3eme festival international de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open B -1900 Elo

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105 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Ceyreste, France. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1782, and top seed was Tristan Kadour (🇫🇷 FRA, 1833).

Julien Martin (🇫🇷 FRA, 1620) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Moreno Cescon (6.0) and Sullys Fanget (5.5). Martin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Darius Soltani (1530) beat Tristan Kadour (1833), a +303-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

🇫🇷Tristan Kadour1833

Avg top 10

1,782

Participants

105

Federations · 4 represented

🇫🇷France×98

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇩🇿Algeria×1

🇲🇨Monaco×1

Top 3

🥇
Julien Martin
🇫🇷FRA·1620
6.0pts·1994perf+56.4
🥈
Moreno Cescon
🇫🇷FRA·1770
6.0pts·1943perf+24.8
🥉
Sullys Fanget
🇫🇷FRA·1749
5.5pts·1920perf+58.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Cescon6Martin6Sassi5.5Sempe5.5Fanget5.5Pastor5.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE16 May

Sullys Fanget takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Martin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Moreno Cescon lost to Julien Martin (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Moreno Cescon	*	0	—	—
2Julien Martin	1	*	—	—
3Leandro Sassi	—	—	*	—
4Pierre Sempe	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Martin, Julien	1620	FRA	+89B	+2N	=3B	+13N	=8B	+26N	+9B	6.0	30.5	32.5	27.25	1994	+56.4
2	Cescon, Moreno	1770	FRA	+61N	−1B	+18N	+58B	+33B	+27N	+3B	6.0	27.0	30.0	24.00	1943	+24.8
3	Fanget, Sullys	1749	FRA	+60N	+52B	=1N	+62B	+28N	+4B	−2N	5.5	28.0	31.0	22.00	1920	+58.0
4	Sempe, Pierre	1799	FRA	+47B	+30N	+31B	+26N	+9B	−3N	=13B	5.5	27.5	31.0	23.00	1912	+18.0
5	Pastor, Noe	1667	FRA	+87N	+65B	=7N	−28B	+20N	+48N	+17B	5.5	24.5	26.5	20.00	1850	+56.8
6	Sassi, Leandro	1635	FRA	+63N	−43B	+45N	=19B	+32N	+28B	+25N	5.5	24.0	27.0	21.25	1896	+91.2
7	Hoang Villemagne, Mathieu	1789	FRA	+53B	+56N	=5B	+34N	+17B	−9N	=10B	5.0	27.5	31.0	20.75	1772	-1.4
8	Duchatel, Maxime	1672	FRA	+74N	+45B	=43N	+11B	=1N	=25B	=12N	5.0	27.5	30.5	21.00	1778	+39.6
9	Parodi, Philippe	1722	FRA	+97B	+36N	+59B	+29N	−4N	+7B	−1N	5.0	27.5	29.0	17.50	1809	+16.8
10	Soltani, Darius	1530	FRA	=21N	+77B	=19N	=12B	+59N	+43B	=7N	5.0	25.5	28.5	19.00	1857	+120.4
11	Portal, Alexandre	1578	FRA	+66N	=44B	+16N	−8N	=50B	+39B	+33N	5.0	25.0	28.0	19.50	1855	+52.6
12	Brunot, Enzo	1652	FRA	−85B	+73N	+47B	=10N	+37B	+23N	=8B	5.0	25.0	27.0	20.00	1743	+34.8
13	Bodereau, Marc	1750	FRA	+95N	+49B	=62N	−1B	+52N	+44B	=4N	5.0	25.0	27.0	16.75	1804	+10.4
14	Guediguian, Loris	1798	FRA	+51N	+41B	−26N	−17N	+47B	+31B	+30N	5.0	24.0	27.5	19.00	1777	-2.4
15	Dambrune, Titouan	1729	FRA	=17B	+40N	−27B	=61N	+53B	+46N	+26B	5.0	23.5	26.5	18.75	1748	+3.8
16	Thoreux-Josso, Ambre	1728	MNC	+78B	=34N	−11B	=60N	+69B	+71N	+36B	5.0	22.0	25.0	16.50	1744	+6.8
17	Gourssies, Eric	1564	FRA	=15N	+38B	+24N	+14B	−7N	+21B	−5N	4.5	29.5	33.5	20.50	1836	+102.0
18	Ode, Sandro	1596	FRA	−28B	+64N	−2B	+90N	+35B	=22N	+48B	4.5	25.0	27.0	14.75	1745	+56.8
19	Arlot, Bastien	1674	FRA	+70N	F	=10B	=6N	=46B	+64N	+29B	4.5	24.0	24.0	17.00	1753	+11.8
20	Karoun, Yacine	0	ALG	+46B	−22N	+71B	=55N	−5B	+59N	+50B	4.5	23.5	26.5	14.75	1699	0.0
21	Colonna, Baptiste	1698	FRA	=10B	+96N	+79B	=27N	=29B	−17N	+51B	4.5	23.5	25.0	14.00	1611	-26.0
22	Grandsire, Vincent	1713	FRA	=72N	+20B	=58N	+69B	−25N	=18B	+44N	4.5	23.0	26.0	16.25	1657	-8.2
23	Audibert, Sebastien	1723	FRA	+76N	−29B	=61N	+54B	+49N	−12B	+72N	4.5	22.0	25.0	14.50	1682	-6.8
24	Schneider, Eric	1713	FRA	=40B	+82N	−17B	F	+76N	+58B	+27N	4.5	21.0	21.0	14.50	1758	+6.4
25	Guediguian, Fabrice	1600	FRA	+104N	−31B	+103N	+86B	+22B	=8N	−6B	4.5	21.0	21.0	9.00	1673	+10.0
26	Richard, Joel	1665	FRA	+73B	+35N	+14B	−4B	+67N	−1B	−15N	4.0	28.5	31.5	15.00	1722	+11.6
27	Herma-Winnem, Gabriel	1579	FRA	=32N	+99B	+15N	=21B	+31N	−2B	−24B	4.0	28.0	29.5	14.75	1743	+62.4
28	Bielli, Dominique	1824	FRA	+18N	+81B	F	+5N	−3B	−6N	+57B	4.0	27.0	27.0	16.00	1786	-5.6
29	Charrier, Jean Claude	1568	FRA	+48B	+23N	+86N	−9B	=21N	=33B	−19N	4.0	26.0	28.0	14.25	1749	+34.8
30	Rei-Rosa, Jean-Jacques	1628	FRA	+80N	−4B	=65N	+42B	=43N	+38B	−14B	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.75	1705	+15.0
31	Anton, Christophe	1670	FRA	+94B	+25N	−4N	+63B	−27B	−14N	+64B	4.0	25.0	27.0	12.50	1653	-2.4
32	Meyssonnier, Patrick	1753	FRA	=27B	+54N	−34B	+75N	−6B	+52N	=37B	4.0	24.5	27.5	14.00	1650	-18.4
33	Kahn, Adam	1670	FRA	=99N	+72B	+75N	+43B	−2N	=29N	−11B	4.0	24.5	26.0	12.25	1679	+4.4
34	Jullian, Herve	1614	FRA	+88N	=16B	+32N	−7B	−44N	=66B	+63N	4.0	23.5	25.5	13.00	1689	+12.2
35	Brun, Tai-Lan	1526	FRA	+39N	−26B	=49N	=41B	−18N	+81B	+58N	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.25	1686	+57.2
36	Visconti, Leandro	1611	FRA	+91N	−9B	−63N	+74B	+70N	+67B	−16N	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.00	1612	+0.4
37	Sempe, Timeo	1597	FRA	−43N	+98B	+66N	=44B	−12N	+62B	=32N	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.25	1715	+37.6
38	Detcheverry, Gabriel	1744	FRA	=54B	−17N	+85B	=53N	+61B	−30N	+60N	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.50	1620	-43.6
39	Bertrand, Arnaud	1679	FRA	−35B	−68N	+96B	+73N	+60B	−11N	+65B	4.0	21.0	22.5	10.50	1539	-44.8
40	El Habi, Mohamed	1536	FRA	=24N	−15B	=77N	+103B	−58N	+88B	+67N	4.0	20.5	20.5	8.75	1613	+18.8
41	Nodin, Olivier	1624	FRA	+101B	−14N	=97B	=35N	−64B	+70N	+87B	4.0	18.5	19.0	8.25	1564	-10.0
42	Aouf, Wannis	1483	FRA	+105B	−59N	=46B	−30N	+97B	=56N	+71B	4.0	18.5	18.5	8.00	1664	+68.8
43	Kadour, Tristan	1833	FRA	+37B	+6N	=8B	−33N	=30B	−10N	=47B	3.5	27.5	31.0	15.75	1618	-76.4
44	Balzarotti, Davide	1667	FRA	+68B	=11N	=67B	=37N	+34B	−13N	−22B	3.5	25.5	28.5	13.00	1643	-4.6
45	Takada, Soshiro	1532	FRA	+50B	−8N	−6B	=57N	+80B	=55N	=46B	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.25	1627	+35.2
46	Polo, Tidiane	1620	FRA	−20N	+80B	=42N	+79B	=19N	−15B	=45N	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.00	1609	-0.8
47	Paranque, Louis	1592	FRA	−4N	+88B	−12N	+91B	−14N	+74B	=43N	3.5	24.0	26.0	8.75	1572	-7.6
48	Delestre, Zoe	1735	FRA	−29N	+74B	+51N	=59B	+62N	−5B	−18N	3.5	23.5	26.5	11.00	1602	-25.0
49	Nicolas, Philippe	1615	FRA	+93B	−13N	=35B	+68N	−23B	−51N	+83B	3.5	22.5	24.5	9.50	1550	-11.2
50	Serres, Frederic	1710	FRA	−45N	+94B	=60N	+65B	=11N	=72B	−20N	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.50	1603	-32.0
51	Taylor, Lisa	1589	FRA	−14B	+84N	−48B	+93N	=66N	+49B	−21N	3.5	22.0	24.0	9.50	1620	+8.0
52	Parant, Philippe	1609	FRA	+100B	−3N	=68B	+97N	−13B	−32B	+79N	3.5	21.5	22.5	6.50	1576	-12.8
53	Kiorgwu, Jayan	1583	FRA	−7N	+91B	F	=38B	−15N	+92B	+66N	3.5	21.0	21.0	9.00	1698	+30.0
54	Balzarotti, Mete	1568	FRA	=38N	−32B	+82B	−23N	=85B	+90N	=55B	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.25	1620	+19.2
55	Chatelet, Yohan	1661	FRA	−79N	+92B	+76N	=20B	−78N	=45B	=54N	3.5	20.0	22.0	10.75	1527	-43.2
56	Roland, Philippe	1621	FRA	+98N	−7B	−70N	F	+68B	=42B	+76N	3.5	19.5	19.5	9.50	1571	-7.0
57	Fornet, Nicolas Francesco Antoine	1688	ITA	−65N	+87B	−69N	=45B	+82N	+75B	−28N	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.25	1583	-39.6
58	Siguret, William	1641	FRA	+64B	=79N	=22B	−2N	+40B	−24N	−35B	3.0	26.0	28.5	10.50	1556	-16.4
59	Schmitt, Sylvain	1636	FRA	+92N	+42B	−9N	=48N	−10B	−20B	=75N	3.0	25.0	27.0	9.25	1592	-6.8
60	Hurtevent, Michel	1576	FRA	−3B	+101N	=50B	=16B	−39N	+73N	−38B	3.0	25.0	25.5	7.75	1559	-3.0
61	Hovaguimian, Gerard	1582	FRA	−2B	+90N	=23B	=15B	−38N	−87N	+89B	3.0	23.5	25.5	8.75	1527	-9.2
62	Lemaire Cordeiro, Thomas	1635	FRA	+84B	+85N	=13B	−3N	−48B	−37N	=68B	3.0	23.5	25.5	8.50	1564	-27.2
63	Mouhieddine, Marouane	1444	FRA	−6B	+105N	+36B	−31N	−71B	+69N	−34B	3.0	23.5	23.5	7.00	1570	+44.8
64	Deus, Lucas	1481	FRA	−58N	−18B	+88N	+77B	+41N	−19B	−31N	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.00	1511	+9.6
65	Dalrymple Smith, Etienne	1529	FRA	+57B	−5N	=30B	−50N	=81N	+86B	−39N	3.0	23.0	25.0	8.75	1618	+32.4
66	Conrath, Stephane	1750	FRA	−11B	+83N	−37B	+94N	=51B	=34N	−53B	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.25	1522	-42.4
67	Sta, Wael	1729	FRA	+69N	=75B	=44N	+70B	−26B	−36N	−40B	3.0	21.5	24.5	9.25	1545	-70.0
68	Wang, Tian You	1517	FRA	−44N	+39B	=52N	−49B	−56N	+95B	=62N	3.0	21.0	23.0	9.25	1579	+22.0
69	Giuge, Raphael	1558	FRA	−67B	+89N	+57B	−22N	−16N	−63B	+92N	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.50	1505	-17.2
70	Gouiffes, Thierry	1525	FRA	−19B	+100N	+56B	−67N	−36B	−41B	+88N	3.0	21.0	22.0	6.50	1412	-13.0
71	Sejalon, Angele	1609	FRA	+102N	−86B	−20N	+92B	+63N	−16B	−42N	3.0	20.5	21.0	5.50	1489	-32.8
72	Roganova, Jeremy	1537	FRA	=22B	−33N	+95B	F	+86N	=50N	−23B	3.0	20.5	20.5	8.00	1678	+44.8
73	Aubonnet, Alain	1492	FRA	−26N	−12B	+98N	−39B	+91N	−60B	+86N	3.0	20.0	21.5	5.50	1409	-9.2
74	Pantalacci, Antoine Marie	1523	FRA	−8B	−48N	+101B	−36N	+89B	−47N	+93B	3.0	20.0	20.5	4.50	853	-52.4
75	Suroy, Emma	1601	FRA	+103B	=67N	−33B	−32B	+79N	−57N	=59B	3.0	20.0	20.0	5.50	1536	-20.4
76	Brunot, Laurent	1539	FRA	−23B	+93N	−55B	+104N	−24B	+85N	−56B	3.0	20.0	20.0	4.00	1401	-16.4
77	Grondin, Camille	1612	FRA	=96B	−10N	=40B	−64N	−90B	+100N	+85B	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.75	1346	-71.2
78	Djiane, Alexandra	1554	FRA	−16N	+102B	+81N	F	+55B	F	F	3.0	11.5	11.5	6.50	1799	+39.6
79	Desportes Fradin, Achille	1492	FRA	+55B	=58B	−21N	−46N	−75B	+97N	−52B	2.5	21.0	22.5	6.50	1522	+8.8
80	Florea, Valerie	1401	FRA	−30B	−46N	=83B	+95N	−45N	=82B	=81N	2.5	18.5	20.5	5.75	1476	+24.8
81	Moncalvo, Evan	1633	FRA	+90B	−28N	−78B	=85N	=65B	−35N	=80B	2.5	18.5	20.5	5.75	1437	-74.8
82	Soto, Marylene	1531	FRA	F	−24B	−54N	+96N	−57B	=80N	+90B	2.5	17.5	17.5	4.75	1413	-32.0
83	Rippert, Mary	1524	FRA	−86N	−66B	=80N	−87B	+102N	+96B	−49N	2.5	14.5	15.0	3.25	1222	-63.6
84	Perini, Claudio	1463	FRA	−62N	−51B	−91N	−88B	=98N	+104B	+96N	2.5	13.5	13.5	2.25	812	-12.0
85	Mezzapesa, Juliette	1487	FRA	+12N	−62B	−38N	=81B	=54N	−76B	−77N	2.0	21.5	24.0	8.00	1468	-4.2
86	Maltsev, Artem	1673	FRA	+83B	+71N	−29B	−25N	−72B	−65N	−73B	2.0	20.5	23.0	5.50	1393	-105.6
87	Ollier, Yoann	1503	FRA	−5B	−57N	−93B	+83N	F	+61B	−41N	2.0	20.5	20.5	5.50	1545	+10.4
88	Masson, Noah	0	FRA	−34B	−47N	−64B	+84N	+94B	−40N	−70B	2.0	20.0	22.0	4.50	1375	0.0
89	FIDE 576014380	0	—	−1N	−69B	−94N	+98B	−74N	+91B	−61N	2.0	19.0	20.5	3.50	761	0.0
90	Kahn, Maxime	1442	FRA	−81N	−61B	+102N	−18B	+77N	−54B	−82N	2.0	19.0	19.5	3.50	1314	-16.8
91	Peucelle, Richard	0	FRA	−36B	−53N	+84B	−47N	−73B	−89N	+101B	2.0	18.5	19.0	3.00	1308	0.0
92	Carrere, Mael	1478	FRA	−59B	−55N	+100B	−71N	+93B	−53N	−69B	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.00	809	-64.8
93	Lafont, Martin	0	FRA	−49N	−76B	+87N	−51B	−92N	+103B	−74N	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	1268	0.0
94	Pouliquen, Gilbert	1522	FRA	−31N	−50N	+89B	−66B	−88N	F	+98B	2.0	16.0	16.0	3.50	910	-30.8
95	Monteille-Giraudon, Lilou	1578	FRA	−13B	F	−72N	−80B	+103N	−68N	+102B	2.0	14.0	14.0	0.50	751	-85.6
96	Oyer, Guillaume	0	FRA	=77N	−21B	−39N	−82B	+101B	−83N	−84B	1.5	19.0	19.5	2.00	1184	0.0
97	Bosseau Cassan, Romeo	1537	FRA	−9N	+104B	=41N	−52B	−42N	−79B	F	1.5	19.0	19.0	2.00	1220	-67.2
98	Feron, Anne-Marie	0	FRA	−56B	−37N	−73B	−89N	=84B	+101N	−94N	1.5	17.0	17.5	1.75	1173	0.0
99	Kiorgwu, Jesse	1518	FRA	=33B	−27N	F	F	F	F	+103N	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.00	1432	-8.8
100	Durand, Eugenie	0	FRA	−52N	−70B	−92N	F	F	−77B	+104N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	756	0.0
101	Durand-Benmoussa, Sasha	0	FRA	−41N	−60B	−74N	=102B	−96N	−98B	−91N	0.5	15.0	15.5	0.25	774	0.0
102	FIDE 653064372	0	—	−71B	−78N	−90B	=101N	−83B	F	−95N	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.25	741	0.0
103	FIDE 576041999	0	—	−75N	F	−25B	−40N	−95B	−93N	−99B	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	767	0.0
104	FIDE 576012352	0	—	−25B	−97N	F	−76B	F	−84N	−100B	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	735	0.0
105	Sauvan, Didier	1645	FRA	−42N	−63B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	664	-29.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Soltani, DariusFRA
+120.4
5.0 pts · #13
2Gourssies, EricFRA
+102.0
4.5 pts · #18
3Sassi, LeandroFRA
+91.2
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Maltsev, ArtemFRA
-105.6
2.0 pts · #71
2Monteille-Giraudon, LilouFRA
-85.6
2.0 pts · #95
3Kadour, TristanFRA
-76.4
3.5 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R6+303 Elo gap
Soltani, Darius1530 beat Kadour, Tristan1833
R4+234 Elo gap
Gourssies, Eric1564 beat Guediguian, Loris1798
R2+201 Elo gap
Mouhieddine, Marouane1444 beat Sauvan, Didier1645