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Festival de Tournois Classiques du Carnaval 2026 du Lille Metropole Chess - Open

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23 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 1633, and top seed was Jules Potier (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 1710).

Liam Berki (πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA, 1703) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Julien Delmarre (4.0) and Alexandre Delbarre (4.0). Berki broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Mario Verbanck (1415) beat Lea Ciccia (1557), a +142-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Lille, France
Dates
21 Feb 2026 β†’ 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Jules Potier1710
Avg top 10
1,633
Participants
23
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—17
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺBelgiumΓ—3
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Liam Berki
    πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FRAΒ·1703
    5.0ptsΒ·2348perf+17.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Julien Delmarre
    πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FRAΒ·1575
    4.0ptsΒ·1844perf+56.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    Alexandre Delbarre
    πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FRAΒ·1699
    4.0ptsΒ·1764perf+6.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Liam Berki led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
10
5
3
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Berki5Delmarre4Colin4Delbarre4Besson3Potier3
R5–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Liam Berki never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Liam Berki beat Julien Delmarre (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Liam Berki 5 wins (R1–R5)Julien Delmarre 4 wins (R1–R4)Gerard Colin 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Liam Berki*
1
β€”β€”
2Julien Delmarre
0
*β€”
1
3Gerard Colinβ€”β€”*β€”
4Alexandre Delbarreβ€”
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Berki, Liam1703FRA+7B+8N+6B+5N+2B5.013.016.016.002348+17.6
2Delmarre, Julien1575FRA+22B+3N+9B+12Nβˆ’1N4.014.514.59.501844+56.4
3Delbarre, Alexandre1699FRA+17Nβˆ’2B+10B+8N+5B4.013.015.011.001764+6.8
4Colin, Gerard1650FRA+15Bβˆ’5N+7B+6N+9B4.012.014.011.002326+20.2
5Besson, Remi0FRA+14N+4B+18Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’3N3.015.016.57.5016740.0
6Vezy, Charles0FRA+11N+16Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’4B+18B3.014.015.56.5016280.0
7Duvillier, Frederic1512BELβˆ’1N+20Bβˆ’4N+21B+14N3.012.012.53.501532+1.6
8George, Harold1556FRA+19Nβˆ’1B+23Nβˆ’3B+16N3.012.012.03.00901-24.4
9Mozgawa, Patrick1649FRA+21N+23Bβˆ’2N+13Bβˆ’4N3.011.011.03.001466-14.8
10Potier, Jules1710FRA+13N=18Bβˆ’3N=14B+17N3.010.512.06.251653-13.6
11Ciccia, Lea1557BELβˆ’6Bβˆ’15N+22B+18N+20B3.07.57.52.501509-5.2
12Mozgawa, Karine1562FRA=16N=14B+17Nβˆ’2B=13N2.510.512.55.251545-1.6
13Koban, Regis1547FRAβˆ’10B+21N+19Bβˆ’9N=12B2.59.510.02.751365-12.8
14Bancilhon, Jean-Baptiste1620FRAβˆ’5B=12N+15B=10Nβˆ’7B2.011.513.54.751548-14.4
15Verbanck, Mario1415BELβˆ’4N+11Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’16B+23N2.011.011.03.001484+10.0
16Legranger, Sebastien0FRA=12Bβˆ’6N=21B+15Nβˆ’8B2.010.511.03.5015080.0
17Ferrari, Emile1451FRAβˆ’3B+22Nβˆ’12B+19Nβˆ’10B2.010.510.51.00854-14.0
18Bisiaux, Geoffrey1602FRA+20N=10Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’11Bβˆ’6N1.512.013.02.501441-8.2
19Zouggaghe, Saidane0FRAβˆ’8BFβˆ’13Nβˆ’17B+22N1.07.57.50.007150.0
20Bortier, Marc0FRAβˆ’18Bβˆ’7NF+23Bβˆ’11N1.07.57.50.007580.0
21FIDE 5600210390β€”βˆ’9Bβˆ’13B=16Nβˆ’7NF0.510.510.51.007700.0
22FIDE 5760012880β€”βˆ’2Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’11NFβˆ’19B0.010.010.00.007250.0
23FIDE 174018520β€”Fβˆ’9Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’20Nβˆ’15B0.09.09.00.007400.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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