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XXIV Rochefort Chess Festival - Espoirs (U16, -1550)

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33 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Rochefort, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1014, and top seed was Zakharii Avramchuk (🇫🇷 FRA, 1498).

David Arribat-Beyene (🇫🇷 FRA, 1484) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Faustine Redon (5.5) and Elie Pestel (5.5). Arribat-Beyene won solo starting round 5.

Location
🇫🇷Rochefort, France
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇷Zakharii Avramchuk1498
Avg top 10
1,014
Participants
33
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×21
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

David Arribat-Beyene led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
14
6
3
2
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Arribat-Beyene6Pestel5.5Redon5.5Mourissargues5Avramchuk5Zhanbolat5
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

David Arribat-Beyene held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

David Arribat-Beyene beat Elie Pestel (White).

R1–R6 · WIN STREAK

David Arribat-Beyene won 6 in a row (R1–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1David Arribat-Beyene*
1
0
—
2Elie Pestel
0
*——
3Faustine Redon
1
—*—
4Roman Mourissargues———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Arribat-Beyene, David1484FRA+24B+16N+3B+5N+4B+9N−2B6.028.531.526.001573+14.0
2Redon, Faustine1403FRA+25B+19N−4B+21N=5B+8N+1N5.526.529.021.501684+29.6
3Pestel, Elie0FRA+28N+?B−1N+?B+?N=5B+4B5.518.018.09.5015080.0
4Zhanbolat, Sultan0KAZ+22N+?B+2N+8B−1N+7B−3N5.029.529.518.0014550.0
5Exertier, Marlon1498FRA+32N+23B+7N−1B=2N=3N+10B5.029.030.018.501251-26.0
6Avramchuk, Zakharii1498FRA+27B=12N−8B=18N+17B+11N+9B5.022.024.516.751690+26.8
7Mourissargues, Roman0FRA+9B+?N−5B+?N+12B−4N+19B5.020.520.510.5015120.0
8Bauer, Nathan0FRA=10N+20B+6N−4N+15B−2B+16N4.526.529.517.0014510.0
9Ivanoff, Aliocha1444FRA−7N+29B+13N+28B+10N−1B−6N4.025.527.511.50691-34.4
10Pierre, Louna0FRA=8B+17N+15B=12N−9B+?N−5N4.023.523.510.5014510.0
11Massot, Simeon0FRA−?N+?B−?N+29B+28N−6B+23N4.012.012.07.006560.0
12Catteau Carlier, Pavel0FRA+13N=6B+14N=10B−7N=?B−?N3.521.021.011.5013440.0
13Requier, Chloe0FRA−12B+24N−9B+27N=18B+17N−?N3.519.019.010.0013490.0
14Moya, Rafael0FRA+18B=15N−12B−17N−19B+26N+25B3.518.521.09.7514050.0
15Arribat-Beyene, Selma0FRA+29N=14B−10N+?B−8N−?B+28N3.516.016.05.7514350.0
16Ohl, Celian0FRA+?N−1B+?N−?B=?N+18N−8B3.513.513.53.0014500.0
17Yana, Kalhan1403FRA=20N−10B+26N+14B−6N−13B=18B3.022.024.59.001260-14.4
18Contie, Leneo1407FRA−14N=26B+31N=6B=13N−16B=17N3.021.022.58.501451+4.4
19FIDE 5600816190—F−2B−28N+22B+14N+?B−7N3.019.019.06.506040.0
20FIDE 5600324990—=17B−8N−21B+26N−22B=25N+?N3.018.518.55.2514470.0
21Radji, Adam0FRA−23N+32B+20N−2B−?N−22N+30B3.017.517.56.006040.0
22Cavadini, Arto0FRA−4B+25N−?B−19N+20N+21B−?N3.016.516.58.506590.0
23FIDE 5600147920—+21B−5N−?B+25N−?B+30N−11B3.016.516.57.506820.0
24Dumas, Aliciane0FRA−1N−13B−29N+33B+?N+28B−?B3.014.514.53.0013400.0
25FIDE 5760064330—−2N−22B+33N−23B+32N=20B−14N2.519.020.03.506040.0
26FIDE 804675120—F=18N−17B−20B+27N−14B+31N2.516.516.55.5012120.0
27Contie, Aela0FRA−6N=31B−?N−13B−26B+32N+33B2.514.514.52.756980.0
28FIDE 5440121360—−3B+30N+19B−9N−11B−24N−15B2.023.025.05.006420.0
29FIDE 5760064410—−15B−9N+24B−11N−30B−31N+32B2.018.019.04.006420.0
30FIDE 5600770260—−?N−28B+32N−?B+29N−23B−21N2.011.011.03.006180.0
31FIDE 804675200—F=27N−18B−32B−33N+29B−26B1.512.012.03.256070.0
32FIDE 5600340330—−5B−21N−30B+31N−25B−27B−29N1.017.018.51.506980.0
33FIDE 5270610510—F−?N−25B−24N+31B−?B−27N1.09.59.51.506550.0

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