Open CEA 2025-2026 r8-9
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38 players participated in this 24-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Aubagne, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1807, and top seed was Walid Madi (🇫🇷 FRA, 1970).
Loan Vrillet (🇫🇷 FRA, 1783) won with 2.0/24, ahead of Baptiste Engles (2.0) and Rachid Hassaine (2.0). Vrillet shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Gerard Hovaguimian (1570) beat Lucas Maggio (1907), a +337-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Aubagne, France
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 04 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 24 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×37
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 24 roundsTight race until R24; 6 players tied at 2.0/24, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 48 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R24 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/24. Vrillet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vrillet, Loan | 1783 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | +20N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2572 | +19.4 |
| 2 | Engles, Baptiste | 1585 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +21B | +11N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2288 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Hassaine, Rachid | 1558 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | +28B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2511 | +28.0 |
| 4 | Camus, Evan | 1505 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +32N | +12B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2412 | +51.6 |
| 5 | Battaglia, Gerard | 1722 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | +18N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2331 | +10.2 |
| 6 | Dessagnes, Enzo | 1448 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +34B | +35N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2383 | +27.2 |
| 7 | Belaid, Noa | 1870 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =8B | +29N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1782 | -3.4 |
| 8 | Hovaguimian, Gerard | 1570 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | +26N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2081 | +24.6 |
| 9 | Madi, Walid | 1970 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =26B | +13N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2072 | +10.0 |
| 10 | Bouidh, Sonia | 1461 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =27B | +31N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2352 | +24.8 |
| 11 | Rocchia, Alex | 1494 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | −2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1504 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Arlot, Bastien | 1669 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1513 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Moalic, Jean-Noel | 1850 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1794 | -5.2 |
| 14 | Engles, Pierre | 1618 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | +15N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1685 | +3.0 |
| 15 | Khojasteh, Armand | 1516 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +24N | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1624 | +5.8 |
| 16 | Leonti, Denis | 1520 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | +23B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 869 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Vrillet, Sylvain | 1777 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +33B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1736 | -2.2 |
| 18 | Connan, Pascal | 1510 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +36B | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1659 | +15.6 |
| 19 | Roger, Patrick | 1729 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | +32N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1556 | -9.0 |
| 20 | Maffone, Jean-Charles | 1768 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1736 | -1.8 |
| 21 | Engles, Simeon | 1467 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | +38B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 784 | -14.4 |
| 22 | Turpin, Isabelle | 1424 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −11B | +27N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 694 | -8.0 |
| 23 | Hospital, Mathieu | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Gamblin, Vincent | 1629 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15B | +37N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1519 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Pala, Gerard | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Maggio, Lucas | 1907 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | −8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1576 | -31.6 |
| 27 | Pouliquen, Gilbert | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | −22B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1250 | -36.0 |
| 28 | Gomez, Guy | 1696 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =29B | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1392 | -15.8 |
| 29 | Jardel, Stephane | 1610 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =28N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1589 | -2.8 |
| 30 | Belaid, Myriam | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | =?N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Portes, Daniel | 1565 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 792 | -18.0 |
| 32 | Cotton, Paul | 1554 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | −19B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 817 | -16.8 |
| 33 | Deregnaucourt, Yves | 1689 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −20B | −17N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 972 | -15.4 |
| 34 | Copetti, Christian | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Benezra, Silke | 1583 | GER | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 647 | -13.6 |
| 36 | Le Mauff, Marc | 1596 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −18N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 709 | -12.4 |
| 37 | Moerenhout, Jean Claude | 1519 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −24B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 829 | -7.0 |
| 38 | Lecompte, John | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −21N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Camus, EvanFRA+51.62.0 pts · #1
- 2Engles, BaptisteFRA+29.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Hassaine, RachidFRA+28.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Pouliquen, GilbertFRA-36.00.5 pts · #22
- 2Maggio, LucasFRA-31.60.5 pts · #24
- 3Portes, DanielFRA-18.00.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R9+337 Elo gap
- R8+171 Elo gap
- R9+164 Elo gap