34eme Open de Gueugnon - Tournoi B (-1800)
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38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Gueugnon, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1713, and top seed was Arnaud Hamy (🇫🇷 FRA, 1798).
Laurent Albano (🇫🇷 FRA, 1705) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Chiheb Zouaghi (4.0) and Ran Kirshenboim (4.0). Albano won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Philippe Daller (1534) beat Matvii Zadorozhnyi (1694), a +160-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 · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×36
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLaurent Albano led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Laurent Albano held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Laurent Albano drew with Chiheb Zouaghi (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Laurent Albano won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laurent Albano | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Chiheb Zouaghi | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Patrice Perron | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Ran Kirshenboim | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albano, Laurent | 1705 | FRA | +34N | +13B | +4N | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2010 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Zouaghi, Chiheb | 1753 | FRA | +23B | +5N | =8B | +10N | =1B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 1912 | +38.4 |
| 3 | Kirshenboim, Ran | 1686 | FRA | +27B | +15N | +11B | −1N | +14B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 1752 | +12.0 |
| 4 | Perron, Patrice | 1674 | FRA | +37N | +9B | −1B | +23N | +11B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1793 | +25.2 |
| 5 | Julliat, Aaron | 1632 | FRA | +16N | −2B | +29N | +15B | =6N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1671 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Maillet, Patrice | 1725 | FRA | =7B | +19N | +25B | =8N | =5B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 1724 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Daller, Philippe | 1534 | FRA | =6N | +17B | −12N | +19B | +18N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 1682 | +11.8 |
| 8 | Coez, Thierry | 1686 | FRA | +35N | +32B | =2N | =6B | =9N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1818 | +13.8 |
| 9 | Manandyan, Aghasi | 0 | FRA | +30B | −4N | +26B | +24N | =8B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hamy, Arnaud | 1798 | FRA | +28N | +25B | =18N | −2B | +21N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1803 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Hurand, Luc | 1743 | FRA | +29N | +12B | −3N | +18B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1715 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Tugend, Christophe | 1627 | FRA | +22B | −11N | +7B | −14N | +26B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1734 | +8.4 |
| 13 | Boudier, Philippe | 1562 | FRA | +38B | −1N | −20B | +27N | +23B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1683 | +9.6 |
| 14 | De Kertanguy, Joseph | 0 | FRA | −24B | +31N | +30B | +12B | −3N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mangone, Rafael | 0 | FRA | +33B | −3B | +32N | −5N | +24B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Genin, Maxime | 0 | FRA | −5B | −23N | +31B | +33N | +20B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rebelo, Eloan | 0 | FRA | +26B | −7N | −23B | +30N | +32B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Zadorozhnyi, Matvii | 1694 | UKR | +31B | +24N | =10B | −11N | −7B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1638 | -14.4 |
| 19 | Prochazka, Zoe | 0 | FRA | =21N | −6B | +33B | −7N | +29N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Perron, Cyril | 0 | FRA | −32N | +35B | +13N | =21B | −16N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Moutarde, Herve | 1616 | FRA | =19B | =33N | +36B | =20N | −10B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1518 | -5.0 |
| 22 | Juchors, Xavier | 0 | FRA | −12N | −29B | +35N | +28B | =25N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sintier, Patrick | 1536 | FRA | −2N | +16B | +17N | −4B | −13N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 863 | -19.8 |
| 24 | Prochazka, Aurelien | 1599 | FRA | +14N | −18B | +34N | −9B | −15N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1620 | +2.0 |
| 25 | Desbois, Patrick | 1662 | FRA | +36B | −10N | −6N | =29B | =22B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1413 | -18.0 |
| 26 | Gauthe, Marie-Ange | 1550 | FRA | −17N | +37B | −9N | +34B | −12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1654 | +8.4 |
| 27 | Yashchuk, Oleh | 1436 | FRA | −3N | −30N | +38B | −13B | +34N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1387 | -9.6 |
| 28 | Cueille, Laurent | 1545 | FRA | −10B | −36N | +37B | −22N | +35B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1681 | +20.0 |
| 29 | Costa, Marius | 1535 | FRA | −11B | +22N | −5B | =25N | −19B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1406 | -17.2 |
| 30 | Bulteau, Mael | 1559 | FRA | −9N | +27B | −14N | −17B | =31N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1668 | +14.0 |
| 31 | Montroussier, Lionel | 1517 | FRA | −18N | −14B | −16N | +37N | =30B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1546 | +2.2 |
| 32 | Hamar, Jacques | 1559 | FRA | +20B | −8N | −15B | F | −17N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 886 | -6.8 |
| 33 | Ravaux, Julien | 1624 | FRA | −15N | =21B | −19N | −16B | =37N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1516 | -11.2 |
| 34 | Quere, Philippe | 1532 | FRA | −1B | +38N | −24B | −26N | −27B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 772 | -74.0 |
| 35 | Mangone, Sofia | 1453 | FRA | −8B | −20N | −22B | +38N | −28N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 817 | -23.2 |
| 36 | Bernadau, Cyril | 0 | FRA | −25N | +28B | −21N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Pignet, Philippe | 1416 | FRA | −4B | −26N | −28N | −31B | =33B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1216 | -36.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 560084600 | 0 | — | −13N | −34B | −27N | −35B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zouaghi, ChihebFRA+38.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Albano, LaurentFRA+32.04.5 pts · #1
- 3Perron, PatriceFRA+25.24.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Quere, PhilippeFRA-74.01.0 pts · #35
- 2Pignet, PhilippeFRA-36.40.5 pts · #32
- 3Mangone, SofiaFRA-23.21.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R5+160 Elo gap