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2e Open B de Fevrier 2026 de Hyeres (-1800)

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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
Top seed
🇫🇷Christophe Idoux1648
Avg top 10
1,073
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Philippe Menardo led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Menardo, Philippe1643FRA+4N+7B+3N+2B+5N+11B8N+10N+6B8.040.542.538.502314+33.0
2Aouf, Wannis1511FRA+14N+5B+7N1N+4B3B=6N+9N+12B6.540.040.023.751540+5.6
3Jacob, Alain1558FRA+13B+11N1B4N+10B+2N+5B6B+9N6.040.041.022.501604+5.4
4Karpa, Sylene0FRA1B+8N+9B+3B2N6N+12B+14N+10B6.038.038.019.0015380.0
5Pidoux, Alice0FRA+9B2N+11B+6N1B+7B3N+12N+14B6.036.536.516.0015360.0
6Idoux, Christophe1648FRAFF+12N5B+11N+4B=2B+3N1N4.536.536.519.251577-5.8
7Chelba, Gabriel1471FRA+8B1N2B+12N+13B5N+14BFF4.027.527.57.00782-22.4
8Nesliat, Victor0FRA7N4B+14N11B+9N+13B+1BFF4.024.524.512.5015140.0
9De Jaegher, Luka1433FRA5N+14B4N=10B8B+12N+13N2B3B3.535.035.04.751230-27.2
10Regnier, Bernard1468FRAFF+13B=9N3N+14B+11N1B4N3.526.526.54.751273-21.2
11FIDE 5270833810+12B3B5N+8N6B1N10BFF2.034.034.06.007720.0
12FIDE 527084787011N+13N6B7B+14N9B4N5B2N2.033.533.51.007010.0
13FIDE 57601145303N12B10N+14B7N8N9BFF1.023.023.00.006570.0
14FIDE 57601236002B9N8B13N12B10N7N4B5N0.035.536.50.006450.0

Key insights

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