417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 3 Rondes 1-3
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29 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 07 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Aalst, Belgium. Top 10 Elo average was 1852, and top seed was Fabio De Block (π§πͺ BEL, 2090).
Nando De Blende (π§πͺ BEL, 1996) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Tom Bruynooghe (2.0) and Dirk Claessens (2.0). De Blende shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
π§πͺAalst, Belgium
Dates
07 Jan 2026 β 28 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 3 rounds
Avg top 10
1,852
Participants
29
Federations Β· 1 represented
π§πͺBelgiumΓ29
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 3 roundsTight race until R3; 6 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
13
2
7
R3 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/3. De Blende takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Blende, Nando | 1996 | BEL | +13N | +2B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2538 | +7.6 |
| 2 | Bruynooghe, Tom | 1781 | BEL | +25B | β1N | +12B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1809 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Claessens, Dirk | 1677 | BEL | β8N | +24B | +15N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 939 | -8.2 |
| 4 | Veldeman, Sieben | 1948 | BEL | +12B | +14N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2505 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Roelandt, Andreas | 2049 | BEL | +27N | F | +7B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2563 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Ferraro, Fabio | 0 | BEL | F | +23B | +13N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 7 | De Smet, Frans | 1790 | BEL | +9B | =8N | β5N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1778 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Ponnet, Guy | 1740 | BEL | +3B | =7B | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1927 | +9.6 |
| 9 | Van Der Eecken, Wout | 1547 | BEL | β7N | =10B | +23N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1699 | +23.6 |
| 10 | Baetens, Christophe | 1689 | BEL | F | =9N | +26B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1781 | +9.2 |
| 11 | Bombeek, Raf | 0 | BEL | F | +?B | =?N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Schatteman, Sven | 1622 | BEL | β4N | +22B | β2N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1065 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Daelman, Dennis | 1695 | BEL | β1B | +25N | β6B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1196 | -6.0 |
| 14 | Van De Putte, Ben | 1787 | BEL | +24N | β4B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | -5.8 |
| 15 | De Rijck , Daan | 0 | BEL | +?N | F | β3B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Van Lil, Robin | 1828 | BEL | +23N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2419 | +4.6 |
| 17 | Gabriels, Antoon | 0 | BEL | +26B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Cappelle, Gert-Jan | 1867 | BEL | F | +29B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2366 | +3.0 |
| 19 | Dekeukelaere, Emerik | 0 | BEL | F | +26N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 20 | De Wolf, Bernard | 0 | BEL | β?B | +?N | β?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1194 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Roca, Medardo | 0 | BEL | β?N | +28B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 22 | De Lange, Aaron | 0 | BEL | F | β12N | =?B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 23 | De Greve, Willy | 1619 | BEL | β16B | β6N | β9B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 888 | -33.2 |
| 24 | Buyle, Pascal | 0 | BEL | β14B | β3N | β?B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Baetens, Antoon | 0 | BEL | β2N | β13B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kazakevich, Dzianis | 1629 | BEL | β17N | β19B | β10N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 889 | -16.8 |
| 27 | Lefevre, Lucien | 1736 | BEL | β5B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1249 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Feys, Jeacques | 0 | BEL | β?B | β21N | β?B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 974 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Evens, Joris | 1566 | BEL | F | β18N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -3.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van Der Eecken, WoutBEL+23.61.5 pts Β· #8
- 2Ponnet, GuyBEL+9.61.5 pts Β· #5
- 3Baetens, ChristopheBEL+9.21.5 pts Β· #7
Top rating losers
- 1De Greve, WillyBEL-33.20.0 pts Β· #25
- 2Kazakevich, DzianisBEL-16.80.0 pts Β· #20
- 3Schatteman, SvenBEL-8.41.0 pts Β· #17