8e Open de Printemps de l'Echecs Club Montpellier (-2400)
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73 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Montpellier, France. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2087, and top seed was Bastien Dubessay (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2353).
Pierre Bauer (🇫🇷 FRA, 2117) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Amory Antao (5.0) and Elias Villemin Chartier (5.0). Bauer won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hugo Chaudesaygues (1699) beat Sidaty El Ghassem (2024), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Montpellier, France
Dates
06 Jun 2026 → 07 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇫🇷France×67
🇩🇿Algeria×1
🇲🇷Mauritania×1
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsPierre Bauer led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Pierre Bauer held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Pierre Bauer drew with Amory Antao (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Pierre Bauer 5 wins (R1–R5)Jules Morata 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pierre Bauer | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Amory Antao | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Jules Morata | — | — | * | — |
| 4Elias Villemin Chartier | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bauer, Pierre | 2117 | FRA | +39B | +30N | +40B | +9N | +10B | =2N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 18.50 | 2407 | +70.0 |
| 2 | Antao, Amory | 2104 | FRA | +57N | +62B | =12N | +13B | +6N | =1B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 17.25 | 2221 | +17.8 |
| 3 | Villemin Chartier, Elias | 1942 | FRA | +51N | +19B | −6N | +34B | +14N | +5B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 17.50 | 2123 | +52.4 |
| 4 | Morata, Jules | 1855 | FRA | +42N | +37B | −5N | +41B | +23N | +11B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 15.50 | 2071 | +31.8 |
| 5 | Lamarque, Damien | 2025 | FRA | +50B | +28N | +4B | =6B | +17N | −3N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 16.25 | 2099 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Jenny, Emile | 2097 | FRA | +49B | +33N | +3B | =5N | −2B | +32N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 2103 | +3.0 |
| 7 | Stoecklin, Noa | 1819 | FRA | +53N | =41B | −13N | +21B | +39N | +17B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 13.25 | 1973 | +48.0 |
| 8 | Sidaty El Ghassem | 2024 | MTN | −29N | +47B | +57N | =20B | +22N | +19B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 13.25 | 1938 | -9.8 |
| 9 | Long, Raphael | 2027 | FRA | +60N | +24B | +22N | −1B | =11N | =12B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 13.00 | 2022 | +0.6 |
| 10 | Dubessay, BastienFM | 2353 | FRA | +21N | +14B | F | +12B | −1N | +20B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 15.00 | 2226 | -9.6 |
| 11 | Foppolo, Marvin | 2014 | FRA | =48B | +15N | +27B | +38N | =9B | −4N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.75 | 1960 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Seminario Sanchez, Diego Roberto | 1935 | FRA | +47B | +29N | =2B | −10N | +25B | =9N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 2058 | +18.4 |
| 13 | Dejardin, Gregoire | 2010 | FRA | +35B | =18N | +7B | −2N | =31B | +28N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 13.75 | 1951 | -7.0 |
| 14 | Georget, Nathan | 1804 | FRA | +65B | −10N | +29B | +40N | −3B | +36N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1996 | +29.6 |
| 15 | Battaglia, Noa | 1708 | FRA | =17N | −11B | +42N | =33B | +40B | +43N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 10.75 | 2014 | +91.6 |
| 16 | Weill, RolandFM | 2066 | FRA | =55N | =52B | +18B | =31N | =28B | +30N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 11.75 | 1893 | -22.0 |
| 17 | Mania, Clement | 2046 | FRA | =15B | +48N | +31B | +32N | −5B | −7N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1876 | -22.6 |
| 18 | Poizat, Gaspard | 1762 | FRA | +70N | =13B | −16N | +56B | +26N | −23B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1875 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Kelemen, Thomas | 1750 | FRA | +68B | −3N | +66B | =43N | +38B | −8N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1831 | +14.4 |
| 20 | Lavilledieu, Pierre-Loup | 1815 | FRA | −44B | +64N | +50B | =8N | +43B | −10N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1873 | +18.4 |
| 21 | Delage, Aurelien | 1738 | FRA | −10B | =65N | +44B | −7N | +42B | +46N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1747 | +7.6 |
| 22 | Amrane, Samy-Islam | 1815 | ALG | +69B | +66N | −9B | =25N | −8B | +49N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1823 | +2.0 |
| 23 | Saliou, Sarah | 1899 | FRA | F | +55B | =41N | +30N | −4B | +18N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1898 | +0.8 |
| 24 | Pierrot, Anais | 1791 | FRA | +72B | −9N | =35B | +48N | −32B | +45N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1773 | -5.2 |
| 25 | Garnier, Alexis | 1771 | FRA | −56N | +58B | +51N | =22B | −12N | +41B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 1861 | +24.8 |
| 26 | Mouchel-Vallon, Romain | 1871 | FRA | −45B | +46N | +49B | =28N | −18B | +55N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1762 | -15.6 |
| 27 | Grousset, Nathan | 1886 | FRA | F | +59B | −11N | =39N | +50B | +31N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 1932 | +6.8 |
| 28 | Anza-Hafsa, Salim | 1791 | FRA | +73N | −5B | +54N | =26B | =16N | −13B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1851 | +19.2 |
| 29 | Chaudesaygues, Hugo | 1699 | FRA | +8B | −12B | −14N | +44N | −36B | +58N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1785 | +12.0 |
| 30 | Dancre, Romain | 1805 | FRA | +61N | −1B | +60N | −23B | +54N | −16B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1830 | +6.4 |
| 31 | Caillens, Valentin | 1815 | FRA | +58N | +56B | −17N | =16B | =13N | −27B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1839 | +2.4 |
| 32 | Naffah, Raphael | 1856 | FRA | +46B | +45N | F | −17B | +24N | −6B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1905 | +7.2 |
| 33 | Kopibida, Remi | 1804 | FRA | +63N | −6B | F | =15N | =35B | +47N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1792 | -0.8 |
| 34 | Hierthes, Dylan | 1766 | FRA | +67B | −40N | +45B | −3N | =46B | =35N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1698 | -10.2 |
| 35 | Longo, Alexandra | 1663 | FRA | −13N | +70B | =24N | =62B | =33N | =34B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1762 | +11.4 |
| 36 | Schneider Bruchon, Thomas | 1883 | FRA | −37N | =42B | =59N | +53B | +29N | −14B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.75 | 1661 | -66.0 |
| 37 | Rogier, Shayan | 1647 | FRA | +36B | −4N | −39B | −55N | +67B | +60N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1707 | +14.4 |
| 38 | Decroix, Paloan | 1843 | FRA | +64B | +44N | F | −11B | −19N | +39B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1790 | -4.8 |
| 39 | Collas, Anthony | 1733 | FRA | −1N | +61B | +37N | =27B | −7B | −38N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1747 | -0.4 |
| 40 | Valmir, Clovis | 2011 | FRA | +54N | +34B | −1N | −14B | −15N | =51B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1732 | -82.4 |
| 41 | Denechaud, Bernard | 1607 | FRA | +43B | =7N | =23B | −4N | =55B | −25N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1763 | +22.2 |
| 42 | Laglayse, Jason | 1597 | FRA | −4B | =36N | −15B | +65N | −21N | +69B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1645 | +5.4 |
| 43 | Durand, Simon | 1862 | FRA | −41N | +53B | +52N | =19B | −20N | −15B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1637 | -35.6 |
| 44 | Baschet, Gabriel | 1516 | FRA | +20N | −38B | −21N | −29B | +57N | =54B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1691 | +48.4 |
| 45 | Coulet, Philippe | 1628 | FRA | +26N | −32B | −34N | +57B | =51N | −24B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1722 | +27.2 |
| 46 | Cameron, Euan | 1604 | FRA | −32N | −26B | +63N | +52B | =34N | −21B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1677 | +19.2 |
| 47 | Litre Do Carmo, Lucas | 1660 | FRA | −12N | −8N | +65B | +61B | =62N | −33B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1703 | +7.2 |
| 48 | Pachon, Bernard | 1693 | FRA | =11N | −17B | +69N | −24B | =56N | =53B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1724 | +1.0 |
| 49 | Gaillard, Christian | 1728 | FRA | −6N | +63B | −26N | =59B | +69N | −22B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1688 | -8.8 |
| 50 | Benbellil, Rabah | 1703 | FRA | −5N | +73B | −20N | +58B | −27N | =56B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1672 | -5.2 |
| 51 | Fournier, Jean-Fred | 1660 | FRA | −3B | +68N | −25B | =66N | =45B | =40N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1645 | -3.2 |
| 52 | Blanc, Pablo | 1720 | FRA | F | =16N | −43B | −46N | +61B | +66N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1673 | -7.0 |
| 53 | Winterstan, Lucas | 1565 | FRA | −7B | −43N | +71B | −36N | +70B | =48N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1593 | +1.0 |
| 54 | Beuzelin, Louis | 1681 | FRA | −40B | +67N | −28B | +70N | −30B | =44N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1459 | -20.4 |
| 55 | Niedermeyer, Thomas | 1714 | FRA | =16B | −23N | F | +37B | =41N | −26B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1746 | +4.0 |
| 56 | Graves, Sacha | 0 | FRA | +25B | −31N | F | −18N | =48B | =50N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1677 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Hubert, Elias | 1729 | FRA | −2B | +71N | −8B | −45N | −44B | +70N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1505 | -29.6 |
| 58 | Martzolff, Toan | 1545 | FRA | −31B | −25N | +67B | −50N | +68N | −29B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 947 | -19.2 |
| 59 | Colet, Julien | 1651 | FRA | F | −27N | =36B | =49N | −66B | +65B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1746 | +9.4 |
| 60 | Combaz, Julien | 1708 | FRA | −9B | +72N | −30B | −64N | +71N | −37B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1462 | -31.4 |
| 61 | Lavilledieu, Melys | 1509 | FRA | −30B | −39N | +68B | −47N | −52N | +71B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1434 | -19.2 |
| 62 | Morgan, Christian | 1800 | FRA | +71B | −2N | F | =35N | =47B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1720 | -8.0 |
| 63 | Gerard, Philippe | 1471 | FRA | −33B | −49N | −46B | −67N | +73B | +72N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1454 | -6.0 |
| 64 | Brosset, Louis | 1577 | LUX | −38N | −20B | +73N | +60B | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1704 | +12.6 |
| 65 | Perini, Claudio | 1485 | FRA | −14N | =21B | −47N | −42B | +72B | −59N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1320 | -14.8 |
| 66 | Taliana, Florenzo | 0 | FRA | F | −22B | −19N | =51B | +59N | −52B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 576011127 | 0 | — | −34N | −54B | −58N | +63B | −37N | −68B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1382 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 576011240 | 0 | — | −19N | −51B | −61N | F | −58B | +67N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Ruze, Dorian | 1564 | FRA | −22N | F | −48B | +72N | −49B | −42N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 908 | -50.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 544017170 | 0 | — | −18B | −35N | F | −54B | −53N | −57B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Batouche, Sofiane Ilyas | 1454 | FRA | −62N | −57B | −53N | F | −60B | −61N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 862 | -49.6 |
| 72 | Ducros, Xavier | 0 | FRA | −24N | −60B | F | −69B | −65N | −63B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Lafon, Olivier | 1451 | FRA | −28B | −50N | −64B | F | −63N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 836 | -22.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Battaglia, NoaFRA+91.64.0 pts · #10
- 2Bauer, PierreFRA+70.05.5 pts · #1
- 3Villemin Chartier, EliasFRA+52.45.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Valmir, ClovisFRA-82.42.5 pts · #41
- 2Schneider Bruchon, ThomasFRA-66.03.0 pts · #28
- 3Ruze, DorianFRA-50.01.0 pts · #70
Biggest upsets
- R1+325 Elo gap
- R5+303 Elo gap
- R1+299 Elo gap