Open de Saint-Max 2026
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Saint Max, France. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2005, and top seed was Arnaud Helstroffer (🇫🇷 FRA, 2153).
Antoine Ellis (🇫🇷 FRA, 2139) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Thibaud Paternoster (5.5) and Colin Sur Cortier (5.5). Ellis shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Geoffrey Gillet (1433) beat Loic Thiebaut (1714), a +281-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Saint Max, France
Dates
15 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAntoine Ellis led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 May
Arnaud Helstroffer takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Antoine Ellis beat Thibaud Paternoster (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Antoine Ellis 4 wins (R1–R4)Thibaud Paternoster 3 wins (R1–R3)Colin Sur Cortier 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Antoine Ellis | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Thibaud Paternoster | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Colin Sur Cortier | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMHan Nam Pham | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellis, Antoine | 2139 | FRA | +17B | +19N | +8B | +2N | −4B | +11B | +6N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 25.50 | 2241 | +16.0 |
| 2 | Paternoster, Thibaud | 2022 | FRA | +14N | +16B | +23N | −1B | +6N | =4N | +9B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 21.50 | 2104 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Sur Cortier, Colin | 2027 | FRA | =18B | +10N | −11B | +28N | +22B | +16N | +4B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 19.75 | 1984 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Helstroffer, Arnaud | 2153 | FRA | +15N | +33B | =6N | +7B | +1N | =2B | −3N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 20.50 | 2118 | -2.6 |
| 5 | Pham, Han NamCM | 2115 | FRA | +13N | +9B | −7N | −6B | +15N | +14B | +11N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 19.00 | 1972 | -34.4 |
| 6 | Vallet, Hadrien | 2021 | FRA | +29B | +12N | =4B | +5N | −2B | +7B | −1B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 18.00 | 2051 | +20.0 |
| 7 | Nezosi, Constantin | 1880 | FRA | +27N | +22B | +5B | −4N | =8B | −6N | +18B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 1940 | +12.4 |
| 8 | Herman, Eliot | 1915 | FRA | +24N | +20B | −1N | +23B | =7N | −9B | +13N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 1862 | -11.6 |
| 9 | En-Nesyry, Ibrahim | 1757 | FRA | +21B | −5N | +29B | =22N | +20B | +8N | −2N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 1927 | +42.4 |
| 10 | Logie, Matthieu | 1699 | FRA | −22B | −3B | +30N | +34N | +24B | =13B | +17N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1787 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Loquet, Adam | 1896 | FRA | +28B | −23N | +3N | +13B | +16B | −1N | −5B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1882 | +0.8 |
| 12 | Thiebaut, Loic | 1714 | FRA | +34N | −6B | −27N | +32B | −13N | +25B | +30N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1428 | -58.8 |
| 13 | Pascaud, Stan | 1622 | FRA | −5B | +35N | +19B | −11N | +12B | =10N | −8B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 1780 | +26.0 |
| 14 | Ehrenfeld, Eliot | 1510 | FRA | −2B | =21N | +35B | +17N | =18B | −5N | =20B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 1702 | +51.6 |
| 15 | Leroy, Simon | 1660 | FRA | −4B | =18N | +31B | =19N | −5B | +22N | =16B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 1702 | +2.0 |
| 16 | Alsaied, Nizar | 1743 | FRA | +30N | −2N | +24B | +27B | −11N | −3B | =15N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 8.75 | 1699 | -16.0 |
| 17 | Harmand, Yann | 1622 | FRA | −1N | +25B | =33N | −14B | +27N | +21N | −10B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 9.25 | 1601 | -6.6 |
| 18 | Picard, Odin | 1614 | FRA | =3N | =15B | F | +33B | =14N | +23B | −7N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1828 | +63.2 |
| 19 | Vuillemard, Jean-Marc | 1778 | FRA | +25N | −1B | −13N | =15B | F | +28N | +23B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1720 | -7.2 |
| 20 | Gensollen, Adrien | 1723 | FRA | +26B | −8N | −28B | +29N | −9N | +27B | =14N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.25 | 1539 | -56.4 |
| 21 | Ehrenfeld, Hugo | 0 | FRA | −9N | =14B | −22N | +26B | +33N | −17B | +27N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1640 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ghecham, Amin | 0 | FRA | +10N | −7N | +21B | =9B | −3N | −15B | =26N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kauffmann, Thomas | 1685 | FRA | +32N | +11B | −2B | −8N | +28B | −18N | −19N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1656 | -6.2 |
| 24 | Hinzelin, Mireille | 1495 | FRA | −8B | +26N | −16N | +31B | −10N | −30B | +34N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 979 | -10.2 |
| 25 | Akre Dakouri, Michael | 1408 | FRA | −19B | −17N | −32B | +35N | +34B | −12N | +29B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1537 | +13.8 |
| 26 | Peroche, Augustin | 0 | FRA | −20N | −24B | F | −21N | +29B | +31N | =22B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Gillet, Geoffrey | 1433 | FRA | −7B | +32N | +12B | −16N | −17B | −20N | −21B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1487 | +8.4 |
| 28 | Detampes, Bastien | 1463 | FRA | −11N | +34B | +20N | −3B | −23N | −19B | −31B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 4.50 | 1542 | +6.0 |
| 29 | Morot, Jean-Luc | 1500 | FRA | −6N | +30B | −9N | −20B | −26N | +32B | −25N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 3.50 | 897 | -44.4 |
| 30 | Mantovani, Stephane | 0 | FRA | −16B | −29N | −10B | F | +32N | +24N | −12B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Le, Titouane | 0 | FRA | F | F | −15N | −24N | +35B | −26B | +28N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Marmier, Charlie | 0 | FRA | −23B | −27B | +25N | −12N | −30B | −29N | =35B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Gelis, Alexis | 1878 | FRA | +35B | −4N | =17B | −18N | −21B | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 1630 | -48.8 |
| 34 | Courchinoux, Alexis | 0 | FRA | −12B | −28N | F | −10B | −25N | +35N | −24B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.50 | 1262 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Haas, Bernard | 1433 | FRA | −33N | −13B | −14N | −25B | −31N | −34B | =32N | 0.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.75 | 793 | -50.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Picard, OdinFRA+63.23.5 pts · #9
- 2Ehrenfeld, EliotFRA+51.63.5 pts · #13
- 3En-Nesyry, IbrahimFRA+42.44.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Thiebaut, LoicFRA-58.84.0 pts · #29
- 2Gensollen, AdrienFRA-56.43.5 pts · #19
- 3Haas, BernardFRA-50.00.5 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R3+281 Elo gap
- R4+264 Elo gap
- R3+260 Elo gap