44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A

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85 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Bethune, France. 32 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2432, and top seed was Jean-Marc Degraeve (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2479).

Jean-Marc Degraeve (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2479) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sim Maerevoet (7.0) and Alexandre Bacrot (6.5). Degraeve shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: S Sivathanujan (CM, 2040) beat Thal Abergel (GM, 2403), a +363-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Bethune, 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

🇫🇷GMJean-Marc Degraeve2479

Avg top 10

2,432

Participants

Titled players · 32

GM×4

IM×7

FM×15

CM×5

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×41

🇧🇪Belgium×33

🇳🇱Netherlands×3

🇬🇧England×2

🇮🇳India×2

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇲🇷Mauritania×1

Top 3

🥇
GMJean-Marc Degraeve
🇫🇷FRA·2479
7.5pts·2547perf+8.1
🥈
IMSim Maerevoet
🇧🇪BEL·2407
7.0pts·2490perf+10.0
🥉
Alexandre Bacrot
🇫🇷FRA·2438
6.5pts·2578perf+13.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Degraeve7.5Maerevoet7Bacrot6.5Bujisho6.5Ikonnikov6.5Vandenbussche6

R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Dec

GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve 3+4 wins (R2–R4, R6–R9)IM Sim Maerevoet 5 wins (R3–R7)Alexandre Bacrot 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMJean-Marc Degraeve	*	—	—	1
2IMSim Maerevoet	—	*	½	—
3Alexandre Bacrot	—	½	*	1
4IMBenjamin Bujisho	0	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Degraeve, Jean-MarcGM	2479	FRA	−20B	+21N	+38B	+19N	=13B	+33N	+5B	+17N	+4B	7.5	43.5	48.0	40.25	2547	+8.1
2	Maerevoet, SimIM	2407	BEL	=27B	=15N	+72B	+20N	+62B	+13N	+7B	=4N	=3N	7.0	43.5	46.5	34.75	2490	+10.0
3	Bacrot, Alexandre	2438	FRA	+50N	+5B	+9N	+8B	=34N	F	=4B	+22N	=2B	6.5	45.5	45.5	36.50	2578	+13.4
4	Ikonnikov, VyacheslavGM	2446	FID	=34N	+33B	+51N	+46B	+18N	+6B	=3N	=2B	−1N	6.5	45.0	49.0	32.50	2429	+1.7
5	Bujisho, BenjaminIM	2309	FRA	+47B	−3N	+55B	+57N	=22B	+18N	−1N	+35B	+6N	6.5	42.5	46.5	30.00	2394	+11.8
6	Degraeve, RemyIM	2442	FRA	+24B	−9N	+69B	+23N	+8B	−4N	+11B	+14N	−5B	6.0	46.5	49.5	30.50	2421	-1.2
7	Vandenbussche, ThibautIM	2401	BEL	+73B	−19N	+32B	+35N	=14B	+15N	−2N	+25B	=10N	6.0	43.5	46.0	28.25	2379	-1.2
8	Pirard, NatanFM	2325	BEL	+35B	+20N	+19B	−3N	−6N	−16B	+46N	+42B	+36B	6.0	41.5	45.5	27.50	2357	+8.8
9	Lacan Rus, DavidFM	2314	FRA	+42N	+6B	−3B	−62N	+49B	=36N	+24B	=23N	+33B	6.0	40.0	43.5	28.75	2346	+4.3
10	De Waele, WarreFM	2339	BEL	+29B	=25N	=57B	=47N	+61B	=22N	=23B	+20N	=7B	6.0	39.0	42.5	28.00	2345	+3.2
11	Capone, NicolaIM	2295	BEL	=49N	=36B	+37N	=16B	=46N	+73B	−6N	+21B	+18N	6.0	38.5	41.0	26.00	2270	-1.8
12	Lenaerts, LennertFM	2366	BEL	=28N	−34B	+78N	=21B	+48B	=35N	=29B	+49N	+23B	6.0	37.0	39.5	25.25	2253	-22.0
13	Hautot, StephaneIM	2332	BEL	=77N	+28B	+67N	+26B	=1N	−2B	=14N	=18B	=16N	5.5	44.0	46.5	26.50	2304	-1.2
14	Leenhouts, KoenGM	2466	NED	=15B	+27N	+44B	=18B	=7N	=24N	=13B	−6B	+54N	5.5	42.5	46.5	27.00	2312	-14.5
15	Molitor, MiloFM	2219	BEL	=14N	=2B	=30N	+51B	+26N	−7B	=36B	=29N	+44B	5.5	42.5	46.5	27.00	2257	+19.6
16	Vandenhole, KobeFM	2293	BEL	+61B	−22N	+39B	=11N	+47B	+8N	−17B	=33N	=13B	5.5	41.0	44.5	26.00	2330	+21.6
17	Neelash SahaIM	2474	IND	−33N	+37B	=21N	+66B	+40N	+34B	+16N	−1B	F	5.5	39.5	39.5	25.00	2333	-10.2
18	Sivathanujan, SCM	2040	SRI	+53B	+29N	+22B	=14N	−4B	−5B	+50N	=13N	−11B	5.0	44.0	48.0	23.50	2325	+59.6
19	Boudry, WilliamFM	2271	BEL	+40N	+7B	−8N	−1B	=21N	+38B	−35N	+59B	=28N	5.0	43.0	47.0	24.00	2238	-7.0
20	Pucher, OlivierFM	2246	FRA	+1N	−8B	+64N	−2B	=74N	+66B	+40N	−10B	=26N	5.0	43.0	45.5	22.75	2232	-2.8
21	Nicot, ValentinCM	2062	FRA	+84N	−1B	=17B	=12N	=19B	=48N	+53B	−11N	+52B	5.0	42.0	43.0	19.25	2230	+67.6
22	Abergel, ThalGM	2403	FRA	+54N	+16B	−18N	+50B	=5N	=10B	+34N	−3B	F	5.0	42.0	42.0	24.25	2345	-5.2
23	Lesueur, GabrielFM	2257	FRA	=36N	=62B	+41N	−6B	+69N	+46B	=10N	=9B	−12N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.50	2243	-3.0
24	Verheyen, Olivier	2201	BEL	−6N	=46B	+59N	+67B	+31N	=14B	−9N	=26B	=39B	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.00	2178	-5.6
25	Arcelin, Gael	2266	FRA	+58B	=10B	−26N	=45N	=38B	+41N	+62B	−7N	=29B	5.0	39.5	43.0	22.00	2182	-18.8
26	Sidaty El Ghassem	1993	MTN	=48B	+68N	+25B	−13N	−15B	=27N	+47B	=24N	=20B	5.0	39.0	42.5	22.00	2206	+47.6
27	Pucher, SebastienFM	2190	FRA	=2N	−14B	+63N	=74B	=64N	=26B	=56N	+51B	=43B	5.0	37.0	39.5	20.75	2123	-15.4
28	Battistelli, Fausto	2173	BEL	=12B	−13N	=52B	=55N	=39B	+80N	+75B	=30N	=19B	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.75	2133	-17.2
29	Ciarletta, Ulysse	2168	FRA	−10N	−18B	+82N	=79B	+67N	+64B	=12N	=15B	=25N	5.0	36.5	38.0	17.75	2172	+1.2
30	Deveque, Guillaume	2037	FRA	+63N	−47N	=15B	+77B	−33N	+37B	=54N	=28B	=34N	5.0	35.5	38.0	20.00	2186	+35.2
31	Dhooge, Servaas	1958	BEL	−45B	+83N	=49B	+58N	−24B	+61N	−33B	=41N	+69B	5.0	33.0	34.0	15.75	2130	+79.6
32	Caruyer-Tong, Ngoc Dan Thanh	1992	FRA	=70N	=43B	−7N	−73B	=81N	+79B	+69B	=62N	+47B	5.0	28.5	30.0	15.25	2108	+24.8
33	Real, ThibaultFM	2231	BEL	+17B	−4N	F	+44N	+30B	−1B	+31N	=16B	−9N	4.5	45.5	45.5	22.75	2298	+15.0
34	Ringuet, NoeFM	2217	FRA	=4B	+12N	+74B	+48N	=3B	−17N	−22B	−36N	=30B	4.5	43.0	45.5	21.50	2237	+4.8
35	Davoust, NicolasCM	2143	FRA	−8N	+64B	+79N	−7B	+43N	=12B	+19B	−5N	F	4.5	39.5	39.5	18.00	2245	+44.0
36	De Block, Fabio	2068	BEL	=23B	=11N	=80B	+65N	F	=9B	=15N	+34B	−8N	4.5	38.5	38.5	20.25	2232	+34.6
37	Carnac, Vincent	2063	FRA	+52B	−17N	−11B	−39N	+83B	−30N	+65B	+53N	=45B	4.5	37.0	38.0	14.75	2068	-2.0
38	Han, QixiangFM	2061	ENG	=68B	F	−1N	+56B	=25N	−19N	+57B	=52N	+50B	4.5	37.0	37.0	18.25	2183	+48.0
39	Duquesne, Adrien	1961	FRA	=41B	F	−16N	+37B	=28N	=42B	+77N	=40B	=24N	4.5	36.0	36.0	18.75	2188	+94.8
40	Soubirou, OrianeWFM	2092	FRA	−19B	=67N	+68B	+75N	−17B	+71N	−20B	=39N	=41B	4.5	34.5	37.0	15.25	2096	-1.2
41	Stuer, Marc	2047	BEL	=39N	=65N	−23B	+70B	=50N	−25B	+81N	=31B	=40N	4.5	34.5	36.0	15.25	2056	+1.2
42	Luminet, Denis	2130	BEL	−9B	F	=70N	+52N	=71B	=39N	+48B	−8N	+46B	4.5	34.5	34.5	17.25	2091	-7.0
43	Benouaret, Idir	1934	FRA	=44B	=32N	=61B	=49N	−35B	F	+66N	+73B	=27N	4.5	32.5	32.5	17.00	2141	+44.0
44	Roebers, JanFM	2039	NED	=43N	+85B	−14N	−33B	+79N	=50B	+73N	=54B	−15N	4.5	32.5	32.5	10.75	2145	+23.0
45	Legrand, Hugo	2040	FRA	+31N	=73N	−48B	=25B	−54N	=81B	+70N	=56B	=37N	4.5	32.0	33.5	16.75	2036	-1.6
46	Vlandas, Baptiste	2057	FRA	+55B	=24N	+65B	−4N	=11B	−23N	−8B	+48N	−42N	4.0	41.0	44.5	17.00	2123	+25.6
47	Butzen, Robin	2127	BEL	−5N	+30B	+56N	=10B	−16N	=74B	−26N	+60B	−32N	4.0	41.0	43.5	17.25	2064	-15.4
48	Lascar, Radoslawa	1910	BEL	=26N	+59B	+45N	−34B	−12N	=21B	−42N	−46B	+75B	4.0	37.5	40.0	16.00	2046	+29.6
49	Jeanne, Mickael	2109	FRA	=11B	F	=31N	=43B	−9N	+63B	+74N	−12B	=56N	4.0	37.5	37.5	15.75	2092	-4.4
50	Sarkisian, ArmanCM	2194	BEL	−3B	+69N	+53B	−22N	=41B	=44N	−18B	+75N	−38N	4.0	37.0	39.5	14.00	2069	-29.0
51	Havez, Matthieu	2017	FRA	=80N	+70B	−4B	−15N	=53B	=52N	+61B	−27N	=58B	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.50	2044	+4.2
52	Ganguly, Aayush	1985	BEL	−37N	=63B	=28N	−42B	+76N	=51B	+64N	=38B	−21N	4.0	34.5	37.0	14.50	2000	+6.8
53	Drugmand, Benoit	1955	BEL	−18N	+60B	−50N	=72B	=51N	+67B	−21N	−37B	+74N	4.0	33.0	35.5	13.50	2008	+24.1
54	Lefebvre, HerveFM	2174	FRA	−22B	F	=76N	+80N	+45B	=62N	=30B	=44N	−14B	4.0	32.5	32.5	14.25	2117	-12.0
55	Velia, Leo	1971	FRA	−46N	+82B	−5N	=28B	−77N	=60B	=63N	+72B	=66N	4.0	32.0	33.5	12.50	2031	+26.4
56	Lelievre, Sacha	1961	FRA	=72N	F	−47B	−38N	+82B	+58N	=27B	=45N	=49B	4.0	30.5	30.5	13.75	2072	+46.8
57	Wambecq, Ward	2009	BEL	+83B	F	=10N	−5B	−73N	=59B	−38N	+76B	+64N	4.0	30.5	30.5	12.00	2098	+33.2
58	Denayer, Eric	2088	BEL	−25N	+79B	=81N	−31B	=63N	−56B	=76N	+70B	=51N	4.0	29.0	30.5	10.75	1938	-35.8
59	Mulder, Bart-Piet	2022	NED	F	−48N	−24B	+85N	=80B	=57N	+71B	−19N	+61B	4.0	26.5	26.5	9.50	2038	+2.6
60	Lazrak, Sami	2050	BEL	−65B	−53N	−75B	=84N	+85B	=55N	+80B	−47N	+71B	4.0	24.0	24.0	7.50	1932	-56.8
61	Dupont, Arthur	2099	FRA	−16N	+66B	=43N	+81B	−10N	−31B	−51N	+74B	−59N	3.5	35.0	36.5	9.75	1975	-31.4
62	Pauwels, Xander	2113	BEL	F	=23N	+71B	+9B	−2N	=54B	−25N	=32B	F	3.5	35.0	35.0	16.00	2190	+13.4
63	Benredouane, Ilies	1921	FRA	−30B	=52N	−27B	+68N	=58B	−49N	=55B	−69N	+82B	3.5	32.5	34.0	11.00	1956	+7.4
64	De Coninck, Erik	2038	BEL	+71B	−35N	−20B	+83N	=27B	−29N	−52B	+82N	−57B	3.5	32.0	33.0	8.00	1975	-16.4
65	Wyngaerden, Florian	1962	BEL	+60N	=41B	−46N	−36B	−66N	=72B	−37N	+78B	=67N	3.5	31.5	34.0	12.00	1967	+1.6
66	Katumwa, Iko	2036	BEL	+76B	−61N	=77B	−17N	+65B	−20N	−43B	=71N	=55B	3.5	31.5	34.0	10.75	1993	-27.6
67	Gordon, James	2001	FRA	+82N	=40B	−13B	−24N	−29B	−53N	=78N	+83B	=65B	3.5	31.5	32.5	7.75	1987	-5.8
68	Patlolla Indra ReddyCM	1977	IND	=38N	−26B	−40N	−63B	+78N	−70B	+79N	+81B	F	3.5	26.5	26.5	8.25	1946	-14.4
69	Rouze, Xavier	2055	FRA	+75N	−50B	−6N	+76B	−23B	F	−32N	+63B	−31N	3.0	33.5	33.5	8.50	1994	-17.0
70	Cacan, Sedat	1908	FRA	=32B	−51N	=42B	−41N	=84B	+68N	−45B	−58N	=76N	3.0	32.5	33.5	10.00	1896	-2.6
71	Busson, Thomas	1923	FRA	−64N	+84B	−62N	+78B	=42N	−40B	−59N	=66B	−60N	3.0	30.0	31.0	7.50	1933	+2.4
72	Han, Qixuan	2045	ENG	=56B	F	−2N	=53N	−75B	=65N	=82B	−55N	+80B	3.0	28.5	28.5	8.50	1920	-60.0
73	Dubuisson, Samuel	2174	FRA	−7N	=45B	F	+32N	+57B	−11N	−44B	−43N	F	2.5	34.5	34.5	11.25	1999	-33.4
74	Verroust, Valentin	1988	FRA	+81B	F	−34N	=27N	=20B	=47N	−49B	−61N	−53B	2.5	31.5	31.5	8.50	1965	-11.6
75	Oupindrin, Timothy	1967	FRA	−69B	F	+60N	−40B	+72N	=77B	−28N	−50B	−48N	2.5	30.0	30.0	8.25	1944	-5.6
76	Messali Anger, Ilyana	1921	FRA	−66N	F	=54B	−69N	−52B	+83N	=58B	−57N	=70B	2.5	26.5	26.5	6.50	1881	-18.0
77	Iolis, Oleg	2161	BEL	=13B	F	=66N	−30N	+55B	=75N	−39B	F	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	9.75	1994	-27.4
78	Siraga, Timothee	2059	FRA	−79N	F	−12B	−71N	−68B	+85N	=67B	−65N	+81N	2.5	23.0	23.0	3.25	1869	-41.8
79	Touat, Kais	1975	FRA	+78B	−58N	−35B	=29N	−44B	−32N	−68B	=80N	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	6.00	1855	-48.4
80	Sleurs, Juliette	1919	BEL	=51B	F	=36N	−54B	=59N	−28B	−60N	=79B	−72N	2.0	30.5	30.5	7.25	1872	-9.6
81	Deneyer, Frank	1904	BEL	−74N	F	=58B	−61N	=32B	=45N	−41B	−68N	−78B	1.5	30.0	30.0	6.75	1785	-22.0
82	Hysi, Ermal	1914	FRA	−67B	−55N	−29B	F	−56N	+84B	=72N	−64B	−63N	1.5	27.5	27.5	2.50	1759	-58.8
83	Khamlach, Soufiane	1915	FRA	−57N	−31B	+84N	−64B	−37N	−76B	F	−67N	F	1.0	24.0	24.0	1.00	1687	-68.8
84	Dessomme, Francois	1979	BEL	−21B	−71N	−83B	=60B	=70N	−82N	F	F	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	3.50	1689	-42.8
85	Lacomba Piqueras, Andres	1973	ESP	F	−44N	F	−59B	−60N	−78B	F	F	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	1243	-32.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Duquesne, AdrienFRA
+94.8
4.5 pts · #41
2Dhooge, ServaasBEL
+79.6
5.0 pts · #29
3Nicot, ValentinCMFRA
+67.6
5.0 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Khamlach, SoufianeFRA
-68.8
1.0 pts · #84
2Han, QixuanENG
-60.0
3.0 pts · #69
3Hysi, ErmalFRA
-58.8
1.5 pts · #82

Biggest upsets

R3+363 Elo gap
CMSivathanujan, S2040 beat GMAbergel, Thal2403
R3+273 Elo gap
Sidaty El Ghassem1993 beat Arcelin, Gael2266
R1+243 Elo gap
FMReal, Thibault2231 beat IMNeelash Saha2474