victor	1841	FRA	−11B	+84N	−88B	=72N	F	−41B	F	1.5	17.5	17.5	4.00	1816	-4.2
100	Ramahaleo, Andrianina	1689	FRA	−54N	−53B	−89N	+102B	−76N	−68B	=106N	1.5	15.5	16.0	1.25	1567	-40.8
101	Miossec, Gael	1680	FRA	−79B	−61N	+87B	−51N	−52B	−73N	−102B	1.0	18.0	19.0	2.50	1517	-23.4
102	Lebescond, Philippe	1722	FRA	−23B	−48N	−72B	−100N	−85B	F	+101N	1.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	1539	-26.8
103	Couchet, Renaud	1715	FRA	−94B	−67N	−40N	−80B	F	+106B	−74N	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.50	1539	-25.0
104	Granjard, Karine	1660	FRA	−25B	−49N	F	F	−53N	=74B	F	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.50	1518	-10.6
105	Graziani, Jacques	1781	FRA	−45N	−44B	=90N	−71B	−98N	−87B	F	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.00	1417	-44.2
106	Bouteiller, Charles	1665	FRA	−13N	−58B	−81N	F	−89B	−103N	=100B	0.5	15.5	15.5	0.75	1372	-32.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Moroiu, RaduFRA
+98.0
5.0 pts · #12
2Sfar, HippolyteFRA
+88.8
4.5 pts · #26
3Doan, Hoang MinhFRA
+84.8
3.5 pts · #51

Top rating losers

1Larcher, Romain GaelFRA
-138.0
1.5 pts · #97
2Gantois, BenoitFRA
-99.2
3.0 pts · #67
3Li, JacqueFRA
-85.2
3.0 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R2+322 Elo gap
Doan, Hoang Minh1696 beat FMMohamed Abderrahim, Taleb Mohamed2018
R2+270 Elo gap
Davoust, Ruben1930 beat Tripodi, Enzo2200
R5+262 Elo gap
Lehericey, Fabrice1862 beat Li, Jacque2124