The 20th edition of the Sautron International Chess Open 2022 took place from 3-10 July at the Espace Phelippes Beaulieux. The event attracted nearly 100 entries who fought for the throne of the two sections: A and B. The tournaments were played in 9 swiss rounds, with time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes till the end of the game, with 30 seconds increment per move, starting from the move one.
GM Maxime Lagarde triumphed in the Open A tournament scoring 8/9 points. Two players tied for the second place with 7 points, each, with the tiebreak criteria determining the final places. Mohapatra Sidhant had better Bucholz and claimed silver, while Bala Chan Dhulipalla came third.
Marc Gourier was the sole winner of the B section with 7.5/9 points. Three players tied for the second position, with Dewi Guegueniat winning the silver medal with the best tiebreaks, Antoine Giraud was third and Tushig Ganbat came fourth. (scroll down for final rankings of both sections)
Simultaneously with the 20th Sautron International Chess Open, the Sautron Chess Club set the largest chess piece in the world, unofficially breaking the Guinness record.

Final rankings – 20th Sautron Chess Open A:
pl | Last name | Rating | Points | Tr. | Perf |
1 | Maxime LAGARDE | 2631 F | 8 | 44 | 2739 |
2 | SIDHANT Mohapatra | 2315 F | 7 | 44 | 2389 |
3 | DHULIPALLA BALA CHAN | 2423F | 7 | 42½ | 2395 |
4 | BUJISHO Benjamin | 2300 F | 6½ | 43 | 2304 |
5 | COTTON Melkior | 2267F | 6½ | 41 | 2250 |
6 | DELORME Alban | 2318F | 6½ | 40½ | 2180 |
7 | TRIPOTEAU Nicolas | 2405F | 6 | 46½ | 2363 |
8 | MARCHAIS Antoine | 2131F | 6 | 40 | 2102 |
9 | AFRAOUI Anaelle | 2136F | 6 | 39 | 2127 |
10 | GRATTON Manolo | 1626F | 6 | 35½ | 1863 |
11 | DAVID Bogdan-Emanuel | 2082F | 5½ | 43 | 2174 |
12 | GRESSER Baptiste | 1859 F | 5½ | 42 | 2012 |
13 | MARCHIX Esteban | 1954 F | 5½ | 42 | 1949 |
14 | COLLINET Nicolas | 1967 F | 5½ | 39½ | 1989 |
15 | GUECHCHATI Ilyess | 1590F | 5½ | 36½ | 1894 |
16 | GONNET Frederic | 1691F | 5½ | 36 | 1863 |
17 | VASSELIN Louis | 1629F | 5½ | 36 | 1813 |
18 | GENAND Theo | 1934 F | 5 | 40 | 1877 |
19 | POUPARD Alexandre | 1889 F | 5 | 38½ | 1846 |
20 | GENERAL Thierry | 1810F | 5 | 36½ | 1844 |
21 | FISCHER Arnaud | 1864F | 5 | 36½ | 1691 |
22 | Valentin | 1662F | 5 | 34½ | 1735 |
23 | RINEAU Nathan | 1737F | 5 | 34 | 1731 |
24 | TALEC Nolann | 1602F | 5 | 33½ | 1704 |
25 | SACHER Arthur | 1465F | 5 | 32 | 1705 |
26 | BRAULT Gabriel | 2103 F | 4½ | 39½ | 1914 |
27 | LUCIDARME Damien | 1869 F | 4½ | 36½ | 1774 |
28 | MARTIN Didier | 1656F | 4½ | 36 | 1671 |
29 | VALLETTA Christian | 1874F | 4½ | 35½ | 1776 |
30 | MARSHAL George | 1695F | 4½ | 35 | 1631 |
31 | PICARD Remi | 2048F | 4½ | 34 | 1684 |
32 | TALEC Hadrian | 1681F | 4½ | 34 | 1671 |
33 | AJDENBAUM Julien | 1471F | 4½ | 34 | 1667 |
34 | LE QUILLEC Corentin | 1613F | 4½ | 33½ | 1739 |
35 | JOUAN Hugo | 1777F | 4½ | 32½ | 1574 |
36 | ALBERT-ROULHAC Edouard | 1503F | 4½ | 30½ | 1567 |
37 | BOUMRAR Ayrad | 1849F | 4 | 39 | 1724 |
38 | CORRAL NEHAMA Leo | 1523F | 4 | 35½ | 1609 |
39 | BAURY-Noe | 1394F | 4 | 33½ | 1610 |
40 | CLOT Arnaud | 1463F | 4 | 32½ | 1604 |
41 | EUGENE Nathael | 1820F | 3½ | 39½ | 1871 |
42 | COUCHET Renaud | 1622F | 3½ | 33 | 1511 |
43 | GOGUELY Pierre | 1605F | 3½ | 32 | 1538 |
44 | ROMAGNA Thomas | 1416F | 3½ | 31½ | 1489 |
45 | RENAUD Jacques | 1451F | 3½ | 30½ | 1490 |
46 | ALLAIRE Ewen | 1266F | 3½ | 30½ | 1453 |
47 | FOUQUES Hugo | 1480F | 3½ | 30 | 1550 |
48 | ROZIER Germain | 1338F | 3½ | 29 | 1461 |
49 | Patrick LEMERCIER | 1602F | 3½ | 28½ | 1363 |
50 | BAUJARD Romain | 1366F | 3½ | 28 | 1391 |
51 | CHAILLOUX Romuald | 1269F | 3½ | 27½ | 1477 |
52 | VERHILLE Gabin | 1668F | 3½ | 25½ | 1420 |
53 | Dominica | 1870F | 3 | 35 | 1679 |
54 | GALIMOV Iskandar | 1434F | 3 | 30½ | 1514 |
55 | POUPARD Guillaume | 1438F | 3 | 27½ | 1333 |
56 | THE MENN Bob | 1407F | 3 | 23 | 1371 |
57 | BOUCHENOIRE Maxime | 1336F | 2½ | 30½ | 1446 |
58 | PERRIN Cyril | 1305F | 2½ | 27 | 1245 |
59 | LE GOFF Patrick | 1457F | 2½ | 24 | 1197 |
60 | COURJAL Pauline | 1928 F | 2 | 32 | 1786 |
61 | PRIMAULT Theo | 1571F | 2 | 27½ | 1351 |
62 | DRY Daniel | 1515F | 2 | 27½ | 1281 |
63 | BOUMRAR Emma | 1311F | 2 | 27 | 1196 |
64 | BEAUFRETON Thierry | 1344F | 1 | 27 | 856 |
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Final rankings – 20th Sautron Chess Open B:
pl | Last name | Rating | Points | Tr. | Perf | |
1 | GOURIER Marc | 1199E | 7½ | 38½ | 1604 | |
2 | GUEGUENIAT Dewi | 1512F | 7 | 43 | 1550 | |
3 | GIRAUD Antoine | 1379F | 7 | 41½ | 1541 | |
4 | GANBAT Tushig | 1186F | 7 | 35 | 1477 | |
5 | BOZONNET Bertrand | 1199E | 6 | 35½ | 1519 | |
6 | MARSHAL Philippe | 1324 F | 5½ | 41 | 1380 | |
7 | PINEAU Mathis | 1403F | 5½ | 39½ | 1330 | |
8 | BACQUET Maximilian | 1259F | 5½ | 38½ | 1335 | |
9 | Rabhi Basil | 1217F | 5½ | 36½ | 1364 | |
10 | Pierre | 1235F | 5 | 42½ | 1416 | |
11 | WOYAVE Pascal | 1492F | 5 | 39½ | 1354 | |
12 | CERCLIER Leo | 1265F | 5 | 35 | 1271 | |
13 | MARCHIX Timeo | 1072F | 5 | 32 | 1344 | |
14 | GAUDIN Roger | 1343F | 4½ | 36½ | 1251 | |
15 | LETURC Hubert | 1312F | 4½ | 36 | 1256 | |
16 | DEVADE-Malo | 1016F | 4½ | 35 | 1299 | |
17 | DESCAMPS Serge | 1354F | 4½ | 31 | 1242 | |
18 | LAUDEN Pierre | 1194F | 4½ | 28½ | 1214 | |
19 | TALE Erwan | 1199E | 4 | 36½ | 1186 | |
20 | TOPAL Emir | 1009E | 4 | 36 | 1223 | |
21 | LAMBERT Vincent | 1424F | 4 | 34½ | 1156 | |
22 | MODAT Matthew | 1199E | 4 | 32½ | 1263 | |
23 | GARNIER Pierre | 1281F | 4 | 28½ | 1106 | |
24 | GHESTIN Franck | 1362F | 3½ | 37½ | 1181 | |
25 | Arthur COLLINS | 1009E | 3½ | 34 | 1126 | |
26 | MONTAY Jean-Paul | 1269F | 3½ | 30½ | 1114 | |
27 | BOLLET Alexandre | 1199E | 3½ | 30 | 1073 | |
28 | THE FOL Roland | 1252F | 3½ | 27 | 929 | |
29 | GASC Stephanie | 1026F | 3 | 31 | 1060 | |
30 | BRODIN Gilles | 1061F | 3 | 30 | 1028 | |
31 | KIYENDE LIBATA Evan | 1101F | 3 | 29 | 1089 | |
32 | BRIAND Edouard | 1160F | 2 | 31½ | 1174 | |
33 | POUPARD Antoine | 1090N | 2 | 24 | 505 |
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