Open de Champagne 2026

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69 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Reims, France. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2094, and top seed was Quentin Laignel (🇫🇷 FRA, 2199).

Quentin Laignel (🇫🇷 FRA, 2199) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Romain Varoquier (5.5) and Alois Greuthier (5.0). Laignel shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Adam Amroune (1589) beat Fancois-Xavier Viot Le Henaff (2019), a +430-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Reims, France

Dates

23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Quentin Laignel2199

Avg top 10

2,094

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇫🇷France×62

🇧🇪Belgium×2

🇱🇺Luxembourg×2

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇲🇦Morocco×1

Top 3

🥇
Quentin Laignel
🇫🇷FRA·2199
5.5pts·2394perf+42.4
🥈
Romain Varoquier
🇫🇷FRA·2183
5.5pts·2360perf+19.8
🥉
Alois Greuthier
🇫🇷FRA·1981
5.0pts·2142perf+24.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Varoquier5.5Laignel5.5En-nhiri5Greuthier5Krajewski4.5Milliere4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. Laignel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Romain Varoquier drew with Quentin Laignel (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Romain Varoquier 3 wins (R1–R3)Quentin Laignel 3 wins (R1–R3)Abdelbaki En-nhiri 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Romain Varoquier	*	½	—	—
2Quentin Laignel	½	*	—	1
3Abdelbaki En-nhiri	—	—	*	—
4Alois Greuthier	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Laignel, Quentin	2199	FRA	+18B	+14N	+3B	=2N	+12B	+9N	5.5	22.5	26.0	23.25	2394	+42.4
2	Varoquier, Romain	2183	FRA	+43N	+20B	+17N	=1B	+19N	+10B	5.5	20.0	22.5	19.75	2360	+19.8
3	Greuthier, Alois	1981	FRA	+60B	+15N	−1N	+27B	+11N	+8B	5.0	20.5	22.0	16.50	2142	+24.8
4	En-nhiri, Abdelbaki	2012	MAR	=47N	+52B	+29N	+8B	=10N	+15B	5.0	17.5	19.5	16.25	2102	+32.4
5	Krajewski, Thomas	2060	FRA	+39N	=11B	=13N	+28N	=6B	+19B	4.5	19.0	22.0	15.75	2030	-4.4
6	Selvi, Laurent	1934	FRA	+50N	+36B	−12N	+22B	=5N	+17B	4.5	18.5	20.5	14.25	2053	+20.6
7	Milliere, Louis	2126	FRA	+33N	=13B	+57N	−19B	+24N	+20B	4.5	17.5	19.5	14.00	2013	-23.2
8	Le Solleu, Guillaume	2052	FRA	+54B	+16N	+21B	−4N	+14B	−3N	4.0	21.5	23.5	13.50	1987	-7.2
9	Drissi, Anis	2033	FRA	+37N	=29B	=11N	+23B	+13N	−1B	4.0	20.0	23.0	14.00	1982	-5.2
10	Zounani, Yacine	2137	FRA	+42B	+23N	=28B	+32N	=4B	−2N	4.0	20.0	23.0	13.50	2053	-9.2
11	Modanese, Augusto	1831	ITA	+49B	=5N	=9B	+18N	−3B	+30N	4.0	20.0	22.0	12.75	1948	+20.2
12	Decosse, Jean-FabienCM	2117	FRA	+31B	+27N	+6B	F	−1N	+21N	4.0	19.5	19.5	14.00	2153	+6.4
13	Barre, Jules	1850	FRA	+68B	=7N	=5B	+25N	−9B	+32N	4.0	19.5	19.5	11.00	1997	+24.6
14	Selvi, Yanis	1846	FRA	+65N	−1B	+33N	+48B	−8N	+35B	4.0	17.5	18.5	9.00	1829	+1.1
15	Dos Santos, Kyle	1756	FRA	+67N	−3B	+50N	+57B	+28N	−4N	4.0	17.0	17.5	7.50	1947	+25.2
16	Adam, Marc-Antoine	1763	FRA	+66N	−8B	+40N	−17B	+37N	+33B	4.0	16.5	17.5	10.00	1819	+14.4
17	Watelet, Sylvain	1938	BEL	+44B	+30N	−2B	+16N	=21B	−6N	3.5	20.5	23.0	11.25	1904	-2.8
18	Lux, Oceane	1677	FRA	−1N	+59B	+35N	−11B	+27N	=22B	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.75	1787	+25.6
19	Bouaziz, Ayden	1783	FRA	=55B	+53N	+51B	+7N	−2B	−5N	3.5	18.5	20.5	9.50	2056	+36.9
20	Bigorre, Alexandre	1911	FRA	+45B	−2N	=31B	+52N	+46B	−7N	3.5	18.0	20.0	8.50	1835	-14.0
21	Massart, Victor	1918	FRA	+48N	+46B	−8N	+36B	=17N	−12B	3.5	17.0	19.0	9.25	1900	+1.6
22	Ait Aissa, Madi	1760	FRA	+34B	−28N	+60B	−6N	+49B	=18N	3.5	16.0	17.5	8.25	1708	-11.6
23	Dumanget, Hugo	1823	FRA	+62N	−10B	+54N	−9N	=31B	+43B	3.5	15.5	17.0	7.50	1799	-3.8
24	Fiorina, Jean-Christophe	1713	FRA	=53B	+55N	−32B	+61N	−7B	+44B	3.5	14.0	15.5	7.00	1739	+1.2
25	Ruet, Alanzo	1702	FRA	+38N	−57B	+65N	−13B	+48N	=29B	3.5	14.0	15.0	7.50	1701	+0.8
26	Le Govic, Jeremie	0	FRA	−27B	−54N	=44B	+64N	+61B	+51N	3.5	11.0	12.5	6.25	1651	0.0
27	Senobo, David	1796	FRA	+26N	−12B	+37N	−3N	−18B	+50B	3.0	19.0	21.0	8.50	1697	-27.2
28	Vine, Thibaut	1964	FRA	+58N	+22B	=10N	−5B	−15B	=46N	3.0	18.5	20.5	8.75	1827	-18.4
29	Glavnov, Pavel	1805	FRA	+56B	=9N	−4B	F	+39N	=25N	3.0	17.5	17.5	8.75	1833	+5.6
30	Henry, Mathis	1747	FRA	+35N	−17B	−48N	+50B	+38N	−11B	3.0	15.5	17.5	8.00	1495	-50.4
31	Amroune, Adam	1589	LUX	−12N	+62B	=20N	+41B	=23N	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	8.00	1928	+60.0
32	Zeroual, Mohamed	1851	FRA	F	+64B	+24N	−10B	+43N	−13B	3.0	15.5	15.5	7.50	1854	+0.8
33	Menissier, Alain	1604	FRA	−7B	+68N	−14B	+65N	+51B	−16N	3.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1729	+16.8
34	Deleuze, William	0	FRA	−22N	+58B	−46N	+40B	+36N	−41B	3.0	15.0	17.0	8.00	1715	0.0
35	Ribeiro Goncalves, Leandre	0	FRA	−30B	+44N	−18B	+60N	+52B	−14N	3.0	15.0	16.5	6.00	1645	0.0
36	Berki, Liam	1749	FRA	+63B	−6N	+49B	−21N	−34B	+48N	3.0	15.0	16.5	5.50	1695	-4.4
37	Huang, Louis	1573	FRA	−9B	+56N	−27B	+66N	−16B	+53N	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.00	1044	-22.0
38	Sathish Kumar, Gurunandhan	0	FRA	−25B	=61N	+42B	=51N	−30B	+58B	3.0	13.5	15.0	6.75	1651	0.0
39	Marival, Fred	1586	FRA	−5B	−49N	+56B	+62N	−29B	+55N	3.0	13.5	15.0	5.50	944	-19.8
40	Bouaziz, Inaya	1568	FRA	−41N	+66B	−16B	−34N	+65B	+56B	3.0	13.0	14.0	4.00	1600	0.0
41	Viot Le Henaff, Fancois-Xavier	2019	FRA	+40B	F	F	−31N	+45B	+34N	3.0	11.5	11.5	8.50	1744	-30.4
42	Laignel, Amandine	1607	FRA	−10N	−65B	−38N	+69B	+62B	+49N	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	1506	-20.8
43	Roux, Jean-francois	1651	FRA	−2B	=45N	+55B	+53N	−32B	−23N	2.5	16.5	18.5	5.25	1479	-16.4
44	Lehad, Jade	1503	FRA	−17N	−35B	=26N	+59B	+67B	−24N	2.5	15.5	16.0	4.25	1571	+6.0
45	Le Guilcher, Blanche	1477	FRA	−20N	=43B	−52N	+47B	−41N	+65B	2.5	13.5	14.5	4.75	1608	+30.8
46	Glavnov, Emma	1686	FRA	+69B	−21N	+34B	F	−20N	=28B	2.5	13.0	13.0	4.50	1658	-4.0
47	Enchery Goret, Siron	1568	FRA	=4B	−51N	−53B	−45N	+68N	+67B	2.5	12.0	12.0	3.00	1603	-0.4
48	Laignel, Bruno	1485	FRA	−21B	+69N	+30B	−14N	−25B	−36B	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1546	+4.8
49	Diouani, Niels	1442	FRA	−11N	+39B	−36N	+54B	−22N	−42B	2.0	16.5	18.5	5.00	1561	+29.6
50	Chiriac, Rares-Petru	1496	FRA	−6B	+63N	−15B	−30N	+66B	−27N	2.0	16.0	17.0	2.50	999	-24.0
51	Galtier, Sebastien	1854	FRA	=59N	+47B	−19N	=38B	−33N	−26B	2.0	15.5	17.5	5.00	1520	-66.4
52	Mimouni, Mohamed	1572	FRA	F	−4N	+45B	−20B	−35N	+61N	2.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	1712	+11.0
53	Sainton, Arsene	0	FRA	=24N	−19B	+47N	−43B	=54N	−37B	2.0	15.0	17.0	5.25	1520	0.0
54	Gauvain, Clement	1583	FRA	−8N	+26B	−23B	−49N	=53B	=64N	2.0	15.0	16.5	5.25	1380	-20.0
55	Somerville, Charles	0	FRA	=19N	−24B	−43N	+68B	=58N	−39B	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.75	1492	0.0
56	Kacar, Lea	0	BEL	−29N	−37B	−39N	+63B	+60B	−40N	2.0	13.5	15.0	3.00	1371	0.0
57	Bassompierre, Patrick	1922	FRA	+61B	+25N	−7B	−15N	F	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	5.00	1777	-13.2
58	Reynaud, Francois	1510	FRA	−28B	−34N	+63B	=67N	=55B	−38N	2.0	12.5	13.0	2.75	1110	-1.6
59	Wang, Hugo	1472	FRA	=51B	−18N	−61B	−44N	=63N	+66B	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.75	1309	-30.8
60	Toic, Isabelle	1524	FRA	−3N	+67B	−22N	−35B	−56N	=62B	1.5	15.0	15.5	1.25	1042	-5.6
61	Pierrot, Abigael	1488	FRA	−57N	=38B	+59N	−24B	−26N	−52B	1.5	14.0	16.0	3.50	1468	-8.0
62	Diouani, Elise	0	FRA	−23B	−31N	+69B	−39B	−42N	=60N	1.5	14.0	14.0	0.75	1260	0.0
63	Poonoosamy, Jivan	0	FRA	−36N	−50B	−58N	−56N	=59B	+68B	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.00	1389	0.0
64	Brosset, Louis	1560	LUX	F	−32N	F	−26B	+69N	=54B	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.00	1524	-2.4
65	Bouaziz, Isleym	1443	FRA	−14B	+42N	−25B	−33B	−40N	−45N	1.0	16.5	19.0	3.00	1361	-23.2
66	Bouaziz, Ayna	0	FRA	−16B	−40N	+68B	−37B	−50N	−59N	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1283	0.0
67	Hardy, Alexis	0	FRA	−15B	−60N	F	=58B	−44N	−47N	0.5	12.5	12.5	1.00	1206	0.0
68	Chiriac, Maria-Isabelle	1461	FRA	−13N	−33B	−66N	−55N	−47B	−63N	0.0	13.0	14.0	0.00	874	-30.0
69	FIDE 576043860	0	—	−46N	−48B	−62N	−42N	−64B	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	785	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Amroune, AdamLUX
+60.0
3.0 pts · #35
2Laignel, QuentinFRA
+42.4
5.5 pts · #2
3Bouaziz, AydenFRA
+36.9
3.5 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Galtier, SebastienFRA
-66.4
2.0 pts · #45
2Henry, MathisFRA
-50.4
3.0 pts · #48
3Wang, HugoFRA
-30.8
2.0 pts · #61

Biggest upsets

R4+430 Elo gap
Amroune, Adam1589 beat Viot Le Henaff, Fancois-Xavier2019
R4+343 Elo gap
Bouaziz, Ayden1783 beat Milliere, Louis2126
R3+262 Elo gap
Laignel, Bruno1485 beat Henry, Mathis1747