Remy Degraeve clear first at 19th Marseille International Festival 2026, Md. Reyan third
IM Remy Degraeve scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 19th Marseille International Chess Festival 2026 Principal (>2100). FM Md. Reyan scored 6.5/9 to finish third and score his maiden IM-norm.
Reyan earns his maiden IM-norm, four Indians in top ten
IM Remy Degraeve (FRA) became the champion scoring 7.5/9. IM Ilan Schnaider (ARG) scored 7/9 to finish second. FM Md. Reyan scored 6.5/9 to finish third and also score his maiden IM-norm in the process. Reyan gained 147 Elo rating points from three tournaments in August 2026 FIDE Rating list. He is expected to gain more as this event’s rating will be published in September rating list.
Apart from Reyan, IM Padmini Rout, FM Akshat Sureka, Mahish S A and WIM Mrudul Dehankar made a top ten finish. Padmini scored 5.5/9 to be placed fifth, Akshat 5/9 to get sixth, Mahish and Mrudul made 4.5/9 to get eighth and tenth places respectively.
The total prize fund in the Principal (>2100) category was €8800. The top three prizes were €2000, €1500 and €1200 along with a trophy amd medal each.
Champion – GM Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM) 7.5/9 | Photo: FM FI Siddhant Gaikwad
Md. Imran with his coach FM FI Siddhant Gaikwad | Photo: FM FI Siddhant Gaikwad
FM Md. Reyan defeated GM Aziz Mert Erdogdu (TUR), IM Padmini Rout and IM Fabien Guilleux (FRA), drew against IM Ilan Schnaider (ARG) and IM Armen Petrosyan (FRA) en route his maiden IM-norm.
FM Md. Reyan scored 6.5/9, performed at 2491 to finish third and also earn his maiden IM-norm
A total of 22 players including a GM, five IMs and a WIM took part from six countries across the world. The seven-day nine-round (>2100) Rating tournament was organized by Laurie Delorme at Cma des Lices in Marseille, France from 27th July to 2nd August 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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