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 (🇫🇷 FRA, 2104).

Guillaume Goettelmann (🇫🇷 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

🇫🇷Valdoie, France

Dates

21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Guillaume Goettelmann2104

Avg top 10

1,901

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇷France×24

Top 3

🥇
Guillaume Goettelmann
🇫🇷FRA·2104
5.0pts·2639perf+18.4
🥈
Anthony Grunfelder
🇫🇷FRA·1953
4.0pts·2040perf+10.2
🥉
Laurent Jacquot
🇫🇷FRA·1946
4.0pts·2131perf+23.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

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

Co-leaders

Goettelmann5Jacquot4Grunfelder4Stoven4Sonet3Mougenot3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

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

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Guillaume Goettelmann beat Laurent Jacquot (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

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

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Guillaume Goettelmann	*	1	—	—
2Laurent Jacquot	0	*	—	—
3Anthony Grunfelder	—	—	*	1
4Antoine Stoven	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Goettelmann, Guillaume	2104	FRA	+17N	+7B	+6N	+3B	+5N	5.0	13.0	15.0	15.00	2639	+18.4
2	Grunfelder, Anthony	1953	FRA	+13N	+4B	−5N	+7B	+6N	4.0	13.0	15.5	12.50	2040	+10.2
3	Jacquot, Laurent	1946	FRA	+18B	+11N	+9B	−1N	+8B	4.0	13.0	15.0	10.00	2131	+23.4
4	Stoven, Antoine	1777	FRA	+21B	−2N	+18B	+9N	+10B	4.0	11.0	12.0	8.00	1992	+26.8
5	Dumas, Gustave	1857	FRA	+23B	+12N	+2B	−8N	−1B	3.0	14.5	15.5	7.50	1938	+16.8
6	Mougenot, Sacha	1860	FRA	+22N	+10B	−1B	+15N	−2B	3.0	14.0	15.0	6.00	1914	+15.2
7	Sonet, Kelly	1830	FRA	+14B	−1N	+19B	−2N	+17B	3.0	13.5	15.5	6.50	1884	+7.2
8	Grataloup, Quentin	2042	FRA	+19B	−9N	+17B	+5B	−3N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.00	1880	-18.0
9	Marche, Arthur	1842	FRA	+20N	+8B	−3N	−4B	=15N	2.5	13.5	15.0	5.75	1828	-1.8
10	Lux, Oceane	1725	FRA	+24B	−6N	+12B	=11N	−4N	2.5	12.0	12.5	4.25	1539	-26.0
11	Albrecht, Robin	1794	FRA	+16N	−3B	=13N	=10B	=12N	2.5	11.5	14.0	6.25	1738	-13.6
12	Gainon, Paco	0	FRA	+15B	−5B	−10N	+18N	=11B	2.5	10.5	12.5	5.75	1763	0.0
13	Becht, Timothee	1678	FRA	−2B	+21N	=11B	−17N	+19B	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.25	1745	+16.8
14	Hildwein, Kenji	1607	FRA	−7N	−17B	=16N	+23B	+20N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.75	1680	+19.2
15	Hildwein, Kenzo	1764	FRA	−12N	+23B	+22N	−6B	=9B	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.25	1849	+18.0
16	Monnin, Rudy	1603	FRA	−11B	−18N	=14B	+24N	+21B	2.5	8.0	8.5	2.75	1575	-7.6
17	Bousmat, Adan	1704	FRA	−1B	+14N	−8N	+13B	−7N	2.0	13.5	16.0	5.00	1780	+11.6
18	Vitu, Ludovic	1663	FRA	−3N	+16B	−4N	−12B	+22N	2.0	13.0	14.0	3.50	1747	+8.2
19	Vernay, Michel	1689	FRA	−8N	+20B	−7N	+22B	−13N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.50	1692	-1.8
20	Chalverat, Silvio	1607	FRA	−9B	−19N	=24B	+21N	−14B	1.5	8.0	8.5	1.25	1486	-25.6
21	Geraldes, Jose	1577	FRA	−4N	−13B	+23N	−20B	−16N	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.00	1424	-36.4
22	Sage, Silas	1661	FRA	−6B	+24N	−15B	−19N	−18B	1.0	9.5	10.0	0.50	944	-62.8
23	Genet, Xavier	1658	FRA	−5N	−15N	−21B	−14N	+24B	1.0	9.0	9.5	0.50	901	-35.4
24	Ferron, Thomas	0	FRA	−10N	−22B	=20N	−16B	−23N	0.5	7.5	8.5	0.75	1285	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Stoven, AntoineFRA
+26.8
4.0 pts · #4
2Jacquot, LaurentFRA
+23.4
4.0 pts · #2
3Hildwein, KenjiFRA
+19.2
2.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Sage, SilasFRA
-62.8
1.0 pts · #23
2Geraldes, JoseFRA
-36.4
1.0 pts · #19
3Genet, XavierFRA
-35.4
1.0 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R2+200 Elo gap
Marche, Arthur1842 beat Grataloup, Quentin2042