19eme Open FIDE de l'Echecs Club Montpellier

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84 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Montpellier, France. 2 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2064, and top seed was Abdellah Amrane (🇩🇿 ALG, CM, 2180).

Yohann Pierrot (🇫🇷 FRA, 2069) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Abdellah Amrane (5.5) and Remy Rayne (5.5). Pierrot shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Noa Stoecklin (1677) beat Raphael Long (1966), a +289-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Montpellier, France

Dates

27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇿CMAbdellah Amrane2180

Avg top 10

2,064

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇫🇷France×75

🇧🇪Belgium×3

🇩🇿Algeria×2

🇲🇦Morocco×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
Yohann Pierrot
🇫🇷FRA·2069
6.0pts·2264perf+61.6
🥈
CMAbdellah Amrane
🇩🇿ALG·2180
5.5pts·2213perf+6.8
🥉
Remy Rayne
🇫🇷FRA·2052
5.5pts·2154perf+17.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Yohann Pierrot led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Pierrot6Sauret5.5Rayne5.5Amrane5.5Garrel5.5Paoli5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE30 Dec

Yohann Pierrot takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yohann Pierrot beat Jordan Sauret (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Yohann Pierrot 3 wins (R1–R3)Jordan Sauret 4 wins (R1–R4)Remy Rayne 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Yohann Pierrot	*	1	—	½
2Jordan Sauret	0	*	—	½
3Remy Rayne	—	—	*	½
4CMAbdellah Amrane	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pierrot, Yohann	2069	FRA	+40N	+17B	+22N	=6B	+4N	=2B	+12N	6.0	29.0	32.5	27.25	2264	+61.6
2	Amrane, AbdellahCM	2180	ALG	+84B	+23N	+16B	=3N	+8B	=1N	=4B	5.5	30.5	30.5	22.00	2213	+6.8
3	Rayne, Remy	2052	FRA	+31N	+43B	+15N	=2B	=6N	=9B	+16N	5.5	28.5	31.5	23.75	2154	+17.8
4	Sauret, Jordan	2017	FRA	+69N	+27B	+45N	+8N	−1B	+14B	=2N	5.5	28.0	30.0	21.25	2179	+29.2
5	Garrel, Otane	1899	FRA	+50N	+44B	=7N	=9B	=12N	+18B	+35B	5.5	25.5	28.5	21.25	2098	+32.0
6	Blanchard, Samuel	1916	FRA	+59N	+64B	+12N	=1N	=3B	=7B	=9N	5.0	28.5	31.0	20.25	2101	+30.4
7	Mania, Clement	2048	FRA	+54B	+39N	=5B	=13N	+23B	=6N	=10B	5.0	27.5	30.5	20.50	2009	-4.2
8	Bedhouche, Rayan	2153	FRA	+49N	+55B	+14N	−4B	−2N	+30B	+22N	5.0	26.5	29.5	18.50	2089	-12.4
9	Dejardin, Gregoire	1989	FRA	+51B	=21N	+75B	=5N	+36B	=3N	=6B	5.0	26.5	28.0	18.00	1956	-2.6
10	Paoli, Guillaume	1856	FRA	+78N	=11B	+47N	−12B	+60N	+15B	=7N	5.0	24.5	25.5	16.00	2025	+32.4
11	Weill, RolandFM	2093	FRA	+32B	=10N	=21B	−43N	+37N	+38B	+24N	5.0	24.0	27.0	19.50	1945	-18.6
12	Sergooris, Danail Jurgen	2064	BEL	+33B	+26N	−6B	+10N	=5B	+21N	−1B	4.5	29.5	33.5	19.75	1967	-28.4
13	De Peindray Dambelle, Philippe	1952	FRA	+28N	=18B	+60N	=7B	+24N	−19B	=17N	4.5	26.5	29.0	17.50	1944	+1.0
14	Renous, Paulin	1962	FRA	+38B	+20N	−8B	+27N	+35B	−4N	=36B	4.5	26.0	29.5	17.25	1969	+8.8
15	Jeanjean, Laurent	1902	FRA	+34B	+68N	−3B	=45N	+29B	−10N	+23B	4.5	25.5	27.5	15.50	1871	-1.8
16	Watelet, Sylvain	1949	BEL	+46N	+57B	−2N	=30B	+40N	+43B	−3B	4.5	24.5	27.5	14.50	1953	+3.2
17	Hennen, Ethan	1859	FRA	+61B	−1N	+71B	−36N	+51B	+25N	=13B	4.5	23.5	25.5	13.75	1863	+5.6
18	Naffah, Raphael	1742	FRA	+58B	=13N	−35B	+53N	+48B	−5N	+43B	4.5	22.5	25.5	14.25	1877	+43.6
19	Long, Raphael	1966	FRA	+62N	−45B	+25B	+26N	=21B	+13N	−47B	4.5	22.5	25.0	17.00	1874	-13.8
20	Anza-Hafsa, Salim	1755	FRA	+83N	−14B	=46N	−47B	+68N	+62B	+37N	4.5	18.5	18.5	9.50	1730	-6.0
21	Caillens, Valentin	1778	FRA	+52N	=9B	=11N	+22B	=19N	−12B	=29N	4.0	27.0	30.0	16.25	1951	+31.2
22	Iraqui, Youssef	1952	MAR	+36B	+56N	−1B	−21N	+31B	+26N	−8B	4.0	26.5	29.5	14.50	1897	-7.8
23	Valmir, Clovis	1863	FRA	+76N	−2B	+38N	+57B	−7N	+50B	−15N	4.0	24.5	26.0	11.00	1872	+4.8
24	Azizyan, Rafayel	1936	FRA	+71B	=25N	+53B	=35N	−13B	+32N	−11B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.75	1874	-9.0
25	Grandclere, Quentin	1713	FRA	+80N	=24B	−19N	+59B	=30N	−17B	+46N	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.50	1808	+13.8
26	Laurain, Dominique	1838	FRA	+77N	−12B	+28N	−19B	+69N	−22B	+60N	4.0	21.5	23.0	10.00	1848	+2.8
27	Deumie, Philippe	1835	FRA	+41B	−4N	+76B	−14B	−38N	+61N	+69B	4.0	21.5	23.0	9.50	1781	-8.2
28	Roubaud, Louis-Alexandre	1666	FRA	−13B	+58N	−26B	+79N	+39B	−35N	+45B	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.50	1795	+31.6
29	Marie, David	1732	FRA	−44N	+50B	=37N	+46B	−15N	+76B	=21B	4.0	21.0	22.5	11.25	1813	+25.2
30	Van Nuvel, Jean-michel	1790	FRA	=70B	=81N	+63B	=16N	=25B	−8N	+48B	4.0	21.0	21.5	11.00	1782	-1.2
31	Sergooris, Emma	1687	BEL	−3B	−63N	+77B	+41N	−22N	+68B	+67B	4.0	20.0	21.5	9.50	1766	+26.0
32	Senn, Martin	1709	FRA	−11N	+78B	+68N	−55B	+52N	−24B	+44N	4.0	20.0	21.0	9.00	1749	+8.8
33	Pachon, Bernard	1699	FRA	−12N	+77B	=44N	−37B	=59N	+52B	+50N	4.0	19.5	21.0	10.25	1720	+2.4
34	Waline, Baptiste	1615	FRA	−15N	+67B	−43N	−68B	+82B	+75N	+56B	4.0	16.5	16.5	7.00	1676	+13.2
35	Auque, Aurelien	1976	FRA	F	+48B	+18N	=24B	−14N	+28B	−5N	3.5	25.5	25.5	13.50	1853	-15.2
36	Bonnet, Lilian	1665	FRA	−22N	F	+39B	+17B	−9N	+49B	=14N	3.5	24.5	24.5	13.25	1936	+82.8
37	Amrane, Samy-Islam	1566	ALG	−39B	+54N	=29B	+33N	−11B	+57N	−20B	3.5	24.0	27.0	12.00	1765	+69.2
38	Michel, Jerome	1671	FRA	−14N	+65B	−23B	+82N	+27B	−11N	=39B	3.5	23.5	23.5	8.25	1781	+14.0
39	Cid Marcos, Laia	1804	ESP	+37N	−7B	−36N	+44B	−28N	+59B	=38N	3.5	22.5	25.0	10.75	1649	-51.2
40	Marteau, Leo	1701	IRL	−1B	+61N	+80B	=75N	−16B	−48N	+63B	3.5	20.0	21.0	6.75	1687	-9.6
41	Gay-Para, Elie	1579	FRA	−27N	=69B	=49N	−31B	+79N	=53B	+62N	3.5	18.5	19.5	7.50	1652	+21.2
42	Mauron, Regis	1611	FRA	−55N	=49B	−48N	−72B	+78N	+66B	+76N	3.5	15.0	16.0	6.50	1632	+2.8
43	Decroix, Paloan	1843	FRA	+63B	−3N	+34B	+11B	F	−16N	−18N	3.0	26.0	26.0	11.50	1841	-0.4
44	Derasse, Romain	0	FRA	+29B	−5N	=33B	−39N	=53B	+51N	−32B	3.0	24.0	27.0	10.50	1691	0.0
45	Hierthes, Dylan	1764	FRA	+65N	+19N	−4B	=15B	−47N	=60B	−28N	3.0	24.0	26.5	10.50	1723	-8.4
46	Longo, Alexandra	1655	FRA	−16B	+73N	=20B	−29N	+66B	=56N	−25B	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.25	1609	-8.8
47	Stoecklin, Noa	1677	FRA	F	F	−10B	+20N	+45B	F	+19N	3.0	22.0	22.0	12.00	2028	+70.8
48	Litre Do Carmo, Lucas	1580	FRA	F	−35N	+42B	+64B	−18N	+40B	−30N	3.0	21.5	21.5	9.50	1692	+25.2
49	Fournier, Jean-Fred	1709	FRA	−8B	=42N	=41B	=61N	+63B	−36N	=54B	3.0	21.0	23.5	8.75	1639	-16.4
50	Petit, Nima	1613	FRA	−5B	−29N	+73B	+80N	+75B	−23N	−33B	3.0	21.0	22.0	4.50	998	-42.8
51	Noel, Nicolas	1675	FRA	−9N	+52B	−55N	+81B	−17N	−44B	+68N	3.0	20.5	21.0	5.50	1716	+5.0
52	Bothorel, Patrick	1512	FRA	−21B	−51N	+54B	+71N	−32B	−33N	+75B	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.50	1572	+8.6
53	Scanu, Nicolas	1672	FRA	F	+74B	−24N	−18B	=44N	=41N	+61B	3.0	19.5	19.5	7.75	1665	-2.8
54	Kelemen, Thomas	1678	FRA	−7N	−37B	−52N	+65B	=72N	+77B	=49N	3.0	19.0	20.5	6.50	1590	-34.0
55	Mouchel-Vallon, Romain	1866	FRA	+42B	−8N	+51B	+32N	F	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	10.50	1980	+11.4
56	Pierrot, Anais	1740	FRA	+82N	−22B	=59N	=69B	=76N	=46B	−34N	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.50	1566	-56.8
57	Blanc, Pablo	1733	FRA	+73B	−16N	+81B	−23N	F	−37B	+72N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.50	1631	-14.4
58	Coulet, Philippe	0	FRA	−18N	−28B	−62N	+78B	−71B	+81N	+70B	3.0	16.0	16.5	3.50	1587	-62.8
59	Yazykov, Anna	1636	FRA	−6B	+79N	=56B	−25N	=33B	−39N	=74N	2.5	21.5	22.5	5.50	1529	-33.2
60	Auque, Bernard	1681	FRA	F	+70N	−13B	+66N	−10B	=45N	−26B	2.5	21.0	21.0	6.00	1690	0.0
61	Allel, Gerard	1606	FRA	−17N	−40B	+65N	=49B	+64N	−27B	−53N	2.5	20.5	23.0	6.50	1519	-13.8
62	Homerin, Vincent	1673	FRA	−19B	−66N	+58B	=63N	+70B	−20N	−41B	2.5	20.5	22.5	6.25	1469	-32.8
63	Cameron, Euan	1592	FRA	−43N	+31B	−30N	=62B	−49N	+80B	−40N	2.5	20.0	21.0	6.25	1541	-15.6
64	Gerard, Philippe	0	FRA	+79B	−6N	=66B	−48N	−61B	=70N	=65B	2.5	17.5	18.5	4.50	1419	0.0
65	Batouche, Sofiane Ilyas	1497	FRA	−45B	−38N	−61B	−54N	+73N	+79B	=64N	2.5	16.5	17.5	4.25	876	-43.6
66	Ruze, Dorian	1511	FRA	−75N	+62B	=64N	−60B	−46N	−42N	+81B	2.5	15.5	16.0	4.25	1568	+14.4
67	Barbe, Luc	1761	FRA	−68B	−34N	+74N	−76B	+81N	=72B	−31N	2.5	15.5	16.0	3.50	1470	-53.8
68	Mendel, Clara	1493	FRA	+67N	−15B	−32B	+34N	−20B	−31N	−51B	2.0	24.0	26.5	6.50	1570	+20.4
69	Yazykov, Pavel	1677	FRA	−4B	=41N	+70B	=56N	−26B	F	−27N	2.0	22.0	24.0	5.25	1637	-7.8
70	Zin, Naim	1564	FRA	=30N	−60B	−69N	+74B	−62N	=64B	−58N	2.0	16.5	18.5	5.25	1507	-16.0
71	Leurquin, Didier	1650	FRA	−24N	+82B	−17N	−52B	+58N	F	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	969	-21.6
72	Loudeche, Noam	1562	FRA	F	F	F	+42N	=54B	=67N	−57B	2.0	15.0	15.0	6.25	1694	+14.0
73	Russell, Ludovic	0	FRA	−57N	−46B	−50N	−77N	−65B	+78B	+79N	2.0	14.0	15.0	2.00	1341	0.0
74	Lafon, Olivier	1457	FRA	F	−53N	−67B	−70N	=80B	+82N	=59B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.75	1336	-10.2
75	Savri, Jean-Baptiste	0	FRA	+66B	F	−9N	=40B	−50N	−34B	−52N	1.5	21.0	21.0	4.25	1464	0.0
76	Rogier, Shayan	1607	FRA	−23B	F	−27N	+67N	=56B	−29N	−42B	1.5	21.0	21.0	4.00	1564	-13.2
77	Moeneclaey, Vincent	1591	FRA	−26B	−33N	−31N	+73B	F	−54N	=80N	1.5	18.0	18.0	2.50	923	-25.8
78	Dejardin, Paul	1599	FRA	−10B	−32N	−79B	−58N	−42B	−73N	+82B	1.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	925	-39.6
79	Michel-Picque, Valerian	0	FRA	−64N	−59B	+78N	−28B	−41B	−65N	−73B	1.0	17.0	18.0	1.00	1352	0.0
80	Tadjer, Mehdi	0	NED	−25B	F	−40N	−50B	=74N	−63N	=77B	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.75	1338	0.0
81	Di Mercurio, Jean-Pierre	1578	FRA	F	=30B	−57N	−51N	−67B	−58B	−66N	0.5	18.0	18.0	2.00	1328	-24.6
82	Ducros, Xavier	0	FRA	−56B	−71N	F	−38B	−34N	−74B	−78N	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	821	0.0
83	Bertrand, Sacha	0	FRA	−20B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	956	0.0
84	Labernede, Romain	1711	FRA	−2N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1311	-3.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bonnet, LilianFRA
+82.8
3.5 pts · #30
2Stoecklin, NoaFRA
+70.8
3.0 pts · #41
3Amrane, Samy-IslamALG
+69.2
3.5 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Coulet, PhilippeFRA
-62.8
3.0 pts · #44
2Pierrot, AnaisFRA
-56.8
3.0 pts · #63
3Barbe, LucFRA
-53.8
2.5 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R7+289 Elo gap
Stoecklin, Noa1677 beat Long, Raphael1966
R1+268 Elo gap
Mendel, Clara1493 beat Barbe, Luc1761
R4+250 Elo gap
Decroix, Paloan1843 beat FMWeill, Roland2093