Pierre Villegas triumphs at 35th Cannes Summer Open 2024, Nikhil M second
Top seed IM Pierre Villegas (MNC) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 35th Summer Open of the City of Cannes 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Nikhil M scored sole 7/9 to finish second. 9-year-old CM Marc Llari (FRA) scored 6.5/9 to finish third. Nikhil's sole loss of the event was against the eventual winner, Pierre in the second round. The first prize was €1000 with a trophy. The seven-day nine round Rating Open A (>1900) tournament was organized by Romuald De Labaca at Palais des Victoires in Cannes, France from 22nd to 28th July 2024. WIM Chandreyee Hajra is the sole other Indian taking part in the event. She scored 4.5/9 to finish eighth. Photo: Cannes Echecs
No tie-breaks needed for top three
A total of 19 players including an IM and a WIM took part from five countries across the world in this seven-day nine round Rating Open A (>1900) tournament. It was organized by Romuald De Labaca at Palais des Victoires in Cannes, France from 22nd to 28th July 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Pl | Nom | Elo | Cat. | Fede | Ligue | Club | Pts | Tr. | Perf | |
| 1 | m | VILLEGAS Pierre | 2304 F | SenM |  | PAC | Echiquier Niçois | 7½ | 38½ | 2287 |
| 2 | NIKHIL M | 1984 F | SenM |  | 7 | 38½ | 2250 | |||
| 3 | LLARI Marc | 2226 F | PouM |  | NAQ | Echiquier Henri IV Pau | 6½ | 39½ | 2174 | |
| 4 | FOURNIER Loic | 2075 F | SenM | | NAQ | Echiquier Tressois | 5½ | 39 | 2109 | |
| 5 | VAYANOS George Marwan | 2025 F | CadM |  | PAC | Cannes Echecs | 5½ | 38½ | 2085 | |
| 6 | f | AURIBAULT Louis | 2107 F | BenM | | PAC | Cannes Echecs | 5 | 39½ | 2044 |
| 7 | CACI Nicolas | 1920 F | JunM | | PAC | Cannes Echecs | 4½ | 39 | 1958 | |
| 8 | mf | CHANDREYEE Hajra | 1905 F | SenF | | 4½ | 36½ | 2025 | ||
| 9 | SUEZ-PANAMA Gilles | 1924 F | SepM | | MAR | Arsenal | 4½ | 35 | 1997 | |
| 10 | MULLER-MOINGT Bastien | 1908 F | BenM | | EST | Bischwiller | 4½ | 34½ | 1968 |
