1er Open International de Lecci - Open A (p2100)

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Lecci, France. 66 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2625, and top seed was Murali Karthikeyan (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2648).

Pouya Idani (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2594) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Elham Amar (6.5) and Pranesh M (6.5). Idani shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Swara Lakshmi S Nair (WFM, 2098) beat Miaoyi Lu (IM, 2435), a +337-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Lecci, France

Dates

11 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMMurali Karthikeyan2648

Avg top 10

2,625

Participants

Titled players · 66

GM×24

IM×20

FM×18

CM×2

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇷France×23

🇮🇳India×21

🇮🇱Israel×5

🇺🇸United States of America×3

🇮🇹Italy×3

🇦🇲Armenia×3

🇮🇷Iran×2

🇧🇷Brazil×2

Top 3

🥇
GMPouya Idani
🇮🇷IRI·2594
7.0pts·2745perf+17.1
🥈
GMElham Amar
🇳🇴NOR·2576
6.5pts·2738perf+20.2
🥉
GMPranesh M
🇮🇳IND·2632
6.5pts·2732perf+12.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Pouya Idani led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Idani7Amar6.5Jumabayev6.5Pranesh6.5Karthikeyan6.5Van Wely6.5

R8 · LEADER CHANGE16 May

GM Pouya Idani takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Pouya Idani drew with GM Elham Amar (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Elham Amar won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMPouya Idani	*	½	—	½
2GMElham Amar	½	*	—	½
3GMRinat Jumabayev	—	—	*	—
4GMPranesh M	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Idani, PouyaGM	2594	IRI	=57B	+61N	+31B	=3N	+34B	+7N	=2B	+12N	=4B	7.0	43.5	46.5	35.00	2745	+17.1
2	Amar, ElhamGM	2576	NOR	+49B	+34N	+12B	=7N	+4N	=5B	=1N	=3B	=8N	6.5	48.5	52.5	36.50	2738	+20.2
3	Pranesh MGM	2632	IND	+56N	+36B	=5N	=1B	+16N	+8B	=4N	=2N	=10B	6.5	48.5	52.0	35.75	2732	+12.2
4	Van Wely, LoekGM	2625	NED	+63B	=13N	+30B	+14N	−2B	+11N	=3B	+23N	=1N	6.5	46.0	49.0	33.00	2711	+10.5
5	Karthikeyan, MuraliGM	2648	IND	+29B	+33N	=3B	=22N	+9B	=2N	=12B	=11N	+14B	6.5	45.5	50.0	35.50	2732	+10.2
6	Jumabayev, RinatGM	2542	KAZ	+55B	=39N	+58B	−8B	+20N	=30N	=22B	+13N	+11B	6.5	40.0	43.5	30.50	2658	+14.1
7	Martirosyan, Haik M.GM	2636	ARM	+24B	+26N	+54N	=2B	=8N	−1B	=23B	+30N	=9B	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.75	2655	+2.3
8	Maurizzi, MarcAndriaGM	2610	FRA	+43B	=31N	+19B	+6N	=7B	−3N	=30B	+54N	=2B	6.0	44.5	48.0	30.75	2647	+4.7
9	Suyarov, MukhammadzokhidIM	2534	UZB	+44N	=32B	=28N	+35B	−5N	=25B	+31N	+41B	=7N	6.0	40.5	44.5	27.75	2586	+6.5
10	Lagarde, MaximeGM	2618	FRA	=61B	+57N	=13B	−34N	+63B	+38N	+15B	=22N	=3N	6.0	38.0	41.0	26.50	2588	-2.5
11	Mendonca, Leon LukeGM	2613	IND	=46N	+35B	=18N	+25B	+33N	−4B	+17N	=5B	−6N	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.50	2583	-2.8
12	Donchenko, AlexanderGM	2645	GER	+37N	+17B	−2N	=36B	+45N	+54B	=5N	−1B	=20N	5.5	44.0	47.5	25.75	2599	-5.0
13	Chasin, NicoGM	2485	USA	+48N	=4B	=10N	−16B	=35N	+32B	+56N	−6B	+37N	5.5	42.0	45.5	25.00	2541	+7.4
14	Supi, Luis PauloGM	2581	BRA	+51N	=20B	+45N	−4B	=36N	=31B	+25N	+33B	−5N	5.5	41.0	45.0	24.75	2578	+0.3
15	Razafindratsima, TimotheIM	2546	FRA	=40N	+46B	=25N	=32B	=31N	+36B	−10N	+28B	=17N	5.5	39.5	43.5	25.50	2530	-1.5
16	Kosakowski, JakubGM	2550	POL	=52B	+74N	=39B	+13N	−3B	=34N	=19B	=32N	+22B	5.5	39.5	41.5	23.75	2534	-1.1
17	Droin, AugustinIM	2498	FRA	+68B	−12N	+55B	+64N	=23B	=22N	−11B	+24N	=15B	5.5	38.0	40.5	21.75	2524	+5.2
18	Ohanyan, EminGM	2508	ARM	=74B	+52N	=11B	+63N	=22B	−23N	=24B	=29N	+32B	5.5	36.5	38.5	22.25	2516	+1.7
19	Aizenberg, BennyIM	2466	ISR	=69N	+70B	−8N	=27B	=44N	+46B	=16N	=37B	+33N	5.5	36.0	38.5	21.75	2458	0.0
20	Dronavalli, HarikaGM	2470	IND	+72B	=14N	−22B	+62N	−6B	=44N	+53B	+61N	=12B	5.5	36.0	38.0	19.00	2465	+1.7
21	Aditya MittalGM	2619	IND	−35N	=66B	=40N	F	+70B	=49N	+52B	+56B	+31N	5.5	30.0	30.0	19.75	2467	-12.2
22	Puranik, AbhimanyuGM	2607	IND	+42N	=45B	+20N	=5B	=18N	=17B	=6N	=10B	−16N	5.0	45.5	49.5	27.00	2559	-5.6
23	Cornette, MatthieuGM	2556	FRA	+50N	=25B	=32N	+28B	=17N	+18B	=7N	−4B	F	5.0	42.0	42.0	25.00	2580	+2.6
24	Belkaid, SohanFM	2385	FRA	−7N	=27B	=44N	+71B	+50N	=33B	=18N	−17B	+45N	5.0	38.5	41.0	20.00	2455	+8.0
25	Song, YuxinIM	2462	CHN	+65B	=23N	=15B	−11N	+52B	=9N	−14B	=64N	+61B	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.25	2463	+1.3
26	Rozen, EytanIM	2501	ISR	+27N	−7B	=47N	+58B	=32N	=56B	−41N	=35B	+46N	5.0	36.0	39.5	20.75	2436	-7.6
27	Noy, EyalFM	2254	ISR	−26B	=24N	+61B	=19N	−38B	+63N	=39B	=34N	+51B	5.0	36.0	39.0	19.75	2452	+46.6
28	Fantinel, ThibaultIM	2398	FRA	=62B	+60N	=9B	−23N	=68B	=53N	+44B	−15N	+64B	5.0	33.5	36.0	18.00	2338	-6.0
29	Mathieu, PhileasIM	2390	FRA	−5N	−47B	=48N	=70B	+73N	+69B	+50N	=18B	=36N	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.75	2392	-0.2
30	Szpar, MiloszGM	2496	POL	=70N	+40B	−4N	+37B	F	=6B	=8N	−7B	+41N	4.5	43.0	45.5	21.00	2516	+2.9
31	Gharibyan, MamikonGM	2477	ARM	+71N	=8B	−1N	+47B	=15B	=14N	−9B	+55N	−21B	4.5	43.0	45.5	18.50	2473	+0.1
32	Sai Krishna G VIM	2443	CAN	+53B	=9N	=23B	=15N	=26B	−13N	+62B	=16B	−18N	4.5	41.5	44.5	20.00	2437	+0.5
33	Prraneeth VuppalaGM	2515	IND	+47N	−5B	+62B	+38N	−11B	=24N	+35B	−14N	−19B	4.5	41.0	44.0	18.50	2425	-9.5
34	Muthaiah ALIM	2448	IND	+67N	−2B	+71N	+10B	−1N	=16B	−54N	=27B	=35N	4.5	41.0	43.5	19.00	2432	-1.4
35	Vantika AgrawalIM	2367	IND	+21B	−11N	+72B	−9N	=13B	+45B	−33N	=26N	=34B	4.5	40.5	42.5	19.00	2488	+14.3
36	Bellahcene, BilelGM	2493	ALG	+73B	−3N	+59B	=12N	=14B	−15N	F	+47N	=29B	4.5	38.5	40.5	17.50	2483	+0.2
37	Roebers, ElineIM	2389	NED	−12B	=68N	+73B	−30N	+48B	=62N	+38B	=19N	−13B	4.5	35.0	37.0	16.00	2368	-2.3
38	Sherman, RaemFM	2396	ISR	+64N	−54B	+67N	−33B	+27N	−10B	−37N	+65B	=42N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.25	2345	-11.2
39	Lu, MaximillianIM	2441	USA	+75N	=6B	=16N	=54B	F	F	=27N	=44B	+52N	4.5	33.0	33.0	16.25	2474	+4.2
40	Ghoreishi Amiri, Seyed KianFM	2299	IRI	=15B	−30N	=21B	=65N	−62B	−48N	+63B	+68N	+57B	4.5	32.0	34.5	16.00	2348	+10.0
41	Lu, MiaoyiIM	2435	CHN	=60B	−62N	+74B	−53N	+55B	+68N	+26B	−9N	−30B	4.5	31.5	33.5	14.75	2303	-14.2
42	Dalaud, DorianFM	2332	FRA	−22B	−59N	+60B	−68N	+72B	=52N	=48B	+53N	=38B	4.5	30.0	32.0	15.00	2280	-13.2
43	Adithya A ChullikkadFM	2358	IND	−8N	−71B	+75N	−44B	=67N	=64B	=66N	+69B	+50N	4.5	28.0	28.5	11.50	2240	-27.6
44	Pak, Alexander	2284	FRA	−9B	=53N	=24B	+43N	=19B	=20B	−28N	=39N	=49B	4.0	40.0	43.5	18.50	2348	+15.2
45	Yip, CarissaIM	2482	USA	+59B	=22N	−14B	+57N	−12B	−35N	+49B	=51N	−24B	4.0	37.0	40.5	15.50	2375	-12.2
46	Genzling, AlainIM	2359	FRA	=11B	−15N	−53B	+60N	+65B	−19N	=47B	+48N	−26B	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.25	2303	-6.7
47	Urbani, GabrielFM	2258	ITA	−33B	+29N	=26B	−31N	=58N	=51B	=46N	−36B	+55B	4.0	35.0	38.5	16.75	2374	+26.8
48	Joly, Julien	2239	FRA	−13B	−63N	=29B	+74N	−37N	+40B	=42N	−46B	+67N	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.25	2298	+14.2
49	Adharsh KFM	2312	IND	−2N	−67B	+51N	=69B	=66N	=21B	−45N	+70B	=44N	4.0	32.5	35.0	14.00	2291	-6.4
50	Breuil, TristanFM	2309	FRA	−23B	+65N	−64B	+72N	−24B	+58N	−29B	+62N	−43B	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.50	2254	-12.8
51	Yohan Yadav TaralaFM	2314	IND	−14B	−72N	−49B	+75N	+59B	=47N	+68B	=45B	−27N	4.0	30.5	31.0	10.50	2258	-14.2
52	Hercegovac, NevenFM	2307	ITA	=16N	−18B	=69N	+67B	−25N	=42B	−21N	+66B	−39B	3.5	36.5	39.0	12.25	2298	-4.6
53	Aamuktha GuntakaWFM	2152	IND	−32N	=44B	+46N	+41B	−54N	=28B	−20N	−42B	=58N	3.5	35.5	39.0	14.75	2325	+67.3
54	Maze, SebastienGM	2519	FRA	F	+38N	−7B	=39N	+53B	−12N	+34B	−8B	F	3.5	34.5	34.5	14.75	2475	-3.3
55	Srinath, Rao S.V.IM	2296	IND	−6N	+75B	−17N	=66B	−41N	+60B	+69N	−31B	−47N	3.5	34.0	34.5	8.00	2231	-8.3
56	Svanda, OndrejIM	2380	CZE	−3B	=73N	=68B	+59N	+64B	=26N	−13B	−21N	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	11.25	2338	-5.0
57	Tulliez, AndreFM	2324	FRA	=1N	−10B	+70N	−45B	−69N	+67B	−64N	+71B	−40N	3.5	32.5	35.0	11.50	2247	-20.6
58	Terrieux, KevinIM	2406	FRA	=66N	+69B	−6N	−26N	=47B	−50B	−65N	+59N	=53B	3.5	32.5	35.0	11.25	2196	-24.6
59	Martin, NilsFM	2227	FRA	−45N	+42B	−36N	−56B	−51N	=75B	+60N	−58B	+69N	3.5	30.0	30.5	10.75	2242	+2.4
60	Utrera, Ludovic	2144	FRA	=41N	−28B	−42N	−46B	+74B	−55N	−59B	+75N	+71N	3.5	29.5	30.0	7.25	2217	+14.8
61	Zakin, IlayFM	2362	ISR	=10N	−1B	−27N	=73B	+71N	+66B	F	−20B	−25N	3.0	38.5	40.5	9.50	2283	-18.6
62	Swara Lakshmi S NairWFM	2098	IND	=28N	+41B	−33N	−20B	+40N	=37B	−32N	−50B	−65N	3.0	37.0	40.0	13.75	2256	+27.6
63	Bettalli, FrancescoIM	2370	ITA	−4N	+48B	+66N	−18B	−10N	−27B	−40N	+73B	F	3.0	36.5	36.5	9.00	2274	-11.3
64	Akshat SurekaFM	2093	IND	−38B	F	+50N	−17B	−56N	=43N	+57B	=25B	−28N	3.0	35.5	35.5	12.25	2303	+35.4
65	Warnier, Yanis	2192	FRA	−25N	−50B	F	=40B	−46N	=70N	+58B	−38N	+62B	3.0	31.0	31.0	10.00	2235	+6.6
66	Arjun, Satheesh	2102	IND	=58B	=21N	−63B	=55N	=49B	−61N	=43B	−52N	=72N	3.0	30.5	32.5	11.50	2221	+23.0
67	Advaitt Srikant KoduriFM	2191	IND	−34B	+49N	−38B	−52N	=43B	−57N	=73B	+74N	−48B	3.0	30.5	32.5	9.25	2195	+0.6
68	Lokesh, N.	2248	IND	−17N	=37B	=56N	+42B	=28N	−41B	−51N	−40B	F	2.5	36.0	36.0	11.00	2240	-2.0
69	Lebon, Sebastien	2198	FRA	=19B	−58N	=52B	=49N	+57B	−29N	−55B	−43N	−59B	2.5	33.0	36.5	10.00	2177	-5.8
70	Kavin Vijayakumar	2244	IND	=30B	−19N	−57B	=29N	−21N	=65B	+72B	−49N	F	2.5	33.0	33.0	8.25	2234	-4.6
71	Ratier-Fontana, MatteoCM	2220	FRA	−31B	+43N	−34B	−24N	−61B	=73N	+75B	−57N	−60B	2.5	30.5	31.0	6.00	2155	-16.4
72	Alboredo, JuliaFM	2198	BRA	−20N	+51B	−35N	−50B	−42N	=74B	−70N	F	=66B	2.0	30.0	30.0	6.50	2106	-19.0
73	Bonelli Maestracci, Pierre JosephCM	2241	FRA	−36N	=56B	−37N	=61N	−29B	=71B	=67N	−63N	F	2.0	29.0	29.0	6.00	2156	-34.8
74	Vu Dinh, AdrienFM	2256	FRA	=18N	−16B	−41N	−48B	−60N	=72N	F	−67B	+75B	2.0	28.5	28.5	4.25	2109	-32.0
75	Vedant Yogesh Kale	2149	IND	−39B	−55N	−43B	−51B	F	=59N	−71N	−60B	−74N	0.5	28.0	28.0	1.75	1838	-84.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aamuktha GuntakaWFMIND
+67.3
3.5 pts · #58
2Noy, EyalFMISR
+46.6
5.0 pts · #24
3Akshat SurekaFMIND
+35.4
3.0 pts · #62

Top rating losers

1Vedant Yogesh KaleIND
-84.4
0.5 pts · #75
2Bonelli Maestracci, Pierre JosephCMFRA
-34.8
2.0 pts · #74
3Vu Dinh, AdrienFMFRA
-32.0
2.0 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R2+337 Elo gap
WFMSwara Lakshmi S Nair2098 beat IMLu, Miaoyi2435
R4+283 Elo gap
WFMAamuktha Guntaka2152 beat IMLu, Miaoyi2435
R1+252 Elo gap
IMVantika Agrawal2367 beat GMAditya Mittal2619