Louisiana Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Lafayette, LA, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1444, and top seed was Nicholas Matta (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2238).
Patrick Pridgeon (🇺🇸 USA, 1790) won with 4.5/5. Pridgeon shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇺🇸Lafayette, LA, United States
Dates
23 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
16
7
3
3
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Pridgeon takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FIDE 39934950 3 wins (R1–R3)Patrick Pridgeon 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 39934950 | * | — | — | — |
| 2Patrick Pridgeon | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMNicholas Matta | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Alexander James Allison | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pridgeon, Patrick | 1790 | USA | +12N | +11B | +7N | =5B | +8N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 14.25 | 2643 | +22.8 |
| 2 | FIDE 39934950 | 0 | — | +14N | +22B | +8N | =9B | +5N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.50 | 1833 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Matta, NicholasFM | 2238 | USA | +15N | +4B | −5N | +11B | +12N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 12.00 | 2638 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Allison, Alexander James | 0 | USA | +?B | −3N | +20B | +16N | +?B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1937 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 39956920 | 0 | — | +?B | +10N | +3B | =1N | −2B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1966 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Leblanc, Thomas | 1840 | USA | +24B | +17N | F | =7B | +9N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2583 | +16.8 |
| 7 | FIDE 566015006 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −1B | =6N | +?N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1770 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Riley, Nathaniel | 1843 | USA | +18B | +16N | −2B | +15N | −1B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1787 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Stewart, Aubrey | 1783 | USA | +21B | =20N | +10B | =2N | −6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1796 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Billings, Matthew | 1751 | USA | +13N | −5B | −9N | +22B | +17N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 983 | -18.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 566015014 | 0 | — | +23B | −1N | +21B | −3N | +15B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Parthiban, Haricharan | 0 | USA | −1B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −3B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1214 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 566007160 | 0 | — | −10B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +16B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 566007186 | 0 | — | −2B | =?N | −?N | +?B | +20N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1680 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ren, Hannah | 1562 | USA | −3B | +24N | +17B | −8B | −11N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1103 | -9.6 |
| 16 | Smith, Vernon | 1635 | USA | +19N | −8B | +23N | −4B | −13N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1043 | -9.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 566015030 | 0 | — | +?B | −6B | −15N | +?N | −10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 30924367 | 0 | — | −8N | −19B | +?N | −23B | +?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1043 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 566015049 | 0 | — | −16B | +18N | −?B | +21N | −?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 25195549 | 0 | — | +?N | =9B | −4N | −?N | −14B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1783 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 39995925 | 0 | — | −9N | +?B | −11N | −19B | −?N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 983 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 39995941 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −?B | −10N | −?B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 951 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 566015022 | 0 | — | −11N | F | −16B | +18N | −?B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 39995968 | 0 | — | −6N | −15B | −?B | F | +?N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 901 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pridgeon, PatrickUSA+22.84.5 pts · #8
- 2Leblanc, ThomasUSA+16.83.5 pts · #11
- 3Matta, NicholasFMUSA+1.64.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Billings, MatthewUSA-18.43.0 pts · #22
- 2Ren, HannahUSA-9.62.0 pts · #15
- 3Smith, VernonUSA-9.22.0 pts · #17