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Les betises de Cambrai - GM 2026

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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.

Location
🇫🇷Cambrai, France
Dates
16 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇷GMPaul Velten2522
Avg top 10
2,400
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×4
FM×3
Federations · 4 represented
🇫🇷France×6
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇧🇷Brazil×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

GM Paul Velten led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Paul Velten never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · DECISIVE LEAD19 Feb

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.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Paul Velten drew with IM Anatole Vlachos (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇫🇷GMVelten, Paul2522*½½½1½11½16.527.0038.5+3.92552
2🇬🇷IMVlachos, Anatole2486½*11100½½15.524.5039.5-1.42470
4🇫🇷IMBournel, Antoine2433½0*½1½1½½½5.021.7540.0+0.42439
3🇫🇷GMAbergel, Thal2404½0½*½½½½115.020.2540.0+4.42442
5🇫🇷IMEugene, Floryan2478000½*11½115.018.5040.0-5.52434
7🇫🇷IMDefromont, Benjamin2361½1½½0*½½½04.019.5041.0+0.32361
6🇩🇪FMKocharin, Timur2329010½0½*½1½4.016.7541.0+8.62365
8🇫🇷FMLacan Rus, David23240½½½½½½*014.016.7541.0+5.22365
9🇩🇪GMHaub, Thorsten Michael2310½½½00½01*½3.515.7541.5+2.02330
10🇧🇷FMLux,Hugo de Melo235100½001½0½*2.510.2542.5-13.62239

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets