3eme Festival International de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open A p1800 Elo

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85 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Ceyreste, France. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2399, and top seed was Yannick Gozzoli (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2548).

Yannick Gozzoli (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2548) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Thibault Dudognon (6.0) and Remy Degraeve (5.5). Gozzoli shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Cyrielle Duchatel (WCM, 1889) beat Etienne Chaumet (2186), a +297-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Ceyreste, France

Dates

14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷GMYannick Gozzoli2548

Avg top 10

2,399

Participants

Titled players · 9

GM×3

IM×4

CM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇫🇷France×79

🇲🇨Monaco×2

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

Top 3

🥇
GMYannick Gozzoli
🇫🇷FRA·2548
6.0pts·2599perf+4.6
🥈
IMThibault Dudognon
🇫🇷FRA·2339
6.0pts·2470perf+10.0
🥉
IMRemy Degraeve
🇫🇷FRA·2455
5.5pts·2522perf+7.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Gozzoli6Dudognon6Bacrot5.5Sivuk5.5Degraeve5.5Burgalat5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE16 May

GM Yannick Gozzoli takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Gozzoli takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

R4–R6 · WIN STREAK

GM Yannick Gozzoli won 3 in a row (R4–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMYannick Gozzoli	*	—	—	½
2IMThibault Dudognon	—	*	—	—
3Alexandre Bacrot	—	—	*	—
4GMVitaly Sivuk	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gozzoli, YannickGM	2548	FRA	+80B	+37N	=6B	+20N	+3N	+8B	=4B	6.0	28.5	30.0	24.75	2599	+4.6
2	Dudognon, ThibaultIM	2339	FRA	+48N	+26B	=9N	+11B	=7N	+19B	+14N	6.0	28.0	31.0	26.00	2470	+10.0
3	Degraeve, RemyIM	2455	FRA	+60B	+18N	+35B	+4N	−1B	+6N	=5B	5.5	30.5	33.0	24.25	2522	+7.8
4	Sivuk, VitalyGM	2517	SWE	+49N	+12B	+15N	−3B	+21N	+7B	=1N	5.5	30.0	33.0	24.50	2502	+0.8
5	Bacrot, Alexandre	2459	FRA	+16N	+25B	=7N	=14B	+12N	+15B	=3N	5.5	29.0	33.0	25.50	2442	+0.3
6	Fanninger, Leon	2273	AUT	+43N	+41B	=1N	+31B	+14N	−3B	=10N	5.0	28.5	32.0	21.00	2396	+26.0
7	Rodriguez, Augustin	2257	FRA	+55B	+77N	=5B	+17N	=2B	−4N	+23B	5.0	28.5	30.5	19.25	2333	+34.8
8	Petrosyan, ArmenIM	2299	FRA	+67N	=39B	+21N	+9B	+10N	−1N	=15B	5.0	28.0	30.5	20.50	2384	+9.5
9	Burgalat, Eliot	2234	FRA	+40B	+27N	=2B	−8N	+24B	=23N	+25B	5.0	27.0	30.5	20.50	2233	+4.2
10	Degraeve, Jean-MarcGM	2504	FRA	+68B	+24N	=20B	+23N	−8B	+22N	=6B	5.0	26.0	28.5	19.00	2346	-9.9
11	Bedhouche, Rayan	2174	FRA	=59B	+53N	+61B	−2N	=17B	+18N	+33B	5.0	25.0	27.5	17.75	2146	-2.4
12	Mallassagne, Francois-Eric	2060	FRA	+70B	−4N	+58B	+48N	−5B	+29N	+22B	5.0	25.0	27.5	16.50	2275	+36.0
13	Duquesnoy, Jean-Philippe	2087	FRA	+81N	+54B	−14N	+49B	−15N	+38B	+26N	5.0	22.5	23.5	14.50	2178	+18.2
14	Balaji, AaravamudhanIM	2304	ENG	+58B	+30N	+13B	=5N	−6B	+20N	−2B	4.5	29.5	32.5	18.75	2283	+0.4
15	De Carvalho Massabo, Raphael	2287	FRA	+46B	+29N	−4B	+30N	+13B	−5N	=8N	4.5	29.0	32.5	19.00	2281	+3.4
16	Tair, Brahim	1921	FRA	−5B	+72N	−22B	+74N	+36B	+24N	=20B	4.5	23.5	25.5	14.00	2199	+48.0
17	Sanguinetti, Edoardo	1982	ITA	=34N	+75B	+62N	−7B	=11N	=21B	+76N	4.5	22.5	24.5	13.00	2114	+49.2
18	Hamm, Rodrigue	2035	FRA	+45N	−3B	+82N	=50B	+76N	−11B	+39N	4.5	22.5	23.5	11.50	2106	+25.2
19	Midoux, Sebastien	2190	FRA	+71B	=61N	F	+41B	+38N	−2N	+31B	4.5	22.0	22.0	14.75	2181	+1.6
20	Gibaud, Elian	2193	FRA	+28N	+38B	=10N	−1B	+39N	−14B	=16N	4.0	27.5	31.0	15.75	2204	+5.2
21	Villeneuve, Robin	2123	FRA	+44B	+57N	−8B	+42N	−4B	=17N	=27B	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.25	2092	-5.0
22	Roganova, Maxime	2242	FRA	=62N	=50B	+16N	+51B	+25N	−10B	−12N	4.0	24.5	27.0	14.25	2086	-46.8
23	Bibah, Wassil	2063	FRA	=56N	+66B	+39N	−10B	+50N	=9B	−7N	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.00	2105	+15.2
24	Charvein, Gabriel	2051	FRA	+78N	−10B	+28N	+73B	−9N	−16B	+48N	4.0	23.5	25.5	11.00	2064	+1.0
25	Canivet, Arnaud	2037	FRA	+72B	−5N	+55B	+63N	−22B	+53N	−9N	4.0	23.0	25.0	10.50	2117	+12.8
26	Mory, Eric	2028	FRA	+85B	−2N	−63B	+47N	+48B	+52N	−13B	4.0	23.0	23.0	9.50	2007	-3.8
27	Renaudin, Thibault	1833	FRA	+51N	−9B	=32N	−76B	+43N	+49B	=21N	4.0	22.5	24.5	13.50	2064	+81.6
28	Rodriguez, Antoine	1895	FRA	−20B	+33N	−24B	+54N	+77B	−30N	+51B	4.0	22.0	24.0	12.00	2040	+54.0
29	Savalle, Alexandre	1974	FRA	+73N	−15B	+78N	=37B	=31N	−12B	+56N	4.0	22.0	24.0	10.75	2046	+13.0
30	Benoit, Hugues	2007	FRA	+74B	−14B	+81N	−15B	=55N	+28B	=32N	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.50	2059	+8.8
31	Lalitte, Raphael	2013	FRA	=66N	+56B	+76N	−6N	=29B	+60B	−19N	4.0	21.5	23.5	10.75	2052	+14.4
32	Goulain, Matheo	1973	FRA	−61B	+44N	=27B	−52N	+57B	+59N	=30B	4.0	20.5	23.0	13.50	1908	-11.8
33	Wang, Yi Xuan	1934	FRA	−54N	−28B	+64N	+78B	+72N	+37B	−11N	4.0	20.0	22.0	10.00	1965	+12.8
34	Pere, Adrien	1835	FRA	=17B	−42N	−40B	=84N	+68B	+58N	+53B	4.0	20.0	20.5	11.00	1986	+52.2
35	Durand-Benmoussa, Roman	2136	FRA	+63N	+82B	−3N	−38B	−60N	+72B	+41N	4.0	19.5	20.5	9.00	2028	-36.4
36	Chaumet, Etienne	2186	FRA	−82N	+52B	−48N	+81B	−16N	+50B	+60N	4.0	17.0	18.0	9.50	1919	-40.6
37	Yin, Milo	2067	FRA	+47B	−1B	+43N	=29N	=52B	−33N	=46B	3.5	24.5	27.5	12.25	1977	-36.4
38	Visconti, Christophe	1927	FRA	+64B	−20N	+57B	+35N	−19B	−13N	=40B	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.25	2011	+14.0
39	Protopopescu, LucaCM	1978	FRA	+65B	=8N	−23B	+40N	−20B	+62N	−18B	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.00	2032	+17.2
40	Vedelago, Maxime	1900	FRA	−9N	=64B	+34N	−39B	=65N	+73B	=38N	3.5	21.0	23.0	10.25	1912	+0.8
41	Sadov, Vladimir	1932	FRA	+83B	−6N	+65B	−19N	=63B	+61N	−35B	3.5	21.0	21.5	6.75	1989	+8.2
42	Maltsev, Nikita	1980	FRA	=75N	+34B	=50N	−21B	=62N	=56B	=44N	3.5	20.0	22.0	11.00	1883	-36.4
43	Pellicano, Marc	1907	FRA	−6B	+83N	−37B	=65N	−27B	+64N	+63B	3.5	20.0	20.5	6.75	1919	+0.2
44	Etienne, Benjamin	1866	FRA	−21N	−32B	+69N	=83B	=64B	+57N	=42B	3.5	19.5	20.0	8.75	1913	+8.6
45	Visconti, Ylan	1843	FRA	−18B	−60N	+68B	−55N	+67N	+77B	=49N	3.5	18.0	20.0	8.50	1938	+36.4
46	Llapasset, Jean-Louis	1908	FRA	−15N	−73B	−74N	+69B	+75N	+65B	=37N	3.5	17.0	19.0	8.75	1946	+5.0
47	Dos Santos, Mickael	1862	FRA	−37N	+69B	−51N	−26B	=79N	+83B	+62B	3.5	17.0	17.5	6.25	1935	+13.4
48	Renaudin, Axelle	1914	FRA	−2B	+85N	+36B	−12B	−26N	+74N	−24B	3.0	25.0	25.0	6.00	1995	+11.6
49	Charrier, Francois	1922	MNC	−4B	+70N	+54B	−13N	=61B	−27N	=45B	3.0	23.5	26.0	8.50	1889	-18.8
50	Metras, Dominique	1754	FRA	+84B	=22N	=42B	=18N	−23B	−36N	=59B	3.0	23.0	23.5	8.00	1977	+34.6
51	Lyubimov, Ian	1980	FRA	−27B	+71N	+47B	−22N	=59B	=55B	−28N	3.0	21.5	24.0	9.00	1880	-40.8
52	Farnan, Alfred	1784	FRA	=53B	−36N	+56N	+32B	=37N	−26B	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	10.25	2007	+64.4
53	Venner, Laurent	1929	FRA	=52N	−11B	+66N	=62B	+73N	−25B	−34N	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.25	1864	-13.4
54	Rigat, Severin	1805	FRA	+33B	−13N	−49N	−28B	=70N	=66B	+79N	3.0	21.0	22.5	8.00	1858	+17.6
55	Benyahia, Ali	1905	FRA	−7N	+79B	−25N	+45B	=30B	=51N	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	8.50	1991	+12.0
56	Hazarian, Colin	1862	FRA	=23B	−31N	−52B	+75B	+83N	=42N	−29B	3.0	20.5	21.0	6.25	1871	+1.2
57	Ben Ammar Laurans, Nael	1815	FRA	+69N	−21B	−38N	+67B	−32N	−44B	+72N	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.00	1892	+26.0
58	Rachez, Christophe	1911	FRA	−14N	+74B	−12N	−72B	+78N	−34B	+73N	3.0	19.5	21.5	6.00	1888	-7.0
59	Auzanne, Remi	1879	FRA	=11N	−62B	=75N	+79B	=51N	−32B	=50N	3.0	19.5	21.0	8.00	1870	-3.0
60	Bohli, Adam	1919	FRA	−3N	+45B	F	=61N	+35B	−31N	−36B	2.5	23.5	23.5	8.75	1996	+8.2
61	Ighilahriz, Said	1819	FRA	+32N	=19B	−11N	=60B	=49N	−41B	−71N	2.5	22.5	25.0	9.00	1899	+21.2
62	Bonnafous, Michel	1905	FRA	=22B	+59N	−17B	=53N	=42B	−39B	−47N	2.5	22.0	25.0	8.25	1877	-7.6
63	Maggio, Lucas	1874	FRA	−35B	+84N	+26N	−25B	=41N	−76B	−43N	2.5	21.0	21.5	6.25	1887	+2.8
64	Abitbol, Elie	1755	FRA	−38N	=40N	−33B	+66B	=44N	−43B	=67N	2.5	20.5	23.0	7.25	1795	+12.8
65	Sutter, Thomas	1831	FRA	−39N	+67B	−41N	=43B	=40B	−46N	=68B	2.5	20.0	22.5	7.25	1820	-2.4
66	Lagarenne, Tom	1839	FRA	=31B	−23N	−53B	−64N	+80B	=54N	=69B	2.5	19.0	20.5	6.25	1818	-5.4
67	Abidi, Jayad	1908	FRA	−8B	−65N	+85B	−57N	−45B	+75N	=64B	2.5	18.5	18.5	3.25	1786	-52.4
68	Onraed, Pierre	1921	FRA	−10N	−78B	−45N	+85B	−34N	+81B	=65N	2.5	18.0	18.0	2.25	1812	-24.2
69	Jactel, Nicolas	1948	FRA	−57B	−47N	−44B	−46N	+85N	+79B	=66N	2.5	17.5	17.5	2.75	1748	-38.8
70	Mouhieddine, Hocine	1862	FRA	−12N	−49B	+84B	−77N	=54B	−71N	+80B	2.5	17.0	17.5	3.50	1825	-7.6
71	Sejalon, Leon	1895	FRA	−19N	−51B	−79N	=80N	F	+70B	+61B	2.5	15.5	16.0	5.75	1875	-9.6
72	Milicevic, Pierre	1851	FRA	−25N	−16B	+80B	+58N	−33B	−35N	−57B	2.0	22.5	24.0	4.50	1796	-23.2
73	Hy, Robin	1822	FRA	−29B	+46N	+77B	−24N	−53B	−40N	−58B	2.0	21.0	23.0	5.50	1789	-6.6
74	Gertner, Nicolas	1837	FRA	−30N	−58N	+46B	−16B	+81N	−48B	F	2.0	20.0	21.0	4.50	1796	-6.2
75	Thoreux-Josso, Aaron	1833	MNC	=42B	−17N	=59B	−56N	−46B	−67B	+85N	2.0	20.0	20.0	3.25	1751	-15.8
76	Vuitton, Gilles	1958	FRA	F	F	−31B	+27N	−18B	+63N	−17B	2.0	19.5	19.5	6.50	1875	-11.4
77	Rode, Antony	1958	FRA	+79N	−7B	−73N	+70B	−28N	−45N	F	2.0	19.0	20.5	4.00	1791	-28.0
78	Metras, Leonard	1859	FRA	−24B	+68N	−29B	−33N	−58B	−80N	+83N	2.0	19.0	19.5	3.00	1772	-32.8
79	Ribreau, Anna	1819	FRA	−77B	−55N	+71B	−59N	=47B	−69N	−54B	1.5	17.5	19.5	4.25	1663	-52.0
80	Filaquier, Axel	1924	FRA	−1N	−81B	−72N	=71B	−66N	+78B	−70N	1.5	17.5	18.5	3.25	1698	-84.0
81	Bicais, Noam	1865	FRA	−13B	+80N	−30B	−36N	−74B	−68N	F	1.0	19.0	19.0	1.50	1721	-41.6
82	Duchatel, CyrielleWCM	1889	FRA	+36B	−35N	−18B	F	F	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1994	+14.4
83	Wojtas, Lumeann	1798	FRA	−41N	−43B	F	=44N	−56B	−47N	−78B	0.5	19.0	19.0	1.75	1480	-72.8
84	Boudjellal, Yaqin	1926	FRA	−50N	−63B	−70N	=34B	F	F	F	0.5	14.5	14.5	2.00	1509	-80.4
85	Barbaresco, Achille	1841	FRA	−26N	−48B	−67N	−68N	−69B	F	−75B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	1125	-92.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Renaudin, ThibaultFRA
+81.6
4.0 pts · #26
2Farnan, AlfredFRA
+64.4
3.0 pts · #48
3Rodriguez, AntoineFRA
+54.0
4.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Barbaresco, AchilleFRA
-92.8
0.0 pts · #85
2Filaquier, AxelFRA
-84.0
1.5 pts · #79
3Boudjellal, YaqinFRA
-80.4
0.5 pts · #84

Biggest upsets

R1+297 Elo gap
WCMDuchatel, Cyrielle1889 beat Chaumet, Etienne2186
R3+272 Elo gap
Renaudin, Axelle1914 beat Chaumet, Etienne2186
R5+265 Elo gap
Tair, Brahim1921 beat Chaumet, Etienne2186