7eme Memorial Rene Vannerom 2026 Ronde 8
Open SwissStandard
26 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Bruxelles, Belgium. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1947, and top seed was Fabrice Wantiez (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2182).
Jeno Dr. Czuczai (🇭🇺 HUN, CM, 1935) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Fabrice Wantiez (1.0) and Raul Alvarez Barrera (1.0). Czuczai won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Etienne Cornil (1902) beat Khoi Nguyen (2075), a +173-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Bruxelles, Belgium
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×25
🇭🇺Hungary×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czuczai, Jeno Dr.CM | 1935 | HUN | +23N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2703 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Wantiez, FabriceFM | 2182 | BEL | +17N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2582 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Alvarez Barrera, Raul | 1570 | BEL | +25B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2265 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Jangra, Aarav | 0 | BEL | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sarkisian, ArmanCM | 2150 | BEL | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2585 | +2.0 |
| 6 | Jardemaliyev, Alisher | 1788 | BEL | +18B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2687 | +25.2 |
| 7 | Thierens, Christian | 1802 | BEL | +22B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2570 | +9.2 |
| 8 | Kasumov, Namik | 1737 | BEL | +24N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2439 | +7.4 |
| 9 | Castiau, Julien | 1564 | BEL | +19B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2252 | +7.0 |
| 10 | Cornil, Etienne | 1902 | BEL | +15B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2875 | +14.6 |
| 11 | Lopez, Raphael | 1675 | BEL | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2596 | +13.2 |
| 12 | Bhanushali, Hiyaan Deepak | 0 | BEL | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vereecken, Alexandre | 1754 | BEL | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2642 | +24.8 |
| 14 | Gallez, Jean-Pierre | 0 | BEL | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nguyen, Khoi | 2075 | BEL | −10N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1102 | -29.2 |
| 16 | Vandeputte, Thomas | 1842 | BEL | −13B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 954 | -12.4 |
| 17 | Vyborov, Ruslan | 1720 | BEL | −2B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1320 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Prieels, Jan-Hein | 1887 | BEL | −6N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 989 | -25.2 |
| 19 | Berghmans, Pascal | 1452 | BEL | −9N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 763 | -7.0 |
| 20 | Sola, Alessandro | 1786 | BEL | −5B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1350 | -2.0 |
| 21 | Gravidez, Tagumpay | 1796 | BEL | −11N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 875 | -13.2 |
| 22 | Vrancx, Laurent | 1770 | BEL | −7N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1002 | -18.4 |
| 23 | Vasile-Bonciog, Cristian | 1903 | BEL | −1B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1135 | -9.2 |
| 24 | Nguyen, Tri Khoi | 1639 | BEL | −8B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 937 | -7.4 |
| 25 | Di Mariano, Giovanni | 1466 | BEL | −3N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 762 | -14.8 |
| 26 | Maho-Tomala, Anaelle | 0 | BEL | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jardemaliyev, AlisherBEL+25.21.0 pts · #6
- 2Vereecken, AlexandreBEL+24.81.0 pts · #13
- 3Cornil, EtienneBEL+14.61.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Nguyen, KhoiBEL-29.20.0 pts · #15
- 2Prieels, Jan-HeinBEL-25.20.0 pts · #18
- 3Vrancx, LaurentBEL-18.40.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R1+173 Elo gap
- R1+121 Elo gap