14eme Festival de Tournois Olympique Grande Synthe - Tournoi A
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Grande Synthe, France. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2064, and top seed was Thomas Morais (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2199).
Clement Steffe (🇫🇷 FRA, 2023) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Daniel Chouvaev-Komin (4.5) and Aayush Ganguly (3.5). Steffe won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Clement Steffe (2023) beat Thomas Morais (FM, 2199), a +176-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsClement Steffe led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Clement Steffe held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
Clement Steffe beat Daniel Chouvaev-Komin (White).
Clement Steffe went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇫🇷Steffe, Clement | 2023 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 15.25 | 21.0 | +38.8 | 2228 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Chouvaev-Komin, Daniel | 2036 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 12.25 | 21.5 | +25.8 | 2170 |
| 3 | 🇧🇪Ganguly, Aayush | 2064 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.00 | 22.5 | -1.2 | 2064 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪CMSarkisian, Arman | 2177 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 3.5 | 10.25 | 22.5 | -14.6 | 2079 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Coulon, Guillaume | 1972 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | — | 1 | 3.0 | 9.50 | 23.0 | +13.6 | 2057 |
| 6 | 🇧🇪Wyngaerden, Florian | 2013 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 7.50 | 23.0 | +1.2 | 2021 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷FMMorais, Thomas | 2199 | 0 | ½ | 1 | — | — | ½ | * | 0 | 2.0 | 7.25 | 24.0 | -32.0 | 1960 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Duquesne, Adrien | 2024 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 4.50 | 24.5 | -60.0 | 1839 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Steffe, ClementFRA+38.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Chouvaev-Komin, DanielFRA+25.84.5 pts · #2
- 3Coulon, GuillaumeFRA+13.63.0 pts · #5
- 1Duquesne, AdrienFRA-60.01.5 pts · #8
- 2Morais, ThomasFMFRA-32.02.0 pts · #7
- 3Sarkisian, ArmanCMBEL-14.63.5 pts · #4
- R1+176 Elo gap
- R5+175 Elo gap
- R5+141 Elo gap