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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 (🇫🇷 FRA, 2244).

Alexandre Merenciano (🇫🇷 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
🇫🇷Sallanches, France
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇷Alexandre Merenciano2244
Avg top 10
1,953
Participants
20
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×15
🇨🇭Switzerland×4
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 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
Merenciano4Sagnard4Oberfalcer3.5Girardin3.5Aubier3.5Vesin3— ex-leaders:Aubierled R3, #7
R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb

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

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

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

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Alexandre Merenciano*——
½
2Emil Sagnard—*——
3Nathan Oberfalcer——*—
4Elias Girardin
½
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Merenciano, Alexandre2244FRA=3B+14N+11B+6B=4N4.012.514.010.502114-10.4
2Sagnard, Emil1786FRA−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=14B−3N+17B+11N+9B3.510.011.06.751984+8.2
6Aubier, Lorys1914SUI+17B+10N+7B−1N−2B3.013.514.56.502027+27.6
7Vesin, Jean-RobertFM2162FRA+2N+15B−6N−4B+18B3.012.013.06.501892-28.0
8Debbiche, Amir1663FRA+16N=4B−9N+13B−3B2.511.513.05.251854+48.8
9Parny, Mathieu1917FRA=13N=19B+8B=3N−5N2.511.512.55.751770-18.4
10Anikeiev, Serhii1858FRA+18N−6B+15N−2B=12B2.511.012.03.751780-20.0
11Auvrai, Mathias1880FRA=19N+13B−1N−5B+17N2.510.511.53.501861-4.2
12Chasles, Jean-Benoit1881CAN−15N+18B−2N+19B=10N2.59.010.03.251726-40.0
13Van Bruggen, Hubert1751FRA=9B−11N+20B−8N=14B2.09.09.52.501718-4.8
14Rocher, Guillaume1801FRA=5N−1B−16N=17B=13N1.511.012.03.251746-10.0
15Pianfetti, Theo1701FRA+12B−7N−10B−18N=20N1.59.09.52.751681-10.4
16Sylvestre-Baron, Laurent1874FRA−8B=17N+14BFF1.55.05.02.001730-11.4
17Aubier, Garry1741SUI−6N=16B−5N=14N−11B1.010.512.01.501639-18.8
18Sagnard, Florent1620FRA−10B−12NF+15B−7N1.09.59.51.501672+3.0
19Amsellem, Daniel1664SUI=11B=9NF−12NF1.07.57.52.501767+14.8
20Grange, Gabriel1689FRA−4N−2B−13NF=15B0.511.011.00.751457-40.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets