Championnat Hiver 2025-2026 Groupe A Rondes 4-6
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 23 Jan 2026 in Anderlues, Belgium. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1798, and top seed was Francesco Menolascina (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2156).
Sebastien Carion (🇧🇪 BEL, 1974) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Eugene Frere (2.0) and Francesco Menolascina (2.0). Carion broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Pierre Loes (1552) beat Gillian Sampont (1701), a +149-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Anderlues, Belgium
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 23 Jan 2026
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×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsSebastien Carion led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Sebastien Carion never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Sebastien Carion won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sebastien Carion | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2CMFrancesco Menolascina | — | * | — | — |
| 3Francois Fonteyn | — | — | * | — |
| 4Eugene Frere | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carion, Sebastien | 1974 | BEL | +9B | +2N | +6B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2526 | +11.8 |
| 2 | Frere, Eugene | 1783 | BEL | +11N | −1B | +8N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1889 | +8.6 |
| 3 | Menolascina, FrancescoCM | 2156 | BEL | F | +6N | +4B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2556 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Lopez Antonio, Pablo | 1716 | BEL | +12B | +9N | −3N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1987 | +38.8 |
| 5 | Fonteyn, Francois | 1582 | BEL | +7N | F | +10B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2510 | +53.6 |
| 6 | De Nys, Noa | 1647 | BEL | +13B | −3B | −1N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1781 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Castellana, Michael | 1718 | BEL | −5B | F | +9B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1665 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Loes, Pierre | 1552 | BEL | F | +10N | −2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1742 | +9.8 |
| 9 | Henrotte, Christian | 1748 | BEL | −1N | −4B | −7N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | -25.8 |
| 10 | Sampont, Gillian | 1701 | BEL | F | −8B | −5N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 768 | -27.2 |
| 11 | Dufrasne, Lucas | 1765 | BEL | −2B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 983 | -9.4 |
| 12 | Meulenyzer, Alan | 1722 | BEL | −4N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 917 | -10.2 |
| 13 | Konidakis, Nicolas | 1697 | BEL | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 847 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fonteyn, FrancoisBEL+53.62.0 pts · #3
- 2Lopez Antonio, PabloBEL+38.82.0 pts · #5
- 3Carion, SebastienBEL+11.83.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Sampont, GillianBEL-27.20.0 pts · #9
- 2Henrotte, ChristianBEL-25.80.0 pts · #13
- 3Konidakis, NicolasBEL-22.80.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R2+149 Elo gap
- R1+136 Elo gap
- R3+119 Elo gap