6eme Tournoi Open de la Crau (-2400)
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56 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 08 May 2026 in La Crau, France. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1982, and top seed was Leon Fanninger (🇦🇹 AUT, 2273).
Leon Fanninger (🇦🇹 AUT, 2273) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Hugues Benoit (6.0) and Francois-Eric Mallassagne (5.5). Fanninger won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Tahitoa Bonhoure (1418) beat Julia Lebel-Arias (WIM, 1750), a +332-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷La Crau, France
Dates
08 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×50
🇲🇨Monaco×1
🇦🇹Austria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsLeon Fanninger led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
23
10
5
2
1
1
1
1
R5–R8 · LEAD HELD
Leon Fanninger never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Leon Fanninger beat Hugues Benoit (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Leon Fanninger 7 wins (R1–R7)Hugues Benoit 3 wins (R1–R3)Arnaud Canivet 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leon Fanninger | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Hugues Benoit | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Arnaud Canivet | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Brahim Tair | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanninger, Leon | 2273 | AUT | +11N | +39B | +5N | +2B | +17N | +3B | +20B | =4N | 7.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 36.75 | 2377 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Benoit, Hugues | 2007 | FRA | +35B | +22N | +23B | −1N | +7B | =10N | =6B | +17B | 6.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 27.25 | 2086 | +18.2 |
| 3 | Mallassagne, Francois-Eric | 2060 | FRA | +40B | +14N | +6B | =7N | =4B | −1N | +23B | =10N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 25.50 | 2040 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Tair, Brahim | 1921 | FRA | =26N | +41B | +13N | =5B | =3N | =9B | +21N | =1B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 26.50 | 1979 | +14.2 |
| 5 | Bourgery, William | 1905 | FRA | +48B | +18N | −1B | =4N | +27B | =7N | +25B | =6N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 22.75 | 1994 | +16.4 |
| 6 | Artieri, Ethan | 1870 | FRA | +31N | +16B | −3N | +28B | +15N | =17B | =2N | =5B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 26.00 | 1968 | +22.0 |
| 7 | Canivet, Arnaud | 2037 | FRA | +29N | +30B | +20N | =3B | −2N | =5B | +17N | =9B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 25.25 | 2016 | -1.4 |
| 8 | Mangiaracina, Franck | 1800 | FRA | −12N | +26B | =11N | +29B | −21N | +32B | +22N | +19B | 5.5 | 31.5 | 35.0 | 23.00 | 1756 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Pere, Adrien | 1835 | FRA | =37B | +19N | +47B | −17N | +24B | =4N | +18B | =7N | 5.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 22.00 | 1884 | +23.0 |
| 10 | Janier, Fabrice | 1926 | FRA | =19B | +33N | =37B | F | +16N | =2B | +14N | =3B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 23.00 | 1913 | +2.8 |
| 11 | Rancien, Herve | 1651 | FRA | −1B | +36N | =8B | =18N | −23B | +37N | +38B | +30B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 18.50 | 1760 | +19.4 |
| 12 | Wang, Tian You | 1517 | FRA | +8B | −23N | =18B | =25N | +47B | −14N | +34B | +24N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 19.25 | 1786 | +110.4 |
| 13 | Benetti, Christophe | 1796 | FRA | +24B | =47N | −4B | =19N | +40B | =21B | +29N | =20N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 18.75 | 1795 | +0.6 |
| 14 | Bodereau, Marc | 1750 | FRA | +42N | −3B | +50N | +38B | −20N | +12B | −10B | +23N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 17.00 | 1783 | +7.6 |
| 15 | Lefebvre, Titouan | 1770 | FRA | +54B | +25N | −17B | +43N | −6B | =19N | =24B | +28N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 17.25 | 1765 | +0.8 |
| 16 | Candela, Leo-Thierry | 1692 | FRA | +51B | −6N | +46B | +23N | −10B | −18N | +43B | +25N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 15.00 | 1756 | +12.6 |
| 17 | Wang, Yi Xuan | 1934 | FRA | +45N | +21B | +15N | +9B | −1B | =6N | −7B | −2N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 20.25 | 1928 | -4.8 |
| 18 | Bourrel, Louis | 1701 | FRA | +49N | −5B | =12N | =11B | +31N | +16B | −9N | =21B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 18.25 | 1693 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Martin, Julien | 1620 | FRA | =10N | −9B | +35N | =13B | +39N | =15B | +27B | −8N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 18.00 | 1829 | +44.0 |
| 20 | Foucaut, Vincent | 1890 | FRA | +43B | +28N | −7B | +37N | +14B | F | −1N | =13B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 17.50 | 1914 | +6.0 |
| 21 | Matos, Francisco | 1702 | FRA | +52B | −17N | +54B | =24N | +8B | =13N | −4B | =18N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 16.25 | 1732 | +5.6 |
| 22 | Parodi, Philippe | 1722 | FRA | +38N | −2B | −31N | +32B | =26N | +46B | −8B | +50N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1632 | -16.2 |
| 23 | Roi, Paris | 1755 | FRA | +32N | +12B | −2N | −16B | +11N | +28B | −3N | −14B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 1730 | -12.0 |
| 24 | Tailland, Jordan | 1504 | FRA | −13N | +55B | +30N | =21B | −9N | +39B | =15N | −12B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 12.25 | 1678 | +56.8 |
| 25 | Chatelet, Yohan | 1661 | FRA | +53N | −15B | =32N | =12B | +38N | +30B | −5N | −16B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 13.25 | 1554 | -34.8 |
| 26 | Barbe, Virgile | 1612 | FRA | =4B | −8N | +33B | =47N | =22B | −27N | +46N | =29B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 13.50 | 1701 | +35.6 |
| 27 | Penkov, Nikola | 1780 | FRA | −41N | +42B | =29N | +31B | −5N | +26B | −19N | =35B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 14.75 | 1607 | -33.8 |
| 28 | Hadzikaric, Mirsad | 1698 | FRA | +56B | −20B | +41N | −6N | +37B | −23N | +33N | −15B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 10.00 | 1654 | -8.6 |
| 29 | Lemaire Cordeiro, Thomas | 1635 | FRA | −7B | +52N | =27B | −8N | +49B | +50N | −13B | =26N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 10.00 | 1639 | -3.6 |
| 30 | Khalfaoui, Abdelhamid | 1729 | FRA | +36B | −7N | −24B | +48N | +50B | −25N | +40B | −11N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 10.50 | 1586 | -26.6 |
| 31 | Jacob, Alain | 1551 | FRA | −6B | +56N | +22B | −27N | −18B | −38N | +48B | +40N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1670 | +14.2 |
| 32 | Perini, Claudio | 1463 | FRA | −23B | +51N | =25B | −22N | +34B | −8N | −35N | +49B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 9.50 | 1512 | +5.8 |
| 33 | Idoux, Christophe | 1627 | FRA | =34N | −10B | −26N | +52N | F | +41B | −28B | +42N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1577 | -9.6 |
| 34 | Peragoux, Jean | 1662 | FRA | =33B | −37N | −38N | +42B | −32N | +52B | −12N | +46B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 1440 | -35.4 |
| 35 | Rei-Rosa, Jean-Jacques | 1628 | FRA | −2N | F | −19B | +55B | −46N | +49N | +32B | =27N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1510 | -17.6 |
| 36 | Sauze, Richard | 1402 | FRA | −30N | −11B | +53N | −39B | −41N | =45B | +54N | +47B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 7.25 | 1505 | +12.8 |
| 37 | Kriba, Emna | 1532 | FRA | =9N | +34B | =10N | −20B | −28N | −11B | −44N | +53B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 10.75 | 1652 | +29.6 |
| 38 | Kaestle, Hugo | 0 | FRA | −22B | +40N | +34B | −14N | −25B | +31B | −11N | −43N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Lebel-Arias, JuliaWIM | 1750 | MNC | +46B | −1N | −43B | +36N | −19B | −24N | −42B | +51N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 1431 | -58.2 |
| 40 | Pascal, Frederic | 1638 | FRA | −3N | −38B | +55N | +41B | −13N | +42B | −30N | −31B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 1545 | -17.0 |
| 41 | Mezzapesa, Juliette | 1487 | FRA | +27B | −4N | −28B | −40N | +36B | −33N | +51B | −44N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 1547 | +6.2 |
| 42 | Bonhoure, Tahitoa | 1418 | FRA | −14B | −27N | +56B | −34N | +48B | −40N | +39N | −33B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 1428 | +0.4 |
| 43 | Pasero, Alexandre | 1600 | FRA | −20N | +49B | +39N | −15B | F | F | −16N | +38B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1583 | -4.4 |
| 44 | Stengelin, Christophe | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | +56N | +37B | +41B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Tilliere, Matheo | 0 | FRA | −17B | −46N | −48B | +51N | −52B | =36N | −49B | +55N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1315 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Barruel, Timothee | 1427 | FRA | −39N | +45B | −16N | F | +35B | −22N | −26B | −34N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 6.00 | 1405 | -6.8 |
| 47 | Menardo, Philippe | 1693 | FRA | +55N | =13B | −9N | =26B | −12N | F | −50B | −36N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.00 | 1348 | -50.8 |
| 48 | FIDE 527083381 | 0 | — | −5N | −50B | +45N | −30B | −42N | +53B | −31N | −54B | 2.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Perrimond, Stephane | 0 | FRA | −18B | −43N | +51B | F | −29N | −35B | +45N | −32N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Marku, Demeter | 1562 | FRA | F | +48N | −14B | F | −30N | −29B | +47N | −22B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 1466 | -11.0 |
| 51 | Perini, Elio | 0 | FRA | −16N | −32B | −49N | −45B | +53N | +55B | −41N | −39B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 2.50 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Lebhar, Lucas | 0 | FRA | −21N | −29B | F | −33B | +45N | −34N | F | +56B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 560044330 | 0 | — | −25B | −54N | −36B | +56N | −51B | −48N | +55B | −37N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Regnier, Bernard | 1471 | FRA | −15N | +53B | −21N | F | F | F | −36B | +48N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 825 | -38.4 |
| 55 | FIDE 560080485 | 0 | — | −47B | −24N | −40B | −35N | =56B | −51N | −53N | −45B | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 0.25 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 527079082 | 0 | — | −28N | −31B | −42N | −53B | =55N | −44B | F | −52N | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.25 | 756 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wang, Tian YouFRA+110.45.0 pts · #12
- 2Tailland, JordanFRA+56.84.0 pts · #27
- 3Martin, JulienFRA+44.04.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Lebel-Arias, JuliaWIMMNC-58.23.0 pts · #40
- 2Menardo, PhilippeFRA-50.82.0 pts · #43
- 3Regnier, BernardFRA-38.42.0 pts · #51
Biggest upsets
- R7+332 Elo gap
- R1+293 Elo gap
- R8+291 Elo gap