22e Open de Vandoeuvre 2025 - Tournoi A (2000 et plus)

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57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France. 35 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2446, and top seed was Daniel Fridman (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2585).

Andrey Sumets (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2523) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Tom Decuigniere (6.5) and Daniel Fridman (6.5). Sumets shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Yasas Lamawansa (FM, 2016) beat Sergey Shevchenko (IM, 2372), a +356-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, 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

🇩🇪GMDaniel Fridman2585

Avg top 10

2,446

Participants

Titled players · 35

GM×6

IM×9

FM×13

CM×5

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×25

🇺🇦Ukraine×7

🇧🇪Belgium×6

🇩🇪Germany×6

🇮🇳India×4

🇱🇺Luxembourg×3

🇨🇭Switzerland×2

🇮🇪Ireland×1

Top 3

🥇
GMAndrey Sumets
🇺🇦UKR·2523
6.5pts·2521perf+1.1
🥈
IMTom Decuigniere
🇫🇷FRA·2407
6.5pts·2488perf+10.6
🥉
GMDaniel Fridman
🇩🇪GER·2585
6.5pts·2511perf-5.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 4 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Decuigniere6.5Mosesov6.5Fridman6.5Sumets6.5Karthikeyan6Shagbazyan6— ex-leaders:Sammed Jaykumarled R7, #9

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 6.5/9. Sumets takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Tom Decuigniere drew with IM Danyil Mosesov (White).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

IM Tom Decuigniere won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTom Decuigniere	*	½	—	½
2IMDanyil Mosesov	½	*	½	—
3GMDaniel Fridman	—	½	*	½
4GMAndrey Sumets	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sumets, AndreyGM	2523	UKR	+22N	+8B	=38N	=5B	=10N	+6B	=3N	+16B	=2N	6.5	46.5	50.5	36.25	2521	+1.1
2	Decuigniere, TomIM	2407	FRA	+50B	=12N	+35B	+17N	+15B	=5N	=4B	=7N	=1B	6.5	45.0	47.5	32.25	2488	+10.6
3	Fridman, DanielGM	2585	GER	=23B	+51N	=10B	+32N	=4B	+13N	=1B	=19N	+5N	6.5	44.0	46.5	32.50	2511	-5.9
4	Mosesov, DanyilIM	2454	UKR	=47N	=56B	+24N	+16B	=3N	+8B	=2N	+5B	=7N	6.5	43.5	45.0	33.25	2490	+5.5
5	Sammed Jaykumar, SheteIM	2383	IND	+18B	+49N	+33B	=1N	+7B	=2B	+6N	−4N	−3B	6.0	47.5	50.5	31.00	2522	+16.9
6	Buckels, ValentinIM	2437	GER	+20B	+9N	+11B	=7N	+12B	−1N	−5B	=13N	+17N	6.0	46.0	51.0	32.75	2468	+4.0
7	Shagbazyan, TaronIM	2429	CZE	+37N	+31B	+25N	=6B	−5N	+10B	=9N	=2B	=4B	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.00	2429	+1.1
8	Karthikeyan, P.GM	2285	IND	+21B	−1N	+50B	=18N	+27B	−4N	+36B	+11N	=13B	6.0	42.5	45.0	26.75	2386	+12.1
9	Dovgaliuk, OleksandrFM	2273	UKR	+57N	−6B	=28N	=35B	+29N	+20B	=7B	=33N	+19B	6.0	39.5	41.0	25.50	2370	+23.6
10	Hoppstaedter, DanielFM	2276	GER	+42B	=26B	=3N	+11N	=1B	−7N	−13B	+28N	+30B	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.75	2432	+73.6
11	Hryshko, VitaliiFM	2365	UKR	+34N	+41B	−6N	−10B	+22N	=12N	+15B	−8B	+16N	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.25	2343	-4.4
12	Ernst, LucaFM	2261	FRA	+40N	=2B	+26N	+38B	−6N	=11B	−16N	=23B	+27N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.75	2380	+29.4
13	Loiseau, QuentinIM	2378	FRA	=56N	+45B	−16N	+25B	+41N	−3B	+10N	=6B	=8N	5.5	40.5	42.0	23.75	2336	-3.1
14	Decrop, BenjaminFM	2289	BEL	+28N	−25B	+29N	=41B	=20N	=30B	=23N	=27B	+40N	5.5	35.5	39.0	23.50	2234	-12.4
15	Zienkiewicz, JanFM	2281	FRA	−35N	+55B	+56N	+44B	−2N	=23B	−11N	+21N	+24B	5.5	35.5	37.0	18.75	2270	-1.0
16	Trevisiol, AntoineFM	2265	FRA	=36B	+27N	+13B	−4N	+18B	=19N	+12B	−1N	−11B	5.0	44.0	48.0	25.00	2347	+19.0
17	Haub, Thorsten MichaelGM	2303	GER	+53B	=35N	+30B	−2B	=23N	=24N	=32B	+18N	−6B	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.75	2283	-2.6
18	Vermoesen, JordanCM	2154	BEL	−5N	+40B	+31N	=8B	−16N	=26B	+35N	−17B	+36N	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.25	2286	+30.0
19	Dgebuadze, AlexandreGM	2396	BEL	−29N	+36N	=23B	+37B	+49N	=16B	=38N	=3B	−9N	5.0	38.5	41.5	21.00	2304	-10.4
20	Decrop, Hendrik	2173	BEL	−6N	+42B	=46N	+26B	=14B	−9N	−27B	+44N	+39B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.75	2296	+28.0
21	Kufferath, Camille	2104	FRA	−8N	+22B	−41N	−24B	+56N	+44B	+31N	−15B	+37N	5.0	36.5	38.0	18.50	2250	+69.6
22	Saad, Gabriel	2196	FRA	−1B	−21N	+55B	+42N	−11B	−40N	+57B	+35N	+23B	5.0	34.5	36.0	15.50	2223	+4.2
23	Degardin, SylvainFM	2203	FRA	=3N	=46B	=19N	+28B	=17B	=15N	=14B	=12N	−22N	4.5	42.5	45.5	22.50	2310	+23.8
24	Daeschler, FlorianFM	2243	FRA	+43N	−38B	−4B	+21N	+25N	=17B	−26N	+29B	−15N	4.5	39.5	43.0	20.00	2247	+0.6
25	Kauny, Mathis	2063	FRA	+32B	+14N	−7B	−13N	−24B	=28N	+51N	=37B	=31N	4.5	39.0	41.5	19.00	2265	+45.0
26	Prokofiev, ValentynIM	2464	UKR	+39B	=10N	−12B	−20N	+50B	=18N	+24B	=30N	F	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.50	2255	-19.6
27	Varoquier, Romain	2142	FRA	=46N	−16B	+45N	+47B	−8N	=31B	+20N	=14N	−12B	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.00	2234	+21.8
28	Belluire, BeatriceWFM	2108	FRA	−14B	+39N	=9B	−23N	=46N	=25B	+47N	−10B	+43N	4.5	36.5	39.5	17.25	2209	+23.6
29	Martinez Martinez, Mateo	2164	FRA	+19B	−33N	−14B	+40N	−9B	=43N	+52B	−24N	+42B	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.25	2190	+5.8
30	Reymann, NathanCM	2233	FRA	=45N	+47B	−17N	+46B	=38N	=14N	=33B	=26B	−10N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.00	2288	+26.8
31	Iwanesko, AlexandreFM	2271	SUI	+54B	−7N	−18B	+48N	=39B	=27N	−21B	+43N	=25B	4.5	35.5	37.5	15.00	2145	-29.6
32	Maltezeanu, StefanCM	2269	LUX	−25N	+53B	+43N	−3B	+44N	=38B	=17N	=40B	F	4.5	35.0	37.5	15.75	2235	-6.0
33	Senthil Maran KIM	2331	IND	+55N	+29B	−5N	−49B	=35N	+41B	=30N	=9B	F	4.5	33.5	33.5	17.25	2265	-6.4
34	Baltzer, Yoan	2125	FRA	−11B	−44N	−42N	+51B	+54B	=52N	−43B	+50N	+45B	4.5	27.0	29.0	11.75	2110	-8.0
35	Tureshbayev, AnuarCM	2097	IRL	+15B	=17B	−2N	=9N	=33B	=39N	−18B	−22B	+52N	4.0	41.5	44.0	17.75	2196	+44.8
36	Zhang, Xiheng	2063	NED	=16N	−19B	−37N	+45B	+47N	+46B	−8N	=39N	−18B	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.00	2182	+52.8
37	Gijsen, Stief	2171	BEL	−7B	=54N	+36B	−19N	=43B	+42N	=39B	=25N	−21B	4.0	35.5	37.5	14.50	2115	-14.2
38	Venkatesh, M.R.GM	2363	IND	+48B	+24N	=1B	−12N	=30B	=32N	=19B	F	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	17.75	2343	-1.5
39	Aliferenko, Aleksei	2194	UKR	−26N	−28B	+53N	+56B	=31N	=35B	=37N	=36B	−20N	4.0	33.0	34.5	12.25	2135	-14.6
40	Sola, Flavien	2053	FRA	−12B	−18N	F	−29B	+53N	+22B	+41N	=32N	−14B	3.5	36.0	36.0	13.25	2168	+23.2
41	Bourg, NicolasFM	2243	LUX	+52B	−11N	+21B	=14N	−13B	−33N	−40B	−42N	+57B	3.5	35.5	37.0	11.75	2107	-66.0
42	Chofardet, Pierre	2080	FRA	−10N	−20N	+34B	−22B	+55N	−37B	=46N	+41B	−29N	3.5	35.0	37.0	11.50	2125	+9.4
43	Tinguely, Lorenzo	2029	FRA	−24B	+48N	−32B	=54N	=37N	=29B	+34N	−31B	−28B	3.5	34.0	36.0	12.75	2091	+26.4
44	Kassab, Chadi	2029	FRA	−49N	+34B	+51B	−15N	−32B	−21N	+48B	−20B	=53N	3.5	33.0	35.5	11.25	2106	+33.2
45	Kham-Nguyen, Mathys	2011	FRA	=30B	−13N	−27B	−36N	−51N	+55B	+56N	+47B	−34N	3.5	30.5	32.0	8.75	2099	+36.4
46	Shevchenko, SergeyIM	2372	UKR	=27B	=23N	=20B	−30N	=28B	−36N	=42B	−52N	=48B	3.0	33.5	36.0	12.50	2002	-41.9
47	Stoll, Lucia	2180	FRA	=4B	−30N	+54B	−27N	−36B	+48N	−28B	−45N	=56B	3.0	32.5	34.0	9.00	2024	-76.0
48	Gerrits, Augustin	2123	BEL	−38N	−43B	+57N	−31B	=52N	−47B	−44N	+51B	=46N	3.0	26.5	28.0	6.75	2048	-38.0
49	Pillard, ValentinFM	2257	FRA	+44B	−5B	+52N	+33N	−19B	F	F	F	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	10.50	2303	+7.4
50	Monpeurt, CyrielleWFM	2164	FRA	−2N	+57B	−8N	=52B	−26N	=51B	=53N	−34B	F	2.5	30.5	30.5	5.25	2072	-21.2
51	Thibous, Mathis	2227	FRA	F	−3B	−44N	−34N	+45B	=50N	−25B	−48N	+54B	2.5	30.0	30.0	6.75	2005	-48.8
52	Lamawansa, YasasFM	2016	SRI	−41N	F	−49B	=50N	=48B	=34B	−29N	+46B	−35B	2.5	28.0	28.0	8.00	2052	+5.8
53	Pryvalov, IvanCM	2113	GER	−17N	−32N	−39B	F	−40B	+54N	=50B	=57N	=44B	2.5	26.5	26.5	5.75	2003	-23.8
54	Zienkiewicz, Geoffroy	2066	FRA	−31N	=37B	−47N	=43B	−34N	−53B	−55N	+56B	−51N	2.0	26.5	28.0	5.25	1933	-29.2
55	Kanana, Ziad	2122	SUI	−33B	−15N	−22N	+57B	−42B	−45N	+54B	F	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.50	1990	-51.2
56	Sheng, Ming	2142	GER	=13B	=4N	−15B	−39N	−21B	−57N	−45B	−54N	=47N	1.5	35.0	36.5	7.50	1920	-98.4
57	Plard, Axel	2070	LUX	−9B	−50N	−48B	−55N	F	+56B	−22N	=53B	−41N	1.5	26.0	26.0	2.75	1921	-56.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hoppstaedter, DanielFMGER
+73.6
5.5 pts · #11
2Kufferath, CamilleFRA
+69.6
5.0 pts · #16
3Zhang, XihengNED
+52.8
4.0 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Sheng, MingGER
-98.4
1.5 pts · #57
2Stoll, LuciaFRA
-76.0
3.0 pts · #46
3Bourg, NicolasFMLUX
-66.0
3.5 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R8+356 Elo gap
FMLamawansa, Yasas2016 beat IMShevchenko, Sergey2372
R6+309 Elo gap
Zhang, Xiheng2063 beat IMShevchenko, Sergey2372
R4+291 Elo gap
Decrop, Hendrik2173 beat IMProkofiev, Valentyn2464