Championnat du Maine et Loire U14 2025
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Angers, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1165, and top seed was Liam Chretien Stanus (🇫🇷 FRA, 1925).
Alexandre Botalla-Gambetta (🇫🇷 FRA, 1655) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Louise Le Mat (4.0) and Ruben Techer (4.0). Botalla-Gambetta won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R3; 6 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Hippolyte Sfar held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
6 players finish on 4.0/6. Botalla-Gambetta takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
Hippolyte Sfar beat Alexandre Botalla-Gambetta (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hippolyte Sfar | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Alexandre Botalla-Gambetta | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 653045220 | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ruben Techer | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botalla-Gambetta, Alexandre | 1655 | FRA | +8B | F | +9N | +6N | −4B | +2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 14.00 | 1776 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Le Mat, Louise | 0 | FRA | −7B | +15N | +?B | +5N | +3B | −1N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Techer, Ruben | 0 | FRA | +?B | −6N | +8B | +?N | −2N | +10B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1719 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sfar, Hippolyte | 1778 | FRA | +15B | +7N | +14B | F | +1N | F | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2452 | +40.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 653045220 | 0 | — | F | +18B | +12N | −2B | +15N | +7N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Khachatryan, Tigran | 1698 | FRA | +18N | +3B | F | −1B | +16N | +11B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 854 | -22.4 |
| 7 | Gadois, Melina | 1537 | FRA | +2N | −4B | +17N | =11B | +12N | −5B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.25 | 981 | -8.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 651062674 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | −3N | −9B | +13B | +?N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Robert Harrault, Loris | 1473 | FRA | +17B | F | −1B | +8N | −10B | +12N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 897 | -17.6 |
| 10 | Lefebvre, Raphael | 1740 | FRA | +13B | +16N | F | F | +9N | −3N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2273 | +7.2 |
| 11 | Djelouah, Adem | 0 | FRA | −14B | +?N | +16B | =7N | −?B | −6N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ranaivojaona, Tinaratririna | 0 | FRA | +?B | −14N | −5B | +13N | −7B | −9B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 560048522 | 0 | — | −10N | −?N | +?B | −12B | −8N | +17B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bonsergent, Ewen | 1765 | FRA | +11N | +12B | −4N | — | — | — | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 981 | -19.2 |
| 15 | Desvaud De Marigny, Theo | 0 | FRA | −4N | −2B | −?B | +?N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 560048565 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −11N | F | −6B | −?N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 560048549 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −7B | −?N | −?B | −13N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 560048530 | 0 | — | −6B | −5N | F | F | — | — | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 898 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sfar, HippolyteFRA+40.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Botalla-Gambetta, AlexandreFRA+19.64.0 pts · #2
- 3Lefebvre, RaphaelFRA+7.23.0 pts · #5
- 1Khachatryan, TigranFRA-22.44.0 pts · #16
- 2Bonsergent, EwenFRA-19.22.0 pts · #15
- 3Robert Harrault, LorisFRA-17.63.0 pts · #18