Championnat d'Occitanie Jeunes 2026 - U18-U20

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56 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Espalion, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Theophile Borceux (🇫🇷 FRA, 1888).

Marvin Foppolo (🇫🇷 FRA, 1880) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Theophile Borceux (7.0) and Timothee Declerck (6.5). Foppolo won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Jaouen Bertrand (1429) beat Gabin Ferrand (1675), a +246-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Espalion, France

Dates

04 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Theophile Borceux1888

Avg top 10

1,831

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×49

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
Marvin Foppolo
🇫🇷FRA·1880
8.5pts·2216perf+53.4
🥈
Theophile Borceux
🇫🇷FRA·1888
7.0pts·2002perf+51.6
🥉
Timothee Declerck
🇫🇷FRA·1854
6.5pts·1909perf+32.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Marvin Foppolo led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Foppolo8.5Borceux7Niedermeyer6.5Declerck6.5Posocco De Grandi6Mas6

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Marvin Foppolo never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Marvin Foppolo beat Theophile Borceux (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Marvin Foppolo 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Theophile Borceux 3 wins (R1–R3)Thomas Niedermeyer 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Marvin Foppolo	*	1	—	1
2Theophile Borceux	0	*	—	½
3Thomas Niedermeyer	—	—	*	—
4Timothee Declerck	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Foppolo, Marvin	1880	FRA	+14B	+47N	+8B	=5N	+6B	+2N	+3B	+7N	+13B	8.5	48.5	51.5	48.50	2216	+53.4
2	Borceux, Theophile	1888	FRA	+36N	+26B	+12N	=3B	+7N	−1B	=6N	+8B	+5N	7.0	49.0	53.0	38.25	2002	+51.6
3	Declerck, Timothee	1854	FRA	+33N	+23B	+24N	=2N	+5B	=12B	−1N	+18B	=6N	6.5	48.0	52.0	34.25	1909	+32.4
4	Niedermeyer, Thomas	1734	FRA	+34B	−27N	−14B	+32N	+33B	+29N	=17B	+12N	+15B	6.5	38.5	42.5	30.00	1698	-8.8
5	Darthenay, Antoine	1823	FRA	+40N	+22B	+9N	=1B	−3N	=19B	+28N	+11B	−2B	6.0	48.5	52.0	31.75	1759	-17.6
6	Posocco De Grandi, Marc	1871	ITA	+38N	+19B	+21N	=7B	−1N	+28B	=2B	=13N	=3B	6.0	48.0	51.5	30.50	1864	+2.8
7	Ladier, Lucas	1833	FRA	+46B	+16N	+27B	=6N	−2B	+26N	+12B	−1B	=10N	6.0	47.0	50.0	28.50	1864	+20.4
8	Durka Vincendet, Yan	1761	FRA	+39N	+42B	−1N	+23B	=26N	=17B	+19N	−2N	+18B	6.0	43.5	46.5	26.25	1777	+11.6
9	Mas, Timeo	0	FRA	+18N	+15B	−5B	=20N	=47B	+14N	−13B	+16N	+22B	6.0	42.5	45.5	30.00	1712	0.0
10	Doucement, Timothee	1856	FRA	+35B	=20N	=13B	−16N	+31B	=15N	+26B	+17N	=7B	6.0	40.5	44.5	28.50	1741	-42.8
11	Campagnol, Leonard	0	FRA	−20B	+35N	−18N	+42B	+22B	+16N	+31B	−5N	+23N	6.0	39.0	42.0	26.00	1670	0.0
12	Ak, Maxime	1809	FRA	+29B	+28N	−2B	+22N	+16B	=3N	−7N	−4B	+27B	5.5	45.0	49.5	26.75	1761	-7.8
13	Gourion, Sacha	1715	FRA	+32N	=17B	=10N	+18B	−28N	+38B	+9N	=6B	−1N	5.5	45.0	48.5	27.00	1698	-2.8
14	Commenges, Charli	1526	FRA	−1N	+52B	+4N	−26B	=21N	−9B	+49N	+30B	+28N	5.5	42.0	44.5	23.00	1719	+48.0
15	Kelemen, Thomas	1626	FRA	−31B	−9N	+50B	+43N	+39B	=10B	+21N	+24B	−4N	5.5	39.0	41.5	22.00	1827	+53.2
16	Vincent, Valentin	1639	FRA	+25N	−7B	+32N	+10B	−12N	−11B	+38N	−9B	+31N	5.0	42.5	46.0	22.50	1754	+30.8
17	Fleury, Erwann	1529	FRA	+37B	=13N	=20B	=47N	+30B	=8N	=4N	−10B	=21N	5.0	42.5	45.5	24.00	1679	+50.8
18	Picq, Simon	1592	FRA	−9B	+43N	+11B	−13N	+44B	+20N	+27B	−3N	−8N	5.0	42.5	45.5	21.50	1632	+8.8
19	Desprats Exposito, Justin	1663	FRA	+50B	−6N	+29B	=31N	+27B	=5N	−8B	−22N	+32B	5.0	40.0	42.5	20.50	1636	-10.0
20	Coudre, Pablo	1652	FRA	+11N	=10B	=17N	=9B	=38N	−18B	−32N	+40B	+34B	5.0	39.5	43.0	23.75	1540	-40.8
21	Roubaud, Louis-Alexandre	1711	FRA	+43B	+31N	−6B	−28N	=14B	+30N	−15B	+36N	=17B	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.75	1486	-71.6
22	Claverie, Gabriel	1618	FRA	+49N	−5N	+34B	−12B	−11N	+40B	+44N	+19B	−9N	5.0	39.0	41.5	18.00	1709	+24.8
23	Bonesteve, Adrien	1648	FRA	+56B	−3N	+39B	−8N	+34B	−27N	+33B	+32N	−11B	5.0	38.5	39.0	16.00	1606	-13.2
24	Ferrand, Gabin	1675	FRA	+51N	+44B	−3B	−27N	−29B	+39N	+42B	−15N	+33B	5.0	34.5	37.0	16.00	1510	-61.2
25	Fau, Louis	0	FRA	−16B	+46N	−30B	−34N	−43B	+54N	+39B	+42N	+35B	5.0	30.0	31.5	15.00	1545	0.0
26	Collas, Anthony	1672	FRA	+30B	−2N	+33B	+14N	=8B	−7B	−10N	=31N	=29B	4.5	43.5	47.5	21.25	1634	-7.8
27	Cadilhac-Seffino, Lea	1539	FRA	+45N	+4B	−7N	+24B	−19N	+23B	−18N	=28B	−12N	4.5	42.5	45.5	21.75	1650	+42.8
28	Kerckhove, Cody	1588	FRA	+53N	−12B	+44N	+21B	+13B	−6N	−5B	=27N	−14B	4.5	41.0	43.0	17.75	1611	+1.8
29	Bertrand, Jaouen	1429	FRA	−12N	+49B	−19N	+52B	+24N	−4B	−36N	+38B	=26N	4.5	36.5	39.0	15.75	1553	+36.0
30	Baboulin, Anakin	0	FRA	−26N	=38B	+25N	+36B	−17N	−21B	+45N	−14N	+42B	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.75	1474	0.0
31	Fau, Paul	0	FRA	+15N	−21B	+42N	=19B	−10N	+45B	−11N	=26B	−16B	4.0	40.0	43.0	16.25	1627	0.0
32	Fanise, Alois	1412	FRA	−13B	+37N	−16B	−4B	+54N	+35N	+20B	−23B	−19N	4.0	40.0	41.5	14.50	1493	+21.6
33	Soler Malbos, Evan	1489	FRA	−3B	+50N	−26N	+51B	−4N	+43B	−23N	+44B	−24N	4.0	36.0	38.5	11.00	917	-44.0
34	Ladevese, Noe	1414	FRA	−4N	+53B	−22N	+25B	−23N	−42N	+48B	+41B	−20N	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.50	844	-45.6
35	Mendel, Clara	1499	FRA	−10N	−11B	−38N	+53B	+52N	−32B	+43N	+37B	−25N	4.0	34.0	36.0	11.50	790	-48.8
36	Claverie, Paul	1527	FRA	−2B	+51N	=45B	−30N	−42B	+50N	+29B	−21B	=38N	4.0	33.0	35.5	12.75	1471	-18.8
37	Vella, Sandro	0	FRA	−17N	−32B	−54B	+56N	−51B	+53N	+46B	−35N	+43N	4.0	25.0	25.5	8.50	1288	0.0
38	Ferreira Fernandes, Alex	1501	FRA	−6B	=30N	+35B	+45N	=20B	−13N	−16B	−29N	=36B	3.5	38.5	41.5	13.75	1461	-20.0
39	Contie, Leneo	1417	FRA	−8B	+41N	−23N	+48B	−15N	−24B	−25N	+49B	=51N	3.5	35.5	38.0	10.25	878	-28.4
40	Aznadi, Ilies	1458	FRA	−5B	+56N	−47B	−44N	+41B	−22N	+51B	−20N	=45N	3.5	31.0	31.5	8.00	892	-34.8
41	FIDE 80496652	0	—	−42N	−39B	−48N	+54B	−40N	=52B	+55B	−34N	+49N	3.5	23.5	24.5	6.25	667	0.0
42	Cordoba, Noe	1569	FRA	+41B	−8N	−31B	−11N	+36N	+34B	−24N	−25B	−30N	3.0	38.5	42.0	11.50	1598	+6.0
43	Baudean, Romeo	0	FRA	−21N	−18B	+53N	−15B	+25N	−33N	−35B	+48N	−37B	3.0	35.5	37.5	10.00	784	0.0
44	Zamboni, Teo	0	FRA	F	−24N	−28B	+40B	−18N	+46N	−22B	−33N	+50B	3.0	32.5	32.5	9.00	1400	0.0
45	Tartar-Perico, Lenzo	0	FRA	−27B	F	=36N	−38B	+49N	−31N	−30B	+50N	=40B	3.0	29.0	29.0	8.75	1314	0.0
46	Gregoire, Corentin	1485	FRA	−7N	−25B	−49N	+55B	+48N	−44B	−37N	−51B	+52N	3.0	28.5	29.5	6.50	1033	-4.4
47	Oubihi, Nael	1672	FRA	+52N	−1B	+40N	=17B	=9N	F	F	F	F	3.0	25.5	25.5	11.50	1625	-7.2
48	Bouziat Cazaban, Alexandre	0	FRA	F	F	+41B	−39N	−46B	+55N	−34N	−43B	+56B	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.00	642	0.0
49	Garcon, Eliott	0	FRA	−22B	−29N	+46B	=50N	−45B	+51N	−14B	−39N	−41B	2.5	30.5	33.0	6.75	1254	0.0
50	FIDE 560013656	0	—	−19N	−33B	−15N	=49B	+53N	−36B	+52N	−45B	−44N	2.5	29.5	31.5	5.75	778	0.0
51	Claverie, Martin	0	FRA	−24B	−36B	F	−33N	+37N	−49B	−40N	+46N	=39B	2.5	29.5	30.5	8.75	1315	0.0
52	Bousquet, Hugo	0	FRA	−47B	−14N	+56B	−29N	−35B	=41N	−50B	+54N	−46B	2.5	27.5	28.0	3.75	723	0.0
53	FIDE 560029773	0	—	−28B	−34N	−43B	−35N	−50B	−37B	F	+56N	+55N	2.0	23.5	23.5	1.50	705	0.0
54	FIDE 544008899	0	—	F	F	+37N	−41N	−32B	−25B	=56N	−52B	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	4.25	612	0.0
55	FIDE 560071540	0	—	F	F	F	−46N	+56B	−48B	−41N	F	−53B	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.50	685	0.0
56	FIDE 576017117	0	—	−23N	−40B	−52N	−37B	−55N	F	=54B	−53B	−48N	0.5	22.5	22.5	0.75	754	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Foppolo, MarvinFRA
+53.4
8.5 pts · #1
2Kelemen, ThomasFRA
+53.2
5.5 pts · #18
3Borceux, TheophileFRA
+51.6
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Roubaud, Louis-AlexandreFRA
-71.6
5.0 pts · #30
2Ferrand, GabinFRA
-61.2
5.0 pts · #25
3Mendel, ClaraFRA
-48.8
4.0 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R5+246 Elo gap
Bertrand, Jaouen1429 beat Ferrand, Gabin1675
R7+240 Elo gap
Fanise, Alois1412 beat Coudre, Pablo1652
R4+217 Elo gap
Vincent, Valentin1639 beat Doucement, Timothee1856