27e open international de Fenain

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100 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Fenain, France. 6 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2139, and top seed was Zayne-Eddine El Zein (🇱🇧 LBN, FM, 2294).

Zayne-Eddine El Zein (🇱🇧 LBN, FM, 2294) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nicolas Davoust (6.0) and Jan Zienkiewicz (5.5). El Zein shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Tiago Omnes (1973) beat Zayne-Eddine El Zein (FM, 2294), a +321-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Fenain, France

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 17 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇧FMZayne-Eddine El Zein2294

Avg top 10

2,139

Participants

100

Titled players · 6

FM×2

CM×4

Federations · 7 represented

🇫🇷France×85

🇧🇪Belgium×3

🇸🇩Sudan×3

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇱🇧Lebanon×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

Top 3

🥇
FMZayne-Eddine El Zein
🇱🇧LBN·2294
6.0pts·2313perf+4.0
🥈
CMNicolas Davoust
🇫🇷FRA·2223
6.0pts·2187perf-6.4
🥉
FMJan Zienkiewicz
🇫🇷FRA·2275
5.5pts·2273perf+2.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Davoust6El Zein6Zienkiewicz5.5Deschin5.5Trannoy5.5El Zein5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. El Zein takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Nicolas Davoust 4 wins (R4–R7)FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Jan Zienkiewicz 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMNicolas Davoust	*	—	—	—
2FMZayne-Eddine El Zein	—	*	1	—
3FMJan Zienkiewicz	—	0	*	—
4Pierre-Antoine Deschin	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	El Zein, Zayne-EddineFM	2294	LBN	+17B	+13N	+6B	+4N	+3B	−15N	+10B	6.0	30.5	35.0	30.50	2313	+4.0
2	Davoust, NicolasCM	2223	FRA	+31B	+9N	−4B	+57N	+28B	+25N	+15B	6.0	27.0	30.0	24.50	2187	-6.4
3	Zienkiewicz, JanFM	2275	FRA	+22N	+14B	+10N	+11B	−1N	+7B	=16N	5.5	30.5	35.0	26.75	2273	+2.2
4	Trannoy, Arthur	1963	FRA	+40B	+27N	+2N	−1B	=18N	+57B	+17B	5.5	28.5	31.5	23.25	2126	+27.4
5	Deschin, Pierre-Antoine	2089	FRA	+23N	=12B	+62N	+26B	−15N	+18B	+20N	5.5	27.0	30.0	23.00	2061	-3.0
6	Lelievre, Sacha	2010	FRA	+24N	+18B	−1N	+46B	+12N	−10B	+26N	5.0	29.0	32.5	21.50	2048	+18.0
7	Ahmed Holi Ali, MoawiaCM	2040	SUD	+72B	+34N	+21B	=8N	=16B	−3N	+28B	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.75	2091	+13.2
8	Kieffer, Christian	2067	FRA	+33N	=26B	+41N	=7B	=19N	+23B	=12N	5.0	27.0	30.5	21.25	1964	-12.6
9	Lucidarme, Damien	1884	FRA	+46N	−2B	+29N	+35B	+11N	−16B	+42B	5.0	27.0	30.5	20.00	2009	+24.2
10	Zienkiewicz, Alexandre	1994	FRA	+52B	+25N	−3B	+56N	+40B	+6N	−1N	5.0	27.0	30.0	18.50	2096	+20.2
11	El Zein, BassamCM	2084	FRA	+50B	+28N	+43B	−3N	−9B	+52N	+25B	5.0	25.5	28.5	18.00	2018	-11.6
12	Merabete, Ricardo	1851	FRA	+67B	=5N	+80B	+42N	−6B	+44N	=8B	5.0	25.5	27.5	17.25	1967	+23.2
13	Manet, Eric	1918	FRA	+32N	−1B	+59B	−40N	+29B	+53N	+31B	5.0	24.5	27.5	18.00	1917	+0.2
14	Colart, Corentin	1892	FRA	+60B	−3N	+45B	+53N	−25B	+40N	+33B	5.0	23.5	26.5	17.00	1918	+3.8
15	Omnes, Tiago	1973	NED	=56N	F	+71B	+54N	+5B	+1B	−2N	4.5	27.0	29.5	18.50	2114	+48.4
16	Lemonnier, Antoine	2121	FRA	+69B	+19N	=54B	F	=7N	+9N	=3B	4.5	26.5	29.5	19.25	2119	+7.2
17	Vaillant, Stephane	1824	FRA	−1N	+29B	+75N	=63B	+49N	+19B	−4N	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.00	1862	+8.6
18	Chabe, Axel	1834	FRA	+55B	−6N	+86B	+43N	=4B	−5N	+44B	4.5	26.0	28.0	14.75	1886	+11.6
19	Allemand, Christian	1864	FRA	+44B	−16B	+37N	+55N	=8B	−17N	+60B	4.5	24.5	27.5	16.00	1906	+9.0
20	Shved, Vassili	1855	FRA	−27N	=41B	+68N	+30B	+58N	+32B	−5B	4.5	24.0	27.0	15.75	1779	-10.0
21	Albumazard, Evan	1563	FRA	+87N	+24B	−7N	=22B	−23N	+75B	+57N	4.5	24.0	26.0	14.25	1807	+74.0
22	Delporte, Simon	1791	FRA	−3B	+45N	+64B	=21N	−42B	+61N	+41B	4.5	23.5	26.5	15.25	1732	-9.4
23	Delabre, Tony	1766	FRA	−5B	=71N	+84B	+80N	+21B	−8N	+47B	4.5	23.0	25.0	13.25	1812	+8.2
24	Cordenier, Basile	1727	FRA	−6B	−21N	+70B	+74N	+82B	=30N	+66B	4.5	22.0	24.0	12.50	1652	-20.4
25	Shved, Jakov	1832	FRA	+85N	−10B	+47N	+65B	+14N	−2B	−11N	4.0	27.5	29.5	13.50	1890	+10.6
26	Len, Thomas	1847	ESP	+53B	=8N	+48B	−5N	+52B	=42N	−6B	4.0	25.5	28.5	13.75	1859	+4.2
27	Brunet, David	1666	BEL	+20B	−4B	−30N	+86N	=47B	=36N	+64B	4.0	24.5	26.5	13.25	1649	-2.6
28	Hysi, Ermal	1849	FRA	+58N	−11B	+82N	+85B	−2N	+55B	−7N	4.0	24.0	26.0	10.00	1892	+14.0
29	Dessaint, Louis	1607	FRA	+38N	−17N	−9B	+91B	−13N	+79B	+62N	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.50	1703	+16.4
30	Suduk, Jean-Simon	1443	FRA	−71B	+74N	+27B	−20N	+35N	=24B	=32N	4.0	23.5	26.0	14.75	1720	+48.0
31	Lagarde, Maxence	1789	FRA	−2N	+77B	−65N	+79B	+37N	+54B	−13N	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.00	1759	-11.6
32	Delbarre, Alexandre	1699	FRA	−13B	=48N	+81B	+71N	+73B	−20N	=30B	4.0	22.0	24.0	10.75	1630	-10.2
33	Dehon, Christophe	0	FRA	−8B	=80N	+66N	+89B	=41N	+43B	−14N	4.0	22.0	23.5	10.75	1700	0.0
34	Paquet, Tony	1844	FRA	+35N	−7B	=89N	+77N	=54B	=41B	=49N	4.0	21.5	23.0	12.25	1723	-20.2
35	Holi, Sief Al Din	1655	SUD	−34B	+83N	+92B	−9N	−30B	+86N	+61B	4.0	20.0	21.0	8.00	1475	-18.6
36	Bry, Nathanael	1402	FRA	−42N	=68B	−58N	+67B	+89N	=27B	+55N	4.0	19.5	21.0	11.00	1671	+97.6
37	Touzet, Jean-Pierre	1604	FRA	−91B	+88N	−19B	+64N	−31B	+81N	+69B	4.0	18.5	19.5	10.00	1667	+11.4
38	Rasseneur, Cyprien	1494	FRA	−29B	+95N	−52B	=72N	=71B	+82N	+53B	4.0	17.0	18.0	8.50	1655	+50.0
39	Torque, Nathan	1558	FRA	−73B	=81N	+93B	−44N	+59B	+72N	=56B	4.0	16.5	17.5	9.00	1646	+18.0
40	Bourquin, Remi	1703	FRA	−4N	+47B	+91N	+13B	−10N	−14B	=43N	3.5	27.5	28.5	11.25	1767	+10.6
41	Morelle, Nicolas	1616	FRA	+64B	=20N	−8B	+59N	=33B	=34N	−22N	3.5	25.0	28.0	12.25	1728	+11.6
42	Di Filippo, Mauro	1583	FRA	+36B	+72N	F	−12B	+22N	=26B	−9N	3.5	25.0	25.0	13.00	1809	+34.8
43	Calabria, Baptiste	1593	FRA	+81B	+50N	−11N	−18B	+46N	−33N	=40B	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.75	1793	+60.8
44	Antoine, Dorian	1678	FRA	−19N	=76B	+90N	+39B	+63N	−12B	−18N	3.5	23.5	25.0	9.75	1624	-18.8
45	Bisiaux, Geoffrey	1603	FRA	+88N	−22B	−14N	−61B	+78N	+65B	=46N	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.25	1695	+14.6
46	Vicainne, Jerome	1682	FRA	−9B	+91N	+83B	−6N	−43B	+74N	=45B	3.5	21.5	22.5	7.25	1622	-11.8
47	Dekeukelaere, Ruben	1530	FRA	+96N	−40N	−25B	+94B	=27N	+51B	−23N	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.50	1600	+14.8
48	Belverge, Serge	1526	FRA	+93N	=32B	−26N	+60B	−57B	−56N	+72B	3.5	19.5	20.5	8.50	1680	+22.0
49	Franek, Jan	1627	FRA	F	+90B	+76N	F	−17B	+73N	=34B	3.5	19.5	19.5	8.50	1712	+6.4
50	Tahar-Chaouch, Nefissa	1765	FRA	−11N	−43B	+78B	−73N	+83B	=71N	+75N	3.5	18.5	20.5	8.25	1653	-29.2
51	Baudouin, Moise	1774	FRA	=98B	F	F	+92N	+88B	−47N	+71B	3.5	14.0	14.0	5.75	1790	+1.6
52	Legrand, Patrick	1727	FRA	−10N	+89B	+38N	+62B	−26N	−11B	−54N	3.0	24.0	25.5	8.50	1669	-13.0
53	Morelle, Didier	1659	FRA	−26N	+61B	+94N	−14B	+65N	−13B	−38N	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	1495	-21.0
54	Lefebvre Bellet, Isaac	1596	FRA	+66B	F	=16N	−15B	=34N	−31N	+52B	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.25	1796	+54.8
55	Wagebart, Christophe	1649	FRA	−18N	+94B	+61N	−19B	+62N	−28N	−36B	3.0	23.0	24.0	7.00	1438	-52.4
56	Mozgawa, Maxime	1727	FRA	=15B	F	=63N	−10B	=75N	+48B	=39N	3.0	22.5	23.0	10.50	1682	-15.6
57	Dvorsak, Hans	1724	FRA	F	+99N	+73B	−2B	+48N	−4N	−21B	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.50	1721	-3.2
58	Billet, Philippe	1660	FRA	−28B	=73N	+36B	+76N	−20B	−66N	=63B	3.0	21.0	23.5	9.25	1531	-20.8
59	Ficheux, Ramez	0	FRA	=63N	+79B	−13N	−41B	−39N	=68B	+89N	3.0	21.0	22.5	7.00	1558	0.0
60	Belhouachi, Nadir	1686	FRA	−14N	+75B	F	−48N	+76B	+63B	−19N	3.0	21.0	21.0	8.00	1631	-8.8
61	Delzenne, Valentin	0	FRA	+74B	−53N	−55B	+45N	+85N	−22B	−35N	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.00	1592	0.0
62	Omnes, Zoe	1441	NED	+100B	+67N	−5B	−52N	−55B	+80N	−29B	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1614	+56.0
63	Thiery, Timothee	1508	FRA	=59B	+84N	=56B	=17N	−44B	−60N	=58N	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.75	1631	+34.0
64	Champion, Christian	1495	FRA	−41N	+87B	−22N	−37B	+94N	+85B	−27N	3.0	20.0	21.0	5.00	1423	-8.4
65	Mathez, Guy	1523	FRA	−92B	+70N	+31B	−25N	−53B	−45N	+83B	3.0	19.5	20.5	9.00	1528	-0.6
66	Rabetrano, Arthur	1445	FRA	−54N	F	−33B	+84N	+80B	+58B	−24N	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	1695	+65.2
67	Landi, Pierre	1663	FRA	−12N	−62B	F	−36N	+84B	+88N	+76B	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1532	-20.0
68	Molle, Corentin	1553	FRA	−83B	=36N	−20B	+93N	−72B	=59N	+81B	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.50	1522	-10.0
69	Gendre, Corentin	1769	FRA	−16N	F	F	+87B	+91N	+77B	−37N	3.0	17.0	17.0	5.50	1702	-15.6
70	Bortier, Marc	0	FRA	−89N	−65B	−24N	−78B	+93B	+95N	+82B	3.0	14.5	15.5	4.00	1338	0.0
71	Mustafa, Ahmed Amjad	1595	NOR	+30N	=23B	−15N	−32B	=38N	=50B	−51N	2.5	24.5	28.0	10.00	1600	-2.2
72	Engster, Jean-Charles	1737	FRA	−7N	−42B	+97N	=38B	+68N	−39B	−48N	2.5	23.0	24.0	6.00	1433	-95.6
73	Dellacherie, Lucas	0	FRA	+39N	=58B	−57N	+50B	−32N	−49B	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	9.00	1616	0.0
74	Sara Mohamed	1509	SUD	−61N	−30B	+87N	−24B	+95N	−46B	=78N	2.5	19.5	20.5	4.25	1257	-22.6
75	Recloux, Georges	1530	BEL	+95B	−60N	−17B	+96N	=56B	−21N	−50B	2.5	19.5	20.5	3.50	1347	-16.6
76	Bienaime, Alain	1471	FRA	+82N	=44N	−49B	−58B	−60N	+89B	−67N	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.25	1539	+11.6
77	Soltysiak, Antoine	1600	FRA	+78N	−31N	F	−34B	=81B	−69N	+87B	2.5	17.5	17.5	5.50	1512	-12.6
78	Danne, Jean -Pierre	1462	FRA	−77B	−82B	−50N	+70N	−45B	+96N	=74B	2.5	17.0	18.0	5.25	1249	-20.4
79	Dekindt, Arthur	1528	FRA	F	−59N	=99B	−31N	+96B	−29N	+90B	2.5	14.0	14.0	2.75	1455	-10.0
80	Dupont, Daniel-noel	1575	FRA	+97N	=33B	−12N	−23B	−66N	−62B	=84N	2.0	21.5	22.5	4.00	1246	-36.0
81	Ferrari, Emile	1441	FRA	−43N	=39B	−32N	+90B	=77N	−37B	−68N	2.0	21.0	22.5	4.75	1329	-14.8
82	Lecerf, Jarod	1602	FRA	−76B	+78N	−28B	+83N	−24N	−38B	−70N	2.0	20.5	22.5	4.50	1360	-61.6
83	Medo, Guy	0	FRA	+68N	−35B	−46N	−82B	−50N	+91B	−65N	2.0	19.0	20.0	4.00	1451	0.0
84	Mozgawa, Karine	1554	FRA	=90N	−63B	−23N	−66B	−67N	+93B	=80B	2.0	17.0	18.0	2.75	1226	-70.4
85	Kopijka, Jackie	1634	BEL	−25B	+92N	+96B	−28N	−61B	−64N	F	2.0	17.0	18.0	2.00	926	-23.2
86	Blanchais, Pierre	1502	FRA	−94N	+97B	−18N	−27B	+92N	−35B	F	2.0	16.5	17.5	2.00	919	-28.0
87	FIDE 527070123	0	—	−21B	−64N	−74B	−69N	+97B	+92B	−77N	2.0	16.5	17.5	2.00	786	0.0
88	Back, Patrick	1479	FRA	−45B	−37B	+95N	F	−51N	−67B	+91N	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1385	-11.4
89	Beghin, Samuel	1573	FRA	+70B	−52N	=34B	−33N	−36B	−76N	−59B	1.5	21.0	23.5	5.00	1288	-53.2
90	Mathon, Dominique	0	FRA	=84B	−49N	−44B	−81N	F	+94B	−79N	1.5	14.5	14.5	2.00	1200	0.0
91	Collet, Christian	1482	FRA	+37N	−46B	−40B	−29N	−69B	−83N	−88B	1.0	20.0	22.0	4.00	1368	-15.6
92	Czopek, Anton	0	FRA	+65N	−85B	−35N	−51B	−86B	−87N	−97B	1.0	16.5	17.5	3.00	1378	0.0
93	FIDE 544065167	0	—	−48B	F	−39N	−68B	−70N	−84N	+95B	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	748	0.0
94	Parent, William	0	FRA	+86B	−55N	−53B	−47N	−64B	−90N	−96B	1.0	16.0	17.0	2.00	1327	0.0
95	Tahar-Chaouch, Fouzia	0	FRA	−75N	−38B	−88B	+97N	−74B	−70B	−93N	1.0	15.0	16.0	1.00	701	0.0
96	FIDE 527038106	0	—	−47B	F	−85N	−75B	−79N	−78B	+94N	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	737	0.0
97	FIDE 652094189	0	—	−80B	−86N	−72B	−95B	−87N	F	+92N	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	805	0.0
98	Hareux, HubertCM	2182	FRA	=51N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	6.5	6.5	1.75	1782	-8.4
99	Delannoy, Frederic	1788	FRA	F	−57B	=79N	F	F	F	F	0.5	5.5	5.5	1.25	1433	-18.2
100	Dezetant, Axel	1586	FRA	−62N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	641	-13.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bry, NathanaelFRA
+97.6
4.0 pts · #23
2Albumazard, EvanFRA
+74.0
4.5 pts · #36
3Rabetrano, ArthurFRA
+65.2
3.0 pts · #42

Top rating losers

1Engster, Jean-CharlesFRA
-95.6
2.5 pts · #66
2Mozgawa, KarineFRA
-70.4
2.0 pts · #88
3Lecerf, JarodFRA
-61.6
2.0 pts · #82

Biggest upsets

R6+321 Elo gap
Omnes, Tiago1973 beat FMEl Zein, Zayne-Eddine2294
R3+266 Elo gap
Mathez, Guy1523 beat Lagarde, Maxence1789
R4+261 Elo gap
Bry, Nathanael1402 beat Landi, Pierre1663