Tournoi de la Vierge 2025

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100 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Liege, Belgium. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2175, and top seed was Stephane Hautot (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2327).

Stefan Maltezeanu (🇱🇺 LUX, CM, 2221) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kevin Noiroux (6.0) and Georgi Tomov (5.5). Maltezeanu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Raphael Demptinne (1463) beat Bernard Moens (1732), a +269-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Liege, Belgium

Dates

13 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪IMStephane Hautot2327

Avg top 10

2,175

Participants

100

Titled players · 6

IM×1

FM×3

CM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×87

🇫🇷France×3

🇲🇽Mexico×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇩🇪Germany×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇱🇺Luxembourg×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

Top 3

🥇
CMStefan Maltezeanu
🇱🇺LUX·2221
6.0pts·2298perf+12.6
🥈
Kevin Noiroux
🇧🇪BEL·2148
6.0pts·2304perf+24.8
🥉
FMGeorgi Tomov
🇧🇬BUL·2266
5.5pts·2347perf+14.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Noiroux6Maltezeanu6Tomov5.5Bodicky5.5Werner5.5Hautot5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Maltezeanu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Kevin Noiroux 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)CM Stefan Maltezeanu 5 wins (R3–R7)FM Georgi Tomov 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kevin Noiroux	*	—	0	—
2CMStefan Maltezeanu	—	*	1	—
3FMGeorgi Tomov	1	0	*	—
4CMMichal Bodicky	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Maltezeanu, StefanCM	2221	LUX	+30B	−4N	+38B	+26N	+11B	+6B	+3N	6.0	29.0	33.0	27.50	2298	+12.6
2	Noiroux, Kevin	2148	BEL	+22B	+25N	+56B	−3N	+20B	+18N	+8B	6.0	28.0	31.0	25.50	2304	+24.8
3	Tomov, GeorgiFM	2266	BUL	+74N	+12B	=6N	+2B	+10N	+7B	−1B	5.5	32.0	34.5	26.00	2347	+14.6
4	Werner, Ivan	2028	BEL	+44N	+1B	=10N	−6B	+59N	+17B	+16N	5.5	28.5	31.5	24.00	2227	+35.0
5	Bodicky, MichalCM	2139	CZE	+29N	+23B	−7N	+37B	+19N	=16B	+9B	5.5	27.0	31.0	23.75	2244	+18.4
6	Toledo, HillelFM	2091	BEL	+26B	+20N	=3B	+4N	=8B	−1N	+24B	5.0	30.5	34.5	23.25	2216	+36.3
7	Hautot, StephaneIM	2327	BEL	+27B	+13N	+5B	=8N	=9B	−3N	+25B	5.0	30.0	34.0	23.50	2242	-4.9
8	Real, ThibaultFM	2148	BEL	+33N	+11B	+16N	=7B	=6N	+23B	−2N	5.0	29.5	33.5	22.50	2224	+15.4
9	Pirard, Gregory	2075	BEL	+40N	=19B	+21N	+59B	=7N	+12B	−5N	5.0	28.5	31.5	21.25	2110	+10.6
10	Haie, Arnaud	2152	FRA	+52B	+18N	=4B	+24N	−3B	=27N	+30B	5.0	27.5	31.0	20.75	2133	-0.2
11	Katumwa, Iko	1988	BEL	+36B	−8N	+57B	+31N	−1N	+32B	+29N	5.0	27.0	30.0	19.00	2052	+26.4
12	Nottet, Tristan	1991	BEL	+49B	−3N	+48B	+36N	+30B	−9N	+26B	5.0	26.0	29.5	19.00	2068	+15.2
13	Morard, Ambroise	2052	BEL	+41N	−7B	+62N	+32B	−17N	+34B	+23N	5.0	25.5	28.5	19.00	2060	+8.4
14	Battistelli, Fausto	2186	BEL	=66N	+17B	+46N	=19B	−23N	+39B	+28N	5.0	24.5	27.5	19.75	2044	-36.4
15	Ancion, Merowig	2046	BEL	=61B	−24N	+52B	+55N	=44B	+57N	+27B	5.0	21.0	24.0	16.75	1962	-10.4
16	Kshirsagar, Pranav	2071	NED	+37B	+35N	−8B	+61N	+25B	=5N	−4B	4.5	28.0	31.0	17.75	2060	+2.0
17	Evers, Shaman	1890	BEL	+38B	−14N	+65B	+45N	+13B	−4N	=18B	4.5	27.5	30.5	17.75	2001	+21.8
18	Claessens, Thomas	1989	BEL	+32N	−10B	+63N	+43B	+29N	−2B	=17N	4.5	27.5	30.5	17.25	2001	+9.2
19	Bernard, Romain	1963	BEL	+42B	=9N	+71B	=14N	−5B	=31N	+40N	4.5	27.5	30.0	17.50	2007	+11.2
20	Wambecq, Ward	1970	BEL	+34N	−6B	+77N	+56B	−2N	=44N	+49B	4.5	25.0	27.5	14.75	1961	+1.6
21	Baugnet, Sacha	1605	BEL	+88B	+42N	−9B	=27N	−24B	+45N	+44B	4.5	24.0	25.5	14.50	1901	+78.5
22	Mangez, Colin	1858	BEL	−2N	=45B	−28N	+85B	+72N	+46B	+53N	4.5	23.0	25.0	13.25	1856	+2.4
23	Lazrak, Sami	1981	BEL	+31B	−5N	+75B	+35N	+14B	−8N	−13B	4.0	28.5	31.0	15.50	2009	+14.8
24	Larcheveque, Francois	1918	FRA	=39N	+15B	+47N	−10B	+21N	=28B	−6N	4.0	27.5	31.0	17.00	1951	+7.8
25	Bikady, Claude	1982	BEL	+43N	−2B	+68N	+34B	−16N	+38B	−7N	4.0	27.5	30.5	15.00	1977	+0.2
26	Wlogalski, Olivier	1852	BEL	−6N	+67B	+60N	−1B	+56N	+48B	−12N	4.0	25.5	28.5	12.50	1907	+9.2
27	Huang, Kayan	1888	BEL	−7N	+96B	+79N	=21B	+47N	=10B	−15N	4.0	25.5	26.0	11.25	1936	+16.0
28	Walrant, Toan	1932	BEL	−35B	=46N	+22B	+50N	+71B	=24N	−14B	4.0	24.5	27.0	14.25	1851	-22.8
29	Timmermans, Daniel	1854	BEL	−5B	+75N	+86B	+58N	−18B	+36N	−11B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1875	+5.0
30	Herzet, Serge	1876	BEL	−1N	+62B	+72N	+80B	−12N	+63B	−10N	4.0	24.5	26.5	10.50	1884	+3.0
31	Kshirsagar, Parth	1771	NED	−23N	+60B	+82N	−11B	+67N	=19B	=33N	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.25	1843	+28.0
32	Bair, Marc	1798	BEL	−18B	+58N	+81B	−13N	+68B	−11N	+57B	4.0	23.5	25.5	11.00	1844	+8.6
33	Remont, Leopold	1858	BEL	−8B	+57N	=50B	=73N	+62B	=35N	=31B	4.0	22.5	25.0	13.00	1809	-8.4
34	Visse, Bernard	1769	BEL	−20B	+55N	+87B	−25N	+58B	−13N	+60B	4.0	22.5	24.0	10.50	1804	+6.8
35	Goreux, Theo	1762	BEL	+28N	−16B	+90N	−23B	+60N	=33B	=66N	4.0	22.5	23.5	11.50	1880	+22.0
36	Roy, Laurent	1779	BEL	−11N	+72B	+91N	−12B	+77N	−29B	+63N	4.0	22.0	23.0	9.00	1791	+3.4
37	Petitjean, Pierrot	1830	FRA	−16N	+76B	+83N	−5N	−48B	+79B	+59N	4.0	21.5	23.5	10.00	1838	+2.4
38	Barbier, Francois	1741	BEL	−17N	+90B	−1N	+83B	+80N	−25N	+55B	4.0	21.5	22.5	8.00	1789	+7.8
39	Bodart, Cedric	1757	BEL	=24B	=51N	−55B	+81N	+73B	−14N	+58B	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.25	1812	+9.0
40	Porteman, Eric	1833	BEL	−9B	+65N	F	+79B	+64N	+55N	−19B	4.0	21.0	21.0	11.50	1877	+8.0
41	Dufeu, Yann	1820	BEL	−13B	+50N	−58B	+65N	−57B	+88N	+56B	4.0	20.5	22.0	11.00	1720	-32.0
42	Martens, Rune	1766	BEL	−19N	−21B	+84N	−60B	+82N	+80B	+67N	4.0	19.0	21.0	9.00	1649	-36.4
43	Agnello, Hugo	1774	BEL	−25B	+87N	+78B	−18N	−55B	+81N	+70B	4.0	19.0	20.5	9.00	1736	-5.6
44	Latour, Quentin	1812	BEL	−4B	+86N	=73B	+89N	=15N	=20B	−21N	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.50	1773	-6.6
45	Van Stiphout, Marc	1673	BEL	+82N	=22N	=61B	−17B	=53N	−21B	+76N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.00	1732	+10.8
46	Moens, Bernard	1732	BEL	+83N	=28B	−14B	−71N	+50B	−22N	+73B	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.00	1743	+0.2
47	Chitgar, Arian	1720	BEL	+78B	=52N	−24B	+51N	−27B	−49N	+71B	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.25	1778	+11.0
48	Didricht, Bruno	1710	BEL	=89N	=64B	−12N	+91B	+37N	−26N	=51B	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.00	1772	+10.6
49	Waxweiler, Laurent	1812	BEL	−12N	+79B	−80N	=72B	+76N	+47B	−20N	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.75	1716	-16.6
50	Merzoug, Youssef	1624	BEL	+84N	−41B	=33N	−28B	−46N	+89B	+74N	3.5	20.0	21.5	8.00	1738	+31.6
51	Dethy, David	1957	BEL	=96N	=39B	=76N	−47B	+69N	=59B	=48N	3.5	19.5	20.0	9.75	1665	-45.4
52	Gheury, Jean-Marie	1863	BEL	−10N	=47B	−15N	F	+95B	+72B	+75N	3.5	19.0	19.0	7.25	1814	-5.6
53	De Winter, Roman	1808	BEL	F	F	+98B	+86N	=45B	+61N	−22B	3.5	13.0	13.0	6.75	1837	+3.0
54	Vaneechoutte, Ruben	1877	BEL	F	F	=64N	=74B	+91N	=75B	+77N	3.5	11.5	11.5	7.50	1834	-3.2
55	Boitte, Julien	1512	BEL	+63N	−34B	+39N	−15B	+43N	−40B	−38N	3.0	25.0	28.0	11.00	1730	+69.6
56	Lejeune, Samuel	1727	BEL	+80N	+74B	−2N	−20N	−26B	+64B	−41N	3.0	24.0	26.0	7.50	1798	+9.4
57	Doubnov, Ilucha	1680	BEL	+91N	−33B	−11N	+82B	+41N	−15B	−32N	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	1742	+8.0
58	Morard, Basile	1609	BEL	+85N	−32B	+41N	−29B	−34N	+69B	−39N	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.00	1560	-10.8
59	Marechal, Georges	1739	BEL	+73B	=71N	+89B	−9N	−4B	=51N	−37B	3.0	23.0	24.5	7.00	1735	-2.6
60	Lievens, Robert	1614	BEL	+100B	−31N	−26B	+42N	−35B	+68N	−34N	3.0	23.0	23.0	7.00	1638	+3.6
61	Arabia, Allan	1819	BEL	=15N	+66B	=45N	−16B	−63N	−53B	+80N	3.0	22.5	24.5	9.25	1765	-10.8
62	Pham Kieu, Khanh	1730	BEL	+81B	−30N	−13B	+78N	−33N	−67B	+82N	3.0	20.5	22.5	6.50	1672	-24.4
63	Mollica, Antonio	1679	BEL	−55B	+94N	−18B	+87N	+61B	−30N	−36B	3.0	20.0	20.5	5.00	1663	-4.2
64	Woyave, Pascal	1708	BEL	−87B	=48N	=54B	+90N	−40B	−56N	+78B	3.0	18.0	19.0	7.00	1624	-16.2
65	Morgenthal, Renaud	1626	BEL	+97N	−40B	−17N	−41B	+94B	−70N	+81B	3.0	18.0	18.0	2.50	1585	-7.6
66	Renard, Esteban	1864	BEL	=14B	−61N	F	+76B	F	+71N	=35B	3.0	17.5	17.5	9.50	1847	-0.6
67	Simek, Antonia	1641	BEL	+92N	−26N	F	+94B	−31B	+62N	−42B	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.50	1676	+5.8
68	Michel, Henri	1657	BEL	−90B	+92N	−25B	+97N	−32N	−60B	+84N	3.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1429	-59.2
69	Denomerenge, Noe	0	BEL	F	F	+92B	+75N	−51B	−58N	+83N	3.0	12.0	12.0	5.50	1673	0.0
70	Padovano, Quentin	1656	BEL	F	+97B	F	F	+92N	+65B	−43N	3.0	8.0	8.0	4.00	1743	+7.2
71	Demptinne, Raphael	1463	BEL	+77N	=59B	−19N	+46B	−28N	−66B	−47N	2.5	21.5	24.0	7.50	1674	+58.4
72	Toledo, Jim	1619	BEL	+98B	−36N	−30B	=49N	−22B	−52N	+87B	2.5	21.0	21.0	3.25	1594	+18.4
73	Demblon, Jean-Luc	1602	BEL	−59N	+84B	=44N	=33B	−39N	=74B	−46N	2.5	20.5	22.5	7.00	1605	-0.2
74	Gerard, Mark	1888	BEL	−3B	−56N	=95B	=54N	+87B	=73N	−50B	2.5	19.5	20.0	4.75	1647	-37.6
75	Toledo, Michael	1654	BEL	+94N	−29B	−23N	−69B	+90B	=54N	−52B	2.5	19.0	19.5	3.25	1701	+9.6
76	Ouerghi, Adem	1641	BEL	+93B	−37N	=51B	−66N	−49B	+91N	−45B	2.5	18.5	19.5	3.75	1584	-19.2
77	Collet, Eric	1648	BEL	−71B	+93N	−20B	+88N	−36B	=78N	−54B	2.5	18.5	19.5	3.75	1361	-30.8
78	Garcia Benich, Luna Mabel	1544	MEX	−47N	+85B	−43N	−62B	+98N	=77B	−64N	2.5	18.0	18.0	3.25	1350	-35.2
79	Pirottin, Daniel	1626	BEL	+95B	−49N	−27B	−40N	+97B	−37N	=88B	2.5	17.5	17.5	1.25	1041	-18.2
80	Sputael, Ludwig	1566	BEL	−56B	+98N	+49B	−30N	−38B	−42N	−61B	2.0	21.5	21.5	3.50	1517	-6.2
81	Dumoulin, Patrick	1580	BEL	−62N	+99B	−32N	−39B	+85N	−43B	−65N	2.0	20.0	20.0	2.00	937	-29.6
82	Recloux, Georges	1503	BEL	−45B	+88N	−31B	−57N	−42B	+97N	−62B	2.0	19.0	19.0	1.50	925	-22.2
83	Valenson, Lou	1590	BEL	−46B	+95N	−37B	−38N	−88B	+93N	−69B	2.0	17.0	17.5	1.50	967	-32.4
84	Garcia Benich, Violeta	0	MEX	−50B	−73N	−42B	+93N	−86B	+94N	−68B	2.0	16.0	16.5	1.50	1351	0.0
85	Lo Forte, Gabriel	0	BEL	−58B	−78N	+93B	−22N	−81B	=87N	=94B	2.0	14.5	15.0	2.00	1328	0.0
86	Orban, Didier	1618	BEL	+99N	−44B	−29N	−53B	+84N	F	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1025	-14.2
87	Dieu, Benoit	1535	BEL	+64N	−43B	−34N	−63B	−74N	=85B	−72N	1.5	19.0	21.0	4.00	1446	-26.0
88	Jamar, Serge	0	BEL	−21N	−82B	F	−77B	+83N	−41B	=79N	1.5	17.5	17.5	3.25	1440	0.0
89	Lazzari, Irene	1538	BEL	=48B	F	−59N	−44B	F	−50N	+95N	1.5	14.0	14.0	2.25	1399	-11.4
90	Marmenout, Sylvain	1496	BEL	+68N	−38N	−35B	−64B	−75N	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	1464	-3.0
91	Laouar, Hassen	1528	BEL	−57B	+100N	−36B	−48N	−54B	−76B	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	938	-24.0
92	Kuypers, Raoul	1455	BEL	−67B	−68B	−69N	+95N	−70B	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.50	851	-14.8
93	Walrant, Tim	0	BEL	−76N	−77B	−85N	−84B	F	−83B	+97N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	827	0.0
94	Gerard, Olivier	1480	BEL	−75B	−63B	F	−67N	−65N	−84B	=85N	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.00	849	-22.2
95	Valembois, Pierre	0	BEL	−79N	−83B	=74N	−92B	−52N	F	−89B	0.5	13.0	13.0	1.25	1259	0.0
96	Jassem, Philippe	1762	BEL	=51B	−27N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	10.5	10.5	1.75	1730	-1.6
97	Schouteden, Linda	0	BEL	−65B	−70N	F	−68B	−79N	−82B	−93B	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	814	0.0
98	Knoth, Finja	0	GER	−72N	−80B	−53N	F	−78B	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	804	0.0
99	FIDE 548002089	0	—	−86B	−81N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	800	0.0
100	FIDE 299910	0	—	−60N	−91B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	771	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Baugnet, SachaBEL
+78.5
4.5 pts · #41
2Boitte, JulienBEL
+69.6
3.0 pts · #53
3Demptinne, RaphaelBEL
+58.4
2.5 pts · #64

Top rating losers

1Michel, HenriBEL
-59.2
3.0 pts · #82
2Dethy, DavidBEL
-45.4
3.5 pts · #62
3Gerard, MarkBEL
-37.6
2.5 pts · #70

Biggest upsets

R4+269 Elo gap
Demptinne, Raphael1463 beat Moens, Bernard1732
R7+264 Elo gap
Merzoug, Youssef1624 beat Gerard, Mark1888
R5+262 Elo gap
Boitte, Julien1512 beat Agnello, Hugo1774