417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 3 Rondes 4-6
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026 in Aalst, Belgium. Top 10 Elo average was 1852, and top seed was Fabio De Block (π§πͺ BEL, 2116).
Frans De Smet (π§πͺ BEL, 1780) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Sieben Veldeman (2.0) and Johan Heyvaert (2.0).
Location
π§πͺAalst, Belgium
Dates
04 Feb 2026 β 18 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 3 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π§πͺBelgiumΓ25
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
11
4
7
R3 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/3. De Smet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Smet, Frans | 1780 | BEL | +22B | +7N | β2B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1839 | +3.0 |
| 2 | Veldeman, Sieben | 1980 | BEL | +10B | F | +1N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2581 | +9.6 |
| 3 | Heyvaert, Johan | 0 | BEL | +11B | +?N | β10N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cappelle, Gert-Jan | 1862 | BEL | +23N | +14B | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2406 | +3.8 |
| 5 | Gabriels, Antoon | 0 | BEL | F | +?N | +20B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vanhee, Freddy | 1904 | BEL | +25B | +20N | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2469 | +4.2 |
| 7 | Ferraro, Fabio | 0 | BEL | +21N | β1B | =8N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 8 | De Greve, Hubert | 1774 | BEL | F | +21N | =7B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2371 | +9.6 |
| 9 | Raes, Milan | 0 | BEL | =?B | β12N | +?B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bruynooghe, Tom | 1782 | BEL | β2N | F | +3B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1180 | -4.8 |
| 11 | Feys, Jeacques | 1562 | BEL | β3N | +24B | β15N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1642 | +8.4 |
| 12 | De Wolf, Bernard | 0 | BEL | β13N | +9B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1046 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Van Lil, Robin | 1846 | BEL | +12B | β16N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1316 | -3.4 |
| 14 | Schatteman, Sven | 1606 | BEL | +27B | β4N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1062 | -3.8 |
| 15 | De Meyer, Nicolas | 1690 | BEL | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2362 | +6.6 |
| 16 | De Block, Fabio | 2116 | BEL | F | +13B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2646 | +3.4 |
| 17 | Dekeukelaere, Emerik | 0 | BEL | β?B | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Van Wijnendaele, Jovanni | 1773 | BEL | +26B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2403 | +5.6 |
| 19 | Wauters, Johan | 1688 | BEL | F | F | +24N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2394 | +14.8 |
| 20 | Claessens, Dirk | 1669 | BEL | F | β6B | β5N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1104 | -4.2 |
| 21 | Van Der Eecken, Wout | 1571 | BEL | β7B | β8B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 974 | -9.6 |
| 22 | Baetens, Christophe | 1698 | BEL | β1N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 980 | -15.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 548008796 | 0 | β | β4B | β?N | β?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Buyle, Pascal | 1594 | BEL | F | β11N | β19B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 825 | -36.4 |
| 25 | Bombeek, Raf | 0 | BEL | β6N | F | β?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 998 | 0.0 |
| 26 | De Lange, Aaron | 1603 | BEL | β18N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 973 | -11.2 |
| 27 | FIDE 548008800 | 0 | β | β14N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 548009326 | 0 | β | β?B | β?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wauters, JohanBEL+14.81.0 pts Β· #14
- 2De Greve, HubertBEL+9.61.5 pts Β· #7
- 3Veldeman, SiebenBEL+9.62.0 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1Buyle, PascalBEL-36.40.0 pts Β· #21
- 2Baetens, ChristopheBEL-15.60.0 pts Β· #16
- 3De Lange, AaronBEL-11.20.0 pts Β· #26