West-Vlaams Ligakampioenschap 2025-2026 Rondes 5-7

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31 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Kortrijk, Belgium. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1969, and top seed was Steven Geirnaert (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2392).

Steven Geirnaert (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2392) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Maarten Passchyn (3.0) and Johan De Brouwere (2.0). Geirnaert shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Johan De Brouwere (1781) beat Thomas Debaere (1940), a +159-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Kortrijk, Belgium

Dates

31 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪IMSteven Geirnaert2392

Avg top 10

1,969

Participants

Titled players · 1

IM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×31

Top 3

🥇
IMSteven Geirnaert
🇧🇪BEL·2392
3.0pts·2792perf+2.4
🥈
Maarten Passchyn
🇧🇪BEL·1940
3.0pts·2543perf+9.8
🥉
Johan De Brouwere
🇧🇪BEL·1781
2.0pts·1974perf+15.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Geirnaert3Passchyn3Carpentier2Ulenaers2Debrauwere2Vanbeselaere2

R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.0/3. Geirnaert takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Steven Geirnaert 3 wins (R1–R3)Maarten Passchyn 3 wins (R1–R3)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Geirnaert, StevenIM	2392	BEL	+18N	+9N	+4B	3.0	4.0	5.0	5.00	2792	+2.4
2	Passchyn, Maarten	1940	BEL	+19B	+5N	+3B	3.0	4.0	5.0	5.00	2543	+9.8
3	De Brouwere, Johan	1781	BEL	+6N	+18B	−2N	2.0	5.0	6.0	3.00	1974	+15.2
4	Van Coppenolle, Lander	1993	BEL	+28B	+8N	−1N	2.0	5.0	5.0	2.00	2233	+34.0
5	Desimpel, Wouter	0	BEL	+13N	−2B	+28N	2.0	4.5	4.5	1.50	1857	0.0
6	Ulenaers, Marc	1665	BEL	−3B	+19N	+7B	2.0	4.0	5.0	3.00	1847	+14.6
7	Vanroose, Reinout	1681	BEL	+22N	+12B	−6N	2.0	3.5	4.5	2.50	1818	+22.0
8	Carpentier, Jannes	2089	BEL	+25B	−4B	+15N	2.0	3.5	4.0	2.00	2001	-5.2
9	Debrauwere, Steven	1897	BEL	+24N	−1B	+25B	2.0	3.5	4.0	1.00	2105	+28.8
10	Vanbeselaere, Victor	1710	BEL	F	+20N	+24B	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2433	+16.0
11	Verslype, Geert	1647	BEL	+29B	=21N	=27B	2.0	1.5	1.5	0.75	1741	+4.8
12	Deleersnyder, Lieselot	1755	BEL	=21B	−7N	+14B	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.00	1638	-18.4
13	Tumenjargal, Suldee	1731	BEL	−5B	=14N	+26B	1.5	3.5	4.0	1.25	1576	-8.0
14	Vandevelde, Luc	1576	BEL	+31N	=13B	−12N	1.5	3.0	3.0	0.75	1684	+8.4
15	Wollaert, Brian	1713	BEL	+26B	=24N	−8B	1.5	2.5	3.0	0.75	1712	-1.6
16	Wyntin, Dag	1891	BEL	+20B	=25N	F	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.25	1927	+3.0
17	De Winne, Oswald	1614	BEL	+30B	=26N	−20B	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	746	-12.0
18	Debaere, Thomas	1940	BEL	−1B	−3N	+21B	1.0	5.0	6.0	1.00	1802	-12.6
19	Lenoir, Aurele	1704	BEL	−2N	−6B	+29N	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1556	-11.4
20	Backiel, Robert	1546	BEL	−16N	−10B	+17N	1.0	3.5	5.0	1.50	1614	+8.4
21	Tabsho, Hassan	1671	BEL	=12N	=11B	−18N	1.0	3.5	4.5	1.75	1657	-0.8
22	Esprit, Kobe	1664	BEL	−7B	F	+23N	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1635	-2.8
23	Vandoorne, Ismael	1590	BEL	F	+29B	−22B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1549	-4.0
24	Bultijnck, Kristoff	1720	BEL	−9B	=15B	−10N	0.5	4.0	5.5	0.75	1500	-16.0
25	Van Dael, Jonas	1922	BEL	−8N	=16B	−9N	0.5	4.0	5.5	0.75	1686	-17.0
26	Chacon Jaime, Victor	0	BEL	−15N	=17B	−13N	0.5	3.0	4.5	0.75	1414	0.0
27	Decoene, Lucas	0	BEL	F	F	=11N	0.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1651	0.0
28	Libbrecht, Peter	1843	BEL	−4N	F	−5B	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1193	-6.0
29	DHeere Dehens, Lewis	1504	BEL	−11N	−23N	−19B	0.0	3.0	4.0	0.00	848	-28.4
30	Vandemaele, Leon	0	BEL	−17N	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	818	0.0
31	Stragier, Lucas	1567	BEL	−14B	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	776	-19.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Van Coppenolle, LanderBEL
+34.0
2.0 pts · #6
2Debrauwere, StevenBEL
+28.8
2.0 pts · #4
3Vanroose, ReinoutBEL
+22.0
2.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1DHeere Dehens, LewisBEL
-28.4
0.0 pts · #27
2Stragier, LucasBEL
-19.6
0.0 pts · #29
3Deleersnyder, LieselotBEL
-18.4
1.5 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R2+159 Elo gap
De Brouwere, Johan1781 beat Debaere, Thomas1940