417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Rondes 7-9
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67 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 03 Jun 2026 to 17 Jun 2026 in Aalst, Belgium. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2184, and top seed was Alexandre Dgebuadze (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2395).
Alexandre Dgebuadze (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2395) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Raf Bombeek (3.0) and Sam Van Zeebroeck (3.0). Dgebuadze shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Robijn Verlinden (1966) beat Fabio De Block (2156), a +190-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Aalst, Belgium
Dates
03 Jun 2026 → 17 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 5
GM×1
FM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×63
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/3. Dgebuadze takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Alexandre Dgebuadze 3 wins (R1–R3)Sam Van Zeebroeck 3 wins (R1–R3)Raf Bombeek 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dgebuadze, AlexandreGM | 2395 | BEL | +33B | +9N | +10B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2850 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Bombeek, Raf | 1688 | BEL | +13N | +52B | +54N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2549 | +46.8 |
| 3 | Van Zeebroeck, Sam | 1954 | BEL | +12B | +59N | +51B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2644 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Claeys, Pieter | 1836 | BEL | =14B | +55N | +23B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1966 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Decoster, FredericFM | 2244 | BEL | +22B | =24N | +33B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 2505 | +18.8 |
| 6 | De Moyer, Karel | 1932 | BEL | +60N | =26N | +25B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1997 | +4.2 |
| 7 | Verhaeren, Gertjan | 2144 | BEL | +34B | +51N | =22B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2349 | +15.2 |
| 8 | Van De Putte, Ben | 1774 | BEL | +62B | =35N | +59B | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1742 | -1.4 |
| 9 | Verlinden, Robijn | 1966 | BEL | +37N | −1B | +16N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2267 | +21.6 |
| 10 | Lot, Diederik | 1950 | BEL | +36N | +27B | −1N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2203 | +18.0 |
| 11 | Bruynooghe, Tom | 1749 | BEL | −15N | +19B | +29N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1738 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Claessens, Dirk | 1655 | BEL | −3N | +38B | +35B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1795 | +10.2 |
| 13 | Racquez, Matthias | 1813 | BEL | −2B | +64N | +40B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1595 | -21.2 |
| 14 | Daelman, Dennis | 1692 | BEL | =4N | +60B | =36N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1932 | +19.2 |
| 15 | Schatteman, Sven | 1625 | BEL | +11B | −34N | +56B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1920 | +23.4 |
| 16 | Poelman, Geoffrey | 1903 | BEL | +56B | +46N | −9B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1991 | +7.2 |
| 17 | Smekens, Ruben | 2087 | BEL | +53B | +37N | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2773 | +15.0 |
| 18 | De Meyer, Nicolas | 1720 | BEL | −23B | +61N | +41B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1727 | +0.6 |
| 19 | Van Der Voorde, Sonja | 1527 | BEL | +57B | −11N | +61B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1791 | +20.8 |
| 20 | Boodts, Jeroen | 1923 | BEL | +59B | −33N | +53B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1975 | +2.4 |
| 21 | Philips, Nicolas | 1770 | BEL | +63N | F | +38N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2303 | +14.0 |
| 22 | Vandenhole, KobeFM | 2334 | BEL | −5N | +39B | =7N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 2123 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Vangeel, Didier | 1645 | BEL | +18N | =36B | −4N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1784 | +11.0 |
| 24 | Roos, AdrianFM | 2204 | BEL | +39N | =5B | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 2306 | +5.6 |
| 25 | Temmerman, Hans | 1692 | BEL | +65N | =28B | −6N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1833 | +11.0 |
| 26 | Lefevre, Lucien | 1690 | BEL | +52N | =6B | −39N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1764 | +6.0 |
| 27 | Vanhuyse, NeleWFM | 2088 | BEL | =51B | −10N | +34B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1948 | -11.2 |
| 28 | Cornelis, Stef | 1831 | BEL | +44B | =25N | −37B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1841 | -1.2 |
| 29 | Dhooge, Achiel | 1686 | BEL | +61B | =53N | −11B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1701 | +1.2 |
| 30 | Kint, Jean | 1674 | BEL | =42N | F | +55B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 1848 | +8.8 |
| 31 | Ponnet, Guy | 1782 | BEL | =35N | +58B | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 1770 | -0.6 |
| 32 | Evens, Joris | 1556 | BEL | −43B | =57N | +62B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1664 | +8.6 |
| 33 | Ghyselen, Wouter | 2159 | BEL | −1N | +20B | −5N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 2062 | -7.6 |
| 34 | Cappelle, Gert-Jan | 1861 | BEL | −7N | +15B | −27N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1827 | -3.4 |
| 35 | Huysman, Robert | 1565 | BEL | =31B | =8B | −12N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1612 | +3.4 |
| 36 | Hertecant, Steve | 1795 | BEL | −10B | =23N | =14B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1637 | -12.6 |
| 37 | De Block, Fabio | 2156 | BEL | −9B | −17B | +28N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1836 | -24.4 |
| 38 | Feys, Jeacques | 1492 | BEL | +45B | −12N | −21B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1543 | +6.8 |
| 39 | Achtergaele, Koen | 1982 | BEL | −24B | −22N | +26B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1951 | -3.6 |
| 40 | Buyle, Pascal | 1501 | BEL | F | +47B | −13N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1013 | -5.6 |
| 41 | Kazakevich, Dzianis | 1599 | BEL | +66B | F | −18N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 920 | -13.6 |
| 42 | Cornelis, Werner | 1567 | BEL | =30B | F | =52N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1674 | +3.0 |
| 43 | Pisaneschi, Maxime | 1773 | BEL | +32N | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 2356 | +4.4 |
| 44 | Vandekerckhove, Ava | 1674 | BEL | −28N | F | +63B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Baetens, Ilias | 1579 | BEL | −38N | F | +47N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 692 | -24.8 |
| 46 | De Reymaeker, Walter | 1858 | BEL | +67N | −16B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1924 | +3.6 |
| 47 | FIDE 548008796 | 0 | — | +64B | −40N | −45B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Van Lil, Robin | 1844 | BEL | +49N | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2504 | +6.2 |
| 49 | Wauters, Johan | 1704 | BEL | −48B | +62N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1689 | -1.6 |
| 50 | Veldeman, Sieben | 1934 | BEL | +54N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2485 | +3.8 |
| 51 | Rogiers, Jan | 2032 | BEL | =27N | −7B | −3N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1789 | -17.6 |
| 52 | FIDE 548010910 | 0 | — | −26B | −2N | =42B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1375 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Bultijnck, Kristoff | 1790 | BEL | −17N | =29B | −20N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1626 | -12.2 |
| 54 | De Wolf, Bernard | 1685 | BEL | −50B | =56N | −2B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1526 | -22.8 |
| 55 | Dekeukelaere, Emerik | 1742 | BEL | =58N | −4B | −30N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1426 | -46.8 |
| 56 | Baetens, Christophe | 1775 | BEL | −16N | =54B | −15N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1465 | -23.0 |
| 57 | Torfs, Gert | 1686 | BEL | −19N | =32B | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1349 | -17.8 |
| 58 | Van Der Eecken, Wout | 1588 | BEL | =55B | −31N | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1569 | -1.6 |
| 59 | De Borger, Wouter | 0 | BEL | −20N | −3B | −8N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1084 | 0.0 |
| 60 | De Smet, Frans | 1789 | BEL | −6B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1012 | -18.8 |
| 61 | De Lange, Aaron | 1563 | BEL | −29N | −18B | −19N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 844 | -46.8 |
| 62 | Baetens, Antoon | 1533 | BEL | −8N | −49B | −32N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 878 | -37.6 |
| 63 | De Rijck , Daan | 1513 | BEL | −21B | F | −44N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 922 | -18.8 |
| 64 | FIDE 548010200 | 0 | — | −47N | −13B | −?B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Verlinden, Stoffel | 1737 | BEL | −25B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 892 | -22.4 |
| 66 | FIDE 548009326 | 0 | — | −41N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Goossens, Xavier | 1945 | BEL | −46B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1058 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bombeek, RafBEL+46.83.0 pts · #17
- 2Schatteman, SvenBEL+23.42.0 pts · #14
- 3Verlinden, RobijnBEL+21.62.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Dekeukelaere, EmerikBEL-46.80.5 pts · #48
- 2De Lange, AaronBEL-46.80.0 pts · #58
- 3Baetens, AntoonBEL-37.60.0 pts · #63
Biggest upsets
- R1+190 Elo gap
- R1+159 Elo gap
- R3+150 Elo gap