2026 Championnat Senior du Quebec
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Montreal, QC, Canada. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2026, and top seed was Jean Hebert (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2372).
Jean Hebert (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2372) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Roland Chabot (3.5) and Oleksandr Kapush (3.0). Hebert won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Denis Gauthier (1596) beat Sylvain Landry (1946), a +350-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Jean Hebert led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Jean Hebert never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Jean Hebert beat Roland Chabot (White).
IM Jean Hebert won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMJean Hebert | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Roland Chabot | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Oleksandr Kapush | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4IMThanh Nha Duong | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebert, JeanIM | 2372 | CAN | +2B | +6N | +4B | +3N | +7B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2833 | +8.5 |
| 2 | Chabot, Roland | 1945 | CAN | −1N | +12B | =10N | +8B | +4B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 2149 | +19.4 |
| 3 | Kapush, Oleksandr | 2173 | CAN | =5N | +8B | +15N | −1B | =9B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1926 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Duong, Thanh NhaIM | 2224 | CAN | +12N | +13B | −1N | +5B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1944 | -16.8 |
| 5 | Lesage, Philippe | 1711 | CAN | =3B | +17N | +7B | −4N | −6B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1964 | +25.2 |
| 6 | Hrivnak, Vladimir | 2010 | SVK | F | −1B | =8N | +13B | +5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1980 | -13.4 |
| 7 | Page, Denis | 1743 | CAN | =16N | +10B | −5N | +14B | −1N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1890 | +17.2 |
| 8 | Gauthier, Denis | 1596 | CAN | +17B | −3N | =6B | −2N | +12B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1898 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Neacsu, Catalin | 1704 | CAN | F | =16B | =14N | +15B | =3N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2012 | +76.8 |
| 10 | Duplessis, Jean Roch | 1606 | CAN | F | −7N | =2B | =17N | +11B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1841 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Cloutier, Eric | 1701 | CAN | F | =14B | −13N | +12B | −10N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1939 | +8.4 |
| 12 | Cormier, Michael | 1819 | CAN | −4B | −2N | +17B | −11N | −8N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1630 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Lajoie, Luc | 1581 | CAN | F | −4N | +11B | −6N | −15B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1807 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Wilkin, Alain | 1847 | CAN | F | =11N | =9B | −7N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1591 | -21.8 |
| 15 | Cisse, Amadou Lamine | 1706 | SEN | F | F | −3B | −9N | +13N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 961 | -50.4 |
| 16 | Nicula, MariusFM | 2184 | CAN | =7B | =9N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1748 | -16.4 |
| 17 | Landry, Sylvain | 1946 | CAN | −8N | −5B | −12N | =10B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 898 | -42.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Neacsu, CatalinCAN+76.82.5 pts · #4
- 2Lesage, PhilippeCAN+25.22.5 pts · #6
- 3Chabot, RolandCAN+19.43.5 pts · #2
- 1Cisse, Amadou LamineSEN-50.41.0 pts · #17
- 2Landry, SylvainCAN-42.60.5 pts · #16
- 3Wilkin, AlainCAN-21.81.0 pts · #15
- R1+350 Elo gap
- R5+279 Elo gap
- R2+235 Elo gap