Cocoon 2025 -1800
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 12 Sept 2025 in Oostende, Belgium. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1750, and top seed was Arne Stroobant (🇧🇪 BEL, 1974).
Gino Snoeck (🇧🇪 BEL, 1752) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Marc Ulenaers (6.0) and Johan De Brouwere (6.0). Snoeck clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Christelle Kindts (1433) beat Patrick Geussens (1664), a +231-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Oostende, Belgium
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×23
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGino Snoeck led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Snoeck6.5De Brouwere6Ulenaers6Van Houdt5.5Marechal5.5Christoffersen5.5— ex-leaders:Temmermanled R4, #8
R6 · LEADER CHANGE09 Sept
Marc Ulenaers takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gino Snoeck drew with Johan De Brouwere (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Gino Snoeck 4 wins (R4–R7)Marc Ulenaers 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gino Snoeck | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Johan De Brouwere | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Marc Ulenaers | 0 | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Victor Van Houdt | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snoeck, Gino | 1752 | BEL | =12N | F | =13B | +22N | +11B | +16B | +2N | =3B | +4N | 6.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 28.75 | 1895 | +27.8 |
| 2 | Ulenaers, Marc | 1634 | BEL | =3N | =12B | +14N | +9B | +8B | +7N | −1B | +5N | −6N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 29.75 | 1816 | +44.2 |
| 3 | De Brouwere, Johan | 1774 | BEL | =2B | =19N | +18B | =11N | +17B | =5N | =7B | =1N | +9B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 26.50 | 1788 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Marechal, Georges | 1735 | BEL | −11B | +15N | +19B | −8N | +6N | +10B | =5B | +7N | −1B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 24.75 | 1745 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Christoffersen, Odd | 1751 | NOR | +18B | =8N | =11B | =17N | +10N | =3B | =4N | −2B | +12N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 24.75 | 1749 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Van Houdt, Victor | 1683 | BEL | F | =10N | −7B | +13N | −4B | +9N | +8B | +12N | +2B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 27.00 | 1818 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Temmerman, Hans | 1743 | BEL | +13N | =17B | +6N | +10B | =16N | −2B | =3N | −4B | =14N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 23.00 | 1710 | -9.2 |
| 8 | Van Der Avort, Bart | 1659 | BEL | +23N | =5B | =9N | +4B | −2N | =17B | −6N | =14B | +13N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 19.50 | 1678 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Woyave, Pascal | 1692 | BEL | +14B | =11N | =8B | −2N | +15N | −6B | +17N | +16B | −3N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 1691 | -1.0 |
| 10 | Nolf, Francky | 1690 | BEL | +21N | =6B | +22N | −7N | −5B | −4N | +20B | =13B | +16N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 14.75 | 1662 | -5.4 |
| 11 | De Meyere, Dirk | 1614 | BEL | +4N | =9B | =5N | =3B | −1N | =14B | −16N | +15B | =18N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 21.25 | 1684 | +17.6 |
| 12 | Verhagen, Tristan | 1633 | BEL | =1B | =2N | +23B | −16N | =14N | +13B | +15N | −6B | −5B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 17.25 | 1632 | -2.4 |
| 13 | Ooms, Lennert | 1624 | BEL | −7B | +20N | =1N | −6B | +18B | −12N | +23B | =10N | −8B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 12.25 | 1585 | -13.2 |
| 14 | Thong, Wei Jeun | 1517 | BEL | −9N | F | −2B | +23N | =12B | =11N | +19B | =8N | =7B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1615 | +41.2 |
| 15 | Ramon, Joeri | 1589 | BEL | −16B | −4B | +21N | +19N | −9B | +18N | −12B | −11N | +20N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 10.00 | 1559 | -7.0 |
| 16 | Deblauwe, Pauwel | 1708 | BEL | +15N | F | F | +12B | =7B | −1N | +11B | −9N | −10B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 15.50 | 1675 | -6.6 |
| 17 | Deceuninck, Andre | 1650 | BEL | +20B | =7N | F | =5B | −3N | =8N | −9B | +19N | −21B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 12.75 | 1586 | -13.8 |
| 18 | Claes, Toon | 1631 | BEL | −5N | +21B | −3N | =20B | −13N | −15B | F | +23N | =11B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.50 | 1498 | -59.2 |
| 19 | Recloux, Georges | 1506 | BEL | F | =3B | −4N | −15B | +21N | +22B | −14N | −17B | F | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 1497 | -3.0 |
| 20 | Sivashankar, Shrishti | 1409 | LUX | −17N | −13B | −24B | =18N | +23B | F | −10N | +21N | −15B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.50 | 1474 | +19.6 |
| 21 | Gosseries, Philippe | 1491 | BEL | −10B | −18N | −15B | F | −19B | −23N | +22N | −20B | +17N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 1350 | -57.6 |
| 22 | Kindts, Christelle | 1433 | BEL | +25N | F | −10B | −1B | F | −19N | −21B | F | +23N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1464 | +5.6 |
| 23 | Verbanck, Mario | 1432 | BEL | −8B | F | −12N | −14B | −20N | +21B | −13N | −18B | −22B | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.00 | 1228 | -36.8 |
| 24 | Stroobant, Arne | 1974 | BEL | F | F | +20N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2374 | +3.2 |
| 25 | Geussens, Patrick | 1664 | BEL | −22B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 634 | -15.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ulenaers, MarcBEL+44.26.0 pts · #3
- 2Thong, Wei JeunBEL+41.24.0 pts · #14
- 3Van Houdt, VictorBEL+28.85.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Claes, ToonBEL-59.23.0 pts · #18
- 2Gosseries, PhilippeBEL-57.62.0 pts · #22
- 3Verbanck, MarioBEL-36.81.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R1+231 Elo gap
- R9+159 Elo gap
- R1+121 Elo gap