4e Trophee Jean Marandjian - Grenoble
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30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Grenoble, France. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2010, and top seed was Ethan Saya (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2312).
Christophe Gelas (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2291) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Chu Martin To (7.0) and Samvel S. Khachatryan (7.0). Gelas won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Eric Yan (1554) beat Olivier Grandval (1817), a +263-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Grenoble, France
Dates
11 Apr 2026 → 18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×29
🇦🇲Armenia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Christophe Gelas led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
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1
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Christophe Gelas never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Christophe Gelas beat CM Samvel S. Khachatryan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Christophe Gelas 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)CM Chu Martin To 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMChristophe Gelas | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2CMSamvel S. Khachatryan | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3CMChu Martin To | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Victor Candegabe | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gelas, ChristopheFM | 2291 | FRA | +6B | +11N | +5B | =2N | +3B | +4N | +9B | +8N | +10B | 8.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 44.50 | 2462 | +26.8 |
| 2 | To, Chu MartinCM | 2264 | FRA | +20N | +7B | =3N | =1B | −4N | +6B | +14N | +5B | +9B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 34.75 | 2218 | -1.2 |
| 3 | Khachatryan, Samvel S.CM | 2151 | ARM | +12B | +8N | =2B | +9N | −1N | +11B | =5N | +4B | +14N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 33.25 | 2168 | +13.0 |
| 4 | Saya, EthanFM | 2312 | FRA | F | +13N | +23B | =10N | +2B | −1B | +7N | −3N | +5B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 26.25 | 2181 | -17.6 |
| 5 | Candegabe, Victor | 1907 | FRA | +19N | +18B | −1N | +20B | +23B | +10N | =3B | −2N | −4N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 21.50 | 2048 | +60.0 |
| 6 | Gaudissard, Dominique | 1669 | FRA | −1N | +26B | =21N | +14B | =9B | −2N | +18B | −15N | +13B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 17.75 | 1789 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Carre, Adrien | 1722 | FRA | +28B | −2N | +13B | +12N | −10B | +17N | −4B | −9N | +15B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 17.00 | 1784 | +22.4 |
| 8 | Parroco, Pierre-Jean | 1687 | FRA | +30N | −3B | −20N | +26B | −18N | +22B | +16N | −1B | +12N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 12.50 | 1747 | +8.2 |
| 9 | Ecsedi De Csapo, Alix | 1602 | FRA | F | +15B | +11N | −3B | =6N | +16B | −1N | +7B | −2N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 19.50 | 1885 | +54.4 |
| 10 | Regnault, Alexandre | 1965 | FRA | F | +14B | +27N | =4B | +7N | −5B | F | +13N | −1N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 17.75 | 2002 | +8.6 |
| 11 | Boulet, Stephane | 1743 | FRA | +17N | −1B | −9B | +30N | +12B | −3N | −13B | +25B | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 10.50 | 1663 | -18.4 |
| 12 | Champier, Florent | 1634 | FRA | −3N | +17B | +16N | −7B | −11N | =15B | =25N | +21B | −8B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 14.25 | 1626 | -5.0 |
| 13 | Yan, Eric | 1554 | FRA | +16N | −4B | −7N | +15B | −14N | +26B | +11N | −10B | −6N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 1718 | +68.0 |
| 14 | Broteille, Jonathan | 1689 | FRA | F | −10N | +29B | −6N | +13B | +27N | −2B | +18N | −3B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.50 | 1789 | +16.2 |
| 15 | Barneaud, Gabriel | 1781 | FRA | F | −9N | =22B | −13N | +21B | =12N | +17B | +6B | −7N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 15.25 | 1540 | -43.4 |
| 16 | Grandval, Olivier | 1817 | FRA | −13B | +29N | −12B | +22N | +27B | −9N | −8B | −19N | +24N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 7.50 | 1547 | -59.0 |
| 17 | Chabanne Skala, Mael | 1466 | FRA | −11B | −12N | +19N | +24B | =20N | −7B | −15N | =29N | +28B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 9.25 | 1569 | +44.0 |
| 18 | Poche, Denis | 1679 | FRA | +21B | −5N | +30B | −27N | +8B | F | −6N | −14B | +20N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 11.00 | 1614 | -10.6 |
| 19 | Vives, Sebastien | 1593 | FRA | −5B | −21N | −17B | +28N | −22N | +30B | +24N | +16B | F | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.50 | 1598 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Lorenter, Patrick | 1666 | FRA | −2B | +28N | +8B | −5N | =17B | =23N | F | F | −18B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 9.25 | 1668 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Barakat, Joud | 0 | FRA | −18N | +19B | =6B | −23N | −15N | =24B | F | −12N | +29B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 8.25 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 22 | El Haddad, Mesbah | 1483 | FRA | −23N | F | =15N | −16B | +19B | −8N | +28B | F | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1626 | +18.4 |
| 23 | Pawar, Paarth | 1799 | FRA | +22B | F | −4N | +21B | −5N | =20B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1727 | -17.3 |
| 24 | Kleimenov, Andrei | 1496 | FRA | F | F | F | −17N | +29B | =21N | −19B | +28N | −16B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1478 | -4.0 |
| 25 | Di Natale Gay, Mael | 1452 | FRA | F | F | F | +29N | +28B | F | =12B | −11N | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1657 | +42.0 |
| 26 | Gueho, Jacques | 1522 | FRA | −27B | −6N | +28B | −8N | +30B | −13N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.00 | 1389 | -16.6 |
| 27 | Miras, Christophe | 1812 | FRA | +26N | F | −10B | +18B | −16N | −14B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1662 | -19.6 |
| 28 | Lemoine, Alain | 1436 | FRA | −7N | −20B | −26N | −19B | −25N | +29B | −22N | −24B | −17N | 1.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 0.50 | 1188 | -42.6 |
| 29 | De Gassart, Bruno | 1450 | FRA | F | −16B | −14N | −25B | −24N | −28N | F | =17B | −21N | 0.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 1156 | -35.2 |
| 30 | Lorenzini, Odile | 0 | FRA | −8B | F | −18N | −11B | −26N | −19N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yan, EricFRA+68.04.0 pts · #13
- 2Candegabe, VictorFRA+60.05.5 pts · #4
- 3Ecsedi De Csapo, AlixFRA+54.44.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Grandval, OlivierFRA-59.04.0 pts · #10
- 2Barneaud, GabrielFRA-43.44.0 pts · #15
- 3Lemoine, AlainFRA-42.61.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R1+263 Elo gap
- R4+227 Elo gap
- R8+224 Elo gap