1er open FIDE lent du Passage (-1800)

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19 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 04 Apr 2026 in Le Passage, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1442, and top seed was Benoit Dabadie (🇫🇷 FRA, 1729).

Julien Buffard (🇫🇷 FRA, 1718) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Berenger Carmona (6.5) and Guilhain Nerbonne (6.5). Buffard shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Paul Garez (1454) beat Andre Delos (1596), a +142-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Le Passage, France

Dates

04 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Benoit Dabadie1729

Avg top 10

1,442

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇷France×14

Top 3

🥇
Julien Buffard
🇫🇷FRA·1718
7.5pts·1811perf+16.2
🥈
Berenger Carmona
🇫🇷FRA·1726
6.5pts·1810perf+29.2
🥉
Guilhain Nerbonne
🇫🇷FRA·1688
6.5pts·1681perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Julien Buffard led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Buffard7.5Carmona6.5Nerbonne6.5Lescure6Dabadie6Grenier5

R9 · LEADER CHANGE06 Apr

Julien Buffard takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Julien Buffard beat Berenger Carmona (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Julien Buffard 3 wins (R1–R3)Berenger Carmona 4 wins (R5–R8)Guilhain Nerbonne 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Julien Buffard	*	1	½	1
2Berenger Carmona	0	*	1	0
3Guilhain Nerbonne	½	0	*	1
4Christophe Lescure	0	1	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Buffard, Julien	1718	FRA	+19B	+7N	+2B	−4B	+6N	+5B	=3N	+10N	+8B	7.5	43.5	44.0	34.75	1811	+16.2
2	Carmona, Berenger	1726	FRA	+18N	+10B	−1N	=6B	+8N	+7B	+4N	+3B	−5N	6.5	44.5	46.0	30.00	1810	+29.2
3	Nerbonne, Guilhain	1688	FRA	+14N	=6B	=9N	+11B	+5N	+4B	=1B	−2N	+10B	6.5	43.5	46.0	31.00	1681	0.0
4	Dabadie, Benoit	1729	FRA	+13B	+9N	+5B	+1N	F	−3N	−2B	+8B	+7N	6.0	44.0	44.0	31.00	1739	+2.6
5	Lescure, Christophe	0	FRA	+?N	+8B	−4N	+15B	−3B	−1N	+11B	+6N	+2B	6.0	42.5	42.5	22.50	1656	0.0
6	Grenier, Alexandre	1476	FRA	+12B	=3N	+7B	=2N	−1B	+9B	−8N	−5B	+11N	5.0	44.5	48.5	24.00	1614	+43.6
7	Garez, Paul	1454	FRA	+16N	−1B	−6N	+19B	+11N	−2N	+15B	+9N	−4B	5.0	38.5	39.0	14.00	1409	-9.6
8	Exbrayat, Raphael	1536	FRA	=11B	−5N	+18B	+14N	−2B	+15N	+6B	−4N	−1N	4.5	40.0	41.5	13.50	1468	-10.4
9	Delos, Andre	1596	FRA	+17N	−4B	=3B	=13N	=12B	−6N	+18N	−7B	+16N	4.5	34.5	36.0	13.00	1261	-31.6
10	Bergeret, Eloise	1499	FRA	+15N	−2N	−11B	F	+14B	+12N	+13B	−1B	−3N	4.0	37.0	37.0	12.50	911	-27.2
11	Exbrayat, Diana	0	FRA	=8N	=?B	+10N	−3N	−7B	+17B	−5N	+19N	−6B	4.0	33.5	33.5	8.75	1411	0.0
12	Lescure, Leo	0	FRA	−6N	−14B	+17N	+16B	=9N	−10B	=?N	−13B	+18B	4.0	25.5	25.5	8.25	1350	0.0
13	FIDE 576025845	0	—	−4N	+17B	F	=9B	F	F	−10N	+12N	+14B	3.5	23.0	23.0	10.75	1336	0.0
14	FIDE 560095326	0	—	−3B	+12N	F	−8B	−10N	F	=19B	+18N	−13N	2.5	24.5	24.5	5.75	768	0.0
15	Fontana, Gabin	0	FRA	−10B	+18B	+16N	−5N	=?B	−8B	−7N	F	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	4.00	1192	0.0
16	FIDE 544093950	0	—	−7B	+19N	−15B	−12N	+17N	=18B	F	F	−9B	2.5	20.0	20.0	3.25	719	0.0
17	Mortreux, Herve	0	FRA	−9B	−13N	−12B	+18N	−16B	−11N	F	F	+19B	2.0	20.5	20.5	2.00	798	0.0
18	FIDE 544051549	0	—	−2B	−15N	−8N	−17B	+19N	=16N	−9B	−14B	−12N	1.5	29.0	29.5	1.75	813	0.0
19	FIDE 560019760	0	—	−1N	−16B	F	−7N	−18B	F	=14N	−11B	−17N	0.5	25.0	25.0	1.25	779	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Grenier, AlexandreFRA
+43.6
5.0 pts · #6
2Carmona, BerengerFRA
+29.2
6.5 pts · #2
3Buffard, JulienFRA
+16.2
7.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Delos, AndreFRA
-31.6
4.5 pts · #13
2Bergeret, EloiseFRA
-27.2
4.0 pts · #15
3Exbrayat, RaphaelFRA
-10.4
4.5 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R8+142 Elo gap
Garez, Paul1454 beat Delos, Andre1596
R6+120 Elo gap
Grenier, Alexandre1476 beat Delos, Andre1596