Championnat Hiver 2025-2026 Groupe A Rondes 1-3
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 19 Dec 2025 in Anderlues, Belgium. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1812, and top seed was Francesco Menolascina (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2105).
Francesco Menolascina (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2105) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Sebastien Carion (1.5) and Nathan Wuillaume (1.5). Menolascina won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇧🇪Anderlues, Belgium
Dates
05 Dec 2025 → 19 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsCM Francesco Menolascina led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
CM Francesco Menolascina never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
CM Francesco Menolascina won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMFrancesco Menolascina | * | — | — | — |
| 2Nathan Wuillaume | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Christian Henrotte | — | — | * | — |
| 4Nicolas Konidakis | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menolascina, FrancescoCM | 2105 | BEL | +7B | +8N | +2B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2628 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Carion, Sebastien | 1977 | BEL | +12N | =3B | −1N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1898 | -12.0 |
| 3 | Wuillaume, Nathan | 1870 | BEL | +5B | =2N | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2023 | +8.2 |
| 4 | Dufrasne, Lucas | 1769 | BEL | F | +6B | =5N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1916 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Konidakis, Nicolas | 1683 | BEL | −3N | +12B | =4B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1786 | +16.4 |
| 6 | Henrotte, Christian | 1762 | BEL | +13B | −4N | =11B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1661 | -8.0 |
| 7 | Castellana, Michael | 1725 | BEL | −1N | −9B | +13N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1661 | -7.0 |
| 8 | Frere, Eugene | 1783 | BEL | +11N | −1B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1878 | +3.8 |
| 9 | Sampont, Gillian | 1690 | BEL | F | +7N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2525 | +11.0 |
| 10 | Meulenyzer, Alan | 1718 | BEL | F | +14B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2414 | +7.2 |
| 11 | De Nys, Noa | 1650 | BEL | −8B | F | =6N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1580 | -3.4 |
| 12 | Lopez Antonio, Pablo | 1719 | BEL | −2B | −5N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1030 | -29.2 |
| 13 | Loes, Pierre | 1564 | BEL | −6N | F | −7B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 944 | -10.6 |
| 14 | Fonteyn, Francois | 1614 | BEL | F | −10N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 918 | -14.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Menolascina, FrancescoCMBEL+22.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Konidakis, NicolasBEL+16.41.5 pts · #4
- 3Sampont, GillianBEL+11.01.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Lopez Antonio, PabloBEL-29.20.0 pts · #13
- 2Fonteyn, FrancoisBEL-14.40.0 pts · #12
- 3Carion, SebastienBEL-12.01.5 pts · #6