20eme Open de Pentecote du CEIT
Open SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Toulouse, France. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2031, and top seed was Olivier Touzane (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2182).
Nathan Grimault (🇫🇷 FRA, 2141) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Sergei Shaiduko (5.0) and Pierre-Yves Toulzac (5.0). Grimault broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Arman Sardaryan (1654) beat Ilies Vieux (2024), a +370-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Toulouse, France
Dates
23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇫🇷France×39
🇮🇹Italy×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇦🇩Andorra×1
🇹🇬Togo×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsNathan Grimault led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
25
12
4
1
2
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Nathan Grimault held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nathan Grimault 4 wins (R1–R4)Sergei Shaiduko 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nathan Grimault | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2FMPierre-Yves Toulzac | — | * | — | — |
| 3Sergei Shaiduko | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Yakini Tchouka | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimault, Nathan | 2141 | FRA | +34B | +10N | +8B | +6N | =2B | +4N | 5.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 21.50 | 2317 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Shaiduko, Sergei | 2014 | FID | +44N | +16B | +7N | =4B | =1N | +8B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 18.00 | 2191 | +27.0 |
| 3 | Toulzac, Pierre-YvesFM | 2106 | FRA | +36N | +15B | =11N | =9B | +6N | +7B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 18.00 | 2149 | +6.6 |
| 4 | Tchouka, Yakini | 1997 | TOG | +46B | +24N | +19B | =2N | +11B | −1B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 14.50 | 2082 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Moreau, Emilien | 1943 | FRA | +38N | =23B | =9N | +22B | =15N | +18B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 13.75 | 1897 | -3.6 |
| 6 | Posocco De Grandi, Marc | 1927 | ITA | +49N | +20B | +13N | −1B | −3B | +31N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1975 | +17.6 |
| 7 | Cabarcos Baulina, Manuel | 1941 | AND | +33B | +12N | −2B | +32N | +10B | −3N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1938 | +2.8 |
| 8 | Ara, Alexandre | 1984 | FRA | +39N | +22B | −1N | +28B | +9N | −2N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1974 | +1.4 |
| 9 | Lechene, Yannick | 1862 | FRA | +35B | +29N | =5B | =3N | −8B | +23N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.25 | 1919 | +9.4 |
| 10 | Rivera Ordonez, Luis Alfonso | 1834 | MEX | +18N | −1B | +39N | +25B | −7N | +22B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1856 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Jeremias, Bianca Albano | 1973 | POR | +43B | +32N | =3B | +26N | −4N | =19B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 1923 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Sardaryan, Arman | 1654 | UKR | +25N | −7B | +45N | +16B | +13N | −14B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1962 | +55.6 |
| 13 | Vieux, Ilies | 2024 | FRA | +41B | +17N | −6B | +24N | −12B | +15B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1897 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Touzane, OlivierIM | 2182 | FRA | +27N | F | =23B | =17N | +26B | +12N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.25 | 1986 | -6.6 |
| 15 | Seguin Cabannes, Antoine | 1847 | FRA | +48B | −3N | +27B | +23N | =5B | −13N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 1885 | +4.6 |
| 16 | Barrau, Leanna | 1830 | FRA | +47B | −2N | +41B | −12N | +27B | =21N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1721 | -11.0 |
| 17 | Bielli, Dominique | 1824 | FRA | +50N | −13B | +38N | =14B | −19N | +25B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1812 | -2.8 |
| 18 | Boubziz, Ramdane | 0 | FRA | −10B | =34N | +48B | +47N | +24B | −5N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Lamarche, Quentin | 1851 | FRA | +40N | +45B | −4N | F | +17B | =11N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1907 | +8.2 |
| 20 | Zawada, Alexis | 0 | FRA | +31B | −6N | −32B | +43N | =30B | +33N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Godin, Etienne | 0 | FRA | −24B | +46N | −22N | +39B | +28N | =16B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Racine, Pierre | 1770 | FRA | +51B | −8N | +21B | −5N | +29B | −10N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1120 | -18.2 |
| 23 | Brunet, Guillaume | 1716 | FRA | +37B | =5N | =14N | −15B | +45N | −9B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1749 | +1.8 |
| 24 | Kallenbrunn, Philippe | 1758 | FRA | +21N | −4B | +42N | −13B | −18N | +39B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1739 | -2.4 |
| 25 | Grucker, Victor | 0 | FRA | −12B | +33N | +31B | −10N | +32B | −17N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ramos, Samuel | 0 | FRA | +28N | +30B | F | −11B | −14N | +37B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1906 | 0.0 |
| 27 | De Biasi, Gregory | 1635 | FRA | −14B | +35N | −15N | +40B | −16N | +42B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Lombard, Louis | 1721 | GER | −26B | +49N | +29B | −8N | −21B | +41N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1811 | +13.6 |
| 29 | Guilbault, Charles | 0 | FRA | +30N | −9B | −28N | +38B | −22N | +44B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Alladaye, Rene | 1749 | FRA | −29B | −26N | +35B | =33N | =20N | +40B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1760 | +2.0 |
| 31 | Boff, Olivier | 1716 | FRA | −20N | +40B | −25N | +44B | +42N | −6B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1778 | +5.4 |
| 32 | Papion, Simon | 1730 | FRA | +42N | −11B | +20N | −7B | −25N | =45B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1157 | -17.2 |
| 33 | Limondin, Pascal | 1524 | FRA | −7N | −25B | +51N | =30B | +44N | −20B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1751 | +31.2 |
| 34 | Quettier, Francois-Xavier | 1621 | FRA | −1N | =18B | −44N | −45B | +46N | +47B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1600 | -8.4 |
| 35 | Raina, Vedant | 1484 | FRA | −9N | −27B | −30N | +50B | +48N | =36B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1392 | -16.0 |
| 36 | Gomel, Jules | 1608 | FRA | −3B | =48N | −47B | =46N | +51B | =35N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1564 | -12.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 576006840 | 0 | — | −23N | −38B | =49B | +48N | +47B | −26N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Jacquin, Christophe | 1537 | FRA | −5B | +37N | −17B | −29N | −41B | +50N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 981 | -13.6 |
| 39 | Dahbi, Ahmed | 1571 | FRA | −8B | +51N | −10B | −21N | +49B | −24N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.50 | 1571 | -2.6 |
| 40 | Bibik, Artur | 1453 | FRA | −19B | −31N | +46B | −27N | +43B | −30N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1557 | +26.0 |
| 41 | Jalard, Marc | 1582 | FRA | −13N | +50B | −16N | −42B | +38N | −28B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1575 | -5.6 |
| 42 | Polycarpe, William | 0 | FRA | −32B | +43N | −24B | +41N | −31B | −27N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Bartolome Molina, Pablo | 1569 | ESP | −11N | −42B | +50N | −20B | −40N | +51B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 911 | -29.6 |
| 44 | Papion, Emmanuel | 1580 | FRA | −2B | =47N | +34B | −31N | −33B | −29N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1517 | -16.8 |
| 45 | Thouvarecq, Milann | 0 | FRA | F | −19N | −12B | +34N | −23B | =32N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Brajard, Eric | 1574 | FRA | −4N | −21B | −40N | =36B | −34B | +49N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1481 | -14.6 |
| 47 | FIDE 576000281 | 0 | — | −16N | =44B | +36N | −18B | −37N | −34N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Aliaga, Benoit | 0 | FRA | −15N | =36B | −18N | −37B | −35B | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Poussy, Daniel | 1493 | FRA | −6B | −28B | =37N | F | −39N | −46B | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 890 | -42.8 |
| 50 | Christophe, Kaycee | 0 | FRA | −17B | −41N | −43B | −35N | F | −38B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 576043746 | 0 | — | −22N | −39B | −33B | F | −36N | −43N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sardaryan, ArmanUKR+55.64.0 pts · #22
- 2Limondin, PascalFRA+31.22.5 pts · #31
- 3Shaiduko, SergeiFID+27.05.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Poussy, DanielFRA-42.80.5 pts · #46
- 2Bartolome Molina, PabloESP-29.62.0 pts · #45
- 3Racine, PierreFRA-18.23.0 pts · #47
Biggest upsets
- R5+370 Elo gap
- R4+176 Elo gap
- R3+121 Elo gap