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1er Open Yasmina Toumi Open -2400 Sallanche 2026

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Sallanches, France. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1953, and top seed was Alexandre Merenciano (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 2244).

Alexandre Merenciano (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 2244) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Emil Sagnard (4.0) and Florent Aubier (3.5). Merenciano took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Elias Girardin (1878) beat Jean-Robert Vesin (FM, 2162), a +284-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Sallanches, France
Dates
21 Feb 2026 β†’ 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Alexandre Merenciano2244
Avg top 10
1,953
Participants
20
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ—1
Federations Β· 3 represented
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—15
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­SwitzerlandΓ—4
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Merenciano takes lead
Merenciano4Sagnard4Oberfalcer3.5Girardin3.5Aubier3.5Vesin3β€” ex-leaders:Aubierled R3, #7
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE22 Feb

Alexandre Merenciano takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Merenciano takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Alexandre Merenciano 3 wins (R2–R4)Emil Sagnard 4 wins (R2–R5)Nathan Oberfalcer 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Alexandre Merenciano*β€”β€”
Β½
2Emil Sagnardβ€”*β€”β€”
3Nathan Oberfalcerβ€”β€”*β€”
4Elias Girardin
Β½
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Merenciano, Alexandre2244FRA=3B+14N+11B+6B=4N4.012.514.010.502114-10.4
2Sagnard, Emil1786FRAβˆ’7B+20N+12B+10N+6N4.011.011.58.502141+71.9
3Aubier, Florent1850FRA=1N+5B=4N=9B+8N3.513.516.011.002074+28.0
4Girardin, Elias1878SUI+20B=8N=3B+7N=1B3.513.013.58.502071+47.2
5Oberfalcer, Nathan1923FRA=14Bβˆ’3N+17B+11N+9B3.510.011.06.751984+8.2
6Aubier, Lorys1914SUI+17B+10N+7Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’2B3.013.514.56.502027+27.6
7Vesin, Jean-RobertFM2162FRA+2N+15Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’4B+18B3.012.013.06.501892-28.0
8Debbiche, Amir1663FRA+16N=4Bβˆ’9N+13Bβˆ’3B2.511.513.05.251854+48.8
9Parny, Mathieu1917FRA=13N=19B+8B=3Nβˆ’5N2.511.512.55.751770-18.4
10Anikeiev, Serhii1858FRA+18Nβˆ’6B+15Nβˆ’2B=12B2.511.012.03.751780-20.0
11Auvrai, Mathias1880FRA=19N+13Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’5B+17N2.510.511.53.501861-4.2
12Chasles, Jean-Benoit1881CANβˆ’15N+18Bβˆ’2N+19B=10N2.59.010.03.251726-40.0
13Van Bruggen, Hubert1751FRA=9Bβˆ’11N+20Bβˆ’8N=14B2.09.09.52.501718-4.8
14Rocher, Guillaume1801FRA=5Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’16N=17B=13N1.511.012.03.251746-10.0
15Pianfetti, Theo1701FRA+12Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’18N=20N1.59.09.52.751681-10.4
16Sylvestre-Baron, Laurent1874FRAβˆ’8B=17N+14BFF1.55.05.02.001730-11.4
17Aubier, Garry1741SUIβˆ’6N=16Bβˆ’5N=14Nβˆ’11B1.010.512.01.501639-18.8
18Sagnard, Florent1620FRAβˆ’10Bβˆ’12NF+15Bβˆ’7N1.09.59.51.501672+3.0
19Amsellem, Daniel1664SUI=11B=9NFβˆ’12NF1.07.57.52.501767+14.8
20Grange, Gabriel1689FRAβˆ’4Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’13NF=15B0.511.011.00.751457-40.4

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