6eme Open International d'Avallon
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Avallon, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1906, and top seed was Loic Fournier (🇫🇷 FRA, 2136).
Matthieu Leblic (🇫🇷 FRA, 2049) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Loic Fournier (5.5) and Augustin Lauferon (5.5). Leblic broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Eva Delamare (1562) beat Norbert Loctin (1810), a +248-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Avallon, France
Dates
23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMatthieu Leblic led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
14
6
3
4
2
2
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Matthieu Leblic never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Matthieu Leblic drew with Augustin Lauferon (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Matthieu Leblic 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Augustin Lauferon 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthieu Leblic | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Augustin Lauferon | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Loic Fournier | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Philippe Boulet | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leblic, Matthieu | 2049 | FRA | +10B | +18N | +7B | =3N | +2B | +4N | +5B | 6.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 28.75 | 2304 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Fournier, Loic | 2136 | FRA | +29N | =8B | +5N | +4B | −1N | +19B | +3B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 22.00 | 2094 | -3.0 |
| 3 | Lauferon, Augustin | 2008 | FRA | +33N | +20B | +9N | =1B | +8N | +7B | −2N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 19.75 | 2062 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Boulet, Philippe | 1973 | FRA | +17B | +12N | +6B | −2N | +9B | −1B | +13N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 20.00 | 1975 | +5.2 |
| 5 | Grateau, Etienne | 1807 | FRA | =22N | +25B | −2B | +14N | +6B | +8N | −1N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 17.00 | 1843 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Robert, Paul | 1761 | FRA | +16N | +24B | −4N | =19B | −5N | +30B | +18N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1776 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Mangone, Pierre | 1936 | FRA | +21N | +11B | −1N | F | +12B | −3N | +9B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 15.00 | 1898 | -2.2 |
| 8 | Perron, Patrice | 1699 | FRA | +28B | =2N | +15B | +30N | −3B | −5B | =11N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 13.25 | 1828 | +43.2 |
| 9 | Robert, Louis | 1761 | FRA | +14B | +36N | −3B | +10N | −4N | +20B | −7N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1781 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Hardy, Alain | 1591 | FRA | −1N | +26B | +16N | −9B | −20N | +27B | +21N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 1653 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Monchicourt, Amael | 1625 | FRA | +34B | −7N | =14B | =15N | =17B | +23N | =8B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 1644 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Martinez, Luc | 1618 | FRA | +35N | −4B | +21N | +23B | −7N | −13B | +22N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1696 | +7.0 |
| 13 | Loctin, Norbert | 1810 | FRA | =19B | −30N | +28B | =18N | +24B | +12N | −4B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1695 | -18.6 |
| 14 | Courthial, Alexandre | 1544 | FRA | −9N | +35B | =11N | −5B | =21N | +29B | +30N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1655 | +34.4 |
| 15 | Gravit, Lucas | 1820 | FRA | F | +23B | −8N | =11B | +29N | =18B | +19N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.50 | 1701 | -14.2 |
| 16 | Perron, Cyril | 1538 | FRA | −6B | +31N | −10B | −29N | +36N | +32B | +20N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1571 | +7.6 |
| 17 | Kannengiesser, Philippe | 1582 | FRA | −4N | +34B | −23N | +36B | =11N | =22B | =25N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1563 | -5.0 |
| 18 | Besnard, Eric | 1667 | FRA | +26N | −1B | F | =13B | +25N | =15N | −6B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1719 | +7.0 |
| 19 | Daller, Philippe | 1559 | FRA | =13N | +22B | F | =6N | +30B | −2N | −15B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1743 | +25.8 |
| 20 | Turpin, Ethan | 1634 | FRA | +27B | −3N | −30B | +35N | +10B | −9N | −16B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1452 | -24.4 |
| 21 | Grimpret, Dominique | 1577 | FRA | −7B | +32N | −12B | =27N | =14B | +28N | −10B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1494 | -25.6 |
| 22 | Muras, Gilles | 1546 | FRA | =5B | −19N | =27B | =31N | +32B | =17N | −12B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1490 | -7.8 |
| 23 | Delaire, Daniel | 0 | FRA | +31B | −15N | +17B | −12N | F | −11B | +29N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Hassawie, Naim | 1615 | FRA | +32B | −6N | +36B | F | −13N | +26B | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1538 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Hanrotel, Ewen | 1455 | FRA | F | −5N | =29B | +33N | −18B | +31N | =17B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1645 | +57.2 |
| 26 | Moral, Francoise | 1418 | FRA | −18B | −10N | −32B | +34N | +33B | −24N | +31B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1546 | +15.6 |
| 27 | Brigand, Yves | 0 | FRA | −20N | =33B | =22N | =21B | =31B | −10N | =28B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rivalan, Yann | 1524 | FRA | −8N | =29B | −13N | =32N | +35B | −21B | =27N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1349 | -30.4 |
| 29 | Robert, Pierre | 1596 | FRA | −2B | =28N | =25N | +16B | −15B | −14N | −23B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 6.75 | 1521 | -29.6 |
| 30 | Delamare, Eva | 1562 | FRA | F | +13B | +20N | −8B | −19N | −6N | −14B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1543 | -7.2 |
| 31 | Atigui, James | 1631 | FRA | −23N | −16B | +34N | =22B | =27N | −25B | −26N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.75 | 1167 | -90.0 |
| 32 | Grateau, Achille | 0 | FRA | −24N | −21B | +26N | =28B | −22N | −16N | F | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Da Silva, Pascal | 1588 | FRA | −3B | =27N | F | −25B | −26N | F | +34N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 820 | -29.6 |
| 34 | Leonesi, Francis | 0 | FRA | −11N | −17N | −31B | −26B | F | +36N | −33B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 576014681 | 0 | — | −12B | −14N | F | −20B | −28N | F | +36B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 576013839 | 0 | — | F | −9B | −24N | −17N | −16B | −34B | −35N | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hanrotel, EwenFRA+57.23.0 pts · #10
- 2Perron, PatriceFRA+43.24.0 pts · #8
- 3Courthial, AlexandreFRA+34.44.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Atigui, JamesFRA-90.02.0 pts · #32
- 2Rivalan, YannFRA-30.42.5 pts · #31
- 3Da Silva, PascalFRA-29.61.5 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R2+248 Elo gap
- R7+213 Elo gap
- R6+176 Elo gap