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Belgian Championship 2025 Open

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121 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Westerlo, Belgium. 7 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2199, and top seed was Mathias Philipsen (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2285).

Mathias Philipsen (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2285) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Amir Zouaghi (7.5) and Kobe Vandenhole (7.0). Philipsen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Piet Ulburghs (1696) beat Benoit Drugmand (2057), a +361-point gap.

Location
🇧🇪Westerlo, Belgium
Dates
05 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇪FMMathias Philipsen2285
Avg top 10
2,199
Participants
121
Titled players · 7
FM×6
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×113
🇳🇱Netherlands×2
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
52
23
9
3
1
1
1
1
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Mathias Philipsen held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Philipsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Mathias Philipsen 7 wins (R1–R7)FM Amir Zouaghi 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMMathias Philipsen*
½
2FMAmir Zouaghi*
3Robert Schuermans*
4FMKobe Vandenhole
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Philipsen, MathiasFM2285BEL+38N+31B+9N+7B+5N+6B+12NF=3B7.549.049.045.502524+30.4
2Zouaghi, AmirFM2244BEL+84B+36N=93B+30N+61N5B+20N+11B+13N7.541.544.536.502250+6.5
3Vandenhole, KobeFM2249BEL+66N29B=34N+55B+36N+25B+6N+7B=1N7.045.549.538.252192-9.6
4Schuermans, Robert2100BEL+95N+57B29N=20B+63N+32B=8N+34B+11N7.041.544.533.502156+13.0
5Tuerlinckx, Ben2125BEL+92N+26B+13N+29B1B+2N11B=24N+20B6.548.551.535.252185+16.4
6Molitor, MiloFM2101BEL+37B+40N+22B=21N+12B1N3B+27N+24B6.547.552.535.252207+54.8
7Raptis, FilipposCM2122BEL+51B+64N+11B1N+30B+28N=9B3N+22B6.547.551.533.752192+37.6
8Hamblok, RoelFM2217BEL+35B+23N+50B12N+48N=20B=4B+9N=10B6.547.051.536.002189-2.8
9Godde, Matthias2097BEL+87B+62N1B+40N+22B+21N=7N8B+12N6.546.550.032.752213+29.8
10Govoreanu, Matei2113BEL+114B+43N30B=23N+18B+27N=24B+14B=8N6.545.047.033.252123+10.4
11Kshirsagar, Pranav2016NED+98N+82B7N+15B+26N+16B+5N2N4B6.048.551.530.502128+55.2
12Peeters, Alex2121BEL+81N+15B+106N+8B6N+29B1B+30N9B6.046.549.028.502144+7.6
13Goossens, Xavier1975BEL+80B+85N5B33N+46B+40N+92B+16N2B6.042.045.026.002035+15.2
14Gerrits, Augustin2075BEL+53N42B+38N+41B29N+49B+26B10N+33B6.041.546.029.501990-32.0
15Kocur, Marc1882BEL+88B12N+80B11N39B+89N+37B+38N+30B6.039.042.525.501958+18.6
16Butzen, Robin2105BEL+72NF+35B+64N+106B11N+23B13B+29N6.038.038.026.002094-1.0
17Nijssen, Peter1962BEL=65B61N+52B=43N+51B=56N+39B=33N+44B6.037.541.528.251930-5.8
18Engelaer, Maurice1916BEL=91N49B+71N+94B10N+53B=47N+92B+31N6.036.039.023.751933+4.2
19Vincent, Gwijde1986BELF+39B=81N+95B49N+97B+42N=31B+32N6.034.034.025.251997+3.2
20Van Herck, Marcel2022BEL+67B=27N+56B=4N+33B=8N2B+29B5N5.547.551.528.002063+11.0
21Gijsen, Stief2227BEL+107N+32B+28N=6B=25N9B29N+62B=26N5.543.546.025.751996-41.0
22Lagaras, Stylianos1946GRE+71N+105B6N+42B9N=47B+49N+36B7N5.543.046.024.001962+4.8
23Schuurbiers, Wouter1896BEL+77N8B+53N=10B=93N+35B16N=39B+34N5.542.545.525.751995+23.6
24Liessens, Tom2051BEL+75N25B+92N=32B+82N+61B=10N=5B6N5.541.544.523.502006-7.8
25Lambrecht, Milan1860BEL+101B+24N=54B+93N=21B3N30B=28N+50B5.540.543.523.752082+52.0
26Surkol, Hector1886BEL+74B5N+97B+50N11B+93B14N+40N=21B5.540.543.522.252055+80.8
27Fattorutto, Hugo1834BEL+109N=20B+45N61B+69N10B+63N6B+62N5.539.542.022.252010+37.8
28Lavrenov, Yuli2015BEL+97B+33N21B+100N+62N7B34N=25B+55N5.539.042.022.251987-4.8
29Lascar, Radoslawa1905BEL+78B+3N+4B5N+14B12N+21B20N16B5.049.553.529.502120+48.2
30Meysman, Kaito1951BEL+70N+34B+10N2B7N+62B+25N12B15N5.047.051.025.002015+28.0
31Maurissen, Wim1941BEL+79B1N=37B=56N+89B=33N+58B=19N18B5.042.546.022.251929-4.2
32Franc, Thomas1892BEL+52B21N+67B=24N+44B4N+83B=50N19B5.042.045.522.001966+17.8
33Vanbrussel, Kiran1820BEL+108N28B+96N+13B20N=31B+61N=17B14N5.041.043.521.001923+43.6
34Gangai, Luis1820BEL+120B30N=3B=68N+50B+106N+28B4N23B5.041.041.018.002026+40.4
35Cuykx, Dries1794BEL8N+99B16N+76B+54B23N48B+73N+64B5.039.542.519.501938+30.8
36Bleuze, Kobe1931BEL+76N2B=95N+81B3B+85N+56B22N=61B5.039.542.519.001946+1.8
37Pham, Cam Ngoc1779BEL6N+60B=31N=45B41N+103B15N+96B+63N5.039.042.019.501872+21.4
38Mechkor, Mohamed1816BEL1B+78N14B97N+108N+71B+68N15B+77N5.038.541.018.501873+8.8
39Peeters, Rik1717BELF19N+112B+107B+15N+41B17N=23N=43B5.038.038.020.751912+71.6
40Jennis, Sebastiaan1875BEL+104N6B+98N9B+80N13B+97N26B+92N5.037.040.015.501894+8.8
41Baete, Guy1898BEL102B+79N+89B14N+37B39N=70B+83N=42B5.036.039.020.501804-21.4
42Henderyckx, Nathan1862BEL+112B+14NF22N=52B+102N19B+80B=41N5.035.535.519.251903+20.4
43Naumov, Artur1884UKR+90N10B=94N=17B97N=80B+96N+66B=39N5.034.537.519.251814-30.0
44Carpentier, Julian1941BEL+99N115B+72N=49B32N=82B+94N+46B17N5.034.036.019.001901-11.0
45Theys, Bart1918BEL=86B+65N27B=37N+110B92N=51B=70N+67B5.033.536.019.001800-28.2
46De Bode, Joren1803BEL115NF+73B+98B13N+99B+69N44N+68B5.031.031.018.001988+36.8
47Stroobant, Arne1809BELFF+88B+119N+68B=22N=18B48N+70B5.029.029.018.252010+75.2
48Mangelschots, Peter2000BEL+119NF+114B+58N8BF+35N+47BF5.024.024.017.502139+19.6
49Temmerman, Hans1721BEL=54B+18N=63B=44N+19B14N22B=58N=56B4.542.046.023.251939+48.8
50Cuyvers, Jens2039BEL+94N+55B8N26B34N+98B+82N=32B25N4.538.541.516.501870-76.4
51Croonenborghs, Jan1789BEL7N76B+120N+99B17N+91B=45N=63B=54N4.536.536.513.251826+5.4
52Pham Kieu, Khanh1646BEL32N+66B17N+75B=42N63B54N+95B+80N4.536.039.017.001849+91.2
53Geukens, Staf1760BEL14B+118N23B=102N+86B18N=73B+93N=58B4.535.536.513.251806+9.6
54T`sas, Jan1968BEL=49N+103B=25N62B35N94B+52B+87N=51B4.534.537.518.251762-46.4
55Verduyckt, Johan1846BEL+111B50N=86B3N=65B=67N+85B+106N28B4.534.537.014.251844-3.8
56Van Bunderen, Gert1858BEL+117N=116B20N=31B+96N=17B36N=77B=49N4.534.535.514.501806-8.4
57Gijbels, Rudi1873BEL+73B4N85B=83B=94N=110N=67B=65N+74B4.533.035.516.501729-32.8
58Verhelst, Gerben1861BEL+96N93B+105N48B=83N+77B31N=49B=53N4.532.535.516.251736-50.8
59Ok, Miro1711BEL106N=69B68N108B+109N81B+104N+100N+84B4.526.028.514.001855+49.6
60De Meyere, Dirk1644BEL64B37NF101N+117B+112N=84B+110N+106B4.523.523.59.751744+23.2
61Van Hecke, Jeroen1873BEL=83N+17BF+27N2B24N33B+72B=36N4.042.043.519.751901+4.6
62Gorts, Sven1868BEL+113B9B+76N+54N28B30N+93B21N27B4.039.541.513.501892+5.2
63Cluyts, Marc1902BEL=103N+83B=49N=82B4B+52N27B=51N37B4.038.041.015.751728-39.6
64Lehaen, Frank1889BEL+60N7B+75N16BFF+91N+76B35N4.036.536.516.001877-1.4
65Ponnet, Guy1719BEL=17N45B83N+78B=55N=66B=81N=57B=72N4.035.539.017.251760+9.8
66Van Hoof, Jan1802BEL3B52N+113B80N+90B=65N+102B43N=78B4.034.536.512.501701-25.6
67Vanlommel, Maxim1742BEL20N+117B32N96B+105N=55B=57N+69B45N4.034.535.512.501721-5.6
68Weiler, Marc2040BELF=86N+59B=34B47N+87N38B+94B46N4.034.534.515.251770-51.8
69Jardemaliyev, Alisher1937BEL85B=59N+74B+86N27B=70N46B67N+83B4.034.037.515.251667-120.4
70Maes, Lander1714BEL30B100N+101B=84N+81N=69B=41N=45B47N4.034.037.015.251782+32.8
71Laporte, Erik1708BEL22B=84N18B+74N=114B38N+90BF+96N4.032.532.513.251753+9.4
72Van Lingen, Guus1785FRA16B+113N44B91N+104B+79N=106B61N=65B4.032.034.012.251752-8.4
73Seresia, Nathan1608BEL57N81B46N+117B+75N=107B=53N35B+94N4.032.033.011.501704+37.2
74Abramenko, Aleksei1621BEL26N=107B69N71B=78N+101B+98N+81B57N4.031.534.012.751715+34.4
75Hoskens, Fred1756BEL24B+101N64B52N73B=88N+109B=86N+99B4.031.033.512.001621-30.6
76Ulburghs, Piet1696BEL36B+51N62B35NF+113N+88B64N+93B4.031.031.013.001815+23.0
77De Geest, Jan1652BEL23B114N+121B=87N+84B58N+110B=56N38B4.031.031.010.001730+14.4
78Lukin, Yesenia1675BEL29N38B=108N65N=74B+105B=95N+107B=66N4.030.533.012.251580-28.8
79Steeno, Matz1704BEL31N41B+109N92B+121N72B+103N+82BF4.026.026.09.001693-4.8
80Vervloet, Staf1726BEL13N+108B15N+66B40B=43N+100B42N52B3.538.541.012.001708-4.4
81Broekmans, Patrik1789BEL12B+73N=19B36N70B+59N=65B74N=88B3.537.541.015.251701-23.6
82Kshirsagar, Parth1825NED+121B11N+102B=63N24B=44N50B79N=86B3.535.535.59.251735-39.2
83Trevisan, Giovanni1579BEL=61B63N+65B=57N=58B+100N32N41B69N3.535.038.013.501789+41.4
84De Wel, Herman1798BEL2N=71B=103N=70B77N=108B=60N+85B59N3.535.037.512.501661-33.6
85Lenoir, Aurele1697BEL+69N13B+57NF=100B36B55N84N+109B3.533.035.512.501787+14.2
86Sijben, Len1689BEL=45N=68B=55N69B53N=95B=107N=75B=82N3.532.535.013.251770+13.8
87Pribylla, Amelia1765BEL9N90B+104N=77B=103N68B+108N54B=91N3.532.034.510.751651-53.2
88Van Der Voorde, Sonja1617BEL15N92B47N+118B=107N=75B76N+98B=81N3.531.032.09.001658+6.6
89Van Schalkwijk, Boudewijn1757BEL93N+104B41N+90B31N15BF=102N+111B3.531.031.010.501707-22.8
90Bosmans, Mark1617BEL43B+87N100B89N66N+111B71N=108B+107N3.528.030.59.751524-12.4
91Callens, Herman1683BEL=18BF=107N+72BF51N64B+113N=87B3.526.526.512.001786+15.8
92Mirakyan, Alex1792BEL5B+88N24B+79NF+45B13N18N40B3.042.045.512.501811+1.6
93Drugmand, Benoit2057BEL+89B+58N=2N25B=23B26N62N53B76N3.041.044.514.501745-142.0
94Jacobs, Paul1746BEL50B+111N=43B18N=57B+54N44B68N73B3.037.540.011.751716-7.2
95Toroptsev, Kristian1773BEL4B+112N=36B19N102B=86N=78B52N=101B3.036.038.09.751616-76.4
96Massez, Vadim1515BEL58B+110N33B+67N56B+114N43B37N71B3.034.536.58.501674+58.4
97Viaene, Jan1737BEL28N+109B26N+38B+43B19N40BFF3.034.534.512.501785+6.8
98Van Der Meulen, Maarten1739BEL11B+121N40B46N+112B50N74B88N+108N3.032.532.54.501476-86.0
99Hooyberghs, Benny1701BEL44B35N+111B51N+101B46NF+105B75N3.032.032.08.501484-61.2
100Michiels, Lode1863BEL105N+70B+90N28B=85N83B80N59B=103N3.031.034.010.751629-50.0
101Pierrard, David1461BEL25N75B70N+60B99N74N+112B=104B=95N3.031.033.09.501563+19.4
102Meyermans, Hugo1660BEL+41N106B82N=53B+95N42B66N=89BF3.031.031.012.001741+14.8
103De Bie, Yannick1668BEL=63B54N=84B=114N=87B37N79B=111N=100B3.030.032.09.251680+1.2
104Raptis, Olympios1610BEL40B89N87B+111N72N=109B59B=101N+112B3.028.530.57.251467-24.4
105Goossens, Stan0BEL+100B22N58B110N67B78N+120B99N+113B3.028.528.55.0015710.0
106Lehaen, Lars1948BEL+59B+102N12BF16N34B=72N55B60N2.538.041.09.501694-104.0
107Zagats, Linards0BEL21B=74N=91B39N=88B=73N=86B78N90B2.533.036.59.2515510.0
108Ouwerkerk, Floris0BEL33B80N=78B+59N38B=84N87B=90N98B2.532.535.510.0015750.0
109Gerrits, Rony0BEL27B97N79B+113N59B=104N75N+120B85N2.529.529.53.5014520.0
110Picard, Herve1752BEL116N96B+117N+105B45N=57B77N60BF2.526.526.56.251499-44.2
111Pham Hoang, Minh0BEL55N94B99N104B+118N90N+117B=103B89N2.524.525.53.5014890.0
112Marmenout, Sylvain1525BEL42N95B39N+120B98N60B101N+118B104N2.027.527.51.001339-33.0
113Laeremans, Louis1571BEL62N72B66N109B+120N76B+118N91B105N2.026.026.01.001449-17.4
114Geenen, Kobe1789BEL10N+77B48N=103B=71N96BFFF2.025.525.57.501652-45.2
115Garcia Cuenca, VictorFM2284ESP+46B+44NFFFFFFF2.010.010.010.002713+4.0
116Barbier, Wim2049BEL+110B=56NFFFFFFF1.511.011.04.751998-2.0
117Theys, Tristan1443BEL56B67N110B73N60N118B111NF+120N1.023.023.00.00881-56.4
118Gijsen, Patrick1495BELF53BF88N111B+117N113B112NF1.015.515.51.001346-18.4
119Croket, Luc1729BEL48B+120NF47BFFFFF1.010.010.00.001105-22.4
120FIDE 292281034N119B51B112N113BF105N109N117B0.021.021.00.008490.0
121FIDE 548001813082N98B77NF79BFFFF0.014.514.50.009310.0

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