2026 NormStorm Classic 1
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 15 Apr 2026 in Montreal, Canada. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2248, and top seed was Alexandre Lesiege (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2454).
Alexandre Lesiege (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2454) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Bator Sambuev (7.0) and Aditeya Das (6.0). Lesiege shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Pavel. E. Navarro Guerrero (2102) beat Vincent Latorre (FM, 2304), a +202-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Bator Sambuev led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Alexandre Lesiege takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
GM Bator Sambuev drew with GM Alexandre Lesiege (White).
GM Bator Sambuev 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Alexandre Lesiege 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇨🇦GMLesiege, Alexandre | 2454 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.75 | 38.0 | +0.4 | 2446 |
| 1 | 🇨🇦GMSambuev, Bator | 2422 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.75 | 38.0 | +3.7 | 2450 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸FMDas, Aditeya | 2223 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 26.25 | 39.0 | +34.0 | 2376 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷IMMigot, Tangi | 2305 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +2.8 | 2323 |
| 5 | 🇨🇦FMLatorre, Vincent | 2304 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 17.75 | 41.0 | -24.4 | 2200 |
| 7 | 🇵🇪FMGutierrez, Renzo | 2204 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | -8.4 | 2174 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦Darvekar, Yash | 2115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | +25.1 | 2184 |
| 8 | 🇨🇦CMAdam, Rafael | 2244 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.00 | 41.5 | -19.2 | 2170 |
| 9 | 🇨🇺Navarro Guerrero, Pavel. E. | 2102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 11.00 | 42.0 | +12.8 | 2140 |
| 10 | 🇨🇦Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae | 2108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 2.0 | 6.50 | 43.0 | -30.8 | 2045 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Das, AditeyaFMUSA+34.06.0 pts · #3
- 2Darvekar, YashCAN+25.13.5 pts · #6
- 3Navarro Guerrero, Pavel. E.CUB+12.83.0 pts · #9
- 1Iordanescu, Victor NicolaeCAN-30.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Latorre, VincentFMCAN-24.44.0 pts · #5
- 3Adam, RafaelCMCAN-19.23.5 pts · #8
- R9+202 Elo gap
- R7+199 Elo gap
- R2+190 Elo gap