238e Open FIDE Interchess de 3 Rondes -1800
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 22 Feb 2026 in Paris, France. Top 10 Elo average was 954, and top seed was Vincent Bardet (🇫🇷 FRA, 1762).
Minh Thanh Ngo (🇫🇷 FRA, 1588) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Florent Nouguez (2.5) and Florent Rouchaud (2.0). Ngo broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Florent Rouchaud (1545) beat Vincent Bardet (1762), a +217-point gap.
Location
🇫🇷Paris, France
Dates
22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsMinh Thanh Ngo led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Minh Thanh Ngo held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Minh Thanh Ngo won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minh Thanh Ngo | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Florent Nouguez | — | * | — | — |
| 3Vincent Bardet | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Florent Rouchaud | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngo, Minh Thanh | 1588 | FRA | +8B | +9N | +3B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2344 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Nouguez, Florent | 0 | FRA | +?B | =5N | +6B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rouchaud, Florent | 1545 | FRA | +7B | +4B | −1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1675 | +6.8 |
| 4 | Bardet, Vincent | 1762 | FRA | +6B | −3N | +5B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1697 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Dubourg, Bruno | 1628 | FRA | +10N | =2B | −4N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 962 | -6.4 |
| 6 | Jacquet, Stephane | 1541 | FRA | −4N | +8B | −2N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 962 | -4.4 |
| 7 | Nouguez, Antoine | 0 | FRA | −3N | F | +9B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gouin, Christophe | 0 | FRA | −1N | −6N | −?B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Woolfe, Max Hirsch | 0 | FRA | F | −1B | −7N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Huynh, Ba Linh | 1471 | FRA | −5B | −?N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ngo, Minh ThanhFRA+17.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Rouchaud, FlorentFRA+6.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Huynh, Ba LinhFRA0.00.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Dubourg, BrunoFRA-6.41.5 pts · #9
- 2Bardet, VincentFRA-4.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Jacquet, StephaneFRA-4.41.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+217 Elo gap