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2025-2026 Laval GP4

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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 (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1902).

Christopher Saillant (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ 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.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Laval, QC, Canada
Dates
17 Mar 2026 β†’ 14 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Maxim Barko1902
Avg top 10
1,814
Participants
11
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—10
πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊRussiaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Gamache3.5Saillant3.5Sekki3Beaulieu2.5Avarian2.5Barko2
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/5. Saillant takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Lucien Gamache lost to Christopher Saillant (White).

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

Abderaouf Sekki won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
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1Lucien Gamache*
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2Christopher Saillant
1
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0
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3Abderaouf Sekki
0
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4Pierre Beaulieuβ€”
0
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Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Saillant, Christopher1899CAN+5B+2Nβˆ’3B=6N+4N3.511.513.59.501913+4.8
2Gamache, Lucien1704CAN+7Nβˆ’1B=4N+8B+3N3.511.013.08.251999+78.0
3Sekki, Abderaouf1814RUS+10B+6N+1Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’2B3.011.512.56.501854+6.0
4Avarian, Aram Sevag1833CANF+11N=2B+3Nβˆ’1B2.510.510.55.251897+6.6
5Beaulieu, Pierre1819CANβˆ’1Nβˆ’7B+9N+11B=6B2.59.09.53.001777-5.6
6Sychev, Danila1643CANFβˆ’3B+7N=1B=5N2.011.011.05.001833+38.8
7He, Daniel1805CANβˆ’2B+5Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’9N+10B2.09.510.53.501678-33.6
8Barko, Maxim1902CANFF+11Bβˆ’2N+9B2.05.55.52.001873-2.2
9Lesage, Philippe1751CAN=11Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’5B+7Bβˆ’8N1.57.58.02.251678-9.8
10Zhe, Jia1826CANβˆ’3N+9BFFβˆ’7N1.06.56.51.501663-13.2
11Deschamps, Martin1790CAN=9Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’5NF0.58.58.50.751504-25.8

Key insights

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

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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