Championnat de Vaucluse Veterans et Seniors 2025-26 r6-7
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27 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Orange, France. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1811, and top seed was Bruno Bouvier (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2224).
Catherine Besson (🇫🇷 FRA, 1448) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Denis Guenver (2.0) and Patrick Venzin (2.0). Besson won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Catherine Besson (1448) beat Michel Hurtevent (1591), a +143-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Orange, France
Dates
12 Feb 2026 → 19 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 31 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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31
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/7. Besson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Besson, Catherine | 1448 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | +7B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2342 | +24.6 |
| 2 | Guenver, Denis | 1431 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +12N | +21B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2285 | +46.0 |
| 3 | Venzin, Patrick | 1580 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | +11B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2441 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Noe, Guy | 1841 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | =9B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1917 | +4.2 |
| 5 | Pierrard, Bernard | 1840 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | +18N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2030 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Vigner, Jerome | 1708 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | =8N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1822 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Hurtevent, Michel | 1591 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | −1N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1489 | -5.6 |
| 8 | Bert, Christophe | 1660 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | =20B | =6B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1677 | +1.0 |
| 9 | Passchier, Albert | 1846 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | =18B | =4N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1797 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Lasimone, Nicolas | 1617 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −14B | +15N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1581 | -1.8 |
| 11 | Lamige, Guy | 1644 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | −3N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1514 | -6.6 |
| 12 | Dubus, Jean-Pierre | 1479 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | +22B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 631 | -22.8 |
| 13 | Traggiai, Giovanni | 1597 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | +23N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1720 | +6.0 |
| 14 | Bacon, Bruno | 1666 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +10N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2416 | +8.6 |
| 15 | Passchier, Marie France | 1498 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +25B | −10B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1520 | +2.4 |
| 16 | Jullien, Frederic | 1520 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | +27N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 791 | -8.0 |
| 17 | Bouvier, BrunoFM | 2224 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +24B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2624 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Monfort, Jean | 1752 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | −5B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1650 | -5.0 |
| 19 | Borderie, David | 1922 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | =5N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1840 | -2.2 |
| 20 | Carteron, Pierre | 1652 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | =8N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1659 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Contignon, Richard | 1493 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | −2N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 645 | -22.6 |
| 22 | Guidarelli, Patricia | 1409 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | −12N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kermann, Rene | 1599 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | −13B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 855 | -17.0 |
| 24 | Guidarelli, Pierre | 1641 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1240 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Margaillan, Jeannette | 1423 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 696 | -8.0 |
| 26 | Penalver, Francois | 1447 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 841 | -5.0 |
| 27 | Dumas, Gerard | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | −16B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Guenver, DenisFRA+46.02.0 pts · #2
- 2Besson, CatherineFRA+24.62.0 pts · #1
- 3Venzin, PatrickFRA+11.62.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Dubus, Jean-PierreFRA-22.81.0 pts · #20
- 2Contignon, RichardFRA-22.60.0 pts · #25
- 3Kermann, ReneFRA-17.00.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R7+143 Elo gap