Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 5 Ronde 8
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 20 Mar 2026 in Various places in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. Top 10 Elo average was 1486, and top seed was Kevin Smeyers (🇧🇪 BEL, 1829).
Jozef Van Esbroeck (🇧🇪 BEL, 1574) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Luc Jacobs (1.0) and Erik Laporte (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jozef Van Esbroeck (1574) beat Kevin Smeyers (1829), a +255-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×9
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Esbroeck, Jozef | 1574 | BEL | +6N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2637 | +16.6 |
| 2 | Jacobs, Luc | 1719 | BEL | +5N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2390 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Laporte, Erik | 1714 | BEL | +7B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2414 | +7.6 |
| 4 | Jacobs, Paul | 1730 | BEL | +8N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2398 | +6.0 |
| 5 | Van Heucke, Marc | 1590 | BEL | −2B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 919 | -6.6 |
| 6 | Smeyers, Kevin | 1829 | BEL | −1B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 769 | -33.2 |
| 7 | Sips, Arno | 1618 | BEL | −3N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 903 | -15.2 |
| 8 | De Vriendt, Gilbert | 1601 | BEL | −4B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 946 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Marien, Seppe | 0 | BEL | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van Esbroeck, JozefBEL+16.61.0 pts · #1
- 2Jacobs, LucBEL+13.21.0 pts · #2
- 3Laporte, ErikBEL+7.61.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Smeyers, KevinBEL-33.20.0 pts · #7
- 2Sips, ArnoBEL-15.20.0 pts · #8
- 3Van Heucke, MarcBEL-6.60.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+255 Elo gap