Wachtebeke Winter Round Robin 2026 Group A GM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Wachtebeke, Belgium. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2413, and top seed was Vitaly Sivuk (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2521).
Sargis A. Manukyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2325) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Hussain Besou (6.5) and Elias Ruzhansky (5.5). Manukyan shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sargis A. Manukyan (FM, 2325) beat Eduardas Rozentalis (GM, 2450), a +125-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Sargis A. Manukyan led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Sargis A. Manukyan takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
FM Sargis A. Manukyan beat IM Hussain Besou (White).
FM Sargis A. Manukyan 5 wins (R5–R9)IM Hussain Besou 4 wins (R2–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇲FMManukyan, Sargis A. | 2325 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 38.0 | +73.6 | 2643 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪IMBesou, Hussain | 2395 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 38.5 | +22.5 | 2581 |
| 3 | 🇧🇪IMRuzhansky, Elias | 2462 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +3.3 | 2488 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪GMSivuk, Vitaly | 2521 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 23.50 | 40.0 | -9.3 | 2444 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹GMRozentalis, Eduardas | 2450 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 2452 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪IMGloeckler, Christian | 2446 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | -9.4 | 2367 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪GMDgebuadze, Alexandre | 2393 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -7.2 | 2336 |
| 8 | 🇪🇸IMCesar Maestre, Bernardo | 2378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.50 | 42.0 | -10.2 | 2292 |
| 9 | 🇪🇸IMAlonso Garcia, Aaron | 2441 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.00 | 42.0 | -18.8 | 2285 |
| 10 | 🇬🇧FMBanerjee, Supratit | 2322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.5 | 10.00 | 42.5 | -15.4 | 2257 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Manukyan, Sargis A.FMARM+73.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Besou, HussainIMGER+22.56.5 pts · #2
- 3Ruzhansky, EliasIMBEL+3.35.5 pts · #3
- 1Alonso Garcia, AaronIMESP-18.83.0 pts · #9
- 2Banerjee, SupratitFMENG-15.42.5 pts · #10
- 3Cesar Maestre, BernardoIMESP-10.23.0 pts · #8
- R3+125 Elo gap
- R6+121 Elo gap
- R9+116 Elo gap