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Championnats Jeunes des Pays de la Loire 2026 - U18

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33 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Arconnay, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1845, and top seed was Basil Rabhi (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 1994).

Maximilien Bolteau (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 1818) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Remi Denes (5.0) and Armand Lamarre (4.5). Bolteau won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Lino Xia (1486) beat Baptiste Pillas (1761), a +275-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Arconnay, France
Dates
14 Feb 2026 β†’ 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Basil Rabhi1994
Avg top 10
1,845
Participants
33
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—32
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΏAlgeriaΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Maximilien Bolteau
    πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FRAΒ·1818
    5.0ptsΒ·2012perf+58.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Remi Denes
    πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FRAΒ·1849
    5.0ptsΒ·1953perf+30.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Armand Lamarre
    πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FRAΒ·1988
    4.5ptsΒ·1979perf+2.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
13
7
3
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Denes5Bolteau5Lamarre4.5Rivallain4.5Rebillard4Truillet4β€” ex-leaders:Rivallainled R4–R5, #7
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Bolteau takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Remi Denes 4 wins (R3–R6)Maximilien Bolteau 3 wins (R1–R3)Armand Lamarre 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Remi Denes*β€”β€”
1
2Maximilien Bolteauβ€”*
Β½
Β½
3Armand Lamarreβ€”
Β½
*β€”
4Edgar Rivallain
0
Β½
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Bolteau, Maximilien1818FRA+23N+16B+14N=3N=4B+6B5.019.021.517.002012+58.0
2Denes, Remi1849FRA+18Nβˆ’25B+15N+14B+8N+4N5.017.519.517.501953+30.0
3Lamarre, Armand1988FRA+9N+5B+12N=1Bβˆ’6N+11B4.520.524.017.501979+2.8
4Rivallain, Edgar1777FRA+30N+31B+25N+7B=1Nβˆ’2B4.517.518.010.501866+23.6
5Lunel, Matthieu1642FRA+13Nβˆ’3N+28B=11B=12N+14B4.018.020.012.001867+54.0
6Rebillard, Thomas1870FRA=24B=26N+23B+20N+3Bβˆ’1N4.017.019.011.751816-10.4
7Bacquet, Maximilian1763FRA=15N+17B+20Bβˆ’4N=10B+29N4.016.518.510.751751-0.4
8Dolez, Louis1830FRA+10Bβˆ’20N+26B+21Nβˆ’2B+22N4.016.018.010.501718-25.6
9Truillet, Yris1618FRAβˆ’3B+27Nβˆ’22B+16N+20B+21N4.015.017.010.001886+63.6
10Cousineau-Boucard, Hoel1585FRAβˆ’8N=13B+32N+17B=7N=12B3.518.018.59.001843+68.0
11Rabhi, Basil1994FRA+21Bβˆ’14N+18B=5N+24Bβˆ’3N3.517.019.510.001757-58.0
12Boissiere, Elea1770FRA+27B+28Nβˆ’3B=22N=5B=10N3.516.518.59.001713-12.0
13Courtois, Remi0FRAβˆ’5B=10Nβˆ’27B+32B+31N+24N3.512.513.05.2516090.0
14Billaud, Landry1748FRA+29N+11Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’2N+28Bβˆ’5N3.019.521.57.501710-10.8
15Duvauchelle, Antonin1495FRA=7B=24Nβˆ’2B+26N=21B=17B3.017.019.08.001696+58.8
16Xia, Lino1486FRA+19Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’9B+32N+25B3.016.517.05.501691+61.6
17Lucas, Baudouin1787FRA=26Bβˆ’7N+30Bβˆ’10N+18B=15N3.015.517.07.001586-60.8
18De Raphelis-Soissan, Benjmin1590ALGβˆ’2B+33Nβˆ’11N+31Bβˆ’17N+28B3.014.014.02.501583-6.4
19Pillas, Baptiste1761FRAβˆ’16Bβˆ’23N+33B+27Nβˆ’22B+26N3.012.012.04.001528-46.4
20Gagnie, Clement1626FRA+22N+8Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’9N=23B2.518.521.07.751579-7.4
21Bulot, Simeon1619FRAβˆ’11N+29B+16Nβˆ’8B=15Nβˆ’9B2.517.519.56.501594-14.4
22Cail, Baptiste0FRAβˆ’20BF+9N=12B+19Nβˆ’8B2.517.017.08.7517210.0
23Penaud Cudelou, Titouan1556FRAβˆ’1B+19Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’29N+27B=20N2.516.518.56.251621+14.8
24Groussard, Achille1604FRA=6N=15B=31N+25Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’13B2.516.016.55.751748+25.6
25Hai, Abderrahim Sofiene1633FRA+33B+2Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’24Nβˆ’29Bβˆ’16N2.017.017.05.001399-58.8
26Coutaud, Enzo1555FRA=17N=6Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’15B+33Nβˆ’19B2.017.017.03.501509-13.6
27Archambaud, Clemence1514FRAβˆ’12Nβˆ’9B+13Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’23N+33B2.016.516.53.50877-46.8
28Gomes, Maellys1473FRA+32Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’5N+30Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’18N2.015.015.52.001539+17.2
29Ramauge, Loic1479FRAβˆ’14Bβˆ’21NF+23B+25Nβˆ’7B2.014.014.04.501592+27.2
30Fuchez, Lucas1524FRAβˆ’4B=32Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’28NF+31B1.510.510.50.751364-28.0
31Gachet, Gaspard0FRAFβˆ’4N=24Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’30N0.515.015.01.2513030.0
32Bonneau, Jules1701FRAβˆ’28B=30Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’16BF0.513.513.50.751195-98.0
33Miro Del Valle, Sarah0FRAβˆ’25Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’19NFβˆ’26Bβˆ’27N0.012.012.00.008110.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Championnats Jeunes des Pays de la Loire 2026 - U18 β€” ARCONNAY, France | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats