3eme Open Jeunes de Nimes
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Feb 2026 in Nimes, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1692, and top seed was Marvin Foppolo (🇫🇷 FRA, 1872).
Gaspard Fessemaz Grossard (🇫🇷 FRA, 1723) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Marvin Foppolo (4.0) and Liam Gervais (4.0). Fessemaz Grossard clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Gaspard Fessemaz Grossard (1723) beat Marvin Foppolo (1872), a +149-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Nimes, France
Dates
21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×33
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGaspard Fessemaz Grossard led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
Gaspard Fessemaz Grossard takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gaspard Fessemaz Grossard beat Marvin Foppolo (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Gaspard Fessemaz Grossard 3 wins (R1–R3)Marvin Foppolo 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gaspard Fessemaz Grossard | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Marvin Foppolo | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Liam Gervais | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Noa Battaglia | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fessemaz Grossard, Gaspard | 1723 | FRA | +6B | +18N | +11B | =3N | +2B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 15.00 | 1989 | +39.2 |
| 2 | Foppolo, Marvin | 1872 | FRA | +13N | +17B | +8N | +5B | −1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 12.50 | 1886 | +1.8 |
| 3 | Gervais, Liam | 1747 | FRA | +14N | +26B | =7N | =1B | +12N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 1786 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Battaglia, Noa | 1662 | FRA | +35N | +27B | −5N | +14B | +7N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1746 | +13.6 |
| 5 | Morel, Yael | 1781 | FRA | +16B | +24N | +4B | −2N | =6B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 1843 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Levasseur, Selma | 0 | FRA | −1N | +37B | +17N | +15B | =5N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Thibaudeau, Antoine | 1612 | FRA | +33B | +31N | =3B | +9N | −4B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1641 | +4.4 |
| 8 | Petitgrand, Leo | 1663 | FRA | +19B | +23N | −2B | =16N | +11B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 1485 | -18.8 |
| 9 | Diaz, Lucas | 1511 | FRA | +29B | =22N | +18B | −7B | +20N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1613 | +16.0 |
| 10 | Bondar, Marko | 1557 | FRA | =12N | −11B | +28N | +26B | +16N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 2329 | +55.2 |
| 11 | Mazur, Mykhailo | 0 | UKR | +21B | +10N | −1N | +13B | −8N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jouffroy Buendia, Didac | 0 | FRA | =10B | =20N | +25B | +21N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bouvier Teisser, Louan | 1479 | FRA | −2B | +33N | +23B | −11N | +25B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1727 | +22.0 |
| 14 | Perez Mas, Leandro | 1470 | FRA | −3B | +32N | +31B | −4N | +26B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1533 | +8.4 |
| 15 | Zin, Naim | 1484 | FRA | −23B | +19N | +34B | −6N | +24B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 2379 | +25.2 |
| 16 | Font, Clement | 1477 | FRA | −5N | +30B | +29N | =8B | −10B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1394 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Petitgrand, Hector | 1579 | FRA | +32B | −2N | −6B | +34N | =19B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1082 | -5.6 |
| 18 | Morel, Ysaline | 1521 | FRA | +37N | −1B | −9N | =29B | +27N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 818 | -30.0 |
| 19 | Becu, Valentin | 0 | FRA | −8N | −15B | +30N | +31B | =17N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kaddouri, Adam | 0 | FRA | =28N | =12B | =26N | +27B | −9B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Broner, Samuel | 1494 | FRA | −11N | +35B | =27N | −12B | +28N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 2351 | +24.8 |
| 22 | Do, Alex | 1705 | FRA | +36N | =9B | +24N | F | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 1739 | +3.2 |
| 23 | Tranchand, Amaury | 0 | FRA | +15N | −8B | −13N | −28B | +32N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Boyer, Thelio | 1580 | FRA | +30N | −5B | −22B | +33N | −15N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 856 | -48.0 |
| 25 | Lopes, Deyan | 1573 | FRA | −27N | +28B | −12N | +32B | −13N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1516 | -6.4 |
| 26 | Picard, Martin | 1572 | FRA | +34B | −3N | =20B | −10N | −14N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 792 | -56.0 |
| 27 | Gauluet, Nelio | 0 | FRA | +25B | −4N | =21B | −20N | −18B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Allegre, Oscar | 1551 | FRA | =20B | −25N | −10B | +23N | −21B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 731 | -63.2 |
| 29 | Lopes Balmelle, Waren | 0 | FRA | −9N | F | −16B | =18N | +35B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1229 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Font, Baptiste | 0 | FRA | −24B | −16N | −19B | =36B | +34N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Wan Hoi, Quentin | 0 | FRA | F | −7B | −14N | −19N | +33B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ganbaatar, Tenuunkhuslen | 0 | FRA | −17N | −14B | +36N | −25N | −23B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Broner, Solal | 0 | FRA | −7N | −13B | +37N | −24B | −31N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 560053909 | 0 | — | −26N | +36B | −15N | −17B | −30B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Bouhtou, Yassin | 0 | FRA | −4B | −21N | F | +37B | −29N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 576007944 | 0 | — | −22B | −34N | −32B | =30N | =37B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 560010630 | 0 | — | −18B | −6N | −33B | −35N | =36N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bondar, MarkoFRA+55.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Fessemaz Grossard, GaspardFRA+39.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Zin, NaimFRA+25.23.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Allegre, OscarFRA-63.21.5 pts · #34
- 2Picard, MartinFRA-56.01.5 pts · #37
- 3Boyer, ThelioFRA-48.02.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R5+149 Elo gap
- R5+102 Elo gap