2025-2026 Laval GP3
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 (🇨🇦 CAN, 1996).
Aram Sevag Avarian (🇨🇦 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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAram Sevag Avarian led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Aram Sevag Avarian held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Aram Sevag Avarian drew with Christopher Saillant (Black).
Aram Sevag Avarian went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aram Sevag Avarian | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Christopher Saillant | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Eugene Jr Beaupre | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Abderaouf Sekki | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avarian, Aram Sevag | 1833 | CAN | +10B | +3N | =2N | +12B | +4B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 2188 | +38.4 |
| 2 | Saillant, Christopher | 1891 | CAN | +11B | +9N | =1B | =4N | +3B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 2062 | +40.8 |
| 3 | Sekki, Abderaouf | 1841 | RUS | +14N | −1B | +5N | +8B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1791 | -0.6 |
| 4 | Beaupre, Eugene Jr | 1880 | CAN | =8N | +13B | +6N | =2B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1852 | -3.0 |
| 5 | Gamache, Lucien | 1700 | CAN | −9B | +10N | −3B | +15N | +6N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1843 | +39.6 |
| 6 | Jean, Lucas | 1717 | CAN | =7B | +11N | −4B | +13N | −5B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1787 | +18.0 |
| 7 | Zhe, Jia | 1849 | CAN | =6N | −8B | +9B | F | +12N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1855 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Lesage, Philippe | 1751 | CAN | =4B | +7N | −12B | −3N | =9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1751 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Nunez, Omar | 1783 | CAN | +5N | −2B | −7N | −10B | =8N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1637 | -19.4 |
| 10 | Lamy, Vincent | 1740 | CAN | −1N | −5B | F | +9N | =11B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1692 | -5.8 |
| 11 | He, Daniel | 1801 | CAN | −2N | −6B | −13N | +16B | =10N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1637 | -44.0 |
| 12 | Deschamps, Martin | 1788 | CAN | F | F | +8N | −1N | −7B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1686 | -8.2 |
| 13 | Guillemette, Thomas | 1705 | CAN | F | −4N | +11B | −6B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1674 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Ramos Trejo, Heidi Jeannine | 1422 | CAN | −3B | F | F | F | =15N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1613 | +13.2 |
| 15 | Nardone, Raul | 1739 | CAN | F | F | F | −5B | =14B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1368 | -41.6 |
| 16 | Duval, Mathieu | 1996 | CAN | F | F | F | −11N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1000 | -24.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Saillant, ChristopherCAN+40.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Gamache, LucienCAN+39.63.0 pts · #5
- 3Avarian, Aram SevagCAN+38.44.5 pts · #1
- 1He, DanielCAN-44.01.5 pts · #10
- 2Nardone, RaulCAN-41.60.5 pts · #15
- 3Duval, MathieuCAN-24.00.0 pts · #16
- R4+195 Elo gap