HCC FIDE 25-26 Rondes 3-5
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 28 Nov 2025 in Jurbise, Belgium. Top 10 Elo average was 859, and top seed was Hugo Fattorutto (π§πͺ BEL, 1890).
John Thomas (π§πͺ BEL, 1618) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Cedric Dupuis (2.0) and Francis Knudde (2.0).
Location
π§πͺJurbise, Belgium
Dates
14 Nov 2025 β 28 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 3 rounds
Avg top 10
859
Participants
10
Federations Β· 1 represented
π§πͺBelgiumΓ9
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 3 roundsTight race until R3; 5 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
7
2
6
R3 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 2.0/3. Thomas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicolas Fourrez | * | β | β | 1 |
| 2Cedric Dupuis | β | * | 1 | β |
| 3John Thomas | β | 0 | * | β |
| 4Remy Hazgour | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas, John | 1618 | BEL | β2B | +7B | +3N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1770 | +7.8 |
| 2 | Dupuis, Cedric | 1873 | BEL | +1N | F | +6B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2418 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Knudde, Francis | 1662 | BEL | +6B | +8N | β1B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1627 | -2.2 |
| 4 | Fourrez, Nicolas | 1822 | BEL | +8B | +5N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2435 | +5.2 |
| 5 | Hazgour, Remy | 0 | BEL | +?N | β4B | +?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Goncalves, Andre | 0 | BEL | β3N | +?B | β2N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 970 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bellin, Nicolas | 0 | BEL | β?B | β1N | +?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rybarski, Matheo | 1613 | BEL | β4N | β3B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 940 | -28.8 |
| 9 | Manea, Mihai | 0 | BEL | β?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1089 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 548005142 | 0 | β | F | F | β?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1089 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thomas, JohnBEL+7.82.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Fourrez, NicolasBEL+5.22.0 pts Β· #1
- 3Dupuis, CedricBEL+3.62.0 pts Β· #2
Top rating losers
- 1Rybarski, MatheoBEL-28.80.0 pts Β· #6
- 2Knudde, FrancisBEL-2.22.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Bellin, NicolasBEL0.01.0 pts Β· #7