Championnat de Namur Open 2026 Rondes 3-4
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30 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 27 Mar 2026 in Namur, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1702, and top seed was Damien Andre (🇧🇪 BEL, 1969).
Thomas Van Brussel (🇧🇪 BEL, 1780) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Roland Mariavelle (2.0) and Alessio Restivo (2.0). Van Brussel shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Francois Squelart (1482) beat Philippe Descamps (1625), a +143-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Namur, Belgium
Dates
13 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×25
🇵🇸Palestine×2
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Brussel, Thomas | 1780 | BEL | +8B | +7N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2385 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Mariavelle, Roland | 1589 | BEL | +6B | +19N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2497 | +25.8 |
| 3 | Restivo, Alessio | 1596 | BEL | +20N | +5B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2282 | +6.8 |
| 4 | Herbinaux, Gaetan | 0 | BEL | +19B | +?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Squelart, Francois | 1482 | BEL | +10B | −3N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1611 | +14.0 |
| 6 | Barbier, Francois | 1686 | BEL | −2N | +9B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 789 | -12.6 |
| 7 | Joachim, Cyril | 0 | BEL | +?N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Moury, Baptiste | 1580 | BEL | −1N | +26B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 979 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Delree, Alain | 0 | BEL | +?B | −6N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Descamps, Philippe | 1625 | BEL | −5N | +24B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 682 | -27.6 |
| 11 | Kuts, Ivan | 1563 | BEL | +25B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2479 | +26.4 |
| 12 | Deman, Joey | 0 | BEL | +?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Braet, Thierry | 1612 | BEL | +23N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2311 | +7.2 |
| 14 | Daher, Mahmoud | 1714 | PLE | F | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2448 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Andre, Damien | 1969 | BEL | +21B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2369 | +1.6 |
| 16 | Daher, Mustafa | 1550 | PLE | F | +21N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2275 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Herbinaux, Daniel | 0 | BEL | −?N | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 548002682 | 0 | — | +28B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Maloteau, Pierre | 1707 | BEL | −4N | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 789 | -26.4 |
| 20 | Micheau, Marius | 0 | BEL | −3B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Moumni, Sabri | 1475 | BEL | −15N | −16B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 913 | -9.6 |
| 22 | Lejeune, Samuel | 1649 | BEL | F | −14B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 914 | -8.2 |
| 23 | Kuts, Olena | 1511 | BEL | −13B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 812 | -14.4 |
| 24 | Themans, Marc | 0 | BEL | −?B | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Timmermans, Christine | 1679 | BEL | −11N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 763 | -26.4 |
| 26 | Hecquet, Manoa | 0 | BEL | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Pellegrini, Jeremy | 0 | BEL | −?B | −17N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1006 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 548002690 | 0 | — | −18N | −?B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 548010405 | 0 | — | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 30 | De Villa De Castillo, Francois | 0 | BEL | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kuts, IvanBEL+26.41.0 pts · #3
- 2Mariavelle, RolandBEL+25.82.0 pts · #1
- 3Daher, MahmoudPLE+16.41.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Descamps, PhilippeBEL-27.61.0 pts · #26
- 2Maloteau, PierreBEL-26.40.0 pts · #15
- 3Timmermans, ChristineBEL-26.40.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R1+143 Elo gap
- R2+118 Elo gap
- R1+116 Elo gap