Championnat de la Loire 2025-2026 r7
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 25 Apr 2026 in Saint Etienne, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1755, and top seed was Ovidiu Bumba (🇷🇴 ROU, 2002).
Georges Barrandon (🇫🇷 FRA, 1554) won with 1.0/7, ahead of Michel Taillepierre (1.0) and Aymeric Moulin (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Michel Taillepierre (1490) beat Mickael Caron (1694), a +204-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Saint Etienne, France
Dates
25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×19
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 8 players tied at 1.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 36 co-leaders at R4 to 10 at the finish.
Co-leaders
36
36
36
36
36
36
10
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
8 players finish on 1.0/7. Barrandon takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrandon, Georges | 1554 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2288 | +8.2 |
| 2 | Taillepierre, Michel | 1490 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2494 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Moulin, Aymeric | 1594 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | +19B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2512 | +26.4 |
| 4 | Zakhour, Marc | 1673 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2407 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Martin, Julien | 1669 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2433 | +9.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 560045922 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bumba, Daniel | 1603 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2233 | +11.2 |
| 8 | Bumba, Ovidiu | 2002 | ROU | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2479 | +2.6 |
| 9 | Bacyk, Bruno | 1759 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | =14N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1679 | -2.2 |
| 10 | Philip, Sylvain | 1868 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1819 | -1.4 |
| 11 | Rios, Pedro | 1651 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1537 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Trottet, Francois | 1538 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1651 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Noel, Nicolas | 1818 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1867 | +1.4 |
| 14 | Minchilli, Franco | 1679 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1759 | +2.2 |
| 15 | Caron, Mickael | 1694 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 690 | -30.4 |
| 16 | Belhadj, Jeremie | 1606 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 873 | -8.2 |
| 17 | Bonaventura, Christian | 1488 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 754 | -16.4 |
| 18 | Vier, Serge | 1679 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1202 | -2.6 |
| 19 | Hakobyan, Artur | 1712 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 794 | -13.2 |
| 20 | Mialon, Franck | 1433 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 803 | -5.6 |
| 21 | Boeuf, Jean-Julien | 1633 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 869 | -9.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 560012463 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Moulin, AymericFRA+26.41.0 pts · #3
- 2Zakhour, MarcFRA+16.41.0 pts · #4
- 3Taillepierre, MichelFRA+15.21.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Caron, MickaelFRA-30.40.0 pts · #15
- 2Bonaventura, ChristianFRA-16.40.0 pts · #17
- 3Hakobyan, ArturFRA-13.20.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R7+204 Elo gap
- R7+118 Elo gap