7eme edition Open d'echecs de Libreville
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68 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in Libreville, Gabon. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1876, and top seed was Yoboue Hermann Manan (🇨🇮 CIV, CM, 2095).
Donkeng Hussel (🇨🇲 CMR, 1960) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Mounguen Jose Evrard Koumba (7.5) and Osvaldo Dos Santos Lima (7.0). Hussel won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Francois Gamba (1715) beat Junior Damas OYOUGOU (1854), a +139-point gap.
Location
🇬🇦Libreville, Gabon
Dates
15 May 2026 → 23 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇦Gabon×8
🇫🇷France×4
🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire×2
🇨🇫Central African Republic×2
🇹🇩Chad×2
🇨🇲Cameroon×2
🇹🇬Togo×1
🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDonkeng Hussel led from R7; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7–R9 · LEAD HELD
Donkeng Hussel never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Donkeng Hussel beat Mounguen Jose Evrard Koumba (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Donkeng Hussel 9 wins (R1–R9)Mounguen Jose Evrard Koumba 6 wins (R1–R6)Francois Gamba 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Donkeng Hussel | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Mounguen Jose Evrard Koumba | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Francois Gamba | — | — | * | — |
| 4Samy Sakr | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donkeng Hussel | 1960 | CMR | +42B | +51N | +55B | +19N | +10B | +11N | +2B | +6N | +8B | 9.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 2634 | +96.0 |
| 2 | Koumba, Mounguen Jose Evrard | 1947 | GAB | +18N | +35B | +24N | +25B | +6N | +3B | −1N | +10B | =11B | 7.5 | 50.5 | 55.5 | 43.50 | 2101 | +26.2 |
| 3 | Lima, Osvaldo Dos SantosCM | 1859 | STP | +47B | +16N | =20B | +46N | +39B | −2N | +9B | +21N | =7B | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 38.00 | 1674 | -14.2 |
| 4 | Sakr, Samy | 1718 | CIV | +40B | +54N | +13B | −10N | +53B | −19N | +38B | +16N | +26B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 35.00 | 1625 | -14.4 |
| 5 | Gamba, Francois | 1715 | CAF | +56N | +62B | +57N | −6B | +27N | +7B | −20N | +41B | +14N | 7.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 30.50 | 1743 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Ebongue Emile | 1841 | CMR | +36B | +50N | +22B | +5N | −2B | +24N | =21B | −1B | +41N | 6.5 | 49.0 | 53.0 | 33.75 | 1833 | -1.0 |
| 7 | OYOUGOU, Junior Damas | 1854 | GAB | +68N | +27B | +14N | +8B | −11B | −5N | +34B | +28N | =3N | 6.5 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 32.00 | 1822 | -9.6 |
| 8 | MAKUWA MBAYO Gaetan | 1759 | COD | +21B | +64N | +29B | −7N | +16B | +55N | =11B | +20B | −1N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 30.50 | 1831 | +16.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 17402425 | 0 | — | +31N | =?B | +?B | +44N | −12N | +30B | −3N | +43B | +?N | 6.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 19.00 | 1036 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mahamat Hachim Bachar | 1827 | CHA | +33N | +52B | +15N | +4B | −1N | +48B | +12N | −2N | −13B | 6.0 | 50.5 | 54.5 | 32.00 | 1891 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Manan, Yoboue HermannCM | 2095 | CIV | +32N | F | +48B | +12B | +7N | −1B | =8N | +19B | =2N | 6.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 34.00 | 1979 | -14.4 |
| 12 | Lux, Serge | 1813 | FRA | +23B | +38N | +34B | −11N | +9B | +26N | −10B | −13N | +21B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 50.5 | 32.50 | 1749 | -11.6 |
| 13 | FIDE 17402247 | 0 | — | F | +28B | −4N | −27B | +42N | +32B | +15N | +12B | +10N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 32.50 | 1806 | 0.0 |
| 14 | BIHAN-POUDEC, Jean Francois | 1680 | GAB | +43B | +66N | −7B | +47N | −21B | +44N | +37B | +24N | −5B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 25.00 | 1634 | -7.2 |
| 15 | Sima Nkele, Marie Jonas | 1513 | FRA | +?B | +17N | −10B | −21N | +56B | +62N | −13B | +37N | +29B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 21.50 | 1027 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 19901402 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +60N | +?B | −8N | +?B | +25N | −4B | +?N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 17403251 | 0 | — | +?N | −15B | +35N | +?B | −48N | −27B | +32N | +?B | +?N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 17402956 | 0 | — | −2B | F | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −19N | +39B | +20N | 6.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Nguema Edzang, Charles Russel | 1722 | GAB | +61N | +63B | +30N | −1B | =41N | +4B | +18B | −11N | F | 5.5 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 24.75 | 1799 | +7.6 |
| 20 | Fernandez, Luc | 1595 | FRA | +59N | +49B | =3N | −24B | +43N | +39B | +5B | −8N | −18B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 27.00 | 1673 | +14.0 |
| 21 | KWAKEP, Mbomen Polain Cedric | 0 | GAB | −8N | +?B | +?N | +15B | +14N | +25B | =6N | −3B | −12N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 20.25 | 1736 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 17402794 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −6N | +?B | =30N | +66B | −41N | +33B | F | 5.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.00 | 1041 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 17401291 | 0 | — | −12N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −57N | +?B | =?N | +?B | +?N | 5.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | 0.0 |
| 24 | TATY, Charles | 1708 | GAB | F | +37N | −2B | +20N | +38B | −6B | +27N | −14B | +33N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 25.50 | 1573 | -28.4 |
| 25 | Coignet, Jean-Francis | 1807 | FRA | +67N | F | +45B | −2N | +28B | −21N | −16B | +40N | +36B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 20.50 | 1147 | -6.2 |
| 26 | Abdelaziz Bokhit, Badjoiri | 1701 | CHA | F | +67B | +33N | F | +52N | −12B | +58N | +48B | −4N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 17.00 | 1604 | -15.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 17403286 | 0 | — | +?B | −7N | +?B | +13N | −5B | +17N | −24B | +?N | F | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.00 | 959 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 17403235 | 0 | — | +?B | −13N | +40B | +63N | −25N | +31B | +?N | −7B | F | 5.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1031 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Prunaret, Joshua Kyosuke | 0 | TOG | +?N | +?B | −8N | −41B | +35N | +52B | −48N | +?B | −15N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.00 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 17401615 | 0 | — | +53N | +?B | −19B | +50N | =22B | −9N | +?N | =?B | F | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 10.75 | 922 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 17402310 | 0 | — | −9B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +50B | −28N | +51B | +55N | −34B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 17401100 | 0 | — | −11B | −58N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −13N | −17B | +?N | +50B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 1295 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 17400910 | 0 | — | −10B | +?N | −26B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +55B | −22N | −24B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.50 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 17401496 | 0 | — | F | +?B | −12N | −62B | +59N | +?B | −7N | +?B | +31N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1034 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 17402298 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −17B | +49N | −29B | +?N | +?B | +?N | F | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1147 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 17402433 | 0 | — | −6N | +?B | +?N | −48B | −?N | +?B | +57N | +58B | −25N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 17401542 | 0 | — | +?N | −24B | −41N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −14N | −15B | +?N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 17402468 | 0 | — | +?N | −12B | +?N | +?B | −24N | +57B | −4N | −?B | +?B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 946 | 0.0 |
| 39 | MOUNGUENGUI MOUNGUENGUI, Dieudonne Junior | 0 | GAB | +?B | F | +?N | +?B | −3N | −20N | +?B | −18N | +?B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 17402972 | 0 | — | −4N | +?B | −28N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −25B | +?N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 17403022 | 0 | — | F | F | +37B | +29N | =19B | +46N | +22B | −5N | −6B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 22.75 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 17402522 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +?N | F | −13B | −49N | +?B | =?N | +?B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 1160 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 17402395 | 0 | — | −14N | =?B | F | +?N | −20B | +?N | +44B | −9N | +?B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.50 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 17402735 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | +?N | −9B | +?N | −14B | −43N | −45B | +?B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 17401372 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −25N | =66B | −?N | −?B | +?B | +44N | −49N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 17402964 | 0 | — | +?B | F | +?N | −3B | +?N | −41B | F | +?N | =55B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 17401941 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | +?N | −14B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 970 | 0.0 |
| 48 | OTALY, Joannick | 1656 | GAB | F | +65B | −11N | +36N | +17B | −10N | +29B | −26N | F | 4.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 18.00 | 1061 | -31.6 |
| 49 | FIDE 17400848 | 0 | — | F | −20N | F | −35B | +?N | +42B | F | +?N | +45B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 17402026 | 0 | — | +?N | −6B | +?N | −30B | −31N | −60B | +?N | +?B | −32N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 1041 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 17401410 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | −62N | +60B | −?N | +59B | −31N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1160 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 17401097 | 0 | — | F | −10N | +58B | +?N | −26B | −29N | −?B | +63N | +?B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 17402077 | 0 | — | −30B | F | +?N | +57B | −4N | −58B | +60N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 17401402 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | =?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | =?B | +?N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Daher-Khater, RochanaWCM | 1649 | CAF | F | +60B | −1N | +59B | +62N | −8B | −33N | −31B | =46N | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 9.75 | 1060 | -19.6 |
| 56 | FIDE 17402700 | 0 | — | −5B | =?N | F | +?B | −15N | −?B | =?N | =?B | +59N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 915 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 17403243 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −5B | −53N | +23B | −38N | −36B | +?N | −?B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.50 | 915 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 17402867 | 0 | — | F | +32B | −52N | F | +?B | +53N | −26B | −36N | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 901 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 17402557 | 0 | — | −20B | +?N | +?B | −55N | −34B | −51N | +?B | −?N | −56B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 17401780 | 0 | — | +?B | −55N | −16B | −51N | F | +50N | −53B | −?N | =?B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 17402875 | 0 | — | −19B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | =?N | −?B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 922 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 17402018 | 0 | — | F | −5N | +51B | +34N | −55B | −15B | −?N | F | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 17401119 | 0 | — | +?B | −19N | F | −28B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −52B | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 922 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 17403219 | 0 | — | F | −8B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 959 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 17402808 | 0 | — | +?B | −48N | F | F | −?B | =?N | =?B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 17401917 | 0 | — | F | −14B | F | =45N | +?B | −22N | −?N | −?B | −?N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 17402530 | 0 | — | −25B | −26N | +?B | F | −?N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 954 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 17402689 | 0 | — | −7B | −?N | −?B | F | −?N | F | −?B | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1054 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Donkeng HusselCMR+96.09.0 pts · #1
- 2Koumba, Mounguen Jose EvrardGAB+26.27.5 pts · #2
- 3MAKUWA MBAYO GaetanCOD+16.06.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1OTALY, JoannickGAB-31.64.0 pts · #53
- 2TATY, CharlesGAB-28.45.0 pts · #19
- 3Daher-Khater, RochanaWCMCAF-19.63.5 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R6+139 Elo gap
- R6+135 Elo gap
- R7+120 Elo gap