Championnat Jeunes de Sarthe 2025 U16
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Chateau Du Loir, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1142, and top seed was Dany Sauneuf (🇫🇷 FRA, 1795).
Leo Marecar (🇫🇷 FRA, 1733) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Mira Elmansouri (5.0) and Dany Sauneuf (5.0). Marecar shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇫🇷Chateau Du Loir, France
Dates
08 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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4
1
2
3
3
R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Leo Marecar held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Marecar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Leo Marecar drew with Dany Sauneuf (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leo Marecar | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Dany Sauneuf | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Mira Elmansouri | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Theodore Eveilleau | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marecar, Leo | 1733 | FRA | +13N | +5B | +4N | =3B | =2N | +7B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 16.00 | 1810 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Elmansouri, Mira | 1650 | FRA | +11N | +9B | =3N | +6B | =1B | +4N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 16.50 | 1870 | +35.2 |
| 3 | Sauneuf, Dany | 1795 | FRA | +15B | +12N | =2B | =1N | +9B | +8N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 12.50 | 1762 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Eveilleau, Theodore | 0 | FRA | +6N | +7B | −1B | =10N | +5N | −2B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Corbin, Samuel | 1452 | FRA | +8B | −1N | =10B | +12N | −4B | +13N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1630 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Kirschner, Sarah | 1708 | FRA | −4B | +14N | +11B | −2N | +10B | =9N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 853 | -23.2 |
| 7 | Denormandie, Gabin | 1565 | FRA | +14B | −4N | +8B | −9N | +11B | −1N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 932 | -11.2 |
| 8 | Renault-Campourcy, Hugo | 0 | FRA | −5N | +13B | −7N | +14B | +15N | −3B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Richard, Antonin | 0 | FRA | F | −2N | +12B | +7B | −3N | =6B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 527073017 | 0 | — | −12B | F | =5N | =4B | −6N | +11N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Foucault, Robin | 0 | FRA | −2B | +15N | −6N | +13B | −7N | −10B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lernould, Raphael | 1514 | FRA | +10N | −3B | −9N | −5B | +14N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 825 | -30.8 |
| 13 | FIDE 652042200 | 0 | — | −1B | −8N | +15B | −11N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 651038919 | 0 | — | −7N | −6B | F | −8N | −12B | +15B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 560030020 | 0 | — | −3N | −11B | −13N | F | −8B | −14N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 995 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Elmansouri, MiraFRA+35.25.0 pts · #5
- 2Corbin, SamuelFRA+17.23.5 pts · #6
- 3Marecar, LeoFRA+17.25.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Lernould, RaphaelFRA-30.82.0 pts · #14
- 2Kirschner, SarahFRA-23.23.5 pts · #10
- 3Denormandie, GabinFRA-11.23.0 pts · #8