Brugse Meesters 2025 Seniors
Open SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 15 Aug 2025 in Brugge, Belgium. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2047, and top seed was Johan Goormachtigh (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2196).
Alain Fayard (🇫🇷 FRA, FM, 2041) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Jan Vandendriessche (5.5) and Wim Versporten (5.0). Fayard took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Peter Degrieck (1583) beat Dag Wyntin (1880), a +297-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Brugge, Belgium
Dates
09 Aug 2025 → 15 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×24
🇳🇱Netherlands×6
🇮🇪Ireland×5
🇩🇪Germany×3
🇫🇷France×2
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Alain Fayard led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE13 Aug
FM Alain Fayard takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Alain Fayard 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Jan Vandendriessche 3 wins (R2–R4)Lars Madebrink 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayard, AlainFM | 2041 | FRA | +21B | +17N | +9B | =6B | +3N | +12N | +10B | 6.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 28.00 | 2366 | +37.6 |
| 2 | Vandendriessche, Jan | 2067 | BEL | −16N | +22B | +40N | +17B | =14N | +15B | +3N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 20.00 | 2095 | +5.4 |
| 3 | Versporten, Wim | 2026 | BEL | +47N | +19B | +16N | +4B | −1B | +13N | −2B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 17.00 | 2105 | +15.6 |
| 4 | Madebrink, Lars | 2068 | SWE | +27B | +13N | +12B | −3N | =15B | +9N | =8B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 19.75 | 2123 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Van den Bos, Frans Pieter | 1811 | NED | =7N | +33B | =14N | +20B | −12B | +23N | +13B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 18.50 | 2095 | +53.6 |
| 6 | Cap, Piotr | 2152 | POL | +38N | =15B | +35B | =1N | −13B | +27N | +12B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 16.75 | 2064 | -11.6 |
| 7 | Grote, Dirk | 2009 | GER | =5B | −37N | +41B | +38N | +21B | =8B | +16N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 2011 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Goormachtigh, JohanFM | 2196 | BEL | +32N | =20B | +23B | =15N | =9B | =7N | =4N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 2042 | -23.0 |
| 9 | Verhaeghe, Philip | 1927 | BEL | +41N | +45B | −1N | +11B | =8N | −4B | +22N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.75 | 1968 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Strubbe, Philippe | 0 | BEL | −11B | +25N | =38B | +24N | +28B | +14N | −1N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 1917 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Denys, Frank | 1848 | BEL | +10N | =14B | =20N | −9N | +31B | =22N | +21B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 1902 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Hoffmann, Roger | 1956 | LUX | +29N | +30B | −4N | +23B | +5N | −1B | −6N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1992 | +7.4 |
| 13 | MacElligott, GerardCM | 1921 | IRL | +26N | −4B | +29N | +16B | +6N | −3B | −5N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 15.50 | 1961 | +8.0 |
| 14 | Kruijf, Caspar | 1938 | NED | +25B | =11N | =5B | +31N | =2B | −10B | =15N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 16.00 | 1998 | +9.6 |
| 15 | Sneppe, Herman | 1896 | BEL | +43B | =6N | +37B | =8B | =4N | −2N | =14B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 12.75 | 2018 | +22.6 |
| 16 | Faber, Retze | 1830 | NED | +2B | +28N | −3B | −13N | +40B | +20N | −7B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 2009 | +33.4 |
| 17 | DeBuck, Valere | 1901 | BEL | +39N | −1B | +44N | −2N | −27B | +30B | +29N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1876 | -3.8 |
| 18 | Csom, EtelkaWFM | 1977 | HUN | +24B | −23N | =21B | +37N | −20B | =28N | +27B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 12.25 | 1863 | -18.0 |
| 19 | Wyntin, Dag | 1880 | BEL | +44B | −3N | −24B | +25N | −22B | +41N | +28B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1882 | +1.8 |
| 20 | De Reymaeker, Walter | 1918 | BEL | +36B | =8N | =11B | −5N | +18N | −16B | =24B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1897 | -4.4 |
| 21 | Lyons, Brendan | 1825 | IRL | −1N | +39B | =18N | +30B | −7N | +35B | −11N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 9.50 | 1897 | +13.0 |
| 22 | Degrieck, Peter | 1583 | BEL | =31B | −2N | =33N | +29B | +19N | =11B | −9B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.25 | 1886 | +48.8 |
| 23 | Vanhee, Freddy | 1893 | BEL | +34N | +18B | −8N | −12N | +24B | −5B | =26N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.25 | 1826 | -11.6 |
| 24 | Bossuyt, Frank | 0 | BEL | −18N | +34B | +19N | −10B | −23N | +39B | =20N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1850 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Donohoe, Eugene | 1735 | IRL | −14N | −10B | +34N | −19B | +45N | =38B | +42N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1767 | +4.0 |
| 26 | Deblauwe, Pauwel | 1729 | BEL | −13B | =27N | −28B | +43N | =41B | +32N | =23B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1835 | +19.4 |
| 27 | Veenstra, Frits | 1834 | NED | −4N | =26B | =42N | +39B | +17N | −6B | −18N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 1815 | -4.8 |
| 28 | Rosenauer, Horst | 1977 | GER | =40N | −16B | +26N | +35B | −10N | =18B | −19N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 1843 | -21.0 |
| 29 | Lucas, Jean | 1763 | FRA | −12B | +46N | −13B | −22N | +34B | +31N | −17B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1711 | -9.4 |
| 30 | Matthews, Gabriel | 1869 | IRL | +46B | −12N | =36B | −21N | +42B | −17N | =35N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1702 | -28.4 |
| 31 | Logie, Bernard | 1880 | BEL | =22N | =40B | +45N | −14B | −11N | −29B | +41B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1651 | -35.8 |
| 32 | Thomas, Gary | 1868 | WLS | −8B | −36N | +43B | +44N | −33N | −26B | +39N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1687 | -29.6 |
| 33 | Bommel, Peter | 1922 | NED | =37B | −5N | =22B | +36N | +32B | F | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1814 | -24.8 |
| 34 | De Winne, Oswald | 1623 | BEL | −23B | −24N | −25B | +46N | −29N | +45B | +40N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1657 | +3.0 |
| 35 | Van Bunderen, Gert | 1850 | BEL | F | +42B | −6N | −28N | +36B | −21N | =30B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1791 | -10.4 |
| 36 | Lynch, Peter J. | 1719 | IRL | −20N | +32B | =30N | −33B | −35N | =40B | =43N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1733 | +1.4 |
| 37 | Desloovere, Peter | 1731 | BEL | =33N | +7B | −15N | −18B | F | F | +46N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1853 | +31.2 |
| 38 | Oualili, Abdelali | 1844 | MAR | −6B | +43N | =10N | −7B | F | =25N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1793 | -7.0 |
| 39 | Devos, Johan | 1682 | BEL | −17B | −21N | +46B | −27N | +44B | −24N | −32B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.50 | 1537 | -17.4 |
| 40 | Tytgat, Karel | 1794 | BEL | =28B | =31N | −2B | F | −16N | =36N | −34B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1657 | -21.6 |
| 41 | Schulze Forsthoevel, Manfred | 1731 | GER | −9B | F | −7N | +45B | =26N | −19B | −31N | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.75 | 1519 | -20.4 |
| 42 | Van Gompel, Hugo | 1545 | BEL | F | −35N | =27B | F | −30N | +46B | −25B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1600 | +4.0 |
| 43 | Van Der Voorde, Sonja | 1624 | BEL | −15N | −38B | −32N | −26B | F | =44N | =36B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 1445 | -16.4 |
| 44 | Van Den Broeck, Willem | 0 | BEL | −19N | F | −17B | −32B | −39N | =43B | F | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 293547 | 0 | — | F | −9N | −31B | −41N | −25B | −34N | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Admiraal, Ruurd | 1459 | NED | −30N | −29B | −39N | −34B | F | −42N | −37B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 901 | -25.4 |
| 47 | De Vroe, Philip | 1819 | BEL | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1226 | -4.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van den Bos, Frans PieterNED+53.65.0 pts · #7
- 2Degrieck, PeterBEL+48.83.5 pts · #17
- 3Fayard, AlainFMFRA+37.66.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Logie, BernardBEL-35.83.0 pts · #35
- 2Thomas, GaryWLS-29.63.0 pts · #36
- 3Matthews, GabrielIRL-28.43.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R5+297 Elo gap
- R2+278 Elo gap
- R1+237 Elo gap