34eme Open de Gueugnon - Tournoi A (1800-2199)
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Gueugnon, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1942, and top seed was Valentin Racle (🇫🇷 FRA, 2188).
Esteban Gauthier (🇫🇷 FRA, 1890) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Laurent Goncalves (3.5) and Valentin Racle (3.0). Gauthier clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alois Greuthier (2005) beat Valentin Racle (2188), a +183-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Gueugnon, France
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsEsteban Gauthier led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
Esteban Gauthier takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Esteban Gauthier won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Esteban Gauthier | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2Laurent Goncalves | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Valentin Racle | 1 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Gael Decure | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gauthier, Esteban | 1890 | FRA | −3B | +9N | +10B | +8N | +5B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2199 | +77.2 |
| 2 | Goncalves, Laurent | 2020 | FRA | +10B | −4N | =8B | +11N | +3B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2108 | +12.2 |
| 3 | Racle, Valentin | 2188 | FRA | +1N | +5B | −4N | +6B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2037 | -17.8 |
| 4 | Greuthier, Alois | 2005 | FRA | +12N | +2B | +3B | −5N | −6N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 2056 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Lauferon, Augustin | 2005 | FRA | +9B | −3N | +7B | +4B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 2002 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Decure, Gael | 1903 | FRA | +7B | −8N | +11B | −3N | +4B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2014 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Grego, Pierre | 1782 | FRA | −6N | +12B | −5N | =9B | +8B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1889 | +14.2 |
| 8 | Mangone, Pierre | 1952 | FRA | =11N | +6B | =2N | −1B | −7N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1804 | -20.4 |
| 9 | Frey, Thierry | 1784 | FRA | −5N | −1B | =12N | =7N | =10B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1720 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Bernard, Olivier | 1866 | FRA | −2N | =11B | −1N | =12B | =9N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1707 | -21.4 |
| 11 | Guth, Pierre | 1784 | FRA | =8B | =10N | −6N | −2B | =12N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1760 | -3.8 |
| 12 | Gauer, Jacques | 1803 | FRA | −4B | −7N | =9B | =10N | =11B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1695 | -14.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gauthier, EstebanFRA+77.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Decure, GaelFRA+14.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Grego, PierreFRA+14.22.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Bernard, OlivierFRA-21.41.5 pts · #9
- 2Mangone, PierreFRA-20.42.0 pts · #8
- 3Racle, ValentinFRA-17.83.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R3+183 Elo gap
- R5+170 Elo gap
- R5+168 Elo gap