Master C 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 1702, and top seed was Abdelhamid Khalfaoui (🇫🇷 FRA, 1769).
Nikola Penkov (🇫🇷 FRA, 1761) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Lucas Lieutaud (5.0) and Abdelhamid Khalfaoui (4.0). Penkov took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Christophe Idoux (1591) beat Philippe Menardo (1702), a +111-point gap.
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 roundsNikola Penkov led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE09 Nov
Nikola Penkov takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nikola Penkov beat Lucas Lieutaud (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nikola Penkov 4 wins (R4–R7)Lucas Lieutaud 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷Penkov, Nikola | 1761 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.50 | 22.5 | +27.2 | 1923 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Lieutaud, Lucas | 1693 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 15.75 | 23.0 | +31.6 | 1861 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Khalfaoui, Abdelhamid | 1769 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 12.25 | 24.0 | -4.4 | 1742 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Kriba, Emna | 1717 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.00 | 24.0 | +13.6 | 1749 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Menardo, Philippe | 1702 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.00 | 24.5 | -0.2 | 1701 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Idoux, Christophe | 1591 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 8.50 | 25.0 | +14.4 | 1668 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Malandain, Bruno | 1681 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 5.50 | 25.5 | -15.4 | 1602 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Pervent, Louis | 1700 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.50 | 27.5 | -120.0 | 1279 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lieutaud, LucasFRA+31.65.0 pts · #2
- 2Penkov, NikolaFRA+27.25.5 pts · #1
- 3Idoux, ChristopheFRA+14.43.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Pervent, LouisFRA-120.00.5 pts · #8
- 2Malandain, BrunoFRA-15.42.5 pts · #7
- 3Khalfaoui, AbdelhamidFRA-4.44.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R3+111 Elo gap
- R5+109 Elo gap