6e Festival d'Echecs de Limoges - Open de la porcelaine (-1800 Elo)

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43 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Limoges, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1686, and top seed was Alexandre Viers (🇫🇷 FRA, 1785).

Gabriel Louchard (🇫🇷 FRA, 1632) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tinaig Ines (4.0) and Nathys Perrin-Gueysset (4.0). Louchard broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Aurelien Rivet (1437) beat Pierre Guillaume Piochelle (1753), a +316-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Limoges, France

Dates

05 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Alexandre Viers1785

Avg top 10

1,686

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×32

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Gabriel Louchard
🇫🇷FRA·1632
4.5pts·1977perf+62.4
🥈
Tinaig Ines
🇫🇷FRA·1684
4.0pts·1810perf+12.2
🥉
Nathys Perrin-Gueysset
🇫🇷FRA·1671
4.0pts·1840perf+34.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Gabriel Louchard led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Louchard4.5Ines4Jacquemin4Perrin-Gueysset4Boudinar4Monnet3.5

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Gabriel Louchard held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gabriel Louchard drew with Tinaig Ines (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Gabriel Louchard 3 wins (R1–R3)Tinaig Ines 3 wins (R1–R3)Roman Jacquemin 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Gabriel Louchard	*	½	—	—
2Tinaig Ines	½	*	½	—
3Roman Jacquemin	—	½	*	—
4Nathys Perrin-Gueysset	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Louchard, Gabriel	1632	FRA	+33B	+12N	+26B	=2N	+6N	4.5	12.5	14.0	12.00	1977	+62.4
2	Ines, Tinaig	1684	FRA	+14N	+22B	+25N	=1B	=4N	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.75	1810	+12.2
3	Perrin-Gueysset, Nathys	1671	FRA	+5N	+36B	+17N	−6B	+11N	4.0	13.5	14.5	11.00	1840	+34.8
4	Jacquemin, Roman	1627	FRA	=32N	+19B	+38B	+10N	=2B	4.0	12.0	13.0	10.25	1755	+26.0
5	Boudinar, Elhacene	1525	FRA	−3B	+21N	+27B	+26N	+16B	4.0	11.5	13.5	9.50	1644	+6.4
6	Carnet, Anaelle	1683	FRA	+18B	=7N	+13B	+3N	−1B	3.5	15.0	18.0	11.75	1765	+21.2
7	Monnet, Sebastien	1643	FRA	+34N	=6B	+8N	−11B	+20N	3.5	12.5	14.0	9.25	1693	+7.0
8	Equey, Sami	1518	FRA	+19N	=9B	−7B	+38N	+23B	3.5	12.5	13.5	8.25	1705	+39.6
9	Lecrohart, Thomas	1719	FRA	=13B	=8N	+28B	=20B	+15N	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.50	1514	-15.4
10	FIDE 576011925	0	—	+31N	=34B	+36N	−4B	+22N	3.5	10.0	11.0	6.25	1654	0.0
11	Cathelin, Kerrian	1595	FRA	−12B	+20N	+35B	+7N	−3B	3.0	13.0	14.0	7.00	1626	+7.2
12	Piochelle, Pierre Guillaume	1753	FRA	+11N	−1B	−20N	+21N	+27B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.50	1429	-24.8
13	Denis, Stephane	1591	FRA	=9N	+32B	−6N	=17B	+25N	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.75	1629	+3.0
14	Lefrere, Adrien	1576	FRA	−2B	+28N	+39B	=23N	=17B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.75	887	-14.0
15	Bros, Thomas	0	FRA	+27B	−16N	+18B	+?N	−9B	3.0	11.5	11.5	5.00	1585	0.0
16	Schulz, Bernard	1616	FRA	−36N	+15B	+29N	+25B	−5N	3.0	11.0	12.0	7.00	855	-18.0
17	Guy, Issah	0	ENG	+35B	+?N	−3B	=13N	=14N	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1576	0.0
18	Penet, Armand	1540	FRA	−6N	+29B	−15N	+37B	+30N	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.00	884	-12.4
19	Azen, Bernard	1658	FRA	−8B	−4N	+42B	+35N	+26B	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	775	-24.6
20	Rivet, Aurelien	1437	FRA	+30N	−11B	+12B	=9N	−7B	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.75	1590	+13.8
21	Iris, Michael	0	FRA	+24N	−5B	=22N	−12B	+33B	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.25	1499	0.0
22	Esbelin, Alex-Henri	1624	FRA	+40B	−2N	=21B	+32N	−10B	2.5	11.5	12.5	3.75	1673	+3.8
23	Moya, Rafael	0	FRA	−25N	+42B	+34N	=14B	−8N	2.5	10.0	10.0	3.00	1528	0.0
24	FIDE 544029330	0	—	−21B	−35N	=33B	+42N	+32B	2.5	6.5	6.5	2.25	1481	0.0
25	Gastal, Alexis	0	FRA	+23B	+33N	−2B	−16N	−13B	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.00	1390	0.0
26	FIDE 576000842	0	—	+37N	+41B	−1N	−5B	−19N	2.0	12.5	13.5	2.00	805	0.0
27	FIDE 576012158	0	—	−15N	+37B	−5N	+29B	−12N	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.00	839	0.0
28	Ben Amor, Amine	0	FRA	+42N	−14B	−9N	−30B	+37N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	848	0.0
29	Couillebault, Julien	0	FRA	+43B	−18N	−16B	−27N	+35B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	778	0.0
30	Garnier, Emilien	0	FRA	−20B	+43N	−?B	+28N	−18B	2.0	7.5	7.5	2.00	680	0.0
31	FIDE 544055560	0	—	−10B	−39N	+41N	+40B	−?B	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.00	1470	0.0
32	Carnet, Damien	1482	FRA	=4B	−13N	+40N	−22B	−24N	1.5	12.0	13.0	3.00	1494	+1.2
33	Robert, Tom	1486	FRA	−1N	−25B	=24N	+34B	−21N	1.5	11.5	13.0	2.75	1562	+12.8
34	Ben Amor, Kateb	1491	FRA	−7B	=10N	−23B	−33N	+41N	1.5	11.0	12.0	2.75	741	-34.8
35	FIDE 576011992	0	—	−17N	+24B	−11N	−19B	−29N	1.0	11.5	13.5	2.50	826	0.0
36	Viers, Alexandre	1785	FRA	+16B	−3N	−10B	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	1644	-7.6
37	Pujos, Pascal	0	FRA	−26B	−27N	+43B	−18N	−28B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	740	0.0
38	Laccore, Henri	1427	FRA	+39B	F	−4N	−8B	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	775	-12.0
39	FIDE 544011210	0	—	−38N	+31B	−14N	F	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	2.00	698	0.0
40	Louchard, Leon	1472	FRA	−22N	F	−32B	−31N	+43B	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	755	-31.6
41	FIDE 560073772	0	—	−?B	−26N	−31B	+43N	−34B	1.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	679	0.0
42	FIDE 544091575	0	—	−28B	−23N	−19N	−24B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	858	0.0
43	FIDE 560077026	0	—	−29N	−30B	−37N	−41B	−40N	0.0	6.0	7.0	0.00	673	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Louchard, GabrielFRA
+62.4
4.5 pts · #1
2Equey, SamiFRA
+39.6
3.5 pts · #8
3Perrin-Gueysset, NathysFRA
+34.8
4.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Ben Amor, KatebFRA
-34.8
1.5 pts · #35
2Louchard, LeonFRA
-31.6
1.0 pts · #29
3Piochelle, Pierre GuillaumeFRA
-24.8
3.0 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R3+316 Elo gap
Rivet, Aurelien1437 beat Piochelle, Pierre Guillaume1753
R1+140 Elo gap
Equey, Sami1518 beat Azen, Bernard1658
R2+121 Elo gap
Louchard, Gabriel1632 beat Piochelle, Pierre Guillaume1753