Championnats Jeunes des Pays de la Loire 2026 - Promotion
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16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Arconnay, France. Top 10 Elo average was 449, and top seed was Antonin Richard (π«π· FRA, 1680).
Octave Leroy (π«π· FRA, 1463) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Theodore Machard (5.0) and Raphael Lernould (4.0). Leroy won solo starting round 4.
Location
π«π·Arconnay, France
Dates
14 Feb 2026 β 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Avg top 10
449
Participants
16
Federations Β· 1 represented
π«π·FranceΓ10
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsOctave Leroy led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
4
2
1
1
1
R4βR6 Β· LEAD HELD
Octave Leroy held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Octave Leroy beat Theodore Machard (White).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Octave Leroy 5 wins (R1βR5)Theodore Machard 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Octave Leroy | * | 1 | Β½ | β |
| 2Theodore Machard | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Raphael Lernould | Β½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 527061590 | β | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leroy, Octave | 1463 | FRA | +14N | +11B | +8N | +2B | +6N | =3B | 5.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 17.50 | 1496 | +2.0 |
| 2 | Machard, Theodore | 0 | FRA | +12N | +3B | +7N | β1N | +4B | +5N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 17.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lernould, Raphael | 1496 | FRA | +4B | β2N | +6B | +10N | =5B | =1N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1494 | -0.4 |
| 4 | FIDE 527061590 | 0 | β | β3N | +12B | +11N | +8B | β2N | +6B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Denormandie, Gabin | 1526 | FRA | +16N | β8B | +14N | +7B | =3N | β2B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1496 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Coeurjoli, Johan | 0 | FRA | +9N | +?B | β3N | +?B | β1B | β4N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cribier, Ilian | 0 | FRA | +15N | F | β2B | β5N | +16B | +9B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jarny, Esteban | 0 | FRA | +?B | +5N | β1B | β4N | +12B | β?N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 560048492 | 0 | β | β6B | =13N | +?B | =?N | +10B | β7N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 10 | El Lahani, Yanis | 0 | FRA | β?N | +15B | +?N | β3B | β9N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Remaud, Lucas | 0 | FRA | +?B | β1N | β4B | β13N | +14B | =?N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mulocher, Robin | 0 | FRA | β2B | β4N | +?B | +?N | β8N | =?B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 652074480 | 0 | β | β?N | =9B | +15N | +11B | β?N | β14B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 576006417 | 0 | β | β1B | +?N | β5B | β16B | β11N | +13N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 80494021 | 0 | β | β7B | β10N | β13B | +?N | β?B | +16N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 560030100 | 0 | β | β5B | +?N | β?B | +14N | β7N | β15B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Leroy, OctaveFRA+2.05.5 pts Β· #6
- 2FIDE 804940210.02.0 pts Β· #10
- 3El Lahani, YanisFRA0.03.0 pts Β· #4
Top rating losers
- 1Denormandie, GabinFRA-1.63.5 pts Β· #8
- 2Lernould, RaphaelFRA-0.44.0 pts Β· #3
- 3FIDE 804940210.02.0 pts Β· #10