23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Saint Die Des Vosges, France. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2091, and top seed was Leopold Adrian (🇫🇷 FRA, 2236).
Leopold Adrian (🇫🇷 FRA, 2236) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Karim Chinoune (6.0) and Antoine Callet (5.5). Adrian shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Hadrien Vallet (1885) beat Claude Adrian (IM, 2158), a +273-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Saint Die Des Vosges, France
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇫🇷France×34
🇨🇭Switzerland×3
🇩🇪Germany×3
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
19
9
2
1
1
3
2
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Karim Chinoune held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Adrian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Karim Chinoune lost to Leopold Adrian (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Karim Chinoune | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Leopold Adrian | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Antoine Callet | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4CMHan Nam Pham | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian, Leopold | 2236 | FRA | +22N | +7B | =3N | +13B | =4N | +2B | +6B | 6.0 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 27.75 | 2286 | +7.4 |
| 2 | Chinoune, Karim | 2005 | FRA | +29N | +18B | +5N | +11B | +6B | −1N | +4N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.00 | 2296 | +47.0 |
| 3 | Callet, Antoine | 2036 | FRA | +26N | +19B | =1B | −6N | +12B | +18N | +7B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 21.50 | 2134 | +16.2 |
| 4 | Helstroffer, Arnaud | 2151 | FRA | +15N | =6B | +12B | +8N | =1B | +11N | −2B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 21.75 | 2140 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Pham, Han NamCM | 2127 | FRA | +34B | +32N | −2B | =12N | +13B | =7N | +11B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 17.25 | 2073 | -13.2 |
| 6 | Dumas, Gustave | 1874 | FRA | +20N | =4N | +25B | +3B | −2N | +10B | −1N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 19.00 | 2083 | +74.8 |
| 7 | Arres Mouti, Mounir | 1913 | FRA | +37B | −1N | +28B | +24N | +30N | =5B | −3N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 2049 | +25.6 |
| 8 | Frick, ChristophFM | 2117 | GER | +35N | +14B | =13N | −4B | =20N | +27B | =9N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 2016 | -11.4 |
| 9 | Adrian, ClaudeIM | 2158 | FRA | +23B | −12N | +34B | +14N | −11N | +20B | =8B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 15.75 | 1981 | -12.2 |
| 10 | Sauvage, Eric | 1986 | BEL | =25B | =16N | +21B | +17N | =18B | −6N | +19B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 16.25 | 1914 | -11.4 |
| 11 | Gonnet, Frederic | 1963 | FRA | +21N | +41B | +30N | −2N | +9B | −4B | −5N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 2026 | +14.4 |
| 12 | Vallet, Hadrien | 1885 | FRA | +38N | +9B | −4N | =5B | −3N | +33B | =13N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 2051 | +59.2 |
| 13 | Paternoster, Thibaud | 2024 | FRA | +36B | +28N | =8B | −1N | −5N | +22B | =12B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1998 | -2.2 |
| 14 | Bucher, Peter | 1844 | SUI | +31B | −8N | +27B | −9B | =33N | =26B | +25N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 1895 | +8.4 |
| 15 | Hildwein, Kenzo | 1793 | FRA | −4B | =37N | +31B | =25N | −27B | +24N | +36B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 1824 | +6.9 |
| 16 | Schneider, Wolfram | 1881 | GER | −28B | =10B | =35N | =38N | +32B | =23N | +18B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1860 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Fesselier, Chelsea | 1818 | GER | +40N | −30B | +41N | −10B | =21N | =25B | +26N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1842 | +4.8 |
| 18 | Oliver, Raphael | 1813 | FRA | +39B | −2N | +40B | +32N | =10N | −3B | −16N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 6.25 | 1856 | +15.2 |
| 19 | Ismayilov, Rafael | 1827 | FRA | +27B | −3N | +39B | −30B | =25N | +21B | −10N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1830 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Delanne, Olivier | 1719 | FRA | −6B | +33N | =32B | +34N | =8B | −9N | =23B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1900 | +29.6 |
| 21 | Salvador, David | 1732 | FRA | −11B | +23N | −10N | +41B | =17B | −19N | +32B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1830 | +35.6 |
| 22 | Fratila, Gabriel | 1803 | FRA | −1B | −25N | +36B | +28N | =24B | −13N | +37N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1838 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Dittmar, Michael | 1796 | SUI | −9N | −21B | =26N | +39N | +38B | =16B | =20N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1799 | -1.2 |
| 24 | Moulin, Marie | 1700 | FRA | −32B | +36N | +37B | −7B | =22N | −15B | +33N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1799 | +18.6 |
| 25 | Daumale, Tom | 1735 | FRA | =10N | +22B | −6N | =15B | =19B | =17N | −14B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1799 | +22.4 |
| 26 | Schmitt, Lilian | 1775 | FRA | −3B | −27N | =23B | +37N | +35B | =14N | −17B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 7.25 | 1760 | -4.2 |
| 27 | Kauffmann, Thomas | 1664 | FRA | −19N | +26B | −14N | +35B | +15N | −8N | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1847 | +28.0 |
| 28 | Bergmann, Delphine | 1727 | FRA | +16N | −13B | −7N | −22B | −29N | +41B | +38N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1761 | +4.6 |
| 29 | Eichenberger, Lothar | 1741 | SUI | −2B | −39N | −33B | +31N | +28B | −36N | +35B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1712 | -6.8 |
| 30 | Marzolf, Bruno | 2067 | FRA | +33B | +17N | −11B | +19N | −7B | F | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1932 | -16.0 |
| 31 | Bouhours, Arthur | 1700 | FRA | −14N | =35B | −15N | −29B | +41N | =38B | +40N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1684 | -5.2 |
| 32 | Vigneron, Jean | 1831 | FRA | +24N | −5B | =20N | −18B | −16N | +40B | −21N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1703 | -26.0 |
| 33 | Hildwein, Kenji | 1777 | FRA | −30N | −20B | +29N | +40B | =14B | −12N | −24B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1700 | -25.1 |
| 34 | Brentegani, Romeo | 1789 | FRA | −5N | +38B | −9N | −20B | =40N | −37B | +41N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.25 | 1714 | -35.6 |
| 35 | Voss, Paul | 1785 | FRA | −8B | =31N | =16B | −27N | −26N | +39B | −29N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 4.50 | 1623 | -31.8 |
| 36 | Thiebaut, Loic | 1745 | FRA | −13N | −24B | −22N | F | +39B | +29B | −15N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1651 | -31.6 |
| 37 | Corveler, Emile | 1729 | FRA | −7N | =15B | −24N | −26B | F | +34N | −22B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 1602 | -40.8 |
| 38 | Ismayilov, Hikmat | 1728 | FRA | −12B | −34N | F | =16B | −23N | =31N | −28B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1522 | -58.8 |
| 39 | Battata, Amaury | 1599 | FRA | −18N | +29B | −19N | −23B | −36N | −35N | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1513 | -21.6 |
| 40 | El Hamdi, Aissa | 1657 | FRA | −17B | F | −18N | −33N | =34B | −32N | −31B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.25 | 1386 | -29.4 |
| 41 | Pfaff, Pascal | 1587 | FRA | F | −11N | −17B | −21N | −31B | −28N | −34B | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 987 | -30.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dumas, GustaveFRA+74.84.5 pts · #7
- 2Vallet, HadrienFRA+59.24.0 pts · #13
- 3Chinoune, KarimFRA+47.06.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ismayilov, HikmatFRA-58.81.0 pts · #38
- 2Corveler, EmileFRA-40.81.5 pts · #37
- 3Brentegani, RomeoFRA-35.62.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R2+273 Elo gap
- R5+195 Elo gap
- R4+162 Elo gap