3eme Open d'hiver du Balagna Chess Club

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38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Calvi, France. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2001, and top seed was Matteo Ratier-Fontana (🇫🇷 FRA, CM, 2189).

Ludovic Utrera (🇫🇷 FRA, 2126) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Apollo Deladerriere (4.0) and Helio Deladerriere (4.0). Utrera broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Carl Desmarescaux (1410) beat Xavier Carrolaggi (1743), a +333-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Calvi, France

Dates

24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷CMMatteo Ratier-Fontana2189

Avg top 10

2,001

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇷France×35

Top 3

🥇
Ludovic Utrera
🇫🇷FRA·2126
5.0pts·2672perf+22.6
🥈
CMApollo Deladerriere
🇫🇷FRA·2185
4.0pts·2174perf+6.8
🥉
Helio Deladerriere
🇫🇷FRA·2005
4.0pts·2001perf+8.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ludovic Utrera led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Utrera5Deladerriere4Deladerriere4Ratier-Fontana4Humeau3.5Paris3.5

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Ludovic Utrera never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ludovic Utrera beat CM Apollo Deladerriere (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ludovic Utrera 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Apollo Deladerriere 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ludovic Utrera	*	1	—	—
2CMApollo Deladerriere	0	*	—	1
3Helio Deladerriere	—	—	*	0
4CMMatteo Ratier-Fontana	—	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Utrera, Ludovic	2126	FRA	+9B	+23N	+27B	+5N	+2B	5.0	12.5	14.5	14.50	2672	+22.6
2	Deladerriere, ApolloCM	2185	FRA	+33N	+12B	+6N	+4B	−1N	4.0	15.5	16.5	11.50	2174	+6.8
3	Deladerriere, Helio	2005	FRA	+13N	+11B	−4N	+9B	+12N	4.0	13.0	16.0	12.00	2001	+8.4
4	Ratier-Fontana, MatteoCM	2189	FRA	+25B	+21N	+3B	−2N	+10B	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.00	2151	-0.2
5	Paris, Romain	1963	FRA	+26B	=8N	+15B	−1B	+23N	3.5	13.5	15.5	8.75	1931	-2.6
6	Benzidi, Lyad	1774	FRA	+32B	+10N	−2B	+22N	=7B	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.75	1914	+25.2
7	Humeau, CyrilFM	2124	FRA	+17N	+14B	F	+19B	=6N	3.5	11.5	11.5	9.75	2079	-2.8
8	Savelli De Guido, Luccas	1646	FRA	+29N	=5B	−21N	+17B	+11N	3.5	11.0	13.0	9.25	1794	+27.2
9	Paris, Cyrille	1489	FRA	−1N	+36B	+23B	−3N	+28B	3.0	13.0	13.0	4.00	1726	+13.2
10	Goussev, Alexandre	1610	FRA	+38N	−6B	+13N	+21B	−4N	3.0	12.5	12.5	5.00	1728	+30.8
11	Paris, Lisandre	1647	FRA	+20B	−3N	+26B	+28N	−8B	3.0	12.0	14.0	6.50	1031	-23.6
12	Gerandi, Pierre-Marie	1761	FRA	+35B	−2N	+25B	+24N	−3B	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	1779	-2.0
13	Lerouge, Ange	1409	FRA	−3B	+20N	−10B	+32N	+25B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.50	1515	+11.6
14	Carrolaggi, Xavier	1743	FRA	+30B	−7N	−22B	+18N	+24B	3.0	10.0	11.5	6.00	1619	-11.0
15	Mathiron, Thierry	1800	FRA	+34N	−27B	−5N	+29B	+22N	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.00	1545	-36.4
16	Guillemart, SergeCM	2087	FRA	+22B	+18N	+24B	F	F	3.0	6.5	6.5	6.50	2490	+3.2
17	Romeo Cervetti, Arsene	1425	FRA	−7B	+30N	=18B	−8N	+32B	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.75	1452	+2.0
18	Bartoli, Walter	1693	FRA	+37N	−16B	=17N	−14B	+34N	2.5	9.5	9.5	2.25	1479	-33.2
19	Tiebot, Jean-marc	1536	FRA	−24B	+35N	+32B	−7N	=20B	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	1137	-1.6
20	Palmero Caselli, Ange	0	FRA	−11N	−13B	+36N	+35B	=19N	2.5	8.5	8.5	1.25	1261	0.0
21	Appietto, Andria	1761	FRA	+31N	−4B	+8B	−10N	F	2.0	12.5	14.0	5.00	1707	-13.6
22	Desmarescaux, Carl	1410	FRA	−16N	+37B	+14N	−6B	−15B	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.00	1591	+24.4
23	Santelli, Paul Louis	1760	FRA	+36N	−1B	−9N	+34B	−5B	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	1062	-46.4
24	Nicolas, Thibaud	0	FRA	+19N	+33B	−16N	−12B	−14N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.50	1659	0.0
25	Pantalacci, Antoine Marie	1529	FRA	−4N	+31B	−12N	+38B	−13N	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1451	-24.8
26	Colonna D`istria, Dominique	0	FRA	−5N	+29B	−11N	+33B	F	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1586	0.0
27	Gil, Jean-Jacques	1634	FRA	+28B	+15N	−1N	F	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	5.00	1914	+12.8
28	Sueur, Dorian	0	FRA	−27N	+34B	+31N	−11B	−9N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	1363	0.0
29	Savelli De Guido, Romain	0	FRA	−8B	−26N	+35B	−15N	+37N	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	930	0.0
30	Goussev, Alexei	0	FRA	−14N	−17B	−33N	=31B	+38N	1.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1213	0.0
31	Castelli, Lisandru	0	FRA	−21B	−25N	−28B	=30N	+36B	1.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	854	-20.4
32	Savelli De Guido, Laura	0	FRA	−6N	+38B	−19N	−13B	−17N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	738	0.0
33	Franchi, Ange Marie	1512	FRA	−2B	−24N	+30B	−26N	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.50	1120	-3.2
34	Moualek, Cynthia	0	FRA	−15B	−28N	+37B	−23N	−18B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	950	0.0
35	FIDE 544069456	0	—	−12N	−19B	−29N	−20N	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	850	0.0
36	FIDE 80403727	0	—	−23B	−9N	−20B	F	−31N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	769	0.0
37	Natali, Marie Liesse	0	FRA	−18B	−22N	−34N	F	−29B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	754	0.0
38	FIDE 560033860	0	—	−10B	−32N	F	−25N	−30B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	753	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Goussev, AlexandreFRA
+30.8
3.0 pts · #10
2Savelli De Guido, LuccasFRA
+27.2
3.5 pts · #7
3Benzidi, LyadFRA
+25.2
3.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Santelli, Paul LouisFRA
-46.4
2.0 pts · #30
2Mathiron, ThierryFRA
-36.4
3.0 pts · #16
3Bartoli, WalterFRA
-33.2
2.5 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R3+333 Elo gap
Desmarescaux, Carl1410 beat Carrolaggi, Xavier1743
R3+271 Elo gap
Paris, Cyrille1489 beat Santelli, Paul Louis1760
R2+166 Elo gap
Gil, Jean-Jacques1634 beat Mathiron, Thierry1800