17e Open de Flers Tournoi C
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Flers, France. Top 10 Elo average was 870, and top seed was Darwin Ramachandran (🇫🇷 FRA, 1482).
Lucien Vela (🇫🇷 FRA, 1405) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Martin Aubeut (4.0) and Martin Bourdon (4.0). Vela shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇫🇷Flers, France
Dates
11 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Vela takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Maxence Chretien 4 wins (R2–R5)Martin Aubeut 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maxence Chretien | * | — | — | — |
| 2Martin Bourdon | — | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Martin Aubeut | — | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Lucien Vela | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vela, Lucien | 1405 | FRA | +13N | +7B | +6N | +2B | −3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 1564 | +25.2 |
| 2 | Aubeut, Martin | 1416 | FRA | +11B | +5N | +3B | −1N | +9B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1563 | +23.6 |
| 3 | Bourdon, Martin | 1456 | FRA | +15N | +8B | −2N | +12B | +1B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1576 | +23.2 |
| 4 | Chretien, Maxence | 0 | FRA | F | +11N | +5B | +8B | +6N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Choisnet, Jean-Yves | 1474 | FRA | +7N | −2B | −4N | +15B | +8N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1471 | -0.2 |
| 6 | Derrien, Melis | 1464 | FRA | +14B | +10N | −1B | +9N | −4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 610 | -23.6 |
| 7 | FIDE 544090781 | 0 | — | −5B | −1N | +11B | =10N | +12B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 643 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ramachandran, Darwin | 1482 | FRA | +9B | −3N | +14B | −4N | −5B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 653 | -48.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 576027805 | 0 | — | −8N | +15B | +13N | −6B | −2N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bineau, Roger | 0 | FRA | F | −6B | −12N | =7B | +15N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 544044100 | 0 | — | −2N | −4B | −7N | +14N | −13B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 560054158 | 0 | — | F | F | +10B | −3N | −7N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 560051876 | 0 | — | −1B | −14N | −9B | F | +11N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 576027791 | 0 | — | −6N | +13B | −8N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 560055260 | 0 | — | −3B | −9N | F | −5N | −10B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vela, LucienFRA+25.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Aubeut, MartinFRA+23.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Bourdon, MartinFRA+23.24.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Ramachandran, DarwinFRA-48.02.0 pts · #7
- 2Derrien, MelisFRA-23.63.0 pts · #10
- 3Choisnet, Jean-YvesFRA-0.23.0 pts · #5