1er Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400)
54 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Hyeres, France. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2078, and top seed was Guillaume Philippe (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2338).
Emmanuel Gault (🇫🇷 FRA, 2038) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Arnaud Canivet (5.0) and Guillaume Philippe (5.0). Gault shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ilyes Ben Amar (1565) beat Malo Barthel (1901), a +336-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 5.0/6. Gault takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
Emmanuel Gault won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arnaud Canivet | * | — | — | — |
| 2IMGuillaume Philippe | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Emmanuel Gault | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Yaqin Boudjellal | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gault, Emmanuel | 2038 | FRA | +36N | +8B | +39N | =5B | =3N | +9B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 16.75 | 2170 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Canivet, Arnaud | 2020 | FRA | +35B | +16N | =12B | +15B | =7N | +8N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 16.75 | 2126 | +15.4 |
| 3 | Philippe, GuillaumeIM | 2338 | FRA | +32B | =13N | +34B | +12N | =1B | +6N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 16.25 | 2238 | -4.1 |
| 4 | Boudjellal, Yaqin | 1893 | FRA | +38B | +31N | −6B | +34N | +16B | +7B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 14.00 | 2072 | +49.7 |
| 5 | Maret, Anna | 1925 | FRA | +28B | +17N | +14B | =1N | −6B | +13N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 16.00 | 2046 | +40.4 |
| 6 | Ben Amar, Yanis | 2000 | FRA | +19N | +24B | +4N | −7B | +5N | −3B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 16.00 | 2066 | +22.4 |
| 7 | Bibah, Wassil | 2048 | FRA | +50B | =15N | +13B | +6N | =2B | −4N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 2011 | -8.0 |
| 8 | Bourgery, William | 1866 | FRA | +53B | −1N | +35B | +10B | +26N | −2B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1987 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Ighilahriz, Said | 1694 | FRA | −11B | +38N | +37B | +30B | +14N | −1N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1961 | +69.5 |
| 10 | Mallassagne, Francois-Eric | 2083 | FRA | +25B | −14N | +33B | −8N | +36B | +24N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1894 | -22.6 |
| 11 | Marchix, Esteban | 2310 | FRA | +9N | F | F | +46B | +20N | +12B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2725 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Bonnafous, Michel | 1901 | FRA | +27N | +22B | =2N | −3B | +15N | −11N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 2026 | +17.4 |
| 13 | Wang, Yi Xuan | 1893 | FRA | +37N | =3B | −7N | +21B | +22N | −5B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1903 | +6.3 |
| 14 | Hazarian, Colin | 1876 | FRA | +47N | +10B | −5N | +27B | −9B | =17N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 1814 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Ben Ammar Laurans, Nael | 1851 | FRA | +21N | =7B | +49B | −2N | −12B | +46N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1905 | +23.2 |
| 16 | Ribreau, Anna | 1821 | FRA | +48N | −2B | +41N | +39B | −4N | =18B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1846 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Candela, Leo-Thierry | 1719 | FRA | +40N | −5B | −27N | +31N | +29B | =14B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 1717 | -0.6 |
| 18 | Barthel, Malo | 1901 | FRA | −31B | +46B | +19N | −26B | +27N | =16N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1725 | -38.9 |
| 19 | Pascal, Frederic | 1624 | FRA | −6B | +51N | −18B | +28N | +34B | =25N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1811 | +28.2 |
| 20 | Masson, Valentin | 1969 | FRA | +29B | −34N | +36B | =24N | −11B | +33N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1865 | -13.4 |
| 21 | Tailland, Jordan | 1450 | FRA | −15B | +50N | =25B | −13N | +32B | +36N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1784 | +97.2 |
| 22 | Lebel-Arias, JuliaWIM | 1760 | MNC | +54B | −12N | =31B | +25N | −13B | +41N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1718 | -5.2 |
| 23 | Janier, Fabrice | 1926 | FRA | =46N | +44B | =30N | F | =24B | +26B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 1915 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Metras, Leonard | 1825 | FRA | +51B | −6N | +29B | =20B | =23N | −10B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1866 | +14.0 |
| 25 | Verlingue, Brewen | 1662 | FRA | −10N | +47B | =21N | −22B | +48N | =19B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1645 | -4.6 |
| 26 | Versini, Simon | 1804 | FRA | +52B | −39N | +28B | +18N | −8B | −23N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1785 | -4.0 |
| 27 | Lemaire Cordeiro, Thomas | 1565 | FRA | −12B | +54N | +17B | −14N | −18B | +35N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1733 | +34.0 |
| 28 | Pervent, Louis | 1592 | FRA | −5N | +40B | −26N | −19B | +52N | +42B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1609 | +0.4 |
| 29 | Wang, Tian You | 1615 | FRA | −20N | +43B | −24N | +40B | −17N | +37N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1573 | -15.6 |
| 30 | Chomier, Frederic | 1886 | FRA | +42B | =49N | =23B | −9N | +35B | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1842 | -3.4 |
| 31 | Ben Amar, Ilyes | 1565 | FRA | +18N | −4B | =22N | −17B | −46N | +47B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1681 | +28.8 |
| 32 | Matos, Francisco | 1708 | FRA | −3N | −37B | +51N | =47B | −21N | +38N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1576 | -24.0 |
| 33 | Peragoux, Jean | 1656 | FRA | −49B | +42N | −10N | =48B | +47N | −20B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1709 | +2.0 |
| 34 | Penkov, Nikola | 1791 | FRA | +43N | +20B | −3N | −4B | −19N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1726 | -8.6 |
| 35 | Fornet, Nicolas Francesco Antoine | 1629 | ITA | −2N | +48B | −8N | +43B | −30N | −27B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1516 | -31.6 |
| 36 | Pasero, Alexandre | 1642 | FRA | −1B | +53N | −20N | +52B | −10N | −21B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1558 | -27.6 |
| 37 | Jacob, Alain | 1554 | FRA | −13B | +32N | −9N | −44B | +40N | −29B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1488 | -8.0 |
| 38 | Marku, Demeter | 1563 | FRA | −4N | −9B | −52N | +51B | +43N | −32B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1436 | -16.8 |
| 39 | Tair, Brahim | 1918 | FRA | +41N | +26B | −1B | −16N | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1808 | -10.2 |
| 40 | Vernisse, Tom | 0 | FRA | −17B | −28N | +53B | −29N | −37B | +51N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Vial, Alexandre | 1567 | FRA | −39B | +52N | −16B | F | +44N | −22B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1671 | +22.4 |
| 42 | Dumas, Pierre | 1544 | FRA | −30N | −33B | −43N | +54B | +50B | −28N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1505 | -10.4 |
| 43 | Regnier, Bernard | 0 | FRA | −34B | −29N | +42B | −35N | −38B | +50N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Hadzikaric, Mirsad | 1706 | FRA | F | −23N | F | +37N | −41B | +52B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1639 | -7.4 |
| 45 | Idoux, Christophe | 1626 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +53N | +48B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2230 | +5.0 |
| 46 | Mribti, Soultane | 1594 | FRA | =23B | −18N | F | −11N | +31B | −15B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 4.25 | 1703 | +14.8 |
| 47 | Aouf, Wannis | 1542 | FRA | −14B | −25N | +54B | =32N | −33B | −31N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 1328 | -34.0 |
| 48 | Origet, Martin | 1427 | FRA | −16B | −35N | +50B | =33N | −25B | −45N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1482 | +11.2 |
| 49 | Bel-Girardot, Charles | 2052 | FRA | +33N | =30B | −15N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1799 | -18.0 |
| 50 | Dubarry, Leonardo | 1653 | FRA | −7N | −21B | −48N | +53B | −42N | −43B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 819 | -90.8 |
| 51 | Mistral, Cesar | 1428 | FRA | −24N | −19B | −32B | −38N | +54N | −40B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 880 | -58.4 |
| 52 | Barthel, Jean | 0 | FRA | −26N | −41B | +38B | −36N | −28B | −44N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1372 | -33.8 |
| 53 | Vetsmany, Axel-Keo | 1495 | FRA | −8N | −36B | −40N | −50N | −45B | +54B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Bellezza-Groisy, Thymeo | 0 | FRA | −22N | −27B | −47N | −42N | −51B | −53N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tailland, JordanFRA+97.23.5 pts · #19
- 2Ighilahriz, SaidFRA+69.54.0 pts · #8
- 3Boudjellal, YaqinFRA+49.75.0 pts · #4
- 1Dubarry, LeonardoFRA-90.81.0 pts · #53
- 2Mistral, CesarFRA-58.41.0 pts · #51
- 3Barthel, MaloFRA-38.93.5 pts · #15
- R1+336 Elo gap
- R5+258 Elo gap
- R3+226 Elo gap