Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 4 Ronde 4
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18 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 13 Feb 2026 in Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1717, and top seed was Chris Maes (🇧🇪 BEL, 1877).
Johan Verachtert (🇧🇪 BEL, 1870) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Jasper Smessaert (1.0) and Chris Maes (1.0). Verachtert won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Bruno Beels (1452) beat Steven Lippens (1772), a +320-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium
Dates
13 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×17
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verachtert, Johan | 1870 | BEL | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2433 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Smessaert, Jasper | 0 | BEL | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1699 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Maes, Chris | 1877 | BEL | +16B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2430 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Beels, Bruno | 1452 | BEL | +17B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2583 | +35.2 |
| 5 | Talpyha, Matsvei | 0 | BEL | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vinckens, Edward | 1693 | BEL | +13B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2519 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Van Vosselen, Cedric | 1522 | BEL | +15N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2356 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Windey, Raf | 0 | BEL | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kersten, Paul | 0 | NED | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2490 | +4.6 |
| 10 | Hooyberghs, Benny | 1626 | BEL | =11N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1712 | +2.0 |
| 11 | Kok, Dimitri | 1671 | BEL | =10B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1638 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Van Broeck, Walter | 0 | BEL | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vandeweyer, Sigri | 1719 | BEL | −6N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 887 | -10.8 |
| 14 | Van Der Meulen, Maarten | 1621 | BEL | −1N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1075 | -4.0 |
| 15 | Moeyersons, Koenraad | 1558 | BEL | −7B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 768 | -9.6 |
| 16 | Trevisan, Giovanni | 1630 | BEL | −3N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1072 | -4.0 |
| 17 | Lippens, Steven | 1772 | BEL | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 644 | -35.2 |
| 18 | Guldentops, Pierre | 1686 | BEL | −9B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1102 | -4.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Beels, BrunoBEL+35.21.0 pts · #4
- 2Vinckens, EdwardBEL+21.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Van Vosselen, CedricBEL+19.21.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Lippens, StevenBEL-35.20.0 pts · #17
- 2Vandeweyer, SigriBEL-10.80.0 pts · #13
- 3Moeyersons, KoenraadBEL-9.60.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R1+320 Elo gap