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2eme Open de Paray le Monial - Tournoi A (1800-2400)

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18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Paray Le Monial, France. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2063, and top seed was Guillaume Philippe (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2334).

Guillaume Philippe (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2334) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Valentin Nicot (3.5) and Julien Joly (3.5). Philippe won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Yves Gouat (1821) beat Pierre Petitjean (1989), a +168-point gap.

Location
🇫🇷Paray Le Monial, France
Dates
06 Jun 2026 → 07 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇷IMGuillaume Philippe2334
Avg top 10
2,063
Participants
18
Titled players · 2
IM×1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×18
Top 3
  • 🥇
    IMGuillaume Philippe
    🇫🇷FRA·2334
    4.0pts·2364perf+2.7
  • 🥈
    CMValentin Nicot
    🇫🇷FRA·2221
    3.5pts·2257perf+16.0
  • 🥉
    Julien Joly
    🇫🇷FRA·2258
    3.5pts·2214perf-1.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Guillaume Philippe led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Philippe4Nicot3.5Racle3.5Joly3.5Lauferon3Farnan3
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Guillaume Philippe held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Guillaume Philippe drew with CM Valentin Nicot (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM Guillaume Philippe won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMGuillaume Philippe*
½
1
½
2CMValentin Nicot
½
*
½
½
3Valentin Racle
0
½
*—
4Julien Joly
½
½
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Philippe, GuillaumeIM2334FRA+6N+5B+4N=2B=3N4.013.516.513.002364+2.7
2Nicot, ValentinCM2221FRA+10N+13B=3N=1N=4B3.513.515.510.002257+16.0
3Joly, Julien2258FRA+16B=7N=2B+5N=1B3.513.514.59.252214-1.4
4Racle, Valentin2186FRA+14B+12N−1B+8N=2N3.512.514.58.752188+4.2
5Lauferon, Augustin2021FRA+18N−1N+7B−3B+12N3.012.513.56.002098+9.4
6Farnan, Alfred1861FRA−1B+11B=12N=7N+9B3.012.014.07.502009+35.6
7Joly, Fabrice1890FRA+15N=3B−5N=6B+13N3.011.513.57.252031+17.6
8Petitjean, Pierre1989FRA−12B+9N+16B−4B+14N3.010.011.05.501993+0.8
9Mangone, Pierre1934FRA=11N−8B+10N+13B−6N2.511.013.05.751879-7.2
10Garrigues, Achille1832FRA−2B=17N−9B+15N+16B2.59.010.03.501894+12.4
11Gauer, Jacques1781FRA=9B−6N+17B=12B=18N2.58.59.53.751839+7.8
12Gouat, Yves1821FRA+8N−4B=6B=11N−5B2.012.515.05.751896+7.6
13Decure, Gael1931FRA+17B−2N+14B−9N−7B2.011.012.03.001853-11.8
14Sutter, Thomas1829FRA−4N+15B−13N+16N−8B2.010.511.53.001862+2.2
15Nicot, Anna1726FRA−7B−14N+18N−10B+17B2.08.59.52.001754+7.2
16Garrigues, Julien1836FRA−3N+18B−8N−14B−10N1.011.012.01.001702-36.4
17Quentin, Camille1752FRA−13N=10B−11N=18B−15N1.09.010.01.751579-42.4
18Romieu, Flore1826FRA−5B−16N−15B=17N=11B1.08.59.51.751583-30.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
2eme Open de Paray le Monial - Tournoi A (1800-2400) — PARAY LE MONIAL, France | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats