Phase Nord du Championnat de France Jeunes U16 2025 (-1800)
19 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 1567, and top seed was Ermal Hysi (🇫🇷 FRA, 1923).
Elise Ballenghien (🇫🇷 FRA, 1547) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Nathanael Sigure (4.5) and Nathan Torque (4.0). Ballenghien shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Emilie Guevorkian (1464) beat Lilou Porreaux (1594), a +130-point gap.
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Elise Ballenghien takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
2 players finish on 4.5/7. Ballenghien takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.5).
Elise Ballenghien won 4 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nathanael Sigure | * | — | — | 0 |
| 2Elise Ballenghien | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Nathan Torque | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Mathilde Schappler | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballenghien, Elise | 1547 | FRA | +6B | F | +10B | +12N | +11N | =3B | F | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.50 | 1828 | +41.2 |
| 2 | Sigure, Nathanael | 1507 | FRA | +19N | −4B | +13N | F | +14N | =5N | +12B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1645 | +28.0 |
| 3 | Torque, Nathan | 1531 | FRA | =8N | +14B | −11B | +16N | +9B | =1N | F | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1719 | +51.2 |
| 4 | Schappler, Mathilde | 1787 | FRA | +17B | +2N | F | F | +12B | +6N | F | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 2284 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Methe, Daniel | 1460 | FRA | F | −6N | +8N | +15B | =7N | =2B | =11B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.25 | 1567 | +16.8 |
| 6 | Franczak, Elliot | 0 | FRA | −1N | +5B | +7N | +9N | F | −4B | =16N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lardreau, Maxim | 1527 | FRA | +10B | −11N | −6B | +17N | =5B | =8N | =9B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1436 | -14.8 |
| 8 | Jaumotte, Maxime | 0 | FRA | =3B | −12N | −5B | +13B | +17N | =7B | =10N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rasseneur, Cyprien | 1553 | FRA | +13N | F | +15N | −6B | −3N | +14B | =7N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1514 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Pacault, Ambroise | 0 | FRA | −7N | +18B | −1N | −14B | +19N | +16B | =8B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Desfontaine, Arthur | 1671 | FRA | +18N | +7B | +3N | F | −1B | F | =5N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1611 | -12.8 |
| 12 | Guevorkian, Emilie | 1464 | FRA | F | +8B | +16N | −1B | −4N | +15B | −2N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1415 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Delzenne, Valentin | 0 | FRA | −9B | +17N | −2B | −8N | −16B | +19N | +18B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Maes, Claire | 1486 | FRA | F | −3N | +18B | +10N | −2B | −9N | +19B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 728 | -52.8 |
| 15 | Delesalle Rojo, Matheo | 0 | FRA | −16N | +19B | −9B | −5N | +18B | −12N | +17B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Porreaux, Lilou | 1594 | FRA | +15B | F | −12B | −3B | +13N | −10N | =6B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 697 | -50.4 |
| 17 | Bonningue, Leandre | 0 | FRA | −4N | −13B | +19N | −7B | −8B | +18N | −15N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 544031319 | 0 | — | −11B | −10N | −14N | +19B | −15N | −17B | −13N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 560021020 | 0 | — | −2B | −15N | −17B | −18N | −10B | −13B | −14N | 0.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Torque, NathanFRA+51.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Ballenghien, EliseFRA+41.24.5 pts · #4
- 3Sigure, NathanaelFRA+28.04.5 pts · #3
- 1Maes, ClaireFRA-52.83.0 pts · #17
- 2Porreaux, LilouFRA-50.42.5 pts · #15
- 3Lardreau, MaximFRA-14.83.5 pts · #9
- R3+130 Elo gap
- R5+124 Elo gap