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2025-2026 Laval GP5

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10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 May 2026 to 03 Jun 2026 in Laval, QC, Canada. Top 10 Elo average was 1758, and top seed was Lucien Gamache (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1828).

Danila Sychev (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CAN, 1710) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Chen-Hsiang Kao (3.0) and Lucien Gamache (2.5). Sychev won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Danila Sychev (1710) beat Lucien Gamache (1828), a +118-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Laval, QC, Canada
Dates
05 May 2026 β†’ 03 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Lucien Gamache1828
Avg top 10
1,758
Participants
10
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—10
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Danila Sychev
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1710
    5.0ptsΒ·2560perf+114.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Chen-Hsiang Kao
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1700
    3.0ptsΒ·1925perf+47.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    Lucien Gamache
    πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CANΒ·1828
    2.5ptsΒ·1748perf-21.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Danila Sychev led from R2; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Sychev5Kao3Gamache2.5Beaulieu2He2Zhe2
R2–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Danila Sychev never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Danila Sychev beat Chen-Hsiang Kao (White).

R1–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

Danila Sychev won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Danila Sychev*
1
1
1
2Chen-Hsiang Kao
0
*β€”β€”
3Lucien Gamache
0
β€”*
0
4Pierre Beaulieu
0
β€”
1
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Sychev, Danila1710CAN+6B+4N+2B+5N+3N5.09.511.511.502560+114.0
2Kao, Chen-Hsiang1700CAN+10BFβˆ’1N+8B+4N3.08.58.53.501925+47.2
3Gamache, Lucien1828CAN=8Nβˆ’5B+10N+4Nβˆ’1B2.510.510.52.751748-21.6
4He, Daniel1722CAN+5Nβˆ’1B+8Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’2B2.012.514.03.501686-10.4
5Beaulieu, Pierre1813CANβˆ’4B+3N+6Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’9B2.011.512.54.501680-18.2
6Jean, Lucas1737CANβˆ’1N+7Nβˆ’5B+9BF2.010.010.03.001775+8.0
7Zhe, Jia1813CANFβˆ’6B+9N+10BF2.03.03.01.001877+5.0
8Lesage, Philippe1741CAN=3B+9Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’2NF1.58.58.52.251667-8.8
9Lamy, Vincent1764CANFβˆ’8Bβˆ’7Bβˆ’6N+5N1.07.57.52.001583-18.6
10Deschamps, Martin1754CANβˆ’2NFβˆ’3Bβˆ’7NF0.07.57.50.00980-28.0

Key insights

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

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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