Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 5
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30 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 20 Feb 2026 in Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1962, and top seed was Steven Geirnaert (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2392).
Herman Brugghemans (🇧🇪 BEL, 1832) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Yoma Cohen (1.0) and Steven Geirnaert (1.0).
Location
🇧🇪Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium
Dates
20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×29
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brugghemans, Herman | 1832 | BEL | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2499 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Cohen, Yoma | 0 | BEL | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Geirnaert, StevenIM | 2392 | BEL | +25N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2802 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Boeckx, Ben | 1789 | BEL | +20B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2468 | +6.4 |
| 5 | Ruesche, Tim | 1924 | BEL | +26B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2574 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Hoffmann, Ruben | 1941 | BEL | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2486 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Verlinden, Alexander | 1836 | BEL | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2613 | +16.8 |
| 8 | Van Hecke, Jeroen | 1856 | BEL | +19B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2615 | +8.6 |
| 9 | Engelen, Joseph | 1963 | BEL | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2654 | +7.0 |
| 10 | Tuerlinckx, Ben | 2115 | BEL | +23N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2641 | +3.4 |
| 11 | Van Bunderen, Gert | 1866 | BEL | +24B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2451 | +4.6 |
| 12 | Lagaras, Stylianos | 0 | GRE | +21N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2392 | +1.8 |
| 13 | Verachtert, Barend | 1691 | BEL | =16N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1692 | +0.2 |
| 14 | De Bie, Yannick | 1676 | BEL | =15N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1732 | +1.8 |
| 15 | Hendriks, Pieter | 1731 | BEL | =14B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1668 | -1.8 |
| 16 | Chhawchharia, Avish | 1711 | BEL | =13B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1688 | -0.2 |
| 17 | Zagats, Linards | 1608 | BEL | =18N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1726 | +6.4 |
| 18 | Torfs, Gert | 1725 | BEL | =17B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1609 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Bes, Nikolaas | 1828 | BEL | −8N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1064 | -8.6 |
| 20 | Van Landeghem, Gunther | 1650 | BEL | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1000 | -6.4 |
| 21 | Laeremans, Domien | 1604 | BEL | −12B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1176 | -3.6 |
| 22 | Sijben, Len | 1686 | BEL | −6B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1151 | -3.6 |
| 23 | Verduyckt, Johan | 1843 | BEL | −10B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1318 | -3.4 |
| 24 | De Vooght, Jamie | 1670 | BEL | −11N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1058 | -9.2 |
| 25 | Kleykens, Benny | 1864 | BEL | −3B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1456 | -3.2 |
| 26 | Staes, Jan | 1765 | BEL | −5N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1119 | -6.2 |
| 27 | Peeters, Bart | 1811 | BEL | −7N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1068 | -8.4 |
| 28 | Dreezen, Thomas | 1708 | BEL | −1B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1040 | -12.4 |
| 29 | Braspenning, Rudi | 1852 | BEL | −9N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1164 | -7.0 |
| 30 | Verbist, Michael | 0 | BEL | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1135 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Verlinden, AlexanderBEL+16.81.0 pts · #7
- 2Ruesche, TimBEL+12.41.0 pts · #5
- 3Van Hecke, JeroenBEL+8.61.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Dreezen, ThomasBEL-12.40.0 pts · #28
- 2De Vooght, JamieBEL-9.20.0 pts · #24
- 3Bes, NikolaasBEL-8.60.0 pts · #19