Festival de Tournois Classiques du Carnaval 2026 du Lille Metropole Chess - Ferme B
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Lille, France. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1861, and top seed was Charles Martellier (🇫🇷 FRA, 1876).
Remi Lafitte (🇫🇷 FRA, 1871) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Charles Martellier (3.0) and Gia-Thuy Pham (3.0). Lafitte won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇫🇷Lille, France
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇷France×4
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRemi Lafitte led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
3
1
2
1
1
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Remi Lafitte never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Remi Lafitte drew with Gia-Thuy Pham (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Remi Lafitte went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷Lafitte, Remi | 1871 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 11.0 | +28.4 | 2100 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Martellier, Charles | 1876 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 6.25 | 12.0 | +7.6 | 1931 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Pham, Gia-Thuy | 1867 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 12.0 | +9.0 | 1932 |
| 4 | 🇪🇸Len, Thomas | 1847 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.00 | 12.5 | +2.4 | 1864 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Shved, Vassili | 1855 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 4.25 | 13.0 | -9.0 | 1791 |
| 6 | 🇧🇪Dedeycker, Hippolyte | 1852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 14.5 | -38.4 | 1497 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lafitte, RemiFRA+28.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Pham, Gia-ThuyFRA+9.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Martellier, CharlesFRA+7.63.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Dedeycker, HippolyteBEL-38.40.5 pts · #6
- 2Shved, VassiliFRA-9.02.0 pts · #5
- 3Len, ThomasESP2.42.5 pts · #4