West-Vlaams Ligakampioenschap 2025-2026 Rondes 1-4
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Kortrijk, Belgium. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1956, and top seed was Steven Geirnaert (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2389).
Steven Geirnaert (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2389) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Jonas Van Dael (3.5) and Jannes Carpentier (3.0). Geirnaert broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Robert Backiel (1501) beat Erik Muller (1665), a +164-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Kortrijk, Belgium
Dates
25 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsIM Steven Geirnaert led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
IM Steven Geirnaert held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Steven Geirnaert 4 wins (R1–R4)Jonas Van Dael 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSteven Geirnaert | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Jonas Van Dael | — | * | — | — |
| 3Lander Van Coppenolle | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jannes Carpentier | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geirnaert, StevenIM | 2389 | BEL | +13N | +11B | +10N | +3B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2815 | +3.9 |
| 2 | Van Dael, Jonas | 1885 | BEL | =24N | +20B | +12N | +10B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.00 | 2082 | +31.6 |
| 3 | Carpentier, Jannes | 2092 | BEL | +7B | +14N | +4B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2055 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Debrauwere, Steven | 0 | BEL | +16B | +25N | −3N | +13B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1893 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Van Coppenolle, Lander | 2079 | BEL | =20N | +24B | =8N | +11B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1901 | -24.4 |
| 6 | Debaere, Thomas | 1928 | BEL | +22N | +21B | F | +17N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2548 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Ulenaers, Marc | 1677 | BEL | −3N | +27B | =23N | +22B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1872 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Bultijnck, Kristoff | 1760 | BEL | +26N | F | =5B | +18N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 2079 | +7.4 |
| 9 | Backiel, Robert | 1501 | BEL | =12N | −15B | +34N | +20B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1788 | +59.6 |
| 10 | Passchyn, Maarten | 1937 | BEL | +34B | +19N | −1B | −2N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1878 | -6.8 |
| 11 | Tumenjargal, Suldee | 1714 | BEL | +33B | −1N | +19B | −5N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1819 | +15.2 |
| 12 | Deleersnyder, Lieselot | 1745 | BEL | =9B | +30N | −2B | =16N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1500 | -24.4 |
| 13 | Lenoir, Aurele | 1695 | BEL | −1B | +32N | +25B | −4N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1863 | +6.6 |
| 14 | Vanbeselaere, Victor | 1710 | BEL | +27N | −3B | +21N | −23B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1186 | -7.4 |
| 15 | Wollaert, Brian | 1701 | BEL | =30B | +9N | −17B | =24N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1657 | -3.4 |
| 16 | Decoene, Lucas | 0 | BEL | −4N | =31N | +32B | =12B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Libbrecht, Peter | 1835 | BEL | +32B | F | +15N | −6B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1878 | +3.8 |
| 18 | Desimpel, Wouter | 0 | BEL | −21N | +26B | +33N | −8B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Esprit, Kobe | 1629 | BEL | +31B | −10B | −11N | +33N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1577 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Muller, Erik | 1665 | BEL | =5B | −2N | +28B | −9N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1671 | -2.8 |
| 21 | Vanroose, Reinout | 0 | BEL | +18B | −6N | −14B | =28N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Verslype, Geert | 1660 | BEL | −6B | =28N | +30B | −7N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1456 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Wyntin, Dag | 1880 | BEL | F | F | =7B | +14N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1887 | +0.4 |
| 24 | Tabsho, Hassan | 1635 | BEL | =2B | −5N | F | =15B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1749 | +6.4 |
| 25 | Chacon Jaime, Victor | 0 | BEL | F | −4B | −13N | +26B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Stragier, Lucas | 0 | BEL | −8B | −18N | +27B | −25N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 960 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Vandemaele, Leon | 0 | BEL | −14B | −7N | −26N | +30B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Vandevelde, Luc | 1581 | BEL | −29N | =22B | −20N | =21B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1428 | -10.4 |
| 29 | De Brouwere, Johan | 1778 | BEL | +28B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2381 | +5.0 |
| 30 | Vandoorne, Ismael | 0 | BEL | =15N | −12B | −22N | −27N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Vandycke, Gilles | 0 | BEL | −19N | =16B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 32 | De Winne, Oswald | 1631 | BEL | −17N | −13B | −16N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 965 | -13.0 |
| 33 | DHeere Dehens, Lewis | 1455 | BEL | −11N | F | −18B | −19B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 872 | -18.0 |
| 34 | Cherentsov, Andrey | 1660 | BEL | −10N | F | −9B | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 919 | -35.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Backiel, RobertBEL+59.62.5 pts · #4
- 2Van Dael, JonasBEL+31.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Tumenjargal, SuldeeBEL+15.22.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Cherentsov, AndreyBEL-35.20.0 pts · #29
- 2Van Coppenolle, LanderBEL-24.43.0 pts · #3
- 3Deleersnyder, LieselotBEL-24.42.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R4+164 Elo gap
- R3+159 Elo gap