Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 5-6

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96 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 02 Feb 2026 to 09 Feb 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2079, and top seed was Ezra Terryn (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2268).

Carlos Onrubia-Aviles (🇧🇪 BEL, 1814) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Mohamed Mechkor (2.0) and David Venet (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Francois Van Merris (1554) beat Rokus Hofstede (1845), a +291-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium

Dates

02 Feb 2026 → 09 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Swiss · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪FMEzra Terryn2268

Avg top 10

2,079

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×82

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇳🇵Nepal×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇨🇱Chile×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇲🇦Morocco×1

Top 3

🥇
Carlos Onrubia-Aviles
🇧🇪BEL·1814
2.0pts·2403perf+9.2
🥈
Mohamed Mechkor
🇧🇪BEL·1779
2.0pts·2599perf+21.2
🥉
David Venet
🇧🇪BEL·2071
2.0pts·2747perf+13.8

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Onrubia-Aviles, Carlos	1814	BEL	+23N	+28B	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.00	2403	+9.2
2	Mechkor, Mohamed	1779	BEL	+25B	+31N	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.00	2599	+21.2
3	Venet, David	2071	BEL	+21B	+27N	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.00	2747	+13.8
4	Siebert, Xavier	1815	BEL	+30N	+61B	2.0	1.0	1.5	1.50	2546	+8.0
5	Sarkisian, ArmanCM	2150	BEL	+70B	+22N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2550	+3.2
6	Ahmed El Gamal, Younes	1644	BEL	+68N	+26B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2334	+27.6
7	Brion, Philippe	1805	BEL	+67N	+24B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2482	+6.6
8	Czuczai, Jeno Dr.CM	1935	HUN	+75B	+29N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2423	+2.8
9	Roy, Laurent	1753	BEL	+72B	+66N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2700	+27.8
10	Tang, Ningmeng	1667	BEL	+71B	+69N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2423	+36.0
11	Duvillier, Frederic	1513	BEL	+73B	+74N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2451	+13.8
12	Toledo, HillelCM	2153	BEL	=15N	+35B	1.5	1.5	2.5	1.75	2186	+3.6
13	Leemans, Roland	2057	BEL	+33B	=14B	1.5	1.5	2.5	1.75	2014	-1.8
14	Pepermans, Jelle	1821	BEL	+66B	=13N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2145	+16.4
15	Ronse, Ivan	2067	BEL	=12B	+76N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2235	+8.8
16	Yoro, Samuel	1994	BEL	=32N	+34B	1.5	1.0	2.0	1.50	2016	+1.0
17	Delesenne, Arthur	1845	BEL	+78N	=32B	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	2043	+10.2
18	Taourchi, Hakem-Sidali	1908	ALG	+79B	=62N	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1902	0.0
19	Grodent, Gerald	1891	BEL	+77N	=63B	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2042	+8.0
20	Gautam, Surendra	0	NEP	=?B	+?N	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.00	1641	0.0
21	Tahari, Youcef Nazim	1827	BEL	−3N	+36B	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.00	1853	+1.0
22	Taourchi, Malik	1680	BEL	+37N	−5B	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.00	1943	+23.6
23	Castiau, Julien	1563	BEL	−1B	+41N	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.00	1014	-3.8
24	Lindved, Gina	0	BEL	+62B	−7N	1.0	2.0	2.5	0.50	1800	0.0
25	De Reymaeker, Walter	1856	BEL	−2N	+67B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1731	-6.8
26	Defays, Alain	1546	BEL	+82B	−6N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1607	+3.4
27	Drugmand, Benoit	2066	BEL	+76B	−3B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	2001	-6.8
28	Rando, Manuel	1643	BEL	+87B	−1N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1677	+1.8
29	Champy, Louis	0	BEL	+81N	−8B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1736	0.0
30	Fourour, Melio	0	BEL	−4B	+?N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1773	0.0
31	Neumark, Leonie	1741	GER	+69N	−2B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1799	+6.4
32	Lombart, Philippe	1795	BEL	=16B	=17N	1.0	1.5	3.0	1.50	1921	+6.6
33	Szajnicki, Dawid	1819	POL	−13N	+64N	1.0	1.5	2.0	0.50	1901	+4.0
34	Bastiaens, Lionel	1849	BEL	+80B	−16N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1753	-7.6
35	Dessomme, Francois	1919	BEL	+91B	−12N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1912	-0.4
36	ALLAMAAKCHAOUI AYOUB	1635	MAR	+46B	−21N	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.00	1814	+9.4
37	Chung Choong Lon, Marc	1805	BEL	−22B	+43N	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.00	1617	-9.6
38	Werbrouck, Michael	1849	BEL	+42B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2406	+4.0
39	Ranucci, Marcello	1879	ITA	+44B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2503	+5.4
40	Terryn, EzraFM	2268	BEL	+45B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2668	+1.6
41	Fayt, Gaston	0	BEL	+?N	−23B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1490	0.0
42	Hinkel, Kira	1606	BEL	−38N	+71N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1638	+2.8
43	Van Merris, Francois	1554	BEL	+88N	−37B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1826	+13.2
44	Declerck, Olivier	1703	BEL	−39N	+89B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1883	+9.4
45	Palazoski, Elvir	1648	BEL	−40N	+83B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1776	+4.6
46	Rittelmeyer, Yann-Sven	1801	FRA	−36N	+85B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	835	-14.4
47	Jardemaliyev, Alisher	1789	BEL	+83N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2304	+6.4
48	Ganea, Alexandru	0	BEL	−?B	+?N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1780	0.0
49	Deschepper, Francois	0	BEL	F	+82B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1590	0.0
50	Gerbino, Thomas	0	BEL	+?N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1618	0.0
51	Comhaire, Cedric	1865	BEL	F	+77B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2490	+5.4
52	Maizel, Jacob	1861	BEL	F	+80N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2311	+4.4
53	Lejzerowicz, Nathan	1691	BEL	F	+70N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2380	+14.0
54	Vandeputte, Thomas	1842	BEL	F	+90B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2478	+5.6
55	Miya, Simon	1623	BEL	F	+68B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2322	+14.4
56	Doyle, Robert	1749	IRL	F	+81B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2336	+9.2
57	FIDE 548004006	0	—	+?N	−?B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1595	0.0
58	Bartholome, Gabriel	1823	BEL	F	+84B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2268	+4.4
59	Du, Deyi	0	BEL	−?B	+?N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	839	0.0
60	Kacar, Lea	0	BEL	+86B	−?N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	845	0.0
61	Cailleau, Alexandre	1746	BEL	=64B	−4N	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.25	1587	-16.0
62	Bertrand, Abel	1794	BEL	−24N	=18B	0.5	1.5	2.5	0.75	1908	+3.2
63	Ahmetaj, Rasim	2008	BEL	F	=19N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1891	-3.2
64	Focant, Bastien	1744	BEL	=61N	−33B	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.25	1590	-16.0
65	Boot, Maarten	0	BEL	−?B	=?N	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.00	1432	0.0
66	Criquillion, Guillaume	1846	BEL	−14N	−9B	0.0	2.0	3.5	0.00	988	-23.2
67	Remon, Serge	1682	BEL	−7B	−25N	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	1031	-12.0
68	Desadeleer, Geoffrey	1522	BEL	−6B	−55N	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	834	-13.8
69	Pringot, Ilya	1819	BEL	−31B	−10B	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	904	-26.2
70	D`hooghe, Oscar	1591	BEL	−5N	−53B	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	1036	-17.2
71	Simon, Fernand	1429	BEL	−10N	−42B	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	837	-9.4
72	Watelet, Sylvain	1953	BEL	−9N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	953	-15.2
73	Hendrickx, Jelle	0	BEL	−11N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	713	0.0
74	Stoyanofski, Alexandre	1651	BEL	F	−11B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	713	-27.6
75	Douxchamps, Brice	1623	BEL	−8N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1135	-5.6
76	Hennen Rodriguez, Julian	1931	CHI	−27N	−15B	0.0	1.5	2.5	0.00	1267	-12.8
77	Marchand, Pierre	1689	BEL	−19B	−51N	0.0	1.5	2.5	0.00	1078	-20.4
78	Brunet Vrijens, Leo	1904	BEL	−17B	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1048	-11.6
79	Amadou, Bilal	1624	BEL	−18N	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1108	-3.2
80	Heynsmans, Michel	1511	BEL	−34N	−52B	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	1055	-4.6
81	Travers, Sylvain	1536	BEL	−29B	−56N	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	950	-4.6
82	Birg, Raphael	1570	BEL	−26N	−49N	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	745	-21.2
83	Dimitrakopoulos, Athanasios	1504	BEL	−47B	−45N	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.00	919	-9.4
84	Stockelynck, Alexander	1468	BEL	F	−58N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1023	-4.4
85	Stoyanofski, Louka	0	BEL	F	−46N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1001	0.0
86	Krishnakumar Preetha, Pranav	0	BEL	−60N	−?B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	791	0.0
87	Koninckx, Eric	1540	BEL	−28N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	843	-7.2
88	Hofstede, Rokus	1845	BEL	−43B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	754	-34.0
89	Hernandez Morales, Adriel	1887	ESP	F	−44N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	903	-29.6
90	Pamukcu, Leo	1678	BEL	F	−54N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1042	-11.2
91	Toledo, Samuel	1669	BEL	−35N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1119	-3.8
92	Louisy, Lennard	0	BEL	−?B	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	762	0.0
93	FIDE 548008575	0	—	−?B	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	853	0.0
94	Michel, Chloe	0	BEL	F	−?B	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	730	0.0
95	Leclef, Maxime	0	BEL	−?B	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	845	0.0
96	FIDE 548007170	0	—	F	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	916	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tang, NingmengBEL
+36.0
2.0 pts · #6
2Roy, LaurentBEL
+27.8
2.0 pts · #4
3Ahmed El Gamal, YounesBEL
+27.6
2.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Hofstede, RokusBEL
-34.0
0.0 pts · #90
2Hernandez Morales, AdrielESP
-29.6
0.0 pts · #92
3Stoyanofski, AlexandreBEL
-27.6
0.0 pts · #80

Biggest upsets

R1+291 Elo gap
Van Merris, Francois1554 beat Hofstede, Rokus1845
R1+200 Elo gap
Roy, Laurent1753 beat Watelet, Sylvain1953
R2+184 Elo gap
Declerck, Olivier1703 beat Hernandez Morales, Adriel1887