12eme Open FIDE de Fontenay le Fleury (-2400)

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77 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Fontenay Le Fleury, France. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1999, and top seed was Thomas Morais (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2199).

Mael Nosperger (🇫🇷 FRA, 2006) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Petya Karaivanova (4.5) and Jean-Pierre Briquet (4.0). Nosperger won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Alexandre Gaffney (1424) beat Jacques Graziani (1733), a +309-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Fontenay Le Fleury, France

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷FMThomas Morais2199

Avg top 10

1,999

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇫🇷France×73

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇲🇦Morocco×1

Top 3

🥇
Mael Nosperger
🇫🇷FRA·2006
4.5pts·2244perf+46.8
🥈
WFMPetya Karaivanova
🇧🇬BUL·1967
4.5pts·2217perf+26.6
🥉
Jean-Pierre Briquet
🇫🇷FRA·1932
4.0pts·2109perf+22.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Nosperger4.5Karaivanova4.5Mylvaganam4Bielle4Morais4Saunier4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Nosperger takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Mael Nosperger 3 wins (R1–R3)WFM Petya Karaivanova 4 wins (R1–R4)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nosperger, Mael	2006	FRA	+22N	+5B	+15N	=3B	+11N	4.5	14.5	17.5	15.50	2244	+46.8
2	Karaivanova, PetyaWFM	1967	BUL	+19N	+16B	+18N	+4B	=3N	4.5	14.0	17.0	15.00	2217	+26.6
3	Briquet, Jean-Pierre	1932	FRA	+35B	+17N	+14B	=1N	=2B	4.0	15.0	17.5	13.00	2109	+22.0
4	Morais, ThomasFM	2199	FRA	+31B	+49N	+8B	−2N	+14B	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.50	2115	-6.6
5	Saunier, Augustin	1822	FRA	+29B	−1N	+44B	+33N	+21B	4.0	13.0	15.0	10.50	1991	+42.8
6	Mylvaganam, Vithuson	1752	FRA	=11N	+66B	+37N	=7B	+15N	4.0	13.0	14.5	10.75	2067	+40.2
7	Briquet, Tom	1950	FRA	+34B	=12N	+64B	=6N	+18B	4.0	13.0	14.5	10.75	1920	-2.4
8	Bielle, Lucas	1912	FRA	+58N	+20B	−4N	+19B	+16N	4.0	13.0	14.5	10.50	2089	+21.2
9	Fan, Sizhuo	1880	FRA	−32N	+23B	+46N	+24B	+20N	4.0	11.5	13.5	11.00	1900	+5.6
10	Chouvaev-Komin, Daniel	2038	FRA	+51B	−14N	+47B	+31N	+17B	4.0	10.5	12.5	9.50	2012	-1.8
11	Vine, Thibaut	1983	FRA	=6B	+41N	+43B	+36N	−1B	3.5	13.5	15.5	9.00	1855	-10.2
12	Appavou, Calixte	1814	FRA	+39N	=7B	=27N	=13B	+36N	3.5	13.0	15.5	10.25	1780	-1.4
13	Gaffney, Alexandre	1424	FRA	=64B	+63N	=33B	=12N	+34B	3.5	10.0	11.5	7.75	1791	+90.0
14	Cochard-Imani, Sacha	1849	FRA	+67N	+10B	−3N	+23B	−4N	3.0	15.0	16.5	8.50	1960	+28.4
15	Kettani, Arseny	1891	FRA	+26B	+53N	−1B	+28N	−6B	3.0	14.5	16.5	8.00	1838	-11.6
16	Doan, Hoang Minh	1808	FRA	+28B	−2N	+61B	+27N	−8B	3.0	14.5	16.0	7.50	1793	0.0
17	Boukelmoun, Wassim	1807	FRA	+24N	−3B	+40N	+68B	−10N	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.50	1791	-2.8
18	Cochard-Imani, Shayan	1535	FRA	+74N	+35N	−2B	+32B	−7N	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.00	1819	+51.6
19	Tong, Charles	1750	FRA	−2B	+44N	+48B	−8N	+47B	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.00	1752	+3.6
20	Bordier, Hugo	1791	FRA	+55B	−8N	+54B	+43N	−9B	3.0	12.0	14.0	6.00	1733	-4.4
21	Li, Zi-Long	1937	FRA	−53N	+55B	+42N	+22B	−5N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.50	1771	-18.4
22	Chatterjee, Adhyayan	1763	FRA	−1B	+47N	+59B	−21N	+44B	3.0	11.5	13.0	5.50	1767	+4.4
23	Ouaddi, Oussama	1597	MAR	+61B	−9N	+52B	−14N	+45B	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.50	1613	0.0
24	Saunier, Aristide	1654	FRA	−17B	+48N	+76B	−9N	+52B	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1576	-12.8
25	Guerin, Francois	2063	FRA	=66N	=32B	=38N	+39B	=26N	3.0	10.5	12.0	7.25	1771	-29.4
26	Goujon, Antoine	1696	FRA	−15N	=37B	+73N	+62B	=25B	3.0	10.0	10.5	4.75	1742	+3.2
27	De Renty, Sebastien	1586	FRA	=73N	+45N	=12B	−16B	+68N	3.0	9.5	10.0	5.00	1578	-2.8
28	Benkaci, Massin	1656	FRA	−16N	+68B	+72N	−15B	+50N	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.00	1692	+3.2
29	Colette, Thierry	1669	FRA	−5N	+72B	−68N	+70B	+46N	3.0	8.0	9.0	4.00	1776	+11.4
30	Panneullier, Franck	1682	FRA	−49N	+60B	F	+63N	+43B	3.0	7.0	7.0	5.00	1771	+9.2
31	Collin, Pascal	1788	FRA	−4N	+38B	+69N	−10B	=42B	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.75	1780	-2.6
32	Fayolle, Guy	1689	FRA	+9B	=25N	−36B	−18N	+60B	2.5	12.5	14.0	7.00	1705	+0.2
33	Derex, Nicolas	1602	FRA	=41N	+73B	=13N	−5B	=40N	2.5	12.5	13.0	4.75	1576	-3.8
34	Graziani, Jacques	1733	FRA	−7N	+69B	=60N	+37B	−13N	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.25	1593	-17.4
35	Daviet, Stephane	1717	FRA	−3N	−18B	+74N	+57B	=38N	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.25	1557	-18.0
36	Simonnet, Nicolas	1528	FRA	+77N	=58B	+32N	−11B	−12B	2.5	11.0	11.0	3.25	1696	+27.6
37	Dorval, Ilian	1529	FRA	+75B	=26N	−6B	−34N	+58N	2.5	11.0	11.0	3.00	1633	+20.0
38	Ali Taleb, Mohammed Aymen	1571	FRA	+54B	−31N	=25B	=45N	=35B	2.5	10.0	12.0	5.75	1734	+14.4
39	Coste, Arnaud	1657	FRA	−12B	+59N	=45B	−25N	+62N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.00	1642	-6.0
40	Lazes, Herve	1545	FRA	−48B	+56N	−17B	+59N	=33B	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.75	1477	-7.6
41	Warin, Anouk	1603	FRA	=33B	−11B	−62N	+56N	+61B	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.75	1691	+5.0
42	Dana, Yohann	1565	FID	+71N	−51N	−21B	+65B	=31N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.75	1676	+12.2
43	Tanchoux, Pierre	1433	FRA	+46N	+67B	−11N	−20B	−30N	2.0	11.5	13.0	3.50	1636	+22.2
44	Meddour, Ithri	1543	FRA	+65N	−19B	−5N	+76B	−22N	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1495	-11.2
45	Garabedian, Christophe	0	FRA	+57N	−27B	=39N	=38B	−23N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.50	1518	0.0
46	Ferreira Da Silva, Jose Candido	1563	FRA	−43B	+70N	−9B	+54N	−29B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.00	1501	-10.0
47	Barthere, Gilles	1559	FRA	+70N	−22B	−10N	+75B	−19N	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1532	-4.8
48	Tazrout, Ilyass	1417	FRA	+40N	−24B	−19N	−50B	+69N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.50	1534	+27.2
49	Dorval, Olivier	1851	FRA	+30B	−4B	+50N	F	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	1936	+6.4
50	Ali, Mohammed-Amin	1552	FRA	−59B	+65N	−49B	+48N	−28B	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.50	1482	-21.2
51	Touati, Bruno	1778	FRA	−10N	+42B	+57N	F	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.50	1837	+5.0
52	Mason, Gabriel	0	FRA	−72N	+71B	−23N	+69B	−24N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.00	1481	0.0
53	Lebacq, Gaspar	1722	FRA	+21B	−15B	F	+60N	F	2.0	7.5	7.5	4.50	1907	+14.6
54	Wang, Maxime	1463	FRA	−38N	+77B	−20N	−46B	+76N	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	842	-32.4
55	Durez, Gerard	1623	FRA	−20N	−21N	−65B	+74B	+75N	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	915	-23.6
56	Barcelo, Gerard	0	FRA	−69N	−40B	+71N	−41B	+70N	2.0	7.0	8.0	2.00	1441	0.0
57	Mze Mogne, Abdou	1526	FRA	−45B	+75N	−51B	−35N	+77B	2.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	948	-18.4
58	Clement-Demange, Bernard	1696	FRA	−8B	=36N	=63B	=61N	−37B	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.75	1444	-33.8
59	Gibot, Xavier	1430	FRA	+50N	−39B	−22N	−40B	=67B	1.5	10.0	11.5	2.75	1487	+10.4
60	Archet, Jean-Claude	1519	FRA	+76N	−30N	=34B	−53B	−32N	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	1385	-10.6
61	Montay, Jean-Paul	1485	FRA	−23N	+74B	−16N	=58B	−41N	1.5	10.0	10.0	0.75	1355	-11.0
62	Mason, Julien	0	FRA	=63B	−64N	+41B	−26N	−39B	1.5	9.5	11.0	3.25	1455	0.0
63	Girod, Yves	1510	FRA	=62N	−13B	=58N	−30B	=65N	1.5	9.5	11.0	2.25	1364	-15.4
64	Gimard, Yves	1550	FRA	=13N	+62B	−7N	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	3.25	1499	-4.8
65	Bouloc, Roger	1416	FRA	−44B	−50B	+55N	−42N	=63B	1.5	8.5	10.0	2.75	1409	-1.2
66	Salagnac, Sowan	1784	FRA	=25B	−6N	F	+73B	F	1.5	7.5	7.5	2.00	1767	-2.8
67	Jeannin, Philippe	1672	FRA	−14B	−43N	F	+71B	=59N	1.5	7.5	7.5	1.75	1456	-45.6
68	Verge, Raphael	0	FRA	F	−28N	+29B	−17N	−27B	1.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1486	0.0
69	Johan, Frederic	1536	FRA	+56B	−34N	−31B	−52N	−48B	1.0	9.0	11.0	2.00	846	-43.6
70	Boucher, Francis	1430	FRA	−47B	−46B	+77N	−29N	−56B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	797	-17.0
71	Beau, Didier	1459	FRA	−42B	−52N	−56B	−67N	+73N	1.0	8.0	8.5	0.50	1449	-2.0
72	Spinos, Steven	1517	FRA	+52B	−29N	−28B	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	863	-12.2
73	Ben Hamouda, Catherine	1468	FRA	=27B	−33N	−26B	−66N	−71B	0.5	10.0	11.0	1.50	1259	-22.4
74	Carbonero, Jean Marc	0	FRA	−18B	−61N	−35B	−55N	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	790	0.0
75	FIDE 560078553	0	—	−37N	−57B	F	−47N	−55B	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	761	0.0
76	Haas, Thomas	0	FRA	−60B	F	−24N	−44N	−54B	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	744	0.0
77	Duviviers, Norbert	0	FRA	−36B	−54N	−70B	F	−57N	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	688	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gaffney, AlexandreFRA
+90.0
3.5 pts · #13
2Cochard-Imani, ShayanFRA
+51.6
3.0 pts · #42
3Nosperger, MaelFRA
+46.8
4.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Jeannin, PhilippeFRA
-45.6
1.5 pts · #50
2Johan, FredericFRA
-43.6
1.0 pts · #69
3Clement-Demange, BernardFRA
-33.8
1.5 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R5+309 Elo gap
Gaffney, Alexandre1424 beat Graziani, Jacques1733
R2+239 Elo gap
Tanchoux, Pierre1433 beat Jeannin, Philippe1672
R4+232 Elo gap
WFMKaraivanova, Petya1967 beat FMMorais, Thomas2199