3e Open des Valois

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66 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in La Couronne, France. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2204, and top seed was Tom Decuigniere (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2408).

Tom Decuigniere (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2408) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Fabien Forgues (5.0) and Steven Le Pen (5.0). Decuigniere won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jean-Luc Dubos (1591) beat Valerie Forgues (1936), a +345-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷La Couronne, France

Dates

23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMTom Decuigniere2408

Avg top 10

2,204

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×2

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×64

🇪🇸Spain×1

Top 3

🥇
IMTom Decuigniere
🇫🇷FRA·2408
5.5pts·2510perf+4.3
🥈
Fabien Forgues
🇫🇷FRA·2186
5.0pts·2315perf+21.2
🥉
Steven Le Pen
🇫🇷FRA·2124
5.0pts·2377perf+39.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

IM Tom Decuigniere led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Decuigniere5.5Forgues5Ringuet5Le Pen5Dudognon4.5Le Picart4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

IM Tom Decuigniere held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Tom Decuigniere drew with Fabien Forgues (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Tom Decuigniere 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Noe Ringuet 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTom Decuigniere	*	½	—	1
2Fabien Forgues	½	*	1	—
3FMNoe Ringuet	—	0	*	—
4Steven Le Pen	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Decuigniere, TomIM	2408	FRA	+19N	+31B	+51N	+17B	+3N	=2B	5.5	20.0	22.0	19.50	2510	+4.3
2	Forgues, Fabien	2186	FRA	+38N	+32B	=8N	+10B	+4B	=1N	5.0	21.5	24.0	19.25	2315	+21.2
3	Le Pen, Steven	2124	FRA	+35N	+39B	+5N	+6B	−1B	+9N	5.0	21.5	24.0	18.50	2377	+39.4
4	Ringuet, NoeFM	2235	FRA	+40N	+12B	+21N	+7B	−2N	+8B	5.0	21.0	23.5	18.50	2266	+6.0
5	Dudognon, ThibaultIM	2339	FRA	+23B	+11N	−3B	+18N	+16B	=7N	4.5	21.0	24.5	17.25	2189	-7.7
6	Lefol, Marius	2197	FRA	+20B	+13N	=18B	−3N	+28B	+22B	4.5	19.5	23.0	16.25	2103	-16.8
7	Le Picart, Loan Leon	1986	FRA	+49N	+33B	+14N	−4N	+29B	=5B	4.5	19.5	21.5	14.25	2083	+29.6
8	Bag, Ayoub	2033	FRA	+52B	+30N	=2B	=9N	+25B	−4N	4.0	20.5	22.5	13.00	2094	+12.4
9	Pottier, SimeonCM	2157	FRA	+58N	+25B	=10N	=8B	+30N	−3B	4.0	19.5	21.0	12.00	2038	-13.6
10	Gouy Piton, Sylvain	1961	FRA	+50B	+47N	=9B	−2N	+19B	=11N	4.0	19.0	21.0	12.00	2015	+20.4
11	Salvador, Lucie	1898	FRA	+45N	−5B	+40N	+15B	=17N	=10B	4.0	18.5	21.0	12.75	2044	+21.8
12	Troboa Pereira, Louis	1853	FRA	+56B	−4N	+36B	=24N	=18B	+29N	4.0	18.0	20.0	11.50	1907	+14.8
13	Cuville, Louis	1866	FRA	+26N	−6B	=38N	+58B	=21N	+30B	4.0	17.0	18.5	11.00	1944	+13.0
14	Rochoir, Julien	1887	FRA	+41N	F	−7B	+38B	+24N	+17B	4.0	16.5	16.5	12.00	2067	+23.2
15	Mace, Emmanuel	1792	FRA	+65B	−18N	+54B	−11N	+49B	+32N	4.0	14.5	15.0	7.50	1848	+5.4
16	Pascal, Jonathan	1823	FRA	+63N	−51B	+35N	+49B	−5N	+47B	4.0	14.0	15.0	8.50	1933	+16.2
17	Favauge, Elias	2180	FRA	+36B	+28N	+24B	−1N	=11B	−14N	3.5	20.5	23.5	12.00	1951	-47.1
18	Ducos, Antoine	2048	FRA	+43N	+15B	=6N	−5B	=12N	=25B	3.5	20.5	23.0	12.50	1996	-4.6
19	Roche, Philippe	1736	FRA	−1B	+48N	=22B	+61B	−10N	+41N	3.5	18.0	19.5	8.25	1892	+18.2
20	Loll, Jean-Baptiste	1715	FRA	−6N	+26B	−31N	+33B	=27N	+39B	3.5	17.5	20.0	10.75	1858	+21.2
21	Gaubert, Cedric	2064	FRA	+42B	+57N	−4B	=39N	=13B	=23N	3.5	17.5	19.5	9.50	1906	-19.4
22	Forgues, Valerie	1936	FRA	−33N	+45B	=19N	+34B	+39B	−6N	3.5	16.5	19.0	9.75	1794	-16.8
23	Dabadie, Benoit	1732	FRA	−5N	−41B	+43N	+50B	+34N	=21B	3.5	16.0	18.0	9.25	1804	+9.0
24	Longuet, Jules	1742	FRA	+54N	+61B	−17N	=12B	−14B	+46N	3.5	16.0	17.5	8.00	1870	+29.6
25	Coant, Jean-Francois	1805	FRA	+60B	−9N	+42B	+51B	−8N	=18N	3.5	16.0	17.5	7.75	2003	+22.6
26	Denis, Philippe	1497	FRA	−13B	−20N	+66B	=37N	+43N	+40B	3.5	15.5	15.5	6.50	1718	+27.0
27	Rodriguez Hernandez, Antonio	1882	ESP	=34B	−29N	+50B	=44N	=20B	+42N	3.5	14.5	16.5	9.00	1811	-5.2
28	Laduguie, Patrick	0	FRA	+59N	−17B	=58N	+41B	−6N	+38B	3.5	14.5	16.0	7.25	1811	0.0
29	Henric, Robson	0	FRA	=61N	+27B	=34N	+32B	−7N	−12B	3.0	18.0	19.5	8.75	1829	0.0
30	Joudoux, Armand	1795	FRA	+62N	−8B	+33N	+31B	−9B	−13N	3.0	18.0	19.0	7.00	1842	+8.4
31	Busnel, Laurent	1921	FRA	+46B	−1N	+20B	−30N	=42B	=37N	3.0	17.5	20.0	8.75	1784	-21.0
32	Barrucand, Sacha	1830	FRA	+55B	−2N	+37B	−29N	+52N	−15B	3.0	17.0	19.0	7.00	1816	-1.0
33	Dubos, Jean-Luc	1591	FRA	+22B	−7N	−30B	−20N	+57B	+53N	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.50	1829	+34.2
34	Pezzaglia, Alain	1534	FRA	=27N	+53B	=29B	−22N	−23B	+52N	3.0	15.5	17.5	7.25	1782	+29.2
35	Marchal, Sacha	1647	FRA	−3B	+60N	−16B	−55N	+64B	+50N	3.0	14.5	15.5	4.50	1537	-26.8
36	Giraud, Hugues	1675	FRA	−17N	+59B	−12N	−46B	+62N	+44N	3.0	14.0	15.0	5.00	1553	-14.8
37	Muller, Philippe	1666	FRA	−51N	+63B	−32N	=26B	+59N	=31B	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.75	1705	+4.0
38	Dolle, Lucien	1693	FRA	−2B	+56N	=13B	−14N	+45B	−28N	2.5	19.0	21.0	6.50	1778	+9.0
39	Urapola Gerada, Nissanka Abeykoon	1797	FRA	+44B	−3N	+52B	=21B	−22N	−20N	2.5	18.0	20.0	6.25	1742	-9.2
40	Gouy, Philippe	1718	FRA	−4B	+46N	−11B	+56N	=44B	−26N	2.5	17.5	19.5	5.75	1641	-12.2
41	Gabillon, Isaac	1535	FRA	−14B	+23N	=47B	−28N	+58N	−19B	2.5	17.0	18.5	6.25	1759	+54.8
42	Couix, Maxime	1628	FRA	−21N	+66B	−25N	+54B	=31N	−27B	2.5	15.5	15.5	3.50	1587	-3.8
43	Hentzien, Pierre	1624	FRA	−18B	=44N	−23B	+65N	−26B	+55N	2.5	15.0	15.5	3.75	1485	-32.8
44	Vialard, Frank	0	FRA	−39N	=43B	+53N	=27B	=40N	−36B	2.5	14.0	16.0	6.25	1683	0.0
45	Adelin, Jonathan	1567	FRA	−11B	−22N	=60B	+48N	−38N	+59B	2.5	14.0	15.5	4.75	1558	-3.6
46	Tabary, Charlene	1579	FRA	−31N	−40B	+63N	+36N	=53B	−24B	2.5	14.0	15.0	5.00	1650	+9.0
47	Thevenon, Julien	1770	FRA	+64N	−10B	=41N	F	+55B	−16N	2.5	13.5	13.5	4.25	1607	-16.6
48	Pohorenyy, Alexandre	0	FRA	=53N	−19B	−61N	−45B	+65B	+58N	2.5	11.0	11.5	3.00	1573	0.0
49	Poller, Amadeo	1616	FRA	−7B	+65N	+57B	−16N	−15N	−54B	2.0	16.5	17.0	2.50	1657	+5.6
50	Texier, Patrick	1594	FRA	−10N	+64B	−27N	−23N	+56B	−35B	2.0	16.0	17.0	3.00	1499	-13.2
51	Lacroix, RomainCM	2148	FRA	+37B	+16N	−1B	−25N	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1946	-17.0
52	Rochoir, Olivier	1618	FRA	−8N	+62B	−39N	+57N	−32B	−34B	2.0	14.5	15.5	3.00	1555	-9.4
53	Heraud, Armand	1746	FRA	=48B	−34N	−44B	+60N	=46N	−33B	2.0	13.5	15.0	4.00	1295	-68.0
54	Yvon, Alexandre	0	FRA	−24B	F	−15N	−42N	+60B	+49N	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	1502	0.0
55	Ohl, Celian	1457	FRA	−32N	−58B	+64N	+35B	−47N	−43B	2.0	12.5	13.5	4.00	1468	0.0
56	Bouquet, Quentin	1475	FRA	−12N	−38B	+62N	−40B	−50N	+65B	2.0	12.0	12.5	1.50	915	-34.0
57	Benaerens, Thierry	1797	FRA	+66N	−21B	−49N	−52B	−33N	+62B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	922	-96.4
58	Cyrille, Dominique	1668	FRA	−9B	+55N	=28B	−13N	−41B	−48B	1.5	16.5	18.5	3.75	1539	-15.4
59	Mesnier, Alexandre	1475	FRA	−28B	−36N	=65B	+63N	−37B	−45N	1.5	13.0	13.5	1.25	1394	-16.4
60	Braud, Thomas	0	FRA	−25N	−35B	=45N	−53B	−54N	+66B	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.25	1369	0.0
61	Lavaud, Clement	1891	FRA	=29B	−24N	+48B	−19N	F	F	1.5	12.5	12.5	4.00	939	-28.2
62	Duval, Leonard	0	FRA	−30B	−52N	−56B	+66N	−36B	−57N	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	872	0.0
63	Ratouit, Serge	1441	FRA	−16B	−37N	−46B	−59B	+66N	−64N	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	836	-21.4
64	Hays, Nolan	0	FRA	−47B	−50N	−55B	F	−35N	+63B	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1342	0.0
65	Forestier, Lucas	0	FRA	−15N	−49B	=59N	−43B	−48N	−56N	0.5	13.0	14.5	0.75	1230	0.0
66	FIDE 544084463	0	—	−57B	−42N	−26N	−62B	−63B	−60N	0.0	10.5	11.5	0.00	791	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gabillon, IsaacFRA
+54.8
2.5 pts · #30
2Le Pen, StevenFRA
+39.4
5.0 pts · #4
3Dubos, Jean-LucFRA
+34.2
3.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Benaerens, ThierryFRA
-96.4
2.0 pts · #61
2Heraud, ArmandFRA
-68.0
2.0 pts · #58
3Favauge, EliasFRA
-47.1
3.5 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R1+345 Elo gap
Dubos, Jean-Luc1591 beat Forgues, Valerie1936
R4+343 Elo gap
Coant, Jean-Francois1805 beat CMLacroix, Romain2148
R6+293 Elo gap
Rochoir, Julien1887 beat Favauge, Elias2180