2eme Open Veteran et Senior Plus du Gard

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22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 Nov 2025 to 11 Nov 2025 in Nimes, France. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1879, and top seed was Eric Prie (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2337).

Roland Weill (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2069) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Eric Prie (4.5) and Bruno Bacon (4.5). Weill won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Pierre-Jean Parroco (1686) beat Philippe Deumie (1871), a +185-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Nimes, France

Dates

09 Nov 2025 → 11 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷GMEric Prie2337

Avg top 10

1,879

Participants

Titled players · 2

GM×1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇷France×22

Top 3

🥇
FMRoland Weill
🇫🇷FRA·2069
5.5pts·2268perf+22.2
🥈
GMEric Prie
🇫🇷FRA·2337
4.5pts·2329perf-0.1
🥉
Bruno Bacon
🇫🇷FRA·1664
4.5pts·1844perf+19.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

FM Roland Weill led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Weill5.5Prie4.5Bacon4.5Costa3.5Laurain3.5Benbellil3.5

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

FM Roland Weill never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Roland Weill drew with GM Eric Prie (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

FM Roland Weill won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMRoland Weill	*	½	—	—
2GMEric Prie	½	*	—	—
3Bruno Bacon	—	—	*	—
4Pierre Costa	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Weill, RolandFM	2069	FRA	+14B	+7N	+4B	=2N	+5B	+10N	5.5	17.0	19.5	17.25	2268	+22.2
2	Prie, EricGM	2337	FRA	+16N	F	+13B	=1B	+4N	+5N	4.5	17.0	17.0	14.25	2329	-0.1
3	Bacon, Bruno	1664	FRA	−10N	+20B	+17N	=12N	+11B	+13B	4.5	12.0	13.0	9.25	1844	+19.4
4	Benbellil, Rabah	1719	FRA	+20N	+10B	−1N	+8B	−2B	=6N	3.5	19.0	20.0	8.25	1886	+18.4
5	Laurain, Dominique	1852	FRA	+21B	=15N	+6B	+11N	−1N	−2B	3.5	18.5	19.5	8.25	1851	-1.8
6	Costa, Pierre	1646	FRA	=12B	+17N	−5N	=16B	+9N	=4B	3.5	14.5	16.5	9.00	1753	+17.4
7	Lauret, Patrick	1741	FRA	+9N	−1B	F	F	+16N	+18N	3.0	12.5	12.5	7.00	1904	+16.0
8	Gaillard, Christian	1734	FRA	=22B	=12N	=19B	−4N	+17B	=11N	3.0	12.0	12.5	5.50	1678	-6.0
9	Tora, Vincent	1462	FRA	−7B	−14N	+21B	+22N	−6B	+20N	3.0	11.0	11.5	2.50	1546	+10.8
10	Jeanjean, Laurent	1862	FRA	+3B	−4N	=14B	+19N	F	−1B	2.5	18.5	20.0	7.25	1801	-7.8
11	Grange, Alex	0	FRA	+18N	F	+15B	−5B	−3N	=8B	2.5	15.5	15.5	6.00	1698	0.0
12	Fillon, Eric	1861	FRA	=6N	=8B	+16N	=3B	F	—	2.5	13.5	15.5	7.50	1783	-7.8
13	Costa, Jean-Yves	1745	FRA	=17B	+22N	−2N	F	+18B	−3N	2.5	13.5	13.5	3.50	1659	-12.0
14	Vincent, Cyril	1691	FRA	−1N	+9B	=10N	+15B	—	—	2.5	11.0	13.5	6.75	1874	+17.4
15	Parroco, Pierre-Jean	1686	FRA	+19B	=5B	−11N	−14N	−20B	+21B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1849	+17.0
16	Pachon, Bernard	1716	FRA	−2B	+21N	−12B	=6N	−7B	=17N	2.0	15.5	16.5	3.75	1624	-17.2
17	TAISNE, JACQUES	1527	FRA	=13N	−6B	−3B	+21N	−8N	=16B	2.0	15.5	16.5	3.25	1558	+4.2
18	Carre, Michel	1559	FRA	−11B	−19N	+22B	+20N	−13N	−7B	2.0	10.5	11.0	1.50	1498	-7.2
19	Deumie, Philippe	1871	FRA	−15N	+18B	=8N	−10B	—	—	1.5	8.0	10.0	3.50	1624	-25.8
20	Lopez, Dominique	0	FRA	−4B	−3N	F	−18B	+15N	−9B	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.50	1384	0.0
21	Teissier, Jacques	1601	FRA	−5N	−16B	−9N	−17B	+22B	−15N	1.0	13.0	13.5	0.50	1342	-76.0
22	Grand, Philippe	1408	FRA	=8N	−13B	−18N	−9B	−21N	F	0.5	11.5	11.5	1.50	1262	-13.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Weill, RolandFMFRA
+22.2
5.5 pts · #1
2Bacon, BrunoFRA
+19.4
4.5 pts · #8
3Benbellil, RabahFRA
+18.4
3.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Teissier, JacquesFRA
-76.0
1.0 pts · #21
2Deumie, PhilippeFRA
-25.8
1.5 pts · #18
3Pachon, BernardFRA
-17.2
2.0 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R1+185 Elo gap
Parroco, Pierre-Jean1686 beat Deumie, Philippe1871
R2+143 Elo gap
Benbellil, Rabah1719 beat Jeanjean, Laurent1862
R3+139 Elo gap
Tora, Vincent1462 beat Teissier, Jacques1601