Open King Attacks 2026 Ronde 8
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 03 Apr 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Top 10 Elo average was 1736, and top seed was Rasim Ahmetaj (🇧🇪 BEL, 2009).
Guillaume Criquillion (🇧🇪 BEL, 1820) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Boris Samray (1.0) and Elvir Palazoski (1.0). Criquillion won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium
Dates
03 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×12
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Criquillion, Guillaume | 1820 | BEL | +11B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2436 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Samray, Boris | 1635 | BEL | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2480 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Palazoski, Elvir | 1659 | BEL | +10B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2323 | +6.4 |
| 4 | De Beco, Pierre-Adrien | 1648 | BEL | +9B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2407 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Mechkor, Mohamed | 1732 | BEL | +8B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2573 | +11.0 |
| 6 | Mahla, Amine | 1768 | BEL | =7B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2008 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Ahmetaj, Rasim | 2009 | BEL | =6N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1768 | -6.0 |
| 8 | Sohet, Cedric | 1773 | BEL | −5N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 934 | -11.0 |
| 9 | Boot, Maarten | 1615 | BEL | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 848 | -17.6 |
| 10 | Castiau, Julien | 1524 | BEL | −3N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 858 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Cador, Michel | 1637 | BEL | −1N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Giffroid, Pascal | 1680 | BEL | −2N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 835 | -22.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Samray, BorisBEL+22.41.0 pts · #2
- 2De Beco, Pierre-AdrienBEL+17.61.0 pts · #4
- 3Mechkor, MohamedBEL+11.01.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Giffroid, PascalBEL-22.40.0 pts · #12
- 2Boot, MaartenBEL-17.60.0 pts · #9
- 3Sohet, CedricBEL-11.00.0 pts · #8