417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Ronde 1

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44 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 22 Apr 2026 in Aalst, Belgium. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2157, and top seed was Alexandre Dgebuadze (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2381).

Ruben Smekens (🇧🇪 BEL, 2070) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Maxime Pisaneschi (1.0) and Frederic Decoster (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Aaron De Lange (1527) beat Fabio Ferraro (1760), a +233-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Aalst, Belgium

Dates

22 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪GMAlexandre Dgebuadze2381

Avg top 10

2,157

Participants

Titled players · 5

GM×1

FM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×40

Top 3

🥇
Ruben Smekens
🇧🇪BEL·2070
1.0pts·2470perf+1.6
🥈
Maxime Pisaneschi
🇧🇪BEL·1801
1.0pts·2346perf+3.8
🥉
FMFrederic Decoster
🇧🇪BEL·2229
1.0pts·2629perf+1.6

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	Pts	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Smekens, Ruben	2070	BEL	+26B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2470	+1.6
2	Pisaneschi, Maxime	1801	BEL	+27N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2346	+3.8
3	Decoster, FredericFM	2229	BEL	+28N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2629	+1.6
4	Veldeman, Sieben	1969	BEL	+29N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2369	+1.6
5	Vanhuyse, NeleWFM	2090	BEL	+30N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2490	+1.6
6	Cornelis, Stef	0	BEL	+?B	1.0	0.0	0.00	1745	0.0
7	Claeys, Pieter	1836	BEL	+31B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2346	+6.4
8	Vandenhole, KobeFM	2323	BEL	+32B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2723	+1.6
9	Achtergaele, Koen	1976	BEL	+33B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2399	+1.8
10	De Lange, Aaron	1527	BEL	+25N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2560	+31.6
11	Ghyselen, Wouter	2129	BEL	+34B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2529	+1.6
12	FIDE 548010928	0	—	+?B	1.0	0.0	0.00	1766	0.0
13	Verlinden, Robijn	1956	BEL	+35N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2356	+1.6
14	Dgebuadze, AlexandreGM	2381	BEL	+36N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2781	+0.8
15	Rogiers, Jan	2035	BEL	+37N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2435	+1.6
16	Bruynooghe, Tom	1768	BEL	+38N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2330	+4.0
17	Verhaeren, Gertjan	2143	BEL	+39N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2543	+1.6
18	Lot, Diederik	1956	BEL	+24B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2356	+1.6
19	Roos, AdrianFM	2186	BEL	=21B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1786	-8.4
20	De Wolf, Bernard	1600	BEL	=22B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1979	+16.4
21	Daelman, Dennis	1676	BEL	=19N	0.5	0.5	0.25	2076	+8.4
22	De Moyer, Karel	1979	BEL	=20N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1600	-8.2
23	Philips, Nicolas	0	BEL	=?N	0.5	0.0	0.00	1751	0.0
24	Cornelis, Werner	1551	BEL	−18N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1151	-1.6
25	Ferraro, Fabio	1760	BEL	−10B	0.0	1.0	0.00	727	-31.6
26	Vangeel, Didier	1643	BEL	−1N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1243	-1.6
27	Van Der Voorde, Sonja	1546	BEL	−2B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1001	-3.8
28	Dhooge, Achiel	1678	BEL	−3B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1278	-1.6
29	Huysman, Robert	1564	BEL	−4B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1164	-1.6
30	Claessens, Dirk	1655	BEL	−5B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1255	-1.6
31	Buyle, Pascal	1546	BEL	−7N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1036	-6.4
32	Temmerman, Hans	1704	BEL	−8N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1304	-1.6
33	Kazakevich, Dzianis	1599	BEL	−9N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1176	-3.6
34	Bombeek, Raf	1655	BEL	−11N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1255	-3.2
35	Van Der Eecken, Wout	1549	BEL	−13B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1149	-3.2
36	Kint, Jean	1713	BEL	−14B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1313	-1.6
37	Schatteman, Sven	1615	BEL	−15B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1215	-1.6
38	Feys, Jeacques	1530	BEL	−16B	0.0	1.0	0.00	968	-8.0
39	Raes, Milan	1659	BEL	−17B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1259	-3.2
40	FIDE 548008796	0	—	−?B	0.0	0.0	0.00	959	0.0
41	FIDE 548003352	0	—	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.00	989	0.0
42	FIDE 548010200	0	—	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.00	932	0.0
43	De Borger, Wouter	0	BEL	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.00	1179	0.0
44	De Rijck , Daan	0	BEL	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.00	955	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1De Lange, AaronBEL
+31.6
1.0 pts · #10
2De Wolf, BernardBEL
+16.4
0.5 pts · #21
3Daelman, DennisBEL
+8.4
0.5 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Ferraro, FabioBEL
-31.6
0.0 pts · #25
2Roos, AdrianFMBEL
-8.4
0.5 pts · #20
3De Moyer, KarelBEL
-8.2
0.5 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R1+233 Elo gap
De Lange, Aaron1527 beat Ferraro, Fabio1760