Open d'Evreux 2026 (-2400)
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 06 Jun 2026 in Evreux, France. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1920, and top seed was Nicolas Davoust (🇫🇷 FRA, CM, 2234).
Ben Nguku Namale (🇰🇪 KEN, CM, 2045) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Benjamin Auder (5.0) and Pierre Robichon (4.5). Namale won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jordan Van Steen (1768) beat Nicolas Davoust (CM, 2234), a +466-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Ben Nguku Namale led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Ben Nguku Namale held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
CM Ben Nguku Namale beat Benjamin Auder (Black).
CM Ben Nguku Namale 5 wins (R1–R5)Benjamin Auder 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMBen Nguku Namale | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Benjamin Auder | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Pierre Robichon | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sebastien Maupoint | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namale, Ben NgukuCM | 2045 | KEN | +18B | +5N | +8B | +2N | +4B | =3N | 5.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 20.75 | 2259 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Auder, Benjamin | 1954 | FRA | +20B | +10N | +3B | −1B | +7N | +6N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 16.50 | 2102 | +23.0 |
| 3 | Robichon, Pierre | 2068 | FRA | +17N | +21B | −2N | +7B | +10N | =1B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 2019 | -3.6 |
| 4 | Maupoint, Sebastien | 1957 | FRA | +15N | +11B | −7N | +5B | −1N | +10B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1891 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Guerin, Alix | 1757 | FRA | +19N | −1B | +13N | −4N | +12B | +14N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1833 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Hy, Robin | 1834 | FRA | +13N | −7B | +17N | +11B | +15N | −2B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1833 | +1.2 |
| 7 | Daviet, Stephane | 1750 | FRA | +24B | +6N | +4B | −3N | −2B | =8N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1916 | +21.0 |
| 8 | Van Steen, Jordan | 1768 | FRA | +9N | +23B | −1N | −10B | +17N | =7B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1870 | +14.0 |
| 9 | Mocanu, Andrei | 1532 | FRA | −8B | −12N | +24B | =20N | +16B | +15B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1616 | +21.6 |
| 10 | Delaruelle, Christian | 1714 | FRA | +22N | −2B | +21N | +8N | −3B | −4N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1842 | +14.4 |
| 11 | Cassiau, Kevin | 1759 | FRA | +16B | −4N | +12B | −6N | −14B | +19N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1661 | -14.2 |
| 12 | Herve, Aurelien | 1697 | FRA | −23N | +9B | −11N | +13B | −5N | +18B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1713 | +0.4 |
| 13 | Serenko, Nicolas | 1549 | FRA | −6B | +24N | −5B | −12N | +20B | +17B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1632 | +19.6 |
| 14 | Dantregue, Benoit | 1532 | FRA | −21N | −17B | +22N | +18B | +11N | −5B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1646 | +13.2 |
| 15 | Dutti, Guillaume | 1572 | FRA | −4B | =16N | +20B | +21N | −6B | −9N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1641 | +6.8 |
| 16 | Mocanu, Gabriel | 1478 | FRA | −11N | =15B | −18N | +22B | −9N | +20N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1453 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Ramahaleo, Andrianina | 1666 | FRA | −3B | +14N | −6B | +19N | −8B | −13N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1577 | -16.4 |
| 18 | Bataa, Agar | 1584 | FRA | −1N | −19B | +16B | −14N | +21B | −12N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1538 | -20.0 |
| 19 | Henry-Hromec, Camille | 1465 | FRA | −5B | +18N | F | −17B | +24N | −11B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1499 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Briere-Soude, Guillaume | 1564 | FRA | −2N | +22B | −15N | =9B | −13N | −16B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 1251 | -70.4 |
| 21 | Maupoint, Mathias | 1822 | FRA | +14B | −3N | −10B | −15B | −18N | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1454 | -91.6 |
| 22 | Cozic, Morgan | 0 | FRA | −10B | −20N | −14B | −16N | F | +24B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Davoust, NicolasCM | 2234 | FRA | +12B | −8N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1834 | -33.6 |
| 24 | Delaruelle, Elisabeth | 0 | FRA | −7N | −13B | −9N | F | −19B | −22N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Namale, Ben NgukuCMKEN+24.05.5 pts · #1
- 2Auder, BenjaminFRA+23.05.0 pts · #2
- 3Mocanu, AndreiFRA+21.63.5 pts · #12
- 1Maupoint, MathiasFRA-91.61.0 pts · #21
- 2Briere-Soude, GuillaumeFRA-70.41.5 pts · #22
- 3Davoust, NicolasCMFRA-33.61.0 pts · #19
- R2+466 Elo gap
- R4+250 Elo gap
- R5+238 Elo gap