14eme Festival de Tournois Olympique Grande Synthe - Tournoi B
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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Grande Synthe, France. Top 10 Elo average was 1882, and top seed was David Blot (🇫🇷 FRA, 1966).
David Blot (🇫🇷 FRA, 1966) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Damien Lucidarme (5.0) and Brice Gandreuil (5.0). Blot won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇫🇷Grande Synthe, France
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇷France×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsDavid Blot led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
David Blot never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
David Blot drew with Damien Lucidarme (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
David Blot 4 wins (R2–R5)Damien Lucidarme 4 wins (R2–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷Blot, David | 1966 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 17.00 | 22.0 | +31.4 | 2179 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Lucidarme, Damien | 1907 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.50 | 23.0 | +24.4 | 2036 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Gandreuil, Brice | 1955 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.50 | 23.0 | +14.2 | 2029 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Custoza, Georges-Emmanuel | 1865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 7.75 | 24.5 | +7.2 | 1884 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Bernard, Michael | 1851 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 9.50 | 25.0 | -6.4 | 1836 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Maugenest, Thibaut | 1830 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 7.25 | 25.0 | +1.0 | 1839 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Chabe, Axel | 1852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5 | 3.75 | 26.5 | -33.2 | 1656 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Antoine, Vladimir | 1833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.25 | 27.0 | -76.4 | 1581 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Blot, DavidFRA+31.46.0 pts · #1
- 2Lucidarme, DamienFRA+24.45.0 pts · #2
- 3Gandreuil, BriceFRA+14.25.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Antoine, VladimirFRA-76.41.0 pts · #8
- 2Chabe, AxelFRA-33.21.5 pts · #7
- 3Bernard, MichaelFRA-6.43.0 pts · #6