Open FIDE Vernon 2026 (-2400)

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59 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Vernon, France. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2039, and top seed was Noe Ringuet (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2235).

Noe Ringuet (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2235) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Valentin Bornhofen (5.5) and Gregory Niemi (5.0). Ringuet shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Stephane Daviet (1691) beat Francois Delmas-Goyon (1962), a +271-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Vernon, France

Dates

24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷FMNoe Ringuet2235

Avg top 10

2,039

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 3 represented

🇫🇷France×54

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇰🇪Kenya×1

Top 3

🥇
FMNoe Ringuet
🇫🇷FRA·2235
5.5pts·2383perf+15.2
🥈
Valentin Bornhofen
🇫🇷FRA·2201
5.5pts·2358perf+29.8
🥉
Gregory Niemi
🇫🇷FRA·1962
5.0pts·2090perf+20.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Bornhofen5.5Ringuet5.5Niemi5Barlow4.5Bat4.5Tavares-Ribeiro4

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. Ringuet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Valentin Bornhofen drew with FM Noe Ringuet (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Valentin Bornhofen 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Noe Ringuet 4 wins (R1–R4)Gregory Niemi 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Valentin Bornhofen	*	½	—	1
2FMNoe Ringuet	½	*	1	—
3Gregory Niemi	—	0	*	—
4James Barlow	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ringuet, NoeFM	2235	FRA	+32B	+28N	+3B	+7N	=2B	+4N	5.5	22.0	24.5	21.75	2383	+15.2
2	Bornhofen, Valentin	2201	FRA	+24N	+25B	+5N	+6B	=1N	+7B	5.5	21.0	24.0	21.25	2358	+29.8
3	Niemi, Gregory	1962	FRA	+41N	+16B	−1N	+9B	+23N	+6B	5.0	20.0	22.0	16.50	2090	+20.2
4	Bat, Sodcetsen	2086	FRA	+34N	=18B	+23N	+8B	+15N	−1B	4.5	19.5	22.0	14.75	2044	-2.4
5	Barlow, James	1904	BEL	+47B	+20N	−2B	=17N	+21B	+15B	4.5	19.5	21.5	14.25	1980	+12.4
6	Namale, Ben NgukuCM	2029	KEN	+22B	+12N	+31B	−2N	+10B	−3N	4.0	22.0	24.5	14.00	1943	-7.6
7	Lebrun, Elias	1975	FRA	+26N	+30B	+10N	−1B	+39N	−2N	4.0	21.0	23.5	12.50	2023	+9.4
8	Brugel, Hugo	1895	FRA	+33N	+9B	F	−4N	+20B	+16B	4.0	18.0	18.0	13.50	1993	+12.8
9	Daviet, Stephane	1691	FRA	+59B	−8N	+19B	−3N	+42B	+37N	4.0	17.0	17.0	8.00	1926	+30.2
10	Tavares-Ribeiro, Victor	1834	FRA	+35B	+17N	−7B	+42N	−6N	+36B	4.0	16.5	18.5	10.50	1874	+16.0
11	Cassiau, Kevin	1755	FRA	+56N	−40B	+26N	−16B	+27N	+23B	4.0	15.0	16.0	10.00	1779	+0.2
12	Talbi, Ibrahim	1725	FRA	+49N	−6B	=41N	=24B	+26N	+34B	4.0	14.5	16.5	10.00	1752	+4.8
13	Mathiyazhagan, Kenzo	1713	FRA	+53N	−15B	+45N	−23B	+29N	+25B	4.0	14.5	16.0	9.50	1772	+19.6
14	Albe, Loic	1723	FRA	=46B	−31N	+44B	+43N	=19B	+24N	4.0	13.0	15.0	9.75	1927	+10.6
15	Mergen, Bat	1844	FRA	+48B	+13N	=40N	+18B	−4B	−5N	3.5	19.0	21.0	10.75	1911	+11.2
16	Delaruelle, Christian	1712	FRA	+52B	−3N	+22B	+11N	=37B	−8N	3.5	19.0	21.0	10.75	1834	+15.2
17	Bessou, Faustin	1711	FRA	+57N	−10B	+27N	=5B	=25N	=18B	3.5	18.0	19.0	9.50	1731	+1.6
18	Marchandise, Frederic	1761	FRA	+44B	=4N	+43B	−15N	=36B	=17N	3.5	16.0	18.0	9.25	1745	-3.8
19	Nairi, Laurent	1839	FRA	+45N	−23B	−9N	+35B	=14N	+33B	3.5	16.0	18.0	9.00	1660	-24.0
20	Herve, Aurelien	1720	FRA	+27N	−5B	=33N	+41B	−8N	+48B	3.5	16.0	18.0	8.25	1686	-4.4
21	Hernu-Belaud, Esther	1688	FRA	−43N	+50B	=25N	+33B	−5N	+31B	3.5	14.5	16.5	8.50	1773	+17.6
22	Hy, Robin	1594	FRA	−6N	+49B	−16N	=54B	+53N	+50B	3.5	13.0	14.5	6.25	1576	-5.0
23	Creuilly, Alexandre	1670	FRA	+38B	+19N	−4B	+13N	−3B	−11N	3.0	21.0	23.5	10.00	1794	+26.4
24	Le Roux, Nathanael	1630	FRA	−2B	+58N	+28B	=12N	=30N	−14B	3.0	19.5	19.5	6.50	1745	+16.8
25	Vappereau, Xavier	1774	FRA	+58B	−2N	=21B	+32N	=17B	−13N	3.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1730	-8.8
26	Bourgnoux, Thomas	1589	FRA	−7B	+55N	−11B	+38N	−12B	+46N	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.50	1020	-27.2
27	Kiciak, Christophe	0	FRA	−20B	+51N	−17B	+47N	−11B	+42N	3.0	15.0	17.0	6.00	1653	0.0
28	Coquelin, Jonathan	1768	FRA	+54N	−1B	−24N	+45B	−34N	+47B	3.0	15.0	16.5	5.50	1653	-18.8
29	Lautier, Eric	1716	FRA	−31B	+35N	−42B	+55N	−13B	+44N	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.50	1474	-19.0
30	Ducable, Ambrose	1754	FRA	+55B	−7N	=32B	+48N	=24B	F	3.0	12.5	12.5	5.75	1691	-6.8
31	Leclercq, Pierre	0	FRA	+29N	+14B	−6N	−39B	=32N	−21N	2.5	17.0	19.5	8.25	1705	0.0
32	Tellier, Valentin	1633	FRA	−1N	+54B	=30N	−25B	=31B	=35N	2.5	16.5	18.0	5.50	1629	-3.2
33	Hauchard, Remi	1553	FRA	−8B	+59N	=20B	−21N	+43B	−19N	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.75	1464	-7.6
34	Gauvain, Clement	1606	FRA	−4B	=44N	F	+46N	+28B	−12N	2.5	15.5	15.5	6.00	1710	+6.0
35	Cardon, Christophe	1488	FRA	−10N	−29B	+52N	−19N	+57B	=32B	2.5	15.0	16.0	4.25	1434	-4.4
36	Leclerc, Leo	1687	FRA	F	+46N	−37B	+53B	=18N	−10N	2.5	13.5	13.5	5.25	1579	-14.8
37	Delmas-Goyon, Francois	1962	FRA	+51B	F	+36N	F	=16N	−9B	2.5	12.0	12.0	6.25	1759	-17.8
38	Parbhu, Colin	0	FRA	−23N	−45B	+56N	−26B	+58N	=51B	2.5	11.0	11.0	2.00	1409	0.0
39	Girard, Francois	1779	FRA	+50N	=43B	F	+31N	−7B	F	2.5	10.5	10.5	5.50	1729	-2.0
40	Rouast, JosephCM	2143	FRA	+42B	+11N	=15B	F	F	F	2.5	9.5	9.5	7.75	2054	-3.6
41	Dutti, Guillaume	1558	FRA	−3B	+52N	=12B	−20N	−50B	=43N	2.0	16.5	18.5	5.00	1399	-29.2
42	Ramahaleo, Andrianina	1610	FRA	−40N	+56B	+29N	−10B	−9N	−27B	2.0	16.5	17.5	4.00	1620	-1.0
43	Miloudi, Illian	0	FRA	+21B	=39N	−18N	−14B	−33N	=41B	2.0	16.0	18.0	5.75	1551	0.0
44	Belaud, Theo	0	FRA	−18N	=34B	−14N	=51B	+49N	−29B	2.0	15.0	17.0	4.25	1434	0.0
45	Pigache, Emmanuel	1497	FRA	−19B	+38N	−13B	−28N	−46B	+53B	2.0	15.0	16.5	4.00	971	-10.4
46	Ghadri, Ayman	0	FRA	=14N	−36B	=53N	−34B	+45N	−26B	2.0	14.0	15.5	4.75	1471	0.0
47	Tripon, Elias	1558	FRA	−5N	−53B	+49N	−27B	+55N	−28N	2.0	14.0	15.0	3.00	1036	-13.6
48	Fabre, Guy	1523	FRA	−15N	+57B	F	−30B	+54N	−20N	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1502	-3.6
49	FIDE 560056819	0	—	−12B	−22N	−47B	+59N	−44B	+55B	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	827	0.0
50	Damart, Sebastien	1485	FRA	−39B	−21N	F	+58B	+41N	−22N	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1544	+14.0
51	Pasquet, Pierre	1567	FRA	−37N	−27B	F	=44N	+56B	=38N	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.25	1162	-3.2
52	Pieddesaux, Gregory	0	FRA	−16N	−41B	−35B	−56N	+59B	+58N	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1360	0.0
53	Picaud, Jerome	0	FRA	−13B	+47N	=46B	−36N	−22B	−45N	1.5	14.0	16.0	3.00	1368	0.0
54	Andrieux, Victor	1460	FRA	−28B	−32N	+59B	=22N	−48B	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.75	1308	-25.6
55	Delaruelle, Elisabeth	0	FRA	−30N	−26B	+57N	−29B	−47B	−49N	1.0	13.0	14.0	1.00	853	0.0
56	FIDE 560056100	0	—	−11B	−42N	−38B	+52B	−51N	−57N	1.0	12.5	13.5	2.00	844	0.0
57	Boudre, Cedric	0	FRA	−17B	−48N	−55B	F	−35N	+56B	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	773	0.0
58	Normand, Matthieu	1467	FRA	−25N	−24B	F	−50N	−38B	−52B	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	828	-36.4
59	FIDE 560065230	0	—	−9N	−33B	−54N	−49B	−52N	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	768	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Daviet, StephaneFRA
+30.2
4.0 pts · #13
2Bornhofen, ValentinFRA
+29.8
5.5 pts · #1
3Creuilly, AlexandreFRA
+26.4
3.0 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Normand, MatthieuFRA
-36.4
0.0 pts · #58
2Dutti, GuillaumeFRA
-29.2
2.0 pts · #46
3Bourgnoux, ThomasFRA
-27.2
3.0 pts · #50

Biggest upsets

R6+271 Elo gap
Daviet, Stephane1691 beat Delmas-Goyon, Francois1962
R2+169 Elo gap
Creuilly, Alexandre1670 beat Nairi, Laurent1839
R5+162 Elo gap
Gauvain, Clement1606 beat Coquelin, Jonathan1768