Cocoon 2025 Seniors
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 12 Sept 2025 in Oostende, Belgium. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2091, and top seed was Ruediger Schuettig (🇩🇪 GER, 2219).
Ralf Schnabel (🇩🇪 GER, 2187) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Johan Goormachtigh (5.5) and Johan Krygelmans (5.0). Schnabel shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Roger Hoffmann (1963) beat Ruediger Schuettig (2219), a +256-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 · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×3
Federations · 6 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×25
🇳🇱Netherlands×7
🇩🇪Germany×4
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsRalf Schnabel led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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6
3
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1
3
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE12 Sept
Ralf Schnabel takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ralf Schnabel 5 wins (R3–R7)FM Johan Goormachtigh 3 wins (R1–R3)Johan Krygelmans 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ralf Schnabel | * | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2FMJohan Goormachtigh | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Johan Krygelmans | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Antonio Marques Taltavull | 1 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schnabel, Ralf | 2187 | GER | +29N | −4B | +13N | +8B | +24N | +9B | +3N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 23.00 | 2251 | +10.2 |
| 2 | Goormachtigh, JohanFM | 2173 | BEL | +18B | +15N | +25B | =9N | =3B | +10N | =4B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 21.00 | 2232 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Krygelmans, Johan | 2070 | BEL | +31N | +11B | +8N | +23B | =2N | =4B | −1B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 19.25 | 2143 | +15.8 |
| 4 | Marques Taltavull, Antonio | 2025 | ESP | +32B | +1N | −9B | +26N | +25B | =3N | =2N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 19.75 | 2170 | +28.4 |
| 5 | Stuer, Marc | 2036 | BEL | +12N | =13B | −23N | +21B | =11N | +19B | +16N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 18.25 | 1967 | -8.6 |
| 6 | Schuettig, Ruediger | 2219 | GER | +22B | −25N | +28B | =24B | =23N | +15N | +10B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 17.00 | 2100 | -15.0 |
| 7 | Schubert, Gerhard | 1962 | GER | =34B | −20N | +33B | =14N | +27B | +17N | +24B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 14.25 | 1938 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Wieringa, Helmer | 1855 | NED | +37N | +10B | −3B | −1N | =14B | +31N | +23B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 2031 | +31.8 |
| 9 | Demarcke, DirkFM | 2117 | BEL | +30N | +16B | +4N | =2B | −10N | −1N | =11B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 16.25 | 2046 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Fayard, AlainFM | 2079 | FRA | +28B | −8N | +32B | +15N | +9B | −2B | −6N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 2028 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Barzeele, Raf | 1825 | BEL | +38B | −3N | +22B | =25N | =5B | =26N | =9N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1974 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Van De Casteele, Frederik | 1758 | BEL | −5B | =22N | =17B | +37N | =18B | =14N | +26B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1873 | +21.6 |
| 13 | Bunkens, Rudi | 1689 | BEL | +17B | =5N | −1B | =18N | =26B | =25N | =15B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1944 | +42.6 |
| 14 | Ponnet, Guy | 1721 | BEL | =24N | =21B | =16N | =7B | =8N | =12B | =17B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 13.50 | 1878 | +28.6 |
| 15 | Kruijf, Caspar | 1948 | NED | +33N | −2B | +35N | −10B | +16N | −6B | =13N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.25 | 1902 | -6.6 |
| 16 | Wyntin, Dag | 1882 | BEL | +27B | −9N | =14B | +20N | −15B | +18N | −5B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 11.75 | 1870 | -2.4 |
| 17 | De Reymaeker, Walter | 1915 | BEL | −13N | =19B | =12N | +35B | +30N | −7B | =14N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1748 | -24.6 |
| 18 | Pauwels, Rudi | 1812 | BEL | −2N | +39B | =19N | =13B | =12N | −16B | +33N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1826 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Guenter, Bernd, Prof. Dr. | 0 | GER | =26B | =17N | =18B | =31N | +28B | −5N | =20B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1852 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Tytgat, Karel | 1772 | BEL | =23N | +7B | −24N | −16B | +39N | =21B | =19N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1899 | +19.6 |
| 21 | Drabs, Olivier | 1853 | BEL | =36B | =14N | +27B | −5N | =31B | =20N | =35B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1715 | -22.6 |
| 22 | De Vroe, Philip | 1814 | BEL | −6N | =12B | −11N | =33B | =34N | +38B | +32N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1772 | -10.0 |
| 23 | Versporten, Wim | 2042 | BEL | =20B | +34N | +5B | −3N | =6B | F | −8N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 11.25 | 1946 | -13.6 |
| 24 | Danckaert, Luc | 1923 | BEL | =14B | +36N | +20B | =6N | −1B | F | −7N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 8.75 | 1898 | -3.2 |
| 25 | Hoffmann, Roger | 1963 | LUX | +39N | +6B | −2N | =11B | −4N | =13B | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1944 | -2.8 |
| 26 | Logie, Bernard | 1844 | BEL | =19N | =35B | +38N | −4B | =13N | =11B | −12N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 1621 | -29.2 |
| 27 | Mailleux, Guy | 1685 | BEL | −16N | +30B | −21N | +29B | −7N | =34B | =28B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1784 | +16.8 |
| 28 | Karsdorp, Nico | 1800 | NED | −10N | +37B | −6N | +38B | −19N | =29B | =27N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1807 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Hoekstra, Carl | 1814 | NED | −1B | −32N | +36B | −27N | +37B | =28N | =31B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1699 | -22.0 |
| 30 | Van Houtte, Filip | 1802 | BEL | −9B | −27N | +39B | +32N | −17B | −35N | +36N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1688 | -21.2 |
| 31 | De Spiegelaere, Chris | 1786 | BEL | −3B | F | +34N | =19B | =21N | −8B | =29N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1791 | -0.4 |
| 32 | De Jong, Lieuwe | 1733 | NED | −4N | +29B | −10N | −30B | +38N | =33B | −22B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1683 | -18.4 |
| 33 | Oosterlinck, Luc | 1722 | BEL | −15B | F | −7N | =22N | +36B | =32N | −18B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1659 | -9.6 |
| 34 | Kroezen, Roland | 1723 | NED | =7N | −23B | −31B | =36N | =22B | =27N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1662 | -10.2 |
| 35 | De Beau, John | 1553 | BEL | F | =26N | −15B | −17N | F | +30B | =21N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1800 | +52.8 |
| 36 | Admiraal, Ruurd | 1434 | NED | =21N | −24B | −29N | =34B | −33N | F | −30B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 1515 | +6.6 |
| 37 | Haverbeke, Jean-Pierre | 1619 | BEL | −8B | −28N | F | −12B | −29N | +39B | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1552 | -7.4 |
| 38 | Vierstraete, Francky | 0 | BEL | −11N | F | −26B | −28N | −32B | −22N | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Demeuter, Robert | 1732 | BEL | −25B | −18N | −30N | F | −20B | −37N | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 994 | -83.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1De Beau, JohnBEL+52.82.0 pts · #32
- 2Bunkens, RudiBEL+42.63.5 pts · #15
- 3Wieringa, HelmerNED+31.84.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Demeuter, RobertBEL-83.60.0 pts · #38
- 2Logie, BernardBEL-29.23.0 pts · #34
- 3De Reymaeker, WalterBEL-24.63.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R2+256 Elo gap
- R6+249 Elo gap
- R1+226 Elo gap