Wachtebeke Winter 2026 Swiss 55Plus
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Wachtebeke, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1898, and top seed was Jan Vandendriessche (🇧🇪 BEL, 2097).
Jan Vandendriessche (🇧🇪 BEL, 2097) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Gert Van Rij (5.0) and Marc Stuer (4.5). Vandendriessche won solo starting round 5.
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
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×12
🇳🇱Netherlands×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJan Vandendriessche led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
6
2
2
2
1
1
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
Jan Vandendriessche held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jan Vandendriessche beat Gert Van Rij (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jan Vandendriessche 3 wins (R4–R6)Gert Van Rij 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan Vandendriessche | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Gert Van Rij | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Marc Stuer | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Wim Versporten | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vandendriessche, Jan | 2097 | BEL | +11B | +2N | =3B | +10N | +6B | +5N | 5.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 17.75 | 2285 | +18.6 |
| 2 | Van Rij, Gert | 1940 | NED | +8N | −1B | +5B | +12N | +3B | +9N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 14.00 | 2140 | +28.6 |
| 3 | Stuer, Marc | 2024 | BEL | +16N | +13B | =1N | +4B | −2N | +8B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.25 | 2072 | +7.2 |
| 4 | Versporten, Wim | 2012 | BEL | +12B | =5N | =6B | −3N | =10B | +15N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1892 | -16.0 |
| 5 | De Vroe, Philip | 1798 | BEL | +14N | =4B | −2N | +13B | =9N | −1B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1867 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Barzeele, Raf | 1836 | BEL | =7N | +14B | =4N | =9B | −1N | =10B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 1847 | +1.4 |
| 7 | Stuer, Hugo | 1697 | BEL | =6B | −8N | +11N | F | =14B | +12N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1824 | +17.8 |
| 8 | Pauwels, Rudi | 1767 | BEL | −2B | +7B | −9N | +14N | =12B | −3N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1740 | -5.8 |
| 9 | De Meester, Johan | 1747 | NED | =10N | F | +8B | =6N | =5B | −2B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1852 | +14.0 |
| 10 | DeBuck, Valere | 1920 | BEL | =9B | F | +13N | −1B | =4N | =6N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1898 | -3.0 |
| 11 | Van Houtte, Filip | 1785 | BEL | −1N | F | −7B | =15N | =13B | +14N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1701 | -12.6 |
| 12 | De Winter, Gerard | 1767 | NED | −4N | F | +15B | −2B | =8N | −7B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1667 | -14.2 |
| 13 | De Spiegelaere, Chris | 1799 | BEL | +15B | −3N | −10B | −5N | =11N | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1689 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Janssens, Dirk | 1607 | BEL | −5B | −6N | F | −8B | =7N | −11B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1411 | -18.0 |
| 15 | Vrijsen, Danielle | 1664 | BEL | −13N | F | −12N | =11B | F | −4B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1519 | -25.2 |
| 16 | FIDE 548009334 | 0 | — | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1224 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van Rij, GertNED+28.65.0 pts · #2
- 2Vandendriessche, JanBEL+18.65.5 pts · #1
- 3Stuer, HugoBEL+17.83.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Vrijsen, DanielleBEL-25.20.5 pts · #15
- 2Janssens, DirkBEL-18.00.5 pts · #14
- 3Versporten, WimBEL-16.03.5 pts · #3