Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U20

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Albi, France. 10 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2349, and top seed was Augustin Droin (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2485).

Rajat Makkar (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2422) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Augustin Droin (8.0) and Simon Lamaze (7.0). Makkar won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Quentin Grandclere (1720) beat Mathis Kauny (2153), a +433-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Albi, France

Dates

19 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMAugustin Droin2485

Avg top 10

2,349

Participants

Titled players · 10

IM×3

FM×4

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×72

🇩🇿Algeria×1

Top 3

🥇
IMRajat Makkar
🇫🇷FRA·2422
8.5pts·2710perf+23.6
🥈
IMAugustin Droin
🇫🇷FRA·2485
8.0pts·2588perf+9.4
🥉
IMSimon Lamaze
🇫🇷FRA·2468
7.0pts·2503perf+5.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Rajat Makkar led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Makkar8.5Droin8Lamaze7Morais6.5Tulliez6.5Pichon6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Rajat Makkar held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Rajat Makkar drew with IM Augustin Droin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Rajat Makkar 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)IM Augustin Droin 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)IM Simon Lamaze 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMRajat Makkar	*	½	1	1
2IMAugustin Droin	½	*	½	—
3IMSimon Lamaze	0	½	*	1
4FMThomas Morais	0	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Makkar, RajatIM	2422	FRA	+50B	+22N	+8B	+32N	=2N	+5B	+6N	+3B	+7N	8.5	49.5	53.5	49.50	2710	+23.6
2	Droin, AugustinIM	2485	FRA	+24B	+23N	+15B	+4N	=1B	=3N	+14B	+13N	+18B	8.0	49.0	54.0	46.25	2588	+9.4
3	Lamaze, SimonIM	2468	FRA	+38N	+29B	+6N	=5B	+9N	=2B	+7N	−1N	+16B	7.0	52.0	56.5	40.75	2503	+5.3
4	Tulliez, AndreFM	2339	FRA	+37N	+21B	+17N	−2B	−5N	+23B	=8N	+10B	+13N	6.5	48.0	52.5	35.00	2347	+6.0
5	Pichon, EwenFM	2382	FRA	+39B	+34N	+16B	=3N	+4B	−1N	−13B	+32N	+14B	6.5	47.5	51.5	34.00	2372	+3.4
6	Morais, ThomasFM	2199	FRA	+60B	+12N	−3B	+33N	+42B	+10N	−1B	=14N	+19B	6.5	47.0	50.0	31.75	2248	+16.2
7	Belkaid, SohanFM	2395	FRA	+28N	=13B	+20N	=10B	+32B	+16N	−3B	+19N	−1B	6.0	48.5	53.0	31.75	2285	-8.5
8	Ratier-Fontana, MatteoCM	2201	FRA	+56N	+19B	−1N	+30B	=13N	=9B	=4B	=12N	+22B	6.0	48.0	51.5	31.00	2228	+9.4
9	De Carvalho Massabo, Raphael	2285	FRA	+57B	+46N	=14B	+11N	−3B	=8N	=16B	=22N	+23B	6.0	44.0	47.5	29.50	2283	+2.2
10	Cornileau, JulietteWFM	2175	FRA	+54B	+42N	=11B	=7N	+15B	−6B	+40N	−4N	+31B	6.0	43.5	47.0	28.00	2270	+25.8
11	Delaplace, Mathias	2244	FRA	+53N	+31B	=10N	−9B	=27N	+26B	−19N	+30B	+29N	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.50	2142	-17.4
12	Thibous, Leo	1946	FRA	+59N	−6B	+71N	−40B	+51N	+17B	=15N	=8B	+25N	6.0	39.5	41.0	24.75	2138	+47.0
13	Villeneuve, Robin	2071	FRA	+41B	=7N	+18B	=14N	=8B	+34N	+5N	−2B	−4B	5.5	48.5	52.5	29.25	2296	+52.2
14	Warnier, Yanis	2178	FRA	+55N	+49B	=9N	=13B	+26N	+40B	−2N	=6B	−5N	5.5	45.5	49.0	25.50	2221	+13.6
15	Thibous, Mathis	2213	FRA	+47B	+36N	−2N	+31B	−10N	+27B	=12B	−16N	+34B	5.5	44.5	48.5	26.00	2131	-13.6
16	Mendoza, Mael	2195	FRA	+68N	+26B	−5N	+20B	+58N	−7B	=9N	+15B	−3N	5.5	44.5	47.0	24.50	2219	+11.0
17	Marche, Nael	2192	FRA	+35B	+33N	−4B	−42N	+24B	−12N	+28B	+39N	=21B	5.5	41.0	45.0	25.75	2033	-29.6
18	Patole, Noam	2227	FRA	+27N	−20B	−13N	+45B	+49N	+58B	=32N	+33B	−2N	5.5	41.0	44.0	22.75	2074	-26.6
19	Foppolo, Marvin	1952	FRA	+62B	−8N	=41B	+60N	+47B	+22N	+11B	−7B	−6N	5.5	40.5	43.5	23.00	2066	+25.6
20	Bel, Thomas	1986	FRA	+58B	+18N	−7B	−16N	=64B	+35N	−22B	+43N	+36B	5.5	38.0	40.5	22.75	2027	+13.0
21	Carnac, Vincent	2067	FRA	+65B	−4N	−35B	+44N	=33B	+47N	=41B	+42N	=17N	5.5	37.0	39.5	21.50	1957	-17.8
22	Texier, Cesar	2111	FRA	+52N	−1B	+57N	=27B	+35N	−19B	+20N	=9B	−8N	5.0	45.0	48.5	23.00	2035	-13.6
23	Garrido, Valentin	2115	FRA	+48N	−2B	+28N	+39B	−40N	−4N	+24B	+26B	−9N	5.0	43.5	47.5	23.00	2114	+0.6
24	Espanet, Fabien	1891	FRA	−2N	+45B	−25B	+65N	−17N	+48B	−23N	+56B	+41B	5.0	39.0	41.5	18.00	1966	+13.8
25	Kauny, Mathis	2153	FRA	−45N	+48B	+24N	−26B	=28N	+39B	=30B	+44N	−12B	5.0	38.0	42.0	22.00	1906	-50.4
26	Busson, Thomas	1933	FRA	+61B	−16N	+65B	+25N	−14B	−11N	+54B	−23N	+51B	5.0	37.5	40.0	18.00	1999	+16.0
27	Messaoui, Rafael	1800	FRA	−18B	+64N	+46B	=22N	=11B	−15N	−29N	+70B	+49N	5.0	37.5	39.5	18.00	2048	+43.4
28	Cailloux, Enzo	1873	FRA	−7B	+43N	−23B	+62N	=25B	=54N	−17N	+48B	+46B	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.25	1984	+22.6
29	Chofardet, Pierre	2112	FRA	+43B	−3N	−39B	−54N	+71B	+60N	+27B	+41N	−11B	5.0	36.5	38.0	17.50	1930	-33.2
30	Dincov, Ioan	1995	FRA	+72N	−40B	+45N	−8N	=54B	+53B	=25N	−11N	+39B	5.0	36.5	37.5	17.25	1995	+2.0
31	Lamothe, Hugo	2008	FRA	+64B	−11N	+44B	−15N	−39N	+45B	+70N	+40B	−10N	5.0	36.0	38.0	16.50	1977	-4.0
32	Auffray-Bonnet, Gaspard	2129	FRA	+44B	F	+40N	−1B	−7N	+42N	=18B	−5B	+33N	4.5	43.0	45.0	19.25	2192	+15.2
33	Coudene, Martin	1906	FRA	+73N	−17B	+63N	−6B	=21N	+55B	+34B	−18N	−32B	4.5	38.5	39.0	14.25	1971	+12.2
34	Mareau, Timothe	2068	FRA	+67N	−5B	+51N	=35B	+55N	−13B	−33N	+53B	−15N	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.25	1922	-30.0
35	Van Steen, Jordan	1727	FRA	−17N	+73B	+21N	=34N	−22B	−20B	+37N	−36N	+68B	4.5	37.5	38.0	15.25	1928	+40.6
36	Grimault, Leane	1955	FRA	+69N	−15B	=52N	−58N	−41B	+59B	+55N	+35B	−20N	4.5	33.0	35.5	15.50	1749	-42.2
37	Baldandorj, Temuulen	1833	FRA	−4B	−41N	−43B	+67N	=66B	+61N	−35B	+64N	+54B	4.5	30.5	33.0	12.75	1725	-26.6
38	Petitjean, Pierrot	1884	FRA	−3B	−44N	+61B	−64N	=43B	+73N	=47B	=54N	+69B	4.5	30.5	31.0	11.75	1710	-38.4
39	Auvrai, Mathias	1870	FRA	−5N	+67B	+29N	−23N	+31B	−25N	+46B	−17B	−30N	4.0	41.0	43.5	16.50	2017	+30.8
40	Amrane, AbdellahCM	2240	ALG	+51B	+30N	−32B	+12N	+23B	−14N	−10B	−31N	F	4.0	41.0	41.0	20.00	2048	-37.2
41	Grux, Ludovic	1683	FRA	−13N	+37B	=19N	−55B	+36N	+57B	=21N	−29B	−24N	4.0	39.0	42.5	18.00	1892	+42.6
42	Castagnerol Kodic, Ambroise	1892	FRA	+63N	−10B	+70N	+17B	−6N	−32B	+58N	−21B	F	4.0	38.0	40.0	13.50	1931	+4.2
43	Guillevic-Haas, Colomban	1700	FRA	−29N	−28B	+37N	−49B	=38N	+52B	+57N	−20B	=53N	4.0	36.5	40.0	16.25	1835	+29.2
44	Ameur, Remy	1719	FRA	−32N	+38B	−31N	−21B	+62N	+51B	+49N	−25B	F	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.50	1932	+76.8
45	Grandclere, Quentin	1720	FRA	+25B	−24N	−30B	−18N	+72B	−31N	+50B	−46N	+59B	4.0	36.5	37.5	13.00	1870	+28.8
46	Moreno Chabot, Clement	2026	FRA	+66N	−9B	−27N	=48B	=52N	+56B	−39N	+45B	−28N	4.0	35.5	38.0	14.00	1777	-54.0
47	Vigne, Louis	1766	FRA	−15N	=69B	+59N	+52B	−19N	−21B	=38N	−49B	+62N	4.0	35.0	37.5	13.50	1776	-0.2
48	Lam, Martin	1703	FRA	−23B	−25N	+50B	=46N	=56B	−24N	+60B	−28N	+70B	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.75	1839	+33.8
49	Seguin Cabannes, Antoine	1896	FRA	+71B	−14N	−58B	+43N	−18B	+64N	−44B	+47N	−27B	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.00	1746	-33.6
50	Belaid, Noa	1873	FRA	−1N	−52B	−48N	+59B	+65N	−70B	−45N	+63B	+58N	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.50	1694	-33.8
51	Genaud, Louis	1800	FRA	−40N	+72B	−34B	+63N	−12B	−44N	+66B	+58B	−26N	4.0	32.0	33.0	9.50	1751	-14.2
52	Collas, Anthony	1688	FRA	−22B	+50N	=36B	−47N	=46B	−43N	=68B	+66N	=56N	4.0	31.5	34.0	13.75	1797	+22.4
53	Assouane, Aksel	1807	FRA	−11B	−65N	+67B	=71N	+73B	−30N	+64B	−34N	=43B	4.0	28.5	29.0	8.25	1715	-21.0
54	Boyer, Mathis	1720	FRA	−10N	−63B	+72N	+29B	=30N	=28B	−26N	=38B	−37N	3.5	38.0	39.0	13.25	1877	+27.0
55	Campagnol, Leonard	1723	FRA	−14B	=61N	+62B	+41N	−34B	−33N	−36B	−68N	+66B	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.00	1718	-12.4
56	Costard, Aidan	1764	FRA	−8B	−58N	+66B	=70B	=48N	−46N	+67B	−24N	=52B	3.5	31.0	33.0	10.00	1711	-32.8
57	Rose-Vilain, Tom	1833	FRA	−9N	+66B	−22B	=73N	+61B	−41N	−43B	−69N	+64B	3.5	29.5	30.0	8.25	1650	-89.2
58	Beautier-Jullien, Anthony	1576	FRA	−20N	+56B	+49N	+36B	−16B	−18N	−42B	−51N	−50B	3.0	37.0	40.5	12.00	1776	+71.6
59	Neuilly, Ismael	1537	FRA	−12B	=60N	−47B	−50N	+63B	−36N	=61B	+67N	−45N	3.0	31.5	34.0	8.50	1579	-4.8
60	Lunel, Matthieu	1745	FRA	−6N	=59B	+69N	−19B	=70N	−29B	−48N	+73B	−61N	3.0	31.5	32.0	5.50	1617	-60.4
61	Meux, Dylan	1504	FRA	−26N	=55B	−38N	+69B	−57N	−37B	=59N	F	+60B	3.0	29.5	29.5	8.75	1672	+27.0
62	Benhamdi, Zakary	1565	FRA	−19N	+68B	−55N	−28B	−44B	−67N	+73B	+72N	−47B	3.0	28.0	28.5	4.00	1599	+5.2
63	Barois, Maxime	0	FRA	−42B	+54N	−33B	−51B	−59N	−68N	+72B	−50N	+71B	3.0	27.0	28.0	6.00	1598	0.0
64	Gagnie, Clement	1637	FRA	−31N	−27B	+68N	+38B	=20N	−49B	−53N	−37B	−57N	2.5	36.0	38.5	9.75	1698	+9.8
65	Verlingue, Brewen	1662	FRA	−21N	+53B	−26N	−24B	−50B	+72N	−69B	−71N	=67B	2.5	30.0	31.0	6.25	1592	-20.0
66	Bernardini, Simhon	1650	FRA	−46B	−57N	−56N	+68B	=37N	+71B	−51N	−52B	−55N	2.5	29.5	31.0	6.25	1591	-15.8
67	Dumont, Antoine	1666	FRA	−34B	−39N	−53N	−37B	+69N	+62B	−56N	−59B	=65N	2.5	29.0	31.5	6.75	1581	-23.4
68	Lahoche, Claire	1728	FRA	−16B	−62N	−64B	−66N	F	+63B	=52N	+55B	−35N	2.5	28.5	28.5	8.50	1501	-42.0
69	Legros- Vienne, Adrien	1575	FRA	−36B	=47N	−60B	−61N	−67B	F	+65N	+57B	−38N	2.5	27.5	27.5	8.00	1611	+4.0
70	Sangani, Noa	0	FRA	F	F	−42B	=56N	=60B	+50N	−31B	−27N	−48N	2.0	33.0	33.0	7.25	1671	0.0
71	Regaud, Aymeric	1407	FRA	−49N	F	−12B	=53B	−29N	−66N	F	+65B	−63N	1.5	27.0	27.0	4.50	1564	+15.8
72	Guilbert, Nathan	1609	FRA	−30B	−51N	−54B	F	−45N	−65B	−63N	−62B	+73N	1.0	25.5	25.5	0.50	1397	-34.0
73	Ferreira Fernandes, Alex	1474	FRA	−33B	−35N	F	=57B	−53N	−38B	−62N	−60N	−72B	0.5	28.0	28.0	1.75	1310	-37.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ameur, RemyFRA
+76.8
4.0 pts · #43
2Beautier-Jullien, AnthonyFRA
+71.6
3.0 pts · #60
3Villeneuve, RobinFRA
+52.2
5.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Rose-Vilain, TomFRA
-89.2
3.5 pts · #52
2Lunel, MatthieuFRA
-60.4
3.0 pts · #63
3Moreno Chabot, ClementFRA
-54.0
4.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R1+433 Elo gap
Grandclere, Quentin1720 beat Kauny, Mathis2153
R4+392 Elo gap
Boyer, Mathis1720 beat Chofardet, Pierre2112
R4+379 Elo gap
Beautier-Jullien, Anthony1576 beat Grimault, Leane1955