26eme Open de Noel de Gouesnou
Open SwissStandard
63 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 29 Dec 2025 in Gouesnou, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2001, and top seed was Etienne Lefebvre (🇫🇷 FRA, 2066).
Matthieu Lefebvre (🇫🇷 FRA, 1959) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ali Baghdadi (5.0) and Frederic Baudin (4.5). Lefebvre won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jean-louis Chetail (1535) beat Tom Tirateau (1839), a +304-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Gouesnou, France
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 29 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×61
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMatthieu Lefebvre led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
27
10
4
2
1
1
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
Matthieu Lefebvre held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Matthieu Lefebvre won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthieu Lefebvre | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Ali Baghdadi | — | * | — | — |
| 3Patrick Cresswell | — | — | * | — |
| 4Issa Clement | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lefebvre, Matthieu | 1959 | FRA | +45B | +33N | +12B | +8N | +3B | =6N | 5.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 20.25 | 2257 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Baghdadi, Ali | 2026 | FRA | +30N | =18B | +19N | =7B | +24N | +8B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 17.50 | 2069 | +12.4 |
| 3 | Baudin, Frederic | 1923 | FRA | +60B | +21N | +11B | +9N | −1N | =5B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 14.25 | 2056 | +18.0 |
| 4 | Cresswell, Patrick | 2043 | FRA | +39N | =19B | +17N | =5B | =7N | +14B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 16.75 | 2044 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Tafforeau, Romain | 1998 | FRA | +31B | =10N | +16B | =4N | +28B | =3N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 2036 | +7.0 |
| 6 | Clement, Issa | 2054 | FRA | =26B | +41N | +10B | =38N | +12B | =1B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 16.25 | 2016 | -2.6 |
| 7 | Lyandzberg, Anatoly | 1864 | FRA | +49B | +58N | =38B | =2N | =4B | +17B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 12.25 | 2056 | +52.4 |
| 8 | Appriou, Tanguy | 1870 | FRA | +44N | +22B | +29N | −1B | +11B | −2N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 13.00 | 2021 | +24.6 |
| 9 | Havelka, Michele | 1731 | FRA | +62B | +15N | +13B | −3B | −20N | +28N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1964 | +31.2 |
| 10 | Schmouchkovitch, Michel | 1804 | FRA | +56N | =5B | −6N | +32B | =18N | +26B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1912 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Lefebvre, Etienne | 2066 | FRA | +32N | +27B | −3N | +25B | −8N | +20B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1950 | -15.0 |
| 12 | Collin, Jean-Philippe | 1856 | FRA | +51N | +47B | −1N | +26B | −6N | +24B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1889 | +7.0 |
| 13 | Nicolas, Tristan | 1937 | FRA | +34N | +24B | −9N | +22B | −14N | +33B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1868 | -9.4 |
| 14 | Tirateau, Tom | 1839 | FRA | −47N | +51B | +34N | +29B | +13B | −4N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 12.00 | 1919 | +28.4 |
| 15 | Bleuzen, Erwan | 1912 | FRA | +48N | −9B | +18N | −24B | +36N | +25B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.50 | 1844 | -9.2 |
| 16 | Guillotcorbel, Alexandre | 1761 | FRA | +63N | =17B | −5N | =40B | +48N | +27B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1936 | +36.4 |
| 17 | Seiller, Nicolas | 1906 | FRA | +43B | =16N | −4B | +23N | +21B | −7N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1851 | -6.8 |
| 18 | Le Goff, Tudy | 1784 | FRA | +53B | =2N | −15B | +41N | =10B | =23N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 1807 | +5.4 |
| 19 | Bocle, Antoine | 1813 | FRA | +37B | =4N | −2B | =31N | =42B | +43N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 10.50 | 1817 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Mondi, Alex | 1843 | FRA | =41B | =23N | +45B | =21N | +9B | −11N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 11.25 | 1805 | -9.6 |
| 21 | De Monts, Louis | 1779 | FRA | +50N | −3B | +44N | =20B | −17N | +42B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1786 | +3.8 |
| 22 | Queguiner, Josselin | 1704 | FRA | +46B | −8N | +37B | −13N | =43B | +40N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 1645 | -7.6 |
| 23 | Betsch, Eric | 1710 | FRA | =40N | =20B | +47N | −17B | +50N | =18B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1771 | +9.2 |
| 24 | Le Corre, Stephane | 1762 | FRA | +59B | −13N | +49B | +15N | −2B | −12N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1790 | +5.4 |
| 25 | Morgan, Christian | 1782 | FRA | +35B | −38N | +43B | −11N | +31B | −15N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1783 | +1.0 |
| 26 | Boisseau, Corentin | 1688 | FRA | =6N | =40B | +58B | −12N | +49B | −10N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1738 | +2.8 |
| 27 | Thiery, Leo | 1848 | FRA | +54B | −11N | =31B | =42N | +34B | −16N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1732 | -17.6 |
| 28 | Varin, Evan | 1845 | FRA | +52N | −29B | +30N | +48B | −5N | −9B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1768 | -11.2 |
| 29 | Nineuil, Vincent | 2029 | FRA | +42B | +28N | −8B | −14N | +30B | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1857 | -19.4 |
| 30 | Troadec, Melusine | 1684 | FRA | −2B | +53N | −28B | +35N | −29N | +52B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1735 | +11.2 |
| 31 | Claramunt, Sebastien | 1683 | FRA | −5N | +56B | =27N | =19B | −25N | +47B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1746 | +9.2 |
| 32 | Taher, Sinane | 1689 | FRA | −11B | +54N | =35B | −10N | =41B | +49N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1670 | -4.4 |
| 33 | Le Lostec, Michael | 1783 | FRA | +57N | −1B | −48N | +51B | +52N | −13N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1689 | -13.6 |
| 34 | Dameron, Marc | 1635 | FRA | −13B | +59N | −14B | +46N | −27N | +50B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1623 | -3.2 |
| 35 | Michielini, Vincent | 1456 | POL | −25N | +36B | =32N | −30B | +44N | =39B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1680 | +33.4 |
| 36 | Simon, Pablo | 1652 | FRA | −38B | −35N | +55B | +37N | −15B | +54N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1650 | -4.4 |
| 37 | Hereus, Daniel | 1516 | FRA | −19N | +39B | −22N | −36B | +57N | +48B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1659 | +22.2 |
| 38 | Le Roux, Yann-Erle | 1976 | FRA | +36N | +25B | =7N | =6B | F | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2030 | +6.6 |
| 39 | Broucke, Paul-Francois | 1688 | FRA | −4B | −37N | +60B | +63N | =40B | =35N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1398 | -45.2 |
| 40 | Duval, Leopold | 0 | FRA | =23B | =26N | =42B | =16N | =39N | −22B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Bachelard, Thibault | 1551 | FRA | =20N | −6B | +61N | −18B | =32N | =45B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1672 | +30.4 |
| 42 | Malry, Celia | 1687 | FRA | −29N | +52B | =40N | =27B | =19N | −21N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1733 | +4.0 |
| 43 | Duprey, Joffrey | 1606 | FRA | −17N | +50B | −25N | +47B | =22N | −19B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1637 | +6.4 |
| 44 | Donchez, Gilbert | 1588 | FRA | −8B | +46N | −21B | =58N | −35B | +53N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1458 | -14.2 |
| 45 | Lasseigne, Clement | 1650 | FRA | −1N | +57B | −20N | −52B | +58B | =41N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 3.25 | 1530 | -35.2 |
| 46 | Faycal, Ivan | 0 | FRA | −22N | −44B | +56N | −34B | =55N | +58B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Chetail, Jean-louis | 1535 | FRA | +14B | −12N | −23B | −43N | +63B | −31N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1499 | -4.8 |
| 48 | Claramunt, Christophe | 1610 | FRA | −15B | +62N | +33B | −28N | −16B | −37N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1523 | -22.4 |
| 49 | Havelka, Georges | 1585 | FRA | −7N | +63B | −24N | +57B | −26N | −32B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1457 | -15.8 |
| 50 | L`henoret, Gisele | 1428 | FRA | −21B | −43N | +53B | +60N | −23B | −34N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1406 | -3.4 |
| 51 | Bonhomme, Marcel | 1584 | FRA | −12B | −14N | +59B | −33N | −53B | +56N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1526 | -10.8 |
| 52 | Le Gal, Loic | 1557 | FRA | −28B | −42N | +62B | +45N | −33B | −30N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1490 | -8.0 |
| 53 | Raoult, Maxime | 1498 | FRA | −18N | −30B | −50N | +59B | +51N | −44B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1457 | -15.2 |
| 54 | Kerbaol, Jacques | 1560 | FRA | −27N | −32B | −57N | +61B | +62N | −36B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1386 | -22.2 |
| 55 | Menez, Jean-Pierre | 1481 | FRA | F | F | −36N | =56B | =46B | +62N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1387 | -4.6 |
| 56 | Troadec, Pascal | 1507 | FRA | −10B | −31N | −46B | =55N | +61N | −51B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1453 | -8.4 |
| 57 | Guihal, Nathalie | 1483 | FRA | −33B | −45N | +54B | −49N | −37B | =59N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1393 | -28.8 |
| 58 | Nouaille-Degorce, Louis | 0 | FRA | F | −7B | −26N | =44B | −45N | −46N | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Cresswell, Mary-Jane | 1425 | FRA | −24N | −34B | −51N | −53N | F | =57B | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 1226 | -19.2 |
| 60 | Simon, Georges | 0 | FRA | −3N | =61B | −39N | −50B | F | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.25 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Hurreau, Jean Francois | 1459 | FRA | F | =60N | −41B | −54N | −56B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 739 | -23.2 |
| 62 | FIDE 80481914 | 0 | — | −9N | −48B | −52N | F | −54B | −55B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Duprey, Sylvain | 0 | FRA | −16B | −49N | F | −39B | −47N | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lyandzberg, AnatolyFRA+52.44.5 pts · #15
- 2Guillotcorbel, AlexandreFRA+36.44.0 pts · #38
- 3Lefebvre, MatthieuFRA+34.65.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Broucke, Paul-FrancoisFRA-45.23.0 pts · #57
- 2Lasseigne, ClementFRA-35.22.5 pts · #46
- 3Guihal, NathalieFRA-28.81.5 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R1+304 Elo gap
- R3+206 Elo gap
- R5+196 Elo gap