6e Festival d'Echecs de Limoges - Open de l'email (-2400 Elo)
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Limoges, France. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2099, and top seed was Thomas Jackson (🇫🇷 FRA, 2223).
Thomas Jackson (🇫🇷 FRA, 2223) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Elias Favauge (4.0) and Marius Lefol (4.0). Jackson won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Pierre Lefort (1871) beat Simeon Pottier (CM, 2184), a +313-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsThomas Jackson led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Thomas Jackson never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Thomas Jackson beat Elias Favauge (White).
Thomas Jackson 5 wins (R1–R5)Marius Lefol 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas Jackson | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Elias Favauge | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Marius Lefol | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4CMSimeon Pottier | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson, Thomas | 2223 | FRA | +4B | +12N | +2B | +3N | +6B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2809 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Favauge, Elias | 2116 | FRA | +17N | +7B | −1N | +10B | +4N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2287 | +42.4 |
| 3 | Lefol, Marius | 2108 | FRA | +18N | +11B | +5N | −1B | +7N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2287 | +45.2 |
| 4 | Lalitte, Raphael | 1985 | FRA | −1N | +18B | +13N | +5B | −2B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 2088 | +28.0 |
| 5 | Budak, Rewi | 2117 | FRA | +14B | +6N | −3B | −4N | +10N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 2066 | -5.4 |
| 6 | Toulemont, Anouk | 1827 | FRA | +8N | −5B | +15N | +19B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2100 | +33.4 |
| 7 | Saim, Bachir | 2048 | ALG | +20B | −2N | +17B | +11N | −3B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 2058 | +2.2 |
| 8 | Budak, Rezan | 2051 | FRA | −6B | +20N | −10B | +17N | +13B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1956 | -10.8 |
| 9 | Pottier, SimeonCM | 2184 | FRA | −15N | −17B | +18N | +16B | +19N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1928 | -27.0 |
| 10 | Selebran, Henri | 2111 | FRA | =16B | +15B | +8N | −2N | −5B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 2013 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Chamaillard, Sylvain | 2019 | FRA | +19B | −3N | =16N | −7B | +15N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1947 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Lamothe, Hugo | 2008 | FRA | +13N | −1B | −19N | =15B | +17N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1928 | -10.6 |
| 13 | Vikhorst, Roman | 1798 | FRA | −12B | +14N | −4B | +20B | −8N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1888 | +22.0 |
| 14 | Larand, Manuel | 1941 | FRA | −5N | −13B | =20N | +18B | =16N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1806 | -18.6 |
| 15 | Vendeuil-Richard, Maelan | 1948 | FRA | +9B | −10N | −6B | =12N | −11B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1881 | -18.4 |
| 16 | Delpech, Alexis | 1831 | FRA | =10N | F | =11B | −9N | =14B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1977 | +12.4 |
| 17 | Lefort, Pierre | 1871 | FRA | −2B | +9N | −7N | −8B | −12B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1841 | -6.8 |
| 18 | Evans, Myles | 1828 | FRA | −3B | −4N | −9B | −14N | +20B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0.50 | 1767 | -17.2 |
| 19 | Dussour, Francois | 1802 | FRA | −11N | F | +12B | −6N | −9B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1817 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Tixier, Benoit | 1816 | FRA | −7N | −8B | =14B | −13N | −18N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1567 | -25.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lefol, MariusFRA+45.24.0 pts · #3
- 2Favauge, EliasFRA+42.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Toulemont, AnoukFRA+33.43.0 pts · #5
- 1Pottier, SimeonCMFRA-27.03.0 pts · #4
- 2Tixier, BenoitFRA-25.20.5 pts · #20
- 3Larand, ManuelFRA-18.62.0 pts · #13
- R2+313 Elo gap
- R1+236 Elo gap
- R1+224 Elo gap