1e Open Classique de Paita
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Paita, New Caledonia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 657, and top seed was Nicolas Douyere (π³π¨ NCL, 1827).
Mathieu Galois (π³π¨ NCL, 1792) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Nicolas Douyere (4.0) and Louis Cheval (3.5). Galois won solo starting round 4.
Location
π³π¨Paita, New Caledonia
Dates
13 Jun 2026 β 14 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Federations Β· 2 represented
π³π¨Unknown (NCL)Γ8
π«π·FranceΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsMathieu Galois led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
4
2
1
1
R4βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Mathieu Galois never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Mathieu Galois beat Nicolas Douyere (White).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Mathieu Galois 5 wins (R1βR5)Nicolas Douyere 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mathieu Galois | * | 1 | β | β |
| 2Nicolas Douyere | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Louis Cheval | β | 0 | * | β |
| 4David Giraud | β | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galois, Mathieu | 1792 | NCL | +11N | +4B | +7N | +2B | +5N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2393 | +16.4 |
| 2 | Douyere, Nicolas | 1827 | NCL | +6B | +3N | +5B | β1N | +7B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 12.50 | 1645 | -8.6 |
| 3 | Cheval, Louis | 0 | NCL | +?N | β2B | +11N | =?B | +4N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bellier Pontais, Temoe | 1454 | NCL | +14B | β1N | +9B | +6N | β3B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 992 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Segala, Titouan | 1498 | NCL | +13N | +12B | β2N | +8B | β1B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1010 | -10.8 |
| 6 | Giraud, David | 0 | NCL | β2N | +8B | +12N | β4B | +?N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Duverneix, Christophe | 0 | FRA | +?N | +?B | β1B | +9N | β2N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chivot, Nel | 0 | NCL | +10B | β6N | +?B | β5N | +?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 528000595 | 0 | β | β?N | +?B | β4N | β7B | +14N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 528000625 | 0 | β | β8N | +13B | β?N | +11B | β?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Marquis, Remy | 0 | NCL | β1B | +14N | β3B | β10N | β12N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 992 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 528000633 | 0 | β | F | β5N | β6B | β?N | +11B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 528000609 | 0 | β | β5B | β10N | +14B | β?N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 528000617 | 0 | β | β4N | β11B | β13N | F | β9B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Galois, MathieuNCL+16.45.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Cheval, LouisNCL0.03.5 pts Β· #2
- 3Chivot, NelNCL0.03.0 pts Β· #11
Top rating losers
- 1Segala, TitouanNCL-10.83.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Douyere, NicolasNCL-8.64.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Bellier Pontais, TemoeNCL-4.83.0 pts Β· #6