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 (🇫🇷 FRA, 1745).
Elliott Nicolas (🇫🇷 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 · 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 (R3–R6)Eleonore Garcin 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · 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 | * | ½ |
| 4Xinyang Zhang | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas, Elliott | 1591 | FRA | +9N | −2B | +7N | +3N | +5B | +4B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1832 | +48.8 |
| 2 | Garcin, Eleonore | 1525 | FRA | −3B | +1N | +8B | +6N | +4N | +7B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.50 | 1804 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Martin, Pablo | 1745 | FRA | +2N | +5B | =4N | −1B | +7N | +6B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 12.75 | 1696 | -10.4 |
| 4 | Zhang, Xinyang | 1692 | FRA | +6B | +8N | =3B | +5N | −2B | −1N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1527 | -36.8 |
| 5 | Lanuit, Emilie | 1574 | FRA | +7B | −3N | +6B | −4B | −1N | +8N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 879 | -43.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 560054417 | 0 | — | −4N | +9B | −5N | −2B | +8B | −3N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 560054433 | 0 | — | −5N | F | −1B | +8N | −3B | −2N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 560054441 | 0 | — | F | −4B | −2N | −7B | −6N | −5B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 560054425 | 0 | — | −1B | −6N | F | — | — | — | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nicolas, ElliottFRA+48.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Garcin, EleonoreFRA+41.65.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 5600544250.00.0 pts · #6
- 1Lanuit, EmilieFRA-43.23.0 pts · #7
- 2Zhang, XinyangFRA-36.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Martin, PabloFRA-10.44.5 pts · #2
- R5+167 Elo gap
- R4+154 Elo gap
- R6+101 Elo gap