11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo)

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63 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 23 Apr 2026 in Noisiel, France. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2469, and top seed was Sergey A. Fedorchuk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2585).

Marco Materia (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2495) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Alexandre Bacrot (6.5) and Sanket Chakravarty (6.0). Materia shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Andrei-Mihai Bonte (FM, 2214) beat Panesar Vedant (FM, 2417), a +203-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Noisiel, France

Dates

18 Apr 2026 → 23 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦GMSergey A. Fedorchuk2585

Avg top 10

2,469

Participants

Titled players · 34

GM×5

IM×8

FM×11

CM×5

WIM×2

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×35

🇮🇳India×10

🇵🇱Poland×2

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇱🇧Lebanon×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
IMMarco Materia
🇫🇷FRA·2495
6.5pts·2516perf+3.9
🥈
Alexandre Bacrot
🇫🇷FRA·2457
6.5pts·2456perf+1.9
🥉
IMSanket Chakravarty
🇮🇳IND·2355
6.0pts·2465perf+13.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Bacrot6.5Materia6.5Chakravarty6Fedorchuk6Muthaiah6Willems6— ex-leaders:Nguyenled R3–R5, #26

R7 · LEADER CHANGE22 Apr

IM Marco Materia takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/9. Materia takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (42.0).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

Alexandre Bacrot went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alexandre Bacrot	*	—	—	—
2IMMarco Materia	—	*	—	½
3IMSanket Chakravarty	—	—	*	—
4GMSergey A. Fedorchuk	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Materia, MarcoIM	2495	FRA	+52B	−15N	+30B	+35N	=10B	+12N	+8B	=14N	=4B	6.5	42.0	45.0	31.50	2516	+3.9
2	Bacrot, Alexandre	2457	FRA	+36B	=13N	=56B	+21N	=15B	=18N	+28B	=5N	+14B	6.5	40.5	43.0	31.00	2456	+1.9
3	Sanket ChakravartyIM	2355	IND	+55B	=6N	+17B	=11N	=5B	−8N	+30B	=7N	+15B	6.0	44.0	46.5	28.75	2465	+13.8
4	Fedorchuk, Sergey A.GM	2585	UKR	+30B	=20N	+13B	F	+16N	=15N	+7B	=6B	=1N	6.0	43.5	43.5	32.25	2585	+1.1
5	Dimitrov, RadoslavGM	2478	BUL	+38N	−10B	+42N	+24B	=3N	=20B	=9N	=2B	+18N	6.0	43.0	46.5	29.25	2425	-4.3
6	Peng, Li MinGM	2536	SUI	+39N	=3B	F	+27N	=12B	+10N	+15B	=4N	=8B	6.0	42.5	42.5	30.75	2535	+1.2
7	Muthaiah ALIM	2436	IND	+31B	=56N	+25B	=15N	=18B	+27N	−4N	=3B	+17N	6.0	41.0	43.5	28.25	2421	-0.9
8	Willems, NielsFM	2388	FRA	=49N	=19B	+32N	=46B	+50N	+3B	−1N	+10B	=6N	6.0	40.0	43.0	27.75	2380	+0.9
9	Panesar VedantFM	2417	IND	+34B	=28N	−27B	+55N	+47B	=11N	=5B	=12N	+23B	6.0	38.0	40.5	25.25	2364	-3.9
10	Lacan Rus, DavidFM	2326	FRA	+21B	+5N	=11B	=12N	=1N	−6B	+47B	−8N	+30B	5.5	45.0	48.0	27.25	2402	+10.4
11	Decuigniere, TomIM	2423	FRA	+32N	+24B	=10N	=3B	=20N	=9B	=17N	=18B	=13N	5.5	43.0	47.5	28.50	2373	-4.8
12	Golubka, PetroGM	2348	CAN	=51N	+43B	+29N	=10B	=6N	−1B	+21N	=9B	=16N	5.5	42.0	45.0	25.75	2359	+3.1
13	Rudolf, MichalFM	2308	POL	+33B	=2B	−4N	=22N	=31B	=34N	+36B	+28N	=11B	5.5	40.5	44.5	25.75	2311	+1.6
14	Ruzhansky, EliasIM	2451	BEL	+57N	−61B	+52N	=19B	=17N	+16B	+20N	=1B	−2N	5.5	38.5	40.5	23.75	2376	-6.7
15	Nguyen, PiotrIM	2367	POL	+63N	+1B	+61N	=7B	=2N	=4B	−6N	=17B	−3N	5.0	44.0	44.0	20.25	2421	+6.6
16	Jacobsen, Mikkel ManosriFM	2390	DEN	=40B	+44N	+28B	=18N	−4B	−14N	+31B	=22N	=12B	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.25	2288	-20.4
17	Bosc, SeraphinaWIM	2198	FRA	=53N	+48B	−3N	+37B	=14B	+23N	=11B	=15N	−7B	5.0	40.0	42.5	21.25	2299	+23.0
18	Dixit, ArunFM	2314	USA	=43N	+51B	+49N	=16B	=7N	=2B	=35B	=11N	−5B	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.25	2350	+10.2
19	Toure, Ananth	2178	FRA	+54B	=8N	=35B	=14N	=23B	−28N	+34B	=20N	=22B	5.0	39.0	41.5	21.75	2286	+24.6
20	Flom, GabrielGM	2415	FRA	+45N	=4B	F	+56N	=11B	=5N	−14B	=19B	+27N	5.0	38.5	38.5	21.75	2433	+2.6
21	Dayal, Samar	2060	ENG	−10N	+39B	+38N	−2B	=24N	+52B	−12B	+42N	=35B	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.00	2280	+66.9
22	Nimay AgrawalCM	1970	IND	=29N	−49B	+39N	=13B	=52N	+57B	=27N	=16B	=19N	5.0	34.5	37.0	20.25	2238	+112.1
23	Stanojevic, IlijaFM	2259	SRB	=48N	=53B	=37N	+42B	=19N	−17B	+50N	+29B	−9N	5.0	34.0	36.5	18.25	2151	-23.6
24	Mouhamad, JoachimFM	2195	FRA	+59B	−11N	+31B	−5N	=21B	−47N	=51N	+48B	+34B	5.0	34.0	36.0	17.50	2186	-3.4
25	Midy, RobinCM	2233	FRA	=47B	+50N	−7N	=53B	=34N	=48B	−29N	+55B	+38N	5.0	30.0	32.5	15.75	2153	-18.6
26	Thouard, Axel	2176	FRA	=42N	=37B	−53N	−34B	+62N	=51B	=41N	+50B	+47B	5.0	27.0	27.5	13.75	2065	-26.8
27	Bonte, Andrei-MihaiFM	2214	ROU	=50B	+47N	+9N	−6B	+53N	−7B	=22B	=35N	−20B	4.5	38.0	40.5	17.50	2242	+6.0
28	Meddouri-Bernard, Edouard	2229	FRA	+60N	=9B	−16N	F	+40B	+19B	−2N	−13B	+36N	4.5	38.0	38.0	18.00	2289	+13.4
29	Akshat SurekaFM	2175	IND	=22B	+41N	−12B	−47N	+58B	=31N	+25B	−23N	=33B	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.50	2116	-13.8
30	Saad, Gabriel	2161	FRA	−4N	+45B	−1N	+44B	=48N	+53B	−3N	+54B	−10N	4.5	36.5	39.0	13.50	2213	+8.8
31	Ivana Maria, FurtadoWIM	2123	IND	−7N	+60B	−24N	+45B	=13N	=29B	−16N	=41B	+54N	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.00	2178	+11.2
32	Boulos, CarlosCM	2113	LBN	−11B	+59N	−8B	+54N	=56B	−35N	−33B	+37N	+42B	4.5	32.5	34.5	13.25	2163	+9.2
33	Juran, Baptiste	2052	FRA	−13N	=38B	=57N	−52B	+44N	=49B	+32N	=39B	=29N	4.5	32.0	34.5	17.00	2147	+22.6
34	Belluire, BeatriceWFM	2112	FRA	−9N	+54B	−46N	+26N	=25B	=13B	−19N	+52B	−24N	4.0	38.0	40.5	15.75	2160	+10.8
35	Di Nicolantonio, LucasIM	2380	FRA	=44B	F	=19N	−1B	=57N	+32B	=18N	=27B	=21N	4.0	36.5	36.5	17.25	2197	-17.7
36	Gailliegue, Florian	2124	FRA	−2N	=58B	−48N	+43B	=41N	+42B	−13N	+51B	−28B	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.25	2085	-10.8
37	Neves, Vincent	1985	FRA	=46B	=26N	=23B	−17N	=49N	=38B	=52N	−32B	+55N	4.0	33.0	35.5	14.25	2111	+29.2
38	Toure, Vasanth	2144	FRA	−5B	=33N	−21B	=51N	+59B	=37N	+53B	=47N	−25B	4.0	33.0	35.0	11.75	2055	-23.0
39	Gimenez Menchon, CesarCM	2154	ESP	−6B	−21N	−22B	+60N	−51B	+59N	+44B	=33N	=45N	4.0	32.5	34.5	11.50	2052	-26.4
40	Amartya Saumitra Gupta	2084	IND	=16N	−42B	+58N	=48B	−28N	=41B	−54N	=49B	+50N	4.0	28.5	31.0	13.00	2040	-22.0
41	Sepahpour, Shervine	2008	FRA	F	−29B	+43N	F	=36B	=40N	=26B	=31N	+49N	4.0	28.5	28.5	15.25	2166	+60.8
42	Gade Sharanya	1979	IND	=26B	+40N	−5B	−23N	+55B	−36N	+49N	−21B	−32N	3.5	36.5	39.0	12.00	2070	+36.0
43	Betton, Olivier	2052	FRA	=18B	−12N	−41B	−36N	+60B	−58N	−55B	+63N	+59B	3.5	27.5	27.5	6.50	2029	-7.8
44	Le Roy, Tristan	2076	FRA	=35N	−16B	F	−30N	−33B	+63B	−39N	+59N	+48B	3.5	27.0	27.0	7.00	2111	+9.6
45	Guedira, Aimen	2094	MAR	−20B	−30N	+60B	−31N	−54N	F	+63B	+53N	=39B	3.5	25.0	25.0	6.50	2072	-6.6
46	Laurent, Julien G.FM	2194	FRA	=37N	F	+34B	=8N	F	=50B	+48N	F	F	3.5	20.0	20.0	13.50	2253	+8.2
47	Siddhi RaoWCM	2014	IND	=25N	−27B	F	+29B	−9N	+24B	−10N	=38B	−26N	3.0	39.5	39.5	14.00	2147	+47.2
48	Dimitrova, ElenaWFM	2024	FID	=23B	−17N	+36B	=40N	=30B	=25N	−46B	−24N	−44N	3.0	36.0	39.5	13.25	2044	+4.2
49	Darniere, Simon	2081	FRA	=8B	+22N	−18B	−50N	=37B	=33N	−42B	=40N	−41B	3.0	36.0	39.0	14.25	1963	-30.2
50	Seite, Sullian	2012	FRA	=27N	−25B	+51N	+49B	−8B	=46N	−23B	−26N	−40B	3.0	36.0	39.0	10.00	2063	+9.8
51	Ahmed Holi Ali, MoawiaCM	2060	SUD	=12B	−18N	−50B	=38B	+39N	=26N	=24B	−36N	F	3.0	35.5	35.5	13.75	2096	+5.2
52	Roque, Gaetan	2147	FRA	−1N	+63B	−14B	+33N	=22B	−21N	=37B	−34N	F	3.0	34.5	34.5	9.00	2063	-21.8
53	Shubh Atha	2004	IND	=17B	=23N	+26B	=25N	−27B	−30N	−38N	−45B	−60B	2.5	36.5	38.5	12.50	2000	-3.0
54	Choteau, Gurvann	1982	FRA	−19N	−34N	F	−32B	+45B	=55N	+40B	−30N	−31B	2.5	32.5	32.5	8.75	1976	-2.4
55	Levesque, Guillaume	2071	FRA	−3N	F	+62B	−9B	−42N	=54B	+43N	−25N	−37B	2.5	31.0	31.0	5.25	1988	-20.4
56	Nguyen, Vincent	2278	FRA	+58N	=7B	=2N	−20B	=32N	F	F	F	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	11.00	2292	+2.0
57	Kavciyan, Yega	2124	FRA	−14B	=62N	=33B	+59N	=35B	−22N	F	F	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	6.50	2090	-8.4
58	Mariller, Romain	2036	FRA	−56B	=36N	−40B	+63N	−29N	+43B	F	F	F	2.5	18.5	18.5	5.50	2074	+4.8
59	Greuthier, Alois	1996	FRA	−24N	−32B	+63N	−57B	−38N	−39B	+60N	−44B	−43N	2.0	29.0	29.0	2.00	1885	-23.6
60	Gregoire, Victor	2012	FRA	−28B	−31N	−45N	−39B	−43N	+62B	−59B	F	+53N	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.00	1892	-24.2
61	Ralison, Milanto HarifidyIM	2263	MAD	+62B	+14N	−15B	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	6.00	2408	+11.8
62	Khan, Sergue	2029	FRA	−61N	=57B	−55N	F	−26B	−60N	F	F	F	0.5	14.0	14.0	1.25	1763	-27.0
63	Smith, Matthieu	2073	FRA	−15B	−52N	−59B	−58B	F	−44N	−45N	−43B	F	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	1310	-64.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nimay AgrawalCMIND
+112.1
5.0 pts · #23
2Dayal, SamarENG
+66.9
5.0 pts · #17
3Sepahpour, ShervineFRA
+60.8
4.0 pts · #39

Top rating losers

1Smith, MatthieuFRA
-64.2
0.0 pts · #63
2Darniere, SimonFRA
-30.2
3.0 pts · #52
3Khan, SergueFRA
-27.0
0.5 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R3+203 Elo gap
FMBonte, Andrei-Mihai2214 beat FMPanesar Vedant2417
R2+188 Elo gap
IMRalison, Milanto Harifidy2263 beat IMRuzhansky, Elias2451
R3+184 Elo gap
CMNimay Agrawal1970 beat CMGimenez Menchon, Cesar2154