Wachtebeke Winter Round Robin 2026 Group C
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Wachtebeke, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1769, and top seed was Karel De Moyer (🇧🇪 BEL, 1877).
Jesse Volckaert (🇧🇪 BEL, 1809) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Karel De Moyer (6.5) and Jonas Buysens (6.0). Volckaert won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Kristoff Bultijnck (1705) beat Boran Karlioglu (1850), a +145-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsJesse Volckaert led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Jesse Volckaert held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
Jesse Volckaert drew with Karel De Moyer (Black).
Jesse Volckaert 3 wins (R5–R7)Jonas Buysens 3 wins (R5–R7)
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 | 🇧🇪Volckaert, Jesse | 1809 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 29.25 | 38.0 | +78.8 | 1984 |
| 2 | 🇧🇪De Moyer, Karel | 1877 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 38.5 | +21.6 | 1922 |
| 3 | 🇧🇪Buysens, Jonas | 1784 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.25 | 39.0 | +25.4 | 1892 |
| 5 | 🇧🇪Karlioglu, Boran | 1850 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | -11.8 | 1802 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪Bultijnck, Kristoff | 1705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.50 | 40.0 | +27.0 | 1818 |
| 6 | 🇧🇪Ooms, Kylion | 1744 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | +7.2 | 1771 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪Bauwens, Steven | 1807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | -20.4 | 1721 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪Vandesteene, Wesley | 1700 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | -1.2 | 1696 |
| 9 | 🇳🇱Frouws, Willem | 1662 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 7.00 | 43.0 | -21.8 | 1560 |
| 10 | 🇧🇪Temmerman, Hans | 1749 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 7.25 | 43.5 | -54.6 | 1498 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Volckaert, JesseBEL+78.87.0 pts · #1
- 2Bultijnck, KristoffBEL+27.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Buysens, JonasBEL+25.46.0 pts · #3
- 1Temmerman, HansBEL-54.61.5 pts · #10
- 2Frouws, WillemNED-21.82.0 pts · #9
- 3Bauwens, StevenBEL-20.44.0 pts · #7
- R9+145 Elo gap