Open Veterans et Seniors plus - Cambrai 2025

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52 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Cambrai, France. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1903, and top seed was Olivier Becuwe (🇫🇷 FRA, 1968).

Anthony Spillane (🇫🇷 FRA, 1940) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Thierry L'Henoret (5.0) and Laurent Baumel (4.5). Spillane shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jean Michel Barrois (1624) beat Roger Basinski (1893), a +269-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Cambrai, France

Dates

19 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Olivier Becuwe1968

Avg top 10

1,903

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇫🇷France×43

🇧🇪Belgium×8

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
Anthony Spillane
🇫🇷FRA·1940
5.5pts·2236perf+34.2
🥈
Thierry L'Henoret
🇫🇷FRA·1964
5.0pts·2088perf+17.4
🥉
Laurent Baumel
🇫🇷FRA·1913
4.5pts·2015perf+16.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Anthony Spillane led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Spillane5.5L'Henoret5Romero4.5Baumel4.5Romanelli4Surmont4

R6 · LEADER CHANGE21 Dec

Anthony Spillane takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Anthony Spillane drew with Thierry L'Henoret (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Anthony Spillane 3 wins (R1–R3)Thierry L'Henoret 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Anthony Spillane	*	½	—	1
2Thierry L'Henoret	½	*	—	½
3Michel Romero	—	—	*	0
4Laurent Baumel	0	½	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Spillane, Anthony	1940	FRA	+14B	+13N	+27B	=2N	+3B	+10N	5.5	20.0	22.5	20.00	2236	+34.2
2	L'Henoret, Thierry	1964	FRA	+51N	+6B	+11N	=1B	+5N	=3B	5.0	21.5	22.5	17.50	2088	+17.4
3	Baumel, Laurent	1913	FRA	+35N	+8B	+4N	+7B	−1N	=2N	4.5	23.0	25.5	17.50	2015	+16.0
4	Romero, Michel	1801	FRA	+38B	+30N	−3B	=16N	+13B	+12B	4.5	17.5	19.5	13.25	1953	+23.8
5	Surmont, Yves	1836	BEL	+28B	+16N	=10B	+15N	−2B	=6N	4.0	19.5	22.0	13.25	1922	+14.2
6	Legrand, Patrick	1738	FRA	+33N	−2N	+29B	+11B	=12N	=5B	4.0	18.5	21.0	12.25	1913	+27.6
7	Baude, Christian	1847	FRA	F	+31N	+34B	−3N	+16B	+17B	4.0	16.5	16.5	12.00	1998	+17.8
8	Romanelli, Robert	1731	BEL	+49B	−3N	=28B	=38N	+25B	+26B	4.0	15.0	16.5	9.75	1776	+7.8
9	Steichen, Daniel	1701	FRA	+46B	−11N	=38B	+41N	+27B	=18N	4.0	13.5	15.0	8.75	1797	+15.6
10	Becuwe, Olivier	1968	FRA	+22N	+19B	=5N	=12B	=17N	−1B	3.5	20.0	23.0	12.00	1877	-12.4
11	Navel, Jean-Yves	1803	FRA	+40N	+9B	−2B	−6N	+28B	=14N	3.5	19.0	21.0	10.25	1757	-6.2
12	Lemiere, Frederic	1967	FRA	=31B	+29N	+21B	=10N	=6B	−4N	3.5	18.0	20.5	11.00	1818	-20.0
13	Keiser, Marc	1731	BEL	+45N	−1B	=39N	+20B	−4N	+29B	3.5	18.0	19.5	8.50	1730	+0.8
14	Granjard, Karine	1654	FRA	−1N	+33B	−19N	+45B	+40N	=11B	3.5	17.0	18.5	7.75	1739	+14.2
15	Lucas, Jean	1807	FRA	=39B	+26N	+24N	−5B	−19N	+22B	3.5	16.5	18.5	10.00	1773	-4.0
16	Dvorsak, Hans	1718	FRA	+47N	−5B	+40N	=4B	−7N	+39B	3.5	16.5	18.0	7.75	1738	+4.8
17	Demetz, Yves	1771	FRA	+43N	=24B	=42N	+23B	=10B	−7N	3.5	15.5	17.5	9.25	1799	+6.0
18	Basinski, Roger	1893	FRA	−29B	+44B	=20N	+24N	=34B	=9B	3.5	15.5	17.0	9.50	1707	-26.0
19	Roosen, Stefan	1746	BEL	+36B	−10N	+14B	=42N	+15B	F	3.5	15.0	15.0	10.50	1918	+22.8
20	Sogny, Richard	1599	FRA	−42B	+45N	=18B	−13N	+30B	+31N	3.5	14.0	15.5	8.25	1782	+28.6
21	Van Den Bosch, Philippe	1778	FRA	+41B	F	−12N	+50B	=22N	+23B	3.5	12.5	12.5	7.50	1827	+7.2
22	Herman, Jose	1661	FRA	−10B	+36N	+25B	=27N	=21B	−15N	3.0	16.0	18.5	8.50	1734	+10.6
23	Blois, Dominique	1549	FRA	−27B	+46N	+30B	−17N	+37B	−21N	3.0	14.5	16.0	6.50	1689	+21.4
24	Fauchart, Francois	1662	FRA	+52N	=17N	−15B	−18B	=32N	+47B	3.0	14.5	14.5	4.50	1606	-7.8
25	Ruelens, Thierry	1529	BEL	−34N	+35B	−22N	+44B	−8N	+40B	3.0	14.0	15.5	6.00	1652	+19.6
26	Pichard, Jean-marc	1822	FRA	=44N	−15B	+51B	=28N	+38B	−8N	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.00	1651	-26.2
27	Anicette, Hugues	1782	FRA	+23N	+37B	−1N	=22B	−9N	F	2.5	18.0	18.0	7.00	1704	-10.4
28	Ribeiro, Alain	1583	FRA	−5N	+47B	=8N	=26B	−11N	=32B	2.5	17.0	18.5	6.25	1629	+5.2
29	Barrois, Jean Michel	1624	FRA	+18N	−12B	−6N	=32B	+50N	−13N	2.5	17.0	18.0	5.75	1684	+7.0
30	Larre, Etienne	1684	FRA	+32N	−4B	−23N	=39B	−20N	+44B	2.5	15.5	17.0	5.00	1534	-24.2
31	Fiorina, Jean-Christophe	1656	FRA	=12N	−7B	=44N	+43B	=39N	−20B	2.5	15.0	16.5	5.50	1627	-7.2
32	Bienaime, Alain	1450	FRA	−30B	−38N	+36B	=29N	=24B	=28N	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.50	1550	+14.6
33	TAISNE, JACQUES	1532	FRA	−6B	−14N	=46B	=47N	=36B	+48N	2.5	13.0	14.5	4.25	1422	-15.2
34	Ortolani, Paolo	1733	ITA	+25B	F	−7N	+37B	=18N	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	7.25	1829	+10.4
35	Ramu, Dominique	1645	FRA	−3B	−25N	F	+46N	=41B	+38N	2.5	13.0	13.0	4.50	1599	-6.8
36	Mathez, Guy	1540	FRA	−19N	−22B	−32N	+52B	=33N	+50B	2.5	12.5	12.5	2.25	1462	-10.4
37	Colin, Gerard	1665	FRA	+48B	−27N	=41B	−34N	−23N	+45B	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.00	1475	-25.6
38	Vandurme, Philippe	1555	BEL	−4N	+32B	=9N	=8B	−26N	−35B	2.0	18.0	20.5	6.50	1567	+1.4
39	Asseman, Stephane	1566	FRA	=15N	F	=13B	=30N	=31B	−16N	2.0	15.5	15.5	6.00	1647	+9.8
40	Di Filippo, Mauro	1562	FRA	−11B	+49N	−16B	+48N	−14B	−25N	2.0	15.0	16.5	3.00	1401	-20.0
41	Gimard, Yves	1546	FRA	−21N	+52B	=37N	−9B	=35N	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1505	-4.2
42	Wascat, Patrick	1883	FRA	+20N	F	=17B	=19B	F	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	7.00	1831	-6.8
43	Champion, Christian	1543	FRA	−17B	−48N	+49B	−31N	−47B	+52N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	1409	-28.0
44	Huysman, Robert	1577	BEL	=26B	−18N	=31B	−25N	=48B	−30N	1.5	14.5	16.0	3.50	1477	-12.8
45	Collet, Christian	1506	FRA	−13B	−20B	+52N	−14N	=46B	−37N	1.5	14.5	14.5	0.75	1254	-25.2
46	Suduk, Jean-Simon	1454	FRA	−9N	−23B	=33N	−35B	=45N	=49N	1.5	13.5	15.0	2.75	1381	-11.2
47	Morgand, Jean-Philippe	1473	FRA	−16B	−28N	F	=33B	+43N	−24N	1.5	13.5	13.5	3.25	1459	-4.8
48	Blanchais, Pierre	0	FRA	−37N	+43B	−50N	−40B	=44N	−33B	1.5	10.5	11.5	2.75	1398	0.0
49	Ferrari, Emile	1506	FRA	−8N	−40B	−43N	−51B	+52N	=46B	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	1223	-58.4
50	Kopijka, Jackie	1666	BEL	F	F	+48B	−21N	−29B	−36N	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	847	-31.6
51	Morelle, Didier	1656	FRA	−2B	F	−26N	+49N	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.50	1640	-2.4
52	Couvreur, Denis	0	FRA	−24B	−41N	−45B	−36N	−49B	−43B	0.0	11.0	12.5	0.00	751	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Spillane, AnthonyFRA
+34.2
5.5 pts · #1
2Sogny, RichardFRA
+28.6
3.5 pts · #10
3Legrand, PatrickFRA
+27.6
4.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Ferrari, EmileFRA
-58.4
1.5 pts · #49
2Kopijka, JackieBEL
-31.6
1.0 pts · #51
3Champion, ChristianFRA
-28.0
2.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R1+269 Elo gap
Barrois, Jean Michel1624 beat Basinski, Roger1893
R6+166 Elo gap
Romero, Michel1801 beat Lemiere, Frederic1967
R3+135 Elo gap
Blois, Dominique1549 beat Larre, Etienne1684