2nd Open International des Maitres du Temps de Cahors
20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Cahors, France. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Jean-Pierre Gaborit (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2172).
Christophe Chaudagne (🇫🇷 FRA, 2032) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Jean-Pierre Gaborit (4.0) and Manuel Larand (4.0). Chaudagne won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vincent Denis (1887) beat Jean-Pierre Gaborit (FM, 2172), a +285-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsChristophe Chaudagne led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Christophe Chaudagne held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
Christophe Chaudagne won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Christophe Chaudagne | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Didier Klimchand | — | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Manuel Larand | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4FMJean-Pierre Gaborit | ½ | 1 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaudagne, Christophe | 2032 | FRA | +13N | +8B | +5N | =2B | =3N | =9N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 14.75 | 2100 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Gaborit, Jean-PierreFM | 2172 | FRA | +10B | +4N | +3B | =1N | −9B | =5N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 2028 | -18.0 |
| 3 | Larand, Manuel | 1922 | FRA | +6N | +11B | −2N | +7B | =1B | =4N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 14.25 | 2004 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Klimchand, Didier | 1838 | FRA | +15N | −2B | +6N | +5B | =8N | =3B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.75 | 1967 | +21.0 |
| 5 | Cattoni, Manuel | 1969 | FRA | +12B | +7N | −1B | −4N | +10B | =2B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1913 | -5.8 |
| 6 | Alard, Pierre | 1621 | FRA | −3B | +10N | −4B | +19N | =7N | +11B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1810 | +29.8 |
| 7 | Darmagnac, Herve | 1802 | FRA | +14N | −5B | +18N | −3N | =6B | +16B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1728 | -16.4 |
| 8 | Baas, Laurent | 1849 | FRA | +17B | −1N | F | +12N | =4B | +15B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1864 | +4.2 |
| 9 | Denis, Vincent | 1887 | FRA | F | +16B | +11N | F | +2N | =1B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 2260 | +33.2 |
| 10 | Misik, Jean-Marc | 1665 | FRA | −2N | −6B | +19N | +14B | −5N | +13B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1704 | +3.4 |
| 11 | Jakubiak, Raymond | 1809 | FRA | +19B | −3N | −9B | +18N | +12B | −6N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1637 | -43.6 |
| 12 | Aupetit, Franck | 1629 | FRA | −5N | +14B | +13N | −8B | −11N | =17B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1655 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Dehaine, Guy | 1640 | FRA | −1B | +17N | −12B | −15N | +14B | −10N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1516 | -22.0 |
| 14 | Thomas, Rachel | 1446 | FRA | −7B | −12N | +17B | −10N | −13N | +20B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1499 | +6.2 |
| 15 | Humbert, Patrick | 1517 | FRA | −4B | F | +16N | +13B | F | −8N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1752 | +22.8 |
| 16 | Derrien, Yann | 1681 | FRA | =18B | −9N | −15B | +17N | F | −7N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1498 | -38.8 |
| 17 | Rouqual, Guy | 1557 | FRA | −8N | −13B | −14N | −16B | +18B | =12N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1283 | -28.4 |
| 18 | Ferrie, Alain | 0 | FRA | =16N | F | −7B | −11B | −17N | +19B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Leonor, Franck | 1484 | FRA | −11N | F | −10B | −6B | F | −18N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -28.4 |
| 20 | Ladeveze, Geraldine | 1449 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 646 | -10.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Denis, VincentFRA+33.23.5 pts · #5
- 2Alard, PierreFRA+29.83.5 pts · #6
- 3Humbert, PatrickFRA+22.82.0 pts · #14
- 1Jakubiak, RaymondFRA-43.63.0 pts · #15
- 2Derrien, YannFRA-38.81.5 pts · #17
- 3Rouqual, GuyFRA-28.41.5 pts · #18
- R5+285 Elo gap
- R6+188 Elo gap
- R3+164 Elo gap