1er Tournoi Open de Fevrier 2026 de Hyeres (-2400)

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56 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Hyeres, France. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2044, and top seed was Leon Fanninger (🇦🇹 AUT, 2255).

Leon Fanninger (🇦🇹 AUT, 2255) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Rayan Bedhouche (5.0) and Francois-Eric Mallassagne (5.0). Fanninger won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Leo-Thierry Candela (1640) beat Michel Bonnafous (1917), a +277-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Hyeres, France

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹Leon Fanninger2255

Avg top 10

2,044

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×1

WIM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇫🇷France×54

🇲🇨Monaco×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

Top 3

🥇
Leon Fanninger
🇦🇹AUT·2255
5.0pts·2256perf+2.2
🥈
Rayan Bedhouche
🇫🇷FRA·2123
5.0pts·2248perf+41.6
🥉
Francois-Eric Mallassagne
🇫🇷FRA·2021
5.0pts·2145perf+21.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Fanninger5Bedhouche5Mallassagne5Bibah4.5Bel-Girardot4.5Bourgery4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.0/6. Fanninger takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Leon Fanninger beat Rayan Bedhouche (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Rayan Bedhouche 5 wins (R1–R5)Francois-Eric Mallassagne 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Leon Fanninger	*	1	1	—
2Rayan Bedhouche	0	*	—	1
3Francois-Eric Mallassagne	0	—	*	—
4Wassil Bibah	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fanninger, Leon	2255	AUT	+42B	+27N	=4B	+3N	=5B	+2N	5.0	22.0	24.0	19.50	2256	+2.2
2	Bedhouche, Rayan	2123	FRA	+31N	+16B	+7N	+9B	+6N	−1B	5.0	21.5	24.5	19.50	2248	+41.6
3	Mallassagne, Francois-Eric	2021	FRA	+33N	+10B	+8N	−1B	+16N	+9B	5.0	21.0	24.0	19.00	2145	+21.0
4	Boure, Hugo	1988	FRA	+29N	+17B	=1N	−6B	+10N	+15B	4.5	20.5	23.5	16.50	2038	+11.8
5	Bel-Girardot, Charles	2054	FRA	+19N	+26B	=15N	+35B	=1N	=7B	4.5	19.5	22.0	15.50	2077	+7.4
6	Canivet, Arnaud	2025	FRA	+38B	=24N	+20B	+4N	−2B	+19N	4.5	19.5	22.0	15.50	1977	-0.8
7	Bibah, Wassil	2012	FRA	+36B	+28N	−2B	+14N	+30B	=5N	4.5	19.5	22.0	14.75	1984	+4.4
8	Bourgery, William	1886	FRA	+40B	+12N	−3B	+23N	=15N	+17B	4.5	19.5	21.5	14.75	1913	+7.4
9	Protopopescu, LucaCM	2111	FRA	+22B	+21N	+46B	−2N	+24B	−3N	4.0	20.0	22.0	12.00	2008	-22.0
10	Candela, Leo-Thierry	1640	FRA	+11B	−3N	+49B	+46N	−4B	+24N	4.0	18.5	20.0	10.50	1912	+24.2
11	Matei, Victor	0	FRA	−10N	+33B	=17N	=18B	+36N	+26B	4.0	17.0	19.5	12.00	1688	0.0
12	Masut, Michel	1623	FRA	+25N	−8B	−39N	+45B	+32N	+28N	4.0	15.5	17.5	11.00	1849	+23.0
13	Pascal, Frederic	1674	FRA	+44N	−15B	−29N	+40B	+31N	+25B	4.0	14.5	16.5	10.00	1705	+3.8
14	Kemmo, Jules	1642	FRA	−39N	+52B	+34N	−7B	+43N	+27N	4.0	14.5	15.5	9.00	1907	+38.0
15	Tair, Brahim	1933	FRA	+30B	+13N	=5B	=24N	=8B	−4N	3.5	20.5	23.5	13.00	1866	-6.8
16	Metras, Leonard	1708	FRA	+53B	−2N	+22B	+29N	−3B	=23N	3.5	20.0	21.0	9.25	1771	+16.4
17	Kriba, Emna	1623	FRA	+56B	−4N	=11B	+20N	+21B	−8N	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.00	1786	+29.6
18	Penkov, Nikola	1805	FRA	=20B	+37N	−24B	=11N	=22B	+30N	3.5	17.0	19.5	11.00	1619	-20.2
19	Engles, Baptiste	1601	FRA	−5B	+41N	=28B	+48N	+35N	−6B	3.5	16.5	18.0	7.50	1779	+27.2
20	Fournil-Keusseyan, Cesar	1446	FRA	=18N	+32B	−6N	−17B	+52N	+42B	3.5	16.5	17.5	7.75	1635	+28.4
21	Caroli, Thomas	1801	FRA	+45N	−9B	+31N	=25B	−17N	+37B	3.5	16.0	18.0	9.00	1691	-28.8
22	Peragoux, Jean	1605	FRA	−9N	+45B	−16N	+49B	=18N	+35B	3.5	15.5	17.0	7.75	1739	+16.0
23	Martin, Julien	1626	FRA	=32N	=48B	+47N	−8B	+39N	=16B	3.5	15.0	16.5	8.00	1684	+4.4
24	Lebel-Arias, JuliaWIM	1723	MNC	+50N	=6B	+18N	=15B	−9N	−10B	3.0	19.5	21.0	9.00	1824	+14.4
25	Kriba, Riyad	1607	FRA	−12B	+40N	+27B	=21N	=28B	−13N	3.0	17.5	19.5	8.25	1686	+24.0
26	Vincent, Cyril	1690	FRA	+41B	−5N	+36B	−30N	+29B	−11N	3.0	17.0	19.0	7.50	1659	-5.2
27	Ben Ammar Laurans, Nael	1815	FRA	+47N	−1B	−25N	+34B	+42N	−14B	3.0	17.0	19.0	7.00	1673	-43.2
28	Matos, Francisco	1700	FRA	+54N	−7B	=19N	+39B	=25N	−12B	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.25	1519	-20.4
29	Bonnin, Yael	1520	FRA	−4B	+56N	+13B	−16B	−26N	+41N	3.0	17.0	17.0	6.00	1559	+1.6
30	Aouf, Wannis	1511	FRA	−15N	+44B	+51N	+26B	−7N	−18B	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.50	1725	+43.6
31	Engles, Pierre	1605	FRA	−2B	+53N	−21B	+41N	−13B	+43B	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.00	1530	-9.6
32	Most, Theo	0	FRA	=23B	−20N	+38B	=43N	−12B	+40N	3.0	15.5	17.5	7.25	1558	0.0
33	Peres, Christophe	1575	FRA	−3B	−11N	−41B	+38N	+44B	+39N	3.0	15.5	17.5	6.50	1781	+17.6
34	Peres, Paul	1499	FRA	−46B	+55N	−14B	−27N	+48B	+49N	3.0	12.0	13.0	4.00	991	-22.4
35	Marino, Thierry	1754	FRA	=37B	+43N	+48B	−5N	−19B	−22N	2.5	16.0	17.5	4.75	1351	-38.4
36	Marku, Demeter	1532	FRA	−7N	+54B	−26N	=52B	−11B	+48N	2.5	14.0	15.0	3.00	1017	-7.4
37	Engles, Simeon	1433	FRA	=35N	−18B	=52N	=51B	+47B	−21N	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.50	1623	+39.6
38	Simone, Matteo	1589	FRA	−6N	=50B	−32N	−33B	+56N	+54B	2.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1388	-32.8
39	Maciucciu, Anthony	0	FRA	+14B	−46N	+12B	−28N	−23B	−33B	2.0	17.5	19.5	8.00	1556	0.0
40	Decousser, Alban	1472	FRA	−8N	−25B	+44N	−13N	+55B	−32B	2.0	16.5	17.5	3.00	923	-27.2
41	Kaiser, Gerard	0	FRA	−26N	−19B	+33N	−31B	+53N	−29B	2.0	15.5	16.5	4.00	1443	0.0
42	Origet, Martin	1606	FRA	−1N	−47B	+54N	+53B	−27B	−20N	2.0	14.5	15.5	2.00	1386	-56.8
43	Lesourd, Alexis	0	FRA	=51N	−35B	+50N	=32B	−14B	−31N	2.0	14.0	15.5	3.75	1466	0.0
44	Kriba, Lilya	0	FRA	−13B	−30N	−40B	+50B	−33N	+55N	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.50	1297	0.0
45	De Jaegher, Luka	1433	FRA	−21B	−22N	+56B	−12N	−49N	+53B	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	1416	-5.2
46	Bonnafous, Michel	1917	FRA	+34N	+39B	−9N	−10B	F	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	5.00	1634	-20.0
47	Kriba, Liyana	1458	FRA	−27B	+42N	−23B	F	−37N	+52B	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1424	-9.2
48	Bellini, Alexandre	0	FRA	+55B	=23N	−35N	−19B	−34N	−36B	1.5	15.0	16.0	2.75	1242	0.0
49	Barruel, Timothee	0	FRA	F	=51B	−10N	−22N	+45B	−34B	1.5	14.0	14.0	2.75	1420	0.0
50	Descamps, Raphael	1422	FRA	−24B	=38N	−43B	−44N	−54B	+56B	1.5	10.5	10.5	1.25	1460	+2.8
51	Idoux, Christophe	1648	FRA	=43B	=49N	−30B	=37N	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	3.00	1283	-19.2
52	Markovitch, Virgile	0	FRA	F	−14N	=37B	=36N	−20B	−47N	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	1266	0.0
53	Dumas, Pierre	0	FRA	−16N	−31B	+55N	−42N	−41B	−45N	1.0	12.5	13.5	1.00	784	-22.0
54	Foucaut, Francoise	0	FRA	−28B	−36N	−42B	F	+50N	−38N	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1329	0.0
55	Kriba, Brahim	0	FRA	−48N	−34B	−53B	+56N	−40N	−44B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	672	0.0
56	Apollonio, Hugo	0	FRA	−17N	−29B	−45N	−55B	−38B	−50N	0.0	12.5	13.5	0.00	717	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aouf, WannisFRA
+43.6
3.0 pts · #27
2Bedhouche, RayanFRA
+41.6
5.0 pts · #2
3Engles, SimeonFRA
+39.6
2.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Origet, MartinFRA
-56.8
2.0 pts · #41
2Ben Ammar Laurans, NaelFRA
-43.2
3.0 pts · #19
3Marino, ThierryFRA
-38.4
2.5 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R4+277 Elo gap
Candela, Leo-Thierry1640 beat Bonnafous, Michel1917
R3+208 Elo gap
Kriba, Riyad1607 beat Ben Ammar Laurans, Nael1815
R4+179 Elo gap
Aouf, Wannis1511 beat Vincent, Cyril1690