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 (🇫🇷 FRA, 1680).
Octave Leroy (🇫🇷 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
🇫🇷Arconnay, France
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
449
Participants
16
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsOctave Leroy led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
4
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Octave Leroy held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Octave Leroy beat Theodore Machard (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Octave Leroy 5 wins (R1–R5)Theodore Machard 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Octave Leroy | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Theodore Machard | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Raphael Lernould | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 527061590 | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | −1N | +4B | +5N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 17.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lernould, Raphael | 1496 | FRA | +4B | −2N | +6B | +10N | =5B | =1N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1494 | -0.4 |
| 4 | FIDE 527061590 | 0 | — | −3N | +12B | +11N | +8B | −2N | +6B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Denormandie, Gabin | 1526 | FRA | +16N | −8B | +14N | +7B | =3N | −2B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1496 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Coeurjoli, Johan | 0 | FRA | +9N | +?B | −3N | +?B | −1B | −4N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cribier, Ilian | 0 | FRA | +15N | F | −2B | −5N | +16B | +9B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jarny, Esteban | 0 | FRA | +?B | +5N | −1B | −4N | +12B | −?N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 560048492 | 0 | — | −6B | =13N | +?B | =?N | +10B | −7N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 10 | El Lahani, Yanis | 0 | FRA | −?N | +15B | +?N | −3B | −9N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Remaud, Lucas | 0 | FRA | +?B | −1N | −4B | −13N | +14B | =?N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mulocher, Robin | 0 | FRA | −2B | −4N | +?B | +?N | −8N | =?B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 652074480 | 0 | — | −?N | =9B | +15N | +11B | −?N | −14B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 576006417 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | −5B | −16B | −11N | +13N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 80494021 | 0 | — | −7B | −10N | −13B | +?N | −?B | +16N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 560030100 | 0 | — | −5B | +?N | −?B | +14N | −7N | −15B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Leroy, OctaveFRA+2.05.5 pts · #6
- 2FIDE 804940210.02.0 pts · #10
- 3El Lahani, YanisFRA0.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Denormandie, GabinFRA-1.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Lernould, RaphaelFRA-0.44.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 804940210.02.0 pts · #10