Championnat du Gard 2026

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58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Nimes, France. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1882, and top seed was Jordan Sauret (🇫🇷 FRA, 2051).

Raphael Long (🇫🇷 FRA, 1977) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Raphael Naffah (5.5) and Yoann Morel (5.5). Long clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Alexander Kiss (1436) beat Kevin Lefevre (1740), a +304-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Nimes, France

Dates

08 May 2026 → 10 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Jordan Sauret2051

Avg top 10

1,882

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇫🇷France×52

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

Top 3

🥇
Raphael Long
🇫🇷FRA·1977
6.0pts·2617perf+37.8
🥈
Raphael Naffah
🇫🇷FRA·1802
5.5pts·2042perf+51.1
🥉
Yoann Morel
🇫🇷FRA·2028
5.5pts·2024perf+1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Raphael Long led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Long6Canonge5.5Morel5.5Naffah5.5Coureau5Petitgrand5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 May

Raphael Naffah takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Raphael Long 6 wins (R1–R7)Yoann Morel 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Raphael Long	*	—	1	1
2Jerome Canonge	—	*	—	0
3Yoann Morel	0	—	*	½
4Raphael Naffah	0	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Long, Raphael	1977	FRA	+40N	+12B	+29N	+15N	F	+3B	+2B	6.0	25.5	25.5	25.50	2617	+37.8
2	Naffah, Raphael	1802	FRA	+23N	+10B	+7N	=3B	+4N	+16B	−1N	5.5	30.0	33.5	24.75	2042	+51.1
3	Morel, Yoann	2028	FRA	+49B	+31N	+14B	=2N	+22B	−1N	+9B	5.5	26.5	28.5	19.75	2024	+1.6
4	Canonge, Jerome	1806	FRA	+32B	=8N	+21B	+30N	−2B	+14N	+15B	5.5	24.5	27.5	19.75	1998	+33.0
5	Petitgrand, Leo	1713	FRA	+53N	−7B	+23N	−16B	+13B	+18N	+14B	5.0	24.5	25.5	17.00	1838	+40.4
6	Coureau, Antoine	0	FRA	=17B	=33N	+49B	=21N	+30B	=19N	+29B	5.0	20.5	22.5	15.25	1759	0.0
7	Jeanjean, Laurent	1869	FRA	+18B	+5N	−2B	+28N	−14B	+31N	=19B	4.5	26.0	29.0	17.50	1821	-7.2
8	Thibaudeau, Antoine	1695	FRA	+48N	=4B	−19N	+11B	+21B	−15N	+26B	4.5	25.0	27.0	16.25	1784	+20.8
9	Morel, Yael	1771	FRA	=52B	+27N	+45B	−14N	+17B	+25N	−3N	4.5	23.0	24.5	14.25	1821	+21.6
10	Colet, Julien	1637	FRA	+44B	−2N	+43B	−22N	+23B	=29N	+21B	4.5	21.5	24.0	13.50	1724	+11.6
11	Tranchand, Amaury	0	FRA	+26B	−21N	=33B	−8N	+52B	+38N	+37B	4.5	20.5	22.0	12.50	1671	0.0
12	Collas, Anthony	1710	FRA	+57B	−1N	F	=42N	+27B	+22N	+16B	4.5	20.0	20.0	12.75	1886	+23.6
13	Bondar, Marko	1643	FRA	+51N	−29B	+46N	=24B	−5N	+42B	+30B	4.5	19.0	20.5	10.75	1699	+20.8
14	Hy, Robin	1822	FRA	+39N	+37B	−3N	+9B	+7N	−4B	−5N	4.0	28.0	31.0	15.00	1821	+1.0
15	Sauret, Jordan	2051	FRA	+20N	+19B	+16N	−1B	F	+8B	−4N	4.0	28.0	28.0	16.50	1908	-16.8
16	Fournier, Manuel	1857	FRA	+38N	+41B	−15B	+5N	+31B	−2N	−12N	4.0	25.0	28.0	14.00	1799	-9.6
17	Gaillard, Christian	1737	FRA	=6N	=36B	=38N	+47B	−9N	+32B	=25B	4.0	22.0	24.0	12.25	1654	-9.2
18	Loudeche, Noam	1579	FRA	−7N	+53B	−24N	+46B	+36N	−5B	+45N	4.0	20.5	21.5	8.50	1636	+6.2
19	Costa, Jean-Yves	1713	FRA	+55B	−15N	+8B	+51N	F	=6B	=7N	4.0	20.5	20.5	11.75	1872	+11.2
20	Diaz, Lucas	1596	FRA	−15B	−43N	+50B	+44N	+51B	−30N	+34B	4.0	17.0	18.5	9.00	1619	-0.7
21	Blanc, Pablo	1742	FRA	+46N	+11B	−4N	=6B	−8N	+33B	−10N	3.5	27.0	29.0	12.00	1572	-22.4
22	David, Guillaume	1840	FRA	=27B	+47N	F	+10B	−3N	−12B	+40N	3.5	23.0	23.0	11.25	1715	-15.6
23	Robert, Paul	1509	FRA	−2B	+44N	−5B	+41B	−10N	=51N	+53B	3.5	22.0	23.0	7.25	1518	+0.8
24	Lefevre, Kevin	1740	FRA	−47B	+52N	+18B	=13N	−25B	−26N	+35B	3.5	20.5	22.0	10.75	1509	-36.6
25	Achor, Ethan	1628	FRA	+35B	=45N	F	=29B	+24N	−9B	=17N	3.5	20.5	20.5	11.25	1749	+16.4
26	Perez Mendez, Erick	1610	FRA	−11N	−46B	+48N	+34B	=42N	+24B	−8N	3.5	20.0	22.0	9.75	1567	-10.8
27	Winterstan, Lucas	1547	FRA	=22N	−9B	F	+54B	−12N	+47B	+31N	3.5	18.5	18.5	7.75	1695	+18.4
28	Parroco, Pierre-Jean	1687	FRA	+54N	−30B	+34N	−7B	F	=35N	+39B	3.5	17.5	17.5	8.50	1658	-2.8
29	Casadevall Mainau, Iraida	1729	ESP	+43B	+13N	−1B	=25N	F	=10B	−6N	3.0	26.0	26.0	11.00	1721	-1.6
30	Robles, Philippe	1750	FRA	+42B	+28N	F	−4B	−6N	+20B	−13N	3.0	25.0	25.0	10.00	1712	-4.2
31	Le Tallec, Yann	1716	FRA	+58N	−3B	+39N	+36B	−16N	−7B	−27B	3.0	23.5	24.0	6.50	1526	-24.2
32	Picard, Martin	1516	FRA	−4N	+48B	+41N	−45B	=37B	−17N	=43N	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.75	1588	+15.2
33	Mariga, Christian	1629	FRA	=36N	=6B	=11N	=38B	F	−21N	+51B	3.0	20.5	20.5	9.25	1457	-9.0
34	Zin, Naim	1485	FRA	−45B	+35N	−28B	−26N	+50N	+36B	−20N	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.00	866	-43.2
35	Terraza, Valentin	0	FRA	−25N	−34B	+53N	=39B	+49N	=28B	−24N	3.0	18.5	19.5	6.25	1486	0.0
36	Lopes Balmelle, Waren	0	FRA	=33B	=17N	+52B	−31N	−18B	−34N	+55N	3.0	18.5	19.5	6.00	1483	0.0
37	Costa, Pierre	1684	FRA	+50B	−14N	=42B	F	=32N	+43B	−11N	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.25	1476	-16.2
38	Carre, Michel	1558	FRA	−16B	+57N	=17B	=33N	F	−11B	+48N	3.0	18.0	18.0	6.00	1616	+3.6
39	Bouvier Teisser, Louan	1529	FRA	−14B	+50N	−31B	=35N	=47N	+48B	−28N	3.0	17.5	19.5	6.50	1343	-33.2
40	Lopes, Deyan	1584	FRA	−1B	+55N	−51B	−43N	+54B	+44N	−22B	3.0	17.0	18.0	4.50	1109	-10.8
41	Mazur, Mykhailo	1691	UKR	+56B	−16N	−32B	−23N	F	+49B	+42N	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.50	1517	-46.4
42	Perez Mas, Leandro	1466	FRA	−30N	+54B	=37N	=12B	=26B	−13N	−41B	2.5	21.5	22.5	6.50	1488	+4.8
43	Grand, Philippe	0	FRA	−29N	+20B	−10N	+40B	F	−37N	=32B	2.5	20.5	20.5	8.50	1567	0.0
44	Kaddouri, Adam	0	FRA	−10N	−23B	+58N	−20B	+46N	−40B	=47N	2.5	19.0	19.5	3.50	1343	0.0
45	Lauret, Patrick	1769	FRA	+34N	=25B	−9N	+32N	F	F	−18B	2.5	18.0	18.0	7.75	1596	-21.8
46	Gonnet, Emmanuel	1451	CAN	−21B	+26N	−13B	−18N	−44B	+58N	−50N	2.0	20.0	20.5	4.00	1451	-0.8
47	Kiss, Alexander	1436	FRA	+24N	−22B	F	−17N	=39B	−27N	=44B	2.0	20.0	20.0	6.25	1529	+16.4
48	Becamel, Thibaud	0	FRA	−8B	−32N	−26B	+55N	+57B	−39N	−38B	2.0	18.0	18.5	1.50	782	0.0
49	Jouffroy Buendia, Didac	1595	FRA	−3N	+58B	−6N	F	−35B	−41N	+54B	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.50	1043	-18.0
50	Gauluet, Nelio	0	FRA	−37N	−39B	−20N	F	−34B	+54N	+46B	2.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	1309	0.0
51	Girod A Petit Louis, Vittorio	0	FRA	−13B	F	+40N	−19B	−20N	=23B	−33N	1.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	1419	0.0
52	Allegre, Oscar	1501	FRA	=9N	−24B	−36N	+58B	−11N	F	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	2.75	1563	+5.2
53	Thirion Rutyna, Antonin	0	FRA	−5B	−18N	−35B	+57N	F	F	−23N	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.50	800	0.0
54	Ganbaatar, Tenuunkhuslen	0	FRA	−28B	−42N	+57B	−27N	−40N	−50B	−49N	1.0	16.5	17.0	0.50	776	0.0
55	FIDE 576038920	0	—	−19N	−40B	−56N	−48B	F	+57N	−36B	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.50	849	0.0
56	Bouhtou, Yassin	0	FRA	−41N	F	+55B	F	F	F	F	1.0	5.0	5.0	1.00	891	0.0
57	FIDE 576007944	0	—	−12N	−38B	−54N	−53B	−48N	−55B	=58B	0.5	12.5	13.0	0.25	834	0.0
58	FIDE 80400671	0	—	−31B	−49N	−44B	−52N	F	−46B	=57N	0.5	11.5	11.5	0.25	766	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Naffah, RaphaelFRA
+51.1
5.5 pts · #4
2Petitgrand, LeoFRA
+40.4
5.0 pts · #11
3Long, RaphaelFRA
+37.8
6.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Mazur, MykhailoUKR
-46.4
3.0 pts · #28
2Zin, NaimFRA
-43.2
3.0 pts · #50
3Lefevre, KevinFRA
-36.6
3.5 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R1+304 Elo gap
Kiss, Alexander1436 beat Lefevre, Kevin1740
R7+245 Elo gap
Canonge, Jerome1806 beat Sauret, Jordan2051
R7+190 Elo gap
Loudeche, Noam1579 beat Lauret, Patrick1769