44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi B

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69 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Bethune, France. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1948, and top seed was Axel Harutyunyan (🇧🇪 BEL, 1995).

Louis Gordon (🇫🇷 FRA, 1984) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Kevin Demiddele (7.0) and Ilan Enaud (6.5). Gordon won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Isaac Lefebvre Bellet (1658) beat Richard Van Maele (1868), a +210-point gap.

Location

🇫🇷Bethune, France

Dates

26 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪Axel Harutyunyan1995

Avg top 10

1,948

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇫🇷France×37

🇧🇪Belgium×24

🇳🇱Netherlands×5

🇪🇸Spain×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Louis Gordon
🇫🇷FRA·1984
7.5pts·2139perf+31.8
🥈
Kevin Demiddele
🇧🇪BEL·1963
7.0pts·2081perf+25.8
🥉
Ilan Enaud
🇫🇷FRA·1761
6.5pts·2033perf+65.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Louis Gordon led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Gordon7.5Demiddele7Wlogalski6.5Enaud6.5Roelandt6.5Legemaat6

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Louis Gordon held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Louis Gordon drew with Kevin Demiddele (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Louis Gordon 4 wins (R1–R4)Kevin Demiddele 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Louis Gordon	*	½	—	1
2Kevin Demiddele	½	*	½	—
3Olivier Wlogalski	—	½	*	0
4Ilan Enaud	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gordon, Louis	1984	FRA	+14B	+7N	+5B	+3N	=2B	+6N	+9B	−18B	+11N	7.5	48.5	53.5	45.00	2139	+31.8
2	Demiddele, Kevin	1963	BEL	+66B	+19N	+28B	+48N	=1N	−9B	+8N	=4B	+18N	7.0	43.5	45.5	33.00	2081	+25.8
3	Enaud, Ilan	1761	FRA	+61N	+24B	+4N	−1B	=8N	+11B	=10N	+25B	=5N	6.5	47.5	50.0	33.50	2033	+65.0
4	Wlogalski, Olivier	1891	BEL	+33B	+18N	−3B	+50N	+53B	−17N	+12B	=2N	+6B	6.5	43.0	46.0	31.00	2023	+31.6
5	Roelandt, Jesse	1886	BEL	+29N	+21B	−1N	=35B	=20N	+48B	+28N	+9N	=3B	6.5	42.5	46.0	30.75	1986	+47.6
6	Van Zeebroeck, Sam	1948	BEL	−12N	+35B	+64N	+21B	+17N	−1B	+27N	+7B	−4N	6.0	44.5	47.0	27.50	1992	+10.2
7	Colart, Corentin	1872	FRA	+45N	−1B	+16N	+37B	−18N	+20B	+22N	−6N	+17B	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.50	1963	+21.4
8	Legemaat, Gerrit	1940	NED	=30B	+56N	+39B	=53N	=3B	+29N	−2B	=17N	+19B	6.0	39.5	42.5	26.00	1970	+7.0
9	Mollet, Leila	1849	FRA	−10B	+15N	+32B	+13N	+36B	+2N	−1N	−5B	=25N	5.5	47.0	51.0	29.00	1985	+66.8
10	Griffon, Olivier	1940	FRA	+9N	+11B	−48N	−18B	+40N	+21B	=3B	=19N	=12N	5.5	42.0	45.5	28.50	1897	-9.8
11	Zootjes, Aaron	1837	NED	+49B	−10N	+62B	=36N	+23B	−3N	+55B	+31N	−1B	5.5	39.5	42.0	20.50	1934	+49.2
12	Lemaire, Olivier	1855	FRA	+6B	=17B	=55N	+28N	=48B	=35B	−4N	+45N	=10B	5.5	39.0	42.0	25.00	1917	+16.0
13	Harutyunyan, Axel	1995	BEL	−19N	+58B	+15N	−9B	+55B	−28N	=20N	+46B	+22N	5.5	37.5	40.5	23.00	1873	-25.8
14	Meuriot, Philippe	1869	FRA	−1N	+54B	−37N	+52B	+41N	−22B	=46N	+48B	+28N	5.5	36.0	39.0	20.50	1864	-0.2
15	Massart, Victor	1797	FRA	+68N	−9B	−13B	+60N	=26B	=36N	+49B	+29N	=23B	5.5	35.5	36.5	18.50	1940	+70.0
16	Vasylchenko, Maksym	1787	UKR	+60B	−26N	−7B	−49N	+69B	=51N	+30B	+55N	+41B	5.5	32.0	33.0	16.75	1884	+24.4
17	Delbecq, Jeannot	1944	FRA	+51B	=12N	+41B	+31N	−6B	+4B	−18N	=8B	−7N	5.0	43.5	47.0	24.25	1915	-7.4
18	Merabete, Ricardo	1810	FRA	+63N	−4B	F	+10N	+7B	F	+17B	+1N	−2B	5.0	43.0	43.0	26.50	2072	+49.6
19	Bolhov, Ivan	1870	BEL	+13B	−2B	+22N	=55N	−29B	+43N	+48N	=10B	−8N	5.0	41.0	44.0	22.25	1884	+7.6
20	De Coninck, Nelles	1805	BEL	=34N	+46B	=36B	=23N	=5B	−7N	=13B	+59N	=26B	5.0	40.5	43.5	22.25	1897	+21.6
21	Barre, Jules	1818	FRA	+26B	−5N	+60B	−6N	+38B	−10N	+42B	−22B	+35N	5.0	40.0	42.5	19.50	1866	+11.2
22	Gjymshana, Erik	1740	BEL	−35N	+68B	−19B	+33N	+56B	+14N	−7B	+21N	−13B	5.0	38.5	39.5	19.00	1891	+35.6
23	Albert, Julien	1898	BEL	=27N	F	+52B	=20B	−11N	+30N	=29B	+35B	=15N	5.0	37.5	37.5	22.00	1912	+2.2
24	Le Barzic, Elio	1789	FRA	=38B	−3N	+51N	=44B	−25N	=40B	+34N	+37B	=27N	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.50	1844	+12.6
25	Lucidarme, Damien	1876	FRA	+40B	F	−53N	=39N	+24B	+37B	+35N	−3N	=9B	5.0	36.0	36.0	21.75	1883	+0.4
26	El Ouazzani, Zayd	1879	FRA	−21N	+16B	=54N	=41B	=15N	=64B	+57N	=28B	=20N	5.0	35.5	38.0	20.75	1832	-24.0
27	Baude, Christian	1847	FRA	=23B	−36N	+61B	=38N	+32B	+53N	−6B	=41N	=24B	5.0	35.5	38.0	19.00	1852	+0.6
28	Blezel, Eric	1794	FRA	+32B	+49N	−2N	−12B	+44N	+13B	−5B	=26N	−14B	4.5	43.5	47.0	20.00	1883	+21.6
29	Custoza, Georges-Emmanuel	1826	FRA	−5B	F	+58N	+54B	+19N	−8B	=23N	−15B	+42N	4.5	38.0	38.0	17.50	1894	+31.6
30	Roebers, Bregje	1848	NED	=8N	−31B	=40N	=34B	+54N	−23B	−16N	+60B	+48N	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.25	1807	-20.0
31	Wyntin, Dag	1884	BEL	=50B	+30N	+38B	−17B	−35N	=42N	+39B	−11B	=40N	4.5	35.0	38.5	18.25	1818	-16.2
32	Baeten, Wim	1730	BEL	−28N	+63B	−9N	+45B	−27N	=44B	−33N	+50B	+53N	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.00	1825	+23.2
33	Charon, Olivier	1838	FRA	−4N	−48B	+57N	−22B	−62N	+69B	+32B	=43N	+59B	4.5	32.0	33.0	13.50	1751	-21.4
34	Delabre, Tony	1744	FRA	=20B	−39N	=56B	=30N	−43B	+61N	−24B	+58N	+57B	4.5	31.5	34.0	14.75	1791	+11.4
35	Wouters, Maarten	1805	BEL	+22B	−6N	+65B	=5N	+31B	=12N	−25B	−23N	−21B	4.0	42.5	44.5	17.50	1798	-1.0
36	Willockx, Ritsaart	1972	BEL	=58N	+27B	=20N	=11B	−9N	=15B	−41N	=53B	=52N	4.0	37.0	40.0	17.75	1774	-47.0
37	Delhaye, Noa	1716	FRA	=64B	=43N	+14B	−7N	+50B	−25N	=51B	−24N	=39B	4.0	36.5	39.0	16.00	1782	+16.2
38	Godard, Antek	1708	FRA	=24N	+42B	−31N	=27B	−21N	−45B	+67N	−40B	+61N	4.0	34.0	35.5	13.00	1744	+18.0
39	Schleck, Victor	1789	BEL	=62N	+34B	−8N	=25B	=66N	=49B	−31N	=51B	=37N	4.0	33.5	35.5	14.75	1787	0.0
40	Wambecq, Sven	1816	BEL	−25N	F	=30B	+69N	−10B	=24N	=43B	+38N	=31B	4.0	33.5	33.5	14.00	1819	+1.6
41	Schappler, Mathilde	1798	FRA	+69B	F	−17N	=26N	−14B	+62N	+36B	=27B	−16N	4.0	33.5	33.5	12.50	1843	+18.0
42	Lombart, Philippe	1801	BEL	−48N	−38N	+68B	+47B	=49N	=31B	−21N	+57B	−29B	4.0	32.0	33.0	12.00	1739	-15.2
43	Dufrasne, Lucas	1769	BEL	=65N	=37B	=44N	−66B	+34N	−19B	=40N	=33B	=51N	4.0	31.5	33.5	15.50	1763	-0.8
44	Len, Thomas	1887	ESP	=56B	=50N	=43B	=24N	−28B	=32N	−59B	+65N	=45B	4.0	31.5	33.5	14.00	1723	-39.0
45	Martens, Rune	1810	BEL	−7B	F	=66N	−32N	+65B	+38N	+53B	−12B	=44N	4.0	31.0	31.0	12.00	1795	-6.4
46	Barea Tarin, Pedro Jose	1758	ESP	F	−20N	F	+67B	=51B	+50N	=14B	−13N	+49B	4.0	28.0	28.0	13.00	1890	+25.6
47	Vanhoucke, Armand	1684	FRA	−53B	+69N	−50B	−42N	−57N	−68B	+54N	+67B	+56B	4.0	22.0	23.0	8.50	1720	+19.2
48	Lafeil, Alvyn	1740	FRA	+42B	+33N	+10B	−2B	=12N	−5N	−19B	−14N	−30B	3.5	44.0	48.0	16.75	1794	+12.2
49	Boschmans, Jos	1887	BEL	−11N	−28B	+67N	+16B	=42B	=39N	−15N	=52B	−46N	3.5	36.5	38.0	12.75	1697	-46.8
50	Haasbroek, Brandon	1819	NED	=31N	=44B	+47N	−4B	−37N	−46B	=65B	−32N	+60B	3.5	34.0	36.0	11.75	1688	-64.8
51	Meyer, Eric	1851	FRA	−17N	F	−24B	+63B	=46N	=16B	=37N	=39N	=43B	3.5	34.0	34.0	13.25	1752	-22.2
52	Jassem, Philippe	1772	BEL	=59B	F	−23N	−14N	=60B	=65N	+62B	=49N	=36B	3.5	28.0	28.0	10.00	1754	-4.8
53	Wacrenier, Jerome	1776	FRA	+47N	F	+25B	=8B	−4N	−27B	−45N	=36N	−32B	3.0	39.0	39.0	14.00	1757	-5.4
54	Baude, Simon	1751	FRA	+67B	−14N	=26B	−29N	−30B	−59N	−47B	+62N	=58B	3.0	32.0	33.5	8.00	1655	-23.2
55	Zhang, Jinchen	1661	NED	+57N	F	=12B	=19B	−13N	+66B	−11N	−16B	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	10.25	1803	+48.4
56	Persoons, Bart	1833	BEL	=44N	−8B	=34N	+62B	−22N	−57B	=60N	=61B	−47N	3.0	31.5	34.0	9.25	1633	-48.0
57	Marechal, Georges	1763	BEL	−55B	−60N	−33B	+68N	+47B	+56N	−26B	−42N	−34N	3.0	30.5	31.5	8.00	1639	-29.6
58	Van Maele, Richard	1868	FRA	=36B	−13N	−29B	−61N	=59N	=63B	+68N	−34B	=54N	3.0	29.5	30.5	7.25	1671	-47.2
59	Baekelandt, Els	1683	BEL	=52N	F	F	F	=58B	+54B	+44N	−20B	−33N	3.0	28.0	28.0	10.25	1820	+21.8
60	Maupin, Kristel	1702	FRA	−16N	+57B	−21N	−15B	=52N	=67B	=56B	−30N	−50N	2.5	33.5	35.0	7.00	1622	-18.6
61	Lefebvre Bellet, Isaac	1658	FRA	−3B	F	−27N	+58B	−64N	−34B	+63N	=56N	−38B	2.5	31.0	31.0	7.00	1654	-1.6
62	Simek, Antonia	1704	BEL	=39B	F	−11N	−56N	+33B	−41B	−52N	−54B	+67N	2.5	29.0	29.0	8.00	1644	-12.6
63	Lucas, Jean	1807	FRA	−18B	−32N	−69B	−51N	F	=58N	−61B	+68N	+65B	2.5	22.5	22.5	4.50	1615	-40.4
64	Christophe, Jean-luc	1789	FRA	=37N	F	−6B	=65N	+61B	=26N	F	F	F	2.5	19.5	19.5	8.00	1773	-2.4
65	Desfontaine, Arthur	1664	FRA	=43B	F	−35N	=64B	−45N	=52B	=50N	−44B	−63N	2.0	28.0	28.0	6.75	1614	-18.8
66	Christophe, Jean-Francois	1867	FRA	−2N	F	=45B	+43N	=39B	−55N	F	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	8.00	1726	-19.2
67	Flamant, Jacky	1656	FRA	−54N	F	−49B	−46N	+68B	=60N	−38B	−47N	−62B	1.5	24.5	24.5	2.25	1489	-32.0
68	Bernini, Fabrice	1731	FRA	−15B	−22N	−42N	−57B	−67N	+47N	−58B	−63B	F	1.0	28.5	28.5	4.00	1442	-53.0
69	Legrand, Patrick	1738	FRA	−41N	−47B	+63N	−40B	−16N	−33N	F	F	F	1.0	24.5	24.5	2.50	1515	-31.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Massart, VictorFRA
+70.0
5.5 pts · #12
2Mollet, LeilaFRA
+66.8
5.5 pts · #14
3Enaud, IlanFRA
+65.0
6.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Haasbroek, BrandonNED
-64.8
3.5 pts · #49
2Bernini, FabriceFRA
-53.0
1.0 pts · #69
3Persoons, BartBEL
-48.0
3.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R4+210 Elo gap
Lefebvre Bellet, Isaac1658 beat Van Maele, Richard1868
R6+206 Elo gap
Zhang, Jinchen1661 beat Christophe, Jean-Francois1867
R7+204 Elo gap
Baekelandt, Els1683 beat Len, Thomas1887