2025 Tournoi du Pere-Noel
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72 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Montreal, Canada. 11 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2283, and top seed was Juraj Druska (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2458).
Juraj Druska (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2458) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte (4.0) and Alexandre Lesiege (4.0). Druska won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Heidi Jeannine Ramos Trejo (1422) beat Serge Gagnon (1964), a +542-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Montreal, Canada
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 11
GM×2
IM×2
FM×2
CM×3
WGM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇦Canada×58
🇫🇷France×2
🇵🇪Peru×2
🇸🇰Slovakia×2
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇹🇳Tunisia×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Juraj Druska led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
GM Juraj Druska held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
GM Juraj Druska won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMJuraj Druska | * | — | — | — |
| 2WGMMaili-Jade Ouellet | — | * | — | — |
| 3IMOlivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4CMIlia Batorshyn | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Druska, JurajGM | 2458 | SVK | +41N | +19B | +16N | +39B | =3N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2530 | +4.1 |
| 2 | Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaIM | 2314 | CAN | +63N | +6B | =4N | =8B | +10B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 2306 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Lesiege, AlexandreGM | 2455 | CAN | +69B | +17N | +12B | =10N | =1B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 2413 | -0.5 |
| 4 | Batorshyn, IliaCM | 2131 | CAN | +62B | +18N | =2B | =7B | +22N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2278 | +20.2 |
| 5 | Ouellet, Maili-JadeWGM | 2318 | CAN | +68B | =20N | =11B | +18N | +19B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 2190 | -10.0 |
| 6 | Sun, Jonathan | 1896 | CAN | +57N | −2N | +54B | +44B | +16N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 2199 | +57.2 |
| 7 | Guillemette, HugoCM | 2233 | CAN | =43B | +34N | +26B | =4N | =11B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.25 | 2099 | -24.8 |
| 8 | Kraiouchkine, Nikita | 2140 | CAN | +54B | =32N | +20B | =2N | =9B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 2190 | +9.8 |
| 9 | Latorre, VincentFM | 2301 | CAN | +25N | +27B | −39N | +24B | =8N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2118 | -16.6 |
| 10 | Duong, Thanh NhaIM | 2179 | CAN | +64N | +45B | +30N | =3B | −2N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 2225 | +8.6 |
| 11 | Berube, Maximilien | 1979 | CAN | =53N | +40B | =5N | +30B | =7N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2131 | +38.4 |
| 12 | Saha, AnandaCM | 2120 | CAN | +38N | +31B | −3N | =23B | +60N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 2134 | +3.0 |
| 13 | Jutras, Arnaud | 1923 | CAN | =52B | =21N | =60B | +55N | +31B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 2017 | +19.2 |
| 14 | Clyde, Jordan | 2137 | CAN | +55B | F | +46N | =22B | +39N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 2226 | +6.8 |
| 15 | Turcotte, Jonathan | 1930 | CAN | −42B | =58N | +56B | +52N | +33B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 1906 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Gutierrez, RenzoFM | 2189 | PER | +47N | +24B | −1B | +32N | −6B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 2050 | -13.4 |
| 17 | Atmani,Amine | 1900 | ALG | +72N | −3B | +29N | =25B | =23N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2010 | +12.6 |
| 18 | Duval, Mathieu | 1873 | CAN | +51N | −4B | +36N | −5B | +40N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1955 | +12.4 |
| 19 | Di Matteo, Alessio | 1888 | CAN | +44N | −1N | +62B | +41B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 2021 | +14.4 |
| 20 | Hartner, Rian | 2016 | CAN | +37N | =5B | −8N | =40B | +44N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1980 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Doshi, Nabhya | 0 | CAN | =23N | =13B | =31N | +64B | =27N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1942 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Genzling, Jerome | 2040 | CAN | =56B | +43N | +42B | =14N | −4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1994 | -3.4 |
| 23 | Saillant, Christopher | 1891 | CAN | =21B | =52N | +66B | =12N | =17B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1948 | +8.4 |
| 24 | Jacquet, Stephane | 1921 | FRA | +67B | −16N | +49B | −9N | +43B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1973 | +4.8 |
| 25 | Alcantara, Maximo | 1858 | CAN | −9B | +72N | +65B | =17N | =26B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2021 | +40.0 |
| 26 | Ramesan, Raunak Amit | 1931 | CAN | =40N | +53B | −7N | +58B | =25N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1936 | +0.8 |
| 27 | Bassel, Charaf | 1980 | LBN | +70B | −9N | =52B | +42N | =21B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1931 | -4.0 |
| 28 | Hrivnak, Vladimir | 2238 | SVK | +29N | −30B | −41N | +53B | +47N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1920 | -31.6 |
| 29 | Digeon, Tristan | 1845 | FRA | −28B | +71N | −17B | +59N | +45B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1969 | +11.2 |
| 30 | Landry, Sylvain | 1859 | CAN | +71B | +28N | −10B | −11N | =32B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1945 | +10.8 |
| 31 | Porlier, Xavier | 1925 | CAN | +66N | −12N | =21B | +46B | −13N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1869 | -4.6 |
| 32 | Mahfoudh, Baha Eddine | 1730 | TUN | +65N | =8B | =35N | −16B | =30N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 2004 | +61.6 |
| 33 | Yang, Jing YaoWCM | 1751 | CAN | +48N | F | +45B | =35B | −15N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 2033 | +58.0 |
| 34 | Zhang, Yitian | 1849 | CAN | =36N | −7B | =53N | =37B | +66N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1681 | -26.4 |
| 35 | Lopez Linares, Lizandro Fernando | 2042 | CAN | +50B | =42N | =32B | =33N | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1839 | -17.6 |
| 36 | Delgado Aguilar, Brian | 0 | CAN | =34B | =59N | −18B | =54N | +55B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1826 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ramos Trejo, Heidi Jeannine | 1422 | CAN | −20B | −62N | +50B | =34N | +63B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1778 | +76.8 |
| 38 | Morteza, Arian | 0 | IRI | −12B | =67N | −48B | +70N | +52B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1765 | -10.8 |
| 39 | Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae | 1845 | CAN | +58N | F | +9B | −1N | −14B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 2089 | +41.2 |
| 40 | Nguyen, Alex | 1765 | CAN | =26B | −11N | +63B | =20N | −18B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1880 | +28.4 |
| 41 | Cossette, Daniel | 1861 | CAN | −1B | +50N | +28B | −19N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 2054 | +32.8 |
| 42 | Chen, Chen | 1669 | CAN | +15N | =35B | −22N | −27B | =53N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1874 | +42.8 |
| 43 | Qi, Jason | 1858 | CAN | =7N | −22B | =57N | +51B | −24N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1874 | -1.2 |
| 44 | Lamy, Vincent | 1704 | CAN | −19B | +69N | +59B | −6N | −20B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1828 | +29.6 |
| 45 | Nassif, Aba | 1861 | USA | +49B | −10N | −33N | +57B | −29N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1125 | -26.0 |
| 46 | Morin, Richer | 1939 | CAN | F | +56N | −14B | −31N | +54B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1927 | -2.8 |
| 47 | Tse, Chun Wing | 1827 | CAN | −16B | −49N | +71B | +67N | −28B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1862 | -0.8 |
| 48 | Mok, Yuen Tak | 1919 | CAN | −33B | F | +38N | −60N | +56B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1804 | -12.6 |
| 49 | Yahiaoui, Abdessamad | 0 | CAN | −45N | +47B | −24N | +65B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1867 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Bernales, Oscar | 1827 | PER | −35N | −41B | −37N | +71B | +64N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1612 | -20.2 |
| 51 | Zhao, Alex | 1650 | CAN | −18B | −54N | +72B | −43N | +62B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1721 | +16.8 |
| 52 | Giroux, Robert | 1823 | CAN | =13N | =23B | =27N | −15B | −38N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1757 | -8.8 |
| 53 | Ivanov Yuan, Maksim | 1735 | CAN | =11B | −26N | =34B | −28N | =42B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1764 | +1.2 |
| 54 | Hammoud, Khaled | 1833 | CAN | −8N | +51B | −6N | =36B | −46N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1713 | -26.0 |
| 55 | Song, Jiacai | 1699 | CAN | −14N | =57B | +61N | −13B | −36N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1775 | +6.8 |
| 56 | Huynh, Nhu Phuong Nghi | 1813 | VIE | =22N | −46B | −15N | +68B | −48N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1787 | -7.2 |
| 57 | Cousineau, Francois | 0 | CAN | −6B | =55N | =43B | −45N | =59B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Liao, Minyan | 1729 | CAN | −39B | =15B | +68N | −26N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1802 | +13.6 |
| 59 | Kiryakov, Marin | 1874 | CAN | =61N | =36B | −44N | −29B | =57N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1469 | -60.8 |
| 60 | Steinberg, Ellis | 1848 | CAN | F | F | =13N | +48B | −12B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1988 | +10.6 |
| 61 | Radia, Anuj | 1675 | CAN | =59B | −65N | −55B | −63N | +71N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1527 | -25.2 |
| 62 | Lillo, Matteo | 1599 | CAN | −4N | +37B | −19N | −66B | −51N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1548 | -16.4 |
| 63 | Gagnon, Serge | 1964 | CAN | −2B | F | −40N | +61B | −37N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1637 | -32.6 |
| 64 | Have, Didier | 1862 | CAN | −10B | =70N | =67B | −21N | −50B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1577 | -22.8 |
| 65 | Richard, Leo | 1857 | CAN | −32B | +61B | −25N | −49N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1629 | -18.2 |
| 66 | Alali, Ziad | 0 | FID | −31B | F | −23N | +62N | −34B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Yavorskyi, Yevhen | 1544 | CAN | −24N | =38B | =64N | −47B | −68N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1619 | +12.8 |
| 68 | Zhe, Jia | 1849 | CAN | −5N | F | −58B | −56N | +67B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1641 | -23.0 |
| 69 | Wu, Ting En Ryan | 1827 | CAN | −3N | −44B | +70B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1166 | -30.0 |
| 70 | Villeneuve, Andre | 0 | CAN | −27N | =64B | −69N | −38B | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 2683571 | 0 | — | −30N | −29B | −47N | −50N | −61B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Nardone, Raul | 1798 | CAN | −17B | −25B | −51N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | -59.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ramos Trejo, Heidi JeannineCAN+76.82.5 pts · #27
- 2Mahfoudh, Baha EddineTUN+61.62.5 pts · #26
- 3Yang, Jing YaoWCMCAN+58.02.5 pts · #28
Top rating losers
- 1Kiryakov, MarinCAN-60.81.5 pts · #67
- 2Nardone, RaulCAN-59.20.0 pts · #71
- 3Gagnon, SergeCAN-32.61.0 pts · #56
Biggest upsets
- R5+542 Elo gap
- R3+456 Elo gap
- R3+405 Elo gap