Championnat de Franche-Comte Jeunes 2026 - U18
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Valdoie, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1661, and top seed was Chadi Kassab (🇫🇷 FRA, 2075).
Mathis Guihot (🇫🇷 FRA, 1790) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Paco Gainon (4.0) and Valentin Battaglia (3.0). Guihot shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Dylan Meux (1483) beat Ania Akbarova (1734), a +251-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Valdoie, France
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
1,661
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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8
4
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4
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/6. Guihot takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Paco Gainon lost to Mathis Guihot (Black).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Mathis Guihot won 4 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paco Gainon | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Mathis Guihot | 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Antoine Mecenero-Chretien | — | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Joani May | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guihot, Mathis | 1790 | FRA | +14N | F | +4N | +2B | F | +3N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2368 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Gainon, Paco | 0 | FRA | +13B | F | +12B | −1N | +8B | +10N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1911 | +38.0 |
| 3 | Battaglia, Valentin | 1619 | FRA | F | +14B | −8N | +6B | +7N | −1B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1670 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Mecenero-Chretien, Antoine | 1615 | FRA | F | +13N | −1B | +10N | −5B | +12N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1756 | +41.6 |
| 5 | May, Joani | 1764 | FRA | +12B | F | +7B | F | +4N | F | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2381 | +33.6 |
| 6 | Jeanne Del Moral, Aliocha | 0 | FRA | −7N | F | =10B | −3N | +9B | +11N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Grux, Ludovic | 1721 | FRA | +6B | F | −5N | F | −3B | +9N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1500 | -17.4 |
| 8 | Chevalier, Roxane | 1695 | FRA | F | +12N | +3B | F | −2N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 2323 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Meux, Dylan | 1483 | FRA | F | −10N | +13B | +11B | −6N | −7B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1599 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Tran, Duc Anh | 1717 | FRA | F | +9B | =6N | −4B | F | −2B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1544 | -17.6 |
| 11 | Mesnier Reina, Lucas | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | −9N | +12B | −6B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bourezzou, Sofiane | 1417 | FRA | −5N | −8B | −2N | F | −11N | −4B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 888 | -21.6 |
| 13 | Akbarova, Ania | 1734 | FRA | −2N | −4B | −9N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 744 | -59.6 |
| 14 | Layadi, Noha | 1473 | FRA | −1B | −3N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 909 | -16.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mecenero-Chretien, AntoineFRA+41.63.0 pts · #3
- 2Gainon, PacoFRA+38.04.0 pts · #1
- 3May, JoaniFRA+33.63.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Akbarova, AniaFRA-59.60.0 pts · #12
- 2Bourezzou, SofianeFRA-21.60.0 pts · #14
- 3Tran, Duc AnhFRA-17.61.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R3+251 Elo gap
- R2+119 Elo gap
- R4+102 Elo gap