Les betises de Cambrai - GM 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Cambrai, France. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2400, and top seed was Paul Velten (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2522).
Paul Velten (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2522) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Anatole Vlachos (5.5) and Antoine Bournel (5.0). Velten won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Timur Kocharin (FM, 2329) beat Anatole Vlachos (IM, 2486), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Paul Velten led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Paul Velten never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Paul Velten opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Anatole Vlachos); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Paul Velten drew with IM Anatole Vlachos (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇫🇷GMVelten, Paul | 2522 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 27.00 | 38.5 | +3.9 | 2552 |
| 2 | 🇬🇷IMVlachos, Anatole | 2486 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 24.50 | 39.5 | -1.4 | 2470 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷IMBournel, Antoine | 2433 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | +0.4 | 2439 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷GMAbergel, Thal | 2404 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | +4.4 | 2442 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷IMEugene, Floryan | 2478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.50 | 40.0 | -5.5 | 2434 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷IMDefromont, Benjamin | 2361 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.0 | 19.50 | 41.0 | +0.3 | 2361 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪FMKocharin, Timur | 2329 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | +8.6 | 2365 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷FMLacan Rus, David | 2324 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | +5.2 | 2365 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪GMHaub, Thorsten Michael | 2310 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.75 | 41.5 | +2.0 | 2330 |
| 10 | 🇧🇷FMLux,Hugo de Melo | 2351 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.25 | 42.5 | -13.6 | 2239 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kocharin, TimurFMGER+8.64.0 pts · #6
- 2Lacan Rus, DavidFMFRA+5.24.0 pts · #8
- 3Abergel, ThalGMFRA+4.45.0 pts · #3
- 1Lux,Hugo de MeloFMBRA-13.62.5 pts · #10
- 2Eugene, FloryanIMFRA-5.55.0 pts · #5
- 3Vlachos, AnatoleIMGRE-1.45.5 pts · #2
- R5+157 Elo gap
- R1+125 Elo gap