Open de Pau 2026
Open SwissStandard
78 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Pau, France. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2023, and top seed was Jules Berthou (🇫🇷 FRA, 2161).
Noah Sayah-Hobon (🇫🇷 FRA, 1991) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Milan Bulme (5.0) and Rouben Karapetian (5.0). Sayah-Hobon shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Paul Temple Boyer (1751) beat Mathieu Blanchet (2147), a +396-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Pau, France
Dates
27 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×66
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsNoah Sayah-Hobon led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 9 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
37
13
4
9
2
1
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
Noah Sayah-Hobon held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Noah Sayah-Hobon 3 wins (R4–R6)Thomas Bader 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Noah Sayah-Hobon | * | — | — | — |
| 2Thomas Bader | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Rouben Karapetian | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Milan Bulme | — | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayah-Hobon, Noah | 1991 | FRA | +46B | +11N | =9B | +56N | +8B | +5N | 5.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 19.00 | 2229 | +52.4 |
| 2 | Bulme, Milan | 1883 | FRA | +31B | +43N | +4B | =5N | =3B | +10N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 19.25 | 2171 | +43.8 |
| 3 | Karapetian, Rouben | 1976 | FRA | +33N | =23B | +21N | +15B | =2N | +14B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 18.75 | 2049 | +11.0 |
| 4 | Bader, Thomas | 2074 | FRA | +72N | +13B | −2N | +42B | +20B | +25N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 2099 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Ara, Alexandre | 1961 | FRA | +63N | +35B | +16N | =2B | +22N | −1B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 14.50 | 1996 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Bassompierre, Patrick | 1940 | FRA | +36B | +24N | +49B | =8N | =10B | =7B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 14.75 | 2008 | +14.6 |
| 7 | Rambaut, Anthony | 2002 | FRA | +65B | −9N | +30B | +61N | +11B | =6N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 13.25 | 1954 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Legagnoa, Evan | 1911 | FRA | +60N | +14B | +19N | =6B | −1N | =13B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.25 | 1915 | +6.4 |
| 9 | Hy, Robin | 1834 | FRA | +48N | +7B | =1N | =25B | =29N | =17B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 15.25 | 2010 | +30.4 |
| 10 | Berthou, Jules | 2161 | FRA | +32N | =21B | +23N | +18B | =6N | −2B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1975 | -45.6 |
| 11 | Sayah-Hobon, Adam | 1802 | FRA | +57N | −1B | +63N | +27B | −7N | +32B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1830 | +14.0 |
| 12 | Duhau-Marmon, Nicolas | 1991 | FRA | +67N | −19B | +32N | +24B | −14N | +28B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 11.50 | 1810 | -22.2 |
| 13 | Rihouey, Franck | 1809 | FRA | +58B | −4N | +73B | =26N | +30B | =8N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 10.25 | 1857 | +8.8 |
| 14 | Teutu, Andrii | 1686 | UKR | +71B | −8N | +50B | +34N | +12B | −3N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1921 | +59.2 |
| 15 | Jibeaux, Sacha | 1873 | FRA | +59N | +27B | F | −3N | +26B | +22B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 12.50 | 1951 | +21.6 |
| 16 | Alexandre, Jacques Junior | 1875 | FRA | +68B | +26N | −5B | −22N | +33B | +49N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1780 | -9.8 |
| 17 | Lecoq, Julien | 1952 | FRA | +52B | =22N | +69B | −20N | +35B | =9N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1824 | -14.2 |
| 18 | Busby, Leonard | 1877 | FRA | +44N | +28B | F | −10N | +43B | +20N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2021 | +37.2 |
| 19 | Phelipot, Lucas | 1802 | FRA | +70B | +12N | −8B | −49N | +50B | +31N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 1759 | -1.4 |
| 20 | Seguin Cabannes, Antoine | 1864 | FRA | +39N | =66B | +29N | +17B | −4N | −18B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1972 | +19.6 |
| 21 | Kodjabachian, Julien | 1842 | FRA | +41B | =10N | −3B | =31N | +36N | =24B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1785 | -5.0 |
| 22 | Temple Boyer, Paul | 1751 | FRA | +55N | =17B | +66N | +16B | −5B | −15N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1962 | +51.6 |
| 23 | Garandeau, Clement | 1794 | FRA | +51B | =3N | −10B | +59N | =38N | =27B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1778 | -6.0 |
| 24 | Lombard, Louis | 1735 | GER | +75B | −6B | +44N | −12N | +39B | =21N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 1746 | +3.6 |
| 25 | Renaudin, Thibault | 1943 | FRA | +47N | +37B | F | =9N | +49B | −4B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1897 | -2.8 |
| 26 | Berail, Tristan | 1685 | FRA | +53N | −16B | +77N | =13B | −15N | +60B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1681 | -2.8 |
| 27 | Pounchou-Guilhamot, Martin | 1653 | FRA | +77B | −15N | +54B | −11N | +51B | =23N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1550 | -13.2 |
| 28 | Gabaix, John | 1668 | FRA | +76B | −18N | =31B | +57N | +56B | −12N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1729 | +7.2 |
| 29 | Dargagnon, Remi | 1974 | FRA | +50B | =42N | −20B | +60N | =9B | =61N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 1785 | -24.6 |
| 30 | Sauve, Lazslo | 1654 | FRA | =69N | +64B | −7N | +58B | −13N | +59B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1683 | +4.0 |
| 31 | Gabaix, Gaston | 1502 | FRA | −2N | +53B | =28N | =21B | +42N | −19B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1724 | +48.0 |
| 32 | Ibsaine, Anais | 1626 | FRA | −10B | +41N | −12B | +64N | +45B | −11N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1626 | -6.8 |
| 33 | Darras, Alain | 1567 | FRA | −3B | +51N | −34B | +70N | −16N | +48B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1628 | +8.4 |
| 34 | Labarrere, Daniel | 1803 | FRA | −49N | +40B | +33N | −14B | =47N | =38B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1551 | -36.2 |
| 35 | Bruneau, Lilian | 1759 | FRA | +62B | −5N | F | +52B | −17N | +47B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1750 | -0.8 |
| 36 | Gentilhomme, Julien | 1539 | FRA | −6N | +78B | F | +37N | −21B | +43N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1810 | +50.8 |
| 37 | Mahault, Valentin | 1744 | FRA | +54B | −25N | F | −36B | +58N | +52B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1615 | -24.4 |
| 38 | Sayah-Hobon, Gabriel | 1609 | FRA | −66N | +39B | F | +69N | =23B | =34N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1767 | +28.4 |
| 39 | Bertin Zhang, Franck | 1461 | FRA | −20B | −38N | +71B | +77N | −24N | +69B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 935 | -22.0 |
| 40 | Pounchou-Guilhamot, Stephane | 1476 | FRA | −56N | −34N | +75B | −45B | +71N | +53B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1037 | -8.4 |
| 41 | Ibsaine, Nelia | 1457 | FRA | −21N | −32B | −55N | +75B | +76B | +50N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1553 | +11.2 |
| 42 | Colin, Felix | 1783 | FRA | +45N | =29B | F | −4N | −31B | +51N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1577 | -29.6 |
| 43 | San, Noeum | 1716 | FRA | +78N | −2B | =48N | +68B | −18N | −36B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1498 | -28.4 |
| 44 | Snitsar, Olga | 1498 | FRA | −18B | +71N | −24B | +54N | −61B | =45N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 983 | -19.6 |
| 45 | Praud, Fabien | 0 | FRA | −42B | −50N | +46B | +40N | −32N | =44B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Vissian, Abel | 1570 | FRA | −1N | −57B | −45N | +74B | =55N | +64B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 887 | -32.0 |
| 47 | De Marolles, Clement | 1540 | FRA | −25B | −54N | +62B | +76N | =34B | −35N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1561 | +0.8 |
| 48 | Malbec, Vincent | 1446 | FRA | −9B | +65N | =43B | F | +67N | −33N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1657 | +50.8 |
| 49 | Briche, Lucas | 1428 | FRA | +34B | F | −6N | +19B | −25N | −16B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1746 | +62.8 |
| 50 | Ribette, Thibault | 1566 | FRA | −29N | +45B | −14N | +55B | −19N | −41B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 928 | -50.8 |
| 51 | Dao, Marie Minh An | 0 | FRA | −23N | −33B | +53N | +63B | −27N | −42B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Augier, Philemon | 1547 | FRA | −17N | +55B | F | −35N | +57B | −37N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1520 | -10.0 |
| 53 | Maston, Ian | 0 | FRA | −26B | −31N | −51B | +62N | +70B | −40N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 653066839 | 0 | — | −37N | +47B | −27N | −44B | =63N | =65B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 576056821 | 0 | — | −22B | −52N | +41B | −50N | =46B | =70N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Lagouche, Remy | 1871 | FRA | +40B | +73N | F | −1B | −28N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1693 | -16.2 |
| 57 | Chassany, Oihan | 1403 | FRA | −11B | +46N | F | −28B | −52N | +72B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1566 | +36.4 |
| 58 | Moufannine, Anne | 1432 | FRA | −13N | +72B | F | −30N | −37B | +63B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1601 | +18.8 |
| 59 | De Barros Delaunay, Victor | 1490 | FRA | −15B | +76N | F | −23B | +65N | −30N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1537 | +5.6 |
| 60 | Juvanon, Alexandre | 1513 | FRA | −8B | +75N | F | −29B | +64N | −26N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1036 | -17.2 |
| 61 | Colin, Penelope | 1736 | FRA | =64N | F | F | −7B | +44N | =29B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1825 | +12.8 |
| 62 | FIDE 576054160 | 0 | — | −35N | −63B | −47N | −53B | +75N | +76B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Jouanna, Paul | 1554 | FRA | −5B | +62N | −11B | −51N | =54B | −58N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 929 | -37.6 |
| 64 | FIDE 576019292 | 0 | — | =61B | −30N | +67N | −32B | −60B | −46N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Augier, Denis | 1597 | FRA | −7N | −48B | F | +78N | −59B | =54N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 844 | -57.2 |
| 66 | Blanchet, Mathieu | 2147 | FRA | +38B | =20N | −22B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1787 | -23.6 |
| 67 | Benhamdi, Zakary | 1570 | FRA | −12B | =70N | −64B | +72N | −48B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1519 | -8.6 |
| 68 | Avramchuk, Zakharii | 1490 | FRA | −16N | +74B | F | −43N | =69B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 996 | -12.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 560026081 | 0 | — | =30B | F | −17N | −38B | =68N | −39N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Gentilhomme, Oceane | 1407 | FRA | −19N | =67B | F | −33B | −53N | =55B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1373 | -6.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 560070986 | 0 | — | −14N | −44B | −39N | F | −40B | +77N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 72 | De Barros, Maxence | 1602 | FRA | −4B | −58N | F | −67B | +77B | −57N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 802 | -84.0 |
| 73 | Delage, Yann | 1637 | FRA | +74N | −56B | −13N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1040 | -19.2 |
| 74 | FIDE 560020075 | 0 | — | −73B | −68N | F | −46N | +78B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 75 | FIDE 576056805 | 0 | — | −24N | −60B | −40N | −41N | −62B | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 76 | FIDE 560093315 | 0 | — | −28N | −59B | F | −47B | −41N | −62N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 77 | To, Anh Minh | 0 | FRA | −27N | F | −26B | −39B | −72N | −71B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 78 | FIDE 560020040 | 0 | — | −43B | −36N | F | −65B | −74N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Briche, LucasFRA+62.82.0 pts · #37
- 2Teutu, AndriiUKR+59.24.0 pts · #24
- 3Sayah-Hobon, NoahFRA+52.45.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1De Barros, MaxenceFRA-84.01.0 pts · #64
- 2Augier, DenisFRA-57.21.5 pts · #62
- 3Ribette, ThibaultFRA-50.82.0 pts · #76
Biggest upsets
- R3+396 Elo gap
- R1+375 Elo gap
- R4+374 Elo gap