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2025-2026 Laval GP3

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16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Laval, QC, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1841, and top seed was Mathieu Duval (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1996).

Aram Sevag Avarian (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1833) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Christopher Saillant (4.0) and Abderaouf Sekki (3.0). Avarian won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Daniel He (1801) beat Mathieu Duval (1996), a +195-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Laval, QC, Canada
Dates
27 Jan 2026 β†’ 24 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Mathieu Duval1996
Avg top 10
1,841
Participants
16
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—15
πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊRussiaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Aram Sevag Avarian led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
3
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Avarian4.5Saillant4Beaupre3Sekki3Gamache3Zhe2.5
R4–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Aram Sevag Avarian held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Aram Sevag Avarian drew with Christopher Saillant (Black).

R1–R5 Β· UNBEATEN

Aram Sevag Avarian went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Aram Sevag Avarian*
Β½
1
1
2Christopher Saillant
Β½
*
Β½
1
3Eugene Jr Beaupre
0
Β½
*β€”
4Abderaouf Sekki
0
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Avarian, Aram Sevag1833CAN+10B+3N=2N+12B+4B4.511.512.510.502188+38.4
2Saillant, Christopher1891CAN+11B+9N=1B=4N+3B4.012.013.59.752062+40.8
3Sekki, Abderaouf1841RUS+14Nβˆ’1B+5N+8Bβˆ’2N3.013.514.05.501791-0.6
4Beaupre, Eugene Jr1880CAN=8N+13B+6N=2Bβˆ’1N3.013.014.06.501852-3.0
5Gamache, Lucien1700CANβˆ’9B+10Nβˆ’3B+15N+6N3.08.59.04.501843+39.6
6Jean, Lucas1717CAN=7B+11Nβˆ’4B+13Nβˆ’5B2.510.011.03.751787+18.0
7Zhe, Jia1849CAN=6Nβˆ’8B+9BF+12N2.57.07.03.751855+0.4
8Lesage, Philippe1751CAN=4B+7Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’3N=9B2.010.011.04.751751-0.4
9Nunez, Omar1783CAN+5Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’10B=8N1.511.513.04.001637-19.4
10Lamy, Vincent1740CANβˆ’1Nβˆ’5BF+9N=11B1.510.510.52.251692-5.8
11He, Daniel1801CANβˆ’2Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’13N+16B=10N1.59.09.00.751637-44.0
12Deschamps, Martin1788CANFF+8Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’7B1.09.09.02.001686-8.2
13Guillemette, Thomas1705CANFβˆ’4N+11Bβˆ’6BF1.07.07.01.501674-4.8
14Ramos Trejo, Heidi Jeannine1422CANβˆ’3BFFF=15N0.53.53.50.251613+13.2
15Nardone, Raul1739CANFFFβˆ’5B=14B0.53.53.50.251368-41.6
16Duval, Mathieu1996CANFFFβˆ’11NF0.01.51.50.001000-24.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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