Festival de Tournois Classiques du Carnaval 2026 du Lille Metropole Chess - Ferme D
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Lille, France. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1725, and top seed was Matthieu Pierre Vernier (🇨🇱 CHI, 1743).
Damien Gillet (🇫🇷 FRA, 1710) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Basile Cordenier (3.5) and Gaetan Bringuez (2.0). Gillet 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 · 2 represented
🇫🇷France×5
🇨🇱Chile×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDamien Gillet led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
Damien Gillet takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Damien Gillet beat Basile Cordenier (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Damien Gillet went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷Gillet, Damien | 1710 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 8.25 | 10.0 | +32.4 | 1967 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷Cordenier, Basile | 1728 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.50 | 10.5 | +38.8 | 1873 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Bringuez, Gaetan | 1712 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 12.0 | -7.8 | 1655 |
| 3 | 🇨🇱Vernier, Matthieu Pierre | 1743 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | — | 1 | 2.0 | 3.75 | 12.0 | -2.8 | 1719 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Mozgawa, Maxime | 1728 | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | * | 0 | 1.5 | 4.00 | 12.5 | -21.6 | 1632 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷Benneworth, Terence | 1728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 13.0 | -30.4 | 1484 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cordenier, BasileFRA+38.83.5 pts · #2
- 2Gillet, DamienFRA+32.44.0 pts · #1
- 3Vernier, Matthieu PierreCHI-2.82.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Benneworth, TerenceFRA-30.41.0 pts · #6
- 2Mozgawa, MaximeFRA-21.61.5 pts · #5
- 3Bringuez, GaetanFRA-7.82.0 pts · #4