1er Tournoi Open B (-1800) de Paques 2026 de Hyeres

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20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Apr 2026 to 16 Apr 2026 in Hyeres, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1455, and top seed was Nikola Penkov (🇫🇷 FRA, 1791).

Paris Roi (🇫🇷 FRA, 1663) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Philippe Menardo (6.5) and Nikola Penkov (6.0). Roi won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Louis Pervent (1592) beat Nikola Penkov (1791), a +199-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Hyeres, France

Dates

13 Apr 2026 → 16 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Nikola Penkov1791

Avg top 10

1,455

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇷France×14

Top 3

🥇
Paris Roi
🇫🇷FRA·1663
8.5pts·2044perf+94.0
🥈
Philippe Menardo
🇫🇷FRA·1677
6.5pts·1765perf+11.8
🥉
Nikola Penkov
🇫🇷FRA·1791
6.0pts·1641perf-25.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Paris Roi led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Roi8.5Menardo6.5Penkov6Philippe6Idoux5.5Pervent5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Paris Roi never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Paris Roi drew with Philippe Menardo (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Paris Roi 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Philippe Menardo 3 wins (R6–R9)Nikola Penkov 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Paris Roi	*	½	1	1
2Philippe Menardo	½	*	0	1
3Nikola Penkov	0	1	*	1
4Pierre-Jean Philippe	0	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Roi, Paris	1663	FRA	+6N	+14B	+3B	+4N	=2N	+7B	+8N	+5B	+11N	8.5	42.5	45.5	42.25	2044	+94.0
2	Menardo, Philippe	1677	FRA	+20B	−3N	+10B	+6N	=1B	+16N	+4N	F	+9B	6.5	40.5	40.5	27.25	1765	+11.8
3	Penkov, Nikola	1791	FRA	+5N	+2B	−1N	+16B	+4B	+10B	=14N	−6N	=7B	6.0	44.0	47.0	29.50	1641	-25.0
4	Philippe, Pierre-Jean	0	FRA	+17N	+5B	+16N	−1B	−3N	+6N	−2B	+11B	+8N	6.0	43.0	45.0	24.00	1598	0.0
5	Idoux, Christophe	1626	FRA	−3B	−4N	+12B	+18N	+9B	=8B	+7N	−1N	+6B	5.5	43.5	44.5	21.75	1656	+3.2
6	Pervent, Louis	1592	FRA	−1B	+8N	+9N	−2B	+15N	−4B	+10N	+3B	−5N	5.0	46.0	49.0	22.50	1562	-8.0
7	Pidoux, Alice	1581	FRA	=14B	−13N	+17B	+9N	+11B	−1N	−5B	+15N	=3N	5.0	38.5	40.5	18.00	1473	-22.0
8	Brasseur, William	0	FRA	+15N	−6B	−11N	+13B	+12B	=5N	−1B	+19N	−4B	4.5	40.0	40.0	13.75	1353	0.0
9	Seine, Matthew	0	FRA	+13N	=10N	−6B	−7B	−5N	+12N	+17B	+18B	−2N	4.5	36.5	37.5	13.25	1212	0.0
10	Bonhoure, Tahitoa	1409	FRA	+11N	=9B	−2N	+15B	+14N	−3N	−6B	−12B	+19N	4.5	36.0	36.0	12.25	1470	+8.4
11	FIDE 527083381	0	—	−10B	+17N	+8B	−14N	−7N	+15B	+16B	−4N	−1B	4.0	37.5	39.5	12.50	760	0.0
12	FIDE 544010508	0	—	+18N	−16B	−5N	+19B	−8N	−9B	F	+10N	+17B	4.0	25.0	25.0	7.50	1518	0.0
13	Regnier, Bernard	0	FRA	−9B	+7B	−15N	−8N	F	−14B	+19B	+17N	+18N	4.0	23.0	23.0	8.00	1584	0.0
14	Karpa, Sylene	1585	FRA	=7N	−1N	F	+11B	−10B	+13N	=3B	F	F	3.0	38.5	38.5	13.50	1418	-35.2
15	FIDE 551057620	0	—	−8B	+19N	+13B	−10N	−6B	−11N	+18N	−7B	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.00	728	0.0
16	Lebhar, Lucas	0	FRA	+19B	+12N	−4B	−3N	+18B	−2B	−11N	F	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	936	0.0
17	FIDE 544089988	0	—	−4B	−11B	−7N	F	+19N	+18B	−9N	−13B	−12N	2.0	28.5	28.5	1.00	781	0.0
18	FIDE 576028798	0	—	−12B	F	+19N	−5B	−16N	−17N	−15B	−9N	−13B	1.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	826	0.0
19	FIDE 527046206	0	—	−16N	−15B	−18B	−12N	−17B	F	−13N	−8B	−10B	0.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	610	0.0
20	Molinero, Remi	1623	FRA	−2N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	881	-8.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Roi, ParisFRA
+94.0
8.5 pts · #1
2Menardo, PhilippeFRA
+11.8
6.5 pts · #3
3Bonhoure, TahitoaFRA
+8.4
4.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Karpa, SyleneFRA
-35.2
3.0 pts · #10
2Penkov, NikolaFRA
-25.0
6.0 pts · #2
3Pidoux, AliceFRA
-22.0
5.0 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R8+199 Elo gap
Pervent, Louis1592 beat Penkov, Nikola1791
R5+176 Elo gap
Bonhoure, Tahitoa1409 beat Karpa, Sylene1585
R3+128 Elo gap
Roi, Paris1663 beat Penkov, Nikola1791