Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 1
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31 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 16 Jan 2026 in Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1904, and top seed was Gerry De Rop (🇧🇪 BEL, 2064).
Nico Verheyen (🇧🇪 BEL, 1929) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Rudi Braspenning (1.0) and Willy Schillemans (1.0). Verheyen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇧🇪Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium
Dates
16 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Avg top 10
1,904
Participants
31
Federations · 3 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×28
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verheyen, Nico | 1929 | BEL | +23B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2450 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Braspenning, Rudi | 1852 | BEL | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2628 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Schillemans, Willy | 1794 | BEL | +30N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2525 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Steegmans, Pieter | 1961 | BEL | +25B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2510 | +3.8 |
| 5 | Lagaras, Stylianos | 0 | GRE | +28B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2418 | +2.2 |
| 6 | Slagter, Maxim | 1875 | BEL | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2664 | +19.2 |
| 7 | Boeckx, Ben | 1789 | BEL | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2531 | +8.4 |
| 8 | Ruesche, Tim | 1924 | BEL | +24N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2508 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Verlinden, Alexander | 1836 | BEL | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2574 | +16.4 |
| 10 | Van Hecke, Jeroen | 1856 | BEL | +26B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2578 | +7.8 |
| 11 | Laporte, Erik | 1714 | BEL | =15N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1676 | -1.0 |
| 12 | Zagats, Linards | 1609 | BEL | =16N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1691 | +4.4 |
| 13 | Verschoren, Bram | 1933 | BEL | =19N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1908 | -0.6 |
| 14 | Mareels Dutry, Jasper | 2010 | BEL | =18B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1765 | -12.0 |
| 15 | De Bie, Yannick | 1676 | BEL | =11B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1714 | +1.0 |
| 16 | Verachtert, Barend | 1691 | BEL | =12B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1608 | -2.2 |
| 17 | Brugghemans, Herman | 1832 | BEL | =20B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1811 | -0.6 |
| 18 | Staes, Jan | 1765 | BEL | =14N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2010 | +6.0 |
| 19 | Ozkan, Vedat | 0 | TUR | =13B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1933 | +1.2 |
| 20 | Peeters, Bart | 1811 | BEL | =17N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1832 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Kleykens, Benny | 1864 | BEL | −6N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1075 | -19.2 |
| 22 | Hendriks, Pieter | 1731 | BEL | −7B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 989 | -16.8 |
| 23 | Van Landeghem, Gunther | 1650 | BEL | −1N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1129 | -3.2 |
| 24 | Dreezen, Thomas | 1708 | BEL | −8B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1124 | -8.8 |
| 25 | Dillen, Alain | 1710 | BEL | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1161 | -3.8 |
| 26 | Witters, Michael | 1778 | BEL | −10N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | -7.8 |
| 27 | Bes, Nikolaas | 1828 | BEL | −2N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1052 | -9.4 |
| 28 | Sips, Arno | 1618 | BEL | −5N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1174 | -4.4 |
| 29 | De Boel, Joren | 1774 | BEL | −9N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1036 | -8.2 |
| 30 | Torfs, Gert | 1725 | BEL | −3B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 994 | -8.0 |
| 31 | Cakmak, Bulut Cem | 0 | TUR | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1264 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Slagter, MaximBEL+19.21.0 pts · #6
- 2Verlinden, AlexanderBEL+16.41.0 pts · #9
- 3Braspenning, RudiBEL+9.41.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Kleykens, BennyBEL-19.20.0 pts · #21
- 2Hendriks, PieterBEL-16.80.0 pts · #22
- 3Mareels Dutry, JasperBEL-12.00.5 pts · #14