Master B 2025 du Var
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 11 Nov 2025 in La Crau, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1664, and top seed was Valentin Masson (🇫🇷 FRA, 1954).
Brahim Tair (🇫🇷 FRA, 1896) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Hugues Benoit (5.5) and Valentin Masson (5.0). Tair clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇫🇷La Crau, France
Dates
08 Nov 2025 → 11 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsBrahim Tair led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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2
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE11 Nov
Hugues Benoit takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Brahim Tair lost to Hugues Benoit (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Brahim Tair 5 wins (R1–R5)Hugues Benoit 4 wins (R1–R4)Valentin Masson 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇫🇷Tair, Brahim | 1896 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 13.50 | 19.0 | +41.2 | 2176 |
| 1 | 🇫🇷Benoit, Hugues | 1947 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 17.50 | 19.5 | +41.6 | 2295 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Masson, Valentin | 1954 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 8.50 | 20.0 | +10.2 | 2018 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Bourgery, William | 1880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 4.00 | 22.0 | -16.0 | 1780 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Auzanne, Remi | 1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | — | ½ | 2.0 | 3.50 | 23.0 | -27.6 | 1657 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Pranville, Jean-Bernard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | — | ½ | 1.5 | 6.00 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 1701 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Pean, Leonard | 1945 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | — | 1.0 | 4.25 | 24.0 | -23.0 | 1726 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Benetti, Christophe | 1811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | * | 1.0 | 1.75 | 24.0 | -26.4 | 1545 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Benoit, HuguesFRA+41.65.5 pts · #1
- 2Tair, BrahimFRA+41.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Masson, ValentinFRA+10.25.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Auzanne, RemiFRA-27.62.0 pts · #7
- 2Benetti, ChristopheFRA-26.41.0 pts · #8
- 3Pean, LeonardFRA-23.01.0 pts · #6