Salon de Provence 22e Pardigon Rapide A

SwissRapid

78 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 22 Mar 2026 in Salon De Provence, France. 18 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2484, and top seed was Bilel Bellahcene (🇩🇿 ALG, GM, 2603).

Yannick Gozzoli (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2584) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Andrey Sumets (7.5) and Jean-Marc Degraeve (7.0). Gozzoli took the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Maxime Roganova (2156) beat Bilel Bellahcene (GM, 2603), a +447-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Salon De Provence, France

Dates

22 Mar 2026

Time control

Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 3 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇿GMBilel Bellahcene2603

Avg top 10

2,484

Participants

Titled players · 18

GM×8

IM×3

FM×2

CM×2

WGM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×67

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇪🇸Spain×2

🇩🇿Algeria×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇨🇱Chile×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

Top 3

🥇
GMYannick Gozzoli
🇫🇷FRA·2584
7.5pts·2670perf+9.9
🥈
GMAndrey Sumets
🇺🇦UKR·2506
7.5pts·2625perf+14.9
🥉
GMJean-Marc Degraeve
🇫🇷FRA·2438
7.0pts·2580perf+19.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Sumets7.5Gozzoli7.5Degraeve7Golubka7Bacrot7Govciyan6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE22 Mar

GM Yannick Gozzoli takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Gozzoli takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (52.0).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Andrey Sumets drew with GM Yannick Gozzoli (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAndrey Sumets	*	½	—	—
2GMYannick Gozzoli	½	*	1	1
3GMJean-Marc Degraeve	—	0	*	½
4GMPetro Golubka	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gozzoli, YannickGM	2584	FRA	+31N	+12B	+23N	+5B	=11N	+6B	+3B	=2N	=4B	7.5	52.0	57.0	46.75	2670	+9.9
2	Sumets, AndreyGM	2506	UKR	+62N	=8B	+55N	+16N	=4B	+25B	+15N	=1B	+11N	7.5	46.5	49.5	39.00	2625	+14.9
3	Degraeve, Jean-MarcGM	2438	FRA	+20N	+19B	+50N	+6B	+15N	+11B	−1N	=4N	=5B	7.0	50.5	54.5	40.00	2580	+19.3
4	Bacrot, Alexandre	2459	FRA	+38N	+13B	+29N	=15B	=2N	+23B	+8N	=3B	=1N	7.0	50.0	54.5	40.75	2524	+10.7
5	Golubka, PetroGM	2444	CAN	+37B	+57N	+26B	−1N	+17B	=9N	+7B	+25B	=3N	7.0	47.5	51.0	36.75	2498	+8.2
6	Bauer, ChristianGM	2568	FRA	+46B	+17N	+18B	−3N	+26B	−1N	+12B	=10N	+16B	6.5	48.5	52.5	34.75	2441	-8.9
7	Govciyan, PavelIM	2393	FRA	+45B	+21N	+24B	−11B	+10N	+28B	−5N	+17N	=9B	6.5	47.0	51.5	35.25	2363	+0.2
8	Gasic Merino, Franco	2116	CHI	+56B	=2N	=9B	+32N	+18B	+47N	−4B	=16N	+26B	6.5	46.0	49.5	32.75	2338	+51.8
9	Clery, NicolasIM	2335	FRA	+35N	=55B	=8N	+29B	+46N	=5B	=11N	+20B	=7N	6.5	45.0	48.5	33.75	2289	+0.8
10	Roganova, Maxime	2156	FRA	+30B	−24N	+48B	+41N	−7B	+32N	+35B	=6B	+15N	6.5	42.5	46.5	31.75	2237	+42.0
11	Solodovnichenko, YuriGM	2471	UKR	+48B	+52N	+28B	+7N	=1B	−3N	=9B	+18N	−2B	6.0	49.5	53.5	32.00	2452	-0.1
12	Baroyan, DavitCM	2124	FRA	+72B	−1N	+37B	−24N	+31B	+27N	−6N	+36B	+25N	6.0	43.0	45.5	26.50	2166	+11.2
13	Long, Raphael	2029	FRA	+77B	−4N	−27B	+71N	+48B	+24N	−16B	+35N	+23N	6.0	38.5	40.0	22.50	2125	+20.4
14	Benmesbah, NatachaWGM	2149	FRA	+71B	−15B	+38N	−39N	−32B	+37N	+48B	+47N	+29B	6.0	37.0	39.5	24.50	2064	-15.8
15	Bellahcene, BilelGM	2603	ALG	+47B	+14N	+16B	=4N	−3B	+30N	−2B	+28N	−10B	5.5	49.5	53.5	29.00	2343	-20.9
16	Flear, Glenn CGM	2353	ENG	+59B	+42N	−15N	−2B	+50N	+40B	+13N	=8B	−6N	5.5	45.0	48.5	25.75	2262	-5.7
17	Fanninger, Leon	2145	AUT	+36N	−6B	+66N	+31B	−5N	+38B	+23N	−7B	=20N	5.5	44.5	47.5	24.75	2173	+9.6
18	Moreno Martin, DanielFM	2258	ESP	+63N	+43B	−6N	+40B	−8N	+46B	+29N	−11B	=19N	5.5	42.5	45.5	23.75	2146	-17.8
19	Sumarriva Paulin, LauraWFM	1976	FRA	+49B	−3N	=30B	−27N	+67B	+45N	=47B	+34N	=18B	5.5	40.0	43.0	23.75	1978	0.0
20	Pere, Adrien	1832	FRA	−3B	−49N	+75B	+65N	+42B	+39N	+28B	−9N	=17B	5.5	40.0	42.0	21.75	2068	+98.4
21	Djoudi, Labir	1946	FRA	+65N	−7B	=33N	+64B	−30N	−35B	+70N	+55B	+39N	5.5	35.0	38.0	19.50	1948	-0.4
22	Bauer, Pierre	2189	FRA	+51N	−50B	−46N	−36B	+58N	+33B	+62N	=39B	+27N	5.5	34.5	37.5	22.75	1910	-76.5
23	Garcia Jimenez, Francisco JavierFM	2316	ESP	+27B	+41N	−1B	+42N	+24B	−4N	−17B	+30N	−13B	5.0	45.5	50.0	24.00	2133	-16.4
24	Bibah, Wassil	1893	FRA	+61N	+10B	−7N	+12B	−23N	−13B	+51N	−26N	+53B	5.0	43.0	46.5	24.00	2060	+67.3
25	Villegas, PierreIM	2373	MNC	+66N	−29B	+44B	+57N	+39B	−2N	+26B	−5N	−12B	5.0	43.0	46.0	20.50	2174	-18.6
26	Mestrallet, Ivan	2150	FRA	+33N	+67B	−5N	+50B	−6N	+62B	−25N	+24B	−8N	5.0	42.0	45.0	20.00	2115	-6.2
27	Kosteniuk, KristinaWCM	1810	FRA	−23N	+68B	+13N	+19B	−28N	−12B	+41B	+52N	−22B	5.0	41.5	44.5	23.00	2100	+60.2
28	Mayans Calvo, MarianoCM	2239	FRA	+70B	+40N	−11N	+43B	+27B	−7N	−20N	−15B	+47B	5.0	41.5	44.5	21.00	2115	-20.4
29	Zazzi, Dimitri	1945	FRA	+75B	+25N	−4B	−9N	+37B	+63N	−18B	+49N	−14N	5.0	41.5	43.5	18.50	2105	+30.2
30	Fruchard, Alois	1800	FRA	−10N	+61B	=19N	+44N	+21B	−15B	+55N	−23B	=33N	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.25	2045	+47.8
31	Bondurand, Clement	1865	FRA	−1B	+72N	+49B	−17N	−12N	+53B	−34B	+51N	+52B	5.0	40.0	42.5	18.50	1973	+43.6
32	Boudjellal, Yaqin	1870	FRA	−78N	+64B	+67N	−8B	+14N	−10B	−36N	+63B	+49N	5.0	36.5	38.0	19.00	1894	+11.0
33	Ly, Dylan	1789	FRA	−26B	+60N	=21B	−47N	+78B	−22N	+45B	+56N	=30B	5.0	36.5	38.0	18.25	1881	+40.0
34	Schreiber Pitot, Beryl	1668	FRA	−40N	−51B	−36N	+77B	+59N	+72B	+31N	−19B	+55N	5.0	33.0	34.5	16.00	1884	+49.2
35	Guillaume, Jean-Tristan	1812	FRA	−9B	+76N	−52B	+68N	+41B	+21N	−10N	−13B	=43N	4.5	40.5	42.5	17.25	1971	+33.2
36	Polaert, Clarence	1781	FRA	−17B	−46N	+34B	+22N	−44B	+57N	+32B	−12N	=42B	4.5	40.0	43.5	21.25	1979	+82.8
37	Tair, Brahim	1839	FRA	−5N	+77B	−12N	+53B	−29N	−14B	+68N	+50B	=44B	4.5	39.5	41.0	14.75	1957	+24.0
38	Kolb, Sebastien	1847	FRA	−4B	+69N	−14B	+56N	+57B	−17N	−52B	=41N	+60B	4.5	37.5	40.5	15.75	1959	+22.6
39	Barbaresco, Achille	1899	FRA	=64N	=58B	+65N	+14B	−25N	−20B	+63N	=22N	−21B	4.5	37.0	40.0	18.00	1935	+12.4
40	Lindner, Jean	1897	FRA	+34B	−28B	+78N	−18N	+49B	−16N	=56B	−44N	+58B	4.5	36.5	38.0	15.75	1917	+1.4
41	Pellicano, Marc	1912	FRA	+73N	−23B	+53N	−10B	−35N	+74B	−27N	=38B	+56N	4.5	35.5	37.5	14.25	1879	-10.8
42	Auque, Aurelien	1929	FRA	+68N	−16B	+58N	−23B	−20N	−51B	+74N	+62B	=36N	4.5	34.0	36.0	13.75	1906	-9.6
43	Busson, Benoit	1903	FRA	+54B	−18N	+56B	−28N	−63B	−49N	+65B	+48N	=35B	4.5	33.5	36.5	16.75	1879	-8.6
44	Gonzalez De Linares, Milan	2043	FRA	=58N	+78B	−25N	−30B	+36N	−55B	=64N	+40B	=37N	4.5	33.5	35.0	16.00	1857	-80.0
45	Pradier, Roland	1820	FRA	−7N	−53B	+77N	=67B	+64N	−19B	−33N	+65B	+57B	4.5	33.5	35.0	12.50	1851	+4.6
46	Mouhieddine, Hocine	1859	FRA	−6N	+36B	+22B	+52N	−9B	−18N	−49B	−53N	+69B	4.0	40.5	43.5	17.00	1968	+17.4
47	Blanchard, Jean-Charles	1866	FRA	−15N	=71B	+73N	+33B	+55N	−8B	=19N	−14B	−28N	4.0	39.5	42.0	15.00	1962	+17.4
48	Clementz, Joel	1850	FRA	−11N	+74B	−10N	+58B	−13N	+54B	−14N	−43B	+64N	4.0	39.5	41.5	12.50	1891	+5.4
49	Lemaire, Augustin	1744	FRA	−19N	+20B	−31N	+66B	−40N	+43B	+46N	−29B	−32B	4.0	39.0	42.0	17.00	1842	+47.2
50	Maltsev, Nikita	1883	FRA	+60B	+22N	−3B	−26N	−16B	−56N	+69B	−37N	+63B	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.00	1914	+4.4
51	Sanchez, Frederic	1801	FRA	−22B	+34N	−57B	=78N	=54B	+42N	−24B	−31B	+62N	4.0	35.5	37.0	15.25	1797	-1.4
52	Duquesnoy, Jean-Philippe	2122	FRA	+74N	−11B	+35N	−46B	−62N	+66B	+38N	−27B	−31N	4.0	35.0	37.0	14.00	1856	-57.8
53	Liakopoulos-Baikas, Alexandros	1745	FRA	−57B	+45N	−41B	−37N	+71B	−31N	+66N	+46B	−24N	4.0	34.0	36.5	14.00	1822	+38.4
54	Sempe, Pierre	1712	FRA	−43N	+63B	=71N	−55B	=51N	−48N	−58B	+74B	+66N	4.0	28.0	30.0	11.25	1778	+16.0
55	Bonnafous, Michel	1923	FRA	+76B	=9N	−2B	+54N	−47B	+44N	−30B	−21N	−34B	3.5	42.0	44.0	13.75	1854	-21.2
56	Niculae, Vlad Marius	1752	FRA	−8N	+62B	−43N	−38B	+61N	+50B	=40N	−33B	−41B	3.5	37.0	40.0	12.75	1783	+5.4
57	Rachez, Christophe	1994	FRA	+53N	−5B	+51N	−25B	−38N	−36B	=59N	+64B	−45N	3.5	37.0	40.0	12.75	1840	-40.4
58	Matos, Francisco	1749	FRA	=44B	=39N	−42B	−48N	−22B	=60N	+54N	+59B	−40N	3.5	35.0	38.5	13.75	1793	+6.6
59	Mohanty, Vihaan	1815	FRA	−16N	−65B	−68N	+70N	−34B	+75N	=57B	−58N	+72B	3.5	29.0	31.0	9.25	1743	-41.2
60	Rose-Vilain, Tom	1566	FRA	−50N	−33B	+74N	−63B	−73N	=58B	+72N	+70B	−38N	3.5	28.0	30.0	9.25	1710	+30.6
61	Roganova, Jeremy	1570	FRA	−24B	−30N	−72B	+75N	−56B	−69N	=76B	+77N	+71B	3.5	25.5	27.0	7.00	1692	+52.8
62	Metras, Leonard	1854	FRA	−2B	−56N	+69B	+72N	+52B	−26N	−22B	−42N	−51B	3.0	37.0	39.5	9.50	1842	-16.4
63	Gertner, Nicolas	1803	FRA	−18B	−54N	+76B	+60N	+43N	−29B	−39B	−32N	−50N	3.0	36.0	38.0	10.00	1730	-19.2
64	Colandrea, Sauveur	1703	FRA	=39B	−32N	+70B	−21N	−45B	+67N	=44B	−57N	−48B	3.0	34.5	37.5	10.50	1759	+10.8
65	Maggio, Lucas	1744	FRA	−21B	+59N	−39B	−20B	=72N	+73B	−43N	−45N	=70B	3.0	33.5	36.0	8.75	1707	-16.7
66	Cleaud, Cyril	1815	FRA	−25B	+75N	−17B	−49N	+69B	−52N	−53B	+67N	−54B	3.0	32.5	34.5	8.00	1753	-19.8
67	Aouad, Elyas	1738	FRA	+69B	−26N	−32B	=45N	−19N	−64B	=73N	−66B	+74N	3.0	31.5	33.5	8.50	1713	-16.4
68	Verlingue, Brewen	1737	FRA	−42B	−27N	+59B	−35B	−74N	+71N	−37B	−69N	+77B	3.0	29.5	31.0	7.50	1679	-13.4
69	Sta, Wael	1747	FRA	−67N	−38B	−62N	+73B	−66N	+61B	−50N	+68B	−46N	3.0	28.0	30.5	9.00	1656	-41.6
70	Moriconi, Andrea	1801	FRA	−28N	=73B	−64N	−59B	+77N	+78B	−21B	−60N	=65N	3.0	27.5	29.0	5.75	1642	-76.8
71	Joppe, Korneel	1787	NED	−14N	=47N	=54B	−13B	−53N	−68B	+78N	=73B	−61N	2.5	33.0	34.5	6.75	1610	-43.4
72	Camus, Evan	1761	FRA	−12N	−31B	+61N	−62B	=65B	−34N	−60B	+75B	−59N	2.5	32.5	34.5	7.00	1606	-76.8
73	Stern, Pierre	1723	FRA	−41B	=70N	−47B	−69N	+60B	−65N	=67B	=71N	F	2.5	26.5	28.5	7.75	1628	-39.6
74	Decalf, Adrien	1757	FRA	−52B	−48N	−60B	+76N	+68B	−41N	−42B	−54N	−67B	2.0	30.5	32.5	5.00	1590	-78.0
75	Petillon, Alexis	1740	FRA	−29N	−66B	−20N	−61B	+76N	−59B	−77B	−72N	+78N	2.0	26.5	28.0	3.50	1521	-98.0
76	Monfort, Jean	1723	FRA	−55N	−35B	−63N	−74B	−75B	=77N	=61N	+78B	F	2.0	22.5	24.0	4.00	1534	-38.2
77	Lasserre, Marc	1746	FRA	−13N	−37N	−45B	−34N	−70B	=76B	+75N	−61B	−68N	1.5	31.5	33.5	3.00	1496	-106.8
78	Parant, Philippe	1472	FRA	+32B	−44N	−40B	=51B	−33N	−70N	−71B	−76N	−75B	1.5	30.5	32.5	7.00	1528	+17.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pere, AdrienFRA
+98.4
5.5 pts · #20
2Polaert, ClarenceFRA
+82.8
4.5 pts · #40
3Bibah, WassilFRA
+67.3
5.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Lasserre, MarcFRA
-106.8
1.5 pts · #78
2Petillon, AlexisFRA
-98.0
2.0 pts · #76
3Gonzalez De Linares, MilanFRA
-80.0
4.5 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R9+447 Elo gap
Roganova, Maxime2156 beat GMBellahcene, Bilel2603
R2+428 Elo gap
Zazzi, Dimitri1945 beat IMVillegas, Pierre2373
R4+408 Elo gap
Polaert, Clarence1781 beat Bauer, Pierre2189