Tournoi du mercredi de Grenoble Automne 20025 - Principal r8-9
14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Nov 2025 to 12 Nov 2025 in Grenoble, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1791, and top seed was Cedric Lauradoux (🇫🇷 FRA, 2009).
Hugues Blanchard (🇫🇷 FRA, 1909) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Gabriel Barneaud (2.0) and Cedric Lauradoux (1.5). Blanchard shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Alix Ecsedi De Csapo (1638) beat Mustapha Belhadj-Abbes (1772), a +134-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 2.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 14 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 2.0/9. Blanchard takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gabriel Barneaud | * | — | — | — |
| 2Hugues Blanchard | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Cedric Lauradoux | — | — | * | — |
| 4Clement Ferret | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanchard, Hugues | 1909 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +5N | +7B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2552 | +11.8 |
| 2 | Barneaud, Gabriel | 1800 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +4B | +12N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2434 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Lauradoux, Cedric | 2009 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | +9B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1918 | -3.6 |
| 4 | Ecsedi De Csapo, Alix | 1638 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | +6B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1786 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Perrier, Mael | 1771 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | +11N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1854 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Belhadj-Abbes, Mustapha | 1772 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +8B | −4N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1638 | -7.2 |
| 7 | Ferret, Clement | 1731 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | −1N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1789 | +2.8 |
| 8 | Rondot, Loic | 1638 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | +14B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1649 | +0.6 |
| 9 | Cura, Paul | 1705 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11B | −3N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1711 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Fruchard, Alois | 1744 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =3B | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2009 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Grandval, Olivier | 1798 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | −5B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1546 | -26.8 |
| 12 | Noumbissie Leungoue, Kevin Costner | 1631 | CMR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1000 | -5.6 |
| 13 | De Carvalho, Daniel | 1668 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 932 | -16.4 |
| 14 | Ghiggini, Paolo | 1525 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 838 | -14.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ecsedi De Csapo, AlixFRA+16.01.0 pts · #7
- 2Blanchard, HuguesFRA+11.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Barneaud, GabrielFRA+11.22.0 pts · #1
- 1Grandval, OlivierFRA-26.80.5 pts · #10
- 2De Carvalho, DanielFRA-16.40.0 pts · #12
- 3Ghiggini, PaoloFRA-14.00.0 pts · #14
- R9+134 Elo gap