26eme Open FIDE de Louviers

Open SwissStandard

35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Louviers, France. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1990, and top seed was Hugo Tirard (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2393).

Hugo Tirard (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2393) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Sodcetsen Bat (5.0) and Ben Nguku Namale (5.0). Tirard won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Agar Bataa (1421) beat Nathalie Geyssens (1659), a +238-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Louviers, France

Dates

26 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMHugo Tirard2393

Avg top 10

1,990

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×32

🇰🇪Kenya×1

Top 3

🥇
IMHugo Tirard
🇫🇷FRA·2393
6.5pts·2431perf+1.3
🥈
Sodcetsen Bat
🇫🇷FRA·2075
5.0pts·2055perf+1.2
🥉
CMBen Nguku Namale
🇰🇪KEN·2025
5.0pts·2076perf+10.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Hugo Tirard led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Tirard6.5Namale5Bat5Bat5Leclere4.5Taramelli4.5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Hugo Tirard never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Hugo Tirard beat CM Ben Nguku Namale (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Hugo Tirard 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Ben Nguku Namale 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMHugo Tirard	*	1	—	1
2CMBen Nguku Namale	0	*	½	—
3Anu Bat	—	½	*	½
4Sodcetsen Bat	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tirard, HugoIM	2393	FRA	+19B	+10N	+15B	+3N	+2B	+11N	=5B	6.5	26.0	29.0	26.75	2431	+1.3
2	Bat, Sodcetsen	2075	FRA	=7N	+17B	+9N	=4B	−1N	+20B	+10N	5.0	27.5	30.5	19.25	2055	+1.2
3	Namale, Ben NgukuCM	2025	KEN	+12B	+16N	+14B	−1B	=4N	=9N	+11B	5.0	27.0	30.5	19.50	2076	+10.2
4	Bat, Anu	1961	FRA	+23B	+20N	=8B	=2N	=3B	=5N	+9B	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.50	2027	+28.4
5	Tavares-Ribeiro, Victor	1860	FRA	=22B	−6N	+27B	+7N	+16N	=4B	=1N	4.5	27.0	29.5	17.75	1916	+18.8
6	Leclere, Natawan	1871	FRA	F	+5B	+7N	=8N	−9B	+21N	+15B	4.5	24.0	24.0	17.75	2018	+22.4
7	Taramelli, Marc	1719	FRA	=2B	+22N	−6B	−5B	+26N	+14N	+19B	4.5	23.5	26.0	14.50	1878	+24.8
8	Tahiri, Arbian	1784	FRA	+26B	+34N	=4N	=6B	−11N	=12B	+17N	4.5	23.5	24.5	13.75	1835	+20.8
9	Sere, Philemon	1900	FRA	+33B	=21N	−2B	+19N	+6N	=3B	−4N	4.0	25.5	26.5	12.50	1911	+3.4
10	Leleu, Andre	1848	FRA	+24N	−1B	=21B	+17N	+14B	=15N	−2B	4.0	25.0	28.0	13.25	1882	+8.6
11	Leproux, Tristan	1730	FRA	+31B	−14N	+33B	+20N	+8B	−1B	−3N	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.00	1872	+19.6
12	Muller, Lorelei	1705	FRA	−3N	+25B	+31N	=16B	F	=8N	+23B	4.0	20.5	20.5	11.50	1829	+16.2
13	Cassiau, Kevin	1755	FRA	+35B	−15N	+23B	=14N	−20B	=19N	+21B	4.0	19.0	19.0	9.25	1790	+5.4
14	Plantet, Marc	1892	FRA	+30N	+11B	−3N	=13B	−10N	−7B	+20N	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.00	1773	-20.6
15	Delmas-Goyon, Francois	1938	FRA	+28N	+13B	−1N	+21B	F	=10B	−6N	3.5	24.5	24.5	11.50	1925	-2.4
16	Delille, Victor	1845	FRA	+25B	−3B	+29N	=12N	−5B	−23N	+31B	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.00	1673	-26.6
17	Bataa, Agar	1421	FRA	+27B	−2N	=19B	−10B	+28N	+29N	−8B	3.5	21.5	24.0	9.00	1683	+68.8
18	FIDE 576014193	0	—	−21B	−33N	=26B	=27N	=22B	+32N	+28B	3.5	15.0	16.0	8.00	1542	0.0
19	Delaruelle, Christian	1725	FRA	−1N	+24B	=17N	−9B	+31N	=13B	−7N	3.0	25.5	27.0	8.25	1606	-20.0
20	Sabban, Manuel	1783	FRA	+32N	−4B	+28N	−11B	+13N	−2N	−14B	3.0	24.0	25.5	8.00	1719	-11.2
21	Coquelin, Jonathan	1747	FRA	+18N	=9B	=10N	−15N	+29B	−6B	−13N	3.0	23.5	26.0	10.00	1704	-7.0
22	Dantregue, Benoit	1512	FRA	=5N	−7B	=30N	−29B	=18N	+26B	=24N	3.0	20.5	22.5	9.00	1504	-2.8
23	Leclercq, Pierre	1653	FRA	−4N	+32B	−13N	+30B	F	+16B	−12N	3.0	20.0	20.0	7.00	1692	+7.2
24	Shilov, Artem	1479	FRA	−10B	−19N	+32B	−26N	+33B	=31N	=22B	3.0	15.5	16.5	4.75	1587	+17.2
25	Sere, Frederic	1475	FRA	−16N	−12N	+35B	=28B	−27N	=30B	+33N	3.0	15.5	15.5	3.25	1602	+14.2
26	Baumann, Bruno	0	FRA	−8N	−29B	=18N	+24B	−7B	−22N	+35N	2.5	21.0	21.0	4.75	1388	0.0
27	Briere-Soude, Guillaume	0	FRA	−17N	=30B	−5N	=18B	+25B	−28N	=29B	2.5	19.5	21.5	7.00	1476	0.0
28	Arinal, Serge	1649	FRA	−15B	+35N	−20B	=25N	−17B	+27B	−18N	2.5	19.0	19.0	4.00	1330	-30.2
29	Geyssens, Nathalie	1659	FRA	−34B	+26N	−16B	+22N	−21N	−17B	=27N	2.5	18.0	19.0	6.75	1458	-25.6
30	Gimard, Yves	1550	FRA	−14B	=27N	=22B	−23N	=32B	=25N	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1437	-13.0
31	Sabban, Basile	0	FRA	−11N	F	−12B	+33N	−19B	=24B	−16N	1.5	18.5	18.5	2.50	1491	0.0
32	Delaruelle, Elisabeth	0	FRA	−20B	−23N	−24N	+35B	=30N	−18B	F	1.5	14.5	14.5	1.00	1295	0.0
33	Miloudi, Illian	1621	FRA	−9N	+18B	−11N	−31B	−24N	F	−25B	1.0	19.0	19.0	3.50	846	-75.6
34	Lebrun, Elias	1989	FRA	+29N	−8B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	1722	-12.8
35	FIDE 653003519	0	—	−13N	−28B	−25N	−32N	F	F	−26B	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	827	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bataa, AgarFRA
+68.8
3.5 pts · #17
2Bat, AnuFRA
+28.4
5.0 pts · #3
3Taramelli, MarcFRA
+24.8
4.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Miloudi, IllianFRA
-75.6
1.0 pts · #34
2Arinal, SergeFRA
-30.2
2.5 pts · #33
3Delille, VictorFRA
-26.6
3.5 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R6+238 Elo gap
Bataa, Agar1421 beat Geyssens, Nathalie1659
R5+228 Elo gap
Bataa, Agar1421 beat Arinal, Serge1649
R2+205 Elo gap
Tahiri, Arbian1784 beat Lebrun, Elias1989