Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 3-5

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111 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 04 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2118, and top seed was Hillel Toledo (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2300).

Arkan Diptyo (🇧🇪 BEL, 1757) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Sam De Saedeleer (3.0) and Yama Aryoubi (3.0).

The biggest upset came in round 3: Guillaume Criquillion (1828) beat Arman Sarkisian (CM, 2165), a +337-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium

Dates

04 May 2026 → 18 May 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪FMHillel Toledo2300

Avg top 10

2,118

Participants

111

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×96

🇫🇷France×2

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇲🇦Morocco×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇲🇺Mauritius×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

Top 3

🥇
Arkan Diptyo
🇧🇪BEL·1757
3.0pts·2337perf+17.6
🥈
Sam De Saedeleer
🇧🇪BEL·1919
3.0pts·2557perf+17.6
🥉
Yama Aryoubi
🇧🇪BEL
3.0pts·1705perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 8 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Czuczai3Brion3Harutyunyan3Aryoubi3Brunet Vrijens3Drugmand3

R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

8 players finish on 3.0/3. Diptyo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Jeno Dr. Czuczai 3 wins (R1–R3)Philippe Brion 3 wins (R1–R3)Axel Harutyunyan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Diptyo, Arkan	1757	BEL	+36N	+15B	+49N	3.0	3.0	4.0	4.00	2337	+17.6
2	De Saedeleer, Sam	1919	BEL	+37N	+71B	+13N	3.0	3.0	3.5	3.50	2557	+17.6
3	Aryoubi, Yama	0	BEL	+?B	+14N	+44B	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	1705	0.0
4	Czuczai, Jeno Dr.CM	1939	HUN	+39N	+74B	+28N	3.0	2.5	3.0	3.00	2578	+17.4
5	Brion, Philippe	1774	BEL	+82N	+36B	+38B	3.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2348	+12.8
6	Harutyunyan, Axel	1951	BEL	+80B	+27N	+83B	3.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2580	+18.4
7	Brunet Vrijens, Leo	1884	BEL	+81B	+80N	+43N	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2726	+33.4
8	Drugmand, Benoit	2056	BEL	+85B	+84B	+50N	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2878	+63.6
9	Criquillion, Guillaume	1828	BEL	+40B	=10B	+45B	2.5	3.5	4.5	3.25	2213	+27.6
10	Chung Choong Lon, Marc	1773	BEL	+91B	=9N	+41N	2.5	3.5	3.5	2.25	1946	+12.4
11	Grodent, Gerald	1912	BEL	=29N	+72B	+37N	2.5	2.5	3.0	2.25	2103	+14.0
12	Rando, Manuel	1633	BEL	=31B	+87N	+93N	2.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1954	+17.0
13	Remon, Serge	1644	BEL	+73B	+38N	−2B	2.0	4.0	4.5	1.50	1843	+15.2
14	Fares, Jamal	1636	BEL	+46N	−3B	+96N	2.0	4.0	4.0	1.00	2513	+24.4
15	Duvillier, Frederic	1536	BEL	+102B	−1N	+57N	2.0	4.0	4.0	1.00	1709	+9.0
16	Cailleau, Alexandre	1737	BEL	=42B	+83N	=30B	2.0	2.5	2.5	1.25	1725	-0.4
17	Mat, Matthiew	0	BEL	F	+41B	+55N	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	1692	0.0
18	Pepermans, Jelle	1877	BEL	+58B	+97N	−40N	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1894	+1.6
19	Palazoski, Elvir	1655	BEL	=75B	=73N	+51B	2.0	1.5	2.0	1.50	1774	+9.8
20	Rittelmeyer, Yann-Sven	1783	FRA	=71N	=42B	+89B	2.0	1.5	1.5	0.75	1751	-1.8
21	ALLAMAAKCHAOUI AYOUB	1626	MAR	+98N	F	+39B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2599	+29.0
22	Vandeputte, Thomas	1863	BEL	F	+94N	+56B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2413	+7.6
23	Gauthier, Cyprien	1808	FRA	F	+82B	+48N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2422	+20.8
24	Wyngaerden, Florian	1993	BEL	+47B	+81B	F	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2568	+18.4
25	Watelet, Sylvain	1938	BEL	F	+86N	+72B	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2419	+5.4
26	Tahari, Youcef Nazim	1828	BEL	F	+99N	+88B	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2332	+6.2
27	Delesenne, Arthur	1888	BEL	=34N	−6B	+76B	1.5	4.5	5.0	1.25	1787	-7.8
28	Mechkor, Mohamed	1779	BEL	+103N	=33B	−4B	1.5	4.5	4.5	0.75	1860	+6.4
29	Ahmetaj, Rasim	2002	BEL	=11B	F	+46N	1.5	3.5	3.5	2.25	1912	-2.4
30	Declerck, Olivier	1760	BEL	+53N	F	=16N	1.5	3.0	3.0	2.00	1819	+3.4
31	Gessis, Stavros	1734	BEL	=12N	F	+86N	1.5	2.5	2.5	1.25	1804	+3.2
32	Pringot, Ilya	1764	BEL	F	=78N	+52B	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.25	1974	+10.8
33	Kersemans, Aeneas	1950	BEL	+92B	=28N	F	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1912	-3.2
34	Jones, Yannick	1690	BEL	=27B	F	+90N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1869	+18.8
35	Faybish, Nimrod	2134	BEL	+84B	=77B	F	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2266	+6.6
36	Castiau, Julien	1538	BEL	−1B	−5N	+73B	1.0	6.0	6.5	0.50	1620	+6.0
37	Szajnicki, Dawid	1837	POL	−2B	+92N	−11B	1.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	1705	-10.4
38	Birg, Raphael	1531	BEL	+100B	−13B	−5N	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1579	+6.8
39	Haulotte, Francois	1826	BEL	−4B	+89N	−21N	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1575	-19.2
40	Lombart, Philippe	1882	BEL	−9N	−52N	+18B	1.0	4.5	5.5	2.00	1699	-15.0
41	Rozenberg, Daniel	1621	BEL	+51B	−17N	−10B	1.0	4.5	5.5	1.00	1591	-1.4
42	Mercier, Theo	1555	BEL	=16N	=20N	F	1.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	1760	+21.2
43	Dessomme, Francois	2002	BEL	F	+61N	−7B	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.00	1875	-6.8
44	Ganea, Alexandru	1713	BEL	F	+54B	−3N	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.00	2304	+9.2
45	Sarkisian, ArmanCM	2165	BEL	+48B	F	−9N	1.0	3.5	3.5	1.00	1797	-16.0
46	Gaona Celis, Carlos	0	BEL	−14B	+100N	−29B	1.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1653	0.0
47	Vandenberghe, Marc	1660	BEL	−24N	F	+54B	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1749	+3.4
48	Marchand, Pierre	1669	BEL	−45N	+90B	−23B	1.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1655	-3.0
49	Kacar, Lea	0	BEL	F	+101B	−1B	1.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1681	0.0
50	Ronse, Ivan	2094	BEL	F	+85N	−8B	1.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	2046	-2.6
51	Simon, Fernand	1409	BEL	−41N	+107B	−19N	1.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	838	-8.4
52	Dehaibe, Xavier	1766	BEL	F	+40B	−32N	1.0	2.5	2.5	1.00	1823	+3.2
53	Desadeleer, Geoffrey	1515	BEL	−30B	−59B	+87N	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	1626	+7.6
54	Heynsmans, Michel	1504	BEL	+86B	−44N	−47N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1529	+2.0
55	Champy, Louis	1682	BEL	F	+108N	−17B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	2321	+11.6
56	Pamukcu, Leo	1642	BEL	F	+109B	−22N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1063	-8.8
57	Acham, MeritzaWCM	1661	MRI	F	+95N	−15B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	736	-13.4
58	Peeters, Simonne	1669	BEL	−18N	F	+104B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1077	-4.6
59	Giffroid, Pascal	1706	BEL	F	+53N	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2315	+5.0
60	Fayt, Gaston	1522	BEL	F	+62B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2490	+28.8
61	Bastiaens, Lionel	1865	BEL	F	−43B	+81N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1939	+8.0
62	Padovano, Quentin	1690	BEL	F	−60N	+95B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	722	-14.4
63	Verheyen, Olivier	2249	BEL	F	F	+85N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2835	+4.6
64	Brunet, David	1689	BEL	+88B	F	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2284	+4.8
65	Toledo, HillelFM	2300	BEL	F	+88N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2700	+1.6
66	Prieels, Jan-Hein	1838	BEL	+106N	F	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2462	+10.8
67	Moro, Gabriele	1728	ITA	+90N	F	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2264	+7.2
68	De La Batut, Benoit	1775	BEL	F	F	+105B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2399	+10.8
69	Marchitto, Giovanni	1781	ITA	+101N	F	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2405	+5.4
70	Lejzerowicz, Nathan	1715	BEL	F	F	+82N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2374	+12.4
71	Bertrand, Abel	1789	BEL	=20B	−2N	F	0.5	5.0	5.0	1.00	1658	-6.6
72	Van De Craen, Piet	1650	BEL	=74B	−11N	−25N	0.5	4.5	5.0	0.25	1586	-4.6
73	Daramelas, Nicolas	1705	GRE	−13N	=19B	−36N	0.5	4.0	5.0	1.00	1339	-54.8
74	Focant, Bastien	1728	BEL	=72N	−4N	F	0.5	3.5	3.5	0.25	1602	-13.6
75	Bartholome, Gabriel	1832	BEL	=19N	F	F	0.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1655	-9.2
76	Doyle, Robert	1720	IRL	F	=79B	−27N	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.25	1539	-18.8
77	Venet, David	2039	BEL	F	=35N	F	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2134	+2.6
78	Siebert, Xavier	1796	BEL	F	=32B	F	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1764	-0.8
79	Stoyanofski, Alexandre	1576	BEL	F	=76N	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1720	+7.6
80	Taourchi, Hakem-Sidali	1901	ALG	−6N	−7B	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1118	-19.0
81	Onrubia-Aviles, Carlos	1876	BEL	−7N	−24N	−61B	0.0	5.0	6.0	0.00	1114	-27.0
82	Van Merris, Francois	1574	BEL	−5B	−23N	−70B	0.0	5.0	6.0	0.00	966	-15.2
83	Dimitrakopoulos, Athanasios	1484	BEL	F	−16B	−6N	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1011	-5.4
84	Partoens, Remi	2106	BEL	−35N	−8N	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1295	-20.6
85	Zamparo, Sergio	2035	BEL	−8N	−50B	−63B	0.0	4.0	5.0	0.00	1333	-22.4
86	Krishnakumar Preetha, Pranav	1588	BEL	−54N	−25B	−31B	0.0	3.5	4.5	0.00	925	-41.2
87	Taourchi, Malik	1787	BEL	F	−12B	−53B	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	774	-61.6
88	Moumni, Sabri	1484	BEL	−64N	−65B	−26N	0.0	3.0	4.0	0.00	1000	-8.8
89	Defays, Alain	1535	BEL	F	−39B	−20N	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1005	-6.8
90	Travers, Sylvain	1464	BEL	−67B	−48N	−34B	0.0	2.5	3.5	0.00	896	-12.6
91	Schurian, Herbert	1569	BEL	−10N	F	F	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	973	-4.8
92	Ben Kiran, Youssouf	1659	FID	−33N	−37B	F	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	1094	-8.4
93	FIDE 548009105	0	—	F	F	−12B	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	833	0.0
94	Boot, Maarten	1583	BEL	F	−22B	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1063	-6.4
95	Du, Deyi	0	BEL	F	−57B	−62N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	876	0.0
96	Defossez, Jean	1713	BEL	F	F	−14B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	836	-24.4
97	Sohet, Cedric	1756	BEL	F	−18B	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1077	-6.8
98	Stoyanofski, Louka	1771	BEL	−21B	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	826	-27.6
99	Cador, Michel	1580	BEL	F	−26B	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1028	-7.6
100	Tang, Ningmeng	1695	BEL	−38N	−46B	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	731	-14.4
101	Maquoi, Sophie	1605	BEL	−69B	−49N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	981	-5.4
102	Paul, Maylo	0	BEL	−15N	−?B	−?N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	804	0.0
103	Neumark, Leonie	1690	GER	−28B	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	979	-15.2
104	Michel, Chloe	0	BEL	F	F	−58N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	869	0.0
105	Lejzerowicz, Thierry	1599	BEL	F	F	−68N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	975	-10.8
106	Monti, Anae	1662	BEL	−66B	F	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1038	-10.8
107	Caluwaerts, Matthys	0	BEL	F	−51N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	609	0.0
108	Toledo, Jim	1521	BEL	F	−55B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	882	-11.6
109	Annabi, Chedly	0	BEL	F	−56N	−?B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	859	0.0
110	Michaux, Eric	0	BEL	F	−?N	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	845	0.0
111	FIDE 285870	0	—	F	F	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	838	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Drugmand, BenoitBEL
+63.6
3.0 pts · #6
2Brunet Vrijens, LeoBEL
+33.4
3.0 pts · #5
3ALLAMAAKCHAOUI AYOUBMAR
+29.0
2.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Taourchi, MalikBEL
-61.6
0.0 pts · #80
2Daramelas, NicolasGRE
-54.8
0.5 pts · #73
3Krishnakumar Preetha, PranavBEL
-41.2
0.0 pts · #106

Biggest upsets

R3+337 Elo gap
Criquillion, Guillaume1828 beat CMSarkisian, Arman2165
R3+272 Elo gap
Desadeleer, Geoffrey1515 beat Taourchi, Malik1787
R3+200 Elo gap
ALLAMAAKCHAOUI AYOUB1626 beat Haulotte, Francois1826