Tournoi du Centre 2025 - Groupe A
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Anderlues, Belgium. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2116, and top seed was Amir Zouaghi (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2301).
Arman Sarkisian (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2205) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Amaury Andri (5.0) and Jacob Dreelinck (5.0). Sarkisian shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Amaury Andri (1977) beat Jacob Dreelinck (FM, 2278), a +301-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Arman Sarkisian led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Thibault Real takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
CM Arman Sarkisian 4 wins (R2–R5)Amaury Andri 3 wins (R5–R7)FM Jacob Dreelinck 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMArman Sarkisian | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Amaury Andri | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3FMJacob Dreelinck | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FMAmir Zouaghi | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarkisian, ArmanCM | 2205 | BEL | −12B | +13N | +16B | +8N | +11B | =4N | +5B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 17.25 | 2245 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Andri, Amaury | 1977 | BEL | −9N | +17B | +14N | −5B | +7B | +3N | +4B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 2240 | +94.4 |
| 3 | Dreelinck, JacobFM | 2278 | BEL | +17N | +15B | +5N | −4B | +6N | −2B | +8N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 2223 | -5.8 |
| 4 | Real, ThibaultFM | 2148 | BEL | +8N | =11B | +6N | +3N | =5B | =1B | −2N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 2206 | +12.2 |
| 5 | Zouaghi, AmirFM | 2301 | BEL | +18B | +12N | −3B | +2N | =4N | +6B | −1N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 2192 | -15.2 |
| 6 | Toledo, HillelCM | 2091 | BEL | +13B | +16N | −4B | +9N | −3B | −5N | +12B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 2109 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Morard, Ambroise | 2052 | BEL | −11N | =9B | +18N | +14B | −2N | +13B | =15B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 2003 | -17.2 |
| 8 | Franc, Emmanuel | 1949 | BEL | −4B | +18N | +10B | −1B | =13N | +11N | −3B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.75 | 2082 | +22.8 |
| 9 | Letoret, Tim | 1907 | BEL | +2B | =7N | =11N | −6B | −10N | +14B | =16N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 11.25 | 1995 | +32.0 |
| 10 | Vansilliette, Louis | 2109 | BEL | F | F | −8N | +17B | +9B | =12N | +11B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2091 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Drugmand, Benoit | 1931 | BEL | +7B | =4N | =9B | +12N | −1N | −8B | −10N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 11.00 | 1997 | +21.6 |
| 12 | Ganguly, Aayush | 1963 | BEL | +1N | −5B | =15N | −11B | +16N | =10B | −6N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 9.75 | 2028 | +20.0 |
| 13 | Wyngaerden, Florian | 1938 | BEL | −6N | −1B | +17N | +16B | =8B | −7N | F | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1967 | +3.5 |
| 14 | Watelet, Sylvain | 1924 | BEL | −15N | F | −2B | −7N | +18B | −9N | +17B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1858 | -10.4 |
| 15 | Werner, Ivan | 2028 | BEL | +14B | −3N | =12B | F | F | F | =7N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 2054 | +2.2 |
| 16 | Iboud, Samir | 1881 | ALG | F | −6B | −1N | −13N | −12B | +17N | =9B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.75 | 1818 | -10.4 |
| 17 | Bodart, Jeffrey | 1964 | BEL | −3B | −2N | −13B | −10N | F | −16B | −14N | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 1218 | -52.8 |
| 18 | Carion, Sebastien | 1967 | BEL | −5N | −8B | −7B | F | −14N | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1256 | -63.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Andri, AmauryBEL+94.45.0 pts · #2
- 2Letoret, TimBEL+32.03.5 pts · #10
- 3Franc, EmmanuelBEL+22.83.5 pts · #8
- 1Carion, SebastienBEL-63.60.0 pts · #18
- 2Bodart, JeffreyBEL-52.80.0 pts · #17
- 3Morard, AmbroiseBEL-17.24.0 pts · #7
- R6+301 Elo gap
- R1+242 Elo gap
- R7+171 Elo gap