Wachtebeke Winter Round Robin 2026 Group B
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Wachtebeke, Belgium. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2014, and top seed was Joey Grochal (🇳🇱 NED, FM, 2278).
Ming Sheng (🇩🇪 GER, 2002) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Joey Grochal (7.0) and Peter Surnak (5.5). Sheng won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Peter Surnak (1902) beat Oleg Iolis (2130), a +228-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Wachtebeke, Belgium
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 19 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×5
🇳🇱Netherlands×3
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsMing Sheng led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Ming Sheng held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ming Sheng drew with FM Joey Grochal (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Ming Sheng won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇪Sheng, Ming | 2002 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.00 | 36.5 | +124.0 | 2288 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱FMGrochal, Joey | 2278 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.00 | 37.0 | -11.0 | 2204 |
| 3 | 🇨🇿Surnak, Peter | 1902 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 38.5 | +48.0 | 2106 |
| 5 | 🇳🇱Landman, Renzo | 1998 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.50 | 39.5 | +3.4 | 2015 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Meulmeester, Luuk | 2102 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 39.5 | -46.4 | 2004 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪Iolis, Oleg | 2130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.50 | 39.5 | -30.0 | 2001 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪Sleurs, Juliette | 1908 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | — | ½ | 3.0 | 11.75 | 41.0 | +5.8 | 1952 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪Van Dael, Jonas | 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.00 | 41.0 | -5.0 | 1900 |
| 9 | 🇧🇪Wlogalski, Olivier | 1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 0 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 11.25 | 41.5 | -5.2 | 1898 |
| 10 | 🇧🇪Zotikishvili, Dimitri | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 6.25 | 42.0 | -44.8 | 1796 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sheng, MingGER+124.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Surnak, PeterCZE+48.05.5 pts · #3
- 3Sleurs, JulietteBEL+5.83.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Meulmeester, LuukNED-46.44.5 pts · #6
- 2Zotikishvili, DimitriBEL-44.82.0 pts · #10
- 3Iolis, OlegBEL-30.04.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R7+228 Elo gap
- R5+216 Elo gap
- R7+189 Elo gap