Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 7-10
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99 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 23 Mar 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2099, and top seed was Ezra Terryn (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2287).
Ivan Ronse (🇧🇪 BEL, 2076) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Carlos Onrubia-Aviles (3.0) and Julian Hennen Rodriguez (3.0). Ronse won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Michel Heynsmans (1503) beat Alexandru Ganea (1765), a +262-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium
Dates
02 Mar 2026 → 23 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×1
CM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×85
🇫🇷France×2
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇨🇱Chile×1
🇲🇦Morocco×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsIvan Ronse led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Ivan Ronse never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Ivan Ronse won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronse, Ivan | 2076 | BEL | +92B | +16N | +17N | +18B | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2820 | +33.8 |
| 2 | Onrubia-Aviles, Carlos | 1837 | BEL | +11N | +49B | −6N | +20B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 2041 | +19.4 |
| 3 | Hennen Rodriguez, Julian | 1918 | CHI | +48N | −4N | +20B | +16B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2166 | +24.6 |
| 4 | Toledo, HillelCM | 2245 | BEL | −16N | +3B | +42N | +48B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 2116 | -16.0 |
| 5 | Diptyo, Arkan | 0 | BEL | F | +?N | +77B | +?N | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sarkisian, ArmanCM | 2169 | BEL | −7B | +61N | +2B | =17N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2024 | -13.0 |
| 7 | Ahmetaj, Rasim | 2009 | BEL | +6N | +28B | −16B | =10N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 2104 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Rittelmeyer, Yann-Sven | 1787 | FRA | =23N | +9B | −21N | +22B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1823 | +3.8 |
| 9 | Marchand, Pierre | 1645 | BEL | +22B | −8N | +58B | =19N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1786 | +11.4 |
| 10 | Bastiaens, Lionel | 1841 | BEL | +50B | F | +19N | =7B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2144 | +44.4 |
| 11 | Cailleau, Alexandre | 1730 | BEL | −2B | +67N | +88N | =41B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1912 | +19.6 |
| 12 | Herman, Luc | 1713 | BEL | +43N | +57B | −24N | =79B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1686 | -3.0 |
| 13 | D`hooghe, Oscar | 1671 | BEL | +78N | =26B | +30N | F | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1857 | +26.0 |
| 14 | Dessomme, Francois | 1909 | BEL | F | +41B | =48N | +42B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.50 | 2098 | +13.0 |
| 15 | Desadeleer, Geoffrey | 1499 | BEL | +90N | +54B | =45N | −64B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1674 | +13.2 |
| 16 | Venet, David | 2085 | BEL | +4B | −1B | +7N | −3N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2062 | -2.4 |
| 17 | Drugmand, Benoit | 2033 | BEL | +95N | =18N | −1B | =6B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 2038 | +0.8 |
| 18 | Grodent, Gerald | 1902 | BEL | +21N | =17B | =29N | −1N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1948 | +4.8 |
| 19 | Chung Choong Lon, Marc | 1786 | BEL | +25B | =83N | −10B | =9B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1771 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Lindved, Gina | 1723 | BEL | +66B | +88B | −3N | −2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1812 | +18.8 |
| 21 | Szajnicki, Dawid | 1823 | POL | −18B | =50N | +8B | =29B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1841 | +2.0 |
| 22 | Bertrand, Abel | 1785 | BEL | −9N | +63B | +51N | −8N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1643 | -14.6 |
| 23 | Toledo, Samuel | 1660 | BEL | =8B | +51N | =50B | −27N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1733 | +7.8 |
| 24 | Palazoski, Elvir | 1642 | BEL | +82N | F | +12B | −60B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1862 | +17.8 |
| 25 | Declerck, Olivier | 1732 | BEL | −19N | −32N | +59B | +51B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1707 | -2.2 |
| 26 | Van De Craen, Piet | 1633 | BEL | +56N | =13N | =44B | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1811 | +14.4 |
| 27 | Criquillion, Guillaume | 1827 | BEL | F | F | +49N | +23B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2514 | +14.0 |
| 28 | Czuczai, Jeno Dr.CM | 1941 | HUN | +89B | −7N | −41N | +49B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1833 | -11.4 |
| 29 | Delesenne, Arthur | 1858 | BEL | +88N | F | =18B | =21N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1973 | +9.2 |
| 30 | Tombroff, Cesar | 1591 | BEL | +77B | +55N | −13B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1722 | +21.6 |
| 31 | De La Batut, Benoit | 0 | BEL | F | +62N | +56B | −44N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Comhaire, Cedric | 1870 | BEL | −49N | +25B | +89N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1874 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Daramelas, Nicolas | 1730 | GRE | F | −68N | +52B | +78N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1649 | -11.6 |
| 34 | Hofstede, Rokus | 1811 | BEL | +52N | F | +53B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2389 | +18.0 |
| 35 | Stoyanofski, Louka | 1777 | BEL | F | F | +81B | +59N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2417 | +23.2 |
| 36 | Yapici, Ozan | 1712 | BEL | +93N | +43B | F | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2332 | +21.2 |
| 37 | Ranucci, Marcello | 1884 | ITA | F | +44N | F | +89B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2525 | +11.6 |
| 38 | Lejzerowicz, Thierry | 1632 | BEL | F | +94N | =78B | =53N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1592 | -4.4 |
| 39 | Amadou, Bilal | 1638 | BEL | F | +90B | +91N | −45B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1650 | +0.6 |
| 40 | Fogel, Pierre | 2021 | BEL | +96B | F | F | +55N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2496 | +5.0 |
| 41 | Brion, Philippe | 1809 | BEL | F | −14N | +28B | =11N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1860 | +4.2 |
| 42 | Tahari, Youcef Nazim | 1828 | BEL | +60N | =48B | −4B | −14N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1859 | +0.2 |
| 43 | Dimitrakopoulos, Athanasios | 1496 | BEL | −12B | −36N | =47B | +46N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 913 | -8.8 |
| 44 | Tang, Ningmeng | 1703 | BEL | F | −37B | =26N | +31B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1566 | -14.4 |
| 45 | Ganea, Alexandru | 1765 | BEL | −51B | −58N | =15B | +39N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1546 | -32.4 |
| 46 | Krishnakumar Preetha, Pranav | 0 | BEL | =?N | +77N | −54B | −43B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Paul, Maylo | 0 | BEL | +?N | −52B | =43N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1315 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Pepermans, Jelle | 1838 | BEL | −3B | =42N | =14B | −4N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1780 | -7.6 |
| 49 | Fourour, Melio | 1769 | BEL | +32B | −2N | −27B | −28N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1676 | -18.0 |
| 50 | Siebert, Xavier | 1816 | BEL | −10N | =21B | =23N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1650 | -13.4 |
| 51 | Heynsmans, Michel | 1503 | BEL | +45N | −23B | −22B | −25N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1543 | +3.2 |
| 52 | Travers, Sylvain | 1521 | BEL | −34B | +47N | −33N | −57B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 912 | -15.8 |
| 53 | Rando, Manuel | 1657 | BEL | −71B | =84N | −34N | =38B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1617 | -4.6 |
| 54 | Defays, Alain | 1549 | BEL | −63B | −15N | +46N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 768 | -19.0 |
| 55 | Lejzerowicz, Nathan | 1706 | BEL | F | −30B | +57N | −40B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1611 | -17.6 |
| 56 | Boot, Maarten | 1687 | BEL | −26B | +65B | −31N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 834 | -22.8 |
| 57 | Kuczynski, Chris | 1594 | BEL | −61B | −12N | −55B | +52N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1501 | -19.6 |
| 58 | Gautam, Surendra | 0 | NEP | F | +45B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Remon, Serge | 1667 | BEL | F | +91B | −25N | −35B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1556 | -8.8 |
| 60 | Lombart, Philippe | 1806 | BEL | −42B | F | F | +24N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1735 | -3.8 |
| 61 | Labruyere, Robert Nirina | 1836 | BEL | +57N | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1882 | +1.6 |
| 62 | Aron, Frederic | 1528 | BEL | =85N | −31B | =69N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1550 | +0.6 |
| 63 | Miya, Simon | 1638 | BEL | +54N | −22N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1667 | +3.2 |
| 64 | Taourchi, Malik | 1707 | BEL | F | F | F | +15N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2299 | +9.2 |
| 65 | Du, Deyi | 0 | BEL | =69B | −56N | −?B | =77N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Ahmed El Gamal, Younes | 1672 | BEL | −20N | F | +80B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1695 | +2.4 |
| 67 | Pringot, Ilya | 1800 | BEL | +91N | −11B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1633 | -8.4 |
| 68 | Mercier, Theo | 1525 | BEL | F | +33B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2530 | +30.4 |
| 69 | Maquoi, Sophie | 1551 | BEL | =65N | F | =62B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1527 | -0.6 |
| 70 | Brunet, David | 1670 | BEL | F | F | +72B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2349 | +6.8 |
| 71 | Werbrouck, Michael | 1853 | BEL | +53N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2457 | +5.0 |
| 72 | Birg, Raphael | 1549 | BEL | F | +97B | −70N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 863 | -13.6 |
| 73 | Terryn, EzraFM | 2287 | BEL | +80N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2687 | +1.6 |
| 74 | Wyngaerden, Florian | 1939 | BEL | F | F | F | +91B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2339 | +3.2 |
| 75 | Aydin, Gabriel | 1640 | FRA | F | F | +93B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2369 | +16.0 |
| 76 | Werbrouck, Orion | 0 | BEL | F | −?N | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1200 | 0.0 |
| 77 | Simon, Fernand | 1419 | BEL | −30N | −46B | −5N | =65B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 791 | -5.4 |
| 78 | Duvillier, Frederic | 1525 | BEL | −13B | F | =38N | −33B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1405 | -8.2 |
| 79 | ALLAMAAKCHAOUI AYOUB | 1631 | MAR | F | F | F | =12N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1713 | +2.2 |
| 80 | Pamukcu, Leo | 1667 | BEL | −73B | =86N | −66N | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1515 | -25.2 |
| 81 | Van Merris, Francois | 1567 | BEL | F | F | −35N | =82B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1541 | -1.2 |
| 82 | Peeters, Simonne | 1692 | BEL | −24B | F | F | =81N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1411 | -14.8 |
| 83 | Maizel, Jacob | 1865 | BEL | F | =19B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1787 | -4.4 |
| 84 | Watelet, Sylvain | 1943 | BEL | F | =53B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1657 | -6.8 |
| 85 | FIDE 548008516 | 0 | — | =62B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Hinkel, Kira | 1626 | BEL | F | =80B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1667 | +2.4 |
| 87 | FIDE 548007170 | 0 | — | =?B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Mechkor, Mohamed | 1820 | BEL | −29B | −20N | −11B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 970 | -34.0 |
| 89 | Neumark, Leonie | 1747 | GER | −28N | F | −32B | −37N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -36.0 |
| 90 | FIDE 548008575 | 0 | — | −15B | −39N | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 91 | Castiau, Julien | 1536 | BEL | −67B | −59N | −39B | −74N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 960 | -18.8 |
| 92 | Leemans, Roland | 2058 | BEL | −1N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1276 | -9.4 |
| 93 | Schurian, Herbert | 1569 | BEL | −36B | F | −75N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 876 | -14.2 |
| 94 | Kacar, Lea | 0 | BEL | F | −38B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 95 | Yoro, Samuel | 2005 | BEL | −17B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1234 | -9.2 |
| 96 | Champy, Louis | 1687 | BEL | −40N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1221 | -4.8 |
| 97 | Fayt, Gaston | 0 | BEL | F | −72N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 98 | FIDE 548004006 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 99 | Gaona Celis, Carlos | 0 | BEL | F | −?B | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bastiaens, LionelBEL+44.42.5 pts · #8
- 2Ronse, IvanBEL+33.84.0 pts · #1
- 3Mercier, TheoBEL+30.41.0 pts · #66
Top rating losers
- 1Neumark, LeonieGER-36.00.0 pts · #86
- 2Mechkor, MohamedBEL-34.00.0 pts · #82
- 3Ganea, AlexandruBEL-32.41.5 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R1+262 Elo gap
- R2+205 Elo gap
- R4+167 Elo gap