Open des fleurs de Grasse 2026 (tournoi B -1500 elo)
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13 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Grasse, France. Top 10 Elo average was 289, and top seed was Philippe Millot (🇫🇷 FRA, 1480).
Paul Coussement (🇫🇷 FRA, 0) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Paul Lecuen Pecha (5.0) and Valentin Benedetti (4.0). Coussement won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇫🇷Grasse, France
Dates
11 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
289
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsPaul Coussement led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Paul Coussement never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Paul Coussement beat Paul Lecuen Pecha (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Paul Coussement 6 wins (R1–R6)Paul Lecuen Pecha 5 wins (R2–R6)Valentin Benedetti 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paul Coussement | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Paul Lecuen Pecha | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Valentin Benedetti | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Gaspard Hocquet | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coussement, Paul | 0 | FRA | +2N | +?B | +4B | +3N | +?N | +6B | 6.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lecuen Pecha, Paul | 1436 | FRA | −1B | +13N | +7N | +5B | +4B | +3N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 14.00 | 2253 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Benedetti, Valentin | 0 | FRA | +?N | +5B | +?N | −1B | +?N | −2B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lyet, Richard | 1451 | FRA | +11N | +9B | −1N | +6B | −2N | =5B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 636 | -20.8 |
| 5 | Hocquet, Gaspard | 0 | FRA | +10B | −3N | +11B | −2N | +9B | =4N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1252 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 544090510 | 0 | — | −9B | +12N | +?B | −4N | +11B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 560010967 | 0 | — | =?B | +?N | −2B | =10N | +8B | −?N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 636 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 527059537 | 0 | — | +12N | −?B | −9N | +?B | −7N | +?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 527059499 | 0 | — | +6N | −4N | +8B | −?B | −5N | −?B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 652032507 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | −?N | =7B | −?N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 576022196 | 0 | — | −4B | F | −5N | +12B | −6N | −?B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 560072172 | 0 | — | −8B | −6B | F | −11N | −?N | +13B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 560010916 | 0 | — | −?N | −2B | −?N | −?B | F | −12N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lecuen Pecha, PaulFRA+20.85.0 pts · #3
- 2FIDE 5270594990.02.0 pts · #13
- 3Benedetti, ValentinFRA0.04.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Lyet, RichardFRA-20.83.5 pts · #9
- 2FIDE 5270594990.02.0 pts · #13
- 3Benedetti, ValentinFRA0.04.0 pts · #5