1er Open FIDE de Noel de la Gardiole (-2400)
53 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Fabregues, France. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2126, and top seed was Glenn C Flear (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2376).
Theo Bressy (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2219) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Abdellah Amrane (5.0) and Glenn C Flear (5.0). Bressy shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Lucas Litre Do Carmo (1580) beat Philippe De Peindray Dambelle (1952), a +372-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
4 players finish on 5.0/6. Bressy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (23.0).
GM Glenn C Flear 3 wins (R2–R4)CM Abdellah Amrane 3 wins (R3–R5)FM Theo Bressy 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMGlenn C Flear | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2CMAbdellah Amrane | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMTheo Bressy | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Jordan Sauret | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bressy, TheoFM | 2219 | FRA | +13N | +4B | +37B | +7N | =3B | =2N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 20.00 | 2295 | +14.2 |
| 2 | Amrane, AbdellahCM | 2180 | ALG | +33B | =9N | +21B | +8N | +5B | =1B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 18.50 | 2278 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Flear, Glenn CGM | 2376 | ENG | =26B | +25N | +14N | +9B | =1N | +12B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 18.50 | 2300 | -2.7 |
| 4 | Sauret, Jordan | 2017 | FRA | +17B | −1N | +38B | +21N | +22B | +7N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 15.50 | 2068 | +10.6 |
| 5 | Weill, RolandFM | 2093 | FRA | +6N | =14B | +18N | +24B | −2N | +16B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 16.25 | 2115 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Villemin Chartier, Elias | 1845 | FRA | −5B | +30N | +34B | +23N | +10N | =8B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 14.00 | 2025 | +49.6 |
| 7 | Foppolo, Marvin | 1848 | FRA | +15N | +10B | +32N | −1B | +24N | −4B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 2090 | +29.8 |
| 8 | Mania, Clement | 2048 | FRA | +19N | =18B | +16N | −2B | +25N | =6N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 14.00 | 2014 | -3.2 |
| 9 | Moreno Chabot, Clement | 2010 | FRA | +51N | =2B | +31N | −3N | +29B | =15B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 2063 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Chagny, Pierre | 2053 | FRA | +11B | −7N | +30B | +41N | −6B | +37N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1875 | -21.6 |
| 11 | Dupre Hollebeque, Joachin | 1787 | FRA | −10N | +35B | =29N | +20B | =15N | +24B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 1892 | +15.6 |
| 12 | Sidaty El Ghassem | 1993 | MTN | −25B | +22N | +39B | +27N | +37B | −3N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1889 | -10.8 |
| 13 | Grousset, Nathan | 1892 | FRA | −1B | −37N | +40B | +39N | +21B | +22N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 1831 | -6.0 |
| 14 | Dejardin, Gregoire | 1989 | FRA | +28N | =5N | −3B | +31B | −16N | +29B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1937 | -5.2 |
| 15 | Van Den Brande, Norman | 2094 | FRA | −7B | =43N | +42B | +17N | =11B | =9N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1936 | -19.4 |
| 16 | Valmir, Clovis | 1863 | FRA | =43B | +26N | −8B | +46N | +14B | −5N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 2042 | +56.0 |
| 17 | Barbe, Luc | 1761 | FRA | −4N | +29B | =20N | −15B | +47N | +31B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1793 | +4.6 |
| 18 | De Peindray Dambelle, Philippe | 1952 | FRA | +46B | =8N | −5B | −29N | +38B | +28B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1854 | -10.6 |
| 19 | Hierthes, Dylan | 1764 | FRA | −8B | +38N | −23B | +34N | +27B | =26N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1866 | +10.4 |
| 20 | Amrane, Samy-Islam | 1566 | ALG | −23B | +40N | =17B | −11N | +46B | +30N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1825 | +68.4 |
| 21 | Gay-Para, Elie | 1579 | FRA | +27N | +28B | −2N | −4B | −13N | +45B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1755 | +34.8 |
| 22 | Pachon, Bernard | 1699 | FRA | +36N | −12B | +49N | +32B | −4N | −13B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1717 | +0.2 |
| 23 | Riahi-Saragoza, Timothee | 0 | FRA | +20N | −24B | +19N | −6B | −28N | +41B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Chaudesaygues, Hugo | 1705 | FRA | +48B | +23N | +41B | −5N | −7B | −11N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1699 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Robles, Philippe | 1732 | FRA | +12N | −3B | +47N | F | −8B | +32B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1926 | +17.0 |
| 26 | Garrel, Otane | 1899 | FRA | =3N | −16B | F | +36B | +41N | =19B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 1880 | -1.6 |
| 27 | Coulet, Philippe | 0 | FRA | −21B | +42N | +33B | −12B | −19N | +46N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1736 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Benbellil, Rabah | 1728 | FRA | −14B | −21N | +50B | +44N | +23B | −18N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1539 | -19.4 |
| 29 | Litre Do Carmo, Lucas | 1580 | FRA | +44B | −17N | =11B | +18B | −9N | −14N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1754 | +41.2 |
| 30 | Noel, Nicolas | 1675 | FRA | +49N | −6B | −10N | +35B | =32N | −20B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.75 | 1647 | -6.4 |
| 31 | Fournerie, Robin | 1632 | FRA | +42B | =33N | −9B | −14N | +36B | −17N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1718 | +18.8 |
| 32 | Battaglia, Noa | 0 | FRA | +39B | +48N | −7B | −22N | =30B | −25N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 33 | David, Guillaume | 1877 | FRA | −2N | =31B | −27N | F | +42B | +39N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1811 | -4.4 |
| 34 | Ruze, Dorian | 1511 | FRA | −37N | +53B | −6N | −19B | +49N | =35B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1588 | +19.2 |
| 35 | Rogier, Shayan | 1607 | FRA | +40B | −11N | −43B | −30N | +44B | =34N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1583 | -13.6 |
| 36 | Noack, Vigo | 1521 | FRA | −22B | +44N | =46B | −26N | −31N | +47B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1589 | +15.6 |
| 37 | Stoecklin, Noa | 1677 | FRA | +34B | +13B | −1N | F | −12N | −10B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1835 | +28.4 |
| 38 | Colet, Julien | 1624 | FRA | +52N | −19B | −4N | =47B | −18N | =48B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1590 | -18.4 |
| 39 | Molard, Sylvie | 1561 | FRA | −32N | +52B | −12N | −13B | +48N | −33B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1680 | +20.8 |
| 40 | Vieu, Clement | 1446 | FRA | −35N | −20B | −13N | +49B | −45N | +51B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1515 | +16.4 |
| 41 | Dejardin, Paul | 1599 | FRA | +53N | +51B | −24N | −10B | −26B | −23N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1683 | +17.2 |
| 42 | Ghalayini, Dalia | 1493 | FRA | −31N | −27B | −15N | +51B | −33N | +50B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1591 | +12.4 |
| 43 | Vidal, LlewellynFM | 2173 | FRA | =16N | =15B | +35N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2035 | -7.8 |
| 44 | Rey, Pierre | 1412 | FRA | −29N | −36B | +51N | −28B | −35N | +49B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1491 | +21.2 |
| 45 | Demant, Thylan | 1559 | FRA | F | F | F | +50N | +40B | −21N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1513 | -5.2 |
| 46 | Fournier, Jean-Fred | 1709 | FRA | −18N | +47B | =36N | −16B | −20N | −27B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 1537 | -23.0 |
| 47 | Abdelkefi, Firas | 1537 | FRA | +50B | −46N | −25B | =38N | −17B | −36N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1304 | -44.0 |
| 48 | Tinarrage, Xavier | 1529 | FRA | −24N | −32B | +52N | F | −39B | =38N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1510 | -3.4 |
| 49 | Tora, Vincent | 1507 | FRA | −30B | +50N | −22B | −40N | −34B | −44N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 748 | -94.4 |
| 50 | Labbe, Leo | 0 | FRA | −47N | −49B | −28N | −45B | +51N | −42N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Guyodo, Malo | 1737 | FRA | −9B | −41N | −44B | −42N | −50B | −40N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 790 | -135.2 |
| 52 | Alard, Francis | 1491 | FRA | −38B | −39N | −48B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 774 | -23.2 |
| 53 | Delgrange Vuillermet, Gerard | 1443 | FRA | −41B | −34N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 752 | -28.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Amrane, Samy-IslamALG+68.43.5 pts · #17
- 2Valmir, ClovisFRA+56.03.5 pts · #11
- 3Villemin Chartier, EliasFRA+49.64.5 pts · #13
- 1Guyodo, MaloFRA-135.20.0 pts · #52
- 2Tora, VincentFRA-94.41.0 pts · #50
- 3Abdelkefi, FirasFRA-44.01.5 pts · #49
- R4+372 Elo gap
- R3+325 Elo gap
- R6+291 Elo gap