Championnat 74 jeunes 2026 categorie U16
30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Le Grand Bornand, France. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1582, and top seed was Gabriel Mocquet Lesourd (🇫🇷 FRA, 1897).
Gaetan Abed-Meraim (🇫🇷 FRA, 1626) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Noah Pachet (4.5) and Raphael Simonetti (4.5). Abed-Meraim broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Dario Basch (1525) beat Noe Trappler (1640), a +115-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGaetan Abed-Meraim led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Gaetan Abed-Meraim held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
Gaetan Abed-Meraim lost to Raphael Simonetti (Black).
Gaetan Abed-Meraim 4 wins (R1–R4)Raphael Simonetti 4 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gaetan Abed-Meraim | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Raphael Simonetti | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Noah Pachet | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ioan Damsa | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abed-Meraim, Gaetan | 1626 | FRA | +5N | +14B | +2N | +4B | −3N | +7B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 1748 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Pachet, Noah | 1669 | SUI | +22B | +13N | −1B | +16N | +12N | =3B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 13.25 | 1576 | -14.8 |
| 3 | Simonetti, Raphael | 1614 | FRA | +29B | +23N | F | +17N | +1B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 11.75 | 1923 | +47.6 |
| 4 | Basch, Dario | 1525 | FRA | +21B | +12N | +6B | −1N | F | +16N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1641 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Damsa, Ioan | 0 | FRA | −1B | −18N | +21B | +13N | +14N | +15B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Trappler, Noe | 1640 | FRA | =20B | +25N | −4N | +23B | =7N | +12B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 1491 | -15.6 |
| 7 | Haerinck, Baptiste | 0 | FRA | =8B | =20N | +13B | +18N | =6B | −1N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Carobbio, Antoine | 1530 | FRA | =7N | −15B | +26N | +11B | +10N | F | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.25 | 2392 | +23.6 |
| 9 | Lades, Elliott | 1465 | FRA | +16B | −17N | −12B | +28N | =18B | +23N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 839 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Skrypnyk, Anna | 1589 | FRA | F | +21N | =23B | +24N | −8B | +18N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1515 | -8.8 |
| 11 | Bailly, Hector | 0 | FRA | F | +27N | =24B | −8N | +25B | +20N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Larosa, Lino | 0 | FRA | +24B | −4B | +9N | +25N | −2B | −6N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hubert, Dominique | 1482 | FRA | +19N | −2B | −7N | −5B | +26B | +28N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 870 | -10.4 |
| 14 | Gestalder, Lubin | 1413 | FRA | +28B | −1N | −16B | +27N | −5B | +24N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1571 | +16.8 |
| 15 | Villenave, Esteban | 0 | FRA | +18B | +8N | −17B | F | +20B | −5N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Rousset, Lilou | 0 | FRA | −9N | +30B | +14N | −2B | +?N | −4B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Schaeffer Perrier, Cyan | 1644 | FRA | +30N | +9B | +15N | −3B | F | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1533 | -11.2 |
| 18 | Delles, Guillaume | 0 | FRA | −15N | +5B | +28N | −7B | =9N | −10B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Lorjoux, Louis | 0 | FRA | −13B | −22N | +29B | −26N | =27B | +25N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Charriere, Cristiano | 0 | ITA | =6N | =7B | +?N | F | −15N | −11B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1641 | 0.0 |
| 21 | La Rotonda, Nicolas | 0 | FRA | −4N | −10B | −5N | F | +22B | +?B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Buffet-Ditta, Theodore | 0 | FRA | −2N | +19B | F | −?B | −21N | +29B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Peillex, Melissa | 0 | FRA | F | −3B | =10N | −6N | +24B | −9B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Vacher, Dimitry | 1500 | FRA | −12N | +26B | =11N | −10B | −23N | −14B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 700 | -40.0 |
| 25 | Grand, Alexis | 1444 | FRA | =26N | −6B | +30N | −12B | −11N | −19B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.75 | 841 | -10.0 |
| 26 | Sablons, Louis | 0 | FRA | =25B | −24N | −8B | +19B | −13N | −27N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1167 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Lehmann, Abel | 0 | FRA | −?N | −11B | F | −14B | =19N | +26B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Secouet, Mae | 0 | FRA | −14N | F | −18B | −9B | +29N | −13B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Grangerat, Elio | 0 | FRA | −3N | F | −19N | F | −28B | −22N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 560039175 | 0 | — | −17B | −16N | −25B | F | — | — | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Simonetti, RaphaelFRA+47.64.5 pts · #3
- 2Carobbio, AntoineFRA+23.63.5 pts · #16
- 3Abed-Meraim, GaetanFRA+22.45.0 pts · #1
- 1Vacher, DimitryFRA-40.01.5 pts · #28
- 2Trappler, NoeFRA-15.64.0 pts · #9
- 3Pachet, NoahSUI-14.84.5 pts · #7
- R3+115 Elo gap