Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U12

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67 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Blankenberge, Belgium. Top 10 Elo average was 1728, and top seed was Jonathan Van Heinsbergen (🇧🇪 BEL, 1849).

Basiel Verbeke (🇧🇪 BEL, 1842) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Timur Klimenko (7.5) and Tristan Verhagen (7.0). Verbeke shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Siebe Gabriels (1437) beat Lennert Ooms (1665), a +228-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

🇧🇪Jonathan Van Heinsbergen1849

Avg top 10

1,728

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×50

Top 3

🥇
Basiel Verbeke
🇧🇪BEL·1842
7.5pts·1917perf+32.4
🥈
Timur Klimenko
🇧🇪BEL·1809
7.5pts·1931perf+40.8
🥉
Tristan Verhagen
🇧🇪BEL·1667
7.0pts·1787perf+48.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Verbeke7.5Klimenko7.5Verhagen7Sergooris6.5Van Heinsbergen6.5Lach6.5— ex-leaders:Van Heinsbergenled R6, #8

R6 · LEADER CHANGE19 Feb

Jonathan Van Heinsbergen takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Verbeke takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Basiel Verbeke drew with Timur Klimenko (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Basiel Verbeke	*	½	1	1
2Timur Klimenko	½	*	—	1
3Tristan Verhagen	0	—	*	—
4Emma Sergooris	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Verbeke, Basiel	1842	BEL	+25N	+20B	+3N	+17B	+5N	−4B	+7N	=2N	+11B	7.5	50.0	55.0	44.75	1917	+32.4
2	Klimenko, Timur	1809	BEL	+59B	+24N	=9B	+8N	=10B	+5N	+4N	=1B	+12N	7.5	49.5	52.5	42.75	1931	+40.8
3	Verhagen, Tristan	1667	BEL	+38B	+32N	−1B	+21N	=19B	+6N	=13B	+15N	+8B	7.0	46.0	50.5	37.50	1787	+48.8
4	Van Heinsbergen, Jonathan	1849	BEL	+52B	=18N	+51B	+6N	+11B	+1N	−2B	=12B	=5N	6.5	48.5	52.0	35.75	1796	-15.2
5	Sergooris, Emma	1657	BEL	+65B	+26N	+14B	+9N	−1B	−2B	+40N	+13N	=4B	6.5	48.5	50.5	32.25	1824	+71.2
6	Lach, Delhi	1591	BEL	+58N	=7B	+22N	−4B	+50N	−3B	+33N	+16B	+18N	6.5	43.0	46.0	29.50	1681	+34.4
7	Gabriels, Siebe	1437	BEL	+41B	=6N	+13B	=14N	+15B	+10N	−1B	−11N	+24B	6.0	48.5	52.5	32.75	1731	+102.0
8	Van De Westelaken, Stefan	1549	BEL	+29N	=22B	+49N	−2B	+16B	+32N	=11B	+10N	−3N	6.0	46.5	50.0	30.00	1699	+48.8
9	Laforce, Edward	1662	BEL	+39N	+23B	=2N	−5B	+22N	+18B	−12N	+20B	=14N	6.0	46.0	50.5	31.25	1687	+10.8
10	Ooms, Lennert	1665	BEL	+44N	+16B	+27N	=11B	=2N	−7B	+23N	−8B	+25N	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.25	1633	-10.0
11	Balaji, Adhitya Ram	1705	BEL	+55B	+54N	+15B	=10N	−4N	+17B	=8N	+7B	−1N	6.0	46.0	49.0	29.00	1738	+14.0
12	Taourchi, Malik	1680	BEL	+30N	−21B	+18B	=16N	+26B	+19N	+9B	=4N	−2B	6.0	45.5	50.5	32.00	1710	+12.0
13	Babii, Oriiana	1649	BEL	=31N	+46B	−7N	+49B	+33N	+20B	=3N	−5B	+23N	6.0	43.0	46.5	28.00	1597	-14.4
14	Ion, Marcel-Trestieni	1717	BEL	+53N	+19B	−5N	=7B	−18B	+31N	+36B	+32N	=9B	6.0	42.5	46.0	28.50	1597	-39.2
15	Pierloot, Siebe	1605	BEL	+64B	+33N	−11N	+23B	−7N	+35B	+17N	−3B	=27N	5.5	43.5	46.0	24.50	1606	+0.4
16	Arustamyan, Arthur	1516	BEL	+57B	−10N	+34B	=12B	−8N	+37N	+28B	−6N	+36B	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.50	1528	+2.0
17	Li, Yuanzi	1680	BEL	+60B	+35N	+21B	−1N	+54B	−11N	−15B	=36N	+32B	5.5	40.5	43.5	22.25	1627	-10.4
18	Moury, Baptiste	1567	BEL	+37B	=4B	−12N	+29B	+14N	−9N	=19B	+40N	−6B	5.0	45.5	49.5	25.25	1589	+2.0
19	Kinaupenne, Twan	1525	BEL	+34B	−14N	+43B	+41N	=3N	−12B	=18N	−25B	+42N	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.50	1465	-11.6
20	Meuleman, Simeon	1547	BEL	+56B	−1N	+64B	+40N	=32B	−13N	+21B	−9N	=26B	5.0	41.0	43.5	19.25	1532	-8.8
21	Pu, Yu	1493	BEL	+48B	+12N	−17N	−3B	=42N	+49B	−20N	+50B	=28B	5.0	40.0	43.5	21.50	1551	+17.2
22	Shephard, Isaac	0	BEL	+36B	=8N	−6B	+51N	−9B	=?N	=26B	=35N	+40B	5.0	40.0	40.0	19.75	1522	0.0
23	De Baets, Siebe	1477	BEL	+67B	−9N	+57B	−15N	+38B	+24N	−10B	+41N	−13B	5.0	40.0	40.0	16.50	846	-44.4
24	Deracourt, Kobe	0	BEL	+42N	−2B	+55N	−33B	+44N	−23B	+45N	+34B	−7N	5.0	39.5	42.5	19.50	745	0.0
25	Canor, Gabriel	0	BEL	−1B	=56N	−41B	+52N	=51B	+43N	+29B	+19N	−10B	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.75	1552	0.0
26	Schmitz, Janne	1490	BEL	+47N	−5B	+45N	=50B	−12N	=42B	=22N	+49B	=20N	5.0	38.0	41.5	20.25	1417	-14.4
27	Kapoor, Viaan	1586	BEL	+43B	+40N	−10B	−32N	+37B	−36N	=38B	+51N	=15B	5.0	37.5	41.0	21.00	1389	-52.8
28	Decraene, Eden	1552	BEL	=49N	=50B	−30N	+39B	+29N	=33B	−16N	+42B	=21N	5.0	37.0	40.5	21.75	1418	-29.6
29	Dehoorne, Loic	0	BEL	−8B	+?N	+35B	−18N	−28B	+53B	−25N	+55B	+44N	5.0	36.0	36.0	15.00	1454	0.0
30	Van Der Velpen, Jens	0	BEL	−12B	+48N	+28B	−54N	−35B	−34N	+43B	+63N	+41B	5.0	35.0	38.0	20.00	1378	0.0
31	Callut, Maxime	0	BEL	=13B	−51N	+52B	−37N	+43B	−14B	=?N	+54N	+46B	5.0	34.5	34.5	17.50	1582	0.0
32	Buffo, Ottavio	1495	BEL	+66N	−3B	+42N	+27B	=20N	−8B	+50N	−14B	−17N	4.5	42.0	43.0	16.00	1508	+4.4
33	Uylenbroeck, Paul	1452	BEL	+62B	−15B	+47N	+24N	−13B	=28N	−6B	−38N	+51B	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.00	1277	-28.8
34	Georges, Hugo	0	BEL	−19N	+53B	−16N	−44B	+39N	+30B	+37B	−24N	=35B	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.75	1249	0.0
35	Piette Jacques, Gabriel	1524	BEL	+45N	−17B	−29N	+65B	+30N	−15N	=51B	=22B	=34N	4.5	38.0	40.0	17.50	832	-28.0
36	Drugmand, Francois	1476	BEL	−22N	−49B	+58N	+64B	+45N	+27B	−14N	=17B	−16N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.25	1530	+9.6
37	Vanthuyne, Lowie	0	BEL	−18N	=52N	+56B	+31B	−27N	−16B	−34N	+53B	+50N	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.75	1365	0.0
38	Pierar Beuten, Artuur	0	BEL	−3N	+66B	−50N	+46B	−23N	+47B	=27N	+33B	−?N	4.5	34.0	34.0	16.00	1336	0.0
39	Degrave, Arthur	0	BEL	−9B	+67N	−54B	−28N	−34B	+57N	=62B	+52N	+49B	4.5	31.5	31.5	11.50	781	0.0
40	Cadet, Ethan	1449	BEL	+61N	−27B	+46N	−20B	+47N	+54N	−5B	−18B	−22N	4.0	37.5	40.5	14.00	1340	-25.6
41	FIDE 548009555	0	—	−7N	+58B	+25N	−19B	+55N	−50B	+44N	−23B	−30N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.00	699	0.0
42	Lorena, Charles	0	BEL	−24B	+59N	−32B	+?N	=21B	=26N	+54B	−28N	−19B	4.0	35.5	35.5	11.00	1452	0.0
43	FIDE 548009520	0	—	−27N	+61B	−19N	+53B	−31N	−25B	−30N	+60N	+63B	4.0	34.5	37.5	12.50	756	0.0
44	Ramakers, Niels	0	BEL	−10B	−57N	+67B	+34N	−24B	+63N	−41B	+45N	−29B	4.0	34.5	34.5	11.50	865	0.0
45	Jagannath, Aaryan	0	BEL	−35B	+60N	−26B	+59N	−36B	+65N	−24B	−44B	+54N	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.00	1313	0.0
46	Chukka, Neon	0	BEL	+?B	−13N	−40B	−38N	−52B	+64N	+60B	+62N	−31N	4.0	31.5	31.5	8.50	1386	0.0
47	FIDE 548009610	0	—	−26B	+65N	−33B	+60N	−40B	−38N	−64B	+58N	+56B	4.0	29.5	31.5	11.00	664	0.0
48	FIDE 548009601	0	—	−21N	−30B	−53N	−61B	−58N	+67B	+59N	+66B	+55N	4.0	26.5	26.5	7.00	693	0.0
49	Tong, Jindo	0	BEL	=28B	+36N	−8B	−13N	+56B	−21N	+52B	−26N	−39N	3.5	39.5	42.5	13.50	1341	0.0
50	Batsaikhan, Huslen	1556	BEL	=51B	=28N	+38B	=26N	−6B	+41N	−32B	−21N	−37B	3.5	39.0	42.5	15.25	1283	-69.2
51	Minnen, Nolan	0	BEL	=50N	+31B	−4N	−22B	=25N	+55B	=35N	−27B	−33N	3.5	39.0	42.0	14.50	1354	0.0
52	FIDE 282308	0	—	−4N	=37B	−31N	−25B	+46N	+59B	−49N	−39B	+57B	3.5	36.0	39.0	12.25	1050	0.0
53	FIDE 298310	0	—	−14B	−34N	+48B	−43N	+57B	−29N	=56B	−37N	+64B	3.5	34.0	36.5	11.00	912	0.0
54	Vieren, Oscar	1533	BEL	+63N	−11B	+39N	+30B	−17N	−40B	−42N	−31B	−45B	3.0	38.0	41.0	12.50	803	-48.4
55	FIDE 290424	0	—	−11N	+63B	−24B	+57N	−41B	−51N	+65B	−29N	−48B	3.0	33.5	35.5	8.00	905	0.0
56	FIDE 548009580	0	—	−20N	=25B	−37N	+58B	−49N	+61B	=53N	−?B	−47N	3.0	31.5	31.5	10.25	691	0.0
57	Glinoer Arroyo, Ilan	0	BEL	−16N	+44B	−23N	−55B	−53N	−39B	+66N	+65B	−52N	3.0	31.0	32.0	7.00	697	0.0
58	FIDE 548009644	0	—	−6B	−41N	−36B	−56N	+48B	−62N	+67N	−47B	+66N	3.0	30.0	30.0	5.00	734	0.0
59	FIDE 299073	0	—	−2N	−42B	+66N	−45B	−63N	−52N	−48B	+67B	+65N	3.0	29.0	29.0	3.00	1009	0.0
60	FIDE 299014	0	—	−17N	−45B	+62N	−47B	−61N	+66B	−46N	−43B	+67N	3.0	28.5	28.5	4.00	855	0.0
61	FIDE 276189	0	—	−40B	−43N	−65B	+48N	+60B	−56N	−63B	=64N	=62B	3.0	26.5	28.5	9.75	650	0.0
62	FIDE 548007412	0	—	−33N	−64N	−60B	+66B	−65N	+58B	=39N	−46B	=61N	3.0	26.5	27.5	7.75	653	0.0
63	FIDE 548009547	0	—	−54B	−55N	−?B	+67N	+59B	−44B	+61N	−30B	−43N	3.0	25.0	25.0	6.00	684	0.0
64	FIDE 548009598	0	—	−15N	+62B	−20N	−36N	−?B	−46B	+47N	=61B	−53N	2.5	32.5	32.5	8.50	717	0.0
65	Drugmand, Sophie	0	BEL	−5N	−47B	+61N	−35N	+62B	−45B	−55N	−57N	−59B	2.0	31.0	34.0	6.00	791	0.0
66	FIDE 548009571	0	—	−32B	−38N	−59B	−62N	+67B	−60N	−57B	−48N	−58B	1.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	692	0.0
67	FIDE 548009628	0	—	−23N	−39B	−44N	−63B	−66N	−48N	−58B	−59N	−60B	0.0	29.5	30.5	0.00	677	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gabriels, SiebeBEL
+102.0
6.0 pts · #12
2Sergooris, EmmaBEL
+71.2
6.5 pts · #3
3Verhagen, TristanBEL
+48.8
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Batsaikhan, HuslenBEL
-69.2
3.5 pts · #37
2Kapoor, ViaanBEL
-52.8
5.0 pts · #30
3Vieren, OscarBEL
-48.4
3.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R6+228 Elo gap
Gabriels, Siebe1437 beat Ooms, Lennert1665
R3+212 Elo gap
Gabriels, Siebe1437 beat Babii, Oriiana1649
R2+187 Elo gap
Pu, Yu1493 beat Taourchi, Malik1680