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 (🇫🇷 FRA, 1994).
Maximilien Bolteau (🇫🇷 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
🇫🇷Arconnay, France
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×32
🇩🇿Algeria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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7
3
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Bolteau takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Remi Denes 4 wins (R3–R6)Maximilien Bolteau 3 wins (R1–R3)Armand Lamarre 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Remi Denes | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Maximilien Bolteau | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Armand Lamarre | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Edgar Rivallain | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolteau, Maximilien | 1818 | FRA | +23N | +16B | +14N | =3N | =4B | +6B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 17.00 | 2012 | +58.0 |
| 2 | Denes, Remi | 1849 | FRA | +18N | −25B | +15N | +14B | +8N | +4N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 17.50 | 1953 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Lamarre, Armand | 1988 | FRA | +9N | +5B | +12N | =1B | −6N | +11B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 17.50 | 1979 | +2.8 |
| 4 | Rivallain, Edgar | 1777 | FRA | +30N | +31B | +25N | +7B | =1N | −2B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1866 | +23.6 |
| 5 | Lunel, Matthieu | 1642 | FRA | +13N | −3N | +28B | =11B | =12N | +14B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1867 | +54.0 |
| 6 | Rebillard, Thomas | 1870 | FRA | =24B | =26N | +23B | +20N | +3B | −1N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.75 | 1816 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Bacquet, Maximilian | 1763 | FRA | =15N | +17B | +20B | −4N | =10B | +29N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 1751 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Dolez, Louis | 1830 | FRA | +10B | −20N | +26B | +21N | −2B | +22N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1718 | -25.6 |
| 9 | Truillet, Yris | 1618 | FRA | −3B | +27N | −22B | +16N | +20B | +21N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 1886 | +63.6 |
| 10 | Cousineau-Boucard, Hoel | 1585 | FRA | −8N | =13B | +32N | +17B | =7N | =12B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1843 | +68.0 |
| 11 | Rabhi, Basil | 1994 | FRA | +21B | −14N | +18B | =5N | +24B | −3N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1757 | -58.0 |
| 12 | Boissiere, Elea | 1770 | FRA | +27B | +28N | −3B | =22N | =5B | =10N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1713 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Courtois, Remi | 0 | FRA | −5B | =10N | −27B | +32B | +31N | +24N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Billaud, Landry | 1748 | FRA | +29N | +11B | −1B | −2N | +28B | −5N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1710 | -10.8 |
| 15 | Duvauchelle, Antonin | 1495 | FRA | =7B | =24N | −2B | +26N | =21B | =17B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1696 | +58.8 |
| 16 | Xia, Lino | 1486 | FRA | +19N | −1N | −21B | −9B | +32N | +25B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1691 | +61.6 |
| 17 | Lucas, Baudouin | 1787 | FRA | =26B | −7N | +30B | −10N | +18B | =15N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1586 | -60.8 |
| 18 | De Raphelis-Soissan, Benjmin | 1590 | ALG | −2B | +33N | −11N | +31B | −17N | +28B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1583 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Pillas, Baptiste | 1761 | FRA | −16B | −23N | +33B | +27N | −22B | +26N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1528 | -46.4 |
| 20 | Gagnie, Clement | 1626 | FRA | +22N | +8B | −7N | −6B | −9N | =23B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1579 | -7.4 |
| 21 | Bulot, Simeon | 1619 | FRA | −11N | +29B | +16N | −8B | =15N | −9B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1594 | -14.4 |
| 22 | Cail, Baptiste | 0 | FRA | −20B | F | +9N | =12B | +19N | −8B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Penaud Cudelou, Titouan | 1556 | FRA | −1B | +19B | −6N | −29N | +27B | =20N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1621 | +14.8 |
| 24 | Groussard, Achille | 1604 | FRA | =6N | =15B | =31N | +25B | −11N | −13B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1748 | +25.6 |
| 25 | Hai, Abderrahim Sofiene | 1633 | FRA | +33B | +2N | −4B | −24N | −29B | −16N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1399 | -58.8 |
| 26 | Coutaud, Enzo | 1555 | FRA | =17N | =6B | −8N | −15B | +33N | −19B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1509 | -13.6 |
| 27 | Archambaud, Clemence | 1514 | FRA | −12N | −9B | +13N | −19B | −23N | +33B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 877 | -46.8 |
| 28 | Gomes, Maellys | 1473 | FRA | +32N | −12B | −5N | +30B | −14N | −18N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1539 | +17.2 |
| 29 | Ramauge, Loic | 1479 | FRA | −14B | −21N | F | +23B | +25N | −7B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1592 | +27.2 |
| 30 | Fuchez, Lucas | 1524 | FRA | −4B | =32B | −17N | −28N | F | +31B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1364 | -28.0 |
| 31 | Gachet, Gaspard | 0 | FRA | F | −4N | =24B | −18N | −13B | −30N | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Bonneau, Jules | 1701 | FRA | −28B | =30N | −10B | −13N | −16B | F | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 1195 | -98.0 |
| 33 | Miro Del Valle, Sarah | 0 | FRA | −25N | −18B | −19N | F | −26B | −27N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cousineau-Boucard, HoelFRA+68.03.5 pts · #16
- 2Truillet, YrisFRA+63.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Xia, LinoFRA+61.63.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Bonneau, JulesFRA-98.00.5 pts · #29
- 2Lucas, BaudouinFRA-60.83.0 pts · #10
- 3Hai, Abderrahim SofieneFRA-58.82.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R1+275 Elo gap
- R2+246 Elo gap
- R1+228 Elo gap