14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord

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94 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 15 Apr 2026 in Villeneuve D'Ascq, France. 5 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2251, and top seed was Benjamin Defromont (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2363).

Zayne-Eddine El Zein (🇱🇧 LBN, FM, 2289) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Gael Arcelin (7.5) and An Dinh Minh (7.0). El Zein shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Christophe Mathieu (1424) beat Rafael Messaoui (1800), a +376-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Villeneuve D'Ascq, France

Dates

11 Apr 2026 → 15 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷IMBenjamin Defromont2363

Avg top 10

2,251

Participants

Titled players · 5

GM×1

IM×1

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇫🇷France×77

🇧🇪Belgium×5

🇱🇧Lebanon×1

🇻🇳Vietnam×1

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1

🇲🇨Monaco×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
FMZayne-Eddine El Zein
🇱🇧LBN·2289
7.5pts·2409perf+27.2
🥈
Gael Arcelin
🇫🇷FRA·2283
7.5pts·2419perf+29.2
🥉
CMAn Dinh Minh
🇻🇳VIE·2221
7.0pts·2263perf+11.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

El Zein7.5Arcelin7.5Minh7Defromont6.5Lacan Rus6.5Legky6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. El Zein takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein lost to Gael Arcelin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Zayne-Eddine El Zein 4 wins (R6–R9)Gael Arcelin 5 wins (R1–R5)CM An Dinh Minh 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMZayne-Eddine El Zein	*	0	—	1
2Gael Arcelin	1	*	—	1
3CMAn Dinh Minh	—	—	*	—
4IMBenjamin Defromont	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	El Zein, Zayne-EddineFM	2289	LBN	+29B	+10N	=7B	+8N	−2N	+18B	+5N	+6B	+13B	7.5	50.0	55.0	44.50	2409	+27.2
2	Arcelin, Gael	2283	FRA	+32N	+27B	+39N	+6N	+1B	=7N	=4B	=11B	+10N	7.5	48.5	53.0	43.75	2419	+29.2
3	An Dinh MinhCM	2221	VIE	+22N	+20B	=5N	−9B	+42N	=50B	+27N	+8B	+7N	7.0	45.0	49.5	38.00	2263	+11.2
4	Legky, Nikolay AGM	2318	FRA	+15N	+18B	=9N	=11B	+30N	+17B	=2N	=7B	=12N	6.5	48.5	53.5	37.75	2254	-3.9
5	Lacan Rus, DavidFM	2326	FRA	+36B	+13N	=3B	−7N	+21B	+19N	−1B	+29N	+25B	6.5	48.0	52.5	35.50	2215	-7.8
6	Defromont, BenjaminIM	2363	FRA	+30N	+91B	+12N	−2B	+36N	=27B	+10N	−1N	+21B	6.5	47.0	48.0	30.50	2253	-8.1
7	El Zein, Bassam	2146	FRA	+16N	+52B	=1N	+5B	+9N	=2B	=11N	=4N	−3B	6.0	53.0	57.5	36.75	2280	+71.2
8	Gadimov, Emil	2032	AZE	+33N	=11B	+48N	−1B	+20N	=9B	+22N	−3N	+29B	6.0	47.5	52.0	31.50	2122	+23.0
9	Burgnies, Stephane	2128	FRA	+23B	+19N	=4B	+3N	−7B	=8N	−29B	+38N	+18N	6.0	47.0	51.5	34.25	2117	+3.4
10	Doucet, Pierre-Alois	2058	FRA	+44N	−1B	+37B	+88N	+23B	+14N	−6B	+28N	−2B	6.0	47.0	49.0	27.50	2095	+21.7
11	Orieux, Etienne	2273	FRA	+14B	=8N	+35B	=4N	+24B	+28N	=7B	=2N	F	6.0	47.0	47.0	34.00	2230	-1.2
12	Dubuisson, Samuel	2158	FRA	+24B	+28N	−6B	+21N	−14B	=31N	+19B	+32N	=4B	6.0	45.5	50.5	32.25	2088	-9.2
13	Lelievre, Sacha	2093	FRA	+31N	−5B	+41B	−23N	+40N	+53B	+30N	+17B	−1N	6.0	44.0	48.0	28.50	2030	-13.7
14	Shved, Jakov	1844	FRA	−11N	+64B	+47N	+77B	+12N	−10B	−50N	+55B	+27N	6.0	39.5	42.5	26.00	1994	+30.4
15	Allemand, Christian	1875	FRA	−4B	+66N	+63B	−35N	−19B	+65N	+45B	+71N	+28B	6.0	36.5	39.5	23.00	1855	-2.4
16	Seguin, Benjamin	1815	FRA	−7B	+63N	+72B	−17N	+55B	+71N	−28B	+41N	+30N	6.0	36.5	39.5	23.00	1878	+16.8
17	Ternisien, Clement	1932	FRA	−25N	+40B	+45N	+16B	+22N	−4N	+38B	−13N	=31B	5.5	43.5	48.0	27.50	1929	-0.6
18	Dobrowolski, Victor	2037	FRA	+88B	−4N	+74B	=19N	+26B	−1N	+54B	+23N	−9B	5.5	43.5	45.5	22.75	1987	-11.8
19	Suner, Kais Emin	1761	TUR	+50N	−9B	+56N	=18B	+15N	−5B	−12N	+64B	+43B	5.5	43.0	46.5	25.25	1970	+78.8
20	Lucidarme, Damien	1907	FRA	+34B	−3N	+43B	=26N	−8B	+49N	+66B	−25N	+54B	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.25	1861	-8.8
21	Faure, Stephane	1989	FRA	=38N	+25B	+76N	−12B	−5N	+74B	+52N	+37B	−6N	5.5	41.0	44.0	22.75	1964	-2.4
22	Shved, Vassili	1843	FRA	−3B	+46N	+79B	+65N	−17B	+34N	−8B	=43N	+53B	5.5	40.0	43.0	22.25	1831	-0.4
23	Thoreux-Josso, Aaron	1815	MNC	−9N	+86B	+68N	+13B	−10N	=35B	+53N	−18B	+37N	5.5	40.0	42.0	22.25	1888	+17.8
24	Nevoux, Pablo	1833	FRA	−12N	+47B	+86N	+39B	−11N	=37B	−25N	+48B	+40N	5.5	40.0	42.0	22.25	1826	-5.6
25	Dvorsak, Hans	1711	FRA	+17B	−21N	+73B	−36N	=63B	+85N	+24B	+20B	−5N	5.5	39.5	41.5	23.25	1893	+30.4
26	Bultijnck, Kristoff	1732	BEL	−27N	+84B	+59N	=20B	−18N	+64B	−32N	+35B	+42N	5.5	37.5	39.5	21.25	1819	+15.4
27	Marlier, Gaetan	2016	BEL	+26B	−2N	+49B	+54N	+38B	=6N	−3B	=31N	−14B	5.0	46.5	50.5	24.25	1969	-9.4
28	Hysi, Ermal	1899	FRA	+53N	−12B	+40N	+33B	+35N	−11B	+16N	−10B	−15N	5.0	44.0	48.0	24.00	1912	+4.9
29	Lalouette, Louis	1874	FRA	−1N	+55B	+64N	−53B	+45N	+33B	+9N	−5B	−8N	5.0	43.5	47.0	23.00	1934	+8.2
30	Loquet, Adam	1895	FRA	−6B	+74N	+46B	+71N	−4B	+75N	−13B	+34N	−16B	5.0	40.5	43.5	18.50	1907	+1.2
31	Godard, Antek	1808	FRA	−13B	=41N	+60B	+67N	F	=12B	+35N	=27B	=17N	5.0	39.0	39.0	22.50	1877	+20.4
32	Medjahed, Mohamed	1856	FRA	−2B	+43N	−65B	+79N	+76B	=54N	+26B	−12B	=52N	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.25	1805	-12.0
33	Stievenard, Noah	1763	FRA	−8B	+79N	+57B	−28N	+46B	−29N	−41B	+72N	+71B	5.0	35.0	38.0	17.50	1708	-21.6
34	Desfontaine, Arthur	1690	FRA	−20N	−39B	+62N	+84B	+86N	−22B	+46N	−30B	+58N	5.0	35.0	37.0	16.50	1731	+16.0
35	Methe, Daniel	1521	FRA	+80N	+44B	−11N	+15B	−28B	=23N	−31B	−26N	+74B	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.25	1749	+78.8
36	Colart, Corentin	1883	FRA	−5N	+45B	+55N	+25B	−6B	−38N	−43B	=65N	+63B	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.25	1778	-25.4
37	Pascal, Joseph	1682	FRA	+72B	−50B	−10N	+57N	+65B	=24N	+44B	−21N	−23B	4.5	39.0	42.0	17.75	1765	+29.9
38	Ameur, Remy	1719	FRA	=21B	+42B	+67N	F	−27N	+36B	−17N	−9B	+55N	4.5	38.5	38.5	19.25	1934	+71.2
39	Michaud, Romain	0	FRA	+49B	+34N	−2B	−24N	=66B	−40N	+63B	−53N	+75B	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.75	1765	0.0
40	Daum, Philippe	1668	FRA	+81B	−17N	−28B	+73N	−13B	+39B	=68N	+44N	−24B	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.25	1642	-6.8
41	Thiery, Timothee	1544	FRA	+94N	=31B	−13N	−42B	=56N	+83B	+33N	−16B	=45N	4.5	37.0	37.0	13.75	1664	+30.8
42	Benifei, Patrick	1954	FRA	=54B	−38N	+51B	+41N	−3B	−66N	+82B	+74N	−26B	4.5	36.5	39.0	16.50	1672	-53.0
43	Desbonnets, Brieuc	1604	FRA	+83N	−32B	−20N	+78N	−75B	+56B	+36N	=22B	−19N	4.5	36.0	38.0	16.25	1680	+20.4
44	Wacrenier, Jerome	1785	FRA	−10B	−35N	+70N	+68B	=64N	+48B	−37N	−40B	+56N	4.5	35.0	38.5	17.25	1617	-31.8
45	Ballenghien, Elise	1661	FRA	+89B	−36N	−17B	+81N	−29B	+79B	−15N	+57N	=41B	4.5	35.0	37.0	13.75	1615	-21.6
46	Pruvost, Alain	1599	FRA	+78N	−22B	−30N	+83B	−33N	+59B	−34B	=67N	+69B	4.5	34.5	36.5	14.25	998	-20.2
47	Rasseneur, Cyprien	1582	FRA	+90B	−24N	−14B	+51N	−54B	+81N	−71B	=69N	+67B	4.5	32.5	33.5	13.25	970	-40.0
48	Bouslah, Yamine	1672	FRA	+57B	=92N	−8B	+89N	−50B	−44N	+85B	−24N	+65B	4.5	32.0	32.5	11.75	1704	+1.2
49	Lookwood, Nathan	1646	FRA	−39N	+83B	−27N	=56B	+70N	−20B	−64N	+84B	+68N	4.5	31.5	33.5	13.00	1673	+7.2
50	Stevens, Christian	2031	FRA	−19B	+37N	+66B	F	+48N	=3N	+14B	F	F	4.5	31.0	31.0	22.00	2002	-0.2
51	Lateur, Armand	0	FRA	+82N	−53B	−42N	−47B	=72N	−58B	+93N	+76B	+64N	4.5	29.0	29.0	10.50	1520	0.0
52	Cordenier, Basile	1742	FRA	+92B	−7N	F	F	+67B	+63N	−21B	+66N	=32B	4.5	27.5	27.5	13.50	1937	+57.2
53	Flahauw, Benjamin	1690	FRA	−28B	+51N	+69B	+29N	F	−13N	−23B	+39B	−22N	4.0	39.5	39.5	17.50	1664	-3.8
54	Lamiri, Samir	1716	FRA	=42N	F	+81B	−27B	+47N	=32B	−18N	+68B	−20N	4.0	36.0	36.0	15.25	1783	+9.8
55	Yu, Shuang	1644	FRA	+73B	−29N	−36B	+69N	−16N	+77B	+75B	−14N	−38B	4.0	35.5	38.5	12.50	1614	-13.6
56	Mathieu, Christophe	1424	FRA	−74B	+85N	−19B	=49N	=41B	−43N	+60B	+75N	−44B	4.0	33.5	35.5	13.50	1505	+9.4
57	Capelain, Bruno	1422	FRA	−48N	+62B	−33N	−37B	−59N	+90B	+61N	−45B	+82B	4.0	33.0	34.0	11.50	1421	-1.8
58	Fourquin, Marina	1508	FRA	=60B	−71N	=61B	−75N	=69B	+51N	=76B	+73N	−34B	4.0	30.0	33.0	14.75	1389	-18.8
59	Pechillon, Gael	0	FRA	+65B	−76N	−26B	−63N	+57B	−46N	=81B	=82N	+73B	4.0	29.5	32.0	13.00	1477	0.0
60	Nguyen, Alexandre	0	FRA	=58N	−67B	−31N	−70B	+94N	=72B	−56N	+83B	+84N	4.0	27.0	27.0	7.50	1381	0.0
61	FIDE 560082810	0	—	−68N	=70B	=58N	−86B	+73B	−82N	−57B	+78N	+72B	4.0	26.5	28.5	12.75	1324	0.0
62	Bubrovszky, Balthazar	0	FRA	−63B	−57N	−34B	+93N	−81B	−73N	+90N	+87B	+77N	4.0	24.0	24.0	6.00	1353	0.0
63	Pauwels, Eliott	1566	FRA	+62N	−16B	−15N	+59B	=25N	−52B	−39N	+85B	−36N	3.5	39.0	41.0	12.75	1439	-27.2
64	Dutilleul, Marc	0	FRA	+69B	−14N	−29B	+90N	=44B	−26N	+49B	−19N	−51B	3.5	39.0	40.0	11.25	1581	0.0
65	Recloux, Georges	1503	BEL	−59N	+78B	+32N	−22B	−37N	−15B	+83N	=36B	−48N	3.5	37.0	39.0	12.25	1609	+10.8
66	Osmane, Ibrahim-Abdallah	1672	FRA	+70N	−15B	−50N	+72B	=39N	+42B	−20N	−52B	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	13.25	1716	+11.2
67	Cordier, Dylan	0	FRA	=76B	+60N	−38B	−31B	−52N	=69N	+87B	=46B	−47N	3.5	33.5	35.5	11.50	1412	0.0
68	Chassagrande, Johnny	1493	FRA	+61B	−75N	−23B	−44N	+78B	+76N	=40B	−54N	−49B	3.5	33.0	36.0	12.25	1499	+1.6
69	Barviau, Quentin	0	FRA	−64N	+82B	−53N	−55B	=58N	=67B	+77N	=47B	−46N	3.5	31.0	33.5	11.50	1522	0.0
70	Boudhar, Lise	1417	FRA	−66B	=61N	−44B	+60N	−49B	F	−80N	+93B	+85N	3.5	25.5	25.5	8.00	901	-19.6
71	Dellacherie, Lucas	1685	FRA	−84N	+58B	F	−30B	+77N	−16B	+47N	−15B	−33N	3.0	35.5	36.5	11.50	1580	-46.4
72	Ballenghien, Jeanne	1441	FRA	−37N	+90B	−16N	−66N	=51B	=60N	+78B	−33B	−61N	3.0	34.5	35.5	8.25	933	-25.2
73	Nguyen, Tien-Van	0	FRA	−55N	+87B	−25N	−40B	−61N	+62B	+79N	−58B	−59N	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.00	1363	0.0
74	Bry, Nathanael	1680	FRA	+56N	−30B	−18N	F	+89B	−21N	+84B	−42B	−35N	3.0	33.0	33.0	8.00	1554	+1.2
75	Messaoui, Rafael	1800	FRA	−91N	+68B	−77N	+58B	+43N	−30B	−55N	−56B	−39N	3.0	32.5	33.5	12.00	1551	-50.2
76	Poivre, Alain	1668	FRA	=67N	+59B	−21B	F	−32N	−68B	=58N	−51N	+81B	3.0	32.5	32.5	10.25	1389	-26.6
77	Desfontaine, Aurelien	1467	FRA	+87B	−88N	+75B	−14N	−71B	−55N	−69B	+80N	−62B	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.00	1509	+6.4
78	Bernard, Martin	0	FRA	−46B	−65N	+87N	−43B	−68N	+80B	−72N	−61B	+90N	3.0	28.0	29.0	6.00	728	0.0
79	Bienaime, Alain	1482	FRA	+93N	−33B	−22N	−32B	+90B	−45N	−73B	+81N	F	3.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	982	-12.2
80	FIDE 560020938	0	—	−35B	−81N	−83N	−85B	+93N	−78N	+70B	−77B	+87N	3.0	22.5	22.5	5.50	1343	0.0
81	Bortier, Marc	0	FRA	−40N	+80B	−54N	−45B	+62N	−47B	=59N	−79B	−76N	2.5	31.5	34.5	9.00	828	0.0
82	Medo, Guy	1524	FRA	−51B	−69N	+94B	F	−85N	+61B	−42N	=59B	−57N	2.5	26.5	26.5	6.00	878	-28.4
83	Zouggaghe, Saidane	0	FRA	−43B	−49N	+80B	−46N	+87B	−41N	−65B	−60N	F	2.0	30.5	30.5	5.00	780	0.0
84	Godard, Frederic	1443	FRA	+71B	−26N	−88B	−34N	F	+89B	−74N	−49N	−60B	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	1398	-6.8
85	FIDE 544065167	0	—	−86N	−56B	F	+80N	+82B	−25B	−48N	−63N	−70B	2.0	28.5	28.5	5.50	1249	0.0
86	Doucet, Jean Gabriel	1557	FRA	+85B	−23N	−24B	+61N	−34B	F	F	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	6.00	980	-28.0
87	FIDE 560022256	0	—	−77N	−73N	−78B	+94B	−83N	+93B	−67N	−62N	−80B	2.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	668	0.0
88	Lafeil, Alvyn	1771	FRA	−18N	+77B	+84N	−10B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1752	-1.4
89	Coussement, Serge	0	BEL	−45N	+93B	F	−48B	−74N	−84N	F	+90B	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	770	0.0
90	FIDE 560021152	0	—	−47N	−72N	+93B	−64B	−79N	−57N	−62B	−89N	−78B	1.0	27.0	27.0	0.00	681	0.0
91	Ganguly, Aayush	2064	BEL	+75B	−6N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	3.00	2082	+1.2
92	Duquesne, Adrien	2024	FRA	−52N	=48B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	1515	-46.7
93	FIDE 576028780	0	—	−79B	−89N	−90N	−62B	−80B	−87N	−51B	−70N	F	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	648	0.0
94	FIDE 653090187	0	—	−41B	F	−82N	−87N	−60B	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	734	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Suner, Kais EminTUR
+78.8
5.5 pts · #33
2Methe, DanielFRA
+78.8
4.5 pts · #39
3El Zein, BassamFRA
+71.2
6.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Benifei, PatrickFRA
-53.0
4.5 pts · #43
2Messaoui, RafaelFRA
-50.2
3.0 pts · #45
3Duquesne, AdrienFRA
-46.7
0.5 pts · #76

Biggest upsets

R8+376 Elo gap
Mathieu, Christophe1424 beat Messaoui, Rafael1800
R4+354 Elo gap
Methe, Daniel1521 beat Allemand, Christian1875
R3+353 Elo gap
Recloux, Georges1503 beat Medjahed, Mohamed1856