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

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95 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Bethune, France. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1721, and top seed was Sebastien Deruelle (🇫🇷 FRA, 1744).

Ewan Le Garzic-Valet (🇫🇷 FRA, 1689) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Matz Steeno (6.5) and Zayd Bouguern (6.5). Le Garzic-Valet won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Jean-Louis Vervoort (1455) beat Renaud Van Rompu (1696), a +241-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

🇫🇷Sebastien Deruelle1744

Avg top 10

1,721

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇫🇷France×66

🇧🇪Belgium×22

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

Top 3

🥇
Ewan Le Garzic-Valet
🇫🇷FRA·1689
8.0pts·1983perf+112.8
🥈
Matz Steeno
🇧🇪BEL·1740
6.5pts·1823perf+38.8
🥉
Zayd Bouguern
🇫🇷FRA·1705
6.5pts·1830perf+60.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ewan Le Garzic-Valet led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Le Garzic-Valet8Bouguern6.5Coutreel6.5Steeno6.5De Meyere6.5Di Filippo6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Ewan Le Garzic-Valet never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ewan Le Garzic-Valet drew with Zayd Bouguern (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ewan Le Garzic-Valet 5 wins (R1–R5)Zayd Bouguern 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ewan Le Garzic-Valet	*	½	—	½
2Zayd Bouguern	½	*	1	½
3Michel Coutreel	—	0	*	½
4Matz Steeno	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Le Garzic-Valet, Ewan	1689	FRA	+44B	+11N	+78B	+51N	+8N	=3B	+6N	+5N	=2B	8.0	46.5	49.5	43.00	1983	+112.8
2	Steeno, Matz	1740	BEL	=13B	+41N	=12B	+86N	+9N	+7B	=3N	=4B	=1N	6.5	49.0	51.0	35.00	1823	+38.8
3	Bouguern, Zayd	1705	FRA	=37N	+39B	+32N	+40B	+4N	=1N	=2B	=8B	=7N	6.5	47.5	52.0	36.25	1830	+60.0
4	Coutreel, Michel	1727	FRA	+30B	=51N	+43B	+16N	−3B	+15N	=9B	=2N	+21B	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.25	1806	+19.4
5	Di Filippo, Mauro	1562	FRA	+48B	+90N	−34B	+13N	+36B	+23N	+8N	−1B	=6N	6.5	44.5	46.0	30.25	1805	+52.2
6	De Meyere, Dirk	1638	BEL	+35B	−34N	+87B	+78N	+52B	+20N	−1B	+12N	=5B	6.5	41.5	43.5	27.75	1750	+27.0
7	Zhuang, Leno	1633	FRA	−34B	+38N	+76B	+90N	+14B	−2N	+52B	+9N	=3B	6.5	40.5	42.0	27.75	1767	+58.0
8	Huysmans, Carsten	1713	BEL	+24B	+28N	+36B	+34N	−1B	+12N	−5B	=3N	=22B	6.0	46.5	51.0	30.50	1769	+26.0
9	Bouguern, Malic	1707	FRA	+47B	+10N	=16B	+23N	−2B	+53N	=4N	−7B	+31N	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.50	1775	+16.2
10	Hanssen, Casper	1619	BEL	+14B	−9B	+55N	=26N	+11B	=17N	=20B	+23N	=16B	6.0	44.0	48.0	31.25	1735	+56.0
11	Lookwood, Nathan	1578	FRA	+31N	−1B	=71N	+68B	−10N	+46B	+29N	=13B	+54N	6.0	41.5	45.0	26.50	1712	+45.2
12	Ballenghien, Elise	1580	FRA	+33B	F	=2N	+42B	+29N	−8B	+18N	−6B	+25N	5.5	44.0	44.0	28.25	1794	+78.8
13	Minne, Pierre	1644	BEL	=2N	=19B	+72N	−5B	+74N	+39B	=17B	=11N	=14B	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.00	1684	+20.4
14	Picavet, Jean-Francois	1704	FRA	−10N	+27B	+57N	+53B	−7N	=30B	=15N	+49B	=13N	5.5	42.0	46.0	25.50	1674	-6.4
15	Surinach, Joel	1599	FRA	+25N	−40B	=46N	+27B	+54N	−4B	=14B	+26N	=33B	5.5	41.0	45.0	26.50	1772	+73.2
16	Clarisse, Louis	1560	FRA	+81N	+25B	=9N	−4B	F	+19B	+35N	=47B	=10N	5.5	41.0	41.0	26.25	1798	+50.8
17	Anrys, Lenne	1545	BEL	+58N	F	−51B	+37N	+24B	=10B	=13N	+30B	=47N	5.5	38.5	38.5	26.50	1756	+90.0
18	Accary, Dany	0	FRA	+75B	+62N	−23B	=24N	+51B	=35N	−12B	=45N	+34B	5.5	37.0	40.5	23.00	1682	0.0
19	Garcia, Diego	1684	FRA	=86B	=13N	=56B	=43N	+83B	−16N	+62B	+39N	=20B	5.5	36.0	38.0	21.75	1636	-10.8
20	Kosbur, Amine	1497	FRA	+88B	+84N	=40N	F	+34B	−6B	=10N	+37B	=19N	5.5	36.0	36.0	21.50	1769	+102.4
21	Van Der Voorde, Sonja	1598	BEL	−23B	+80N	=77B	=79N	=46B	+90N	+36B	+35B	−4N	5.5	34.0	35.5	18.75	1701	+11.0
22	Dessaint, Louis	1588	FRA	−51B	+77N	F	+71B	−40N	+76B	+54N	+28B	=8N	5.5	33.0	33.0	21.50	1701	+19.4
23	Zootjes, Mark	1694	NED	+21N	=49B	+18N	−9B	+70N	−5B	+27N	−10B	=46N	5.0	43.5	47.0	24.00	1593	-19.0
24	Douxchamps, Brice	1636	BEL	−8N	+55B	+82N	=18B	−17N	=32B	+72N	−25B	+58N	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.75	1595	-15.2
25	Pepin, Didier	1694	FRA	−15B	−16N	+59B	+87N	+56B	−47N	+43B	+24N	−12B	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.50	1600	-22.6
26	Deruelle, Sebastien	1744	FRA	−28N	+37B	+61N	=10B	−53N	+55B	=49N	−15B	+57N	5.0	37.5	41.5	21.75	1622	-28.4
27	Nicot, Anna	1516	FRA	+68B	−14N	=35B	−15N	+77B	+41N	−23B	+36N	=45B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.00	1618	+38.8
28	Sadowski, Didier	1659	FRA	+26B	−8B	+85N	−52N	+78B	=43N	+53B	−22N	=44B	5.0	36.5	39.0	19.00	1630	-7.0
29	Franek, Jan	1642	FRA	−42B	+87N	+38B	+69N	−12B	=34N	−11B	=56N	+59B	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.25	1603	-9.6
30	Perz, Jean-Pierre	1640	FRA	−4N	F	+81B	=83N	+38B	=14N	+48B	−17N	+53B	5.0	36.0	36.0	20.00	1667	+5.4
31	Midrouillet, Jean-Michel	1669	FRA	−11B	+57N	−69B	−38N	+73B	+78N	+59B	+52N	−9B	5.0	35.5	38.5	18.50	1529	-29.4
32	Dubois, Achille	1555	FRA	+89N	F	−3B	+73N	−35B	=24N	=41B	+42B	+37N	5.0	35.0	35.0	19.25	1695	+53.6
33	Billot, Daniel	1671	FRA	−12N	F	+63B	=56N	+69B	−52N	+82B	+57B	=15N	5.0	33.5	33.5	19.25	1631	-9.4
34	Bringuez, Gaetan	1708	FRA	+7N	+6B	+5N	−8B	−20N	=29B	−37N	+70B	−18N	4.5	46.0	49.5	25.50	1652	-11.4
35	Babii, Oriiana	1719	BEL	−6N	+70B	=27N	+74B	+32N	=18B	−16B	−21N	=39B	4.5	41.0	44.5	19.50	1566	-64.8
36	Galante, Patrick	1663	FRA	+62B	+42N	−8N	+39B	−5N	=57B	−21N	−27B	+72N	4.5	40.0	43.5	18.50	1589	-18.0
37	Delattre, Remy	1628	FRA	=3B	−26N	+92N	−17B	+85N	+70B	+34B	−20N	−32B	4.5	38.0	39.0	14.75	1582	-10.8
38	Gressier, Thibault	1468	FRA	+63N	−7B	−29N	+31B	−30N	=61B	−42N	+75B	+70N	4.5	37.5	41.0	18.00	1611	+67.6
39	Rys, Ludovic	1594	FRA	+93B	−3N	+80B	−36N	+79B	−13N	+60B	−19B	=35N	4.5	36.5	37.5	13.25	1490	-15.2
40	Muller, Erik	1696	BEL	+50B	+15N	=20B	−3N	+22B	+48N	F	F	F	4.5	36.5	36.5	22.75	1788	+13.6
41	Vandekerckhove, Ava	1627	BEL	=65N	−2B	−68N	+58B	+71N	−27B	=32N	+74B	=60N	4.5	35.5	39.0	17.50	1580	-7.2
42	Woyave, Pascal	1740	BEL	+29N	−36B	+79B	−12N	−43B	=83N	+38B	−32N	+69B	4.5	35.5	38.0	17.25	1514	-47.4
43	Dupont, Daniel-noel	1539	FRA	+92B	F	−4N	=19B	+42N	=28B	−25N	=51B	+65N	4.5	35.5	35.5	16.75	1706	+36.0
44	Le Garzic-Valet, Serge	1595	FRA	−1N	F	=65B	−55B	=58N	+71B	+76N	+80B	=28N	4.5	34.5	34.5	16.00	1512	-14.2
45	Billet, Philippe	1674	FRA	−53B	F	=64N	+82B	+61N	=49B	=57N	=18B	=27N	4.5	34.0	34.0	18.50	1599	-11.2
46	Poulet, Stephane	0	FRA	=83B	=76N	=15B	F	=21N	−11N	+86B	+48N	=23B	4.5	34.0	34.0	17.25	1593	0.0
47	Coudenis, Christian	1628	FRA	−9N	F	+95B	=60N	+80B	+25B	F	=16N	=17B	4.5	33.5	33.5	15.50	1656	+4.6
48	Scata, Laura	1566	ITA	−5N	+71B	+94N	=54B	+84N	−40B	−30N	−46B	+80N	4.5	33.5	33.5	11.00	1503	-8.2
49	Pruvost, Alain	1599	FRA	+84B	=23N	F	F	+60B	=45N	=26B	−14N	+68N	4.5	30.0	30.0	17.25	1702	+13.8
50	Kinaupenne, Sebe	1616	BEL	−40N	F	−60B	=81N	−59B	+89N	+85B	+77N	+56B	4.5	27.0	27.0	13.00	1578	-10.4
51	Dhooge, Achiel	1675	BEL	+22N	=4B	+17N	−1B	−18N	F	=69B	=43N	=52B	4.0	43.0	43.0	20.25	1637	-6.4
52	Letailleur, Kevin	1521	FRA	+67B	F	=54N	+28B	−6N	+33B	−7N	−31B	=51N	4.0	40.0	40.0	18.00	1609	+31.2
53	Crombez, Arthur	1584	FRA	+45N	F	+83B	−14N	+26B	−9B	−28N	+55B	−30N	4.0	37.5	37.5	16.00	1636	+22.4
54	Colin, Gerard	1665	FRA	+66N	F	=52B	=48N	−15B	+63N	−22B	+69N	−11B	4.0	37.0	37.0	15.75	1560	-23.0
55	Rivalta, Paolo	1457	ITA	+61B	−24N	−10B	+44N	+62B	−26N	=56B	−53N	=66B	4.0	36.5	40.5	16.50	1554	+46.0
56	Peres, Benoit	1513	FRA	−79N	+58B	=19N	=33B	−25N	+88B	=55N	=29B	−50N	4.0	36.0	38.0	15.75	1552	+6.4
57	Tabary, Charlene	1515	FRA	+60N	−31B	−14B	+94N	+86B	=36N	=45B	−33N	−26B	4.0	35.5	35.5	10.50	1516	-1.0
58	Bienaime, Alain	1450	FRA	−17B	−56N	+93B	−41N	=44B	+79N	+63B	=66N	−24B	4.0	34.5	35.5	12.25	1504	+10.0
59	Vasseur, Pierre-Marie	1460	FRA	−70N	−85B	−25N	+89B	+50N	+74B	−31N	+61B	−29N	4.0	33.0	35.0	14.00	1537	+18.2
60	Desfontaine, Aurelien	0	FRA	−57B	F	+50N	=47B	−49N	+75B	−39N	+84N	=41B	4.0	32.5	32.5	15.00	1599	0.0
61	Blois, Dominique	1549	FRA	−55N	+89B	−26B	+67N	−45B	=38N	=77B	−59N	+78B	4.0	32.0	34.0	12.75	1434	-23.0
62	Karayilan, Nilufer	1566	NED	−36N	−18B	+91N	+88B	−55N	+81B	−19N	−68B	+89B	4.0	30.0	31.0	8.00	1478	-12.4
63	Kinaupenne, Twan	1557	BEL	−38B	F	−33N	+92B	+68N	−54B	−58N	+76B	+79N	4.0	28.0	28.0	10.50	1397	-51.6
64	Dupuis, Christian	0	FRA	=76B	−83N	=45B	−80N	+67B	F	=68N	=72B	+73N	4.0	27.5	27.5	14.75	1447	0.0
65	Sauveniere, Herve	1705	BEL	=41B	−86N	=44N	=85B	=90B	−69N	+87B	+82N	−43B	4.0	26.5	28.0	11.50	1499	-44.2
66	Vermersch, Aria	1570	FRA	−54B	+73N	−90B	−76N	−81B	+91N	+88N	=58B	=55N	4.0	25.0	26.0	10.50	1261	-78.4
67	Prevot, Laurie	0	FRA	−52N	−72B	+75N	−61B	−64N	−93B	+91B	+87N	+82B	4.0	25.0	26.0	9.50	1487	0.0
68	Ballenghien, Jeanne	0	FRA	−27N	F	+41B	−11N	−63B	+73N	=64B	+62N	−49B	3.5	35.5	35.5	14.00	1448	0.0
69	Recloux, Georges	1497	BEL	−71N	+91B	+31N	−29B	−33N	+65B	=51N	−54B	−42N	3.5	35.0	36.0	12.00	1580	+13.4
70	Linsmeier, Michel	1554	FRA	+59B	−35N	=73B	+77N	−23B	−37N	+90B	−34N	−38B	3.5	33.5	35.0	10.25	1340	-30.6
71	Verhaeghe, Anthony	0	FRA	+69B	−48N	=11B	−22N	−41B	−44N	+92N	+81B	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	10.50	1501	0.0
72	Lenoir, Jordan	1505	FRA	−77B	+67N	−13B	−84N	+94B	+86N	−24B	=64N	−36B	3.5	30.5	30.5	8.00	1405	-22.0
73	Zhuang, Lilio	0	FRA	+82N	−66B	=70N	−32B	−31N	−68B	+95N	+85B	−64B	3.5	30.5	30.5	7.25	1539	0.0
74	Dupont, Clement	1521	FRA	+95N	F	=86B	−35N	−13B	−59N	+78B	−41N	+77B	3.5	26.5	26.5	7.00	1460	-24.0
75	Lot, Nathan	1516	BEL	−18N	F	−67B	+95N	+91B	−60N	=79B	−38N	+83B	3.5	24.5	24.5	5.00	1587	+10.8
76	Vervoort, Jean-Louis	1455	FRA	=64N	=46B	−7N	+66B	F	−22N	−44B	−63N	+84B	3.0	35.5	35.5	10.75	1482	+4.0
77	Kindts, Christelle	0	BEL	+72N	−22B	=21N	−70B	−27N	+92B	=61N	−50B	−74N	3.0	35.0	36.0	9.25	1415	-42.4
78	Verslype, Sylvie	1483	FRA	+94B	+93N	−1N	−6B	−28N	−31B	−74N	+88B	−61N	3.0	35.0	35.0	3.00	1321	-23.2
79	Kinaupenne, Jimmy	0	BEL	+56B	F	−42N	=21B	−39N	−58B	=75N	+83N	−63B	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.00	1472	0.0
80	Fontaine, Carinne	0	FRA	+85N	−21B	−39N	+64B	−47N	F	+83B	−44N	−48B	3.0	32.5	32.5	9.00	1413	0.0
81	Dupont, Raphael	1480	FRA	−16B	F	−30N	=50B	+66N	−62N	=84B	−71N	+87B	3.0	31.0	31.0	9.50	1541	+21.2
82	Pucher, Daniel	1491	FRA	−73B	+88N	−24B	−45N	+93N	+84B	−33N	−65B	−67N	3.0	30.5	31.5	5.50	1554	+9.0
83	Drugmand, Francois	1502	BEL	=46N	+64B	−53N	=30B	−19N	=42B	−80N	−79B	−75N	2.5	34.0	37.0	11.00	1393	-25.6
84	Van Rompu, Renaud	1696	FRA	−49N	−20B	+89N	+72B	−48B	−82N	=81N	−60B	−76N	2.5	31.0	33.0	7.00	1367	-138.0
85	Beaugrand, Alain	1514	FRA	−80B	+59N	−28B	=65N	−37B	F	−50N	−73N	+91B	2.5	29.5	29.5	7.00	1465	-13.2
86	Muras, Gilles	1589	FRA	=19N	+65B	=74N	−2B	−57N	−72B	−46N	F	F	2.0	31.5	31.5	8.50	1487	-33.2
87	Bath, Fabrice	1487	FRA	+91N	−29B	−6N	−25B	−88N	+94B	−65N	−67B	−81N	2.0	30.5	30.5	1.00	832	-31.0
88	FIDE 527038106	0	—	−20N	−82B	F	−62N	+87B	−56N	−66B	−78N	+94N	2.0	25.5	25.5	2.00	1207	0.0
89	Accary, Bruno	1464	FRA	−32B	−61N	−84B	−59N	F	−50B	+94N	+92B	−62N	2.0	25.0	25.0	1.00	1243	-33.6
90	Richelet, Benoit	0	BEL	F	−5B	+66N	−7B	=65N	−21B	−70N	F	F	1.5	30.0	30.0	6.00	1411	0.0
91	FIDE 551081989	0	—	−87B	−69N	−62B	F	−75N	−66B	−67N	+94B	−85N	1.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	725	0.0
92	Schappler, Remi	1418	FRA	−43N	F	−37B	−63N	+95B	−77N	−71B	−89N	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	1281	-32.8
93	Kosbur, Arnaud	1686	FRA	−39N	−78B	−58N	F	−82B	+67N	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	705	-117.6
94	FIDE 560083255	0	—	−78N	F	−48B	−57B	−72N	−87N	−89B	−91N	−88B	0.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	704	0.0
95	Dubois, Arsene	1415	FRA	−74B	F	−47N	−75B	−92N	F	−73B	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	721	-58.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Le Garzic-Valet, EwanFRA
+112.8
8.0 pts · #1
2Kosbur, AmineFRA
+102.4
5.5 pts · #30
3Anrys, LenneBEL
+90.0
5.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Van Rompu, RenaudFRA
-138.0
2.5 pts · #63
2Kosbur, ArnaudFRA
-117.6
1.0 pts · #94
3Vermersch, AriaFRA
-78.4
4.0 pts · #88

Biggest upsets

R9+241 Elo gap
Vervoort, Jean-Louis1455 beat Van Rompu, Renaud1696
R3+236 Elo gap
Bienaime, Alain1450 beat Kosbur, Arnaud1686
R5+211 Elo gap
Kosbur, Amine1497 beat Bringuez, Gaetan1708