Open de la Marne Classique 2026 (-2400 Elo)

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40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Chalons En Champagne, France. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1977, and top seed was Quentin Laignel (🇫🇷 FRA, 2244).

Quentin Laignel (🇫🇷 FRA, 2244) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Louis Milliere (4.5) and Paul Nguyen (4.0). Laignel won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Raphael Failliot (1602) beat Mathis Ruet (1863), a +261-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Chalons En Champagne, France

Dates

11 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Quentin Laignel2244

Avg top 10

1,977

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇷France×35

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Quentin Laignel
🇫🇷FRA·2244
4.5pts·2316perf+13.6
🥈
Louis Milliere
🇫🇷FRA·2010
4.5pts·2250perf+51.2
🥉
Paul Nguyen
🇫🇷FRA·2118
4.0pts·2172perf+17.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Laignel4.5Milliere4.5Krajewski4Plane4Nguyen4Le Blanc3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Laignel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Quentin Laignel drew with Louis Milliere (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Quentin Laignel 3 wins (R1–R3)Louis Milliere 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Quentin Laignel	*	½	—	—
2Louis Milliere	½	*	—	—
3Thomas Krajewski	—	—	*	0
4CMBoris Plane	—	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Laignel, Quentin	2244	FRA	+7N	+12B	+6N	=2B	+3N	4.5	15.5	18.5	16.25	2316	+13.6
2	Milliere, Louis	2010	FRA	+23N	+21B	+19N	=1N	+10B	4.5	12.5	14.5	12.25	2250	+51.2
3	Nguyen, Paul	2118	FRA	+22B	+14N	+10B	+5N	−1B	4.0	14.5	17.0	12.50	2172	+17.2
4	Krajewski, Thomas	1996	FRA	+30B	+8N	−5B	+9B	+11N	4.0	14.0	16.0	12.00	1996	+4.8
5	Plane, BorisCM	1919	FRA	+26N	+15B	+4N	−3B	+12N	4.0	14.0	16.0	12.00	2028	+17.0
6	Le Blanc, Evgeny	1935	FRA	+31B	+17N	−1B	+16N	=8B	3.5	14.0	16.0	9.75	1958	+9.6
7	Baralle, Fabrice	1583	FRA	−1B	+35N	+14B	=13N	+20B	3.5	13.0	14.0	8.00	1929	+33.6
8	Barbarot, Nicolas	1783	FRA	+24N	−4B	+27N	+15B	=6N	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	1825	+11.6
9	Failliot, Raphael	1602	FRA	+29B	+13N	=20B	−4N	+19N	3.5	12.0	14.0	8.75	1939	+66.0
10	Vasseur, Joachim	1972	FRA	+27N	+16B	−3N	+21B	−2N	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.50	1910	-7.0
11	Massart, Victor	1880	FRA	+18B	=20N	=13B	+17N	−4B	3.0	13.0	15.5	8.75	1828	-6.2
12	Bouzou, Xavier	1785	FRA	+35B	−1N	+22B	+28N	−5B	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.50	1826	+4.8
13	Ruet, Mathis	1863	FRA	+25N	−9B	=11N	=7B	+28N	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.25	1702	-34.4
14	Stoven, Antoine	1804	FRA	+33N	−3B	−7N	+26B	+23N	3.0	11.5	13.0	5.50	1694	-11.2
15	Melikyan, Milan	1636	FRA	+34B	−5N	+32B	−8N	+29B	3.0	11.5	13.0	5.50	1010	-7.6
16	Pawlikowska, Alexandre	1722	FRA	+39B	−10N	+18B	−6B	+24N	3.0	11.5	12.5	6.00	1666	-9.2
17	Adam, Marc-Antoine	1757	FRA	+37N	−6B	+25N	−11B	+27N	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.00	1704	-8.8
18	Diouani, Niels	1470	FRA	−11N	+38B	−16N	+36B	+33N	3.0	8.5	9.5	3.50	994	-10.8
19	Burak, Ilona	1830	UKR	+32B	+28N	−2B	=20N	−9B	2.5	12.5	14.5	5.25	1644	-20.0
20	Ruet, Alanzo	1692	FRA	+38N	=11B	=9N	=19B	−7N	2.5	12.5	13.5	5.50	1636	-12.8
21	Henry, Mathis	1767	FRA	+36B	−2N	+31B	−10N	=22B	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.25	1686	-19.2
22	Enchery Goret, Siron	1573	FRA	−3N	+33B	−12N	+25B	=21N	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.75	1656	+10.8
23	Fassi, Jakub	1561	FRA	−2B	−36N	+34B	+32N	−14B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.50	1083	-11.2
24	Pierrot, Abigael	0	FRA	−8B	+30N	−28B	+31N	−16B	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.00	1571	0.0
25	Donet, Pauline	1450	FRA	−13B	+29N	−17B	−22N	+35B	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	926	-11.0
26	Reynaud, Francois	1512	FRA	−5B	=34N	+36B	−14N	=30B	2.0	10.5	11.5	2.75	1481	-4.0
27	Lehad, Jade	1551	FRA	−10B	+39N	−8B	+35N	−17B	2.0	10.5	11.5	2.00	1030	-21.2
28	Guerin, Aymeric	1624	FRA	+40N	−19B	+24N	−12B	−13B	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1026	-29.2
29	FIDE 560045396	0	—	−9N	−25B	+37N	+34B	−15N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.50	696	0.0
30	Adamkiewicz, Baptiste	1559	FRA	−4N	−24B	+38N	=33B	=26N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.75	1536	-4.8
31	Mezouar, Kenzi	1535	FRA	−6N	+37B	−21N	−24B	+36N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	1051	-11.6
32	Diouani, Elise	0	FRA	−19N	+40B	−15N	−23B	+37N	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	809	0.0
33	Gozalishvili, Nikoloz	0	FRA	−14B	−22N	+39B	=30N	−18B	1.5	10.5	11.5	2.00	1274	0.0
34	Janas, Axel	0	FRA	−15N	=26B	−23N	−29N	+39B	1.5	9.0	10.0	2.00	1231	0.0
35	Narenne Galtie, Constance	0	FRA	−12N	−7B	+40N	−27B	−25N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	792	0.0
36	Adamkiewicz, Gabrielle	0	FRA	−21N	+23B	−26N	−18N	−31B	1.0	9.5	11.5	2.00	1329	0.0
37	Ciuta, Ines	0	FRA	−17B	−31N	−29B	+38N	−32B	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.00	848	0.0
38	FIDE 653076214	0	—	−20B	−18N	−30B	−37B	+40N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	765	0.0
39	FIDE 527062805	0	—	−16N	−27B	−33N	+40B	−34N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	837	0.0
40	FIDE 560045388	0	—	−28B	−32N	−35B	−39N	−38B	0.0	6.0	7.0	0.00	826	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Failliot, RaphaelFRA
+66.0
3.5 pts · #12
2Milliere, LouisFRA
+51.2
4.5 pts · #2
3Baralle, FabriceFRA
+33.6
3.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Ruet, MathisFRA
-34.4
3.0 pts · #9
2Guerin, AymericFRA
-29.2
2.0 pts · #39
3Lehad, JadeFRA
-21.2
2.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R2+261 Elo gap
Failliot, Raphael1602 beat Ruet, Mathis1863
R5+228 Elo gap
Failliot, Raphael1602 beat Burak, Ilona1830
R3+221 Elo gap
Baralle, Fabrice1583 beat Stoven, Antoine1804