Championnats Jeunes des Pays de la Loire 2026 - U10
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Arconnay, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1069, and top seed was Mael Zhang (🇫🇷 FRA, 1689).
Mael Zhang (🇫🇷 FRA, 1689) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Arthur Senicourt (5.5). Zhang shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Arthur Senicourt (1406) beat Henri Bouttier (1599), a +193-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMael Zhang led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Mael Zhang takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
Mael Zhang beat Arthur Senicourt (White).
Mael Zhang 4 wins (R4–R7)Arthur Senicourt 3 wins (R1–R3)FIDE 544010699 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mael Zhang | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Arthur Senicourt | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 544010699 | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Julien Guillemet | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang, Mael | 1689 | FRA | +14B | +19N | =4B | +8N | +9B | +12N | +2B | 6.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 28.00 | 1835 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Senicourt, Arthur | 1406 | FRA | +28B | +13N | +8B | =9N | +18B | +7N | −1N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 18.75 | 1731 | +50.8 |
| 3 | FIDE 544010699 | 0 | — | −18B | +?N | +?B | +?B | =17N | +19N | +6B | 5.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Pons, Joachim | 1430 | FRA | +27N | +10B | =1N | −6B | =5N | +14B | +13N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 19.25 | 1684 | +12.8 |
| 5 | Porterat, Harlan | 0 | FRA | −?N | +?B | +11N | =17B | =4B | +21N | +12B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.75 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Guillemet, Julien | 0 | FRA | +?N | +?B | +18B | +4N | −7B | +?N | −3N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lae, Eloise | 0 | FRA | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +6N | −2B | −?N | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bouttier, Henri | 1599 | FRA | +20N | +22B | −2N | −1B | +24N | +17B | =11N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 745 | -46.0 |
| 9 | Lemoine, Henry | 1442 | FRA | +24N | +17B | +?N | =2B | −1N | −?B | +?N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Demeocq, Agathe | 0 | FRA | +?B | −4N | +13B | −18N | =?B | +?N | +16B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Avril, Joseph | 0 | FRA | +?B | −18N | −5B | +22B | +?N | +?N | =8B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Schultze, Leon | 1594 | FRA | +23B | −21N | +25B | +15N | +19B | −1B | −5N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 884 | -13.6 |
| 13 | FIDE 544090960 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | −10N | +27B | +20N | +?B | −4B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 14 | El-Lahiani, Mathis | 0 | FRA | −1N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −4N | +18B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Constantin, Chloe | 0 | FRA | +?N | −?B | +?N | −12B | +?N | +18N | −?B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mocquillon, Auguste | 0 | FRA | +?N | −?B | =22N | =?B | +?N | +?B | −10N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 527098745 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | +?B | =5N | =3B | −8N | =?B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Colin, Arthur | 1530 | FRA | +3N | +11B | −6N | +10B | −2N | −15B | −14N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 14.50 | 605 | -26.8 |
| 19 | Audier, Marius | 0 | FRA | +?N | −1B | +27N | +24B | −12N | −3B | −?N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 560017937 | 0 | — | −8B | =?N | =?B | +?N | −13B | −?N | +26B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Bukhonenko, Luka | 0 | FRA | +?N | +12B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −5B | −?N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Salliou, Armel | 0 | FRA | +?B | −8N | =16B | −11N | −?B | +?N | −?N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Gelot, Raphael | 0 | FRA | −12N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | =?N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 527019128 | 0 | — | −9B | +?N | +?B | −19N | −8B | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 80490840 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −12N | −?B | −?N | +27B | −?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 544022522 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | =?N | =?B | −20N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 544054599 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −19B | −13N | −?B | −25N | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 80484883 | 0 | — | −2N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Senicourt, ArthurFRA+50.85.5 pts · #3
- 2Zhang, MaelFRA+22.86.5 pts · #1
- 3Pons, JoachimFRA+12.85.0 pts · #11
- 1Bouttier, HenriFRA-46.04.5 pts · #21
- 2Colin, ArthurFRA-26.83.0 pts · #28
- 3Schultze, LeonFRA-13.64.0 pts · #17
- R3+193 Elo gap
- R5+124 Elo gap