2026 Tournoi d'echecs du Carnaval
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2339, and top seed was Bator Sambuev (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2536).
Bator Sambuev (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2536) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte (4.5) and Vincent Latorre (4.0). Sambuev shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Cassista Jeremie (1814) beat Renzo Gutierrez (FM, 2206), a +392-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Sambuev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
GM Bator Sambuev drew with IM Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte (Black).
GM Bator Sambuev 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Vincent Latorre 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMBator Sambuev | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2IMOlivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FMVincent Latorre | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Antoine Berube | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sambuev, BatorGM | 2536 | CAN | +22N | +14B | +13N | +3B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 2550 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaIM | 2404 | CAN | +38N | +17B | +11N | +4B | =1B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.25 | 2507 | +10.1 |
| 3 | Latorre, VincentFM | 2383 | CAN | +15B | +5N | +7B | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 12.50 | 2339 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Song, JulienIM | 2458 | FRA | +24B | +32N | +6B | −2N | =5B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 2243 | -2.4 |
| 5 | Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae | 1992 | CAN | +35N | −3B | +19N | +13B | =4N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 2231 | +59.2 |
| 6 | Rainfray, ArnaudIM | 2336 | FRA | +19N | +23B | −4N | +18B | =8N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 2205 | -6.3 |
| 7 | Tremblay, RejeanCM | 2132 | CAN | +25B | +34N | −3N | =9B | +17N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 2060 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Berube, Antoine | 2214 | CAN | −23N | +36B | +12B | +15N | =6B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 2126 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Wu, Ting En Ryan | 1839 | CAN | =12B | +31N | =29B | =7N | +16B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2204 | +72.0 |
| 10 | Gutierrez, RenzoFM | 2206 | PER | −16B | +30N | +24B | +20N | =12B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2237 | +5.6 |
| 11 | Wiebe, Isaac | 2248 | CAN | +30B | +16N | −2B | +22N | −3N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 2086 | +2.4 |
| 12 | Duong, Thanh NhaIM | 2303 | CAN | =9N | +26B | −8N | +31B | =10N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 2066 | -14.2 |
| 13 | Adam, RafaelCM | 2304 | CAN | +36B | +18N | −1B | −5N | +22B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 2088 | -16.4 |
| 14 | Drolet, Louis-Charles | 1992 | CAN | +28B | −1N | −15B | +30N | +24B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1901 | +7.2 |
| 15 | Vaillant, Charles-Etienne | 1863 | CAN | −3N | +37B | +14N | −8B | =18N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1919 | +21.4 |
| 16 | Jeremie, Cassista | 1814 | CAN | +10N | −11B | =17N | +32B | −9N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1983 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bourassa, Samuel | 1992 | CAN | +33B | −2N | =16B | +29N | −7B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 2067 | +26.0 |
| 18 | Page-Fortin, Mathieu | 1954 | CAN | +37N | −13B | +34B | −6N | =15B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1925 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Audouze, Oscar | 1844 | FID | −6B | +33N | −5B | =28N | +30B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1887 | +33.6 |
| 20 | Wilkin, Alain | 1813 | CAN | F | =21B | +23N | −10B | +31N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 2047 | +17.6 |
| 21 | Lamontagne, Damien | 1905 | CAN | F | =20N | +32B | F | +23N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2138 | +40.0 |
| 22 | Alcantara, Maximo | 1941 | CAN | −1B | +25N | +28B | −11B | −13N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1966 | +9.6 |
| 23 | Chua, Zachary McDonald | 1971 | CAN | +8B | −6N | −20B | +25N | −21B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1889 | +16.4 |
| 24 | Belanger, Mathieu-Olivier | 1920 | CAN | −4N | +35B | −10N | +37B | −14N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1878 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Potvin, Alain-Nicolas | 1717 | CAN | −7N | −22B | +35N | −23B | +36B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1812 | +8.0 |
| 26 | Bain-thouverez, Aurelien | 1821 | FRA | F | −12N | −31B | +33N | +28B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1910 | +0.4 |
| 27 | Genest, Jean-Philippe | 1694 | CAN | −32B | −29N | −30B | +36N | +33B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1802 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Huynh, Nhu Phuong Nghi | 1656 | VIE | −14N | +38B | −22N | =19B | −26N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1724 | -22.4 |
| 29 | Saine, Zachary | 2133 | CAN | −34N | +27B | =9N | −17B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1563 | -41.4 |
| 30 | Zhang, Yitian | 1828 | CAN | −11N | −10B | +27N | −14B | −19N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1155 | -56.0 |
| 31 | Papineau Esq, Daniel | 2010 | CAN | F | −9B | +26N | −12N | −20B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1758 | -44.4 |
| 32 | Di Matteo, Alessio | 2048 | CAN | +27N | −4B | −21N | −16N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1292 | -13.2 |
| 33 | Lapalme, Gabriel | 1530 | CAN | −17N | −19B | +36N | −26B | −27N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1650 | -5.2 |
| 34 | Savard, Alexandre | 1774 | CAN | +29B | −7B | −18N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1917 | +24.0 |
| 35 | Voisin, Antoine | 1645 | CAN | −5B | −24N | −25B | F | +37N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1669 | -20.0 |
| 36 | Dube, Daniel | 1840 | CAN | −13N | −8N | −33B | −27B | −25N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1135 | -29.2 |
| 37 | Lorge, Edouard | 1495 | BEL | −18B | −15N | F | −24N | −35B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | -15.6 |
| 38 | Drolet, Stephane | 1896 | CAN | −2B | −28N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1264 | -17.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wu, Ting En RyanCAN+72.03.5 pts · #16
- 2Iordanescu, Victor NicolaeCAN+59.23.5 pts · #5
- 3Lamontagne, DamienCAN+40.02.5 pts · #18
- 1Zhang, YitianCAN-56.01.0 pts · #35
- 2Papineau Esq, DanielCAN-44.41.0 pts · #32
- 3Saine, ZacharyCAN-41.41.5 pts · #33
- R1+392 Elo gap
- R1+359 Elo gap
- R4+312 Elo gap