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Ghent FIDE Weekender Minor 2026

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31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Gent, Belgium. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1578, and top seed was Yves Van De Kelder (πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ BEL, 1631).

Enes Rendecioglu (πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· TUR, 1629) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Georgios Iordanidis (4.5). Rendecioglu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

Location
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺGent, Belgium
Dates
29 May 2026 β†’ 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺYves Van De Kelder1631
Avg top 10
1,578
Participants
31
Federations Β· 4 represented
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺBelgiumΓ—11
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—5
πŸ‡³πŸ‡±NetherlandsΓ—2
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
12
5
2
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Iordanidis4.5Rendecioglu4.54Na4Kokten3.5Borgars3.5
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Rendecioglu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Georgios Iordanidis drew with Enes Rendecioglu (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Georgios Iordanidis 4 wins (R1–R4)Enes Rendecioglu 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Georgios Iordanidis*
Β½
β€”β€”
2Enes Rendecioglu
Β½
*
1
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3FIDE 548023833β€”
0
*
1
4Joseph Naβ€”β€”
0
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Rendecioglu, Enes1629TUR+29B+13N+3B+8N=2B4.514.514.512.252421+9.8
2Iordanidis, Georgios0ENG+30B+9N+27B+5N=1N4.512.012.09.751910+22.4
3FIDE 5480238330β€”+25B+4Nβˆ’1N+7B+16N4.014.015.511.0016110.0
4Na, Joseph1588NED+14Nβˆ’3B+24N+13B+12N4.013.014.510.502365+18.8
5Kokten, Alparslan1518BEL=7N+16B+17Nβˆ’2B+15N3.512.515.09.001709+19.6
6Borgars, Alan1584ENG=10B+18N+15N+9Bβˆ’8B3.511.514.09.501626+2.4
7Depauw, Thibo1571BEL=5B=10N+19Bβˆ’3N+20B3.013.015.07.751518-2.8
8Eales, Peter1621ENGF+19N+20Bβˆ’1B+6N3.012.512.58.001607-1.6
9Van De Kelder, Yves1631BEL+24Nβˆ’2B+22Nβˆ’6N+21B3.012.013.55.501534-5.4
10FIDE 5450783860β€”=6N=7B+?N=15B=11B3.012.012.06.0016030.0
11Bienfet, Yves0BEL=16Nβˆ’17B+21N+23B=10N3.010.012.06.7515060.0
12Cornelis, Werner1565BEL+21Nβˆ’15B+31N+27Bβˆ’4B3.09.59.53.00788-9.4
13FIDE 5480234690β€”+?Nβˆ’1B+?Nβˆ’4N+28B3.09.59.51.0015640.0
14FIDE 5480202140β€”βˆ’4B=25N=?B+29B+27N3.06.56.51.7514150.0
15FIDE 401167350β€”+26B+12Nβˆ’6B=10Nβˆ’5B2.513.014.56.0015330.0
16Gwadera, Magda0NED=11Bβˆ’5N+25B+18Nβˆ’3B2.513.014.55.5015060.0
17Verbist, Michael1461BEL=18B+11Nβˆ’5B+20NF2.511.011.06.25718-16.8
18Singh, Kim0ENG=17Nβˆ’6B+30Nβˆ’16B+24N2.510.010.02.7515210.0
19FIDE 401238120β€”+?Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’7N+22B=?N2.58.08.02.0015540.0
20FIDE 401324710β€”+22N+?Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’7N2.010.510.52.0014740.0
21FIDE 401297480β€”βˆ’12B+26Nβˆ’11B+?Nβˆ’9N2.010.510.51.5015500.0
22Lamb, Keven1483ENGβˆ’20B+28Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’19N+29B2.08.58.51.00831-12.0
23Traest, Philip1551BEL+31Bβˆ’27NFβˆ’11N+26B2.05.55.51.502264+7.6
24Boodts, Vic0BELβˆ’9B+30Nβˆ’4B=26Nβˆ’18B1.511.011.00.7514640.0
25Roose, Bernard1494BELβˆ’3N=14Bβˆ’16N+30BF1.59.59.51.502319+10.6
26De Caluwe, Gerard1464BELβˆ’15Nβˆ’21B+29N=24Bβˆ’23N1.58.08.00.75751-7.6
27FIDE 401275400β€”F+23Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’12Nβˆ’14B1.012.512.52.0015580.0
28FIDE 5480239490β€”βˆ’?Nβˆ’22BF+?Bβˆ’13N1.05.05.00.0014000.0
29FIDE 5480095800β€”βˆ’1Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’26Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’22N0.011.011.00.007190.0
30Audooren, Olaf1519BELβˆ’2Nβˆ’24Bβˆ’18Bβˆ’25NF0.010.010.00.00694-10.6
31FIDE 401158520β€”βˆ’23NFβˆ’12Bβˆ’?Bβˆ’?N0.05.05.00.007520.0

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