15eme Open de Noel du CEIT
32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Toulouse, France. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1963, and top seed was Victor Durand (🇫🇷 FRA, 2111).
Yakini Tchouka (🇹🇬 TOG, 1975) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Victor Durand (5.0) and Sergei Shaiduko (4.5). Tchouka broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Anthony Abdous (1526) beat Alexis Le Bas (1858), a +332-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsYakini Tchouka led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Yakini Tchouka held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
Yakini Tchouka lost to Victor Durand (Black).
Yakini Tchouka 4 wins (R1–R4)Victor Durand 4 wins (R2–R5)Marc Posocco De Grandi 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yakini Tchouka | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Victor Durand | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Marc Posocco De Grandi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Timothee Doucement | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tchouka, Yakini | 1975 | TOG | +10N | +17B | +3N | +5B | −2N | =11B | +4N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 22.50 | 2103 | +21.8 |
| 2 | Durand, Victor | 2111 | FRA | F | +19N | +31B | +8N | +1B | =3N | =5B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 2168 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Shaiduko, Sergei | 1976 | FID | +16B | +23N | −1B | +14N | F | =2B | +11N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 2107 | +20.2 |
| 4 | Posocco De Grandi, Marc | 1785 | ITA | −13B | +25N | +19B | +9N | =21B | +8N | −1B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 14.75 | 1930 | +54.0 |
| 5 | Benyettou, Louis | 1798 | FRA | +28N | +12B | F | −1N | +26B | +21N | =2N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1970 | +53.2 |
| 6 | Doucement, Timothee | 1890 | FRA | −17N | +18B | −10N | +19B | =15N | +20B | +21B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.25 | 1807 | -25.2 |
| 7 | Klimchand, Didier | 1813 | FRA | +24B | =13N | −8B | −22N | +29B | +26N | +18B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 10.25 | 1875 | +11.8 |
| 8 | Vieux, Ilies | 2064 | FRA | F | +22B | +7N | −2B | +10N | −4B | +9N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 15.00 | 1957 | -12.6 |
| 9 | Meroy, Ludovic | 1857 | FRA | +18N | +21B | −13N | −4B | +17N | +12B | −8B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1873 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Viry-Babel, Gaston | 1773 | FRA | −1B | +24N | +6B | =23N | −8B | =22N | +20B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1876 | +43.6 |
| 11 | Cabarcos Baulina, Manuel | 1958 | AND | +20B | =14N | −26B | +27N | +22B | =1N | −3B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1849 | -17.2 |
| 12 | Le Bas, Alexis | 1858 | FRA | +27B | −5N | +20B | −21N | +14B | −9N | +17B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1796 | -10.0 |
| 13 | Toulzac, Pierre-YvesFM | 2091 | FRA | +4N | =7B | +9B | +26N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12.75 | 2122 | +2.0 |
| 14 | Lamarche, Quentin | 1825 | FRA | +30N | =11B | F | −3B | −12N | +19N | +22B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1838 | +3.4 |
| 15 | Kallenbrunn, Philippe | 1829 | FRA | −19B | −26N | +24B | +28N | =6B | −18N | +23B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1690 | -24.0 |
| 16 | Alladaye, Rene | 1774 | FRA | −3N | +29B | −21N | =17B | −18N | +28N | +26B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1682 | -33.6 |
| 17 | Lemoine, Elie | 1726 | FRA | +6B | −1N | =23B | =16N | −9B | +30N | −12N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 1780 | +9.2 |
| 18 | Anfosso, Laurent | 1710 | FRA | −9B | −6N | F | +24N | +16B | +15B | −7N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1790 | +13.0 |
| 19 | Bachkat, Ali | 1618 | FRA | +15N | −2B | −4N | −6N | +28B | −14B | +30N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1734 | +17.6 |
| 20 | Pagnoncelli, Herve | 1763 | FRA | −11N | +30B | −12N | +32B | +23B | −6N | −10N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1695 | -11.2 |
| 21 | Abdous, Anthony | 1526 | FRA | F | −9N | +16B | +12B | =4N | −5B | −6N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.75 | 1770 | +64.8 |
| 22 | Nguyen, Alexis | 1666 | FRA | F | −8N | +25B | +7B | −11N | =10B | −14N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1790 | +30.8 |
| 23 | Pascal, Jonathan | 1843 | FRA | +29N | −3B | =17N | =10B | −20N | =27B | −15N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1673 | -33.0 |
| 24 | Dahbi, Ahmed | 1576 | FRA | −7N | −10B | −15N | −18B | =25B | +29N | +32N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 1543 | -5.2 |
| 25 | Brauckmann, Hartwich | 1664 | FRA | −31N | −4B | −22N | −29B | =24N | +32B | +28N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1482 | -28.4 |
| 26 | Lemoine, Luka | 1659 | FRA | F | +15B | +11N | −13B | −5N | −7B | −16N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1747 | +20.8 |
| 27 | Robin, Lucien | 1725 | FRA | −12N | +28B | F | −11B | F | =23N | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1710 | -4.8 |
| 28 | Serieys, Philippe | 1530 | FRA | −5B | −27N | +29N | −15B | −19N | −16B | −25B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 1.00 | 1413 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Coat, Erwan | 1643 | FRA | −23B | −16N | −28B | +25N | −7N | −24B | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 1427 | -31.0 |
| 30 | Equey, Sami | 1610 | FRA | −14B | −20N | F | F | +32N | −17B | −19B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 933 | -53.6 |
| 31 | Lechene, Yannick | 1847 | FRA | +25B | F | −2N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1888 | +1.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 343486541 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −20N | −30B | −25N | −24B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdous, AnthonyFRA+64.82.5 pts · #21
- 2Posocco De Grandi, MarcITA+54.04.5 pts · #3
- 3Benyettou, LouisFRA+53.24.5 pts · #5
- 1Equey, SamiFRA-53.61.0 pts · #32
- 2Alladaye, ReneFRA-33.63.5 pts · #14
- 3Pascal, JonathanFRA-33.02.5 pts · #22
- R4+332 Elo gap
- R3+299 Elo gap
- R6+279 Elo gap