Championnat de Namur Open 2026 Rondes 7-8
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22 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Namur, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Gaetan Herbinaux (🇧🇪 BEL, 2018).
Samuel Lejeune (🇧🇪 BEL, 1651) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Mustafa Daher (1.5) and Mahmoud Daher (1.5). Lejeune clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Francois Barbier (1645) beat Gaetan Herbinaux (2018), a +373-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Namur, Belgium
Dates
22 May 2026 → 29 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×19
🇵🇸Palestine×2
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lejeune, Samuel | 1651 | BEL | +16N | +6N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2449 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Daher, Mustafa | 1573 | PLE | =3N | +16B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1893 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Daher, Mahmoud | 1748 | PLE | =2B | +17B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1989 | +24.0 |
| 4 | Pellegrini, Jeremy | 1725 | BEL | =15B | +8N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1728 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Herbinaux, Daniel | 0 | BEL | =?N | +7B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Barbier, Francois | 1645 | BEL | +17N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1835 | +8.2 |
| 7 | Squelart, Francois | 1464 | BEL | +20B | −5N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2245 | +18.8 |
| 8 | Descamps, Philippe | 1585 | BEL | +18N | −4B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1607 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Maloteau, Pierre | 1681 | BEL | +10B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2662 | +29.6 |
| 10 | Baugnet, Sacha | 1862 | BEL | −9N | +21B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1647 | -22.0 |
| 11 | Restivo, Alessio | 1601 | BEL | F | +15N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2284 | +6.8 |
| 12 | Engelen, Vincent | 1878 | BEL | +19N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2278 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Kuts, Ivan | 1562 | BEL | F | +18B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2288 | +16.0 |
| 14 | Villers, Yves | 0 | BEL | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 933 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Moumni, Sabri | 1484 | BEL | =4N | −11B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1470 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Moury, Baptiste | 1652 | BEL | −1B | −2N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 812 | -44.4 |
| 17 | Herbinaux, Gaetan | 2018 | BEL | −6B | −3N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 897 | -69.2 |
| 18 | Delvenne, Raymond | 1488 | BEL | −8B | −13N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 774 | -30.8 |
| 19 | Carbonell, Manu | 1410 | BEL | −12B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Randour, Gaspard | 1445 | BEL | −7N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 664 | -18.8 |
| 21 | Mariavelle, Roland | 1612 | BEL | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1062 | -3.8 |
| 22 | FIDE 548002682 | 0 | — | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Daher, MustafaPLE+33.61.5 pts · #2
- 2Maloteau, PierreBEL+29.61.0 pts · #11
- 3Daher, MahmoudPLE+24.01.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Herbinaux, GaetanBEL-69.20.0 pts · #21
- 2Moury, BaptisteBEL-44.40.0 pts · #17
- 3Delvenne, RaymondBEL-30.80.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R1+373 Elo gap
- R2+270 Elo gap
- R1+181 Elo gap