Championnat jeunes ligue PACA U8 2026
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14 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Aubagne, France. Top 10 Elo average was 765, and top seed was Jules Bineau (🇫🇷 FRA, 1622).
Cesar Mistral (🇫🇷 FRA, 1426) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Mekine Boucekine (6.0) and Mael Altet (6.0). Mistral shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Cesar Mistral (1426) beat Mael Altet (1590), a +164-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Aubagne, France
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
765
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTitle race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
23
10
6
3
1
1
3
2
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Cesar Mistral beat Mekine Boucekine (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Cesar Mistral 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Mekine Boucekine 6 wins (R1–R6)Mael Altet 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cesar Mistral | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Mekine Boucekine | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Mael Altet | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Gabriel Verse | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistral, Cesar | 1426 | FRA | +14N | +3B | +7N | −5N | +8B | +6B | +2N | +4B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 34.50 | 2310 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Boucekine, Mekine | 0 | FRA | +?N | +?B | +4N | +?B | +5N | +7B | −1B | −?N | 6.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 16.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Altet, Mael | 1590 | FRA | +?B | −1N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +6N | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Chiron Coloma, Emilio | 1516 | FRA | +12N | +6B | −2B | +13N | =11N | +9B | +10N | −1N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 23.75 | 853 | -12.4 |
| 5 | Verse, Gabriel | 1596 | FRA | +?N | +?B | +?N | +1B | −2B | =?N | −?B | +9N | 5.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.50 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Cannard, Basile | 0 | FRA | +?B | −4N | +?B | +?B | +?N | −1N | +8B | −3B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Boudjemline, Ali | 1522 | FRA | +8B | +?N | −1B | +10N | +?B | −2N | −?B | +?N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bossard Rodriguez, Pablo | 0 | FRA | −7N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −1N | +?B | −6N | +?B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 527072509 | 0 | — | =?B | +?N | −11B | +?N | +?B | −4N | +?B | −5B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Rovera, Marius | 0 | FRA | +?N | F | +?N | −7B | +?B | +?N | −4B | =?B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 576006255 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +9N | −?N | =4B | −?B | −?N | +?B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.25 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lahweg, Rafael | 0 | FRA | −4B | +?N | +?B | −?N | F | +?B | −?N | +?N | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 544057792 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | −4B | =?N | −?B | +?N | −?N | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 560032200 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mistral, CesarFRA+12.47.0 pts · #2
- 2Boudjemline, AliFRA0.05.0 pts · #13
- 3Bossard Rodriguez, PabloFRA0.05.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Chiron Coloma, EmilioFRA-12.45.5 pts · #5
- 2Boudjemline, AliFRA0.05.0 pts · #13
- 3Bossard Rodriguez, PabloFRA0.05.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+164 Elo gap
- R2+115 Elo gap