32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes - Blavignac (1700 elo et moins)
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54 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Tarbes, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1642, and top seed was Jean-Louis Carassus (🇫🇷 FRA, 1687).
Valentin Mahault (🇫🇷 FRA, 1672) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Lucas Danthez (5.5) and John Gabaix (5.5). Mahault won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Thomas Coignac (1456) beat Remi Castaignon (1664), a +208-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Tarbes, France
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×49
🇪🇸Spain×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsValentin Mahault led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Valentin Mahault held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Valentin Mahault drew with Lucas Danthez (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Valentin Mahault won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Valentin Mahault | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Lucas Danthez | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3John Gabaix | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Lisa Bert | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahault, Valentin | 1672 | FRA | +40B | +22N | +6B | +8N | +7B | =2B | =3N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 25.50 | 1898 | +66.8 |
| 2 | Danthez, Lucas | 1594 | FRA | +24N | =11B | +33N | =23B | +12B | =1N | +7B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 21.25 | 1808 | +36.8 |
| 3 | Gabaix, John | 1643 | FRA | +52N | +21B | =9N | =7B | +15B | +26N | =1B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 19.00 | 1796 | +25.8 |
| 4 | Bert, Lisa | 1654 | FRA | +10B | =15N | +14N | =11B | =22B | +23N | +8B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 22.25 | 1769 | +36.0 |
| 5 | Castaignon, Remi | 1664 | FRA | +13N | −9B | −11N | +37B | +14N | +16B | +26B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 17.50 | 1666 | +3.8 |
| 6 | Temple Boyer, Paul | 1612 | FRA | +37B | +42N | −1N | +16B | −26B | +18N | +17B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 1598 | -2.8 |
| 7 | Dubertrand, Bernard | 1618 | FRA | +39B | +31N | +12B | =3N | −1N | +9B | −2N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 16.75 | 1698 | +15.8 |
| 8 | Dumynie, Mayanka | 1598 | FRA | +43N | +28B | +19N | −1B | =11N | +30B | −4N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 14.00 | 1655 | +22.0 |
| 9 | Gabaix, Emile | 1582 | FRA | +49B | +5N | =3B | −12N | +19B | −7N | +45B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 15.25 | 1645 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Gabaix, Gaston | 1483 | FRA | −4N | +53B | −21N | +41B | +50N | =25B | +27N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1640 | +52.4 |
| 11 | Coignac, Thomas | 1456 | FRA | +27B | =2N | +5B | =4N | =8B | −15N | =23B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 17.50 | 1658 | +76.4 |
| 12 | Carassus, Jean-Louis | 1687 | FRA | +26N | +32B | −7N | +9B | −2N | −13B | +24N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1591 | -16.6 |
| 13 | Ibsaine, Anais | 1485 | FRA | −5B | +17N | =25B | +31N | F | +12N | =15B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 14.75 | 1676 | +51.6 |
| 14 | Crabos, Etienne | 1522 | FRA | +45B | +25N | −4B | −22N | −5B | +50N | +33B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1619 | +15.6 |
| 15 | Giral-Gillet, Geoffrey | 1546 | FRA | +54N | =4B | F | +32B | −3N | +11B | =13N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1638 | +25.6 |
| 16 | Baboulin, Anakin | 1547 | FRA | =44B | =18N | +36B | −6N | +43B | −5N | +41B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1569 | +9.2 |
| 17 | Cazot, Benjamin | 0 | FRA | −32N | −13B | +51N | +28B | +20N | +35B | −6N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lacoste, Marius | 1452 | FRA | =33N | =16B | −20N | +47B | +38N | −6B | +35N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 1606 | +59.6 |
| 19 | Leblic, Pierre | 1630 | FRA | +36B | +38N | −8B | F | −9N | +46B | +30N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1662 | +5.0 |
| 20 | Bonnet, Pierre | 1539 | FRA | −42B | +39N | +18B | −27N | −17B | +43N | +29B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1684 | +30.0 |
| 21 | Charruyer, Baptiste | 1554 | FRA | +29B | −3N | +10B | −26N | F | +34B | =25N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 1475 | -9.2 |
| 22 | Gramont, Francois | 1567 | FRA | F | −1B | +28N | +14B | =4N | +27B | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.75 | 1734 | +22.2 |
| 23 | Estadieu, Bruno | 1596 | FRA | =46B | +44N | +35B | =2N | F | −4B | =11N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1548 | -6.6 |
| 24 | Kiang, Samuel | 1405 | FRA | −2B | −27N | +29B | =36N | +44B | +32N | −12B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1442 | +5.6 |
| 25 | Audouar, Daniel | 1625 | FRA | +47N | −14B | =13N | +34B | F | =10N | =21B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1502 | -16.6 |
| 26 | Palie, Sheila Martina | 1499 | ESP | −12B | +37N | F | +21B | +6N | −3B | −5N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 11.00 | 1600 | +32.4 |
| 27 | Martinez, Benito | 1606 | FRA | −11N | +24B | +47N | +20B | F | −22N | −10B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1487 | -19.2 |
| 28 | Bert, Nina | 1459 | FRA | +50B | −8N | −22B | −17N | −45B | +51N | +42N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1470 | +2.0 |
| 29 | Mecja, Evius | 0 | FRA | −21N | −47B | −24N | +53B | +42N | +38B | −20N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1264 | 0.0 |
| 30 | De Marolles, Clement | 1548 | FRA | =48N | =34B | +45N | +50B | F | −8N | −19B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1491 | -9.2 |
| 31 | Labarbe, Remi | 1511 | FRA | +51N | −7B | −34N | −13B | F | +48N | +46B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1392 | -19.6 |
| 32 | Bildstein, Gerard | 1586 | FRA | +17B | −12N | +40B | −15N | F | −24B | =39N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1371 | -29.4 |
| 33 | Baumgartner, Georges | 1598 | FRA | =18B | +46N | −2B | −35N | F | +36B | −14N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1456 | -23.4 |
| 34 | Cornu, Olivier | 0 | FRA | =35B | =30N | +31B | −25N | F | −21N | =40B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Adiba, Jean-Claude | 1583 | FRA | =34N | +48B | −23N | +33B | F | −17N | −18B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1424 | -12.8 |
| 36 | Dejean-Tarascou, Coralie | 1472 | FRA | −19N | +51B | −16N | =24B | F | −33N | +49B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1225 | -45.6 |
| 37 | Khantache-Hammouti, Nael | 1457 | FRA | −6N | −26B | +53N | −5N | F | =49B | +50B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 1401 | -10.8 |
| 38 | Pounchou-Guilhamot, Stephane | 1539 | FRA | +53N | −19B | F | =46N | −18B | −29N | +43B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1406 | -32.8 |
| 39 | Lehman, Lucie | 1462 | FRA | −7N | −20B | +54N | +42B | F | −45N | =32B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 1308 | -20.8 |
| 40 | Jourda, Dominique | 1488 | FRA | −1N | +54B | −32N | −43B | F | +44N | =34N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 769 | -47.2 |
| 41 | Besaury-Li, Helio | 1440 | FRA | F | F | =44B | −10N | +51B | +47N | −16N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1373 | -10.8 |
| 42 | FIDE 576025810 | 0 | — | +20N | −6B | F | −39N | −29B | +54N | −28B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Palie, Yasmina Carolina | 1450 | ESP | −8B | −50N | +49B | +40N | −16N | −20B | −38N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1284 | -42.8 |
| 44 | Briche, Lucas | 0 | FRA | =16N | −23B | =41N | =48B | −24N | −40B | =47B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Kochevykh, Anastasiia | 0 | FRA | −14N | F | −30B | F | +28N | +39B | −9N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Jacquemont, Olivier | 1447 | FRA | =23N | −33B | +48N | =38B | F | −19N | −31N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1338 | -12.6 |
| 47 | Moufannine, Anne | 1466 | FRA | −25B | +29N | −27B | −18N | F | −41B | =44N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 731 | -33.0 |
| 48 | Tang, Xiaoying | 0 | FRA | =30B | −35N | −46B | =44N | F | −31B | =53N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Darras, Alain | 0 | FRA | −9N | −52B | −43N | +54B | F | =37N | −36N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1123 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Oniani, Marie | 1616 | FRA | −28N | +43B | F | −30N | −10B | −14B | −37N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 1212 | -122.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 527026418 | 0 | — | −31B | −36N | −17B | F | −41N | −28B | +54B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Despaux, Denis | 1478 | FRA | −3B | +49N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 842 | -5.6 |
| 53 | Ibsaine, Nelia | 0 | FRA | −38B | −10N | −37B | −29N | F | F | =48B | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 560095482 | 0 | — | −15B | −40N | −39B | −49N | F | −42B | −51N | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Coignac, ThomasFRA+76.44.0 pts · #11
- 2Mahault, ValentinFRA+66.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Lacoste, MariusFRA+59.64.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Oniani, MarieFRA-122.01.0 pts · #41
- 2Jourda, DominiqueFRA-47.22.5 pts · #51
- 3Dejean-Tarascou, CoralieFRA-45.62.5 pts · #46
Biggest upsets
- R3+208 Elo gap
- R6+202 Elo gap
- R6+181 Elo gap