2025-2026 Laval GP4
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Mar 2026 to 14 Apr 2026 in Laval, QC, Canada. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1814, and top seed was Maxim Barko (🇨🇦 CAN, 1902).
Christopher Saillant (🇨🇦 CAN, 1899) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Lucien Gamache (3.5) and Abderaouf Sekki (3.0). Saillant won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Lucien Gamache (1704) beat Maxim Barko (1902), a +198-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Saillant takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
Lucien Gamache lost to Christopher Saillant (White).
Abderaouf Sekki won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lucien Gamache | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Christopher Saillant | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Abderaouf Sekki | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Pierre Beaulieu | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saillant, Christopher | 1899 | CAN | +5B | +2N | −3B | =6N | +4N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1913 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Gamache, Lucien | 1704 | CAN | +7N | −1B | =4N | +8B | +3N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1999 | +78.0 |
| 3 | Sekki, Abderaouf | 1814 | RUS | +10B | +6N | +1N | −4B | −2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1854 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Avarian, Aram Sevag | 1833 | CAN | F | +11N | =2B | +3N | −1B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1897 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Beaulieu, Pierre | 1819 | CAN | −1N | −7B | +9N | +11B | =6B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1777 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Sychev, Danila | 1643 | CAN | F | −3B | +7N | =1B | =5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1833 | +38.8 |
| 7 | He, Daniel | 1805 | CAN | −2B | +5N | −6B | −9N | +10B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1678 | -33.6 |
| 8 | Barko, Maxim | 1902 | CAN | F | F | +11B | −2N | +9B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1873 | -2.2 |
| 9 | Lesage, Philippe | 1751 | CAN | =11B | −10N | −5B | +7B | −8N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1678 | -9.8 |
| 10 | Zhe, Jia | 1826 | CAN | −3N | +9B | F | F | −7N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1663 | -13.2 |
| 11 | Deschamps, Martin | 1790 | CAN | =9N | −4B | −8N | −5N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1504 | -25.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gamache, LucienCAN+78.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Sychev, DanilaCAN+38.82.0 pts · #8
- 3Avarian, Aram SevagCAN+6.62.5 pts · #5
- 1He, DanielCAN-33.62.0 pts · #7
- 2Deschamps, MartinCAN-25.80.5 pts · #11
- 3Zhe, JiaCAN-13.21.0 pts · #10
- R4+198 Elo gap
- R3+162 Elo gap
- R5+110 Elo gap