24e Open de Besancon
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 01 Nov 2025 in Besancon, France. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2123, and top seed was Christophe Claverie (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2286).
Leopold Adrian (🇫🇷 FRA, 2192) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Valentin Pillard (5.5) and Ilies Ouchichi (5.0). Adrian shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Aurele Maillard (1639) beat Claude Adrian (IM, 2153), a +514-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Besancon, France
Dates
29 Oct 2025 → 01 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×34
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLeopold Adrian led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
18
9
5
2
3
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Leopold Adrian never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Leopold Adrian 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Ilies Ouchichi 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leopold Adrian | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Valentin Pillard | — | * | — | — |
| 3Ilies Ouchichi | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4IMChristophe Claverie | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian, Leopold | 2192 | FRA | +17N | +11B | +9N | =8B | +12N | +7B | +3N | 6.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 27.75 | 2416 | +27.4 |
| 2 | Pillard, Valentin | 2254 | FRA | +23N | +12B | −8N | +11B | =6N | +9B | +7N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 22.50 | 2242 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Ouchichi, Ilies | 2112 | FRA | +13N | +22B | +15N | +5B | =7N | =4B | −1B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 20.25 | 2150 | +13.0 |
| 4 | Kassab, Chadi | 1992 | FRA | +27N | +19B | −7N | +15B | +8N | =3N | =10B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 18.75 | 2071 | +38.0 |
| 5 | Claverie, ChristopheIM | 2286 | FRA | +25B | −10N | +18B | −3N | +13B | +22N | +12B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 2093 | -23.6 |
| 6 | Adrian, ClaudeIM | 2153 | FRA | −15B | +33N | =25B | +14N | =2B | +19N | +11B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 16.50 | 2002 | -8.0 |
| 7 | Poignot, Quentin | 2221 | FRA | +21B | +16N | +4B | +10N | =3B | −1N | −2B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 19.00 | 2128 | -11.4 |
| 8 | Chofardet, Pierre | 2082 | FRA | +20B | +14N | +2B | =1N | −4B | −10N | +16B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 19.75 | 2059 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Tinguely, Lorenzo | 1983 | FRA | +33B | +18N | −1B | =22N | +16B | −2N | +20B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 1965 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Libens, Michel | 1954 | FRA | +32N | +5B | +24N | −7B | F | +8B | =4N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 16.50 | 2176 | +30.0 |
| 11 | Amy, Evan | 1833 | FRA | +31B | −1N | +13B | −2N | +25B | +23B | −6N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1918 | +27.6 |
| 12 | Bel, Thomas | 1935 | FRA | +30B | −2N | +23B | +26N | −1B | +15B | −5N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1927 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Tran, Duc Anh | 1638 | FRA | −3B | +34N | −11N | +28B | −5N | +27B | +23N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1811 | +58.0 |
| 14 | Kries, Yvon | 1771 | LUX | +29N | −8B | =27N | −6B | +24N | =17B | +31N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1713 | -10.0 |
| 15 | Maillard, Aurele | 1639 | FRA | +6N | +28B | −3B | −4N | +18B | −12N | =19B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 12.75 | 1895 | +81.6 |
| 16 | Atharva Vijay Dabholkar | 1856 | IND | +26N | −7B | +17N | =19B | −9N | +21B | −8N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1843 | -2.0 |
| 17 | Soltani, Gabrielle | 1670 | FRA | −1B | +31N | −16B | F | +27N | =14N | +22B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1814 | +43.6 |
| 18 | Tabatabai, Reza | 1723 | FRA | +36N | −9B | −5N | +24B | −15N | +26B | =28B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1633 | -14.2 |
| 19 | Moretto, Marcus | 1791 | FRA | +35B | −4N | +36B | =16N | =22B | −6B | =15N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1744 | -16.0 |
| 20 | Genet, Xavier | 1610 | FRA | −8N | +29B | −22N | +34B | =21B | +25N | −9N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1714 | +12.6 |
| 21 | Boullier, Gilles | 1697 | FRA | −7N | −26B | +35N | +36B | =20N | −16N | +25B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1589 | -16.2 |
| 22 | Bournique, Bruno | 1826 | FRA | +34N | −3N | +20B | =9B | =19N | −5B | −17N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 8.50 | 1781 | -9.8 |
| 23 | Jourdy, Roman | 1701 | FRA | −2B | +30N | −12N | +29B | +26B | −11N | −13B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1601 | -17.4 |
| 24 | Simonpietri, Mateo | 0 | FRA | +28N | F | −10B | −18N | −14B | +33B | +32N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1693 | +34.8 |
| 25 | Guillon, Gabriel | 1713 | FRA | −5N | +32B | =6N | +27B | −11N | −20B | −21N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 1669 | -13.2 |
| 26 | Magne, Gabin | 1452 | FRA | −16B | +21N | +33B | −12B | −23N | −18N | =29B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1585 | +39.2 |
| 27 | Combe, Nicolas | 1572 | FRA | −4B | +35N | =14B | −25N | −17B | −13N | +34B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1502 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Robbe, Christophe | 1745 | FRA | −24B | −15N | +31B | −13N | F | +30B | =18N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1575 | -20.6 |
| 29 | Ferri, Mickael | 0 | FRA | −14B | −20N | +30B | −23N | −32N | +36B | =26N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Eloto, Owen | 1473 | FRA | −12N | −23B | −29N | =32B | +35B | −28N | +33N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 2.75 | 1499 | +10.0 |
| 31 | Asgarov, Atilla | 1446 | FRA | −11N | −17B | −28N | F | +36N | +32B | −14B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 1458 | -2.4 |
| 32 | Cosotti, Aubin | 1502 | FRA | −10B | −25N | F | =30N | +29B | −31N | −24B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1292 | -34.4 |
| 33 | Bitschene, Sylvain | 1515 | FRA | −9N | −6B | −26N | F | +34B | −24N | −30B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 1370 | -39.6 |
| 34 | Cosotti, Antoine | 1404 | FRA | −22B | −13B | F | −20N | −33N | +35B | −27N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 823 | -47.2 |
| 35 | Bitschene, Clement | 0 | FRA | −19N | −27B | −21B | F | −30N | −34N | +36B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ba, Djibril | 0 | FRA | −18B | F | −19N | −21N | −31B | −29N | −35N | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maillard, AureleFRA+81.63.5 pts · #15
- 2Tran, Duc AnhFRA+58.04.0 pts · #12
- 3Soltani, GabrielleFRA+43.63.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Cosotti, AntoineFRA-47.21.0 pts · #35
- 2Bitschene, SylvainFRA-39.61.0 pts · #32
- 3Cosotti, AubinFRA-34.41.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R1+514 Elo gap
- R2+332 Elo gap
- R2+245 Elo gap