2e Open B de Fevrier 2026 de Hyeres (-1800)
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Hyeres, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1073, and top seed was Christophe Idoux (🇫🇷 FRA, 1648).
Philippe Menardo (🇫🇷 FRA, 1643) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Wannis Aouf (6.5) and Alain Jacob (6.0). Menardo won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇫🇷Hyeres, France
Dates
23 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsPhilippe Menardo led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Philippe Menardo never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Philippe Menardo beat Wannis Aouf (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Philippe Menardo 6 wins (R1–R6)Wannis Aouf 3 wins (R1–R3)Alain Jacob 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philippe Menardo | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Wannis Aouf | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Alain Jacob | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Alice Pidoux | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menardo, Philippe | 1643 | FRA | +4N | +7B | +3N | +2B | +5N | +11B | −8N | +10N | +6B | 8.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 38.50 | 2314 | +33.0 |
| 2 | Aouf, Wannis | 1511 | FRA | +14N | +5B | +7N | −1N | +4B | −3B | =6N | +9N | +12B | 6.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 23.75 | 1540 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Jacob, Alain | 1558 | FRA | +13B | +11N | −1B | −4N | +10B | +2N | +5B | −6B | +9N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 22.50 | 1604 | +5.4 |
| 4 | Karpa, Sylene | 0 | FRA | −1B | +8N | +9B | +3B | −2N | −6N | +12B | +14N | +10B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pidoux, Alice | 0 | FRA | +9B | −2N | +11B | +6N | −1B | +7B | −3N | +12N | +14B | 6.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Idoux, Christophe | 1648 | FRA | F | F | +12N | −5B | +11N | +4B | =2B | +3N | −1N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 19.25 | 1577 | -5.8 |
| 7 | Chelba, Gabriel | 1471 | FRA | +8B | −1N | −2B | +12N | +13B | −5N | +14B | F | F | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 782 | -22.4 |
| 8 | Nesliat, Victor | 0 | FRA | −7N | −4B | +14N | −11B | +9N | +13B | +1B | F | F | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 9 | De Jaegher, Luka | 1433 | FRA | −5N | +14B | −4N | =10B | −8B | +12N | +13N | −2B | −3B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 4.75 | 1230 | -27.2 |
| 10 | Regnier, Bernard | 1468 | FRA | F | F | +13B | =9N | −3N | +14B | +11N | −1B | −4N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.75 | 1273 | -21.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 527083381 | 0 | — | +12B | −3B | −5N | +8N | −6B | −1N | −10B | F | F | 2.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 6.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 527084787 | 0 | — | −11N | +13N | −6B | −7B | +14N | −9B | −4N | −5B | −2N | 2.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 1.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 576011453 | 0 | — | −3N | −12B | −10N | +14B | −7N | −8N | −9B | F | F | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 576012360 | 0 | — | −2B | −9N | −8B | −13N | −12B | −10N | −7N | −4B | −5N | 0.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 0.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Menardo, PhilippeFRA+33.08.0 pts · #1
- 2Aouf, WannisFRA+5.66.5 pts · #5
- 3Jacob, AlainFRA+5.46.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1De Jaegher, LukaFRA-27.23.5 pts · #8
- 2Chelba, GabrielFRA-22.44.0 pts · #12
- 3Regnier, BernardFRA-21.23.5 pts · #9