10e Open de Rodez (-2400)

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58 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Rodez, France. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2024, and top seed was Guillaume Garde (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2215).

Nathan Grimault (🇫🇷 FRA, 2095) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Matthieu Viers (5.0) and Liam Hemberger (5.0). Grimault won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Daniel Saurel (1584) beat Jean-Pierre Verriez (1847), a +263-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Rodez, 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

🇫🇷FMGuillaume Garde2215

Avg top 10

2,024

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇷France×54

Top 3

🥇
Nathan Grimault
🇫🇷FRA·2095
5.5pts·2356perf+30.4
🥈
Matthieu Viers
🇫🇷FRA·2051
5.0pts·2194perf+22.0
🥉
Liam Hemberger
🇫🇷FRA·1982
5.0pts·2137perf+50.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Nathan Grimault led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Grimault5.5Hemberger5Viers5Garde4.5Maniveau4.5Fournier4

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Nathan Grimault held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nathan Grimault 3 wins (R1–R3)Liam Hemberger 3 wins (R4–R6)Matthieu Viers 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nathan Grimault	*	—	—	1
2Liam Hemberger	—	*	—	0
3Matthieu Viers	—	—	*	½
4FMGuillaume Garde	0	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Grimault, Nathan	2095	FRA	+30N	+11B	+6N	=16B	+4N	+7B	5.5	20.0	23.0	21.25	2356	+30.4
2	Viers, Matthieu	2051	FRA	+37N	+10B	+13N	=4B	=7N	+6B	5.0	20.5	23.0	18.75	2194	+22.0
3	Hemberger, Liam	1982	FRA	+35N	+23B	−4N	+12B	+16N	+17B	5.0	18.5	21.5	17.00	2137	+50.4
4	Garde, GuillaumeFM	2215	FRA	+31B	+39N	+3B	=2N	−1B	+9N	4.5	22.5	25.0	17.00	2143	-11.6
5	Maniveau, Alexandre	1987	FRA	+38B	−18N	+31B	=15N	+19B	+20N	4.5	17.0	19.5	14.25	1873	-10.4
6	Manasyan, Garnik	1909	FRA	+34B	+22N	−1B	+18N	+15B	−2N	4.0	21.0	24.0	13.50	1955	+9.8
7	Vieux, Ilies	2058	FRA	+51B	+25N	=15B	+19N	=2B	−1N	4.0	20.5	21.5	11.75	2005	-5.0
8	Kempf, Remi	0	FRA	=19B	+33N	=9B	=10B	+29N	=14N	4.0	18.5	21.5	13.75	1830	0.0
9	Bertrand, Marin	1908	FRA	+43N	=24B	=8N	+23B	+11N	−4B	4.0	18.5	20.5	12.50	1934	+5.6
10	Lagarenne, Tom	1802	FRA	+48B	−2N	+34B	=8N	+33B	=15N	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.75	1890	+9.6
11	Barrau, Leanna	1840	FRA	+49B	−1N	+26B	+37N	−9B	+23N	4.0	18.0	19.5	10.00	1842	+1.4
12	Baucheron, Etienne	1637	FRA	+20B	−15N	+27B	−3N	+52B	+40N	4.0	17.5	18.5	10.00	1757	+7.2
13	Fournier, Camille	1892	FRA	+41B	+28N	−2B	+22N	+40B	F	4.0	16.0	16.0	11.00	1969	+11.0
14	Connat, Ludovic	1767	FRA	+53N	=17B	−40N	+51B	+24N	=8B	4.0	14.0	15.0	8.75	1853	+8.2
15	Moncet, Benjamin	1891	FRA	+42N	+12B	=7N	=5B	−6N	=10B	3.5	20.5	22.5	12.25	1872	+0.4
16	Lamothe, Hugo	2011	FRA	+36N	+29B	+21N	=1N	−3B	F	3.5	20.0	20.0	12.25	2011	+3.0
17	Chagny, Pierre	2022	FRA	+26B	=14N	+18B	F	+21N	−3N	3.5	19.0	19.0	12.00	1948	-6.6
18	Salomez, Maxime	1759	FRA	+54N	+5B	−17N	−6B	+32B	=21N	3.5	18.5	19.5	10.25	1880	+15.4
19	Hemberger, Eric	1777	FRA	=8N	+46B	+24N	−7B	−5N	+37B	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.50	1838	+8.0
20	Matos Joannes, Messias	0	FRA	−12N	+42B	+32N	+29B	=25N	−5B	3.5	17.5	19.5	9.50	1731	0.0
21	Adami, Pierre-Louis	1860	FRA	+56B	+27N	−16B	+28N	−17B	=18B	3.5	16.5	17.5	8.75	1780	-8.2
22	Costa, Pierre	1671	FRA	+52N	−6B	+35N	−13B	=37B	+38N	3.5	16.0	17.0	7.75	1685	+1.2
23	Vallee, Gabriel	1706	FRA	+47B	−3N	+44B	−9N	+31B	−11B	3.0	18.0	20.0	7.00	1641	-7.4
24	De Biasi, Gregory	1652	FRA	+57B	=9N	−19B	+46N	−14B	=34N	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.50	1632	-3.8
25	Kallenbrunn, Philippe	1807	FRA	+50N	−7B	=38N	+30B	=20B	−28N	3.0	16.0	17.5	7.50	1616	-20.4
26	Gramont, Francois	1560	FRA	−17N	+50B	−11N	+27B	=30N	=39B	3.0	16.0	17.5	7.25	1616	+2.8
27	Prevost, Lubin	0	FRA	+32B	−21B	−12N	−26N	+45B	+51N	3.0	15.5	16.5	6.00	1582	0.0
28	Misik, Jean-Marc	1646	FRA	F	−13B	+43N	−21B	+36N	+25B	3.0	15.5	15.5	8.00	1792	+19.0
29	Forest, Eric	1760	FRA	+44B	−16N	+41B	−20N	−8B	+42N	3.0	15.0	17.0	6.00	1778	+2.4
30	Caure, Denis	1588	FRA	−1B	=49N	+55B	−25N	=26B	+41N	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.25	1627	+0.8
31	Monge, Thomas	1604	FRA	−4N	+56B	−5N	+45B	−23N	+57B	3.0	15.0	16.0	4.00	1584	-11.2
32	Aurejac, Pierre	1621	FRA	−27N	+55N	−20B	+42B	−18N	+43B	3.0	14.0	15.0	5.00	1696	+6.0
33	Labarbe, Gabriel	1725	FRA	F	−8B	+49N	+38B	−10N	+46B	3.0	14.0	14.0	6.00	1749	+4.8
34	Pages, Philippe	1514	FRA	−6N	+54B	−10N	=50B	+51N	=24B	3.0	13.5	14.5	4.25	1650	+22.0
35	De Biasi, Robert	1521	FRA	−3B	+47N	−22B	−52N	+55B	+50N	3.0	13.0	14.0	4.50	996	-7.6
36	Salgues, Sebastien	1530	FRA	−16B	−44N	+53B	+41N	−28B	+52N	3.0	11.5	12.5	4.00	1568	+0.8
37	Saurel, Daniel	1584	FRA	−2B	+48N	+39B	−11B	=22N	−19N	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.25	1675	+16.8
38	Barrau, Nicolas	1521	FRA	−5N	+53B	=25B	−33N	+44N	−22B	2.5	16.0	17.0	4.50	1459	-5.6
39	Verriez, Jean-Pierre	1847	FRA	+45N	−4B	−37N	+43B	F	=26N	2.5	14.0	14.0	5.50	1630	-22.8
40	Le Bars, Lucien	1772	FRA	=55B	+58N	+14B	F	−13N	−12B	2.5	13.5	13.5	5.00	1644	-10.2
41	Aznadi, Ilies	1503	FRA	−13N	+52B	−29N	−36B	+47N	−30B	2.0	15.0	16.0	3.00	893	-44.4
42	Tournier, David	1444	FRA	−15B	−20N	+48B	−32N	+58N	−29B	2.0	15.0	15.5	2.50	942	-9.6
43	Escourolle, Herve	1511	FRA	−9B	+57N	−28B	−39N	+54B	−32N	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.00	956	-34.8
44	Oniani, Marie	0	FRA	−29N	+36B	−23N	F	−38B	+49B	2.0	13.0	13.0	4.50	1436	0.0
45	Adami, Charlie	0	FRA	−39B	−51N	+47B	−31N	−27N	+54B	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.00	879	0.0
46	Labarbe, Remi	1549	FRA	F	−19N	+58B	−24B	+49N	−33N	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	918	-33.6
47	Auzolle, Claire	0	FRA	−23N	−35B	−45N	+53N	−41B	+56N	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.00	1342	0.0
48	FIDE 560026502	0	—	−10N	−37B	−42N	−54N	+53B	+58B	2.0	10.5	11.0	1.50	810	0.0
49	Fugit, Clement	0	FRA	−11N	=30B	−33B	+56N	−46B	−44N	1.5	14.0	15.0	2.50	1474	0.0
50	FIDE 576005283	0	—	−25B	−26N	+57B	=34N	F	−35B	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.50	1278	0.0
51	Sauterel, Pierre	1586	FRA	−7N	+45B	F	−14N	−34B	−27B	1.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	957	-18.8
52	Couffin Prunet, Max	0	FRA	−22B	−41N	F	+35B	−12N	−36B	1.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1334	0.0
53	FIDE 527080382	0	—	−14B	−38N	−36N	−47B	−48N	+55B	1.0	13.5	14.5	1.00	807	0.0
54	Aimeur, Adam	0	FRA	−18B	−34N	−56N	+48B	−43N	−45N	1.0	12.5	13.5	2.00	749	0.0
55	Lafond, Ronan	0	FRA	=40N	−32B	−30N	=58B	−35N	−53N	1.0	12.5	13.0	1.50	1304	0.0
56	Antos, Claude	1410	FRA	−21N	−31N	+54B	−49B	−57N	−47B	1.0	11.0	12.0	1.00	907	-13.2
57	Desdouits, Maximilien	0	FRA	−24N	−43B	−50N	F	+56B	−31N	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1351	0.0
58	FIDE 576005240	0	—	F	−40B	−46N	=55N	−42B	−48N	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.50	789	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hemberger, LiamFRA
+50.4
5.0 pts · #2
2Grimault, NathanFRA
+30.4
5.5 pts · #1
3Viers, MatthieuFRA
+22.0
5.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Aznadi, IliesFRA
-44.4
2.0 pts · #52
2Escourolle, HerveFRA
-34.8
2.0 pts · #48
3Labarbe, RemiFRA
-33.6
2.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R3+263 Elo gap
Saurel, Daniel1584 beat Verriez, Jean-Pierre1847
R2+228 Elo gap
Salomez, Maxime1759 beat Maniveau, Alexandre1987
R6+161 Elo gap
Misik, Jean-Marc1646 beat Kallenbrunn, Philippe1807