Festival de Tournois Classiques de Rentree 2025 Lille Metropole Chess - Open
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Lille, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1497, and top seed was Joseph Pascal (🇫🇷 FRA, 1569).
Timeo Deseure (🇫🇷 FRA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Karine Mozgawa (3.5) and Jules Potier (3.5). Deseure won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Marc Bortier (1416) beat Dominique Blois (1560), a +144-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Lille, France
Dates
27 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×13
🇧🇪Belgium×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTimeo Deseure led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
2
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1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Timeo Deseure never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Timeo Deseure won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Timeo Deseure | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Jules Potier | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Timothee Thiery | — | — | * | — |
| 4Karine Mozgawa | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deseure, Timeo | 0 | FRA | +13B | +8N | +12B | +2N | +5B | 5.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mozgawa, Karine | 1481 | FRA | +16B | +9N | +5N | −1B | =3N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 2293 | +42.0 |
| 3 | Potier, Jules | 0 | FRA | =10N | =14B | +7N | +8N | =2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Thiery, Timothee | 1438 | FRA | −5N | +16B | =11N | +10B | +9N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 1610 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Pascal, Joseph | 1569 | FRA | +4B | +6N | −2B | +12N | −1N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1580 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Bienaime, Alain | 1453 | FRA | +17B | −5B | =9N | =11B | +14N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1515 | +5.2 |
| 7 | Delanne-Dominguez, Leo | 1433 | FRA | −8B | +17N | −3B | +13N | +12B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1523 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Koban, Regis | 1567 | FRA | +7N | −1B | +10N | −3B | =11N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 2252 | +27.6 |
| 9 | Bortier, Marc | 1416 | FRA | +14N | −2B | =6B | +18N | −4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1479 | +8.4 |
| 10 | Hardenne, Esteban | 1471 | BEL | =3B | +13N | −8B | −4N | +15B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1369 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Biskupski, Francois | 0 | BEL | +18B | −12N | =4B | =6N | =8B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Orfescu, Alexandra | 1485 | BEL | +15N | +11B | −1N | −5B | −7N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Desimpelaere, Christian | 1475 | BEL | −1N | −10B | +16N | −7B | +18N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1332 | -11.8 |
| 14 | Blois, Dominique | 1560 | FRA | −9B | =3N | =18B | +17N | −6B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1173 | -29.4 |
| 15 | Greva, Leane | 0 | FRA | −12B | =18N | −17B | +16N | −10N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1276 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Pechenard, Patrick | 0 | FRA | −2N | −4N | −13B | −15B | +17N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Renault, Luka | 0 | BEL | −6N | −7B | +15N | −14B | −16B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bergoend, Jean-Marc | 1469 | FRA | −11N | =15B | =14N | −9B | −13B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1212 | -36.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mozgawa, KarineFRA+42.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Thiery, TimotheeFRA+27.63.5 pts · #7
- 3Koban, RegisFRA+27.62.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Bergoend, Jean-MarcFRA-36.81.0 pts · #15
- 2Blois, DominiqueFRA-29.42.0 pts · #13
- 3Hardenne, EstebanBEL-16.02.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R1+144 Elo gap
- R5+107 Elo gap