19de OMC 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 27 Feb 2026 in Maasmechelen - Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1857, and top seed was Akul Gupta (🇳🇱 NED, 2033).
Ronny Willen (🇧🇪 BEL, 1852) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Kenneth Venken (1.5) and Peter Bouma (1.0). Willen broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Andre Corstjens (1518) beat Christophe Derwael (1753), a +235-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Maasmechelen - Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium
Dates
27 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×16
🇳🇱Netherlands×3
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willen, Ronny | 1852 | BEL | +14N | +15B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2502 | +11.6 |
| 2 | Venken, Kenneth | 1764 | BEL | =8N | +14B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1914 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Bouma, Peter | 1890 | BEL | +17B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2635 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Gupta, Akul | 2033 | NED | +18B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2773 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Corstjens, Andre | 1518 | BEL | +19B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2560 | +15.8 |
| 6 | Dorenberg, Pieter | 1611 | BEL | F | +16B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2414 | +20.4 |
| 7 | Marcoen, Tom | 1845 | BEL | +15N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2475 | +5.8 |
| 8 | Lindner, Shani | 1698 | BEL | =2B | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1763 | +1.4 |
| 9 | Gulikers, Ruud | 1719 | NED | =11B | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1907 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Sonmez, Bera | 1661 | BEL | =12B | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1567 | -5.2 |
| 11 | Maurissen, Wim | 1887 | BEL | =9N | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1722 | -4.8 |
| 12 | Heylen, Leo | 1591 | BEL | =10N | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1661 | +2.6 |
| 13 | Dinca, Antonius | 0 | BEL | =?B | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sochacki, Roger | 1729 | BEL | −1B | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1012 | -30.8 |
| 15 | Jimenez Munoz, Carlos | 1716 | ESP | −7B | −1B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | -22.0 |
| 16 | Ponsen, Bert | 1605 | BEL | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 808 | -10.2 |
| 17 | Verkissen, Eddy | 1840 | BEL | −3N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1080 | -8.8 |
| 18 | Cardinaels, Jean | 1978 | BEL | −4N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1220 | -8.6 |
| 19 | Derwael, Christophe | 1753 | BEL | −5N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 725 | -31.6 |
| 20 | Ayyappan, Arjun Karthik | 0 | NED | −?N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dorenberg, PieterBEL+20.41.0 pts · #6
- 2Gupta, AkulNED+17.21.0 pts · #4
- 3Corstjens, AndreBEL+15.81.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Derwael, ChristopheBEL-31.60.0 pts · #17
- 2Sochacki, RogerBEL-30.80.0 pts · #19
- 3Jimenez Munoz, CarlosESP-22.00.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+235 Elo gap