2nd Open International des Maitres du Temps de Castres
21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Castres, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1829, and top seed was Thomas Nowak (🇫🇷 FRA, 1941).
Thomas Nowak (🇫🇷 FRA, 1941) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Frederick Capel (4.5) and Thierry Carivenc (4.5). Nowak shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Patrice Monnier (1515) beat Emmanuel Zaia (1797), a +282-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsThomas Nowak led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Thomas Nowak takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Thomas Nowak drew with Frederick Capel (White).
Frederick Capel 3 wins (R1–R3)Thierry Carivenc 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas Nowak | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Frederick Capel | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Thierry Carivenc | — | — | * | — |
| 4Vincent Denis | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nowak, Thomas | 1941 | FRA | +13B | =8N | +4B | +5N | =2B | +6N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 18.00 | 2113 | +24.2 |
| 2 | Capel, Frederick | 1921 | FRA | +15N | +11B | +5N | −6B | =1N | +7B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 14.50 | 1988 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Carivenc, Thierry | 1784 | FRA | +21N | −5B | =14N | +15B | +9N | +12B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 1786 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Denis, Vincent | 1887 | FRA | +14N | +7B | −1N | +11B | F | +10N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 12.50 | 1975 | +11.4 |
| 5 | Pantioukhine, Slava | 1862 | FRA | +12B | +3N | −2B | −1B | +14N | =8N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1817 | -3.8 |
| 6 | Razat, Romain | 1887 | FRA | =9B | +10N | +8B | +2N | F | −1B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 13.25 | 1947 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Tardif, Mickael | 1684 | FRA | +17B | −4N | +13B | +12N | =8B | −2N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1761 | +9.8 |
| 8 | Klimchand, Didier | 1838 | FRA | +20N | =1B | −6N | +14B | =7N | =5B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1788 | -4.2 |
| 9 | Choquet, Sylvain | 1601 | FRA | =6N | +15B | −11N | +18B | −3B | +17N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1721 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Gomez Rodriguez, Jose Manuel | 1689 | FRA | +16N | −6B | =18N | +17B | +13N | −4B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1652 | -10.0 |
| 11 | Zaia, Emmanuel | 1797 | FRA | +19B | −2N | +9B | −4N | −12B | +18N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1652 | -40.4 |
| 12 | Monnier, Patrice | 1515 | FRA | −5N | +16B | +20N | −7B | +11N | −3N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1644 | +13.8 |
| 13 | Denis, Monique | 1642 | FRA | −1N | +21B | −7N | +19B | −10B | +15N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1629 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Buiten, Herman | 1563 | FRA | −4B | +19N | =3B | −8N | −5B | +16B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1615 | +3.4 |
| 15 | Marshall, Douglas | 1599 | FRA | −2B | −9N | +16B | −3N | +20B | −13B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1440 | -41.2 |
| 16 | Wilkowski, Nicolas | 0 | FRA | −10B | −12N | −15N | +20B | +21B | −14N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ferrie, Alain | 0 | FRA | −7N | =20B | +21N | −10N | −18B | −9B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.25 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sialino, Patrick | 1539 | FRA | F | F | =10B | −9N | +17N | −11B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1423 | -7.8 |
| 19 | Denis, Karine | 1448 | FRA | −11N | −14B | F | −13N | F | +21B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1411 | -5.0 |
| 20 | Lamour, Stephanie | 1451 | FRA | −8B | =17N | −12B | −16N | −15N | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 851 | -32.0 |
| 21 | Berro, Rosette | 1415 | FRA | −3B | −13N | −17B | F | −16N | −19N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 825 | -30.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nowak, ThomasFRA+24.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Choquet, SylvainFRA+14.83.5 pts · #10
- 3Monnier, PatriceFRA+13.83.0 pts · #13
- 1Marshall, DouglasFRA-41.22.0 pts · #17
- 2Zaia, EmmanuelFRA-40.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Lamour, StephanieFRA-32.00.5 pts · #21
- R5+282 Elo gap