2e Open FIDE du Roi Saleen et d'Arsenal

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43 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Le Lamentin, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1813, and top seed was Gilles Suez-Panama (🇫🇷 FRA, 1964).

Gilles Suez-Panama (🇫🇷 FRA, 1964) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sarah Casimir (4.5) and Ylan Ney-Alexandre (4.0). Suez-Panama shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Mathis Present-Ladislas (1540) beat Desire Cepisul (1792), a +252-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Le Lamentin, France

Dates

13 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷Gilles Suez-Panama1964

Avg top 10

1,813

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇷France×37

Top 3

🥇
Gilles Suez-Panama
🇫🇷FRA·1964
4.5pts·2094perf+11.8
🥈
Sarah Casimir
🇫🇷FRA·1811
4.5pts·2145perf+35.8
🥉
Ylan Ney-Alexandre
🇫🇷FRA·1794
4.0pts·1983perf+46.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Suez-Panama4.5Casimir4.5Cyprienne Fonsat4Lemire4Ney-Alexandre4Nardol3

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Suez-Panama takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gilles Suez-Panama drew with Sarah Casimir (White).

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

Ethan Cyprienne Fonsat won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Gilles Suez-Panama	*	½	—	1
2Sarah Casimir	½	*	—	—
3Ethan Cyprienne Fonsat	—	—	*	—
4Salomee Lemire	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Suez-Panama, Gilles	1964	FRA	+6B	+4N	=2B	+3N	+13B	4.5	15.5	18.5	16.25	2094	+11.8
2	Casimir, Sarah	1811	FRA	+11N	+33B	=1N	+12B	+8N	4.5	13.5	15.0	12.75	2145	+35.8
3	Ney-Alexandre, Ylan	1794	FRA	+14N	+7B	+9N	−1B	+10N	4.0	13.5	16.5	12.00	1983	+46.8
4	Lemire, Salomee	1781	FRA	+27N	−1B	+28N	+11B	+14N	4.0	12.5	14.5	10.00	1900	+14.6
5	Cyprienne Fonsat, Ethan	1801	FRA	−7B	+26N	+38B	+20N	+6B	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.50	1822	+5.6
6	Tin, Romain	1692	FRA	−1N	+34B	+19N	+27B	−5N	3.0	13.5	15.0	6.50	1726	+4.8
7	Bernard, Paul-Henry	1620	FRA	+5N	−3N	+30B	−8B	+29N	3.0	13.0	15.0	8.00	1710	+19.2
8	Lubin-Serafrede, Matheo	1738	FRA	=20B	=15N	+29B	+7N	−2B	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.75	1702	-8.0
9	Nardol, Fred	1891	FRA	=10N	+24B	−3B	+21N	=16B	3.0	12.5	15.0	8.00	1671	-22.6
10	Gouait, Raymond	1658	FRA	=9B	=20N	+17B	+25N	−3B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.75	1721	+8.4
11	Negrobar, Anthony	1634	FRA	−2B	+31N	+32B	−4N	+26N	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.00	1655	+4.4
12	El Magnougi, Adam	1839	FRA	=15B	+25N	+16B	−2N	=33N	3.0	12.5	14.0	7.25	1723	-26.0
13	Present-Ladislas, Mathis	1540	FRA	+23N	F	+21B	+18B	−1N	3.0	12.5	12.5	8.00	1867	+46.8
14	Willmann, Michel	1584	FRA	−3B	+17N	+41B	+33N	−4B	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.50	1682	+10.0
15	Nicaud, Corentin	1653	FRA	=12N	=8B	=34N	+22B	=24N	3.0	11.0	12.5	7.50	1644	-1.6
16	Fereol, Falundo	1500	FRA	=35N	+22B	−12N	+34B	=9N	3.0	10.0	11.5	6.25	1727	+28.8
17	Blanchard, Sophia-Daly	1431	FRA	+39N	−14B	−10N	+36B	+27N	3.0	9.5	10.5	4.50	1476	+6.8
18	Cepisul, Desire	1792	FRA	−25B	+29N	+26B	−13N	+28B	3.0	9.0	11.0	6.00	1617	-20.4
19	Barbos, Taylor	1494	FRA	−30B	+40N	−6B	+41N	+25B	3.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1631	+14.4
20	Fournier, Naelle	1559	FRA	=8N	=10B	+39N	−5B	=23N	2.5	12.5	13.5	5.25	1607	+6.8
21	Blanchard, Diego-Francois	1494	FRA	=22N	+35B	−13N	−9B	+34N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1502	-3.2
22	Caussin, Gabin	0	FRA	=21B	−16N	+37B	−15N	+38B	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.75	1448	0.0
23	FIDE 576053580	0	—	−13B	+42N	−25B	+31N	=20B	2.5	9.5	9.5	3.25	1450	0.0
24	Cai, Miko	1550	FRA	F	−9N	+35B	+38N	=15B	2.5	8.5	8.5	4.00	1679	+17.6
25	Donatien, Levy	1569	FRA	+18N	−12B	+23N	−10B	−19N	2.0	12.0	14.5	5.50	1503	-14.8
26	Tessier, Idrys	1548	FRA	+32B	−5B	−18N	+30N	−11B	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.00	942	-30.8
27	Salomon, Ally	1562	FRA	−4B	+30N	+43B	−6N	−17B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	835	-48.8
28	Laposte, Emmanuelle	1558	FRA	−33B	+41N	−4B	+32N	−18N	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	965	-28.4
29	Jean-Louis, Lukas	1508	FRA	+37B	−18B	−8N	+42N	−7B	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	917	-28.8
30	Mercan, Michelle	0	FRA	+19N	−27B	−7N	−26B	+39N	2.0	10.0	11.0	4.00	1363	0.0
31	Salomon, Nina	1481	FRA	+36N	−11B	F	−23B	+35N	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.00	834	-12.0
32	Alexandre, Beatrice	0	FRA	−26N	+36B	−11N	−28B	+42B	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	780	0.0
33	Pierre-Mauzole, Jonathan	1721	FRA	+28N	−2N	F	−14B	=12B	1.5	12.5	14.5	3.50	1611	-24.8
34	Salomon, Noe	1450	FRA	+42B	−6N	=15B	−16N	−21B	1.5	11.5	11.5	1.50	1263	-32.4
35	Hontarrede, Nadine	0	FRA	=16B	−21N	−24N	+39B	−31B	1.5	10.0	11.0	2.50	1184	0.0
36	FIDE 527048489	0	—	−31B	−32N	+40B	−17N	=37B	1.5	8.5	9.5	1.75	656	0.0
37	Fereol, Sy Jing	0	FRA	−29N	−39B	−22N	+40B	=36N	1.5	7.0	8.0	1.75	708	0.0
38	Carpin, Amrit	1493	FRA	+40B	F	−5N	−24B	−22N	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	876	-22.4
39	Simon, Noham	0	FRA	−17B	+37N	−20B	−35N	−30B	1.0	9.0	10.5	1.50	695	0.0
40	FIDE 576050114	0	—	−38N	−19B	−36N	−37N	+41B	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	694	0.0
41	FIDE 544093721	0	—	F	−28B	−14N	−19B	−40N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	745	0.0
42	FIDE 576023222	0	—	−34N	−23B	F	−29B	−32N	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	679	0.0
43	FIDE 36066370	0	—	F	F	−27N	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	762	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ney-Alexandre, YlanFRA
+46.8
4.0 pts · #5
2Present-Ladislas, MathisFRA
+46.8
3.0 pts · #15
3Casimir, SarahFRA
+35.8
4.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Salomon, AllyFRA
-48.8
2.0 pts · #32
2Salomon, NoeFRA
-32.4
1.5 pts · #29
3Tessier, IdrysFRA
-30.8
2.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R4+252 Elo gap
Present-Ladislas, Mathis1540 beat Cepisul, Desire1792
R1+223 Elo gap
Donatien, Levy1569 beat Cepisul, Desire1792
R1+181 Elo gap
Bernard, Paul-Henry1620 beat Cyprienne Fonsat, Ethan1801