Championnat de l'Ain Jeunes 2025 Minimes
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Meximieux, France. Top 10 Elo average was 903, and top seed was Pablo Martin (π«π· FRA, 1745).
Elliott Nicolas (π«π· FRA, 1591) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Eleonore Garcin (5.0) and Pablo Martin (4.5). Nicolas shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Eleonore Garcin (1525) beat Xinyang Zhang (1692), a +167-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Nicolas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
Elliott Nicolas lost to Eleonore Garcin (White).
Elliott Nicolas 4 wins (R3βR6)Eleonore Garcin 5 wins (R2βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elliott Nicolas | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Eleonore Garcin | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Pablo Martin | 0 | 1 | * | Β½ |
| 4Xinyang Zhang | 0 | 0 | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas, Elliott | 1591 | FRA | +9N | β2B | +7N | +3N | +5B | +4B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1832 | +48.8 |
| 2 | Garcin, Eleonore | 1525 | FRA | β3B | +1N | +8B | +6N | +4N | +7B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.50 | 1804 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Martin, Pablo | 1745 | FRA | +2N | +5B | =4N | β1B | +7N | +6B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 12.75 | 1696 | -10.4 |
| 4 | Zhang, Xinyang | 1692 | FRA | +6B | +8N | =3B | +5N | β2B | β1N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1527 | -36.8 |
| 5 | Lanuit, Emilie | 1574 | FRA | +7B | β3N | +6B | β4B | β1N | +8N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 879 | -43.2 |
| 6 | Chomaz, Pierre-Antoine | 0 | FRA | β4N | +9B | β5N | β2B | +8B | β3N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 560054433 | 0 | β | β5N | F | β1B | +8N | β3B | β2N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 560054441 | 0 | β | F | β4B | β2N | β7B | β6N | β5B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 560054425 | 0 | β | β1B | β6N | F | β | β | β | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nicolas, ElliottFRA+48.85.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Garcin, EleonoreFRA+41.65.0 pts Β· #3
- 3FIDE 5600544250.00.0 pts Β· #6
- 1Lanuit, EmilieFRA-43.23.0 pts Β· #7
- 2Zhang, XinyangFRA-36.83.5 pts Β· #4
- 3Martin, PabloFRA-10.44.5 pts Β· #2
- R5+167 Elo gap
- R4+154 Elo gap
- R6+101 Elo gap