1er Open du pays rochelais

Open SwissStandard

40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Sainte Soulle, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1954, and top seed was Antoine Babaud (🇫🇷 FRA, 2132).

Cedric Gaubert (🇫🇷 FRA, 2064) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jean-Guy Fragnaud (5.5) and Yannis Touam (5.0). Gaubert shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Simon Razanadraibe (1501) beat Hugo Lou Falcucci (1826), a +325-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Sainte Soulle, France

Dates

15 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Antoine Babaud2132

Avg top 10

1,954

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×39

🇬🇪Georgia×1

Top 3

🥇
Cedric Gaubert
🇫🇷FRA·2064
6.0pts·2190perf+18.2
🥈
Jean-Guy Fragnaud
🇫🇷FRA·1899
5.5pts·2073perf+29.8
🥉
Yannis Touam
🇫🇷FRA·1793
5.0pts·2019perf+41.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Cedric Gaubert led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Gaubert6Fragnaud5.5Touam5Berthoux5Klein5Guicheteau4.5— ex-leaders:Chabradzeled R4, #8

R7 · LEADER CHANGE17 May

Cedric Gaubert takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Cedric Gaubert 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Jean-Guy Fragnaud 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Cedric Gaubert	*	—	1	—
2Jean-Guy Fragnaud	—	*	—	½
3Yannis Touam	0	—	*	—
4Eric Berthoux	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gaubert, Cedric	2064	FRA	+38B	+8N	+7B	−6N	+3B	+10N	+15B	6.0	26.5	28.0	23.50	2190	+18.2
2	Fragnaud, Jean-Guy	1899	FRA	+30B	+33N	−6B	+7N	+24B	+11N	=5N	5.5	23.5	25.5	18.50	2073	+29.8
3	Touam, Yannis	1793	FRA	+21B	−6N	+29B	+9N	−1N	+13B	+17N	5.0	26.0	28.5	18.00	2019	+41.8
4	Klein, Jean-Yves	1786	FRA	+39B	−5N	+36B	+8N	=11B	+22N	=6B	5.0	23.5	24.5	15.25	1973	+70.4
5	Berthoux, Eric	1925	FRA	+35N	+4B	+23N	=16B	F	+6N	=2B	5.0	23.5	23.5	19.00	2075	+22.4
6	Chabradze, Boris	2085	GEO	+31N	+3B	+2N	+1B	−10N	−5B	=4N	4.5	30.5	33.0	21.50	2010	-9.8
7	Guicheteau, Dany	1782	FRA	+29N	+9B	−1N	−2B	+23N	=27N	+18B	4.5	25.5	28.0	15.00	1899	+23.2
8	Muszlak, Gabin	1818	FRA	+12N	−1B	+34N	−4B	+28N	+29B	=10B	4.5	24.0	26.0	13.00	1907	+32.4
9	Tirateau, Tom	1917	FRA	+14B	−7N	+28N	−3B	=25N	+26B	+16N	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.50	1863	-17.6
10	Babaud, Antoine	2132	FRA	F	+18N	+19B	=11N	+6B	−1B	=8N	4.0	26.0	26.0	15.75	2024	-12.2
11	Boursier, Xavier	1911	FRA	+37N	=16B	+17N	=10B	=4N	−2B	=12N	4.0	25.5	27.5	13.75	1881	-5.0
12	Betton, Kylian	1670	FRA	−8B	=14N	−18B	+30N	+19B	+20N	=11B	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.50	1835	+62.4
13	Boukili, Saad	1887	FRA	−33B	+30N	−24B	+21N	+14B	−3N	+27B	4.0	21.0	23.0	13.00	1798	-16.0
14	Cuignet, Quentin	1745	FRA	−9N	=12B	=31N	+34B	−13N	+39B	+23N	4.0	20.0	21.0	9.25	1766	+10.0
15	Moya, Clovis	1891	FRA	−28N	+40B	F	+19N	+20B	+16B	−1N	4.0	20.0	20.0	11.50	1904	+3.0
16	Audet, Fabien	1769	FRA	+36B	=11N	+20B	=5N	=27B	−15N	−9B	3.5	24.0	26.0	11.50	1834	+26.0
17	Rocq, Christian	1827	FRA	+32B	=19N	−11B	+18N	F	+24N	−3B	3.5	21.5	21.5	10.75	1826	+0.4
18	David, Gabin	1786	FRA	=40N	−10B	+12N	−17B	+33N	+25B	−7N	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.50	1775	-7.6
19	Couchet, Renaud	1678	FRA	+26N	=17B	−10N	−15B	−12N	+40B	+28N	3.5	21.0	22.0	8.25	1803	+20.8
20	Neufcour, Antonin	1828	FRA	+25N	=28B	−16N	+35B	−15N	−12B	+24B	3.5	20.0	22.0	9.25	1751	-28.8
21	Vernet, Bruno	1669	FRA	−3N	=31B	=38N	−13B	+36N	=28B	+34N	3.5	18.0	19.5	7.25	1729	+9.4
22	Falcucci, Hugo Lou	1826	FRA	+34N	−23B	=35N	=28B	+39N	−4B	=29N	3.5	17.0	18.0	6.50	1660	-58.8
23	Razanadraibe, Simon	1501	FRA	+24B	+22N	−5B	−27N	−7B	+32N	−14B	3.0	23.0	25.5	9.00	1740	+74.8
24	Philippot, Marius	1763	FRA	−23N	+25B	+13N	+26B	−2N	−17B	−20N	3.0	22.5	25.5	10.00	1729	-12.4
25	Noel, Nicolas	1694	FRA	−20B	−24N	+30B	+36N	=9B	−18N	=31B	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.00	1709	+2.2
26	Rabreau, Elie	1819	FRA	−19B	+32N	+33B	−24N	F	−9N	+37B	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.50	1746	-24.4
27	Palfroy, Clement	1832	FRA	F	F	+40N	+23B	=16N	=7B	−13N	3.0	16.0	16.0	8.00	1783	-9.6
28	Pichon, Sebastien	1722	FRA	+15B	=20N	−9B	=22N	−8B	=21N	−19B	2.5	23.5	27.0	9.25	1702	-5.0
29	Couturier, Nidal	1580	FRA	−7B	F	−3N	+31B	+35N	−8N	=22B	2.5	22.0	22.0	6.25	1730	+43.6
30	Marsaud, William	1729	FRA	−2N	−13B	−25N	−12B	+38N	+33B	=35N	2.5	20.5	22.0	4.50	1574	-24.0
31	Brilouet, Alexandre	1754	FRA	−6B	=21N	=14B	−29N	F	+34B	=25N	2.5	19.5	19.5	7.25	1685	-26.4
32	Brugiere, Clement	1681	FRA	−17N	−26B	=37N	+38B	F	−23B	+39N	2.5	14.0	14.0	3.50	1548	-17.8
33	Philippot, Herve	1705	FRA	+13N	−2B	−26N	−39B	−18B	−30N	+38B	2.0	20.0	21.0	5.50	1514	-27.0
34	Milhem, Antoine	1679	FRA	−22B	+38N	−8B	−14N	+40B	−31N	−21B	2.0	19.5	20.5	2.50	1465	-60.8
35	Violleau, Jean-claude	1747	FRA	−5B	+39N	=22B	−20N	−29B	−37N	=30B	2.0	19.0	20.0	4.00	1588	-30.2
36	Oeuillot, Elian	1537	FRA	−16N	+37B	−4N	−25B	−21B	−38N	+40N	2.0	18.5	19.5	3.00	1586	+14.0
37	De Winne, Gilbert	1734	FRA	−11B	−36N	=32B	=40N	F	+35B	−26N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.75	1593	-22.2
38	Adam, Franck	0	FRA	−1N	−34B	=21B	−32N	−30B	+36B	−33N	1.5	18.5	20.5	3.75	1493	0.0
39	Rutter, Ewan	1602	FRA	−4N	−35B	F	+33N	−22B	−14N	−32B	1.0	19.0	19.0	2.00	1475	-34.0
40	Caron, Fabrice	1614	FRA	=18B	−15N	−27B	=37B	−34N	−19N	−36B	1.0	18.0	20.0	2.75	1425	-57.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Razanadraibe, SimonFRA
+74.8
3.0 pts · #27
2Klein, Jean-YvesFRA
+70.4
5.0 pts · #4
3Betton, KylianFRA
+62.4
4.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Milhem, AntoineFRA
-60.8
2.0 pts · #37
2Falcucci, Hugo LouFRA
-58.8
3.5 pts · #17
3Caron, FabriceFRA
-57.2
1.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R2+325 Elo gap
Razanadraibe, Simon1501 beat Falcucci, Hugo Lou1826
R1+262 Elo gap
Razanadraibe, Simon1501 beat Philippot, Marius1763
R2+197 Elo gap
Oeuillot, Elian1537 beat De Winne, Gilbert1734