29e Open International de Guingamp tournoi B
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Guingamp, France. Top 10 Elo average was 594, and top seed was Adrian Nicolae (🇫🇷 FRA, 1539).
Eric Penet (🇫🇷 FRA, 1477) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ylan Le Friec (6.5) and Adrian Nicolae (6.0). Penet shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Thibaud Lojou (1406) beat Adrian Nicolae (1539), a +133-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Guingamp, France
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsEric Penet led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 Feb
Adrian Nicolae takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Eric Penet drew with Ylan Le Friec (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Eric Penet 4 wins (R6–R9)Adrian Nicolae 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eric Penet | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Ylan Le Friec | ½ | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Adrian Nicolae | 1 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Eloann Vaucelle | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penet, Eric | 1477 | FRA | =2B | +4N | −3B | +7N | =6B | +5N | +11N | +9B | +8N | 7.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 29.25 | 1612 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Le Friec, Ylan | 0 | FRA | =1N | +10B | +7N | =5N | −4B | +6B | =3N | +11B | +12B | 6.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 25.25 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nicolae, Adrian | 1539 | FRA | +12B | −9N | +1N | +8B | +5B | =4N | =2B | −7N | +11N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 26.00 | 1589 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Vaucelle, Eloann | 0 | FRA | +10N | −1B | =8N | +9B | +2N | =3B | −5N | =6B | +7B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 23.75 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Le Merdy, Maiwenn | 1518 | FRA | +8N | +7B | +9N | =2B | −3N | −1B | +4B | +10N | −6N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 22.25 | 1348 | -27.2 |
| 6 | Pondaven-Le Roux, Corentin | 0 | FRA | −9B | +12N | +11B | F | =1N | −2N | +10B | =4N | +5B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 18.75 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dasse Hartaut Crouze, Louevenn | 0 | FRA | +11N | −5N | −2B | −1B | +10N | +12B | −8N | +3B | −4N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 13.00 | 1383 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Le Baron, Martin | 0 | FRA | −5B | +11N | =4B | −3N | +9B | −10N | +7B | −12N | −1B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 11.75 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lojou, Thibaud | 1406 | FRA | +6N | +3B | −5B | −4N | −8N | +11B | −12N | −1N | −10B | 3.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 13.00 | 1383 | -3.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 652087131 | 0 | — | −4B | −2N | +12B | −11N | −7B | +8B | −6N | −5B | +9N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 8.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 560088621 | 0 | — | −7B | −8B | −6N | +10B | +12N | −9N | −1B | −2N | −3B | 2.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 5.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 544003196 | 0 | — | −3N | −6B | −10N | F | −11B | −7N | +9B | +8B | −2N | 2.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 6.50 | 1473 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Penet, EricFRA+11.27.0 pts · #2
- 2Nicolae, AdrianFRA+8.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Le Friec, YlanFRA0.06.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Le Merdy, MaiwennFRA-27.25.5 pts · #6
- 2Lojou, ThibaudFRA-3.23.0 pts · #10
- 3Le Friec, YlanFRA0.06.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R2+133 Elo gap