19de OMC 2025-2026 Ronde 6
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18 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 27 Mar 2026 in Maasmechelen - Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1801, and top seed was Akul Gupta (🇳🇱 NED, 2033).
Tom Marcoen (🇧🇪 BEL, 1845) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Carlos Jimenez Munoz (1.0) and Rene Pijkels (1.0). Marcoen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Rene Pijkels (1632) beat Luc Cornet (1816), a +184-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Maasmechelen - Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium
Dates
27 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Avg top 10
1,801
Participants
18
Federations · 3 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×15
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcoen, Tom | 1845 | BEL | +17N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2652 | +10.2 |
| 2 | Jimenez Munoz, Carlos | 1716 | ESP | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2319 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Pijkels, Rene | 1632 | BEL | +15N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2611 | +29.6 |
| 4 | Cardinaels, Jean | 1978 | BEL | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2564 | +4.6 |
| 5 | Sochacki, Roger | 1729 | BEL | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2461 | +16.4 |
| 6 | FIDE 548010383 | 0 | — | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lindner, Shani | 1698 | BEL | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2391 | +7.0 |
| 8 | Sarrechia, Benito | 1661 | BEL | +13N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2552 | +12.4 |
| 9 | Dinca, Antonius | 0 | BEL | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gulikers, Ruud | 1719 | NED | =11N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1840 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Verkissen, Eddy | 1840 | BEL | =10B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1719 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Corstjens, Andre | 1518 | BEL | −2N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 916 | -5.0 |
| 13 | Derwael, Christophe | 1753 | BEL | −8B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 861 | -24.8 |
| 14 | Venken, Kenneth | 1764 | BEL | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1178 | -4.6 |
| 15 | Cornet, Luc | 1816 | BEL | −3B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 831 | -14.8 |
| 16 | Sonmez, Bera | 1661 | BEL | −5B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 929 | -16.4 |
| 17 | Willen, Ronny | 1852 | BEL | −1B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1045 | -10.2 |
| 18 | Heylen, Leo | 1591 | BEL | −7B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -7.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pijkels, ReneBEL+29.61.0 pts · #3
- 2Sochacki, RogerBEL+16.41.0 pts · #5
- 3Sarrechia, BenitoBEL+12.41.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Derwael, ChristopheBEL-24.80.0 pts · #13
- 2Sonmez, BeraBEL-16.40.0 pts · #16
- 3Cornet, LucBEL-14.80.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R1+184 Elo gap