Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 1
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55 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 13 Feb 2026 in Liege, Belgium. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1966, and top seed was Thomas Claessens (🇧🇪 BEL, 2028).
Thomas Claessens (🇧🇪 BEL, 2028) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Olivier Wlogalski (1.0) and Leopold Remont (1.0). Claessens won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Roman Del Favero (1605) beat Daniel Timmermans (1869), a +264-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Liege, Belgium
Dates
13 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×53
🇫🇷France×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claessens, Thomas | 2028 | BEL | +49B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2519 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Wlogalski, Olivier | 1913 | BEL | +50N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2428 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Remont, Leopold | 1841 | BEL | +51B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2368 | +3.4 |
| 4 | Jortay, Olivier | 1728 | BEL | +52B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2280 | +3.8 |
| 5 | Thiry, Jean-Christophe | 1995 | BEL | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2460 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Renard, Esteban | 1877 | BEL | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2417 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Tsiliadakis, Christophe | 1778 | BEL | +30B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2315 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Marloye, Luca | 1526 | BEL | +31B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2583 | +32.8 |
| 9 | Henderyckx, Nathan | 1936 | BEL | +32B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2438 | +3.0 |
| 10 | Evers, Shaman | 1842 | BEL | +33N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2369 | +3.4 |
| 11 | Marechal, Georges | 1759 | BEL | +34N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2287 | +3.4 |
| 12 | Katumwa, Iko | 2023 | BEL | +35B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2465 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Colson, Daniel | 1883 | BEL | +36N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2421 | +3.6 |
| 14 | Arabia, Allan | 1817 | BEL | +37B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2350 | +3.6 |
| 15 | Del Favero, Roman | 1605 | BEL | +38B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2668 | +32.8 |
| 16 | Jognery, Lionel | 1965 | BEL | +39N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2439 | +2.6 |
| 17 | Thys, Cedric | 1859 | FRA | +40B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2390 | +3.4 |
| 18 | De Vettor, Marc | 1773 | BEL | +41B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2296 | +3.4 |
| 19 | Ezzangui, Youssef | 2026 | BEL | +42N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2493 | +2.4 |
| 20 | Alexopoulos, Spiros Orestis, Dr. | 1911 | GER | +43B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2427 | +3.2 |
| 21 | Henry, Michael | 1820 | BEL | +44N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2359 | +3.6 |
| 22 | Dufeu, Yann | 1727 | BEL | +45N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2204 | +2.6 |
| 23 | Sauveur, Philippe | 1984 | BEL | +46B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2455 | +2.4 |
| 24 | Porteman, Eric | 1871 | BEL | +47B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2410 | +3.6 |
| 25 | Agnello, Vasco | 1777 | BEL | +48N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2296 | +3.2 |
| 26 | Quaesaet, Didier | 1872 | BEL | =27N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1617 | -6.2 |
| 27 | Orban, Didier | 1617 | BEL | =26B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1872 | +6.2 |
| 28 | Morard, Basile | 1661 | BEL | −5B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1195 | -4.8 |
| 29 | Collet, Florian | 1618 | BEL | −6N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1077 | -3.6 |
| 30 | Dieu, Benoit | 1515 | BEL | −7N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 978 | -7.2 |
| 31 | Naa, Xavier | 1783 | BEL | −8N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 726 | -16.4 |
| 32 | Valenson, Lou | 1639 | BEL | −9N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1136 | -6.0 |
| 33 | Dumoulin, Patrick | 1569 | BEL | −10B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1042 | -3.4 |
| 34 | Mormont, Nathan | 1487 | BEL | −11B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 958 | -6.8 |
| 35 | Minne, Pierre | 1665 | BEL | −12N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1223 | -2.0 |
| 36 | Morgenthal, Renaud | 1622 | BEL | −13B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1082 | -3.6 |
| 37 | Pitz, Luc | 1549 | BEL | −14N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1017 | -3.6 |
| 38 | Timmermans, Daniel | 1869 | BEL | −15N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 805 | -16.4 |
| 39 | Toledo, Michael | 1639 | BEL | −16B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1165 | -5.2 |
| 40 | Van Ass, Irvine | 1591 | BEL | −17N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1059 | -6.8 |
| 41 | Hanikenne, Dominique | 1496 | BEL | −18N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 972 | -3.4 |
| 42 | Ouerghi, Adem | 1693 | BEL | −19B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1226 | -4.8 |
| 43 | Lievens, Robert | 1627 | BEL | −20N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1111 | -3.2 |
| 44 | Csuti, Jean | 1559 | BEL | −21B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -3.6 |
| 45 | Paquot, Jacques | 1404 | BEL | −22B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -2.6 |
| 46 | Renard, Alain | 1656 | BEL | −23N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1184 | -2.4 |
| 47 | Demblon, Jean-Luc | 1610 | BEL | −24N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1071 | -3.6 |
| 48 | Grubisic, Didier | 1497 | BEL | −25B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 977 | -3.2 |
| 49 | Ragimov, Eltchin | 1719 | BEL | −1N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1228 | -5.6 |
| 50 | Rol Cortijo, Pablo | 1630 | BEL | −2B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1114 | -3.2 |
| 51 | Lazzari, Irene | 1568 | BEL | −3N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1040 | -3.4 |
| 52 | Marchal, Georges | 1479 | BEL | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -3.8 |
| 53 | Bellen, Arnaud | 0 | BEL | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 922 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Kuypers, Raoul | 0 | BEL | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Meurant, Frederic | 0 | BEL | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 921 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Marloye, LucaBEL+32.81.0 pts · #8
- 2Del Favero, RomanBEL+32.81.0 pts · #15
- 3Tsiliadakis, ChristopheBEL+7.21.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Naa, XavierBEL-16.40.0 pts · #32
- 2Timmermans, DanielBEL-16.40.0 pts · #40
- 3Dieu, BenoitBEL-7.20.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R1+264 Elo gap
- R1+257 Elo gap