Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 8

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60 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 20 Mar 2026 in Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2240, and top seed was Sim Maerevoet (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2414).

Sven Gorts (🇧🇪 BEL, 1842) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Ruben Macquoy (1.0) and Sim Maerevoet (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Hendrik Torfs (1901) beat Dimitri Allaert (2149), a +248-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium

Dates

20 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪IMSim Maerevoet2414

Avg top 10

2,240

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×2

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×58

🇵🇹Portugal×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
Sven Gorts
🇧🇪BEL·1842
1.0pts·2749perf+12.6
🥈
Ruben Macquoy
🇧🇪BEL·1856
1.0pts·2746perf+12.2
🥉
IMSim Maerevoet
🇧🇪BEL·2414
1.0pts·2986perf+1.8

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	Pts	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gorts, Sven	1842	BEL	+53B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2749	+12.6
2	Macquoy, Ruben	1856	BEL	+58N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2746	+12.2
3	Maerevoet, SimIM	2414	BEL	+44N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2986	+1.8
4	Buysse, Milo	2043	BEL	+51N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2706	+6.2
5	Lenaerts, LennertFM	2382	BEL	+50B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2841	+2.6
6	Torfs, Hendrik	1901	BEL	+52B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2936	+15.8
7	Van Simaeys, Axel	1882	BEL	+36B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2499	+6.0
8	Boonen, Maarten	1856	BEL	+54N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2549	+6.8
9	Boons, Bert	2011	BEL	+60N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2713	+7.6
10	Fleerackers, Willy	1983	BEL	+40B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2632	+5.8
11	De Coninck, Nelles	1824	BEL	+43N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2826	+14.2
12	Goncalves, Jorge	0	POR	+57N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2898	+13.8
13	Baselmans, Sam	0	NED	+48B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2775	+2.8
14	Kegels, Pascal	2064	BEL	+38N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2728	+6.2
15	Francois, Pascal	1757	BEL	+39N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2649	+12.6
16	Schuurbiers, Wouter	1922	BEL	+56B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2868	+14.0
17	Raats, Joppe	2231	BEL	+37N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2717	+3.2
18	Daems, Thibaut	1824	BEL	+46N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2508	+7.0
19	Peeters, Tim	2063	BEL	+42B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2940	+12.4
20	Van Tichelen, Bart	1894	BEL	+47B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2780	+12.4
21	Stinis, Steven	2157	BEL	+55B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2781	+5.4
22	Peleman, Tony	1944	BEL	+45N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2716	+9.0
23	Vandevenne, SanderCM	2198	BEL	+59B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2766	+3.8
24	Vranckx, Jonas	1963	BEL	+41N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2591	+4.6
25	Stuer, Marc	2016	BEL	+49N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2665	+6.0
26	Rooze, JanIM	2221	BEL	=32B	0.5	0.5	0.25	2020	-5.4
27	Helsloot, Wilbert	1820	BEL	=29B	0.5	0.5	0.25	2107	+7.2
28	Nuytens, Peter	2053	BEL	=34B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1828	-5.4
29	Decoster, Sam	2112	BEL	=27N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1801	-7.2
30	Ooms, Andy	2276	BEL	=33B	0.5	0.5	0.25	2119	-4.2
31	Hautekiet, Dries	2030	BEL	=35B	0.5	0.5	0.25	2211	+4.0
32	Haberkorn, Danny	2053	BEL	=26N	0.5	0.5	0.25	2233	+5.4
33	Gemoets, Jonathan	2089	BEL	=30N	0.5	0.5	0.25	2279	+8.4
34	Van Lil, Bob	1874	BEL	=28N	0.5	0.5	0.25	2038	+5.4
35	Verheyen, Olivier	2202	BEL	=31N	0.5	0.5	0.25	2060	-4.0
36	Chhawchharia, Avish	1711	BEL	−7N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1050	-6.0
37	Janssen, Dries	1938	BEL	−17B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1403	-3.2
38	Van Dyck, Marc	1939	BEL	−14B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1271	-6.2
39	Verbeeck, Kevin	1848	BEL	−15B	0.0	1.0	0.00	954	-12.6
40	Desneux, Mani	1810	BEL	−10N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1188	-11.6
41	Van Hoof, Wilfried	1792	BEL	−24B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1202	-4.6
42	Dijckmans, Bjorn	2129	BEL	−19N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1251	-12.4
43	Mangelschots, Peter	2021	BEL	−11B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1067	-14.2
44	Sadkowski, DanielFM	2168	BEL	−3B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1645	-3.6
45	De Clerck, Lucas	1890	BEL	−22B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1155	-9.0
46	Aerts, Maureaan	0	BEL	−18B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1021	-14.0
47	Wuytens, Robin	1981	BEL	−20N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1094	-12.4
48	De Cuyper, Yago	1980	BEL	−13N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1490	-2.8
49	Verellen, Jef	1861	BEL	−25B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1217	-6.0
50	Schuermans, Robert	2065	BEL	−5N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1559	-2.6
51	T`sas, Jan	1913	BEL	−4B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1251	-6.2
52	Allaert, Dimitri	2149	BEL	−6N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1101	-15.8
53	Liessens, Tom	1925	BEL	−1N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1056	-12.6
54	Verlinden, Patrick	1722	BEL	−8B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1070	-6.8
55	Van Herck, Marcel	1983	BEL	−21N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1357	-5.4
56	Partoens, Remi	2056	BEL	−16N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1115	-14.0
57	Gooris, Jan	2079	BEL	−12B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1158	-13.8
58	Verhaegen, Wim	1955	BEL	−2B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1065	-12.2
59	Weiler, Marc	1997	BEL	−23N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1422	-3.8
60	Jennis, Sebastiaan	1907	BEL	−9B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1198	-15.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Torfs, HendrikBEL
+15.8
1.0 pts · #6
2De Coninck, NellesBEL
+14.2
1.0 pts · #11
3Schuurbiers, WouterBEL
+14.0
1.0 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Allaert, DimitriBEL
-15.8
0.0 pts · #52
2Jennis, SebastiaanBEL
-15.2
0.0 pts · #60
3Mangelschots, PeterBEL
-14.2
0.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R1+248 Elo gap
Torfs, Hendrik1901 beat Allaert, Dimitri2149
R1+197 Elo gap
De Coninck, Nelles1824 beat Mangelschots, Peter2021
R1+134 Elo gap
Schuurbiers, Wouter1922 beat Partoens, Remi2056