7eme Memorial Rene Vannerom 2026 Rondes 1-3
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54 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Bruxelles, Belgium. 2 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was Arman Sarkisian (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2207).
Arman Sarkisian (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2207) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Khoi Nguyen (3.0) and Raul Alvarez Barrera (3.0). Sarkisian shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ruslan Vyborov (1718) beat Florian Wyngaerden (1975), a +257-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Bruxelles, Belgium
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×44
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇲🇦Morocco×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
18
6
3
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/3. Sarkisian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Khoi Nguyen 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Arman Sarkisian 3 wins (R1–R3)Raul Alvarez Barrera 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Khoi Nguyen | * | — | — | — |
| 2CMArman Sarkisian | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Raul Alvarez Barrera | — | — | * | — |
| 4Etienne Cornil | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarkisian, ArmanCM | 2207 | BEL | +22B | +17N | +5B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2638 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Nguyen, Khoi | 2074 | BEL | +44N | +16B | +4N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2505 | +11.4 |
| 3 | Alvarez Barrera, Raul | 1546 | BEL | +6B | +39N | +21B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2298 | +17.4 |
| 4 | Vereecken, Alexandre | 1670 | BEL | +42B | +7N | −2B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2065 | +57.6 |
| 5 | Cornil, Etienne | 1899 | BEL | +46B | +19N | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2016 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Taormina, Patrizio | 1452 | BEL | −3N | +48B | +25B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1482 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Vasile-Bonciog, Cristian | 1894 | BEL | +40N | −4B | +23N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1795 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Andreoli, Giorgio | 2038 | ITA | +12B | F | +16N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2521 | +5.4 |
| 9 | Vandeputte, Thomas | 1833 | BEL | +41B | F | +18N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2446 | +10.2 |
| 10 | Ganguly, Aayush | 1966 | BEL | F | +40B | +24N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2470 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Hernandez Morales, Adriel | 1891 | ESP | +43B | +20N | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2440 | +15.2 |
| 12 | Mechkor, Mohamed | 1723 | BEL | −8N | +45B | =35N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1823 | +6.6 |
| 13 | Carlier, Stephane | 0 | BEL | +35B | F | =14N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1900 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bertram, Johannes | 1938 | GER | F | +41N | =13B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2460 | +3.4 |
| 15 | Castiau, Julien | 1565 | BEL | =36N | F | +39B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1457 | -3.0 |
| 16 | Vyborov, Ruslan | 1718 | BEL | +52B | −2N | −8B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1904 | +23.2 |
| 17 | Bertrand, Abel | 1800 | BEL | +24N | −1B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1920 | +4.2 |
| 18 | Douxchamps, Brice | 1632 | BEL | −19B | +27N | −9B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1686 | +8.0 |
| 19 | Kasumov, Namik | 1759 | BEL | +18N | −5B | −20B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1583 | -14.0 |
| 20 | Ion, Marcel-Trestieni | 1604 | BEL | F | −11B | +19N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1825 | +22.8 |
| 21 | Koninckx, Eric | 1544 | BEL | F | +47B | −3N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1476 | -3.6 |
| 22 | Vrancx, Laurent | 1759 | BEL | −1N | F | +41B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1910 | +11.2 |
| 23 | Palazoski, Elvir | 1639 | BEL | +50N | −26B | −7B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1775 | +8.0 |
| 24 | Nguyen, Tri Khoi | 1640 | BEL | −17B | +42N | −10B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1749 | +7.2 |
| 25 | Mc Hale, Andre | 1419 | BEL | F | +51B | −6N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 652 | -18.0 |
| 26 | Barbier, Wim | 2053 | BEL | F | +23N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2453 | +1.6 |
| 27 | Criquillion, Guillaume | 1842 | BEL | F | −18B | +40N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1666 | -9.2 |
| 28 | Deside, Anthony | 0 | BEL | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Caufriez, Olivier | 1817 | BEL | F | F | +43B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2484 | +6.4 |
| 30 | Jardemaliyev, Alisher | 1753 | BEL | F | F | +42B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2656 | +25.6 |
| 31 | Czuczai, Jeno Dr.CM | 1940 | HUN | F | +43N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2484 | +3.8 |
| 32 | Lauwers, Francois | 1505 | BEL | +47N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2207 | +7.4 |
| 33 | Sola, Alessandro | 1780 | BEL | F | F | +45N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2409 | +5.4 |
| 34 | Paquereau-Gaboreau, Tanguy | 1813 | FRA | +49B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2441 | +5.4 |
| 35 | Chung Choong Lon, Marc | 1820 | BEL | −13N | F | =12B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1723 | -2.6 |
| 36 | Stockelynck, Alexander | 1457 | BEL | =15B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1565 | +6.0 |
| 37 | Berghmans, Pascal | 1448 | BEL | F | F | =38N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1578 | +3.6 |
| 38 | Simonet, Jacques | 1579 | BEL | F | F | =37B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1448 | -7.2 |
| 39 | Maho-Tomala, Anaelle | 0 | BEL | F | −3B | −15N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Marchand, Pierre | 1699 | BEL | −7B | −10N | −27B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1101 | -29.6 |
| 41 | Gonzalez Alvarez, Thomas | 1660 | BEL | −9N | −14B | −22N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1043 | -16.0 |
| 42 | Thierens, Christian | 1856 | BEL | −4N | −24B | −30N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 888 | -43.2 |
| 43 | Lopez, Raphael | 1684 | BEL | −11N | −31B | −29N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1083 | -14.8 |
| 44 | Focant, Bastien | 1723 | BEL | −2B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1274 | -4.4 |
| 45 | Saubry, Mohamed Ismail | 1612 | BEL | F | −12N | −33B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 952 | -24.4 |
| 46 | Brunet, David | 1707 | BEL | −5N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1099 | -5.0 |
| 47 | Gallez, Jean-Pierre | 1407 | BEL | −32B | −21N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 725 | -27.6 |
| 48 | FIDE 548007781 | 0 | — | F | −6N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 49 | ALLAMAAKCHAOUI AYOUB | 1641 | MAR | −34N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | -5.4 |
| 50 | Jassem, Philippe | 1768 | BEL | −23B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 839 | -13.4 |
| 51 | FIDE 548008451 | 0 | — | F | −25N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Wyngaerden, Florian | 1975 | BEL | −16N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 918 | -32.8 |
| 53 | FIDE 548004006 | 0 | — | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 548001775 | 0 | — | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vereecken, AlexandreBEL+57.62.0 pts · #9
- 2Jardemaliyev, AlisherBEL+25.61.0 pts · #24
- 3Vyborov, RuslanBEL+23.21.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Thierens, ChristianBEL-43.20.0 pts · #41
- 2Wyngaerden, FlorianBEL-32.80.0 pts · #51
- 3Marchand, PierreBEL-29.60.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R1+257 Elo gap
- R2+224 Elo gap
- R2+216 Elo gap