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 (π«π· FRA, 1440).
Ethan Ma (π«π· 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
π«π·Yssingeaux, France
Dates
07 Feb 2026 β 10 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Avg top 10
156
Participants
9
Federations Β· 1 represented
π«π·FranceΓ7
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsEthan Ma led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
7
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
R4βR9 Β· LEAD HELD
Ethan Ma never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Ethan Ma beat Thomas Julhe (White).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Ethan Ma 5 wins (R1βR5)Thomas Julhe 3+3 wins (R1βR3, R6βR8)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ethan Ma | * | 1 | 1 | β |
| 2Thomas Julhe | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Gaspard Durous | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Malik Guyot | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ma, Ethan | 1400 | FRA | +?N | +3B | +?N | +2B | +?N | =5B | +?N | β?B | +6N | 7.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 20.75 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Julhe, Thomas | 0 | FRA | +?N | +?B | +?N | β1N | =8B | +?B | +5N | +7N | β?B | 6.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Durous, Gaspard | 0 | FRA | +?N | β1N | +?B | β?B | +?N | +?B | β6N | +8B | +?N | 6.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Guyot, Malik | 0 | FRA | +?N | β5N | β7B | +?B | +?N | +?B | β?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 | β2B | β6B | +?N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 544082061 | 0 | β | +?N | β?B | +?B | +?N | β7B | =?N | +3B | +5N | β1B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cassez, Dimitri | 0 | FRA | +?N | β?B | +4N | +?B | +6N | β?B | +8N | β2B | β?N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Crochat, Theophane | 0 | FRA | +?N | β?B | +?N | +?B | =2N | =?B | β7B | β3N | +?B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 576001350 | 0 | β | β?N | β?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Guyot, MalikFRA0.06.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Julhe, ThomasFRA0.06.5 pts Β· #1
- 3Ma, EthanFRA0.07.5 pts Β· #8
Top rating losers
- 1Guyot, MalikFRA0.06.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Julhe, ThomasFRA0.06.5 pts Β· #1
- 3Ma, EthanFRA0.07.5 pts Β· #8