39eme Open du Mans - Open A

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85 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Le Mans, France. 13 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2271, and top seed was Victor Stephan (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2346).

Victor Stephan (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2346) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Safar Harutyunyan (7.5) and Pierre-Basile Coiffait (7.0). Stephan shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Harry Weber (1746) beat Briac Denizet (2098), a +352-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Le Mans, France

Dates

26 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMVictor Stephan2346

Avg top 10

2,271

Participants

Titled players · 13

GM×1

IM×2

FM×5

CM×3

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×84

🇦🇹Austria×1

Top 3

🥇
IMVictor Stephan
🇫🇷FRA·2346
7.5pts·2406perf+6.1
🥈
FMSafar Harutyunyan
🇫🇷FRA·2215
7.5pts·2404perf+42.6
🥉
FMPierre-Basile Coiffait
🇫🇷FRA·2284
7.0pts·2307perf+6.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Stephan7.5Harutyunyan7.5Robert7Coiffait7Lemire6.5Legky6— ex-leaders:Le Geayled R4–R5, #25Eugeneled R6, #7

R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Dec

FM Nathael Eugene takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Stephan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Victor Stephan beat FM Safar Harutyunyan (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMVictor Stephan	*	1	—	—
2FMSafar Harutyunyan	0	*	—	—
3CMYoann Robert	—	—	*	½
4FMPierre-Basile Coiffait	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Stephan, VictorIM	2346	FRA	+29B	+12N	=63B	=23N	+2N	+9B	+22N	+6B	=5N	7.5	47.0	50.5	43.00	2406	+6.1
2	Harutyunyan, SafarFM	2215	FRA	+81B	+48N	=8B	+43N	−1B	+36N	+19B	+14B	+6N	7.5	43.0	44.5	34.00	2404	+42.6
3	Coiffait, Pierre-BasileFM	2284	FRA	+40N	+46B	−22N	+47B	+18N	+23B	=6B	=4N	+13B	7.0	43.0	47.0	35.50	2307	+6.4
4	Robert, YoannCM	2230	FRA	=41B	+56N	+26B	+36N	−6B	+62N	+7B	=3B	+9N	7.0	42.5	46.0	34.25	2296	+18.2
5	Lemire, Axel	2135	FRA	+27B	−26N	+28B	=15N	=43B	+31N	+11B	+24N	=1B	6.5	44.0	48.0	34.50	2198	+16.4
6	Eugene, NathaelFM	2218	FRA	+57N	+53B	=35N	+16B	+4N	+22B	=3N	−1N	−2B	6.0	48.0	51.5	30.75	2244	+19.2
7	Le Goff, RonanFM	2267	FRA	+34N	+44B	=16N	=35B	+10N	+12B	−4N	=21B	=17N	6.0	45.0	49.0	31.50	2172	-18.0
8	Legky, Nikolay AGM	2338	FRA	+33N	+10B	=2N	F	−12B	=43N	+29B	+25N	+19B	6.0	44.0	44.0	32.25	2235	-7.0
9	Thouard, Axel	2163	FRA	+51B	−43N	+55B	+48N	+21B	−1N	+16B	+12N	−4B	6.0	43.5	47.5	29.00	2201	+10.8
10	Gratton, Manolo	2058	FRA	+25B	−8N	+32B	+42N	−7B	=15N	+27B	+37N	=16B	6.0	42.5	47.0	29.50	2115	+15.0
11	Guechchati, Ilyess	2072	FRA	+68N	−14B	+37N	−17B	+33N	+20B	−5N	+44B	+22N	6.0	41.5	44.5	27.00	2128	+30.0
12	Weibel, Theo	2114	FRA	+59N	−1B	+57N	+45B	+8N	−7N	+62B	−9B	+38N	6.0	41.0	44.5	25.00	2221	+26.6
13	Li, Jacque	2040	FRA	=78B	+39N	=17N	=80B	=20N	+50B	+23N	+22B	−3N	6.0	39.0	41.5	26.50	2134	+47.6
14	Marie, MaximeCM	2283	FRA	+32B	+11N	=43B	+63N	−22N	+35B	+24B	−2N	−21N	5.5	42.5	46.0	26.00	2157	-24.8
15	Gadois, Arnaud	1986	FRA	=64B	+49N	=18N	=5B	=16N	=10B	+39N	−17B	+35N	5.5	42.0	45.5	26.50	2016	+22.0
16	Lefol, Marius	2114	FRA	+58B	+60N	=7B	−6N	=15B	+28N	−9N	+45B	=10N	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.75	2095	-0.4
17	Sobry, Sebastien	1986	FRA	F	+70N	=13B	+11N	=24B	−19N	+30B	+15N	=7B	5.5	42.0	42.0	28.00	2190	+44.0
18	Denizet, Briac	2098	FRA	=56B	+41N	=15B	+26N	−3B	=27N	−25B	+28N	+37B	5.5	41.5	45.0	26.00	1989	-20.6
19	Marchais, Antoine	2128	FRA	+69N	+77B	+80N	−22B	=35N	+17B	−2N	+42B	−8N	5.5	38.5	41.0	20.25	2135	+3.2
20	Brault, Gabriel	1998	FRA	=70B	+78N	−23B	+61N	=13B	−11N	+49B	+47N	=30B	5.5	36.5	39.0	21.00	1990	+2.4
21	Bonn, Thomas	2090	FRA	+84N	−80B	+52N	+44B	−9N	+38B	F	=7N	+14B	5.5	36.0	36.5	21.50	2225	+30.0
22	Le Geay, JoachimFM	2129	FRA	+73B	+55N	+3B	+19N	+14B	−6N	−1B	−13N	−11B	5.0	47.5	50.5	25.00	2168	+20.0
23	Decosse, Jean-FabienCM	2129	FRA	+37N	=61B	+20N	=1B	+31N	−3N	−13B	+35B	F	5.0	43.5	43.5	25.00	2112	-0.8
24	Pon Le Brun, Gregoire	2194	FRA	+52N	−35B	+34N	+66B	=17N	+46B	−14N	−5B	=29N	5.0	40.0	43.5	21.75	2045	-62.8
25	Weber, Harry	1746	FRA	−10N	+40B	=53N	−46B	+72N	+57B	+18N	−8B	=42N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.75	1995	+93.6
26	Jouan, Hugo	1997	FRA	+75N	+5B	−4N	−18B	+69N	−63B	+50N	−38B	+52N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.50	2004	+3.8
27	Le Gal, Nicolas	1813	FRA	−5N	+85B	−45N	+77B	+44N	=18B	−10N	+53B	=36N	5.0	37.0	37.0	15.50	1983	+67.6
28	Caffenne, Philippe	1919	FRA	−80N	+54B	−5N	+68B	+47N	−16B	+48N	−18B	+45N	5.0	36.5	39.0	19.00	2066	+32.6
29	Heurtebize, Christophe	1939	FRA	−1N	=68B	+78N	+65B	−62N	+51B	−8N	+46B	=24B	5.0	36.5	39.0	18.00	2052	+22.0
30	Martin, Axel	2047	FRA	−50N	+69B	+79N	−31B	+40N	=42B	−17N	+57B	=20N	5.0	35.5	38.0	18.50	1913	-28.8
31	Lamarre, Armand	1958	FRA	−77N	+84B	+72N	+30N	−23B	−5B	−38N	+39B	+51B	5.0	35.0	35.5	17.00	2004	+18.8
32	Sauneuf, Dany	1852	FRA	−14N	+76B	−10N	−50B	+64N	+77B	−45N	+54B	+44N	5.0	34.0	36.5	17.00	1890	+11.6
33	Caffenne-Daas, Yannis	1929	FRA	−8B	−58N	+71B	+73N	−11B	=56N	=59B	+49N	+66B	5.0	33.0	36.0	17.00	1940	+0.4
34	Leclere, Natawan	1848	FRA	−7B	+71N	−24B	−56N	+85B	+58N	−44N	+60B	+43B	5.0	32.5	32.5	14.00	1936	+17.8
35	Budak, LoriWCM	1956	FRA	+74B	+24N	=6B	=7N	=19B	−14N	+43B	−23N	−15B	4.5	42.5	45.5	20.75	2108	+28.4
36	Bougain, Victor	2012	FRA	+67N	F	+61B	−4B	+80N	−2B	−42N	+41N	=27B	4.5	38.0	38.0	16.50	2023	+3.6
37	Ginovart, Camille	1811	FRA	−23B	+74N	−11B	+85N	+45N	=48B	+46N	−10B	−18N	4.5	37.5	37.5	13.00	1955	+27.0
38	Marchadour, EmilieWFM	2038	FRA	−61N	=59B	+60B	+39N	F	−21N	+31B	+26N	−12B	4.5	36.5	36.5	19.75	1935	-17.6
39	Lemire, Salomee	1749	FRA	=62N	−13B	+64N	−38B	+70N	+41N	−15B	−31N	+57B	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.25	1891	+30.8
40	Meziere, Elouan	1860	FRA	−3B	−25N	+67B	+58N	−30B	+54N	−47B	=59N	+61B	4.5	35.5	39.0	16.25	1871	-0.4
41	David, Irene	1842	FRA	=4N	−18B	=68N	+79B	=66N	−39B	+64N	−36B	+65N	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.25	1883	+7.2
42	Keller, Christophe	1978	FRA	+85N	F	=66N	−10B	+56B	=30N	+36B	−19N	=25B	4.5	33.0	33.0	14.75	1966	+1.2
43	Francez, Theo	2006	FRA	+79N	+9B	=14N	−2B	=5N	=8B	−35N	=52B	−34N	4.0	45.0	47.5	19.50	2004	-0.8
44	Lambert, Thomas	2007	FRA	+83B	−7N	+58B	−21N	−27B	+60N	+34B	−11N	−32B	4.0	39.5	40.5	13.00	1860	-33.0
45	Campos, Leo	2013	FRA	−60B	+64N	+27B	−12N	−37B	+73N	+32B	−16N	−28B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.50	1818	-42.4
46	Moroiu, Radu	2019	FRA	+71B	−3N	=51B	+25N	+49B	−24N	−37B	−29N	=59B	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.75	1851	-76.0
47	David, Alexandre	2037	FRA	=49B	F	+50N	−3N	−28B	+69B	+40N	−20B	=55N	4.0	37.0	37.0	15.50	1911	-25.0
48	Normand, Victor	2019	FRA	+76N	−2B	+77N	−9B	=52N	=37N	−28B	+58N	F	4.0	36.0	36.0	13.25	1872	-27.2
49	Bardet, Vincent	1732	FRA	=47N	−15B	+59N	+53B	−46N	=52B	−20N	−33B	+70N	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.50	1868	+29.4
50	Aubry, Andre	1738	FRA	+30B	−63N	−47B	+32N	+81B	−13N	−26B	−51N	+76B	4.0	35.5	37.0	14.50	1900	+33.4
51	Varin, Timeo	1819	FRA	−9N	+75B	=46N	−62B	+78N	−29N	=60B	+50B	−31N	4.0	34.0	36.5	13.25	1843	+7.6
52	Manvieu, Paul	1822	FRA	−24B	+83N	−21B	+74N	=48B	=49N	=66B	=43N	−26B	4.0	34.0	35.0	11.75	1883	+17.6
53	Derouineau, Jacques	1963	FRA	+82B	−6N	=25B	−49N	F	=68B	+65N	−27N	+56B	4.0	31.5	31.5	12.50	1802	-32.0
54	Bakhshi, Rana	1731	FRA	−66B	−28N	−74B	+67N	+71B	−40B	+77N	−32N	+69B	4.0	30.5	33.0	12.00	1792	+20.4
55	Duveau, Erwan	1949	FRA	+72N	−22B	−9N	−69B	F	+78B	+68N	=62N	=47B	4.0	30.0	30.0	12.25	1906	-8.4
56	Destor, Jean	1781	FRA	=18N	−4B	=70N	+34B	−42N	=33B	−57N	+67B	−53N	3.5	38.0	41.0	15.25	1829	+14.8
57	Vaillant, Stephane	1835	FRA	−6B	+67N	−12B	=60N	+61B	−25N	+56B	−30N	−39N	3.5	37.0	40.5	12.25	1785	-16.0
58	Guinet, Kevin	1797	FRA	−16N	+33B	−44N	−40B	+79N	−34B	+70N	−48B	=60N	3.5	34.5	37.0	12.25	1787	-4.8
59	Marecar, Leo	1789	FRA	−12B	=38N	−49B	=72B	F	+61N	=33N	=40B	=46N	3.5	34.5	34.5	14.00	1869	+24.4
60	Kirschner, Sarah	1705	FRA	+45N	−16B	−38N	=57B	+65N	−44B	=51N	−34N	=58B	3.5	34.0	37.5	13.00	1840	+53.2
61	Castilla, Thomas	1738	FRA	+38B	=23N	−36N	−20B	−57N	−59B	+75N	+68B	−40N	3.5	34.0	37.0	13.00	1814	+13.2
62	Batteux, Mickael	2072	FRA	=39B	F	=65N	+51N	+29B	−4B	−12N	=55B	F	3.5	34.0	34.0	15.00	1945	-21.4
63	Bourdonnais, Loic	2144	FRA	+65N	+50B	=1N	−14B	F	+26N	F	F	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	16.25	2186	+9.2
64	Elmansouri, Mira	1592	FRA	=15N	−45B	−39B	+84N	−32B	+81N	−41B	−69N	+78N	3.5	30.5	31.0	7.25	1760	+66.4
65	Guerin, Pierrick	1817	FRA	−63B	+82N	=62B	−29N	−60B	+72N	−53B	+76N	−41B	3.5	30.0	31.5	9.25	1714	-21.8
66	Le Montagner, Yoann	2037	FRA	+54N	F	=42B	−24N	=41B	F	=52N	+73B	−33N	3.5	30.0	30.0	13.50	1900	-24.0
67	Sauneuf, Aaron	1693	FRA	−36B	−57B	−40N	−54B	=75N	+79B	+78N	−56N	+77B	3.5	28.0	30.5	9.00	1642	-24.0
68	Garandeau, Clement	1747	FRA	−11B	=29N	=41B	−28N	+74B	=53N	−55B	−61N	=75B	3.0	35.0	38.0	11.25	1690	-25.2
69	Henry, Vadim	1805	FRA	−19B	−30N	+83B	+55N	−26B	−47N	−76B	+64B	−54N	3.0	34.0	35.0	8.50	1752	-29.6
70	Tudoux Guerber, Arthur	1656	FRA	=20N	−17B	=56B	=81N	−39B	=71N	−58B	+83N	−49B	3.0	31.0	32.0	7.75	1685	+8.8
71	Baloche, Stephane	1727	FRA	−46N	−34B	−33N	+75B	−54N	=70B	=72B	=77N	=74B	3.0	30.0	32.5	8.75	1611	-19.0
72	Sevin, Corentin	0	FRA	−55B	+73N	−31B	=59N	−25B	−65B	=71N	−78B	+79N	3.0	29.5	32.0	8.75	1675	0.0
73	Haider, Jonas	1809	AUT	−22N	−72B	+75N	−33B	+76N	−45B	+83N	−66N	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	7.00	1831	+1.6
74	Garnier, Thomas	0	FRA	−35N	−37B	+54N	−52B	−68N	−83B	+82N	=79B	=71N	3.0	27.0	28.0	8.25	1607	0.0
75	Gil, Miguel	1641	FRA	−26B	−51N	−73B	−71N	=67B	+82N	−61B	+85N	=68N	3.0	26.5	26.5	4.75	1603	-10.8
76	Gaudissard, Dominique	1727	FRA	−48B	−32N	−81B	+83N	−73B	+85N	+69N	−65B	−50N	3.0	25.0	25.0	4.00	1668	-14.8
77	Delage, Lucas	0	FRA	+31B	−19N	−48B	−27N	+82B	−32N	−54B	=71B	−67N	2.5	35.0	36.5	8.00	1653	0.0
78	Bouder, Adryen	1738	FRA	=13N	−20B	−29B	+82N	−51B	−55N	−67B	+72N	−64B	2.5	34.5	36.0	7.50	1559	-71.6
79	Micmacher, Michel	1665	FRA	−43B	+81N	−30B	−41N	−58B	−67N	+85B	=74N	−72B	2.5	28.0	28.0	3.00	1670	-3.2
80	Jolly, Jean-FrancoisIM	2330	FRA	+28B	+21N	−19B	=13N	−36B	F	F	F	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	13.50	2040	-16.9
81	Petrovai, Alexandre	1832	FRA	−2N	−79B	+76N	=70B	−50N	−64B	F	F	F	1.5	23.5	23.5	4.50	1573	-84.4
82	Morio, Romain	1447	FRA	−53N	−65B	=84N	−78B	−77N	−75B	−74B	F	+85N	1.5	19.0	19.0	0.25	1538	+18.8
83	Tailland, Philippe	1687	FRA	−44N	−52B	−69N	−76B	F	+74N	−73B	−70B	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	3.00	1004	-42.0
84	Gaulin, Xavier	1763	FRA	−21B	−31N	=82B	−64B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	0.75	1451	-29.4
85	Henriet, Florian	1578	FRA	−42B	−27N	F	−37B	−34N	−76B	−79N	−75B	−82B	0.0	29.0	29.0	0.00	941	-97.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Weber, HarryFRA
+93.6
5.0 pts · #47
2Le Gal, NicolasFRA
+67.6
5.0 pts · #39
3Elmansouri, MiraFRA
+66.4
3.5 pts · #60

Top rating losers

1Henriet, FlorianFRA
-97.6
0.0 pts · #85
2Petrovai, AlexandreFRA
-84.4
1.5 pts · #79
3Moroiu, RaduFRA
-76.0
4.0 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R7+352 Elo gap
Weber, Harry1746 beat Denizet, Briac2098
R5+318 Elo gap
Bougain, Victor2012 beat IMJolly, Jean-Francois2330
R1+309 Elo gap
Aubry, Andre1738 beat Martin, Axel2047