Phase Nord du Championnat de France Jeunes 2025 U18 (-1800)
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 20 Oct 2025 in Cappelle La Grande, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1609, and top seed was Antoine Lemonnier (🇫🇷 FRA, 2125).
Rafael Messaoui (🇫🇷 FRA, 1704) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Antek Godard (4.0) and Leo Ameijeiras (3.5). Messaoui won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Brieuc Desbonnets (1454) beat Dorian Antoine (1641), a +187-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Rafael Messaoui takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
2 players finish on 4.0/7. Messaoui takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Antek Godard beat Rafael Messaoui (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Antek Godard | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Rafael Messaoui | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Alois Aulagnet | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Leo Ameijeiras | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Messaoui, Rafael | 1704 | FRA | +10B | F | +19B | +7N | −2B | F | +15B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1579 | -6.6 |
| 2 | Godard, Antek | 1650 | FRA | +22N | F | +21N | F | +1N | +3B | F | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2485 | +43.6 |
| 3 | Ameijeiras, Leo | 1654 | FRA | +20B | F | +9B | =5N | +6B | −2N | F | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1683 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Cao Lejeune, Tony | 1417 | FRA | F | −7N | +16B | +14N | F | =15N | +6B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 2378 | +57.2 |
| 5 | Aulagnet, Alois | 1664 | FRA | +18N | F | +17N | =3B | +13N | F | F | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 1849 | +13.2 |
| 6 | Moreau, Jules | 1583 | FRA | +15N | F | −7B | +18B | −3N | +8B | −4N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1450 | -20.8 |
| 7 | Osmane, Ibrahim-Abdallah | 0 | FRA | −8N | +4B | +6N | −1B | +12N | F | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Antoine, Dorian | 1641 | FRA | +7B | F | −10B | −9N | +20B | −6N | +19N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1389 | -40.0 |
| 9 | Desbonnets, Brieuc | 1454 | FRA | F | F | −3N | +8B | F | +12B | +11N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 1737 | +44.4 |
| 10 | Chen, Xurui | 0 | FRA | −1N | +12B | +8N | F | F | +13B | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Barois, Maxime | 0 | FRA | F | F | −12N | +16B | +21B | +18N | −9B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dekindt, Arthur | 1531 | FRA | F | −10N | +11B | +21N | −7B | −9N | =13N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1325 | -21.2 |
| 13 | Schneider, Alexis | 1581 | FRA | F | +16N | −15B | +20N | −5B | −10N | =12B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1402 | -18.4 |
| 14 | Ait Chaouche, Caissa | 1573 | FRA | F | −18B | +22N | −4B | =15N | −20B | +21N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 617 | -28.4 |
| 15 | Restout, Lucas | 0 | FRA | −6B | F | +13N | F | =14B | =4B | −1N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bouslah, Yamine | 0 | FRA | −?B | −13B | −4N | −11N | F | +21B | +20N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mesbahi, Yassine | 1480 | FRA | F | +20N | −5B | F | +22B | — | — | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 862 | -10.4 |
| 18 | Demortier, Ilan | 0 | FRA | −5B | +14N | F | −6N | =19B | −11B | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ducroux, Guillaume | 1504 | FRA | F | +22B | −1N | F | =18N | F | −8B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 872 | -22.4 |
| 20 | Jehly, William | 0 | FRA | −3N | −17B | F | −13B | −8N | +14N | −16B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1348 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 560021136 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −2B | −12B | −11N | −16N | −14B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 560021110 | 0 | — | −2B | −19N | −14B | F | −17N | — | — | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cao Lejeune, TonyFRA+57.23.5 pts · #6
- 2Desbonnets, BrieucFRA+44.43.0 pts · #8
- 3Godard, AntekFRA+43.64.0 pts · #7
- 1Antoine, DorianFRA-40.03.0 pts · #12
- 2Ait Chaouche, CaissaFRA-28.42.5 pts · #19
- 3Ducroux, GuillaumeFRA-22.41.5 pts · #18
- R4+187 Elo gap
- R7+166 Elo gap
- R4+156 Elo gap