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Lafayette Chess Club
Established 1911
the beauty of a move lies not in it's appearance but in the thought behind it
2026 Lafayette Open October 10th and 11th
1st Place Bharath Raj Kidambi USCF rating 2027, 2nd Place Logan James Brock USCF rating 1915
3rd Place Nathaniel Rilley USCF rating 1900.
1st Place U1800 Ata Ilbars USCF rating 1550, 2nd Place David Charles Mooney USCF rating 1500
U1400 1st Place Joseph Casby USCF rating 1115, 2nd place split 4 ways
Patrick Boudoin, Jonathan Marks, Nayan Sai Janumpally, Ian Fuseelier
Tournament Results Been Posted! click bellow
https://www.chessroster.com/tournaments/s2iwXM709Q3b/reports
Big Thanks to Mr. Korey Kormick Tournament Director
Mr. Thomas LeBlanc Lafayette Chess Club Manager
Mr. Matthew Mikhael Assistant Tournament Director
Memorial Day Weekend
Louisiana Open 2026 Results
First Place Tie
Patrick Pridgeon & Jordan Pujol
Tie Second Place
Thomas LeBlanc & FM Nicholas F Matta
U1800 Winners are
Alexander James Allison & Nate Delaume
U1400 Winners are
Haricharan Parthiban & Sandesh Chapagain
Congratulations!
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Patrick Pridgeon 1st. T.
Nate Delaume -U 1800 1st.
Jordan Pujol 1st Place
Aubrey Stewart Thomas LeBlanc 2nd Place
Haricharan Parthiban U1400 -
FM Nicholas F Matta
Thank you to all that attended Our Louisiana OPEN 2026
On this Memorial Day weekend
In This Picture
From left: Nathaniel Riley - Patrick Pridgeon - Matthew Billings -
FM Nicholas F Matta
Every One had Great Times
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
LAFAYETTE CHESS CLUB
Louisiana Open 2026
To See All Games Results:
https://www.chessroster.com/tournaments/wXipvta2kX5u/reports?reportType=standings§ion=0&round=all
To watch the games played:
https://www.chessroster.com/embeddable/tournament/wXipvta2kX5u/live
Or simply Scan the QR CODE!
Lafayette City Chess Championship & Jr Championship
December 5, 2026
open to all Acadiana residents
@Discovery Inn & Suites 120 E Kaliste Saloom Rd Lafayette LA 70508
Register from 8am to 8:45
1st Round begins 9am
3 Rd swiss G/60 +i30
Entry Fee: $50
Prizes based on entries, trophy to 2026 Jr Champion
Lafayette Chess Club beginners to master games available. fun for all
Lafayette Chess Club meets Every Friday from 6pm to 11pm @Discorvery Inn and Suites 120E Kaliste Saloom Rd, Lafayette, LA
Membership Dues: $25 a year for adults and $10 for students
Lafayette Chess Club 2007
Clockwise from top left: Marcus Tanner, Edward Signal, Azeez Sanusi, and James MacManus.
"If you want to play strong chess, you must know what went wrong in your past games"-Anatoly Karpov
Contact Lafayette Chess Club
Club meets Every Friday from 6pm til.
At the Discovery Inn & Suites
120 E Kaliste Saloom Rd
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish 70508
USA
337-981-1821
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