Open Kampioenschap van de Zuiderkempen 2025 Rondes 1-4
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59 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 26 Sept 2025 in Noorderkempen, Belgium. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2008, and top seed was Stief Gijsen (🇧🇪 BEL, 2186).
Stief Gijsen (🇧🇪 BEL, 2186) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Hector Surkol (3.0) and Nico Verheyen (3.0). Gijsen broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Johan Verachtert (1853) beat Hanne Goossens (WIM, 2124), a +271-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Noorderkempen, Belgium
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 26 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×49
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsStief Gijsen led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
22
8
3
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Stief Gijsen never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Stief Gijsen 4 wins (R1–R4)John Nuyens 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stief Gijsen | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2John Nuyens | — | * | — | — |
| 3Nico Verheyen | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Tim Peeters | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gijsen, Stief | 2186 | BEL | +14N | +3B | +4N | +2B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2718 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Surkol, Hector | 1990 | BEL | +25B | +17N | +7B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 2081 | +20.0 |
| 3 | Verheyen, Nico | 0 | BEL | +18B | −1N | +?B | +15N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1865 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lagaras, Stylianos | 1976 | GRE | +48B | +15N | −1B | +20N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2039 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Stroobant, Arne | 1974 | BEL | +55N | +16B | +13N | −8B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2050 | +19.6 |
| 6 | Peeters, Tim | 2058 | BEL | +26N | F | +11B | +17N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2581 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Deweerdt, Jan | 1882 | BEL | +53N | +31B | −2N | +14B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1886 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Nuyens, John | 1914 | BEL | +24N | +32B | F | +5N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2625 | +23.0 |
| 9 | Verachtert, Johan | 1853 | BEL | +54N | −19B | +50N | +13B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2071 | +11.0 |
| 10 | Aerts, Eddy | 0 | BEL | F | +44B | +31N | +16B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 1775 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Huysmans, Jos | 1807 | BEL | =44N | +30B | −6N | +24B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1883 | +6.8 |
| 12 | Maes, Chris | 1899 | BEL | +34N | −13B | =24N | +25B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1871 | -2.2 |
| 13 | Goossens, HanneWIM | 2124 | BEL | +37B | +12N | −5B | −9N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1863 | -24.6 |
| 14 | Hooyberghs, Benny | 1640 | BEL | −1B | +35N | +45B | −7N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1817 | +10.8 |
| 15 | Van Der Linden, Patrick | 1809 | BEL | +56N | −4B | +22N | −3B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1941 | +22.4 |
| 16 | Marcoen, Tom | 1817 | BEL | +35B | −5N | +27B | −10N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1817 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mareels Dutry, Jasper | 1814 | BEL | +33N | −2B | +30N | −6B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1751 | -10.8 |
| 18 | Van De Perre, Ides | 1524 | BEL | −3N | =28B | =33N | +40B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1797 | +42.4 |
| 19 | Luyckx, Wim | 2017 | BEL | +39B | +9N | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2544 | +7.4 |
| 20 | Roymans, Liese | 1772 | BEL | +49B | F | +32N | −4B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1900 | +10.2 |
| 21 | Steegmans, Pieter | 1911 | BEL | +27B | F | +26N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2491 | +8.8 |
| 22 | Bleuze, Kobe | 1933 | BEL | +57N | F | −15B | +38N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1745 | -9.6 |
| 23 | Geenen, Kobe | 1743 | BEL | F | F | +48N | +30B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2419 | +13.2 |
| 24 | Croket, Luc | 1707 | BEL | −8B | +49N | =12B | −11N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1707 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Heyman, Johan | 1668 | BEL | −2N | =45B | +28N | −12N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1804 | +12.0 |
| 26 | Vervloet, Staf | 1721 | BEL | −6B | +52N | −21B | =36N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1185 | -7.4 |
| 27 | Kok, Dimitri | 1659 | BEL | −21N | +51B | −16N | =29B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1517 | -20.0 |
| 28 | Geukens, Staf | 1770 | BEL | F | =18N | −25B | +46B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1404 | -18.8 |
| 29 | Mesens, Patrick | 1642 | BEL | F | F | +34B | =27N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1825 | +9.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 281875 | 0 | — | +47B | −11N | −17B | −23N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 988 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Van Der Meulen, Maarten | 1653 | BEL | +50B | −7N | −10B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1082 | -8.4 |
| 32 | Croonenborghs, Jan | 1794 | BEL | +52B | −8N | −20B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1043 | -17.4 |
| 33 | Maas, Willem | 1578 | BEL | −17B | =47N | =18B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1477 | -5.4 |
| 34 | Peeters, Seppe | 1604 | BEL | −12B | F | −29N | +51B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 971 | -12.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 247138 | 0 | — | −16N | −14B | F | +?N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 928 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Verhoeven, Herman | 0 | BEL | F | F | =46N | =26B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Reypens, Jan-Dries | 1536 | BEL | −13N | F | +49B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1745 | +18.0 |
| 38 | Bruynseels, Johan | 1680 | BEL | F | F | +51N | −22B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1133 | -7.6 |
| 39 | Huybrechts, Martijn | 1635 | BEL | −19N | F | F | +59B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1217 | -1.8 |
| 40 | De Vet, Sylvin | 1667 | BEL | F | F | +52B | −18N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 726 | -13.8 |
| 41 | FIDE 548003263 | 0 | — | +45N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1925 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Cloots, Josse | 1601 | BEL | F | F | F | +58B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2642 | +32.0 |
| 43 | Van Hyfte, Jeroen | 0 | BEL | F | F | F | +49N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 548003247 | 0 | — | =11B | −10N | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1807 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Stroobant, Filip | 1905 | BEL | −41B | =25N | −14N | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1461 | -44.8 |
| 46 | Wynants, Peter | 0 | BEL | F | F | =36B | −28N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 970 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Cools, Mathijs | 0 | BEL | −30N | =33B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Trevisan, Giovanni | 1620 | BEL | −4N | F | −23B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1059 | -8.8 |
| 49 | Laeremans, Louis | 1554 | BEL | −20N | −24B | −37N | −43B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 871 | -21.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 291900 | 0 | — | −31N | F | −9B | −?N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Verbist, Michael | 0 | BEL | F | −27N | −38B | −34N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Boelaers, Louis | 0 | BEL | −32N | −26B | −40N | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 928 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 317104896 | 0 | — | −7B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1082 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 276502 | 0 | — | −9B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1053 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Mertens, Lesley | 1564 | BEL | −5B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1164 | -3.2 |
| 56 | Grossen, Jelle | 1538 | BEL | −15B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1009 | -6.8 |
| 57 | FIDE 548003220 | 0 | — | −22B | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1055 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Verduyckt, Johan | 1842 | BEL | F | F | F | −42N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 801 | -16.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 264474 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −39N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van De Perre, IdesBEL+42.42.0 pts · #12
- 2Cloots, JosseBEL+32.01.0 pts · #20
- 3Nuyens, JohnBEL+23.03.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Stroobant, FilipBEL-44.80.5 pts · #35
- 2Goossens, HanneWIMBEL-24.62.0 pts · #9
- 3Laeremans, LouisBEL-21.00.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R4+271 Elo gap
- R3+265 Elo gap
- R4+241 Elo gap