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22e Open International de Noel de Mont de Marsan

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149 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Mont De Marsan, France. 11 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2294, and top seed was Paul Velten (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2526).

Pablo Glavina (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2345) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Paul Velten (7.5) and Clement Candelot (7.0). Glavina shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Nathan Grimault (2096) beat Paul Velten (GM, 2526), a +430-point gap.

Location
🇫🇷Mont De Marsan, France
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇷GMPaul Velten2526
Avg top 10
2,294
Participants
149
Titled players · 11
GM×1
IM×2
FM×3
CM×2
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇫🇷France×126
🇪🇸Spain×16
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇲🇨Monaco×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
64
16
8
3
4
1
1
1
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Glavina takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (51.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Paul Velten drew with IM Pablo Glavina (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Paul Velten 4 wins (R3–R6)IM Pablo Glavina 4 wins (R1–R4)Clement Candelot 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMPaul Velten*
½
2IMPablo Glavina
½
*
3Clement Candelot*
1
4Alcher Jaime Galeano
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Glavina, PabloIM2345ESP+29N+27B+12N+8B=14N+5B=2N+15B=7N7.551.056.546.502480+14.9
2Velten, PaulGM2526FRA+28B13N+81B+40N+23B+11N=1B+9N+5B7.549.053.043.252449-4.4
3Candelot, Clement2245FRA+128B+4N+80B25N+31B=18N=7B+6N+14N7.047.050.038.252291+12.8
4Jaime Galeano, Alcher2039ESP+78N3B+147N+126B=8N+33B+12N=14B+13N7.044.545.532.252223+88.0
5Rodriguez, Augustin2180FRA+40B=23N+77B+36N+9B1N+25B+16N2N6.549.053.035.252291+59.2
6Burgalat, Eliot2187FRA+37N+26B+57N=15B=10N+24B=14N3B+27N6.547.552.536.252253+19.4
7Garrido, Mihai2127FRA+100B+30N16B+43N+29B=15B=3N+40N=1B6.547.551.034.752208+23.0
8Conon, CatalinCM2214ESP+41B+49N+79B1N=4B=23N+29B=24N+32B6.546.550.534.002171-9.2
9Atares Buisan, SergioFM2287ESP=45N+126B+114N+22B5N+42B+10N2B+19N6.545.548.532.002202-18.8
10Blanchet, Mathieu2138FRA+65N=19B+47N+45B=6B=17N9B+63N+23B6.545.049.533.752180+14.0
11Salimova, AsalWFM2139UZB30B+87N+71B+35N+28B2B=13N+67B+26N6.544.548.532.502125+1.6
12Serrier, Mathis2157FRA+99N+31B1B+101N=61B+41N4B+28N+24B6.544.548.031.252155+2.4
13Grimault, Nathan2096FRA+43B+2B15N+30N+21B=16N=11B+38N4B6.050.055.035.752186+21.4
14Jerez Perez, AlfonsoIM2329ESP+63B+18N+134B+16N=1B=25N=6B=4N3B6.050.052.532.252272-5.0
15Mariette, LucasFM2289FRA+66B+32N+13B=6N=25B=7N+18B1N=34B6.049.053.534.002242-8.2
16Dominguez Exposito, IbonCM2221ESP+44N+20B+7N14B+48N=13B+27N5B=18N6.047.552.534.002210-0.4
17Krauchi Romero, MartinFM2301ESP+21N+24B25N+46B+26N=10B=34N19B+44N6.045.550.533.002138-29.6
18Llaneza Vega, PatriciaWIM2095ESP+46N14B+86N+78B+37N=3B15N+45B=16B6.044.548.530.002140+15.0
19Karapetian, Rouben1980FRA+69B=10N=90B=62N+100B=77N+30B+17N9B6.041.545.029.002049+13.4
20Lapeyre, Pierre1996FRA+52B16N+59B56N+81B35N+62B+43N+41B6.041.045.028.501937-10.0
21Guitouni, Soha1907FRA17B+82N+119B+79N13N+39B24N+78B+54N6.040.043.025.501958+13.8
22Rodriguez, Antoine1941FRA=60B+68N+106B9N77B+83N+114B=41N+40B6.037.540.525.001938-2.8
23Lamothe, Hugo1975FRA+39N=5B+105N+73B2N=8B+35N=25B10N5.548.051.528.252094+28.4
24Bader, Thomas2039FRA+38B17N+72B+53N+56B6N+21B=8B12N5.547.051.529.252055+15.6
25Laffonta, Matthias2135FRA+35B+61N+17B+3B=15N=14B5N=23NF5.547.047.031.752279+31.8
26Ara, Alexandre1994FRA+56B6N+115B+50N17B+43N+73B=34N11B5.544.047.025.252033+11.8
27Miranda Herrera, Belen2093ESP+53B1N+82B+52N=41B+62N16B+77N6B5.543.547.525.002016-11.0
28Hemberger, Liam1936FRA2N+81B+76N+54B11N+68B=64N12B+74N5.543.547.524.751972+17.2
29Gorny, Faustin1915FRA1B+71N+116B+80N7N+78B8N+46B=33N5.543.546.523.251952+19.6
30Tunc, Alptug1853FRA+11N7B+94N13B+70N+58B19N=74B+105N5.543.046.525.751916+16.2
31Lucas Eudeline, Alois1989FRA+50B12N+103B+69N3N+46B40B+68N=38B5.543.046.525.251922-22.0
32Lauron, Wesley2045FRA+55N15B+75N=33B=44N=65B+42N+64B8N5.542.046.526.501983-11.2
33Alcantara, LevanahWCM1778FRA49B+116N+83B=32N+36B4N+61B=51N=29B5.542.045.025.001973+81.2
34Delabbey, Florian2122FRA=42N=101B+58NF+55B+61N=17B=26B=15N5.540.540.527.502109+1.8
35Lataste, Titouan1831FRA25N+84B+111N11B+80N+20B23B=50N+114B5.540.043.023.001896+14.8
36Saez de Adana Saez, Maria1993ESP=77N+42B+88N5B33N47B+91N+90B+64N5.538.542.523.501848-52.8
37Bussacchini, Michel1868MNC6B+72N+120B+96N18B=52N=50B=114N+69B5.538.541.522.501811-8.2
38Jibeaux, Sacha1787FRA24N=129B=117N+110B+85N+44B+48N13B=31N5.537.540.023.001867+42.4
39Tabutin, Lucas1747FRA23B+119N+143B61N+116B21N+79B+66N=73B5.535.036.518.251825+17.6
40Lafuma, Antoine1868FRA5N+70B+118N2B+82N+57B+31N7B22N5.045.548.522.001939+15.0
41Dubin, Lisa1878FRA8N+147B+130N+70B=27N12B+47N=22B20N5.042.543.518.751929+24.0
42Legagnoa, Evan1818FRA=34B36N+113B+123N+51B9N32B=60N+79B5.040.543.520.751903+37.2
43Peter, Louis-Alexis1813FRA13N+76B+122N7B+84N26B+86N20B+80N5.040.543.519.501823+2.0
44Junger, Quentin1879FRA16B=106N+144B+105N=32B38N+58B+53N17B5.040.041.019.001891+1.0
45Bertrand, Marin1900FRA=9B+60N+132B10N62B+106N+100B18N=77B5.039.542.019.751910+1.6
46Barraud, Mickael1811FRA18B+115N+139B17N+59B31N+75B29N+85B5.039.541.518.501829+3.8
47Hachacq, Lucas1718FRA+109B=51N10B68N+123B+36N41B=49N+83B5.039.042.021.001851+48.8
48Chiarotto, Maxime1967FRA+62B134N+92B+90N16B+53N38B=55N=52B5.039.041.522.501882-36.4
49Lougnon, Florian1996FRA+33N8B70N+129B+71N64B=90N=47B+82N5.038.541.021.001806-38.2
50Hemberger, Eric1767FRA31N+118B+91N26B+89N=101B=37N=35B=67N5.038.041.020.501815+10.8
51Vendeuil-Richard, Maelan1984FRA126N=47B+93N+87B42N+88B=65N=33B=55N5.037.040.022.001758-89.2
52Saez de Adana Saez, Manuel1779ESP20N+89B+121N27B+130N=37B=101N=65B=48N5.037.039.518.751836+28.0
53Hussein, Abdulaziz1804FRA27N+85B+95N24B+131N48B+84N44B+88N5.037.039.518.501774-5.6
54Cruzel, Thierry1731FRA61B+83N+138B28N+96B73N+85B+101N21B5.036.038.017.501745+2.6
55Barrau, Leanna1799FRA32B+103N+137B+134N34N67B+80N=48B=51B5.035.537.517.001907+24.6
56Labarrere, Daniel1774FRA26N+130B+125N+20B24NF63B+81N+61B5.035.535.520.001908+29.2
57Le Bars, Lucien1722FRA+120B+104N6B=63N=134B40N+92B73N+97B5.035.037.518.001793+8.0
58Fernandez, Jose1674FRA+124B63N34B+139N+66B30N44N+132B+103N5.034.036.015.501776+21.4
59Audouar, Daniel1597FRA+127N64B20N+125B46N91B+117N+93B+78N5.033.536.517.001716+16.0
60Falcucci, Hugo Lou1730FRA=22N45B67N136B+133N+145B+131N=42B+84N5.031.532.515.501653-25.2
61Grimault, Leane1958FRA+54N25B+84N+39B=12N34B33N+87B56N4.542.546.521.751852-22.4
62Kerjean, Romain1739FRA48N+93B+108N=19B+45N27B20N+115B65N4.539.542.518.501809+9.2
63Piroth, Gabor1908FRA14N+58B+85N=57B114N+87B+56N10BF4.538.538.520.501875-7.0
64Cuville, Louis1829FRA134B+59N96B+109N+79B+49N=28B32N36B4.538.040.520.251801-3.2
65Alcantara, Eliyakim1847FRA10B79NF+120N+72B=32N=51B=52N+62B4.538.039.019.751847+3.6
66Letellier, Timothee1902FRA15N+86B89N+94B58N+132B+71N39B=70N4.537.540.017.251702-86.0
67Klein, Jean-Yves1917FRAFF+60B+106N=68B+55N=77B11N=50B4.537.537.520.251914+1.2
68Coant, Jean-Francois1809FRAF22B+136N+47B=67N28N+70B31B+86N4.537.037.017.751837+8.0
69Espinet, Sebastien0FRA19N+108B+98N31B+118N99B=105N+76B37N4.536.539.516.7516740.0
70Delabbey, Olivier1656FRA+137B40N+49B41N30B+119N68N+94B=66B4.536.538.516.251745+19.0
71Simon, Lionel1680FRA+122N29B11N+111B49B+130N66B=83N+107B4.535.538.014.501712+1.4
72Shakessi, Hossein1641FRA+146N37B24N+121B65N+110B78N=95B+102N4.533.534.513.001629-5.2
73Barros Pecina, Daniel1886ESPF+74B+129N23NF+54B26N+57B=39N4.533.533.519.751885+4.0
74Roset, Olivier1727FRA=114B73N100B=104N+125B+102N+89B=30N28B4.533.036.016.501715-1.2
75De Chasteigner, Cedric1669FRA+121N128N32B+95B99N+94B46N=102B+115N4.532.035.015.7516750.0
76Domsic, Filip1618FRA+145B43N28B=107N+104B128N+121B69N+100B4.531.532.512.751705+9.2
77Laroussi, Khalil1771FRA=36BF5N+88B+22N=19B=67N27B=45N4.043.547.520.501953+68.8
78Labarbe, Gabriel1780FRA4B+92N+97B18N+102B29N+72B21N59B4.042.045.516.001692-41.6
79Gabaix, John1621FRA+133N+65B8N21B64N+95B39N+110B42N4.039.542.014.501670+5.8
80Mockbel, Abel1627FRA+91N+99B3N29B35B+122N55B+116N43B4.039.042.014.001688+15.2
81Gabaix, Emile1682FRA+113B28N2N+117B20N=118B+108N56B=95N4.038.041.013.501620-34.8
82Fiore, Eric1671FRA+95N21B27N+122B40B92N+109B+89N49B4.037.040.014.501651-7.8
83Solans, Lucas0FRA+131N54B33N+103N=90B22B+129N=71B47N4.036.038.512.751657-50.0
84Pittet, Flavien0FRA+107B35N61B+137N43B+111N53B+118N60B4.035.037.012.0016010.0
85Martinez Perez, Mateo1596ESP+148B53N63B+97N38B+139N54N+91B46N4.035.035.510.501468-36.4
86Dominguez Exposito, Sara1670ESP+96B66N18B+124N101B+116N43B+92N68B4.034.537.514.001661-7.6
87Biz, Corentin1713FRA+111N11BF51N+107B63N+123B61N+104B4.034.034.013.501707-8.4
88Mifurt, William1625FRA+97B=100N36B77N+108B51N=118B+119N53B4.033.536.513.751611-6.6
89Miranda, Leo1554FRA+140B52N+66B100N50B+93N74N82B+117N4.033.535.513.501577+2.4
90Angelovici, Eliott1719FRA=117N+136B=19N48B=83NF=49B36N+123B4.033.533.514.001786+21.2
91Duchene, Joel0FRA80B+102N50B115N+120B+59N36B85N+116B4.033.036.014.5015890.0
92Crabos, Etienne1505FRA+141N78B48N+93B126N+82B57N86B+122N4.032.034.013.001551+4.2
93Cavicchi, Hong Att0FRA+102B62N51B92N+124B89B+136N59N+120B4.032.034.011.5015530.0
94Basquin, Didier1502FRA104B+107N30B66N+137B75N+139B70N+124B4.031.033.010.501569+7.8
95Dautheville, Eric1429FRA82B+135N53B75N+149B79N+130B=72N=81B4.031.031.09.251501+9.6
96Ivanoff, Aliocha1424FRA86N+141B+64N37B54N105B116B+138N+118B4.030.532.511.501510+19.2
97Figuiere, Sylvain0FRA88N+110B78N85B=117N+136B=103N+129B57N4.029.531.511.2515520.0
98Riballet, Jean-Paul0FRA103B+124N69B102N+109B=131B115N=121N+119B4.027.029.512.2515130.0
99Renaudin, Thibault1855FRA12B80N+112N+119B+75B+69NFFF4.026.026.015.501739-22.8
100Phelipot, Lucas1826FRA7N=88B+74N+89B19N+115B45N105B76N3.538.041.013.501669-37.8
101Busnel, Laurent1860FRAF=34N+109B12B+86N=50N=52B54BF3.534.534.515.251814-8.4
102Bruneteau, Damien1533FRA93N91B+127N+98B78N74B+122B=75N72B3.532.535.512.251504-4.4
103Moreira, Florian1582FRA+98N55B31N83B+136NF=97B+120N58B3.532.532.511.001622+2.4
104Kedjar, Ayoub0FRA+94N57B126N=74B76N117B+135N+144B87N3.530.531.59.7514910.0
105Sanchez Huerta, Erlantz1620ESPF+138N23B44BF+96N=69B+100N30B3.530.030.011.751719+20.4
106Prunier, Louis1666FRA+125N=44B22N67B+112N45BFF+133N3.529.529.511.501659-2.4
107Dessagne, Emile0FRA84N94B+149N=76B87N129B+112N+131B71N3.529.529.58.2514170.0
108Toutain, Yohan0FRA+123B69N62BF88N+113N81B=117B+131N3.529.029.010.5015870.0
109Demangeon, Gilbert1469FRA47N+127B101N64B98N+140B82N+143B=132N3.528.530.07.751359-20.0
110Gentilhomme, Oceane1488FRA138B97N+135B38N+140B72N+137B79N=121B3.527.529.58.001425-13.2
111Delzant, Pierre-Richard1461FRA87B+145N35B71N+135B84B132N+139N=130B3.527.528.56.751424-7.6
112Magalhaes, Enzo0FRA115B=113N99B+144N106B123N107B+148N+129N3.524.024.55.7515060.0
113Moufannine, Anne1460FRA81N=112B42N146B+148N108B133N+136B+144N3.522.523.05.251640+17.4
114Souevamanien, Jean-Lou1724FRA=74NF9B+132N+63BF22N=37B35N3.036.036.012.001800+10.4
115Bouezet, Bruno1592FRA+112N46B26N+91BF100N+98B62N75B3.034.534.511.501007-48.0
116Laroussi, Nael1503FRA+149N33B29N+143B39N86B+96N80B91N3.034.034.05.501420-26.8
117Penet, Eric1474FRA=90B132N=38B81N=97B+104N59B=108N89B3.033.536.012.001374-13.8
118Gabaix, Gaston1505FRA+142B50N40B+138N69B=81N=88N84B96N3.032.534.58.001433-20.0
119Huby, Liam1498FRA+143N39B21N99N+146B70B+125N88B98N3.032.533.55.501425-25.2
120Bleau, Benoit1484FRA57N+133B37N65B91N+135B+127N103B93N3.032.034.58.00955-15.2
121Bru, Louanne1419FRA75B+140N52B72N+138BF76N=98B=110N3.030.030.07.751268-27.6
122Hussein, Erwan1449FRA71B+148N43B82N+142B80B102N+137N92B3.029.029.54.501296-47.2
123Gramont, Francois1563FRA108N+146BF42B47N+112B87N+133B90N3.028.528.57.00942-21.6
124Hauquin, Patrick1444FRA58N98B+141N86B93N142B+149N+127B94N3.028.028.05.00816-34.0
125Danthez, Bernard1403FRA106B+142N56B59N74N+149B119B130N+137B3.027.527.54.001290-17.2
126Robert, Anton1762FRA+51B9N+104B4N+92BFFFF3.026.026.012.501923+14.2
127FIDE 80490573059B109N102B135N+141B+138N120B124N+139B3.024.526.56.0012160.0
128Renaudin, Axelle1891FRA3N+75BFF+129N+76BFFF3.018.518.511.501972+8.4
129Mariette, Fabrice1583FRA+135B=38N73B49N128B+107N83B97N112B2.533.035.58.751565-2.2
130Fornengo, Jessica1527FRAF56N41B+142N52B71B95N+125B=111N2.532.032.06.751399-23.6
131Castanier, Enea1564FRA83B137N+148B+140N53B=98N60B107N108B2.529.029.54.50846-47.6
132Sanchez Andres, Alejandro1546ESPF+117B45N114BF66N+111B58N=109B2.527.527.58.251556-2.8
133Hayet, Damien0FRA79B120N142B=148N60B+141N+113B123N106B2.526.026.55.7513150.0
134Lebon, Sebastien2128FRA+64N+48B14N55B=57NFFFF2.525.525.512.001931-21.8
135Praud, Fabien0FRA129N95B110N+127B111N120N104B+149B=143N2.524.524.53.756840.0
136Etman, Karim1528FRAF90N68B+60N103B97N93B113N+138B2.030.530.57.001420-13.2
137Cipriano-Catanas, Elwan1402FRA70N+131B55N84B94N+143B110N122B125N2.029.531.04.0012400.0
138Requier, Chloe0FRA+110N105B54N118B121N127B+140N96B136N2.027.029.05.5012180.0
139Duval, Dominique1406FRA147N+149B46N58B+143N85B94N111B127N2.027.027.01.50818-29.4
140Castanier, Izan0FRA89N121B+146N131B110N109N138B141B+149N2.021.521.51.006940.0
141FIDE 527061051092B96N124BF127N133B143N+140N+148B2.020.520.52.506580.0
142Hebert Auby, Jean0FRA118N125B+133N130B122N+124NFFF2.017.017.05.5012270.0
143FIDE 5270947150119BF39N116N139B137N+141B109N=135B1.523.523.53.257050.0
144Klein, Fabrice1534FRAFF44N112B145N+148BF104N113B1.021.021.00.50869-28.4
145Hezer, Mattheo0FRA76N111BFF+144B60NFFF1.018.518.51.0013930.0
146Catalano, Leonardo0FRA72B123N140B+113N119NFFFF1.017.017.03.5013480.0
147Pinol, Christian1668FRA+139B41N4BFFFFFF1.014.014.02.001650-6.0
148FIDE 544067151085N122B131N=133B113B144NF112B141N0.522.022.01.257210.0
149FIDE 5600834330116B139N107BF95N125N124B135N140B0.023.023.00.006380.0

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