Brasschaat Open 2025

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102 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Brasschaat, Belgium. 3 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2173, and top seed was Stefan Docx (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2385).

Joey Grochal (🇳🇱 NED, FM, 2239) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Stefan Docx (7.0) and Robin Butzen (7.0). Grochal shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Rinus Verhagen (1643) beat Jens Cuyvers (1963), a +320-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Brasschaat, Belgium

Dates

16 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪IMStefan Docx2385

Avg top 10

2,173

Participants

102

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×2

Federations · 7 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×75

🇳🇱Netherlands×20

🇪🇸Spain×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇨🇳China×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

Top 3

🥇
FMJoey Grochal
🇳🇱NED·2239
7.5pts·2325perf+21.8
🥈
IMStefan Docx
🇧🇪BEL·2385
7.0pts·2299perf-5.4
🥉
Robin Butzen
🇧🇪BEL·2122
7.0pts·2306perf+37.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Joey Grochal led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Grochal7.5Docx7Butzen7Goudriaan6.5Schuermans6.5Hautekiet6.5— ex-leaders:Beukemaled R5, #32

R6 · LEADER CHANGE21 Aug

IM Stefan Docx takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Joey Grochal beat IM Stefan Docx (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Joey Grochal 5 wins (R4–R8)IM Stefan Docx 4 wins (R1–R4)Robin Butzen 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJoey Grochal	*	1	—	—
2IMStefan Docx	0	*	½	—
3Robin Butzen	—	½	*	½
4Rafael Goudriaan	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Grochal, JoeyFM	2239	NED	+57N	+26B	−31N	+34B	+9N	+16B	+2N	+6B	=7N	7.5	46.0	50.0	42.00	2325	+21.8
2	Docx, StefanIM	2385	BEL	+28N	+15B	+5N	+31B	=7B	+25N	−1B	+11N	=3B	7.0	48.5	53.5	39.50	2299	-5.4
3	Butzen, Robin	2122	BEL	+56B	+52N	+8B	−25N	+15B	+7N	+54N	=4B	=2N	7.0	44.0	48.0	36.25	2306	+37.8
4	Goudriaan, Rafael	2189	NED	+77B	+12N	−16B	+30N	+27B	+5N	+25B	=3N	F	6.5	45.5	48.5	34.00	2211	+5.8
5	Hautekiet, Dries	2013	BEL	+80B	+43N	−2B	+55N	+53N	−4B	+26N	+13B	=20B	6.5	42.5	45.5	29.25	2130	+27.4
6	Schuermans, Robert	2113	BEL	=59N	+70B	+45B	−11N	+41B	+29N	+20B	−1N	+31B	6.5	42.0	45.5	30.00	2080	-0.8
7	Slagboom, LeandroFM	2349	NED	+64B	+46N	F	+19B	=2N	−3B	+31N	+25N	=1B	6.0	46.5	50.5	31.25	2275	-7.8
8	Peleman, Tony	1978	BEL	+24N	+66B	−3N	−37B	+82N	+28B	+14N	=16B	=10N	6.0	43.5	46.5	28.75	1996	+4.6
9	Lind, Jacco	2007	NED	+93B	=29N	+48B	+23N	−1B	=18N	=15B	=32N	+53B	6.0	42.5	44.5	26.50	2010	+4.2
10	Sagi, Elisha	2030	ISR	−51B	+78N	+56B	+60N	+12B	=11N	−17B	+27N	=8B	6.0	40.5	43.5	28.00	1989	-12.4
11	De Weerd, Jan	1990	BEL	+86B	+88N	F	+6B	=16N	=10B	+21N	−2B	+33N	6.0	40.5	40.5	27.75	2199	+42.8
12	De Witte, Wiebe	1909	NED	+72N	−4B	+99N	+66B	−10N	+63B	−16N	+48B	+25B	6.0	38.5	39.5	21.50	1987	+16.4
13	Vande Velde, Erik	1914	BEL	=78B	+91N	=29B	+93N	−54B	+43N	+18B	−5N	+32B	6.0	35.5	37.5	23.00	1949	+10.6
14	Vanbrussel, Kiran	1864	BEL	−32B	+76N	+80B	−54N	+68B	+79N	−8B	+70N	+27B	6.0	33.5	36.5	21.50	1913	+23.2
15	Engelaer, Maurice	1920	BEL	+61N	−2N	+67B	+28B	−3N	+51B	=9N	−21B	+42N	5.5	43.0	46.5	24.00	1993	+16.6
16	Weiler, Marc	1988	BEL	+75N	+90B	+4N	F	=11B	−1N	+12B	=8N	=23B	5.5	43.0	43.0	26.75	2095	+25.0
17	Meulmeester, Luuk	2041	NED	+39N	F	−41B	+38N	+30B	=26B	+10N	+19B	F	5.5	42.5	42.5	29.00	2114	+24.0
18	Liessens, Tom	2018	BEL	−99N	+24B	+51N	+35B	=26N	=9B	−13N	+42B	=34B	5.5	41.0	42.0	27.00	1913	-21.4
19	Vanhentenrijk, Jesse	1987	BEL	+58B	+51N	+54B	−7N	+43B	−20N	+34B	−17N	=22B	5.5	40.0	44.0	24.25	2015	+9.0
20	Khabichev, Valeriy	2104	UKR	+38B	−30N	+77B	+52N	F	+19B	−6N	+44B	=5N	5.5	40.0	40.0	25.25	2063	-5.8
21	Marques Taltavull, Antonio	2026	ESP	+67B	+53N	=30B	+41N	−25B	+58N	−11B	+15N	F	5.5	37.5	37.5	24.00	2010	-1.4
22	Bolhov, Ivan	1631	BEL	−26N	+57B	−42N	+71B	−28N	+59B	+37N	+62B	=19N	5.5	37.0	40.5	23.25	1909	+93.1
23	Van Herck, Marcel	2024	BEL	+68B	+55N	F	−9B	=79N	=62B	+36N	+35B	=16N	5.5	36.0	36.0	23.75	1952	-9.8
24	Zjuravlyov, Maximilian	1680	BEL	−8B	−18N	+73B	−77N	+92B	+56N	+43B	=41N	+45B	5.5	35.5	37.5	20.75	1821	+48.4
25	Beukema, Constantijn	2025	BEL	+71N	+37B	+44N	+3B	+21N	−2B	−4N	−7B	−12N	5.0	47.5	51.0	25.50	2095	+14.6
26	Van Opstal, Thijs	1902	NED	+22B	−1N	+68B	+45N	=18B	=17N	−5B	=29N	=30B	5.0	45.0	48.5	24.00	1930	+13.2
27	Pauw, Martijn	1956	NED	=69N	+59B	=34N	+42B	−4N	+37B	+33N	−10B	−14N	5.0	42.0	45.5	22.75	1929	-5.2
28	Mirakyan, Alex	1794	BEL	−2B	+74N	+32B	−15N	+22B	−8N	+79B	−34N	+61B	5.0	41.5	44.5	21.00	1833	+14.4
29	Hernandez Morales, Adriel	1811	ESP	+102N	=9B	=13N	=44B	+46N	−6B	=62N	=26B	=35N	5.0	41.5	41.5	19.75	1933	+50.0
30	Surmont, Yves	1877	BEL	+83N	+20B	=21N	−4B	−17N	−36B	+69N	+65B	=26N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.25	1901	+6.4
31	Vande Ginste, Michiel	1999	BEL	+84N	+99B	+1B	−2N	+37N	F	−7B	+54B	−6N	5.0	40.0	40.0	20.50	2156	+31.0
32	Stes, Stella	1606	BEL	+14N	−44B	−28N	+81B	=57N	+64B	+82N	=9B	−13N	5.0	38.5	41.5	21.00	1899	+127.2
33	Lavrenov, Yuli	2010	BEL	+81N	+42B	F	−43N	+77B	+53N	−27B	+55N	−11B	5.0	37.0	40.0	18.50	1936	-14.6
34	Stroobant, Arne	1884	BEL	+94N	F	=27B	−1N	+67B	+66B	−19N	+28B	=18N	5.0	37.0	37.0	18.75	1957	+26.8
35	Kantekin, Baha	1827	TUR	+73B	=97N	=60B	−18N	=45B	+47N	+58B	−23N	=29B	5.0	36.5	38.0	19.50	1860	+14.1
36	Seresia, Nathan	1645	BEL	−46B	+64N	−55B	+56N	=48B	+30N	−23B	+52N	=41B	5.0	36.0	40.0	21.50	1876	+90.4
37	Mechkor, Mohamed	1820	BEL	+95B	−25N	+86B	+8N	−31B	−27N	−22B	+68N	+70B	5.0	36.0	37.5	17.00	1839	+3.4
38	Broekmans, Patrik	1765	BEL	−20N	=83B	+61N	−17B	+49N	−44B	+89N	=47B	+62N	5.0	35.5	38.0	18.75	1814	+9.6
39	Liekens, Ronny	1752	BEL	−17B	=47N	+94B	=40N	=52B	=41N	−53B	+78N	+55B	5.0	34.5	36.0	17.50	1846	+21.4
40	Verlinden, Gerrit	1861	BEL	−90N	=61B	+69N	=39B	−63N	+68B	−70B	+67N	+59N	5.0	31.0	33.0	19.00	1737	-28.8
41	Baete, Guy	1877	BEL	F	+69B	+17N	−21B	−6N	=39B	+51N	=24B	=36N	4.5	40.5	40.5	20.75	1866	-0.6
42	Verstrepen, Marc	1816	BEL	+98B	−33N	+22B	−27N	=47B	+45N	+46B	−18N	−15B	4.5	40.0	41.0	17.75	1794	-10.4
43	Seyns, Odilon	1816	BEL	+96N	−5B	+90N	+33B	−19N	−13B	−24N	=51B	+69N	4.5	38.0	39.5	14.00	1774	-19.6
44	Dugailliez, Guy	1936	BEL	+74B	+32N	−25B	=29N	−58B	+38N	+52B	−20N	F	4.5	37.0	37.0	20.00	1862	-12.8
45	Verhagen, Rinus	1643	BEL	+82N	+100B	−6N	−26B	=35N	−42B	+88N	+60B	−24N	4.5	36.0	37.0	13.00	1868	+103.6
46	Oostvogels, Niek	1913	NED	+36N	−7B	+71N	F	−29B	+57B	−42N	=58N	+56B	4.5	36.0	36.0	18.50	1827	-17.8
47	Ouwerkerk, Floris	1618	BEL	−66N	=39B	=81N	+84B	=42N	−35B	+50N	=38N	=52B	4.5	34.5	37.5	18.25	1825	+87.6
48	Goverde, Ruud	1803	NED	+101B	F	−9N	=63B	=36N	=61B	+66N	−12N	+58B	4.5	33.0	33.0	14.50	1715	-15.4
49	Van Der Avort, Bart	1625	BEL	−60N	=50B	+59N	−82B	−38B	+73N	=67B	+77N	=64B	4.5	31.5	34.5	16.50	1786	+37.2
50	Bruys, Piet	1781	NED	−54B	=49N	+78B	−58N	+65B	−52N	−47B	+91N	+72B	4.5	31.5	33.5	14.75	1727	-15.0
51	Maes, Lander	1747	BEL	+10N	−19B	−18B	+74N	+60B	−15N	−41B	=43N	=57B	4.0	39.5	43.0	17.75	1843	+28.3
52	Kocur, Marc	1900	BEL	+87N	−3B	+84N	−20B	=39N	+50B	−44N	−36B	=47N	4.0	39.0	41.5	14.75	1767	-30.0
53	Vanhove, Robbie	1837	BEL	+85N	−21B	+75N	F	−5B	−33B	+39N	+61B	−9N	4.0	38.5	40.0	15.50	1838	+1.2
54	Tuerlinckx, Ben	2155	BEL	+50N	+62B	−19N	+14B	+13N	F	−3B	−31N	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	20.50	1982	-27.4
55	Moors, Marc	1824	BEL	+89N	−23B	+36N	−5B	−66N	+80B	+63N	−33B	−39N	4.0	37.5	40.0	14.50	1799	-4.6
56	Jacobs, Glenn	0	NED	−3N	+87B	−10N	−36B	+72N	−24B	+80N	+83B	−46N	4.0	37.5	40.0	12.00	1732	0.0
57	Kloosterboer, Nico	1784	NED	−1B	−22N	+95B	+76N	=32B	−46N	−65B	+66B	=51N	4.0	37.5	39.0	13.00	1609	-35.2
58	Urbanowski, Krzysztof	1688	BEL	−19N	=82B	+83N	+50B	+44N	−21B	−35N	=46B	−48N	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.75	1823	+59.2
59	Thiry, Victor	1775	BEL	=6B	−27N	−49B	=78N	+74B	−22N	+81B	+79N	−40B	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.25	1711	-31.5
60	Demarre, Jan	1887	BEL	+49B	F	=35N	−10B	−51N	=67N	+75B	−45N	+71B	4.0	34.5	34.5	15.75	1752	-27.8
61	Vanderveken, Antoon	1647	BEL	−15B	=40N	−38B	+95N	+91B	=48N	+77B	−53N	−28N	4.0	34.0	35.5	11.25	1714	+24.0
62	Verlinden, Alexander	1854	BEL	+79B	−54N	−93B	+86N	+80B	=23N	=29B	−22N	−38B	4.0	33.5	35.5	13.75	1746	-52.4
63	Jacobs, Paul	1738	BEL	−97B	=79N	+65B	=48N	+40B	−12N	−55B	−64N	+81B	4.0	33.5	35.0	15.75	1749	+2.6
64	Bosschaerts, Patrick	1785	BEL	−7N	−36B	+89N	+75B	F	−32N	=78B	+63B	=49N	4.0	33.5	33.5	13.75	1706	-18.6
65	Van der Linden, Michiel	1619	NED	F	F	−63N	+69B	−50N	+84B	+57N	−30N	+77B	4.0	27.0	27.0	13.50	1800	+34.0
66	Xin, Ziyang	0	BEL	+47B	−8N	+88B	−12N	+55B	−34N	−48B	−57N	=68B	3.5	37.5	40.0	12.75	1733	0.0
67	Van Schalkwijk, Boudewijn	1734	BEL	−21N	+85B	−15N	+72B	−34N	=60B	=49N	−40B	=74N	3.5	36.5	39.5	12.50	1703	-9.2
68	Lahou, Patsoen	1720	BEL	−23N	+89B	−26N	+87B	−14N	−40N	+74B	−37B	=66N	3.5	36.0	38.5	10.25	1695	-14.8
69	Li, Yuanzi	1655	BEL	=27B	−41N	−40B	−65N	+95B	+85N	−30B	+86N	−43B	3.5	33.5	35.0	9.50	1641	+15.2
70	Toroptsev, Kristian	1697	BEL	F	−6N	−79B	+94N	+90B	=82B	+40N	−14B	−37N	3.5	32.0	32.0	10.00	1754	+16.8
71	Ponnet, Guy	1729	BEL	−25B	+73N	−46B	−22N	−78B	+87N	=86B	+90N	−60N	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.25	1662	-18.2
72	Ooms, Lennert	1642	BEL	−12B	−77N	+98B	−67N	−56B	=76N	+92B	+75N	−50N	3.5	30.0	31.0	8.25	1569	-21.6
73	Haazen, Patrick	1544	BEL	−35N	−71B	−24N	+98B	=75N	−49B	=84N	=87N	+91B	3.5	29.5	30.5	7.50	1551	-41.2
74	Pauwels, Peter	1654	BEL	−44N	−28B	+102N	−51B	−59N	+96B	−68N	+85N	=67B	3.5	29.0	29.0	6.25	1521	-22.4
75	Van Deynse, Koen	1698	BEL	−16B	+101N	−53B	−64N	=73B	+90N	−60N	−72B	+95N	3.5	28.0	28.5	5.75	1540	-27.6
76	Sicari, Gilles	1668	BEL	−100N	−14B	+96N	−57B	−88N	=72B	−83N	+92N	+87B	3.5	25.0	26.0	7.75	1526	-49.6
77	Alberts, Henk	1782	NED	−4N	+72B	−20N	+24B	−33N	+81B	−61N	−49B	−65N	3.0	38.5	41.5	12.00	1676	-29.2
78	Lukin, Yesenia	1646	BEL	=13N	−10B	−50N	=59B	+71N	=88B	=64N	−39B	−80N	3.0	36.0	38.5	11.75	1683	+14.4
79	Verhagen, Tristan	1591	BEL	−62N	=63B	+70N	F	=23B	−14B	−28N	−59B	+86N	3.0	34.5	37.0	10.75	1716	+40.8
80	Van Roy, Arno	1709	BEL	−5N	+96B	−14N	+85B	−62N	−55N	−56B	F	+78B	3.0	33.0	34.5	7.50	1666	-7.6
81	Van de Laar, Andre	1707	NED	−33B	=95N	=47B	−32N	+87B	−77N	−59N	+94B	−63N	3.0	29.5	31.0	7.00	1581	-27.8
82	Goris, Ton	1911	NED	−45B	=58N	+91B	+49N	−8B	=70N	−32B	F	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	10.25	1646	-46.4
83	Nica, Radu-Catalin	1616	BEL	−30B	=38N	−58B	−91N	+94B	=86N	+76B	−56N	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	8.75	1660	+8.0
84	Geylen, Leo	1706	BEL	−31B	+98N	−52B	−47N	=85B	−65N	=73B	F	+94N	3.0	26.5	26.5	5.75	1550	-31.0
85	Pien, Jonas	1547	BEL	−53B	−67N	+92B	−80N	=84N	−69B	=94N	−74B	+90B	3.0	24.5	26.0	6.25	1488	-24.8
86	Aelvoet, Karel	1700	BEL	−11N	+92B	−37N	−62B	=89N	=83B	=71N	−69B	−79B	2.5	30.5	32.5	6.50	1460	-48.6
87	De Cap, Jan	1625	BEL	−52B	−56N	+101B	−68N	−81N	−71B	+96N	=73B	−76N	2.5	26.5	27.0	3.75	1328	-34.0
88	Goris-Schouwstra, Adry	1799	NED	+92N	−11B	−66N	F	+76B	=78N	−45B	F	F	2.5	25.5	25.5	7.00	1646	-17.4
89	De Keyser, Eric	1502	BEL	−55B	−68N	−64B	+101N	=86B	+91N	−38B	F	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	3.75	1547	+5.4
90	Boersma, Kees	1602	NED	+40B	−16N	−43B	F	−70N	−75B	+98N	−71B	−85N	2.0	29.5	29.5	6.00	1454	-23.0
91	Vermeersch, Pieter	1649	BEL	F	−13B	−82N	+83B	−61N	−89B	+95N	−50B	−73N	2.0	28.0	28.0	4.50	1407	-77.2
92	Xin, Zihan	0	BEL	−88B	−86N	−85N	+96B	−24N	−94B	−72N	−76B	+98N	2.0	23.5	24.5	2.50	865	0.0
93	Zhang, Jinchen	1707	NED	−9N	+102B	+62N	−13B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1800	+11.2
94	Vinck, Leo	1621	BEL	−34B	F	−39N	−70B	−83N	+92N	=85B	−81N	−84B	1.5	27.5	27.5	3.50	1279	-90.4
95	Bouwer, Levyn	0	BEL	−37N	=81B	−57N	−61B	−69N	F	−91B	+101N	−75B	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.00	1276	0.0
96	Suply, Nolan	0	BEL	−43B	−80N	−76B	−92N	F	−74N	−87B	+98B	=101N	1.5	20.5	20.5	1.25	895	0.0
97	Steen, Pieter	2027	BEL	+63N	=35B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	6.50	1976	-2.0
98	Caracatsanis, Roos	1404	BEL	−42N	−84B	−72N	−73N	F	+101B	−90B	−96N	−92B	1.0	20.5	20.5	0.50	883	0.0
99	Leng, Xingjian	1720	CHN	+18B	−31N	−12B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	5.50	1850	+17.6
100	Cuyvers, Jens	1963	BEL	+76B	−45N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	3.50	1649	-29.2
101	Verlinden, Sonja	0	BEL	−48N	−75B	−87N	−89B	F	−98N	F	−95B	=96B	0.5	17.0	17.0	0.75	857	0.0
102	FIDE 548001813	0	—	−29B	−93N	−74B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	924	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Stes, StellaBEL
+127.2
5.0 pts · #24
2Verhagen, RinusBEL
+103.6
4.5 pts · #39
3Bolhov, IvanBEL
+93.1
5.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Vinck, LeoBEL
-90.4
1.5 pts · #96
2Vermeersch, PieterBEL
-77.2
2.0 pts · #93
3Verlinden, AlexanderBEL
-52.4
4.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R2+320 Elo gap
Verhagen, Rinus1643 beat Cuyvers, Jens1963
R7+305 Elo gap
Stes, Stella1606 beat Goris, Ton1911
R1+298 Elo gap
Leng, Xingjian1720 beat Liessens, Tom2018