Open King Attacks 2026 Ronde 1
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 09 Jan 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1872, and top seed was Arman Sarkisian (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2207).
Cedric Sohet (🇧🇪 BEL, 1743) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Florian Wyngaerden (1.0) and Philippe Jassem (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Pascal Giffroid (1608) beat Abel Bertrand (1800), a +192-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium
Dates
09 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×18
🇲🇦Morocco×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohet, Cedric | 1743 | BEL | +13B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2363 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Wyngaerden, Florian | 1975 | BEL | +14N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2441 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Jassem, Philippe | 1768 | BEL | +15N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2365 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Samray, Thomas | 2017 | BEL | +16B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2486 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Giffroid, Pascal | 1608 | BEL | +12N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2600 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Pringot, Ilya | 1829 | BEL | +17N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2431 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Sarkisian, ArmanCM | 2207 | BEL | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2607 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Mechkor, Mohamed | 1723 | BEL | +10N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2343 | +5.2 |
| 9 | Vanmuylder, Dany | 1948 | BEL | +11B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2439 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Samray, Boris | 1543 | BEL | −8B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 923 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Palazoski, Elvir | 1639 | BEL | −9N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | -2.8 |
| 12 | Bertrand, Abel | 1800 | BEL | −5B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 809 | -15.0 |
| 13 | Pavel, Dany | 1564 | BEL | −1N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 943 | -10.4 |
| 14 | ALLAMAAKCHAOUI AYOUB | 1641 | MAR | −2B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1175 | -2.4 |
| 15 | Castiau, Julien | 1565 | BEL | −3B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 968 | -4.8 |
| 16 | De Beco, Pierre-Adrien | 1686 | BEL | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1217 | -4.8 |
| 17 | Douxchamps, Brice | 1632 | BEL | −6B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1029 | -9.6 |
| 18 | Brunet, David | 1707 | BEL | −7B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1308 | -1.6 |
| 19 | Gerbino, Thomas | 0 | BEL | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 922 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Giffroid, PascalBEL+30.01.0 pts · #5
- 2Sohet, CedricBEL+5.21.0 pts · #1
- 3Mechkor, MohamedBEL+5.21.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Bertrand, AbelBEL-15.00.0 pts · #12
- 2Samray, BorisBEL-10.40.0 pts · #10
- 3Pavel, DanyBEL-10.40.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R1+192 Elo gap