417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 2-5
37 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in Aalst, Belgium. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1948, and top seed was Kobe Vandenhole (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2313).
Gert-Jan Cappelle (🇧🇪 BEL, 1866) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Fabio De Block (3.0) and Johan Wauters (3.0). Cappelle won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sven Schatteman (1578) beat Freddy Vanhee (1892), a +314-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Fabio De Block held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
3 players finish on 3.0/4. Cappelle takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
Fabio De Block won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fabio De Block | * | — | — | — |
| 2Gert-Jan Cappelle | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Johan Wauters | — | — | * | — |
| 4Sven Schatteman | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cappelle, Gert-Jan | 1866 | BEL | +20B | =4N | +19B | =5N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1917 | +5.6 |
| 2 | De Block, Fabio | 2114 | BEL | +31B | +19N | +4B | F | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2572 | +7.4 |
| 3 | Wauters, Johan | 1703 | BEL | +34B | −8N | +21B | +24B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1837 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Ponnet, Guy | 1745 | BEL | +15B | =1B | −2N | +23B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1888 | +9.8 |
| 5 | Schatteman, Sven | 1578 | BEL | +8B | −9N | +13N | =1B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1956 | +38.2 |
| 6 | Veldeman, Sieben | 1983 | BEL | +32N | F | =8B | +10N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1933 | -2.0 |
| 7 | De Greve, Hubert | 1784 | BEL | +33N | =11B | F | +12B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1773 | -0.8 |
| 8 | De Smet, Frans | 1792 | BEL | −5N | +3B | =6N | =9B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1786 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Gabriels, Antoon | 1894 | BEL | =17N | +5B | F | =8N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.25 | 1807 | -11.2 |
| 10 | De Meyer, Nicolas | 1688 | BEL | −26B | +27B | +18N | −6B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1811 | +10.0 |
| 11 | De Wolf, Bernard | 1590 | BEL | +21B | =7N | =15B | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1784 | +10.0 |
| 12 | Raes, Milan | 0 | BEL | −16B | +?N | +25B | −7N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1648 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vanhee, Freddy | 1892 | BEL | +22N | +20B | −5B | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1747 | -9.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 548010367 | 0 | — | F | F | +33N | +22B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Dekeukelaere, Emerik | 0 | BEL | −4N | +32B | =11N | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bombeek, Raf | 1672 | BEL | +12N | F | =20N | −17B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1518 | -15.6 |
| 17 | Baetens, Christophe | 1692 | BEL | =9B | F | F | +16N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1976 | +29.2 |
| 18 | Kazakevich, Dzianis | 1612 | BEL | +36B | =31N | −10B | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1484 | -13.2 |
| 19 | Van Lil, Robin | 1858 | BEL | +23B | −2B | −1N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1763 | -8.2 |
| 20 | Lefevre, Lucien | 1730 | BEL | −1N | −13N | =16B | =32N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1537 | -27.6 |
| 21 | De Rijck , Daan | 0 | BEL | −11N | +22B | −3N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Baetens, Antoon | 1574 | BEL | −13B | −21N | +35B | −14N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1092 | -5.2 |
| 23 | Daelman, Dennis | 1685 | BEL | −19N | +24B | F | −4N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1671 | -2.0 |
| 24 | Bruynooghe, Tom | 1786 | BEL | F | −23N | +31B | −3N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1559 | -18.2 |
| 25 | Van Der Eecken, Wout | 1552 | BEL | −28B | +35B | −12N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1152 | -3.2 |
| 26 | Vandenhole, KobeFM | 2313 | BEL | +10N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2713 | +1.6 |
| 27 | Evens, Joris | 1560 | BEL | F | −10N | F | +33B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1629 | +3.6 |
| 28 | Van Zeebroeck, Sam | 1978 | BEL | +25N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2378 | +1.6 |
| 29 | Baetens, Ilias | 1588 | BEL | F | F | F | +37B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2387 | +20.0 |
| 30 | Ferraro, Fabio | 1749 | BEL | F | +33B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2370 | +10.8 |
| 31 | Claessens, Dirk | 1665 | BEL | −2N | =18B | −24N | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1548 | -9.8 |
| 32 | Roca, Medardo | 0 | BEL | −6B | −15N | F | =20B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Feys, Jeacques | 1570 | BEL | −7B | −30N | −14B | −27N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 898 | -40.4 |
| 34 | Buyle, Pascal | 1558 | BEL | −3N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 903 | -12.4 |
| 35 | FIDE 548008796 | 0 | — | F | −25N | −22N | −?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 548010375 | 0 | — | −18N | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 37 | De Lange, Aaron | 1587 | BEL | F | F | F | −29N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 788 | -20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Schatteman, SvenBEL+38.22.5 pts · #3
- 2Baetens, ChristopheBEL+29.21.5 pts · #12
- 3Wauters, JohanBEL+21.63.0 pts · #8
- 1Feys, JeacquesBEL-40.40.0 pts · #36
- 2Lefevre, LucienBEL-27.61.0 pts · #29
- 3De Lange, AaronBEL-20.00.0 pts · #32
- R3+314 Elo gap
- R1+214 Elo gap
- R2+101 Elo gap