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44eme Open International de Clermont-Ferrand

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140 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Clermont Ferrand, France. 8 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2207, and top seed was Sergey A. Fedorchuk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2574).

Sergey A. Fedorchuk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2574) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Dan Clotet Mas (6.0) and Alexandre Aumont (5.5). Fedorchuk won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Julien Combaz (1661) beat Simon Darniere (2084), a +423-point gap.

Location
🇫🇷Clermont Ferrand, France
Dates
19 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇦GMSergey A. Fedorchuk2574
Avg top 10
2,207
Participants
140
Titled players · 8
GM×1
FM×3
CM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇫🇷France×132
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Sergey A. Fedorchuk led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
61
25
10
3
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Sergey A. Fedorchuk never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Sergey A. Fedorchuk 7 wins (R1–R7)CM Chu Martin To 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMSergey A. Fedorchuk*—
1
—
2Dan Clotet Mas—*——
3CMChu Martin To
0
—*—
4FMAlban Delorme———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Fedorchuk, Sergey A.GM2574UKR+51N+22B+16N+10B+5N+19B+4N7.030.034.034.002980+5.8
2Clotet Mas, Dan2091ESP+67N=41B+62N+23B=3B+17N+11N6.027.531.026.252279+62.4
3Aumont, AlexandreCM2225FRA+37N+29B=20N+57B=2N+10B=5N5.530.033.525.502235+3.2
4Zounani, Yacine2111FRA+103B+47N+39B=21N+8B+9N−1B5.530.032.523.252249+23.6
5To, Chu MartinCM2123FRA+74B+69N+44B+24N−1B+49N=3B5.528.532.022.252278+52.8
6Thomas, Fabien2110FRA+53N+32B−21N+34B+29N=7B+35N5.528.032.024.752136+6.2
7Delorme, AlbanFM2262FRA+83B+61N=12B+31N=9B=6N+44B5.527.530.522.752240-1.8
8Fantin, LudwigFM2085FRA+100B+81N+43B=19B−4N+23B+28N5.526.028.520.752171+16.0
9Roque, Gaetan2132FRA+55N+34B+56N+14B=7N−4B=12N5.029.032.521.752165+9.8
10El Mchaouri Mas, YounesCM2102FRA+88B+72N+35B−1N+24B−3N+43B5.029.032.019.502169+14.2
11Le Pen, Steven2137FRA+99B+26N−24B+81N+15B+20N−2B5.027.530.019.502085-5.2
12Chabaud, Mathis2065FRA+116N+63B=7N+28B−19N+26B=9B5.027.529.519.752137+16.6
13Delort, Frederic2138FRA=86N+132B+30N=20B=42N+22B=14N5.025.527.018.752042-10.2
14Muller, Maxime2076FRA+92B+80N+45B−9N=35B+54N=13B5.025.028.018.252080+4.6
15Javet, Blaise1966SUI+78N−30B+55N+82B−11N+46B+40N5.024.527.518.001920-3.8
16Ben-Abed, Mehdi2057FRA+71B+82N−1B−80N+55B+101N+47B5.024.026.516.502016-3.2
17Pokrupa, Marek2145CZEF+117N+89B+47N+21B−2B+39N5.023.523.517.502152+3.6
18Darniere, Simon2084FRA−40NF+59B+99N+80B+21B+27N5.022.022.018.002050-1.6
19Garde, GuillaumeFM2215FRA+89B+27N+25B=8N+12B−1NF4.530.533.519.752271+16.8
20Lauradoux, Cedric2020FRA+87B+38N=3B=13N+43B−11B=22N4.528.531.519.002060+10.6
21Valente, Alexandre1920FRA+117B+73N+6B=4B−17N−18N+58B4.528.030.017.252031+22.8
22Bertin, Jean-Loup1882FRA+112B−1N+103B+50N+33B−13N=20B4.527.529.515.252033+27.0
23Letemple, Frederic1944FRA+125B=60N+58B−2N+38B−8N+75B4.526.528.515.251933+0.8
24Bel, Thomas2005FRA+91N+104B+11N−5B−10N+84B=32N4.526.028.515.7519820.0
25Tinguely, Lorenzo2055FRA+135N+36B−19N+32B=26N−28B+63N4.526.027.015.751965-24.0
26Borceux, Theophile1855FRA+64B−11B+40N+83N=25B−12N+60B4.525.528.516.251935+33.6
27Sauvadet, Herve1870FRA+109N−19B+67N=37B+30N+56B−18B4.525.528.016.251938+14.2
28Bremond, Abel1916FRA=59B+102N+60B−12N+58B+25N−8B4.525.528.015.751927+6.6
29Roche, Christian1870FRA+118B−3N+88B+73N−6B+80N=33B4.525.027.013.751981+21.0
30Ray, Valentin1717FRA+138B+15N−13B=54N−27B+64N+62B4.525.026.014.751914+29.8
31Chaudagne, Christophe2015FRA+52N=84B+41N−7B=69N+82B=34N4.524.527.516.501992-1.8
32Ferreira, Antonio1826POR+95B−6N+105B−25N+87B+48N=24B4.524.527.014.751853+4.4
33Barberis, Valentin2115FRA+85N=62B+68N=42B−22N+41B=29N4.524.027.016.501952-23.8
34Boyadjis, Johan1832FRA+113B−9N+87B−6N+88B+95N=31B4.524.026.013.251891+10.8
35Fischer, Arnaud1919FRA+128N+114B−10N+101B=14N+57B−6B4.523.525.012.001982+16.0
36Rabier, Jean1766FRA+110B−25N+64B=39N−54B+59N+68B4.522.525.015.001853+14.8
37Gourmelen, Arnaud1705FRA−3B+112N+126B=27N+94B−42N+54B4.522.524.012.251931+33.8
38Chaudagne, Jules1786FRA+137N−20B+66N=56B−23N+124N+61B4.521.522.511.751898+18.2
39Morgand, Paul1940FRA+106N+40B−4N=36B=41N+83B−17B4.026.028.513.751879-8.6
40Combaz, Julien1661FRA+18B−39N−26B+113N+81B+45N−15B4.025.527.514.001900+41.2
41Petit, Theo1815FRA+120B=2N−31B+77N=39B−33N+85B4.025.527.513.501910+13.4
42Kozlowski, Thierry1994FRAF+86B+84N=33N=13B+37BF4.024.524.515.252106+13.2
43Sejalon, Leon1896FRA+76N+115B−8N+104B−20N+85B−10N4.024.026.011.001866-8.0
44Berthelot, Nathan2000FRA+119N+46B−5NF+62B+63B−7N4.024.024.013.002017+5.2
45Chardaire, Mateo1894FRA+66B+126N−14N+46B−49N−40B+83N4.023.525.012.001792-29.2
46Grux, Ludovic1721FRA+107B−44N+48B−45N+90B−15N+87B4.023.025.512.501682-4.8
47Amy, Evan1831FRA+134N−4B+135N−17B+86N+65B−16N4.023.024.08.501881+12.0
48Sondagh, Boris0FRA−82N+52B−46N+91B+51N−32B+84N4.022.525.514.0017240.0
49Haberthur, Maxime2009FRA+65B=101N=54B+75N+45B−5BF4.022.522.514.001973-3.2
50Boyer, Jean-Francois1736FRA+98N−56B+114N−22B+52N+69BF4.022.024.012.501827+13.2
51Trier, Eole1715FRA−1B−66N+140B+106N−48B+119N+93N4.022.022.07.501769+11.2
52Cornette, Francois1635FRA−31B−48N+127B+122N−50B+126N+101B4.018.520.07.501713+3.6
53Mourgues, Joelle1677FRA−6B−113N+120B−112N+108B+118N+80B4.017.019.09.501598-12.6
54Sirbu, Filip1877FRA=130N+79B=49N=30B+36N−14B−37N3.526.027.513.001778-34.4
55Bussiere, Bastien1687FRA−9B+118N−15B+66B−16N+90N=72B3.525.027.010.251778+9.0
56Madelaine, Nicolas1970FRA+77B+50N−9B=38N+70B−27NF3.525.025.013.251872-12.4
57Raghav, Srivathsav V2001IND+105B=58N+70B−3N+68B−35NF3.524.527.011.251903-11.8
58Mathieu, Jerome1740FRA+97N=57B−23N+79B−28N+76B−21N3.524.027.011.751778+3.8
59Lavorel, Jean1580FRA=28N−70B−18N+96B+67N−36B+103N3.524.026.511.251736+40.0
60Delaruelle, Christian1725FRA+136N=23B−28N=65B=76N+71B−26N3.524.025.010.251706-4.6
61Baas, Laurent1883FRA+93N−7B=74N+71B−63N+103B−38N3.523.526.010.751772-20.6
62Bienaime, Hugo1829FRA+140B=33N−2B+124N−44N+100B−30N3.523.523.56.751810-2.8
63Coussy, Tyffanie1805FRA+123B−12N=77B+102N+61B−44N−25B3.523.025.09.751789-3.0
64Joannas, Didier1477FRA−26N+85B−36N=67B+116N−30B+100N3.522.524.59.251716+41.0
65Sassi, Leandro1634FRA−49N+97B=72B=60N+73B−47N=70B3.522.025.011.751753+32.8
66Raimbourg, Paul1575FRA−45N+51B−38B−55N+131B+88N=81B3.522.023.510.001708+37.2
67Champier, Claude1670FRA−2B+140N−27B=64N−59B+122N+102B3.522.022.06.251587-15.6
68Pauthier, Eric1844FRA=102B+90N−33B+100N−57N+74B−36N3.521.524.010.251724-36.8
69Deloire, Merovee1846FRA+129N−5B+92NF=31B−50N+86B3.521.521.59.751837+0.4
70Boyadjis, Philippe1746FRA=90B+59N−57N+74B−56N=79B=65N3.521.024.012.0017530.0
71Minssieux, Simon1647FRA−16N+137B+94B−61N=75B−60N+107B3.521.022.08.251709+10.8
72Pinot, Christophe1829FRA+139N−10B=65N=86B−85N+91B=55N3.521.021.58.501681-25.0
73Daviet, Stephane1717FRA+122N−21B+115N−29B−65N=78B+106N3.520.522.58.251577-19.4
74Billod-Laillet, Camille1683FRA−5N+129B=61B−70N+125B−68N+105B3.520.522.07.751722+11.6
75Blu, Jerome1796FRA−115N+128B+125N−49B=71N+92B−23N3.519.020.58.251797+1.0
76Esbelin, Pierre1578FRA−43B−83N+131B+89N=60B−58N+124B3.519.020.58.251681+14.8
77Manouvel, MaelysWCM1617FRA−56N+136B=63N−41B=99B=81N+104N3.519.020.08.001747+36.8
78Esbelin, Alex-Henri1616FRA−15B−107N+123B−94N+115B=73N+99B3.518.520.58.251716+8.2
79Boyadjis, Jason1649FRAF−54N+108B−58N+102B=70N+82B3.518.518.59.751724+20.0
80Maquignon, Johann1812FRA+127N−14B+91N+16B−18N−29B−53N3.026.528.09.501774-7.8
81Lafeuille, Bernard1816FRA+96N−8B+121N−11B−40N=77B=66N3.024.526.58.501660-26.2
82Goyer, Lionel1796FRA+48B−16B+106N−15N+121B−31N−79N3.024.526.58.501694-17.2
83Lorent, Etienne1711FRA−7N+76B+107N−26B+126B−39N−45B3.024.025.57.501636-10.8
84Rives, Luc0FRA+111B=31N−42B=90N+112B−24N−48B3.022.524.58.2518050.0
85Ferrandi, Bernard1682FRA−33B−64N+139B+93N+72B−43N−41N3.022.523.07.001650-7.2
86Komogortsev, Petra1693FRA=13B−42N+130B=72N−47B+112N−69N3.022.023.57.751759+17.2
87Poix, Christophe1639FRA−20N+131B−34N+134B−32N+114B−46N3.021.022.04.501526-30.4
88Surinach, Joel1677FRA−10N+139B−29N+114B−34N−66B+133B3.021.021.54.001573-36.0
89Lavorel, Antoine1705FRA−19N+93B−17N−76B−114N+120B+113N3.020.022.07.001572-48.8
90Leyton, Lucas0FRA=70N−68B+116N=84B−46N−55B+121N3.019.521.57.2516570.0
91Baixas, Mathieu1626FRA−24B+111N−80B−48N+113B−72N+115B3.019.521.56.501572-14.4
92Busson, Philippe1657FRA−14N+127B−69BF+109N−75N+108B3.018.518.56.501605-14.4
93Tsou, Leo1548FRA−61B−89N+97B−85B+138N+132N−51B3.018.019.05.501492-6.8
94Pecharman, Theo1839FRA−114N+130B−71N+78B−37N+121BF3.017.017.07.001593-35.4
95Chabaud, Philippe0FRA−32N=116B=119N+135B+104N−34BF3.016.516.55.5017170.0
96Perche, Thomas0FRA−81B=100N−99B−59N+127B=117N+112B3.015.517.05.7515250.0
97Loussouarn Menadier, Martin0FRA−58B−65N−93N−123B+140N+134B+130N3.014.514.52.5014980.0
98Nazlim, Emir0FRA−50B−105N−112B=127N=133B+123N+118B3.014.015.55.5013800.0
99Fouetillou, Gilles1688FRA−11N=109B+96N−18B=77N=106B−78N2.522.525.07.251555-24.8
100Avis, Christophe1665FRA−8N=96B+109N−68B+129N−62N−64B2.521.523.05.501568-17.6
101Bertin, Louis1760FRA+131N=49BF−35N+105B−16B−52N2.521.521.56.001669-13.0
102Glon Tombi Ambassa, Hermione1459FRA=68N−28B+132N−63B−79N+116B−67N2.520.522.05.251633+50.4
103Schmitt, Sylvain1678FRA−4N+134B−22N=129B+117N−61N−59B2.520.521.53.751551-21.0
104Canham, Matthew1731FRA+108B−24N+113B−43N−95B=105N−77B2.520.022.05.751529-26.2
105Courtoirs Floquet, Arthur1626FRA−57N+98B−32N+136B−101N=104B−74N2.519.520.55.251406-8.4
106Badier, Camille1593FRA−39B+138N−82B−51B+111N=99N−73B2.519.520.54.751407-34.8
107Sejalon, Angele0FRA−46N+78B−83B=132N−124B+128N−71N2.517.519.05.7515550.0
108Poltronieri, Thomas0FRA−104N=119B−79N+128B−53N+109B−92N2.517.519.05.0015270.0
109Bar, Christian1489FRA−27B=99N−100B+110N−92B−108N+134B2.517.518.54.751398-7.8
110Beautier-Jullien, Anthony0FRA−36N−121B=128N−109B−120N+140B+129N2.514.014.02.2514990.0
111Mansour, Yles0FRA−84N−91B−129N+139N−106B+127N=117B2.513.514.03.0012440.0
112Boyat-Schmitt, Jeremie1546FRA−22N−37B+98N+53B−84N−86B−96N2.022.025.07.001547-2.4
113Maurin, Chantal1416FRA−34N+53B−104N−40B−91N+137B−89B2.021.022.05.001430+0.8
114Mohammad, Eleanore1435FRA+94B−35N−50B−88N+89B−87N−122B2.020.522.56.001611+44.4
115Sell, Philip0FRA+75B−43N−73B−121N−78N+138B−91N2.019.520.54.5014420.0
116Nodin, Olivier1653FRA−12B=95N−90B+133N−64B−102N=126B2.018.520.03.751405-54.8
117Garde, Gilles1592FRA−21N−17B+137NF−103B=96B=111N2.018.518.53.751062-12.0
118Bouchellit, Marwan1495FRA−29N−55B−136N+137B+135N−53B−98N2.017.018.02.001527+4.0
119Laboureau, Erick1617FRA−44B=108N=95B−126N+123N−51BF2.017.017.04.751063-8.6
120Sallard, Pierre0FRA−41N−124B−53NF+110B−89N+128B2.017.017.04.0014470.0
121Madoyan, Alexan1632FRAF+110N−81B+115B−82N−94N−90B2.016.516.54.501017-30.8
122Verhelst, Robin0FRA−73B−125NF−52B+130N−67B+114N2.016.516.53.5014710.0
123Sassi, Ludovic0FRA−63N−135B−78N+97N−119B−98B+136N2.016.017.04.008700.0
124Boulier, Rene1649FRAF+120NF−62B+107N−38B−76N2.016.016.04.50931-23.4
125Ilpide, Jean-luc1594FRA−23N+122B−75BF−74N+129BF2.015.015.03.501526-8.4
126Wolsza, Joseph0FRAF−45B−37N+119B−83N−52B=116N1.519.519.53.0015110.0
127Sassi, Cecilia0FRA−80B−92N−52N=98B−96N−111B+140N1.518.518.51.5014390.0
128Barberis, Bernard1588FRA−35B−75N=110B−108N+136N−107B−120N1.517.518.52.251058-7.0
129Cornille, Max1470FRA−69B−74N+111B=103N−100B−125N−110B1.517.019.03.751326-22.0
130Placier, Nizamoudine1514FRA=54B−94N−86NF−122B+131N−97B1.516.016.03.2515310.0
131Bendjehiche, Gabriel0FRA−101B−87N−76N+140B−66N−130B=139N1.514.514.50.2513070.0
132Joli, Laurent1664FRAF−13N−102B=107B+134N−93BF1.514.014.02.25890-30.2
133Bouchellit, Waiz1406FRAFFF−116B=98N+136B−88N1.59.09.02.50865-14.4
134Fantin, Elise0FRA−47B−103N+138B−87N−132B−97N−109N1.016.517.51.008600.0
135Vidal, Jean-Marc1647FRA−25B+123N−47B−95N−118BFF1.015.515.52.00991-20.8
136Rascalou, Gaspard0FRA−60B−77N+118B−105N−128B−133N−123B1.015.016.52.0012750.0
137FIDE 5600167010—−38B−71N−117B−118N+139B−113N−138N1.015.015.50.507870.0
138Wolsza, Antoine0FRA−30N−106B−134NF−93B−115N+137B1.014.014.01.008190.0
139FIDE 5760088000—−72B−88N−85N−111B−137NF=131B0.514.514.50.759290.0
140Meyer, Andre Paul1409FRA−62N−67B−51N−131N−97B−110N−127B0.018.019.50.00935-15.6

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