Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 6-9
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102 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 01 Jun 2026 to 22 Jun 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2126, and top seed was Arno Sterck (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2259).
Rasim Ahmetaj (🇧🇪 BEL, 2000) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Jeno Dr. Czuczai (4.0) and Pierre Fogel (4.0). Ahmetaj shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jamal Fares (1669) beat Thomas Vandeputte (1876), a +207-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium
Dates
01 Jun 2026 → 22 Jun 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×2
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×88
🇫🇷France×3
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇲🇦Morocco×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇲🇺Mauritius×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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11
5
3
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/4. Ahmetaj takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Pierre Fogel 4 wins (R1–R4)Rasim Ahmetaj 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Jeno Dr. Czuczai 4 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmetaj, Rasim | 2000 | BEL | +12B | +25N | +31N | +21B | 4.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2601 | +19.4 |
| 2 | Czuczai, Jeno Dr.CM | 1932 | HUN | +81B | +50B | +49N | +4N | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2571 | +24.2 |
| 3 | Fogel, Pierre | 2008 | BEL | +91N | +51B | +61N | +26B | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2486 | +11.8 |
| 4 | Gauthier, Cyprien | 1829 | FRA | +22B | +21N | +50N | −2B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2008 | +28.8 |
| 5 | Taourchi, Malik | 1725 | BEL | +64N | F | +6B | +9N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2497 | +55.6 |
| 6 | Cailleau, Alexandre | 1737 | BEL | +89N | +27B | −5N | +34B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1871 | +13.8 |
| 7 | Pringot, Ilya | 1775 | BEL | =13N | +23B | =29N | +43B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 2031 | +27.0 |
| 8 | Vandeputte, Thomas | 1876 | BEL | −24N | +58B | +30B | +35N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1870 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Declerck, Olivier | 1771 | BEL | +57N | +89B | +27N | −5B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1902 | +13.4 |
| 10 | Grodent, Gerald | 1926 | BEL | −21B | +81N | +22B | +49B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1824 | -6.8 |
| 11 | FIDE 548011878 | 0 | — | +?B | F | +51N | +82B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mechkor, Mohamed | 1808 | BEL | −1N | +93B | =62N | +24B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1874 | +7.4 |
| 13 | Chung Choong Lon, Marc | 1785 | BEL | =7B | =44N | =23B | +55N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1876 | +9.6 |
| 14 | Faybish, Nimrod | 2141 | BEL | =18B | =42N | +54B | =15N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 2227 | +9.0 |
| 15 | Ronse, Ivan | 2091 | BEL | +52N | +45B | −17N | =14B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 2196 | +11.0 |
| 16 | Siebert, Xavier | 1795 | BEL | =23N | =29B | +43N | =44B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1924 | +14.0 |
| 17 | Sarkisian, ArmanCM | 2163 | BEL | −42B | +54N | +15B | =45N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 2177 | +1.2 |
| 18 | Verheyen, Olivier | 2259 | BEL | =14N | +52B | +42B | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2389 | +8.6 |
| 19 | Wyngaerden, Florian | 1997 | BEL | +28N | F | =53N | +83B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.00 | 2207 | +29.6 |
| 20 | Aydin, Gabriel | 1620 | FRA | =84N | +82B | F | +58N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 1941 | +47.6 |
| 21 | Rittelmeyer, Yann-Sven | 1781 | FRA | +10N | −4B | +24N | −1N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1856 | +7.8 |
| 22 | Aryoubi, Yama | 0 | BEL | −4N | +68B | −10N | +36B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1809 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lombart, Philippe | 1830 | BEL | =16B | −7N | =13N | +90N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1701 | -12.0 |
| 24 | Fares, Jamal | 1669 | BEL | +8B | +32N | −21B | −12N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1755 | +18.4 |
| 25 | Szajnicki, Dawid | 1827 | POL | =46N | −1B | =81B | +32N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1747 | -7.8 |
| 26 | Taourchi, Hakem-Sidali | 1882 | ALG | +53B | F | +33B | −3N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 2045 | +13.2 |
| 27 | Giffroid, Pascal | 1711 | BEL | +60B | −6N | −9B | +97N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1614 | -9.2 |
| 28 | Dessomme, Francois | 1995 | BEL | −19B | +33N | +37B | −56N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1932 | -7.0 |
| 29 | Pepermans, Jelle | 1879 | BEL | +55B | =16N | =7B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1905 | +1.8 |
| 30 | Palazoski, Elvir | 1665 | BEL | +71N | −36B | −8N | +65B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1734 | +7.2 |
| 31 | Brion, Philippe | 1787 | BEL | =85N | =62N | −1B | +81N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1844 | +5.8 |
| 32 | Castiau, Julien | 1556 | BEL | +59N | −24B | +69N | −25B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1729 | +17.8 |
| 33 | Delesenne, Arthur | 1880 | BEL | +56N | −28B | −26N | +53B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1900 | +2.2 |
| 34 | Desadeleer, Geoffrey | 1523 | BEL | F | +57B | +60B | −6N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1770 | +19.4 |
| 35 | Marchand, Pierre | 1666 | BEL | −70N | +92B | +67N | −8B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1749 | +7.8 |
| 36 | Bertrand, Abel | 1786 | BEL | +94B | +30N | F | −22N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2464 | +13.4 |
| 37 | Harutyunyan, Axel | 2001 | BEL | +83N | +56B | −28N | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 2051 | +4.0 |
| 38 | Padovano, Quentin | 1676 | BEL | +72N | F | +63B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2390 | +15.2 |
| 39 | Ranucci, Marcello | 1903 | ITA | +63N | F | F | +92B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2403 | +5.8 |
| 40 | Acham, MeritzaWCM | 1648 | MRI | +95B | F | +59N | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2522 | +12.0 |
| 41 | Peeters, Simonne | 1664 | BEL | +90B | +98N | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2288 | +10.8 |
| 42 | Drugmand, Benoit | 2165 | BEL | +17N | =14B | −18N | −52B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 2064 | -22.8 |
| 43 | Criquillion, Guillaume | 1859 | BEL | =44B | +55N | −16B | −7N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1685 | -19.6 |
| 44 | Sohet, Cedric | 1749 | BEL | =43N | =13B | −55B | =16N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1715 | -4.2 |
| 45 | Partoens, Remi | 2057 | BEL | −54B | −15N | +52N | =17B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1990 | -7.8 |
| 46 | Diptyo, Arkan | 1775 | BEL | =25B | −49N | F | +85B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1765 | -2.0 |
| 47 | Tang, Ningmeng | 1681 | BEL | F | +66N | =82N | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1755 | +3.8 |
| 48 | Clerigo Medina, Leo | 1504 | BEL | F | =86N | F | +96B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1412 | -5.2 |
| 49 | ALLAMAAKCHAOUI AYOUB | 1660 | MAR | −50N | +46B | −2B | −10N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1700 | +2.8 |
| 50 | De Saedeleer, Sam | 1937 | BEL | +49B | −2N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1682 | -19.8 |
| 51 | Heynsmans, Michel | 1501 | BEL | −61B | −3N | −11B | +99N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1601 | +5.8 |
| 52 | Venet, David | 2042 | BEL | −15B | −18N | −45B | +42N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1950 | -9.2 |
| 53 | Bastiaens, Lionel | 1873 | BEL | −26N | =83B | =19B | −33N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1730 | -29.2 |
| 54 | Zamparo, Sergio | 2013 | BEL | +45N | −17B | −14N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1995 | -1.4 |
| 55 | Dehaibe, Xavier | 1769 | BEL | −29N | −43B | +44N | −13B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1625 | -14.8 |
| 56 | Onrubia-Aviles, Carlos | 1849 | BEL | −33B | −37N | F | +28B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1834 | -1.2 |
| 57 | Rando, Manuel | 1650 | BEL | −9B | −34N | F | +60N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1489 | -13.0 |
| 58 | Jones, Yannick | 1709 | BEL | +100B | −8N | F | −20B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1532 | -27.6 |
| 59 | Ganea, Alexandru | 1722 | BEL | −32B | −67N | −40B | +64N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1398 | -68.4 |
| 60 | Krishnakumar Preetha, Pranav | 1547 | BEL | −27N | +75N | −34N | −57B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 828 | -46.8 |
| 61 | Lindved, Gina | 1645 | BEL | +51N | F | −3B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1755 | +8.4 |
| 62 | Mat, Matthiew | 1910 | BEL | F | =31B | =12B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1798 | -12.4 |
| 63 | Rozenberg, Daniel | 1620 | BEL | −39B | +90N | −38N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1551 | -6.2 |
| 64 | Du, Deyi | 1583 | BEL | −5B | F | +96N | −59B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 924 | -24.8 |
| 65 | Duvillier, Frederic | 1545 | BEL | −68B | +84B | F | −30N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Dimitrakopoulos, Athanasios | 1479 | BEL | −74N | −47B | +90B | −73N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1459 | -3.4 |
| 67 | Mercier, Theo | 1576 | BEL | F | +59B | −35B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1694 | +12.8 |
| 68 | Champy, Louis | 1694 | BEL | +65N | −22N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2345 | +12.0 |
| 69 | Brunet, David | 1698 | BEL | +82N | F | −32B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1601 | -5.2 |
| 70 | Watelet, Sylvain | 1957 | BEL | +35B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2466 | +3.0 |
| 71 | Lejzerowicz, Nathan | 1727 | BEL | −30B | +94N | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1664 | -7.2 |
| 72 | Van Merris, Francois | 1559 | BEL | −38B | +95N | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 876 | -6.8 |
| 73 | Toledo, Samuel | 1654 | BEL | F | F | F | +66B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2279 | +5.4 |
| 74 | Bartholome, Gabriel | 1823 | BEL | +66B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2279 | +4.8 |
| 75 | Michaux, Eric | 0 | BEL | F | −60B | −?N | +?B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 76 | Werbrouck, Michael | 1857 | BEL | F | F | F | +86B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2257 | +1.6 |
| 77 | Tahari, Youcef Nazim | 1834 | BEL | +93N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2338 | +3.0 |
| 78 | Sagi, Elisha | 2071 | ISR | F | +91B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2471 | +3.2 |
| 79 | Sterck, ArnoFM | 2259 | BEL | F | F | +101N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2659 | +1.6 |
| 80 | FIDE 548024333 | 0 | — | F | +?N | F | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Remon, Serge | 1657 | BEL | −2N | −10B | =25N | −31B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1546 | -8.8 |
| 82 | Van De Craen, Piet | 1645 | BEL | −69B | −20N | =47B | −11N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1393 | -18.2 |
| 83 | Brunet Vrijens, Leo | 1934 | BEL | −37B | =53N | F | −19N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1684 | -18.0 |
| 84 | Daramelas, Nicolas | 1650 | GRE | =20B | −65N | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1390 | -27.2 |
| 85 | Haulotte, Francois | 1807 | BEL | =31B | F | F | −46N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1588 | -11.4 |
| 86 | Paul, Maylo | 1412 | BEL | F | =48B | F | −76N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1465 | +2.0 |
| 87 | De La Batut, Benoit | 1786 | BEL | F | =88N | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1553 | -11.6 |
| 88 | Maquoi, Sophie | 1553 | BEL | F | =87B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1786 | +5.8 |
| 89 | Gessis, Stavros | 1751 | BEL | −6B | −9N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 954 | -19.8 |
| 90 | Travers, Sylvain | 1448 | BEL | −41N | −63B | −66N | −23B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 848 | -20.8 |
| 91 | Stockelynck, Alexander | 1461 | BEL | −3B | −78N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1061 | -6.4 |
| 92 | Kacar, Lea | 1586 | BEL | F | −35N | F | −39N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 985 | -20.8 |
| 93 | Birg, Raphael | 1538 | BEL | −77B | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1021 | -12.8 |
| 94 | Vandenberghe, Marc | 1663 | BEL | −36N | −71B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 957 | -14.8 |
| 95 | Hendrickx, Jelle | 0 | BEL | −40N | −72B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 96 | Simon, Fernand | 0 | BEL | −?B | −?N | −64B | −48N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 97 | De Greef, Nathalie | 1402 | BEL | F | F | F | −27B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 911 | -5.6 |
| 98 | Defays, Alain | 1528 | BEL | F | −41B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 864 | -6.4 |
| 99 | Pamukcu, Leo | 1633 | BEL | F | F | F | −51B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 701 | -27.2 |
| 100 | Moumni, Sabri | 1474 | BEL | −58N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 909 | -4.2 |
| 101 | Aron, Frederic | 1498 | BEL | F | F | −79B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -1.6 |
| 102 | FIDE 548011860 | 0 | — | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Taourchi, MalikBEL+55.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Aydin, GabrielFRA+47.62.5 pts · #13
- 3Wyngaerden, FlorianBEL+29.62.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Ganea, AlexandruBEL-68.41.0 pts · #60
- 2Krishnakumar Preetha, PranavBEL-46.81.0 pts · #86
- 3Bastiaens, LionelBEL-29.21.0 pts · #73
Biggest upsets
- R1+207 Elo gap
- R1+166 Elo gap
- R2+146 Elo gap