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championnat du Var des veterans et seniors plus 2026

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28 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in La Garde, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1724, and top seed was Gilles Vuitton (🇫🇷 FRA, 1947).

Gilles Vuitton (🇫🇷 FRA, 1947) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Thierry Marino (5.0) and Philippe Vigny (4.5). Vuitton won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Yvette Cauchy (1473) beat Leo-Thierry Candela (1710), a +237-point gap.

Location
🇫🇷La Garde, France
Dates
05 Mar 2026 → 26 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇷Gilles Vuitton1947
Avg top 10
1,724
Participants
28
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×26
🇲🇨Monaco×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Gilles Vuitton led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
14
7
3
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Vuitton5.5Marino5Vigny4.5Candela4Rei-Rosa4Auque4
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Gilles Vuitton held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Gilles Vuitton 5 wins (R1–R5)Thierry Marino 3 wins (R4–R6)Philippe Vigny 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Gilles Vuitton*—
½
—
2Thierry Marino—*——
3Philippe Vigny
½
—*—
4Leo-Thierry Candela———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Vuitton, Gilles1947FRA+19B+25N+15B+12N+4B=3N5.516.017.014.752072+10.8
2Marino, Thierry1730FRA+22B+10N−12B+16N+13B+4N5.016.017.514.501841+13.0
3Vigny, Philippe1794MNC+8N−6B+14N+10B+7N=1B4.521.024.017.251823+6.0
4Auque, Bernard1675FRA+23B+11N+9B+6N−1N−2B4.021.522.512.001785+17.6
5Candela, Leo-Thierry1710FRA−11B+23N=6N+14B=9B+8N4.018.019.011.751669-5.2
6Pascal, Frederic1658FRA+24B+3N=5B−4B=15N+13N4.018.019.011.751717+6.2
7Rei-Rosa, Jean-Jacques1589FRA−13B+20N+22B+9N−3B+12N4.016.017.510.001858+33.6
8Marku, Demeter1519FRA−3B+24N+25B+15N+12B−5B4.015.016.07.501774+33.8
9Guinedor, Christian1713FRA+14N+17B−4N−7B=5N+18B3.517.520.010.001636-20.0
10Combes, Claude1608FRA+26N−2B+21N−3N=11B+15B3.517.518.57.251626+6.0
11Cauchy, Yvette1473FRA+5N−4B−16N+27B=10N+17B3.516.516.58.251637+21.4
12Sauvan, Didier1664FRA+20N+13B+2N−1B−8N−7B3.021.523.510.001569-13.4
13Serres, Frederic0FRA+7N−12N+23B+17B−2N−6B3.018.519.57.5016190.0
14Martinez, Robert1475FRA−9B+27N−3B−5N+23B+16N3.015.515.53.501571+12.0
15Corbin, Luc1689FRA+21N+16B−1N−8B=6B−10N2.519.521.56.501565-21.0
16Brunot, Laurent1562FRA+28N−15N+11B−2B=17N−14B2.516.516.54.751449-30.8
17Rouaud, Robert1634FRA+27B−9N+19B−13N=16B−11N2.514.514.53.251483-16.8
18Regnier, Bernard0FRA−25B−19N+20B=22N+24B−9N2.510.011.03.7514150.0
19Soto, Marylene1534FRA−1N+18B−17N−21B+20N−26B2.014.515.54.501495-15.2
20Sauze, Richard1423FRA−12B−7B−18N+24N−19B+23N2.012.513.52.001285-16.8
21Olive, Alain1442FRA−15B+28N−10B+19NFF2.08.08.02.001483+2.8
22Gaudfernau, Pierre1497FRA−2N+26B−7N=18BFF1.512.512.52.251301-14.2
23Nyeceront, Patrick1436FRA−4N−5B−13N+28B−14N−20B1.016.016.00.00768-54.0
24Mechkati, Leili0FRA−6N−8B+28N−20B−18NF1.012.512.50.007010.0
25Masut, Michel1655FRA+18N−1B−8NFFF1.012.012.02.501498-12.8
26FIDE 5600825340—−10B−22NFFF+19N1.07.07.02.0014190.0
27Saint-Denis, Michel0FRA−17N−14BF−11NFF0.09.09.00.007240.0
28Specchio, Domenico0FRA−16B−21B−24B−23NFF0.06.56.50.006800.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets