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2026 Tournoi d'echecs du Carnaval

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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.

Location
🇨🇦Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦GMBator Sambuev2536
Avg top 10
2,339
Participants
38
Titled players · 9
GM×1
IM×4
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇨🇦Canada×31
🇫🇷France×3
🇧🇪Belgium×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
16
8
4
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Sambuev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Bator Sambuev drew with IM Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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
Player1234
1GMBator Sambuev*
½
1
2IMOlivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte
½
*
3FMVincent Latorre
0
*
4Antoine Berube*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sambuev, BatorGM2536CAN+22N+14B+13N+3B=2N4.514.516.514.252550+6.6
2Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaIM2404CAN+38N+17B+11N+4B=1B4.513.513.511.252507+10.1
3Latorre, VincentFM2383CAN+15B+5N+7B1N+11B4.014.517.012.502339+7.0
4Song, JulienIM2458FRA+24B+32N+6B2N=5B3.513.514.58.252243-2.4
5Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae1992CAN+35N3B+19N+13B=4N3.513.014.08.252231+59.2
6Rainfray, ArnaudIM2336FRA+19N+23B4N+18B=8N3.512.014.08.752205-6.3
7Tremblay, RejeanCM2132CAN+25B+34N3N=9B+17N3.512.013.07.252060-4.0
8Berube, Antoine2214CAN23N+36B+12B+15N=6B3.511.011.07.252126+7.2
9Wu, Ting En Ryan1839CAN=12B+31N=29B=7N+16B3.510.511.57.502204+72.0
10Gutierrez, RenzoFM2206PER16B+30N+24B+20N=12B3.510.011.07.002237+5.6
11Wiebe, Isaac2248CAN+30B+16N2B+22N3N3.013.014.05.502086+2.4
12Duong, Thanh NhaIM2303CAN=9N+26B8N+31B=10N3.012.513.56.502066-14.2
13Adam, RafaelCM2304CAN+36B+18N1B5N+22B3.012.512.54.502088-16.4
14Drolet, Louis-Charles1992CAN+28B1N15B+30N+24B3.010.511.54.501901+7.2
15Vaillant, Charles-Etienne1863CAN3N+37B+14N8B=18N2.513.013.04.251919+21.4
16Jeremie, Cassista1814CAN+10N11B=17N+32B9N2.512.513.55.7519830.0
17Bourassa, Samuel1992CAN+33B2N=16B+29N7B2.512.013.03.752067+26.0
18Page-Fortin, Mathieu1954CAN+37N13B+34B6N=15B2.510.010.02.251925-1.2
19Audouze, Oscar1844FID6B+33N5B=28N+30B2.59.510.52.751887+33.6
20Wilkin, Alain1813CANF=21B+23N10B+31N2.59.09.04.252047+17.6
21Lamontagne, Damien1905CANF=20N+32BF+23N2.55.55.54.252138+40.0
22Alcantara, Maximo1941CAN1B+25N+28B11B13N2.012.514.03.501966+9.6
23Chua, Zachary McDonald1971CAN+8B6N20B+25N21B2.012.014.05.501889+16.4
24Belanger, Mathieu-Olivier1920CAN4N+35B10N+37B14N2.011.011.01.0018780.0
25Potvin, Alain-Nicolas1717CAN7N22B+35N23B+36B2.08.58.51.001812+8.0
26Bain-thouverez, Aurelien1821FRAF12N31B+33N+28B2.06.56.52.501910+0.4
27Genest, Jean-Philippe1694CAN32B29N30B+36N+33B2.04.54.51.0018020.0
28Huynh, Nhu Phuong Nghi1656VIE14N+38B22N=19B26N1.59.59.51.251724-22.4
29Saine, Zachary2133CAN34N+27B=9N17BF1.59.09.03.751563-41.4
30Zhang, Yitian1828CAN11N10B+27N14B19N1.012.014.02.001155-56.0
31Papineau Esq, Daniel2010CANF9B+26N12N20B1.011.011.02.001758-44.4
32Di Matteo, Alessio2048CAN+27N4B21N16NF1.010.510.52.001292-13.2
33Lapalme, Gabriel1530CAN17N19B+36N26B27N1.09.09.00.001650-5.2
34Savard, Alexandre1774CAN+29B7B18NFF1.07.57.51.501917+24.0
35Voisin, Antoine1645CAN5B24N25BF+37N1.07.57.50.001669-20.0
36Dube, Daniel1840CAN13N8N33B27B25N0.010.511.50.001135-29.2
37Lorge, Edouard1495BEL18B15NF24N35B0.08.08.00.001010-15.6
38Drolet, Stephane1896CAN2B28NFFF0.06.06.00.001264-17.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets