Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U8

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105 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Albi, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1596, and top seed was Alexis Nguyen (🇫🇷 FRA, 1739).

Adam Dufay (🇫🇷 FRA, 1402) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Alexis Nguyen (8.0) and Maxime Raoult (7.5). Dufay shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Adam Dufay (1402) beat Alexis Nguyen (1739), a +337-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Albi, France

Dates

22 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Alexis Nguyen1739

Avg top 10

1,596

Participants

105

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×78

🇵🇱Poland×1

Top 3

🥇
Adam Dufay
🇫🇷FRA·1402
8.0pts·1845perf+129.2
🥈
Alexis Nguyen
🇫🇷FRA·1739
8.0pts·1664perf-11.2
🥉
Maxime Raoult
🇫🇷FRA·1482
7.5pts·1621perf+22.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Dufay8Nguyen8Raoult7.5Kiang7Ighilahriz7Courthial7

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Adam Dufay held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Dufay takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (51.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Adam Dufay beat Alexis Nguyen (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Adam Dufay	*	1	—	½
2Alexis Nguyen	0	*	—	—
3Maxime Raoult	—	—	*	0
4Samuel Kiang	½	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dufay, Adam	1402	FRA	+83N	+88B	+2N	+20B	+17N	+4B	+8N	=9B	=5N	8.0	51.0	54.5	47.75	1845	+129.2
2	Nguyen, Alexis	1739	FRA	+103B	+38N	−1B	+94N	+55B	+18N	+6B	+10N	+8B	8.0	46.5	48.5	40.50	1664	-11.2
3	Raoult, Maxime	1482	FRA	+91N	+92B	+23N	−5B	=29N	+59B	+55N	+4B	+9N	7.5	45.0	48.5	38.50	1621	+22.8
4	Courthial, Alexandre	1593	FRA	+50B	+68N	+10B	+6N	+18B	−1N	+20B	−3N	+23B	7.0	52.0	56.0	40.50	1530	-18.4
5	Kiang, Samuel	1405	FRA	+101B	+60N	+31B	+3N	=7B	=25N	=37B	+30N	=1B	7.0	49.0	51.5	38.50	1688	+102.0
6	Balaji, Saipranav	1468	FRA	+66N	+90B	+42N	−4B	+15N	+17B	−2N	+41B	+22N	7.0	48.0	51.5	36.50	1590	+30.0
7	Ighilahriz, Said	1694	FRA	+79N	+71B	+32N	+39B	=5N	−8B	=29N	+17B	+19N	7.0	46.0	50.0	37.00	1704	+2.5
8	Macq, Victor	1572	FRA	+78B	+99N	+21B	=56N	+30B	+7N	−1B	+27N	−2N	6.5	49.0	51.5	33.25	1614	+15.2
9	Carpentier, Augustin	0	FRA	+80B	−55N	+105B	+48N	+28B	+12N	+25B	=1N	−3B	6.5	47.5	47.5	31.50	1604	+28.8
10	Ma, Ethan	0	FRA	+76N	+73B	−4N	+81B	+41N	+22B	+19N	−2B	=11N	6.5	46.5	50.5	32.25	1572	0.0
11	Canaple, Paul	1447	FRA	+77B	=30N	+13B	−55N	+60B	+24N	=21B	+25N	=10B	6.5	45.5	49.5	36.00	1735	+32.0
12	Delanne-Dominguez, Leo	1534	FRA	+54N	+63B	+47N	−17B	+23N	−9B	+84N	+29B	=15N	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.75	666	-47.6
13	Altet, Mael	0	FRA	+61N	=24B	−11N	−14B	+85N	+65B	+59N	+33B	+32N	6.5	43.5	47.0	31.00	1523	0.0
14	Verot Genzling, Elliott	0	FRA	=58B	−57N	+98B	+13N	+34B	−21N	+?B	+31N	+30B	6.5	40.5	40.5	27.75	1571	0.0
15	Julhe, Thomas	0	FRA	−17N	+?B	+38B	+26N	−6B	+?N	+68B	+20N	=12B	6.5	40.5	40.5	24.25	1493	0.0
16	Samghouri, Elio	1554	FRA	−48B	+53N	+95B	=60N	+86B	+35N	−30B	+46N	+34B	6.5	39.5	42.5	29.75	712	-22.4
17	Khachlouf, Eliott	1460	FRA	+15B	+70N	+28B	+12N	−1B	−6N	+44B	−7N	+49B	6.0	51.0	55.0	33.00	1338	-25.6
18	Yana, Kalhan	1435	FRA	+67N	+81B	+87N	+19B	−4N	−2B	−23N	+55B	+45N	6.0	45.0	48.5	27.50	1500	+10.8
19	Boucekine, Mekine	1522	FRA	+82B	+69N	+45B	−18N	+46B	+49N	−10B	+21N	−7B	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.00	758	-37.6
20	Chiron Coloma, Emilio	1485	FRA	+100B	+95N	+51B	−1N	+44B	+45N	−4N	−15B	+48N	6.0	44.5	47.0	25.50	728	-36.8
21	Aube, Lucien	0	FRA	+?N	+41B	−8N	+42B	=72N	+14B	=11N	−19B	+51N	6.0	44.5	44.5	26.75	1238	0.0
22	Pierron Bejan, Elisa	1556	FRA	−30B	+77N	+62B	+70N	+43B	−10N	+50B	+26N	−6B	6.0	43.5	47.5	28.50	1371	-30.0
23	Carrasco, Marin	0	FRA	+?B	+?N	−3B	+31N	−12B	+28N	+18B	+37N	−4N	6.0	43.5	43.5	22.50	1521	0.0
24	Ribaut, Jordan	0	FRA	+34B	=13N	+37B	−25N	+40N	−11B	=71N	+68B	+56N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	1486	0.0
25	Oubbea, Kamil	1567	FRA	=96N	+85B	+86N	+24B	+56N	=5B	−9N	−11B	+46N	6.0	42.5	45.5	27.50	1358	-47.6
26	Bouaziz, Isleym	0	FRA	+64N	−42B	+78N	−15B	+91N	+48B	+45N	−22B	+41N	6.0	41.0	44.5	27.00	757	-18.8
27	Marey Semper, Dante	1576	FRA	+89N	−47B	=44B	=58N	+90N	+94B	+52N	−8B	+43B	6.0	38.0	41.0	24.75	769	-14.8
28	Verse, Gabriel	0	FRA	+35N	+?B	−17N	+47B	−9N	−23B	+94N	+?B	+40N	6.0	37.0	37.0	18.50	1328	0.0
29	Durous, Gaspard	0	FRA	+?N	−39B	+?B	+?N	=3B	+57N	=7B	−12N	+37B	6.0	35.5	35.5	16.75	1555	0.0
30	Gabin, Thomas	0	FRA	+22N	=11B	+40N	+33B	−8N	+56B	+16N	−5B	−14N	5.5	49.5	54.0	30.75	1631	+50.4
31	Mansouri Bayalan, Milhan	1554	FRA	+105N	+52B	−5N	−23B	+78N	=58B	+36N	−14B	+66N	5.5	43.0	43.0	21.25	614	-27.6
32	Mistral, Cesar	1428	FRA	+53B	+48N	−7B	−44N	=70B	+86N	+60B	+57N	−13B	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.50	1635	+6.4
33	Netter, Raphael	1537	FRA	+97B	+75N	=55B	−30N	−35B	+69N	+49B	−13N	+58B	5.5	39.5	42.5	22.75	712	-19.6
34	FIDE 544006659	0	—	−24N	+?B	+73N	=59B	−14N	+?B	+72N	+56B	−16N	5.5	36.0	36.0	14.75	1510	0.0
35	Do, Raphael Phuc Vinh	0	FRA	−28B	=98N	+?B	+?N	+33N	−16B	−56N	+59B	+?N	5.5	29.5	29.5	11.25	1500	0.0
36	Houstin, Jakub	0	FRA	−37B	−?N	+61B	=38N	+?B	+?N	−31B	+69N	+57B	5.5	28.5	28.5	15.50	1399	0.0
37	Robert, Tom	1486	FRA	+36N	=86B	−24N	+87B	+65N	+72B	=5N	−23B	−29N	5.0	42.5	46.0	22.75	1414	-1.2
38	Bernard, Eric	0	FRA	+98B	−2B	−15N	=36B	+64N	−60N	=81B	+83N	+70B	5.0	41.0	43.5	19.75	939	0.0
39	Duguet Nahayama, Lucien	1477	FRA	+84B	+29N	+49B	−7N	−45B	−50N	−70B	+78N	+60B	5.0	40.5	44.5	23.50	896	-10.4
40	Aubier, Ilyas	1400	FRA	=44B	+58N	−30B	+74N	−24B	=70N	+97B	+61N	−28B	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.50	712	-15.2
41	FIDE 560050586	0	—	+46B	−21N	+68B	+?N	−10B	+43N	+?B	−6N	−26B	5.0	39.5	39.5	14.00	688	0.0
42	Pohorenyy, Alexandre	0	FRA	+?B	+26N	−6B	−21N	−68B	−62N	+103B	+94N	+75B	5.0	36.5	36.5	15.00	1488	0.0
43	Boudjemline, Ali	0	FRA	−72N	+76B	+88N	+?B	−22N	−41B	+93N	+73B	−27N	5.0	36.0	36.0	15.00	716	0.0
44	Le Faivre, Marin	0	FRA	=40N	+96B	=27N	+32B	−20N	+?B	−17N	+71B	−?N	5.0	35.5	35.5	18.00	1359	0.0
45	Rivet, Ulysse	0	FRA	+?N	+?B	−19N	+?B	+39N	−20B	−26B	+75N	−18B	5.0	33.0	33.0	9.00	1259	0.0
46	Bucher, Ludovic	0	FRA	−41N	+?B	+?N	+85B	−19N	+?B	+51N	−16B	−25B	5.0	32.0	32.0	8.50	753	0.0
47	FIDE 544098278	0	—	+?B	+27N	−12B	−28N	+77B	−51N	−?B	+?N	+82B	5.0	31.5	31.5	14.00	1504	0.0
48	Guyot, Malik	0	FRA	+16N	−32B	+?N	−9B	+?N	−26N	+?B	+?N	−20B	5.0	30.5	30.5	6.50	1287	0.0
49	Tran, Daniel	0	FRA	+?N	+?B	−39N	+?B	+?N	−19B	−33N	+52B	−17N	5.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	702	0.0
50	Fadli-Ho, Leo	0	FRA	−4N	−?B	+76N	+?B	+?N	+39B	−22N	−?B	+71N	5.0	26.0	26.0	13.00	1534	0.0
51	Taing, Alexis	0	FRA	+?N	+?B	−20N	−?B	+?N	+47B	−46B	+70N	−21B	5.0	26.0	26.0	9.00	698	0.0
52	Calixte, Adam	0	FRA	+?B	−31N	+?B	−57N	+?B	+?N	−27B	−49N	+?B	5.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	736	0.0
53	Kovacevic, Michael	0	FRA	−32N	−16B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−?B	+85N	+?B	+68N	5.0	19.5	19.5	7.50	767	0.0
54	FIDE 560095911	0	—	−12B	−?N	+80N	−?B	+?N	+85B	=?N	=?B	+?N	5.0	14.0	14.0	7.50	733	0.0
55	Posokhov, Theodor	0	FRA	+?N	+9B	=33N	+11B	−2N	+71B	−3B	−18N	−?B	4.5	44.0	44.0	19.75	1450	0.0
56	Cicerale Mariani, Pascal	1457	FRA	+102N	+93B	+72N	=8B	−25B	−30N	+35B	−34N	−24B	4.5	42.5	45.0	18.75	1278	-25.6
57	Simula, Davide	1553	FRA	−93N	+14B	+92N	+52B	=71N	−29B	+58N	−32B	−36N	4.5	40.5	44.0	21.50	777	-20.0
58	Diosdado, Oscar	0	FRA	=14N	−40B	+96N	=27B	+87N	=31N	−57B	+72B	−33N	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.50	1267	0.0
59	Tailhardat-Porteau, Tremeur	0	FRA	−69B	+82N	+75B	=34N	+?B	−3N	−13B	−35N	+89N	4.5	40.5	40.5	14.25	679	0.0
60	Hollard, Eddy	0	FRA	+?N	−5B	+?N	=16B	−11N	+38B	−32N	+63B	−39N	4.5	40.0	40.0	12.75	1300	0.0
61	FIDE 560006293	0	—	−13B	−94N	−36N	+100B	+?N	+92B	+?N	−40B	=?N	4.5	26.0	26.0	6.00	628	0.0
62	Crochat, Theophane	0	FRA	−85N	+?B	−22N	+88B	−?N	+42B	−73N	+87B	=?N	4.5	25.5	25.5	12.00	757	0.0
63	Cannard, Basile	0	FRA	+?B	−12N	−?B	−77N	+?B	+80B	=66N	−60N	+?B	4.5	23.5	23.5	6.25	733	0.0
64	FIDE 560050721	0	—	−26B	−?N	+103B	=99N	−38B	−79B	+?N	+?B	+90N	4.5	23.0	23.0	6.75	734	0.0
65	Naharberrouet, Victor	0	FRA	−?N	+?B	+?B	=?N	−37B	−13N	−69B	+99N	+86B	4.5	21.5	21.5	6.00	638	0.0
66	Jourdan, Robin	0	FRA	−6B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	=63B	+86N	−31B	4.5	20.5	20.5	5.75	1346	0.0
67	Kobelian, Narek	0	FRA	−18B	−?N	=?B	−79B	+104N	−89B	+?N	+98N	+?B	4.5	18.0	18.0	4.50	1449	0.0
68	Broner, Solal	0	FRA	+?N	−4B	−41N	+102B	+42N	+73B	−15N	−24N	−53B	4.0	41.0	41.0	11.50	802	0.0
69	Cassez, Dimitri	0	FRA	+59N	−19B	−85N	=?B	+74N	−33B	+65N	−36B	=72N	4.0	37.5	37.5	15.00	718	0.0
70	El Bouajaji, Mohamed	0	FRA	+?N	−17B	+?N	−22B	=32N	=40B	+39N	−51B	−38N	4.0	37.5	37.5	10.25	1500	0.0
71	Besancon, Augustin	0	FRA	+74B	−7N	+?B	+?N	=57B	−55N	=24B	−44N	−50B	4.0	36.0	36.0	9.25	1442	0.0
72	Radji, Adam	0	FRA	+43B	+?N	−56B	+?N	=21B	−37N	−34B	−58N	=69B	4.0	34.5	34.5	10.00	651	0.0
73	Puechegut, Rafael	0	FRA	+?B	−10N	−34B	+95N	+75B	−68N	+62B	−43N	−?B	4.0	32.5	32.5	11.50	612	0.0
74	Pinna, Mathis	0	FRA	−71N	=79B	+89N	−40B	−69B	−?N	+100B	=95N	+97B	4.0	29.0	29.0	12.50	628	0.0
75	Cao, Enzo	0	FRA	+?N	−33B	−59N	+?B	−73N	+76B	+?N	−45B	−42N	4.0	28.0	28.0	4.00	702	0.0
76	FIDE 527083861	0	—	−10B	−43N	−50B	+103N	+?B	−75N	−?B	+?N	+95B	4.0	25.5	25.5	5.00	612	0.0
77	FIDE 576005100	0	—	−11N	−22B	+?N	+63B	−47N	−?B	−87N	+?B	+?N	4.0	25.5	25.5	4.50	694	0.0
78	FIDE 576001350	0	—	−8N	+?B	−26B	+?N	−31B	+?N	−?N	−39B	+?B	4.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	728	0.0
79	Etemadzadeh, Theobald	0	FRA	−7B	=74N	−?B	+67N	−98B	+64N	−?B	+?N	=?B	4.0	22.5	22.5	11.00	896	0.0
80	Leroy, Lex	0	FRA	−9N	−?B	−54B	+?N	+?B	−63N	+?B	−?N	+94B	4.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	642	0.0
81	Krason-Kozdras, Henryk	0	POL	+?B	−18N	+?B	−10N	−?B	=?B	=38N	−?N	+?B	4.0	17.5	17.5	2.50	1416	0.0
82	FIDE 560019018	0	—	−19N	−59B	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−?B	−47N	4.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	700	0.0
83	FIDE 560037920	0	—	−1B	−?N	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−38B	+?N	4.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	654	0.0
84	FIDE 560071664	0	—	−39N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	+?B	−12B	−?N	−?B	4.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	722	0.0
85	Tinarran, Hugo	0	FRA	+62B	−25N	+69B	−46N	−13B	−54N	−53B	=101N	+?B	3.5	38.5	38.5	9.75	771	0.0
86	Conte, Arthur	0	FRA	+?B	=37N	−25B	+?N	−16N	−32B	+88N	−66B	−65N	3.5	35.5	35.5	6.00	1214	0.0
87	Tebourski, Eddy	0	FRA	+94B	+?N	−18B	−37N	−58B	−97N	+77B	−62N	=91B	3.5	33.5	33.5	8.75	629	0.0
88	FIDE 80467512	0	—	+?B	−1N	−43B	−62N	+105B	=95N	−86B	+103N	−?B	3.5	26.0	26.0	3.50	654	0.0
89	FIDE 560094915	0	—	−27B	=?N	−74B	−98N	+?B	+67N	+99B	−?N	−59B	3.5	24.0	24.0	7.00	674	0.0
90	El Baz, Badreddine	0	FRA	+?B	−6N	−?B	+?N	−27B	−?N	=?B	+?N	−64B	3.5	17.5	17.5	0.00	642	0.0
91	FIDE 560080167	0	—	−3B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−26B	−?N	−?B	+?B	=87N	3.5	17.0	17.0	1.75	697	0.0
92	FIDE 560042095	0	—	+?B	−3N	−57B	+?N	−?B	−61N	+?B	−?N	=?B	3.5	16.5	16.5	0.00	727	0.0
93	Herrmann, Antoine	0	FRA	+57B	−56N	−?B	+?N	+?B	−?N	−43B	=?N	−?N	3.5	14.0	14.0	4.50	1502	0.0
94	FIDE 560063378	0	—	−87N	+61B	+?N	−2B	+?N	−27N	−28B	−42B	−80N	3.0	37.0	37.0	4.50	807	0.0
95	Desfontaines, Basile	0	FRA	+?N	−20B	−16N	−73B	+?N	=88B	−?N	=74B	−76N	3.0	28.0	28.0	3.75	727	0.0
96	FIDE 576032108	0	—	=25B	−44N	−58B	=?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	−?N	+98B	3.0	18.0	18.0	5.50	1571	0.0
97	FIDE 527083837	0	—	−33N	+?B	−?N	−?B	+?N	+87B	−40N	−?B	−74N	3.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	666	0.0
98	FIDE 576005127	0	—	−38N	=35B	−14N	+89B	+79N	−?B	−?N	−67B	−96N	2.5	32.0	32.0	10.25	667	0.0
99	FIDE 560022310	0	—	+?N	−8B	−?N	=64B	−?N	+?B	−89N	−65B	−?N	2.5	19.0	19.0	2.25	769	0.0
100	FIDE 544044186	0	—	−20N	−?B	−?N	−61N	+?B	=?B	−74N	−?B	+105B	2.5	14.5	14.5	0.00	698	0.0
101	Lahweg, Rafael	0	FRA	−5N	−?B	−?N	+?N	−?B	−?B	+105N	=85B	−?N	2.5	10.5	10.5	1.75	653	0.0
102	FIDE 560096020	0	—	−56B	−?N	+?B	−68N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	=?B	2.5	8.5	8.5	0.00	638	0.0
103	FIDE 560066539	0	—	−2N	−?B	−64N	−76B	+?N	+?B	−42N	−88B	−?N	2.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	939	0.0
104	FIDE 560042133	0	—	−?B	−?N	−?B	−?N	−67B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	2.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	678	0.0
105	FIDE 527018830	0	—	−31B	F	−9N	−?B	−88N	−?N	−101B	−?B	−100N	0.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	715	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dufay, AdamFRA
+129.2
8.0 pts · #1
2Kiang, SamuelFRA
+102.0
7.0 pts · #4
3Gabin, ThomasFRA
+50.4
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Oubbea, KamilFRA
-47.6
6.0 pts · #24
2Delanne-Dominguez, LeoFRA
-47.6
6.5 pts · #105
3Boucekine, MekineFRA
-37.6
6.0 pts · #81

Biggest upsets

R3+337 Elo gap
Dufay, Adam1402 beat Nguyen, Alexis1739
R6+191 Elo gap
Dufay, Adam1402 beat Courthial, Alexandre1593
R7+170 Elo gap
Dufay, Adam1402 beat Macq, Victor1572