27eme Open de Meximieux (-2400)

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81 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Meximieux, France. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2135, and top seed was Phileas Mathieu (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2390).

Albert Arousstamian (🇫🇷 FRA, 2029) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Pierre Vincent (6.0) and Phileas Mathieu (5.5). Arousstamian shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Albert Arousstamian (2029) beat Phileas Mathieu (IM, 2390), a +361-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Meximieux, France

Dates

23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMPhileas Mathieu2390

Avg top 10

2,135

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×79

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Albert Arousstamian
🇫🇷FRA·2029
6.5pts·2362perf+92.4
🥈
Pierre Vincent
🇫🇷FRA·1879
6.0pts·2292perf+69.2
🥉
IMPhileas Mathieu
🇫🇷FRA·2390
5.5pts·2282perf-5.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Albert Arousstamian led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Arousstamian6.5Vincent6Mathieu5.5Brailly-Vignal5.5Garde5.5Grandy5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE25 May

Albert Arousstamian takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Albert Arousstamian drew with Pierre Vincent (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Albert Arousstamian 4 wins (R4–R7)IM Phileas Mathieu 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Albert Arousstamian	*	½	1	—
2Pierre Vincent	½	*	—	—
3IMPhileas Mathieu	0	—	*	½
4FMBastien Brailly-Vignal	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Arousstamian, Albert	2029	FRA	+58N	+26B	=2N	+49B	+12N	+23B	+3B	6.5	27.0	29.5	26.50	2362	+92.4
2	Vincent, Pierre	1879	FRA	+27B	+5N	=1B	+8N	=9B	+24N	+12B	6.0	30.5	34.5	28.75	2292	+69.2
3	Mathieu, PhileasIM	2390	FRA	+59N	+10B	+25N	+13B	+7N	=4B	−1N	5.5	30.5	33.0	23.75	2282	-5.6
4	Brailly-Vignal, BastienFM	2309	FRA	+29B	+18N	+14B	F	+6N	=3N	+9B	5.5	28.5	28.5	25.75	2450	+7.8
5	Garde, GuillaumeFM	2169	FRA	+36N	−2B	+35N	+32B	=14N	+15B	+13N	5.5	26.5	30.0	21.75	2105	-14.0
6	Piffaut, Pierre-yves	2060	FRA	+57N	+17B	+15N	=12B	−4B	+16N	=8B	5.0	28.5	31.5	21.25	2124	+14.8
7	Prost, Frederic	2018	FRA	+50B	+39N	+22B	+23N	−3B	−9N	+14B	5.0	27.0	30.0	19.50	2123	+21.0
8	Goncalves, Laurent	2036	FRA	+52N	+32B	+48N	−2B	=17N	+20B	=6N	5.0	26.5	29.5	18.75	1970	-8.0
9	Grandy, Aurelien	2094	FRA	=49N	+67B	+30N	+69B	=2N	+7B	−4N	5.0	25.0	27.0	17.00	2065	+1.6
10	Bernard, Clarence	1905	FRA	+51B	−3N	+33B	+41N	−23B	+36N	+25B	5.0	24.0	27.0	17.50	2027	+45.2
11	Sagnard, Emil	1973	FRA	+65B	+53N	−23B	+26N	−24B	+30B	+28N	5.0	22.5	24.5	16.50	1958	+2.0
12	Bislimi, Bardhyl	2086	FRA	+33B	+37N	+16B	=6N	−1B	+18N	−2N	4.5	30.0	33.5	18.50	2002	-12.0
13	Talon, Noa	2036	FRA	+73B	+21N	+24B	−3N	=16B	+17N	−5B	4.5	28.5	30.5	17.25	2050	+9.2
14	Melkumyan, David	1929	FRA	+64N	+31B	−4N	+19B	=5B	+53N	−7N	4.5	27.0	29.5	16.25	2005	+28.8
15	Adjemian, Tigran	1926	FRA	+40B	+41N	−6B	=21N	+22B	−5N	+39B	4.5	26.5	30.0	17.25	1950	+6.2
16	Bislimi, Agron	1921	FRA	+74N	+19B	−12N	+31B	=13N	−6B	+32N	4.5	25.5	27.5	15.75	1971	+11.8
17	Pawar, Paarth	1818	FRA	+38B	−6N	+50B	+34N	=8B	−13B	+30N	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.00	1903	+33.6
18	Barre, Abel	1893	FRA	+54N	−4B	+28N	+60B	=25N	−12B	+31N	4.5	24.5	27.0	15.00	1960	+26.4
19	Vissoh, Ayitchededji Mick Ax	1738	FRA	+72B	−16N	+27B	−14N	=34B	+40N	+37B	4.5	23.5	25.5	14.75	1797	+13.2
20	Horvat, Boris	1836	FRA	+62B	−23N	=44B	+64N	+21B	−8N	+53B	4.5	22.5	25.0	14.25	1889	+10.8
21	Sapaly, Aurelien	1780	FRA	+66N	−13B	+58N	=15B	−20N	+45B	+48N	4.5	22.5	24.5	13.25	1803	+10.4
22	Nguyen, Edouard	1817	FRA	+61N	+69B	−7N	=25B	−15N	+65B	+49B	4.5	21.0	23.0	11.50	1929	+44.8
23	Ouchichi, Ilies	2130	FRA	F	+20B	+11N	−7B	+10N	−1N	+24B	4.0	30.0	30.0	18.50	2069	-8.2
24	Benyahia, Ali	1905	FRA	+45N	+28B	−13N	+46B	+11N	−2B	−23N	4.0	27.0	30.5	16.00	1912	+3.0
25	Benouaret, Idir	1985	FRA	+60N	+43B	−3B	=22N	=18B	+29N	−10N	4.0	27.0	29.5	14.50	1920	-10.8
26	Flores, Victor	1791	FRA	+71B	−1N	+40B	−11B	=57N	=33N	+50B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.75	1777	-1.8
27	Payadopulos, Elias	1562	FRA	−2N	+36B	−19N	+35B	+59N	−28B	+58N	4.0	24.0	26.5	12.00	1773	+78.0
28	Curnillon, Franck	1715	FRA	+81B	−24N	−18B	+38N	+51B	+27N	−11B	4.0	24.0	24.0	10.50	1742	+3.8
29	Arousstamian, Karen	1696	FRA	−4N	+54B	−69N	+66B	+55N	−25B	+56N	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.00	1789	+14.2
30	Wang, Emma	1710	FRA	+76N	=46B	−9B	+44N	+37B	−11N	−17B	3.5	25.0	26.0	9.75	1794	+20.4
31	Grange, Emmanuel	1745	FRA	+70B	−14N	+51B	−16N	=40B	+44N	−18B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.25	1719	-4.2
32	Vernay, Yann	1815	FRA	+63B	−8N	+65B	−5N	+50B	=49N	−16B	3.5	23.5	25.5	9.00	1794	-4.6
33	Hanriot, Frederik	1671	FRA	−12N	+75B	−10N	+54B	=48N	=26B	=43N	3.5	23.0	24.5	9.75	1779	+14.4
34	Frisson, Thomas	1601	FRA	−48N	+47B	+43N	−17B	=19N	=59B	=41B	3.5	22.5	25.0	12.25	1753	+40.0
35	Maillet, Patrice	1728	FRA	+47N	−48B	−5B	−27N	+66N	+54B	=38B	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.25	1658	-11.0
36	Chanove, Bruno	1685	FRA	−5B	−27N	+68B	+63N	+67B	−10B	=42N	3.5	22.5	24.5	8.25	1709	+2.0
37	Daoudi, Aarone	1829	FRA	+75N	−12B	=59N	+45B	−30N	+58B	−19N	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.75	1711	-42.0
38	Dupre, Sam	1545	FRA	−17N	+52B	−46N	−28B	+76N	+60B	=35N	3.5	21.0	22.0	8.25	1654	+31.2
39	Ma, Theo	1775	FRA	+56N	−7B	−60N	=55B	+62N	+61B	−15N	3.5	20.5	23.0	9.50	1664	-38.4
40	Flores, Christophe	1602	FRA	−15N	+78B	−26N	+76B	=31N	−19B	+71N	3.5	19.5	20.5	5.75	1596	-2.4
41	Soubeyrand, Mathis	1733	FRA	+78N	−15B	+81N	−10B	=58N	=48B	=34N	3.5	19.5	19.5	5.50	1571	-17.0
42	Fessemaz Grossard, Gaspard	1850	FRA	=67N	+55B	−49N	−57B	+60N	=46B	=36B	3.5	18.5	20.5	10.00	1636	-74.8
43	Sequeira, Gabriel	1780	FRA	+68B	−25N	−34B	−51N	+63B	+67N	=33B	3.5	18.5	20.5	8.25	1627	-26.8
44	Coez, Thierry	1664	FRA	−69N	+61B	=20N	−30B	+75N	−31B	+62N	3.5	18.5	20.0	8.75	1711	+6.8
45	Boutin, Bernard	1573	FRA	−24B	=72N	+77B	−37N	+68B	−21N	+59N	3.5	18.5	19.5	6.50	1627	+5.8
46	De Chasteigner, Cedric	1730	FRA	=77B	=30N	+38B	−24N	F	=42N	+51B	3.5	18.5	18.5	10.50	1788	+16.4
47	Badel, Lenny	0	FRA	−35B	−34N	=61N	−52B	+77N	+75B	+65N	3.5	16.0	17.0	5.75	1558	0.0
48	Moulle, Yann	0	FRA	+34B	+35N	−8B	−53N	=33B	=41N	−21B	3.0	23.5	26.5	10.50	1705	0.0
49	Leroy, Mateo	1672	FRA	=9B	+80N	+42B	−1N	F	=32B	−22N	3.0	23.5	23.5	8.25	1897	+31.8
50	Varraux-Touze, Elliot	1618	FRA	−7N	+56B	−17N	+81B	−32N	+55B	−26N	3.0	23.0	23.0	6.00	1615	-3.4
51	Prost, Judith	1572	FRA	−10N	+76B	−31N	+43B	−28N	+79B	−46N	3.0	20.5	21.5	5.50	1594	+4.0
52	Sagnard, Florent	1662	FRA	−8B	−38N	−63B	+47N	−56B	+70N	+61N	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.00	1470	-32.6
53	Robert, Thierry	1738	FRA	+79N	−11B	+66N	+48B	F	−14B	−20N	3.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1660	-9.8
54	Sillero, Pierre	1572	FRA	−18B	−29N	+79B	−33N	+70B	−35N	+76B	3.0	18.5	19.5	4.00	1521	-9.0
55	Contant, Nathan	1526	FRA	=80B	−42N	+62B	=39N	−29B	−50N	+73B	3.0	18.5	19.0	6.50	1657	+21.6
56	Gouaty, Romain	1471	FRA	−39B	−50N	+73B	−65N	+52N	+64B	−29B	3.0	18.0	20.0	7.50	1611	+24.0
57	Trojani, Matthias	1669	FRA	−6B	=62N	+70B	+42N	=26B	F	F	3.0	17.0	17.0	8.75	1814	+35.6
58	Armes, Timothy	1622	FRA	−1B	+63N	−21B	+70N	=41B	−37N	−27B	2.5	24.5	26.5	6.25	1599	-7.8
59	Lorenter, Patrick	1697	FRA	−3B	+77N	=37B	=67N	−27B	=34N	−45B	2.5	22.0	23.0	5.50	1511	-31.4
60	Hernandez, Gerard	1613	FRA	−25B	+71N	+39B	−18N	−42B	−38N	=63B	2.5	21.5	23.5	6.75	1627	-1.4
61	Gouaty, Aurelie	1539	FRA	−22B	−44N	=47B	+78N	+64B	−39N	−52B	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.25	1465	-8.8
62	Siour, Jerome	1556	FRA	−20N	=57B	−55N	+71N	−39B	+68N	−44B	2.5	19.5	21.5	5.50	1536	-5.6
63	Ma, Ethan	1530	FRA	−32N	−58B	+52N	−36B	−43N	+66B	=60N	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.25	1564	+8.4
64	Egan, Simon	1607	ENG	−14B	=68N	+72B	−20B	−61N	−56N	+75B	2.5	18.5	20.0	4.50	1501	-22.2
65	Ravaux, Julien	1610	FRA	−11N	+79B	−32N	+56B	F	−22N	−47B	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	1631	+0.4
66	Sapaly, Sylvain	1483	FRA	−21B	+73N	−53B	−29N	−35B	−63N	+78B	2.0	19.5	20.5	3.00	1415	-18.8
67	Nicolas, Elliott	1559	FRA	=42B	−9N	F	=59B	−36N	−43B	+79N	2.0	19.0	19.5	4.00	1610	+10.0
68	Cavalli, Gaspard	1471	FRA	−43N	=64B	−36N	+77B	−45N	−62B	=72N	2.0	17.5	18.5	3.25	1331	-40.0
69	Pechoux-Martinez, Lisandro	2042	FRA	+44B	−22N	+29B	−9N	F	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	7.50	1818	-40.4
70	Sapaly, Dorian	1451	FRA	−31N	+74B	−57N	−58B	−54N	−52B	+81N	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	1372	-20.4
71	Jourdain, Dimitri	1524	FRA	−26N	−60B	+74N	−62B	F	+72N	−40B	2.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1473	-17.6
72	Ravaux, Baptiste	1424	FRA	−19N	=45B	−64N	−75B	+81N	−71B	=68B	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.75	1305	-32.8
73	Grange, Laurent	1656	FRA	−13N	−66B	−56N	+74B	−79N	+81B	−55N	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1320	-52.0
74	Chappat, Abigail	1601	FRA	−16B	−70N	−71B	−73N	+78B	−76N	+77N	2.0	12.5	13.5	2.00	838	-74.4
75	Solignac, Antoine	1552	FRA	−37B	−33N	=78B	+72N	−44B	−47N	−64N	1.5	18.5	19.5	2.50	1399	-38.0
76	Marizy, Flavien	0	FRA	−30B	−51N	F	−40N	−38B	+74B	−54N	1.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	1327	0.0
77	Raineteau, Elisabeth	0	FRA	=46N	−59B	−45N	−68N	−47B	=78N	−74B	1.0	17.0	18.0	2.25	1248	0.0
78	Lorenzini, Odile	0	FRA	−41B	−40N	=75N	−61B	−74N	=77B	−66N	1.0	15.0	16.0	1.25	1184	0.0
79	Doyonnax, Mathieux	1439	FRA	−53B	−65N	−54N	F	+73B	−51N	−67B	1.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1345	-24.8
80	Milosavljevic, Dimitri	1797	FRA	=55N	−49B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	1.50	1406	-40.0
81	FIDE 576043720	0	—	−28N	F	−41B	−50N	−72B	−73N	−70B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	800	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Arousstamian, AlbertFRA
+92.4
6.5 pts · #1
2Payadopulos, EliasFRA
+78.0
4.0 pts · #22
3Vincent, PierreFRA
+69.2
6.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Fessemaz Grossard, GaspardFRA
-74.8
3.5 pts · #36
2Chappat, AbigailFRA
-74.4
2.0 pts · #80
3Grange, LaurentFRA
-52.0
2.0 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R7+361 Elo gap
Arousstamian, Albert2029 beat IMMathieu, Phileas2390
R2+290 Elo gap
Vincent, Pierre1879 beat FMGarde, Guillaume2169
R2+225 Elo gap
Nguyen, Edouard1817 beat Pechoux-Martinez, Lisandro2042