Championnat Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes des Jeunes 2026 - U8
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 10 Feb 2026 in Yssingeaux, France. Top 10 Elo average was 156, and top seed was Ilyas Aubier (🇫🇷 FRA, 1440).
Ethan Ma (🇫🇷 FRA, 1400) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Thomas Julhe (6.5) and Gaspard Durous (6.0). Ma broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇫🇷Yssingeaux, France
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 10 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
156
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsEthan Ma led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
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4
1
1
1
1
2
1
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Ethan Ma never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ethan Ma beat Thomas Julhe (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ethan Ma 5 wins (R1–R5)Thomas Julhe 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ethan Ma | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Thomas Julhe | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Gaspard Durous | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Malik Guyot | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ma, Ethan | 1400 | FRA | +?N | +3B | +?N | +2B | +?N | =5B | +?N | −?B | +6N | 7.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 20.75 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Julhe, Thomas | 0 | FRA | +?N | +?B | +?N | −1N | =8B | +?B | +5N | +7N | −?B | 6.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Durous, Gaspard | 0 | FRA | +?N | −1N | +?B | −?B | +?N | +?B | −6N | +8B | +?N | 6.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Guyot, Malik | 0 | FRA | +?N | −5N | −7B | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 6.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Aube, Lucien | 0 | FRA | +?N | +4B | +?N | =?B | =?N | =1N | −2B | −6B | +?N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Desfontaines, Basile | 0 | FRA | +?N | −?B | +?B | +?N | −7B | =?N | +3B | +5N | −1B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cassez, Dimitri | 0 | FRA | +?N | −?B | +4N | +?B | +6N | −?B | +8N | −2B | −?N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Crochat, Theophane | 0 | FRA | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | =2N | =?B | −7B | −3N | +?B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 576001350 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Guyot, MalikFRA0.06.0 pts · #9
- 2Julhe, ThomasFRA0.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Ma, EthanFRA0.07.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Guyot, MalikFRA0.06.0 pts · #9
- 2Julhe, ThomasFRA0.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Ma, EthanFRA0.07.5 pts · #8