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 (🇧🇪 BEL, 2090).
Nando De Blende (🇧🇪 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
🇧🇪Aalst, Belgium
Dates
07 Jan 2026 → 28 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Avg top 10
1,852
Participants
29
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×29
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 6 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
13
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7
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/3. De Blende takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | −1N | +12B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1809 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Claessens, Dirk | 1677 | BEL | −8N | +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 | −5N | 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 | −7N | =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 | −4N | +22B | −2N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1065 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Daelman, Dennis | 1695 | BEL | −1B | +25N | −6B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1196 | -6.0 |
| 14 | Van De Putte, Ben | 1787 | BEL | +24N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | -5.8 |
| 15 | De Rijck , Daan | 0 | BEL | +?N | F | −3B | 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 | −?B | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1194 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Roca, Medardo | 0 | BEL | −?N | +28B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 22 | De Lange, Aaron | 0 | BEL | F | −12N | =?B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 23 | De Greve, Willy | 1619 | BEL | −16B | −6N | −9B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 888 | -33.2 |
| 24 | Buyle, Pascal | 0 | BEL | −14B | −3N | −?B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Baetens, Antoon | 0 | BEL | −2N | −13B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kazakevich, Dzianis | 1629 | BEL | −17N | −19B | −10N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 889 | -16.8 |
| 27 | Lefevre, Lucien | 1736 | BEL | −5B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1249 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Feys, Jeacques | 0 | BEL | −?B | −21N | −?B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 974 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Evens, Joris | 1566 | BEL | F | −18N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -3.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van Der Eecken, WoutBEL+23.61.5 pts · #8
- 2Ponnet, GuyBEL+9.61.5 pts · #5
- 3Baetens, ChristopheBEL+9.21.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1De Greve, WillyBEL-33.20.0 pts · #25
- 2Kazakevich, DzianisBEL-16.80.0 pts · #20
- 3Schatteman, SvenBEL-8.41.0 pts · #17