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 (🇧🇪 BEL, 2116).
Frans De Smet (🇧🇪 BEL, 1780) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Sieben Veldeman (2.0) and Johan Heyvaert (2.0).
Location
🇧🇪Aalst, Belgium
Dates
04 Feb 2026 → 18 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×25
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
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/3. De Smet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Smet, Frans | 1780 | BEL | +22B | +7N | −2B | 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 | −10N | 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 | −1B | =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 | −12N | +?B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bruynooghe, Tom | 1782 | BEL | −2N | F | +3B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1180 | -4.8 |
| 11 | Feys, Jeacques | 1562 | BEL | −3N | +24B | −15N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1642 | +8.4 |
| 12 | De Wolf, Bernard | 0 | BEL | −13N | +9B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1046 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Van Lil, Robin | 1846 | BEL | +12B | −16N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1316 | -3.4 |
| 14 | Schatteman, Sven | 1606 | BEL | +27B | −4N | 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 | −?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 | −6B | −5N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1104 | -4.2 |
| 21 | Van Der Eecken, Wout | 1571 | BEL | −7B | −8B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 974 | -9.6 |
| 22 | Baetens, Christophe | 1698 | BEL | −1N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 980 | -15.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 548008796 | 0 | — | −4B | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Buyle, Pascal | 1594 | BEL | F | −11N | −19B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 825 | -36.4 |
| 25 | Bombeek, Raf | 0 | BEL | −6N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 998 | 0.0 |
| 26 | De Lange, Aaron | 1603 | BEL | −18N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 973 | -11.2 |
| 27 | FIDE 548008800 | 0 | — | −14N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 548009326 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wauters, JohanBEL+14.81.0 pts · #14
- 2De Greve, HubertBEL+9.61.5 pts · #7
- 3Veldeman, SiebenBEL+9.62.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Buyle, PascalBEL-36.40.0 pts · #21
- 2Baetens, ChristopheBEL-15.60.0 pts · #16
- 3De Lange, AaronBEL-11.20.0 pts · #26