3eme Open International de blitz de Noisiel

SwissBlitz

108 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 19 Apr 2026 in Noisiel, France. 18 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2419, and top seed was Sergey A. Fedorchuk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2541).

Radoslav Dimitrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2473) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Marco Materia (7.5) and Alexandre Bacrot (7.5). Dimitrov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ayaan Arora (1648) beat Sanket Chakravarty (IM, 2321), a +673-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Noisiel, France

Dates

19 Apr 2026

Time control

Blitz: 5 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦GMSergey A. Fedorchuk2541

Avg top 10

2,419

Participants

108

Titled players · 18

GM×3

IM×5

FM×6

CM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×77

🇮🇳India×10

🇩🇿Algeria×2

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇲🇬Madagascar×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMRadoslav Dimitrov
🇧🇬BUL·2473
7.5pts·2558perf+10.7
🥈
IMMarco Materia
🇫🇷FRA·2503
7.5pts·2542perf+6.3
🥉
Alexandre Bacrot
🇫🇷FRA·2408
7.5pts·2512perf+13.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Materia7.5Bacrot7.5Dimitrov7.5Stanojevic7Dayal7Golubka7

R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 Apr

Alexandre Bacrot takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.5/9. Dimitrov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (54.0).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Marco Materia beat Alexandre Bacrot (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMMarco Materia	*	1	0	—
2Alexandre Bacrot	0	*	1	1
3GMRadoslav Dimitrov	1	0	*	½
4FMIlija Stanojevic	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dimitrov, RadoslavGM	2473	BUL	+59N	+17B	+8N	+15B	+2N	+4B	−3N	+13B	=5N	7.5	54.0	58.0	47.00	2558	+10.7
2	Materia, MarcoIM	2503	FRA	+66B	+32N	+6B	+9N	−1B	+7N	+14B	+3B	=4N	7.5	53.5	57.5	46.50	2542	+6.3
3	Bacrot, Alexandre	2408	FRA	+106B	+60N	+16B	+30N	=13B	+5N	+1B	−2N	+9B	7.5	49.5	50.5	40.00	2512	+13.8
4	Golubka, PetroGM	2455	CAN	+63B	+21N	+7B	+14N	+24B	−1N	=10B	+11N	=2B	7.0	52.5	56.5	42.00	2512	+8.7
5	Stanojevic, IlijaFM	2230	SRB	+45B	+33N	=27B	+99N	+25B	−3B	+12N	+24N	=1B	7.0	48.0	50.5	36.50	2377	+36.0
6	Mouhamad, JoachimFM	2163	FRA	+62N	+38B	−2N	+41B	−17N	+42B	+20N	+18B	+13N	7.0	46.5	50.5	37.00	2231	+18.4
7	Tsarkou, Mikhail	2124	FID	+43N	+42B	−4N	+38B	+60N	−2B	+41N	+30B	+15N	7.0	45.5	49.5	35.00	2236	+56.4
8	Dayal, Samar	2109	ENG	+76B	+53N	−1B	+23N	+40B	−24N	+33B	+37N	+14N	7.0	44.5	48.5	35.50	2215	+51.6
9	Bijaoui, ManuelIM	2407	FRA	+65N	+22B	+12N	−2B	+27B	+34N	=24B	+10N	−3N	6.5	50.0	54.0	36.25	2388	+2.5
10	Panesar VedantFM	2371	IND	+64B	+40N	+18B	−24N	+19B	+16N	=4N	−9B	+28N	6.5	47.5	51.5	36.00	2329	+0.4
11	Sanket ChakravartyIM	2321	IND	−30N	+55B	+59N	+35B	=12N	+28B	+26N	−4B	+16N	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.75	2202	-16.6
12	Toure, Vasanth	2049	FRA	+98B	+107N	−9B	+66N	=11B	+25N	−5B	+26B	+27N	6.5	43.0	43.0	26.25	2215	+36.6
13	Meillon, JudicaelFM	2415	FRA	+50N	+29B	=26N	+28B	=3N	+17B	+15N	−1N	−6B	6.0	50.5	55.5	34.50	2285	-9.9
14	Boulos, CarlosCM	2184	LBN	+49B	+67N	+39B	−4B	+52N	+20B	−2N	+19N	−8B	6.0	48.0	52.0	30.50	2161	0.0
15	Ralison, Milanto HarifidyIM	2295	MAD	+69B	+35N	+19B	−1N	+32B	+21N	−13B	+34N	−7B	6.0	47.5	51.5	31.00	2214	-11.2
16	Toure, Ananth	2103	FRA	+81N	+68B	−3N	+54B	+22N	−10B	+39B	+31N	−11B	6.0	45.0	48.5	28.00	2159	+17.2
17	Shubh Atha	1957	IND	+96B	−1N	+64B	+45N	+6B	−13N	−37B	+53N	+33B	6.0	44.0	47.0	28.50	2006	+26.8
18	Anish Ramkumar	2037	IND	+92N	+46B	−10N	+39B	−20N	+70B	+54B	−6N	+35B	6.0	43.0	46.0	26.50	2015	-3.2
19	Dimitrova, ElenaWFM	1992	FID	+56N	+70B	−15N	+46B	−10N	+44B	+59N	−14B	+30N	6.0	42.0	46.0	27.50	2029	+10.6
20	Randrianarimanana, Alicia	1896	FRA	+93B	−25N	+85B	+47N	+18B	−14N	−6B	+61N	+37B	6.0	41.5	44.5	26.00	1967	+13.6
21	Amartya Saumitra Gupta	1946	IND	+95N	−4B	+65N	+44B	+36N	−15B	−31B	+68N	+46B	6.0	41.0	44.0	26.00	2067	+56.4
22	Nguyen, Clement	1927	FRA	+61B	−9N	+49B	+77N	−16B	−37N	+64B	+39N	+43B	6.0	40.5	44.0	26.50	1891	-4.8
23	Mariller, Romain	1814	FRA	+91N	−36B	+79N	−8B	+62N	+52B	−34B	+32N	+31B	6.0	39.0	42.0	25.00	2036	+44.2
24	Fedorchuk, Sergey A.GM	2541	UKR	+44N	+52B	+36N	+10B	−4N	+8B	=9N	−5B	F	5.5	48.5	48.5	31.25	2397	-10.5
25	Jacobsen, Mikkel ManosriFM	2266	DEN	+71N	+20B	=28N	+26B	−5N	−12B	+29N	−27B	+44N	5.5	46.5	50.5	28.75	2065	-38.0
26	Akshat SurekaFM	2037	IND	+58B	+78N	=13B	−25N	+48B	+27N	−11B	−12N	+54B	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.00	2074	+18.0
27	Grolleau, Matteo	1986	FRA	+82N	+100B	=5N	+31B	−9N	−26B	+57N	+25N	−12B	5.5	44.0	46.0	24.00	2140	+32.6
28	Raghav, Srivathsav V	1992	IND	+73B	+105N	=25B	−13N	+99B	−11N	+51B	+36N	−10B	5.5	40.5	41.5	19.75	2155	+27.4
29	Mehaibia, Azeddine	1943	ALG	+103B	−13N	−45B	+86N	+65B	=51N	−25B	+67N	+52N	5.5	36.5	38.5	19.75	1923	-3.2
30	Ayaan Arora	1648	IND	+11B	+51N	+31B	−3B	−34N	+35N	+32B	−7N	−19B	5.0	47.0	51.5	26.00	2027	+152.8
31	Saad, Gabriel	2193	FRA	+74N	+41B	−30N	−27N	+63B	+38B	+21N	−16B	−23N	5.0	42.5	46.5	24.00	1925	-52.6
32	Nimay AgrawalCM	1959	IND	+89N	−2B	+50N	+70B	−15N	+46B	−30N	−23B	+63N	5.0	42.5	45.5	21.00	1878	-36.0
33	Saidani, Ilyan	1843	FRA	+87N	−5B	+58N	−36B	+74N	+43B	−8N	+62B	−17N	5.0	42.5	45.5	20.50	1853	+0.8
34	Ahmed Holi Ali, MoawiaCM	2106	SUD	F	−54B	+48N	+53N	+30B	−9B	+23N	−15B	+41N	5.0	42.5	42.5	25.50	2029	-11.2
35	Oupindrin, Timothy	1886	FRA	+72N	−15B	+43N	−11N	+64B	−30B	+74N	+59B	−18N	5.0	40.5	44.5	21.00	1851	-9.8
36	Brahami, LamineIM	2160	ALG	+85B	+23N	−24B	+33N	−21B	−54N	+63B	−28B	+59N	5.0	40.5	43.5	22.00	1958	-39.8
37	Legranger, Thimote	1520	FRA	−99B	+83N	+67B	−60N	+80N	+22B	+17N	−8B	−20N	5.0	40.0	42.5	23.00	1889	+127.6
38	Balasoupramaniane, Dinesh	1835	FRA	+77B	−6N	+98B	−7N	+45B	−31N	−69B	+51N	+64B	5.0	40.0	42.5	19.50	1879	+7.4
39	Saidani, Aden	1759	FRA	+102N	+57B	−14N	−18N	+77B	+60B	−16N	−22B	+62N	5.0	40.0	42.0	18.00	1948	+71.2
40	Sellak, Moussa	1900	FRA	+79N	−10B	+62N	+61B	−8N	−59B	+56N	−44B	+65N	5.0	39.0	42.5	20.00	1784	-23.2
41	Youssef, Mohamed	1869	FRA	+94B	−31N	+86B	−6N	+71B	+61N	−7B	+69N	−34B	5.0	39.0	42.0	18.00	1870	-1.8
42	Louis, Julien	1824	FRA	+90B	−7N	−61B	+98N	+49B	−6N	+71B	−43N	+69B	5.0	39.0	41.5	18.50	1820	-0.4
43	Vigneswaran, Aksayan	1577	FRA	−7B	+101N	−35B	+100N	+53B	−33N	+66B	+42B	−22N	5.0	38.5	40.5	17.50	1802	+35.0
44	Zhou, Valentin	1709	FRA	−24B	+97N	+105B	−21N	+88B	−19N	+47B	+40N	−25B	5.0	38.5	39.5	16.50	1833	+34.0
45	Lemercier, Matteo	1632	FRA	−5N	+72B	+29N	−17B	−38N	+102B	−68N	+100B	+70N	5.0	37.5	39.5	17.50	1759	+15.2
46	Chaudon, Matthieu	1762	FRA	+108B	−18N	+78B	−19N	+73B	−32N	+86B	+60B	−21N	5.0	37.5	37.5	14.50	1795	+5.0
47	Pham Doan, Bao Anh	0	FRA	−48N	+92B	+55N	−20B	−59N	+81B	−44N	+71N	+66B	5.0	36.0	39.0	19.00	1703	+24.0
48	Fossi Gain-Yo, Joseph	1745	FRA	+47B	=99N	−34B	+88N	−26N	−57B	=55N	+74B	+61B	5.0	35.5	38.0	19.50	1794	+7.6
49	Feraud Lancerotto, Emmanuel	1621	FRA	−14N	+87B	−22N	+79B	−42N	−100B	+72N	+80B	+68B	5.0	35.0	37.0	18.00	1802	+40.4
50	Aayiu Atindrya Shetty	1676	IND	−13B	+103N	−32B	−90N	+101B	+73N	−52N	+89B	+60N	5.0	31.5	33.5	15.00	1717	+4.6
51	Vahedi, Kambiz	0	FRA	=55N	−30B	+56N	=57B	+58N	=29B	−28N	−38B	+77N	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.75	1778	+0.6
52	Ricou, Guillaume	1962	FRA	+97B	−24N	+106B	+63N	−14B	−23N	+50B	=54N	−29B	4.5	39.0	40.0	14.75	1853	-24.0
53	Couderc, Mickael	1812	FRA	+84N	−8B	+91N	−34B	−43N	+58B	+100N	−17B	=56N	4.5	38.5	40.5	15.25	1701	-21.6
54	Montaigne, Adrien	1814	FRA	+101B	+34N	−99B	−16N	+85B	+36B	−18N	=52B	−26N	4.5	37.5	39.5	17.25	1960	+26.6
55	Balaji, Saipranav	0	FRA	=51B	−11N	−47B	+84B	+81N	=67N	=48B	−57B	+82N	4.5	36.5	40.0	17.25	1689	+100.4
56	Nguyen, Gaspar	0	FRA	−19B	−61N	−51B	+93N	+78B	+77N	−40B	+87N	=53B	4.5	34.0	37.0	15.25	1708	-6.8
57	Khan, Sergue	0	FRA	+86B	−39N	−63B	=51N	+97B	+48N	−27B	+55N	F	4.5	34.0	34.0	17.25	1774	-43.6
58	Lauer, Adam	1551	FRA	−26N	+108B	−33B	+106N	−51B	−53N	=77B	+97N	+78B	4.5	30.0	30.0	8.75	1656	+28.4
59	Materia, Mario	1693	FRA	−1B	+96N	−11B	+87N	+47B	+40N	−19B	−35N	−36B	4.0	43.0	46.0	16.00	1807	+30.4
60	Neves, Vincent	1916	FRA	+104N	−3B	+71N	+37B	−7B	−39N	+65B	−46N	−50B	4.0	42.5	43.5	14.00	1720	-42.0
61	Bourjot, Theophile	0	FRA	−22N	+56B	+42N	−40N	+66B	−41B	+70N	−20B	−48N	4.0	40.5	44.5	17.50	1773	0.0
62	Martzolff, Toan	1611	FRA	−6B	+90N	−40B	+83N	−23B	+88N	+67B	−33N	−39B	4.0	38.5	41.5	13.50	1649	+2.2
63	Castanier, Paul	1678	FRA	−4N	+89B	+57N	−52B	−31N	+98B	−36N	+73B	−32B	4.0	38.0	40.5	14.00	1812	+45.6
64	Goldberger, Constantin	1649	FRA	−10N	+104B	−17N	+89B	−35N	+79B	−22N	+88B	−38N	4.0	38.0	39.0	10.50	1581	-23.6
65	Saidani, Naysam	1656	FRA	−9B	+93N	−21B	+78N	−29N	+89B	−60N	+75N	−40B	4.0	37.5	40.5	13.50	1668	-7.2
66	Pissarev, Kirill	1695	FRA	−2N	+82B	+100N	−12B	−61N	+92B	−43N	+86B	−47N	4.0	37.5	39.5	11.50	1655	-11.8
67	Jacq, Rene	1829	FRA	+75N	−14B	−37N	=81B	+72N	=55B	−62N	−29B	+89N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.00	1574	-51.8
68	Duhal, Thierry	1810	FRA	+88B	−16N	−77B	−73N	+87B	+85N	+45B	−21B	−49N	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.00	1586	-41.8
69	Roumegous, Adrien	1644	FRA	−15N	−79B	+104N	−72B	+95N	+75B	+38N	−41B	−42N	4.0	35.5	36.5	13.00	1761	+15.8
70	Flores, Kate Anne	1722	PHI	+83B	−19N	+107B	−32N	+90B	−18N	−61B	+85N	−45B	4.0	35.5	35.5	9.50	1660	-11.4
71	Turin, Flavien	1644	FRA	−25B	+94N	−60B	+107N	−41N	+72B	−42N	−47B	+91N	4.0	34.5	34.5	10.00	1515	-20.2
72	Kalinowski, Wojtek	0	FRA	−35B	−45N	+76B	+69N	−67B	−71N	−49B	+96N	+85B	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.00	1611	0.0
73	Boulet Martinez, Antoine	1503	FRA	−28N	−80B	+75N	+68B	−46N	−50B	+91N	−63N	+87B	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.00	1611	+34.4
74	Boursier, Enzo	1624	FRA	−31B	−77N	+93B	+105N	−33B	+90N	−35B	−48N	+94B	4.0	32.5	33.5	10.00	1527	-30.0
75	Pham, Minh Quang	0	FRA	−67B	−85N	−73B	+103N	+76B	−69N	+92N	−65B	+86N	4.0	29.0	31.0	12.00	1528	-14.0
76	Azzegag, Jocelyn	1574	FRA	−8N	−91B	−72N	+104B	−75N	+97N	−87B	+102B	+88N	4.0	28.5	29.5	8.50	1411	-19.0
77	Couderc, Audran	0	FRA	−38N	+74B	+68N	−22B	−39N	−56B	=58N	+98B	−51B	3.5	37.5	40.0	12.75	1651	-71.2
78	Boudenne, Elias	0	FRA	+80N	−26B	−46N	−65B	−56N	=82B	+84N	+92B	−58N	3.5	34.0	37.0	11.75	1588	0.0
79	Froger, Anton	0	FRA	−40B	+69N	−23B	−49N	+106B	−64N	−85B	+90N	=80N	3.5	33.5	34.5	9.75	1603	0.0
80	Denevert, Michel	1786	FRA	−78B	+73N	−88B	+96N	−37B	−86N	+103B	−49N	=79B	3.5	30.0	32.0	10.75	1458	-40.8
81	Tridon, Olivier	1558	FRA	−16B	−88N	+94B	=67N	−55B	−47N	−97B	+107N	+100N	3.5	30.0	30.0	7.00	1307	-28.6
82	Nkono, Viktor	1476	FRA	−27B	−66N	−90B	−101N	+93B	=78N	+102N	+83B	−55B	3.5	29.0	31.0	10.25	820	-25.2
83	Wu, Remy	0	FRA	−70N	−37B	+95N	−62B	−89N	+104B	=98N	−82N	+97B	3.5	27.5	28.5	7.75	1388	0.0
84	Menigoz, Antoine	0	FRA	−53B	−86N	=97B	−55N	−100B	+93N	−78B	+101N	+98B	3.5	25.5	27.5	8.75	1416	-17.6
85	Bajazet, Patrick	1601	FRA	−36N	+75B	−20N	+91B	−54N	−68B	+79N	−70B	−72N	3.0	35.0	38.0	10.50	1587	-6.6
86	Marival, Fred	1564	FRA	−57N	+84B	−41N	−29B	+91N	+80B	−46N	−66N	−75B	3.0	35.0	38.0	10.00	1593	+1.0
87	Payonne, Nathan	0	FRA	−33B	−49N	+92N	−59B	−68N	+105B	+76N	−56B	−73N	3.0	33.5	34.5	8.00	1474	0.0
88	Se, Dylan	0	FRA	−68N	+81B	+80N	−48B	−44N	−62B	+95N	−64N	−76B	3.0	33.0	36.0	10.00	1532	0.0
89	Grincourt, Alexis	1467	FRA	−32B	−63N	+101B	−64N	+83B	−65N	+90B	−50N	−67B	3.0	32.5	34.5	8.50	1384	-12.4
90	Balaji, Subhiksha	0	FRA	−42N	−62B	+82N	+50B	−70N	−74B	−89N	−79B	+102N	3.0	32.0	34.0	10.50	1468	-12.4
91	Geroldi, Alycia	0	FRA	−23B	+76N	−53B	−85N	−86B	+96N	−73B	+103N	−71B	3.0	31.5	33.5	9.00	1427	-5.2
92	Garnero, Nicolas	1538	FRA	−18B	−47N	−87B	+94N	+107B	−66N	−75B	−78N	+101B	3.0	30.5	30.5	5.00	908	-24.0
93	FIDE 560015373	0	—	−20N	−65B	−74N	−56B	−82N	−84B	+108B	+104N	+107B	3.0	26.5	26.5	1.00	844	0.0
94	Monot, Axel	0	FRA	−41N	−71B	−81N	−92B	−103B	+108N	+105N	+95B	−74N	3.0	25.5	25.5	4.00	1342	0.0
95	Laurent, Mae	1444	FRA	−21B	−106N	−83B	+108N	−69B	+101N	−88B	−94N	+104B	3.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	911	-22.4
96	Arnold, Eliott	1440	FRA	−17N	−59B	+108N	−80B	−102N	−91B	+107N	−72B	+105N	3.0	23.5	23.5	1.00	886	-36.8
97	Boursier, Dominique	1473	FRA	−52N	−44B	=84N	+102B	−57N	−76B	+81N	−58B	−83N	2.5	33.0	35.0	7.25	1429	-9.6
98	Khan, Saphane	1534	FRA	−12N	+102B	−38N	−42B	+105B	−63N	=83B	−77N	−84N	2.5	33.0	34.0	4.75	958	-29.4
99	Meddouri-Bernard, Edouard	2018	FRA	+37N	=48B	+54N	−5B	−28N	F	F	F	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	12.00	1882	-15.4
100	Wu, Victor	0	FRA	F	−27N	−66B	−43B	+84N	+49N	−53B	−45N	−81B	2.0	36.0	36.0	8.50	1477	0.0
101	Marin Aucremanne, Benjamin	0	FRA	−54N	−43B	−89N	+82B	−50N	−95B	+104N	−84B	−92N	2.0	30.5	31.5	4.50	1234	0.0
102	FIDE 560035145	0	—	−39B	−98N	+103B	−97N	+96B	−45N	−82B	−76N	−90B	2.0	28.5	30.5	5.00	1223	0.0
103	FIDE 527067920	0	—	−29N	−50B	−102N	−75B	+94N	+107B	−80N	−91B	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	875	0.0
104	FIDE 544000650	0	—	−60B	−64N	−69B	−76N	+108B	−83N	−101B	−93B	−95N	1.0	27.5	27.5	0.00	846	0.0
105	FIDE 576029662	0	—	F	−28B	−44N	−74B	−98N	−87N	−94B	+108N	−96B	1.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	861	0.0
106	Pourcel, Nathanael	1666	FRA	−3N	+95B	−52N	−58B	−79N	F	F	F	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	3.00	1558	-24.0
107	FIDE 560006161	0	—	F	−12B	−70N	−71B	−92N	−103N	−96B	−81B	−93N	0.0	29.0	29.0	0.00	861	0.0
108	FIDE 576027627	0	—	−46N	−58N	−96B	−95B	−104N	−94B	−93N	−105B	F	0.0	24.5	25.5	0.00	750	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ayaan AroraIND
+152.8
5.0 pts · #30
2Legranger, ThimoteFRA
+127.6
5.0 pts · #47
3Balaji, SaipranavFRA
+100.4
4.5 pts · #37

Top rating losers

1Couderc, AudranFRA
-71.2
3.5 pts · #51
2Saad, GabrielFRA
-52.6
5.0 pts · #26
3Jacq, ReneFRA
-51.8
4.0 pts · #67

Biggest upsets

R1+673 Elo gap
Ayaan Arora1648 beat IMSanket Chakravarty2321
R3+545 Elo gap
Ayaan Arora1648 beat Saad, Gabriel2193
R7+437 Elo gap
Legranger, Thimote1520 beat Shubh Atha1957