Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U16

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65 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Blankenberge, Belgium. Top 10 Elo average was 2016, and top seed was Ambroise Morard (🇧🇪 BEL, 2128).

Fausto Battistelli (🇧🇪 BEL, 2113) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sami Lazrak (7.0) and Danail Jurgen Sergooris (6.5). Battistelli shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Clement Lebec (1564) beat Maarin Meert (1914), a +350-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Blankenberge, Belgium

Dates

16 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪Ambroise Morard2128

Avg top 10

2,016

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×62

Top 3

🥇
Fausto Battistelli
🇧🇪BEL·2113
7.5pts·2116perf+8.4
🥈
Sami Lazrak
🇧🇪BEL·2056
7.0pts·1989perf-18.0
🥉
Danail Jurgen Sergooris
🇧🇪BEL·2017
6.5pts·2041perf+17.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Fausto Battistelli led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Battistelli7.5Lazrak7Roelandt6.5Dhooge6.5Sergooris6.5Pereira Garza6.5

R9 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb

Fausto Battistelli takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Fausto Battistelli 3 wins (R4–R6)Sami Lazrak 3 wins (R7–R9)Jesse Roelandt 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Fausto Battistelli	*	—	1	—
2Sami Lazrak	—	*	—	—
3Jesse Roelandt	0	—	*	1
4Servaas Dhooge	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Battistelli, Fausto	2113	BEL	+35N	+39B	−6N	+21B	+11N	+30B	=5N	+3B	+4N	7.5	46.0	50.0	40.25	2116	+8.4
2	Lazrak, Sami	2056	BEL	+32B	−14N	+22B	+24N	=20B	=9N	+17B	+5B	+8N	7.0	44.5	49.0	38.00	1989	-18.0
3	Sergooris, Danail Jurgen	2017	BEL	+25B	+34N	=15B	+9N	=4B	+6B	=7N	−1N	+13B	6.5	49.0	53.5	36.75	2041	+17.6
4	Roelandt, Jesse	1954	BEL	=33N	+42B	+19N	+10B	=3N	+8B	=13N	+7B	−1B	6.5	48.0	52.0	36.25	2075	+62.4
5	Ganguly, Aayush	1975	BEL	+26N	=21B	+20B	+15N	+12B	=7N	=1B	−2N	+14B	6.5	47.5	52.5	36.00	2052	+42.4
6	Pereira Garza, Cecilia	1896	BEL	+30N	+24B	+1B	+16N	−7B	−3N	=14B	+15N	+12B	6.5	47.5	52.0	36.25	2053	+77.6
7	Dhooge, Servaas	2063	BEL	+28N	+52B	=18N	+13B	+6N	=5B	=3B	−4N	+16N	6.5	47.5	51.0	35.25	2044	-1.2
8	Ahn, Maximilian	1916	BEL	+44B	−20N	+51B	+29N	+14B	−4N	+9B	+11N	−2B	6.0	45.0	48.5	30.00	1914	+2.4
9	Declerck, Adriaan	1805	BEL	+38N	+40B	=10N	−3B	+21N	=2B	−8N	+42B	+27N	6.0	44.0	48.0	29.00	1959	+72.8
10	Morard, Ambroise	2128	BEL	+51B	+17N	=9B	−4N	+50B	=12N	=15B	=13B	+21N	6.0	43.0	46.5	28.75	1947	-64.0
11	Pham Kieu, Khanh	1769	BEL	+56B	−12N	+44B	+45N	−1B	+46N	+20B	−8B	+22N	6.0	41.0	44.0	25.00	1833	+22.8
12	Katumwa, Iko	2023	BEL	+31N	+11B	=13N	+18B	−5N	=10B	+30N	=16B	−6N	5.5	46.0	50.5	29.00	1933	-32.4
13	Vanhooren, Julien	1828	BEL	+54B	+29N	=12B	−7N	+25B	+20N	=4B	=10N	−3N	5.5	46.0	49.5	27.50	1955	+52.0
14	Beckers, Seth	1773	BEL	+64N	+2B	−16N	+40B	−8N	+31B	=6N	+18B	−5N	5.5	45.5	47.0	25.75	1919	+62.4
15	Beaufays, Arthur	1804	BEL	+43N	+59B	=3N	−5B	=23N	+40B	=10N	−6B	+31N	5.5	43.0	45.0	23.25	1862	+27.6
16	Meert, Maarin	1914	BEL	+46B	+50N	+14B	−6B	−30N	+22N	+26B	=12N	−7B	5.5	42.5	46.0	25.75	1822	-30.4
17	Martens, Rune	1768	BEL	+47N	−10B	+28N	=23B	=26B	+32N	−2N	=31B	+30N	5.5	41.5	45.5	25.25	1801	+16.0
18	Chorosinski, Daniel	1886	BEL	+37B	+27N	=7B	−12N	=32B	=23N	+50B	−14N	+39B	5.5	40.5	44.0	25.00	1866	-5.6
19	Baugnet, Sacha	1805	BEL	+45B	=22N	−4B	−25N	=58B	+49N	=23B	+50N	+32B	5.5	37.5	40.0	22.25	1752	-13.2
20	Pardoen, Oscar	1744	BEL	+65N	+8B	−5N	+31B	=2N	−13B	−11N	+36B	=23N	5.0	45.0	45.5	21.50	1809	+25.2
21	Orban, Jasper	1760	BEL	+53B	=5N	+41B	−1N	−9B	+38N	=22B	+28N	−10B	5.0	44.5	48.0	22.75	1851	+28.4
22	Collas, Nox	0	BEL	+23N	=19B	−2N	+35B	+52N	−16B	=21N	+40B	−11B	5.0	42.5	46.0	22.25	1820	0.0
23	Defour, Eline	1743	BEL	−22B	+49N	+37B	=17N	=15B	=18B	=19N	=32N	=20B	5.0	41.0	45.0	24.25	1803	+23.6
24	Decraene, Lotus	1724	BEL	+55B	−6N	+46B	−2B	+28N	−26N	=25B	=34N	+41B	5.0	41.0	44.0	20.75	1761	+13.2
25	Defossez, Jean	1645	BEL	−3N	+47B	=52N	+19B	−13N	=39B	=24N	=30B	+42N	5.0	39.0	42.5	22.00	1779	+60.4
26	Fonteyn, Francois	1642	BEL	−5B	+55N	=50B	+39B	=17N	+24B	−16N	−27N	+46B	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.50	1775	+53.2
27	Pierloot, Joran	1742	BEL	+60N	−18B	−30N	=43B	=36N	+45B	+33N	+26B	−9B	5.0	38.0	39.5	19.25	1616	-50.0
28	Van De Perre, Ides	1638	BEL	−7B	+56N	−17B	+48N	−24B	+55N	+41B	−21B	+40N	5.0	37.0	40.0	18.00	1681	+10.0
29	Abramenko, Aleksei	1721	BEL	+57N	−13B	+59N	−8B	−31N	+43B	+37N	+39B	F	5.0	33.0	33.0	17.00	1704	-3.6
30	Lebec, Clement	1564	BEL	−6B	+48N	+27B	+41N	+16B	−1N	−12B	=25N	−17B	4.5	44.5	48.5	21.00	1795	+85.2
31	Boitte, Julien	1660	BEL	−12B	+53N	+34B	−20N	+29B	−14N	+38B	=17N	−15B	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.25	1714	+18.8
32	Pardoen, Theodore	1662	BEL	−2N	+43B	=39N	+36B	=18N	−17B	+52N	=23B	−19N	4.5	41.0	44.5	19.25	1753	+40.0
33	Dossin Braun, Dayan	1595	BEL	=4B	−41N	+38B	−50N	+57B	=34N	−27B	+51N	=45B	4.5	35.5	38.0	18.00	1660	+22.0
34	Steeno, Matz	1766	BEL	+62N	−3B	−31N	=54B	=43N	=33B	+57N	=24B	=37N	4.5	35.0	36.5	14.75	1546	-68.4
35	Konidakis, Nicolas	1674	BEL	−1B	+58N	=57B	−22N	−38B	+54N	+48B	−41N	+53B	4.5	34.5	37.0	14.75	991	-45.2
36	Verstraete, Lars	1527	BEL	=41B	−51N	+63B	−32N	=27B	=48N	+49B	−20N	+50B	4.5	33.5	35.0	15.50	1601	+20.4
37	Van Ewijk, Abel	1601	BEL	−18N	+65B	−23N	+59B	+51B	−50N	−29B	+44N	=34B	4.5	33.0	33.5	12.25	1622	+4.8
38	Moreau, Lucas	1461	BEL	−9B	=63N	−33N	+65B	+35N	−21B	−31N	+61B	+52N	4.5	31.0	31.5	10.75	1587	+32.0
39	Stes, Stella	1793	BEL	+49B	−1N	=32B	−26N	+45B	=25N	+51B	−29N	−18N	4.0	40.5	44.0	16.25	1645	-66.4
40	Verhagen, Rinus	1707	BEL	+48B	−9N	+54B	−14N	+44B	−15N	+46B	−22N	−28B	4.0	39.0	42.5	15.50	1577	-42.4
41	Thiry, Victor	1838	BEL	=36N	+33B	−21N	−30B	+54N	=52B	−28N	+35B	−24N	4.0	36.5	40.0	16.50	1569	-113.6
42	Mourlon Beernaert, Maxime	1717	BEL	+63B	−4N	−45B	+49N	−46B	+58N	+44B	−9N	−25B	4.0	36.0	37.5	12.00	1408	-91.6
43	Muylaert, Max	1427	BEL	−15B	−32N	+53B	=27N	=34B	−29N	=55B	+58N	=51B	4.0	34.5	37.0	14.00	1539	+24.8
44	Di Mattia, Luca	1585	BEL	−8N	+64B	−11N	+56B	−40N	+47B	−42N	−37B	+55N	4.0	34.5	36.0	11.50	1414	-49.6
45	Coorevits, Victor	1487	BEL	−19N	+60B	+42N	−11B	−39N	−27N	+62B	=52B	=33N	4.0	34.0	35.5	11.00	1584	+24.4
46	Degrave, Corentin	1605	BEL	−16N	+62B	−24N	+60B	+42N	−11B	−40N	+59B	−26N	4.0	33.0	34.5	9.00	1473	-36.8
47	Vanherck, Adinda	1412	BEL	−17B	−25N	+55B	−51N	+61B	−44N	=53B	=48N	+56B	4.0	31.5	33.0	11.25	873	-30.0
48	D`hondt, Elias	0	BEL	−40N	−30B	+64N	−28B	+65N	=36B	−35N	=47B	+61N	4.0	29.5	30.0	7.75	1312	0.0
49	Adams, Erwan	0	BEL	−39N	−23B	+62N	−42B	+60N	−19B	−36N	+63B	+59N	4.0	28.0	29.5	6.50	917	0.0
50	Plomp, Luka	1675	BEL	+61N	−16B	=26N	+33B	−10N	+37B	−18N	−19B	−36N	3.5	41.0	42.5	13.00	1615	-31.6
51	De Lameilleure, Remi	1695	BEL	−10N	+36B	−8N	+47B	−37N	+59B	−39N	−33B	=43N	3.5	37.5	39.5	12.50	1530	-73.2
52	De Witte, Rube	1773	BEL	+58B	−7N	=25B	+57N	−22B	=41N	−32B	=45N	−38B	3.5	36.0	38.5	11.50	1501	-83.6
53	De Smet, Alexander	0	BEL	−21N	−31B	−43N	+64B	−59N	+65B	=47N	+57B	−35N	3.5	28.0	28.5	6.50	1221	0.0
54	Depauw, Thibo	0	BEL	−13N	+61B	−40N	=34N	−41B	−35B	−59N	+65B	+60N	3.5	27.5	28.0	5.75	1397	0.0
55	Van Roy, Hadrien	0	BEL	−24N	−26B	−47N	+62B	+56N	−28B	=43N	=60B	−44B	3.0	31.5	33.0	7.25	1171	0.0
56	FIDE 294926	0	—	−11N	−28B	+61N	−44N	−55B	−57B	+63N	+62B	−47N	3.0	27.5	29.0	4.50	801	0.0
57	Naumova, Valeria	0	BEL	−29B	F	=35N	−52B	−33N	+56N	−34B	−53N	+58B	2.5	31.0	31.0	7.75	1340	0.0
58	Van Den Eeckhout, Kamiel	0	BEL	−52N	−35B	=65N	+63B	=19N	−42B	=61N	−43B	−57N	2.5	27.0	27.5	5.25	1314	0.0
59	Hecquet, Manoa	0	BEL	F	−15N	−29B	−37N	+53B	−51N	+54B	−46N	−49B	2.0	33.5	33.5	7.00	885	0.0
60	Hurynowicz, Lila	0	BEL	−27B	−45N	F	−46N	−49B	−62N	+64B	=55N	−54B	1.5	26.5	26.5	3.00	813	0.0
61	FIDE 282375	0	—	−50B	−54N	−56B	F	−47N	+64N	=58B	−38N	−48B	1.5	26.5	26.5	2.75	716	0.0
62	Adam, Lea	0	BEL	−34B	−46N	−49B	−55N	F	+60B	−45N	−56N	=64B	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.25	821	0.0
63	Van Bossche, Daan	0	BEL	−42N	=38B	−36N	−58N	−64B	F	−56B	−49N	+65N	1.5	24.5	24.5	2.75	1295	0.0
64	FIDE 298352	0	—	−14B	−44N	−48B	−53N	+63N	−61B	−60N	F	=62N	1.5	23.0	23.0	2.25	879	0.0
65	Morel, Gabriel	0	BEL	−20B	−37N	=58B	−38N	−48B	−53N	F	−54N	−63B	0.5	29.0	29.0	1.25	802	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lebec, ClementBEL
+85.2
4.5 pts · #28
2Pereira Garza, CeciliaBEL
+77.6
6.5 pts · #5
3Declerck, AdriaanBEL
+72.8
6.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Thiry, VictorBEL
-113.6
4.0 pts · #32
2Mourlon Beernaert, MaximeBEL
-91.6
4.0 pts · #47
3De Witte, RubeBEL
-83.6
3.5 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R5+350 Elo gap
Lebec, Clement1564 beat Meert, Maarin1914
R9+312 Elo gap
Moreau, Lucas1461 beat De Witte, Rube1773
R2+283 Elo gap
Beckers, Seth1773 beat Lazrak, Sami2056