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2e Open de Valdoie

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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Valdoie, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1901, and top seed was Guillaume Goettelmann (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 2104).

Guillaume Goettelmann (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 2104) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Anthony Grunfelder (4.0) and Laurent Jacquot (4.0). Goettelmann won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Arthur Marche (1842) beat Quentin Grataloup (2042), a +200-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Valdoie, France
Dates
21 Feb 2026 β†’ 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Guillaume Goettelmann2104
Avg top 10
1,901
Participants
24
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—24
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Guillaume Goettelmann led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
12
6
3
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Goettelmann5Jacquot4Grunfelder4Stoven4Sonet3Mougenot3
R4–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Guillaume Goettelmann never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Guillaume Goettelmann beat Laurent Jacquot (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Guillaume Goettelmann 5 wins (R1–R5)Laurent Jacquot 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Guillaume Goettelmann*
1
β€”β€”
2Laurent Jacquot
0
*β€”β€”
3Anthony Grunfelderβ€”β€”*
1
4Antoine Stovenβ€”β€”
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Goettelmann, Guillaume2104FRA+17N+7B+6N+3B+5N5.013.015.015.002639+18.4
2Grunfelder, Anthony1953FRA+13N+4Bβˆ’5N+7B+6N4.013.015.512.502040+10.2
3Jacquot, Laurent1946FRA+18B+11N+9Bβˆ’1N+8B4.013.015.010.002131+23.4
4Stoven, Antoine1777FRA+21Bβˆ’2N+18B+9N+10B4.011.012.08.001992+26.8
5Dumas, Gustave1857FRA+23B+12N+2Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’1B3.014.515.57.501938+16.8
6Mougenot, Sacha1860FRA+22N+10Bβˆ’1B+15Nβˆ’2B3.014.015.06.001914+15.2
7Sonet, Kelly1830FRA+14Bβˆ’1N+19Bβˆ’2N+17B3.013.515.56.501884+7.2
8Grataloup, Quentin2042FRA+19Bβˆ’9N+17B+5Bβˆ’3N3.011.513.57.001880-18.0
9Marche, Arthur1842FRA+20N+8Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’4B=15N2.513.515.05.751828-1.8
10Lux, Oceane1725FRA+24Bβˆ’6N+12B=11Nβˆ’4N2.512.012.54.251539-26.0
11Albrecht, Robin1794FRA+16Nβˆ’3B=13N=10B=12N2.511.514.06.251738-13.6
12Gainon, Paco0FRA+15Bβˆ’5Bβˆ’10N+18N=11B2.510.512.55.7517630.0
13Becht, Timothee1678FRAβˆ’2B+21N=11Bβˆ’17N+19B2.510.511.54.251745+16.8
14Hildwein, Kenji1607FRAβˆ’7Nβˆ’17B=16N+23B+20N2.59.010.03.751680+19.2
15Hildwein, Kenzo1764FRAβˆ’12N+23B+22Nβˆ’6B=9B2.59.010.03.251849+18.0
16Monnin, Rudy1603FRAβˆ’11Bβˆ’18N=14B+24N+21B2.58.08.52.751575-7.6
17Bousmat, Adan1704FRAβˆ’1B+14Nβˆ’8N+13Bβˆ’7N2.013.516.05.001780+11.6
18Vitu, Ludovic1663FRAβˆ’3N+16Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’12B+22N2.013.014.03.501747+8.2
19Vernay, Michel1689FRAβˆ’8N+20Bβˆ’7N+22Bβˆ’13N2.010.011.02.501692-1.8
20Chalverat, Silvio1607FRAβˆ’9Bβˆ’19N=24B+21Nβˆ’14B1.58.08.51.251486-25.6
21Geraldes, Jose1577FRAβˆ’4Nβˆ’13B+23Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’16N1.010.511.51.001424-36.4
22Sage, Silas1661FRAβˆ’6B+24Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’18B1.09.510.00.50944-62.8
23Genet, Xavier1658FRAβˆ’5Nβˆ’15Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’14N+24B1.09.09.50.50901-35.4
24Ferron, Thomas0FRAβˆ’10Nβˆ’22B=20Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’23N0.57.58.50.7512850.0

Key insights

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