3eme Open International de Gex

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40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Gex, France. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was Christophe Gelas (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2320).

Christophe Gelas (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2320) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Aurelio Colmenares (5.0) and Serhii Anikeiev (5.0). Gelas won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Yann Ranque (1647) beat Beat Binder (1864), a +217-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Gex, France

Dates

14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷FMChristophe Gelas2320

Avg top 10

1,998

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇨🇭Switzerland×19

🇫🇷France×15

🇮🇩Indonesia×2

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
FMChristophe Gelas
🇫🇷FRA·2320
6.0pts·2304perf+1.2
🥈
FMAurelio Colmenares
🇨🇭SUI·2313
5.0pts·2282perf+0.3
🥉
Serhii Anikeiev
🇫🇷FRA·1892
5.0pts·2040perf+54.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Christophe Gelas led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Gelas6Colmenares5Anikeiev5Aznar5Aubier4.5Palairet4.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Christophe Gelas never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Christophe Gelas beat FM Aurelio Colmenares (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Christophe Gelas 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Aurelio Colmenares 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMChristophe Gelas	*	1	½	1
2FMAurelio Colmenares	0	*	—	—
3Serhii Anikeiev	½	—	*	—
4Benjamin Aznar	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gelas, ChristopheFM	2320	FRA	+22N	+36B	+4N	=5B	+2B	+6N	=3B	6.0	27.0	29.0	24.25	2304	+1.2
2	Colmenares, AurelioFM	2313	SUI	F	+12B	+19N	+9B	−1N	+8B	+5B	5.0	26.0	26.0	20.00	2282	+0.3
3	Anikeiev, Serhii	1892	FRA	+23N	+16B	−5N	+22B	=8N	+9B	=1N	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.50	2040	+54.0
4	Aznar, Benjamin	1826	SUI	+32B	+14N	−1B	+10N	+7B	−5N	+29B	5.0	25.0	27.5	17.00	1997	+20.6
5	Doxarve, Nils	2050	SUI	+13B	+17N	+3B	=1N	F	+4B	−2N	4.5	28.5	28.5	20.50	2160	+18.4
6	Aubier, Lorys	1863	SUI	+26B	F	+25N	=8B	+23N	−1B	+11N	4.5	23.0	23.0	15.00	1980	+35.2
7	Palairet, Alexander	2012	SUI	=29N	+30B	=24N	+11B	−4N	+22B	=8N	4.5	21.5	24.0	14.25	1837	-48.4
8	Peric, SlavisaIM	1946	SRB	+31B	=24N	+28B	=6N	=3B	−2N	=7B	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.50	1913	-2.2
9	Bertolotto, Aurelien	1872	SUI	+15B	+21N	F	−2N	+24B	−3N	+14B	4.0	23.5	23.5	13.50	1949	+21.6
10	Mante, Quentin	0	FRA	−17B	+13N	+12B	−4B	+25N	F	+22N	4.0	22.5	25.5	14.00	1764	0.0
11	Bujes, Aurelien	1688	SUI	+34B	−19N	+32B	−7N	+31B	+23N	−6B	4.0	20.5	22.5	10.00	1727	+6.8
12	Guillaud, Ariel	1731	FRA	=28B	−2N	−10N	+38B	+27N	=15B	+23B	4.0	20.5	22.0	10.00	1775	+7.6
13	Poche, Denis	1667	FRA	−5N	−10B	+35N	+34B	=16N	=28B	+27N	4.0	19.0	21.0	9.50	1731	+4.8
14	Aguado-Munoz, Ricardo	1690	FRA	+18N	−4B	+34N	=24B	−19N	+16B	−9N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.50	1656	-7.1
15	Adnin, Rafa Azkario	1600	INA	−9N	+35B	=16N	−23B	+18N	=12N	=17B	3.5	21.5	23.5	11.00	1597	-2.0
16	Shama, Oleksandr	1720	SUI	+37B	−3N	=15B	=28N	=13B	−14N	+33B	3.5	21.0	22.5	9.00	1532	-50.4
17	Fotovat, Jean	1781	FRA	+10N	−5B	−23N	−27B	+30N	+34B	=15N	3.5	20.0	22.0	10.25	1535	-66.0
18	Mayer, Joan	0	SUI	−14B	=26N	+38B	−20N	−15B	+37N	+31B	3.5	17.5	19.0	7.00	1516	0.0
19	Kutonov, Yehor	1847	SUI	+38N	+11B	−2B	=21N	+14B	F	F	3.5	17.5	17.5	10.75	1934	+13.6
20	Binder, Beat	1864	SUI	=30N	=27B	−22N	+18B	−29N	+35B	=24N	3.5	17.0	19.0	9.50	1495	-47.2
21	De Chasteigner, Cedric	1730	FRA	+35N	−9B	+27N	=19B	F	F	+28N	3.5	17.0	17.0	8.75	1814	+18.0
22	Hasannudin, Zenathan Adnin	1668	INA	−1B	+40N	+20B	−3N	+26B	−7N	−10B	3.0	26.0	26.0	6.50	1801	+12.8
23	Huni, Elias	1628	FRA	−3B	+37N	+17B	+15N	−6B	−11B	−12N	3.0	24.5	26.0	8.50	1634	-0.4
24	Tamburrano, Andres	1761	SUI	+39N	=8B	=7B	=14N	−9N	F	=20B	3.0	23.5	24.5	8.75	1805	+9.6
25	Aubier, Garry	1668	SUI	+33N	F	−6B	=26N	−10B	=31N	+30B	3.0	19.0	19.0	7.75	1645	-5.6
26	Noyelles, Benoit	1530	FRA	−6N	=18B	+30N	=25B	−22N	−27B	+40N	3.0	19.0	19.0	5.75	1520	-2.4
27	Vallot, Lucien	1601	SUI	F	=20N	−21B	+17N	−12B	+26N	−13B	2.5	21.5	21.5	8.25	1660	+16.0
28	Davis Lev	1554	SUI	=12N	+29B	−8N	=16B	F	=13N	−21B	2.5	21.5	21.5	8.25	1683	+35.2
29	Ranque, Yann	1647	FRA	=7B	−28N	F	+32N	+20B	F	−4N	2.5	21.5	21.5	8.25	1727	+5.6
30	Palairet, Rowland	1543	FRA	=20B	−7N	−26B	+37N	−17B	+38N	−25N	2.5	19.0	20.5	4.75	1391	-30.4
31	Roux, Matthieu	1643	SUI	−8N	+39B	−36N	+33B	−11N	=25B	−18N	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.00	1448	-34.8
32	Colson-Schack, Auguste	0	SUI	−4N	+33B	−11N	−29B	−34N	+40B	=38B	2.5	17.5	17.5	3.25	920	0.0
33	FIDE 1399721	0	—	−25B	−32N	+40B	−31N	=37B	+39N	−16N	2.5	14.0	14.0	1.75	877	0.0
34	Olcese, Roman	0	SUI	−11N	F	−14B	−13N	+32B	−17N	+39B	2.0	18.5	18.5	3.50	907	0.0
35	FIDE 576042057	0	—	−21B	−15N	−13B	F	+39N	−20N	+37B	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.50	915	0.0
36	Gauer, Jacques	1776	FRA	+40B	−1N	+31B	F	F	F	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	2.50	1910	+4.8
37	FIDE 1376411	0	—	−16N	−23B	+39N	−30B	=33N	−18B	−35N	1.5	17.0	18.0	2.25	830	0.0
38	Aubier, Ilyas	0	FRA	−19B	F	−18N	−12N	+40B	−30B	=32N	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.25	907	0.0
39	Lalieu, Ulysse	0	FRA	−24B	−31N	−37B	+40N	−35B	−33B	−34N	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	902	0.0
40	Colson-Schack, Leopold	0	SUI	−36N	−22B	−33N	−39B	−38N	−32N	−26B	0.0	14.5	15.5	0.00	858	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Anikeiev, SerhiiFRA
+54.0
5.0 pts · #3
2Davis LevSUI
+35.2
2.5 pts · #15
3Aubier, LorysSUI
+35.2
4.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Fotovat, JeanFRA
-66.0
3.5 pts · #25
2Shama, OleksandrSUI
-50.4
3.5 pts · #29
3Palairet, AlexanderSUI
-48.4
4.5 pts · #5

Biggest upsets

R5+217 Elo gap
Ranque, Yann1647 beat Binder, Beat1864
R3+196 Elo gap
Hasannudin, Zenathan Adnin1668 beat Binder, Beat1864
R5+186 Elo gap
Aznar, Benjamin1826 beat Palairet, Alexander2012