22e Grand Prix du Beaujolais (moins de 2400 elo) - Open A
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in Villefranche Sur Saone, France. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2075, and top seed was Ethan Saya (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2297).
Ethan Saya (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2297) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Baptiste Lissillour (4.0) and Aurelien Grandy (4.0). Saya won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Louis Genaud (1795) beat Geraldi Ropaj (2027), a +232-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Villefranche Sur Saone, France
Dates
20 Jun 2026 → 21 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×36
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Ethan Saya led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
16
7
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Ethan Saya never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Ethan Saya 5 wins (R1–R5)Alex Gong 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMEthan Saya | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMBaptiste Lissillour | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Alex Gong | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mael Bourlois | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saya, EthanFM | 2297 | FRA | +22N | +10B | +6N | +11B | +7N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2786 | +14.4 |
| 2 | Lissillour, BaptisteFM | 2269 | FRA | +9B | +13N | =16B | +4B | =6N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 13.50 | 2201 | -5.4 |
| 3 | Grandy, Aurelien | 2096 | FRA | +37N | +5B | −4N | +18B | +11N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2117 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Bourlois, Mael | 1992 | FRA | +23B | +21N | +3B | −2N | +10B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2212 | +54.0 |
| 5 | Gong, Alex | 1876 | FRA | +31B | −3N | +33B | +12N | +16B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2131 | +64.8 |
| 6 | Caillot, Charles | 2020 | FRA | +32B | +19N | −1B | +13N | =2B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 2163 | +37.2 |
| 7 | Menard, Baptiste | 2076 | FRA | +34B | =8N | +26B | +16N | −1B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 2140 | +9.0 |
| 8 | Giazzi, Zakary | 1884 | FRA | +29N | =7B | −11N | +20B | +17B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 2018 | +35.6 |
| 9 | Samai, Nahil | 1843 | FRA | −2N | =17B | +24N | +21B | +18N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1997 | +36.4 |
| 10 | Melkumyan, David | 1958 | FRA | +17B | −1N | +28B | +14N | −4N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 2043 | +21.6 |
| 11 | Boulet, Philippe | 1978 | FRA | +28B | +33N | +8B | −1N | −3B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 2009 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Seite, Yamina | 1989 | FRA | =24N | =18B | +25N | −5B | +32N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1856 | -16.0 |
| 13 | Adjemian, Tigran | 1919 | FRA | +36B | −2B | +29N | −6B | +31N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1971 | +6.2 |
| 14 | Ropaj, Geraldi | 2027 | FRA | −19N | +27B | +23N | −10B | +22N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1919 | -26.4 |
| 15 | Bernard, Clarence | 1950 | FRA | −21N | =20B | +37N | =31B | +23B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1849 | -25.2 |
| 16 | Hogan, Nawzad | 2007 | FRA | +20N | +25B | =2N | −7B | −5N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1956 | -6.8 |
| 17 | De Chasteigner, Cedric | 1764 | FRA | −10N | =9N | +35B | +19B | −8N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1869 | +28.0 |
| 18 | Hildwein, Kenji | 1708 | FRA | +35B | =12N | +30B | −3N | −9B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1892 | +43.2 |
| 19 | Genaud, Louis | 1795 | FRA | +14B | −6B | =31N | −17N | +28B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1863 | +8.2 |
| 20 | Sapaly, Aurelien | 1790 | FRA | −16B | =15N | +36B | −8N | +30B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1849 | +15.2 |
| 21 | Vissoh, Ayitchededji Mick Ax | 1751 | FRA | +15B | −4B | =27N | −9N | =26B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1849 | +12.2 |
| 22 | Pardede, Maruli | 1845 | FRA | −1B | −28N | +34B | +30N | −14B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1830 | -9.2 |
| 23 | Hildwein, Kenzo | 1784 | FRA | −4N | +35N | −14B | +33B | −15N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1821 | +8.0 |
| 24 | Drillat, Michel | 1776 | FRA | =12B | −30N | −9B | +36N | =27N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1745 | -4.8 |
| 25 | Van Straaten, Patrick | 1768 | ISR | +26B | −16N | −12B | −32N | +29N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1826 | +6.6 |
| 26 | Benouaret, Idir | 1968 | FRA | −25N | +32B | −7N | =29B | =21N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1752 | -28.2 |
| 27 | Pawar, Paarth | 1852 | FRA | =30B | −14N | =21B | =28N | =24B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1727 | -34.4 |
| 28 | Fessemaz Grossard, Gaspard | 1775 | FRA | −11N | +22B | −10N | =27B | −19N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1737 | -10.4 |
| 29 | Kazarian, Nathalie | 1736 | FRA | −8B | +34N | −13B | =26N | −25B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1719 | -5.6 |
| 30 | Lorenter, Patrick | 1666 | FRA | =27N | +24B | −18N | −22B | −20N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1645 | -3.0 |
| 31 | Valli, Gregory | 1731 | FRA | −5N | F | =19B | =15N | −13B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1692 | -4.0 |
| 32 | Andrieu, Philippe | 1791 | FRA | −6N | −26N | F | +25B | −12B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1743 | -5.0 |
| 33 | Herve, Alban | 1631 | FRA | F | −11B | −5N | −23N | +36B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1651 | +1.2 |
| 34 | Garon, Pierre | 1799 | FRA | −7N | −29B | −22N | +37B | −35N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1631 | -21.4 |
| 35 | Damboise, Pierre-Olivier | 1866 | FRA | −18N | −23B | −17N | F | +34B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1571 | -31.0 |
| 36 | Ma, Theo | 1737 | FRA | −13N | =37B | −20N | −24B | −33N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 1423 | -66.0 |
| 37 | Carreau, Romain | 1830 | FRA | −3B | =36N | −15B | −34N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1574 | -23.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gong, AlexFRA+64.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Bourlois, MaelFRA+54.04.0 pts · #4
- 3Hildwein, KenjiFRA+43.22.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Ma, TheoFRA-66.00.5 pts · #36
- 2Pawar, PaarthFRA-34.42.0 pts · #22
- 3Damboise, Pierre-OlivierFRA-31.01.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R1+232 Elo gap
- R1+200 Elo gap
- R1+199 Elo gap