1er Open B de Fevrier 2026 de Hyeres (-1800)
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Hyeres, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1075, and top seed was Christophe Idoux (🇫🇷 FRA, 1648).
Leo-Thierry Candela (🇫🇷 FRA, 1640) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Remi Molinero (7.0) and Alain Jacob (5.0). Candela won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇫🇷Hyeres, France
Dates
16 Feb 2026 → 19 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsLeo-Thierry Candela led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R8 · LEAD HELD
Leo-Thierry Candela held the sole lead from R3 through R8 without losing it.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Leo-Thierry Candela beat Remi Molinero (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Leo-Thierry Candela 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Remi Molinero 7 wins (R2–R8)Alain Jacob 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leo-Thierry Candela | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Remi Molinero | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Alain Jacob | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Luka De Jaegher | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candela, Leo-Thierry | 1640 | FRA | +2B | +3N | +4B | =7N | +13N | +5B | +9N | +6B | 7.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 31.25 | 1905 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Molinero, Remi | 1624 | FRA | −1N | +9B | +10N | +4N | +6B | +3B | +5N | +7B | 7.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 27.00 | 1765 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Jacob, Alain | 1558 | FRA | +5B | −1B | +13N | +11N | +4B | −2N | −7B | +10N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 17.00 | 1531 | -5.6 |
| 4 | De Jaegher, Luka | 1433 | FRA | +15B | +11N | −1N | −2B | −3N | +12B | +6B | +9N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.00 | 1367 | -12.4 |
| 5 | Jeanne, Laurent | 0 | FRA | −3N | −7B | +?N | +10B | +11N | −1N | −2B | +12B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.50 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ba, Youssouf | 0 | FRA | =14B | +8N | −7N | +12B | −2N | +9B | −4N | −1N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 9.25 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Idoux, Christophe | 1648 | FRA | F | +5N | +6B | =1B | F | F | +3N | −2N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 16.25 | 1610 | -3.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 80478093 | 0 | — | +10N | −6B | =12N | −13B | −9N | −11B | +?N | +15B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 527066819 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | F | +14N | +8B | −6N | −1B | −4B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 527066827 | 0 | — | −8B | +15N | −2B | −5N | +?B | F | +12N | −3B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.50 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sellem, Baptiste | 1406 | FRA | +12N | −4B | +15N | −3B | −5B | +8N | F | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 697 | -30.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 527084787 | 0 | — | −11B | +?N | =8B | −6N | +14B | −4N | −10B | −5N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.25 | 616 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Flamen, Jean-Paul | 1440 | FRA | F | +14N | −3B | +8N | −1B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 808 | -11.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 576007138 | 0 | — | =6N | −13B | F | −9B | −12N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 560046570 | 0 | — | −4N | −10B | −11B | −?B | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Molinero, RemiFRA+30.87.0 pts · #3
- 2Candela, Leo-ThierryFRA+26.07.5 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 804780930.03.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Sellem, BaptisteFRA-30.43.0 pts · #10
- 2De Jaegher, LukaFRA-12.45.0 pts · #6
- 3Flamen, Jean-PaulFRA-11.22.0 pts · #7