10eme Open International Serge Dimier - Open A
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70 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 31 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Olivet, France. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2154, and top seed was Alexandre Dgebuadze (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2392).
Zayne-Eddine El Zein (🇱🇧 LBN, FM, 2271) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Jean Meunier-Pion (5.0) and Carlos Boulos (5.0). El Zein shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alan Dubois (1781) beat Marius Lefol (2091), a +310-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Olivet, France
Dates
31 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 4
GM×1
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇫🇷France×57
🇱🇧Lebanon×2
🇦🇲Armenia×2
🇧🇪Belgium×2
🇮🇹Italy×2
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇱🇻Latvia×1
🇨🇻Cape Verde×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 6 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
29
11
5
2
3
6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 5.0/6. El Zein takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Jean Meunier-Pion 4 wins (R1–R4)Simon Darniere 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Alexandre Dgebuadze 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJean Meunier-Pion | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Simon Darniere | — | * | — | — |
| 3GMAlexandre Dgebuadze | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Augustin Saunier | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Zein, Zayne-EddineFM | 2271 | LBN | +67N | +6B | +3N | +4B | =2B | =7N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 20.75 | 2346 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Meunier-Pion, JeanCM | 2222 | FRA | +18B | +10N | +27B | +7B | =1N | =5B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 20.50 | 2383 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Boulos, CarlosCM | 2017 | LBN | +35B | +28N | −1B | +27N | +13B | +8N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 17.00 | 2202 | +26.8 |
| 4 | Darniere, Simon | 2090 | FRA | +32B | +30N | +45B | −1N | +20B | +12N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 16.00 | 2212 | +18.6 |
| 5 | Dgebuadze, AlexandreGM | 2392 | BEL | =19N | +58B | +52N | +23B | +11B | =2N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 15.25 | 2315 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Saunier, Augustin | 1903 | FRA | +9B | −1N | +58B | +45N | +33B | +22N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 2183 | +79.6 |
| 7 | Poghosyan, Alen | 2274 | ARM | +17B | +16N | +12B | −2N | +21B | =1B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 18.00 | 2256 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Lefol, Marius | 2091 | FRA | +15N | +26B | −20N | +19B | +14N | −3B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 15.00 | 2016 | -20.0 |
| 9 | Oungre, Laurent | 2066 | FRA | −6N | =15B | +62N | +46B | +19N | =11B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 2006 | -6.8 |
| 10 | Spitz, Christophe | 1985 | FRA | +14N | −2B | =47N | +48B | =15N | +29B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 12.75 | 2010 | +4.2 |
| 11 | El Zein, Bassam | 2063 | FRA | =21B | +53N | +48B | +20B | −5N | =9N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 2064 | +3.6 |
| 12 | Plard, Axel | 2053 | LUX | +31N | +29B | −7N | +54B | +34N | −4B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 2058 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Desforges, Julien | 1700 | FRA | +63N | −27N | +37B | +29B | −3N | +31B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1987 | +44.8 |
| 14 | Massot, Manuel | 1826 | FRA | −10B | +25N | +56B | +53N | −8B | +33N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1907 | +10.4 |
| 15 | Raux, Samuel | 1908 | FRA | −8B | =9N | +61B | +59N | =10B | +28N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 2015 | +17.6 |
| 16 | Pouzet, Nolwenn | 1994 | FRA | +68B | −7B | −54N | +44N | +27B | +30N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1944 | -5.2 |
| 17 | Violini, Enrico Giuseppe | 1938 | ITA | −7N | −43B | +69B | +58N | +45B | +37N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1958 | +8.0 |
| 18 | Brecheteau, Paul | 1915 | FRA | −2N | −44B | +64N | +62B | +54N | +34B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1889 | -3.0 |
| 19 | Antoine, Jean-Luc | 1940 | FRA | =5B | +41N | +44B | −8N | −9B | +39N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1967 | +5.6 |
| 20 | Dubois, Alan | 1781 | FRA | +61B | +60N | +8B | −11N | −4N | =23B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1985 | +30.4 |
| 21 | Nott Peralta, Gabriel | 1901 | FRA | =11N | +34B | =55N | +52B | −7N | =24B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1931 | +8.4 |
| 22 | Hubert, Raphael | 1927 | FRA | F | +46N | +24B | =28N | +36B | −6B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.50 | 2003 | +10.4 |
| 23 | Besombes, Romain | 1958 | FRA | =37B | +56N | +59B | −5N | =28B | =20N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1926 | -5.8 |
| 24 | Marsac, Hugo | 1774 | FRA | −55N | +64B | −22N | +38B | +32B | =21N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 1871 | +12.4 |
| 25 | Jeannin, Benoit | 0 | FRA | −29N | −14B | +66N | =49B | +48N | +47B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1776 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Forestieri, Samuel | 1872 | FRA | +36B | −8N | −53B | =60N | +59B | +46N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1891 | +7.6 |
| 27 | Bienaime, Hugo | 1812 | FRA | +49N | +13B | −2N | −3B | −16N | +55B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1878 | +8.0 |
| 28 | Ljubotina, Lazo | 1816 | FRA | +40N | −3B | +70N | =22B | =23N | −15B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1886 | +11.2 |
| 29 | Guillemette, Ulysse | 1823 | FRA | +25B | −12N | +41B | −13N | +56B | −10N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1763 | -17.2 |
| 30 | Teyssier, Alexandre | 1825 | FRA | +38N | −4B | +49N | −34B | +52N | −16B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1876 | +14.4 |
| 31 | Violini, Paolo | 1894 | ITA | −12B | =36N | =39B | +41N | +53B | −13N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1799 | -14.2 |
| 32 | Paquis, Victor-Hugo | 1903 | FRA | −4N | =38B | +50N | =47B | −24N | +52B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 1805 | -13.4 |
| 33 | De Smet, Fabrice | 1645 | FRA | +47N | −52B | +63N | +43B | −6N | −14B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1817 | +27.2 |
| 34 | Barteau, Ludovic | 1723 | FRA | +57B | −21N | +68B | +30N | −12B | −18N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1748 | +2.8 |
| 35 | Linder, Oliver | 1882 | GER | −3N | =42B | =38N | +70B | =47N | =40B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1869 | -2.0 |
| 36 | Peurton, Frederic | 1996 | FRA | −26N | =31B | +40N | +55B | −22N | =42B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1849 | -22.4 |
| 37 | Lamorelle, Alexey | 1818 | FRA | =23N | =59B | −13N | +65B | +55N | −17B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1719 | -27.2 |
| 38 | Laangry, Rayane | 1980 | FRA | −30B | =32N | =35B | −24N | +57B | +53N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1783 | -28.8 |
| 39 | Joassard, Quentin | 1601 | FRA | −52N | =40B | =31N | +63B | +43N | −19B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1841 | +35.4 |
| 40 | Accouri, Pascal | 1815 | FRA | −28B | =39N | −36B | +61N | +44B | =35N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1770 | -6.8 |
| 41 | Saunier, Aristide | 1708 | FRA | +50N | −19B | −29N | −31B | +70N | +54B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1755 | +10.8 |
| 42 | Moussu, Augustin | 1940 | FRA | F | =35N | −46B | +50B | +49N | =36N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1840 | -20.4 |
| 43 | Goyer, Lionel | 1818 | FRA | F | +17N | +60B | −33N | −39B | +56N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1793 | -3.0 |
| 44 | Derex, Nicolas | 1654 | FRA | =46B | +18N | −19N | −16B | −40N | +62B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1799 | +38.8 |
| 45 | Shaburishvili,Giorgi | 1800 | LAT | +62N | +70B | −4N | −6B | −17N | =64B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.25 | 1790 | -2.6 |
| 46 | Poghosyan, Ameli | 1781 | ARM | =44N | −22B | +42N | −9N | +60B | −26B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1802 | +3.6 |
| 47 | Crouet, Esus | 1775 | FRA | −33B | +69N | =10B | =32N | =35B | −25N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1774 | +1.6 |
| 48 | Bultijnck, Kristoff | 1760 | BEL | +51N | =55B | −11N | −10N | −25B | +65B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1717 | -6.4 |
| 49 | Bravo Pausader, Antonio | 1702 | FRA | −27B | +57N | −30B | =25N | −42B | +60N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1664 | -9.6 |
| 50 | Siboni, Neil | 0 | FRA | −41B | =61N | −32B | −42N | +69B | +59N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Bremond, Tom | 1524 | FRA | −48B | −63B | −65N | =69N | +66B | +58N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1607 | +13.6 |
| 52 | Favie, Jean-Michel | 1769 | FRA | +39B | +33N | −5B | −21N | −30B | −32N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1716 | -10.6 |
| 53 | Picoteiro Morais, Luis | 1731 | CPV | +69N | −11B | +26N | −14B | −31N | −38B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1724 | -2.0 |
| 54 | Chaudagne, Jules | 1792 | FRA | −60B | +66N | +16B | −12N | −18B | −41N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1633 | -20.4 |
| 55 | Tudoux Guerber, Arthur | 1644 | FRA | +24B | =48N | =21B | −36N | −37B | −27N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1719 | +20.0 |
| 56 | Daviet, Stephane | 1723 | FRA | +64N | −23B | −14N | +67B | −29N | −43B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1630 | -11.0 |
| 57 | Drouet, Noe | 1408 | FRA | −34N | −49B | −67N | +66B | −38N | +70B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Riviere, Philippe | 1749 | FRA | +66B | −5N | −6N | −17B | =62N | −51B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.75 | 1475 | -30.0 |
| 59 | Busson, Philippe | 1712 | FRA | +65B | =37N | −23N | −15B | −26N | −50B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1567 | -23.6 |
| 60 | Billot, Daniel | 1690 | FRA | +54N | −20B | −43N | =26B | −46N | −49B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1598 | -14.2 |
| 61 | Arnaison, Daniel | 1671 | FRA | −20N | =50B | −15N | −40B | =65N | =63B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1507 | -13.4 |
| 62 | Bravo Bertoglio, Jorge | 1692 | CHI | −45B | +65N | −9B | −18N | =58B | −44N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 1471 | -22.8 |
| 63 | Chin, David | 1810 | FRA | −13B | +51N | −33B | −39N | −64B | =61N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 3.25 | 1479 | -43.4 |
| 64 | Direr, Alexis | 0 | FRA | −56B | −24N | −18B | F | +63N | =45N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Capar, Eren | 0 | FRA | −59N | −62B | +51B | −37N | =61B | −48N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Lafaix, Alexandre | 0 | FRA | −58N | −54B | −25B | −57N | −51N | +69B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Motheron, Romain | 1930 | FRA | −1B | −68N | +57B | −56N | — | — | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1717 | -16.0 |
| 68 | Lallement, Boris | 0 | FRA | −16N | +67B | −34N | — | — | — | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1757 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Couron-Arbaoui, Camille | 1457 | FRA | −53B | −47B | −17N | =51B | −50N | −66N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1399 | -11.6 |
| 70 | Hamouma, Eric | 1687 | FRA | F | −45N | −28B | −35N | −41B | −57N | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 923 | -44.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saunier, AugustinFRA+79.65.0 pts · #4
- 2Desforges, JulienFRA+44.84.0 pts · #9
- 3Derex, NicolasFRA+38.82.5 pts · #41
Top rating losers
- 1Hamouma, EricFRA-44.80.0 pts · #70
- 2Chin, DavidFRA-43.41.5 pts · #56
- 3Riviere, PhilippeFRA-30.01.5 pts · #68
Biggest upsets
- R3+310 Elo gap
- R6+279 Elo gap
- R2+261 Elo gap