Championnat du Calvados 2025-U16-U18
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Lisieux, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1146, and top seed was Fabien Gervais (🇫🇷 FRA, 1990).
Kenael Delage (🇫🇷 FRA, 1787) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Jordan Van Steen (3.5) and Bilal Bouvier Menard (3.0). Delage shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Guillaume Herve (1465) beat Imran Le Moal (1593), a +128-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Kenael Delage held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Delage takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
Kenael Delage drew with Jordan Van Steen (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenael Delage | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Jordan Van Steen | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Bilal Bouvier Menard | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Leo Perche | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delage, Kenael | 1787 | FRA | +9N | +5B | +3N | F | =2N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 1978 | +31.2 |
| 2 | Van Steen, Jordan | 1699 | FRA | +11N | F | +5N | +3B | =1B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2002 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Bouvier Menard, Bilal | 1724 | FRA | +4B | +10N | −1B | −2N | +8B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1542 | -29.2 |
| 4 | Perche, Leo | 0 | FRA | −3N | +12B | −7N | +11B | +10B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 926 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Guerin, Alix | 1677 | FRA | +7B | −1N | −2B | =6N | +12B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1419 | -18.8 |
| 6 | Le Moal, Imran | 1593 | FRA | +12N | −9B | F | =5B | +11N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1378 | -22.0 |
| 7 | Tessier, Arthur | 0 | FRA | −5N | F | +4B | +10N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 877 | -19.6 |
| 8 | Boutry, Yanis | 1518 | FRA | F | =11B | +12N | =9B | −3N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1403 | -12.0 |
| 9 | Herve, Guillaume | 1465 | FRA | −1B | +6N | −10B | =8N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1631 | +24.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 653030320 | 0 | — | F | −3B | +9N | −7B | −4N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Serot, Yann | 0 | FRA | −2B | =8N | F | −4N | −6B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tessier, Thea | 0 | FRA | −6B | −4N | −8B | F | −5N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Van Steen, JordanFRA+45.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Delage, KenaelFRA+31.23.5 pts · #1
- 3Herve, GuillaumeFRA+24.41.5 pts · #3
- 1Bouvier Menard, BilalFRA-29.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Le Moal, ImranFRA-22.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Tessier, ArthurFRA-19.62.0 pts · #11
- R2+128 Elo gap