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417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 1 Rondes 1-3

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31 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 24 Sept 2025 in Aalst, Belgium. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1938, and top seed was Kobe Vandenhole (πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ BEL, FM, 2254).

Nando De Blende (πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ BEL, 1921) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Jovanni Van Wijnendaele (2.0) and Sieben Veldeman (2.0). De Blende broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Dennis Daelman (1711) beat Kjell Spaens (1981), a +270-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺAalst, Belgium
Dates
03 Sept 2025 β†’ 24 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 3 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺFMKobe Vandenhole2254
Avg top 10
1,938
Participants
31
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺBelgiumΓ—30
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 3 rounds

Nando De Blende led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
2
1
11.52.53R1R2R3
De Blende3Van Zeebroeck2Veldeman2Van Wijnendaele2Claessens2Daelman1.5
R3–R3 Β· LEAD HELD

Nando De Blende never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

Nando De Blende won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nando De Blende*β€”β€”
1
2Sam Van Zeebroeckβ€”*β€”β€”
3Sieben Veldemanβ€”β€”*β€”
4Jovanni Van Wijnendaele
0
β€”β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1De Blende, Nando1921BEL+12N+2B+6N3.03.54.54.502584+12.6
2Van Wijnendaele, Jovanni1770BEL+25Bβˆ’1N+10B2.04.04.01.001831+3.2
3Veldeman, Sieben1904BEL+10B+11NF2.02.02.02.002532+10.8
4Claessens, Dirk1637BELβˆ’14B+25N+13B2.02.02.01.001888+22.8
5Van Zeebroeck, Sam1956BELF+28N+7B2.01.51.51.502443+5.8
6Bruynooghe, Tom1798BEL+26N=9Nβˆ’1B1.54.54.50.751708-8.8
7Daelman, Dennis1711BEL=8N+23Bβˆ’5N1.53.54.01.251914+30.4
8De Smet, Frans1805BEL=7Bβˆ’16N+22N1.52.53.01.251765-4.2
9Vanhee, Freddy1881BEL+17N=6BF1.52.52.51.751798-2.2
10Wauters, Johan1740BELβˆ’3N+26Bβˆ’2N1.04.04.00.001038-29.6
11Ponnet, Guy1723BEL+20Nβˆ’3BF1.03.03.01.001105-5.2
12De Wolf, Bernard0BELβˆ’1B+27Nβˆ’?B1.03.03.00.0011210.0
13Baetens, Christophe1752BELF+24Bβˆ’4N1.02.52.50.50837-26.4
14Roelandt, Andreas2023BEL+4NFF1.02.02.02.002437+1.8
15Schatteman, Sven1557BELβˆ’18Bβˆ’19N+30B1.02.02.00.00960-9.8
16Vandenhole, KobeFM2254BELF+8BF1.01.51.51.502654+3.2
17Bombeek, Raf0BELβˆ’9Bβˆ’?N+27B1.01.51.50.0010740.0
18De Meyer, Nicolas1683BEL+15NFF1.01.01.01.002358+6.6
19Van Lil, Robin1837BELF+15BF1.01.01.01.002358+3.2
20Baetens, Antoon0BELβˆ’11Bβˆ’?N+?B1.01.01.00.009230.0
21Van De Putte, Ben1820BELF+29NF1.00.00.00.002406+4.6
22De Greve, Hubert0BEL=23NFβˆ’8B0.52.02.00.2517000.0
23Spaens, Kjell1981BEL=22Bβˆ’7NF0.52.02.00.25911-16.6
24Baetens, Ilias0BELFβˆ’13N=?B0.51.01.00.0015370.0
25Buyle, Pascal0BELβˆ’2Nβˆ’4BF0.04.04.00.009040.0
26De Lange, Aaron0BELβˆ’6Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’?B0.02.52.50.009690.0
27Feys, Jeacques0BELβˆ’?Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’17N0.02.02.00.009470.0
28Evens, Joris1575BELFβˆ’5BF0.02.02.00.001156-1.8
29Van Impe, Tristan1606BELFβˆ’21BF0.01.01.00.001020-9.2
30FIDE 2184210β€”FFβˆ’15N0.01.01.00.007580.0
31Kazakevich, Dzianis0BELFβˆ’?BF0.00.00.00.0010260.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 1 Rondes 1-3 β€” Aalst, Belgium | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats