Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 4

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60 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 13 Mar 2026 in Liege, Belgium. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1963, and top seed was Youssef Ezzangui (🇧🇪 BEL, 2017).

Nathan Henderyckx (🇧🇪 BEL, 1940) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Lou Valenson (1.0) and Raoul Kuypers (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dominique Hanikenne (1493) beat Robert Lievens (1626), a +133-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Liege, Belgium

Dates

13 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪Youssef Ezzangui2017

Avg top 10

1,963

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×58

🇫🇷France×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Nathan Henderyckx
🇧🇪BEL·1940
1.0pts·2575perf+5.6
🥈
Lou Valenson
🇧🇪BEL·1626
1.0pts·2303perf+13.2
🥉
Raoul Kuypers
🇧🇪BEL
1.0pts·1575perf0.0

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	Pts	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Henderyckx, Nathan	1940	BEL	+55B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2575	+5.6
2	Valenson, Lou	1626	BEL	+52B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2303	+13.2
3	Kuypers, Raoul	0	BEL	+?B	1.0	0.0	0.00	1575	0.0
4	Colson, Daniel	1895	BEL	+54B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2585	+7.0
5	Hanikenne, Dominique	1493	BEL	+50B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2426	+13.6
6	Alexopoulos, Spiros Orestis, Dr.	1896	GER	+53N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2549	+6.0
7	Minne, Pierre	1673	BEL	+41B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2319	+5.8
8	Jognery, Lionel	1968	BEL	+45B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2556	+4.6
9	Sauveur, Philippe	1986	BEL	+59N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2608	+5.4
10	Woyave, Pascal	1726	BEL	+47N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2364	+5.8
11	Ezzangui, Youssef	2017	BEL	+39B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2666	+6.0
12	Katumwa, Iko	2013	BEL	+43B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2634	+10.8
13	Timmermans, Daniel	1843	BEL	+58B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2509	+6.4
14	Laouar, Hassen	1510	BEL	+48B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2295	+9.6
15	Ragimov, Eltchin	1707	BEL	+44B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2357	+12.0
16	Wlogalski, Olivier	1912	BEL	+40B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2519	+5.0
17	Thiry, Jean-Christophe	2000	BEL	+38N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2507	+3.0
18	Renard, Esteban	1885	BEL	+49N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2419	+3.6
19	Naa, Xavier	1766	BEL	+46N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2417	+6.0
20	Morgenthal, Renaud	1612	BEL	+56N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2213	+4.8
21	Jortay, Olivier	1732	BEL	+57N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2392	+6.2
22	Remont, Leopold	1842	BEL	+51N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2376	+3.6
23	Henry, Michael	1817	BEL	+42B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2349	+3.4
24	Docquier, Orville	1880	BEL	=25N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1613	-6.4
25	Collet, Florian	1614	BEL	=24B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1880	+6.4
26	Renard, Alain	1639	BEL	=31N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1538	-2.8
27	Evers, Shaman	1860	BEL	=33B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1697	-4.4
28	Dieu, Benoit	1508	BEL	=36B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1610	+5.6
29	Claessens, Thomas	1998	BEL	=35N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1847	-8.0
30	Del Favero, Roman	1638	BEL	=34N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1746	+6.0
31	Pitz, Luc	1536	BEL	=26B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1639	+2.8
32	Merzoug, Youssef	1694	BEL	=37N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1468	-5.8
33	Georges, Simon	1698	BEL	=27N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1860	+8.8
34	Marechal, Georges	1747	BEL	=30B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1638	-3.0
35	Porteman, Eric	1847	BEL	=29B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1998	+4.0
36	Toledo, Michael	1611	BEL	=28N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1508	-2.8
37	Marchal, Georges	1461	BEL	=32B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1695	+5.8
38	Henrion, Baptiste	1709	BEL	−17B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1200	-6.0
39	Thys, Cedric	1866	FRA	−11N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1217	-6.0
40	Ouerghi, Adem	1719	BEL	−16N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1111	-10.0
41	Dans, Guy	1519	BEL	−7N	0.0	1.0	0.00	873	-5.8
42	Biral, Stefan	1550	BEL	−23N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1017	-3.4
43	Tsiliadakis, Christophe	1834	BEL	−12N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1213	-10.8
44	Marloye, Luca	1556	BEL	−15N	0.0	1.0	0.00	909	-12.0
45	Dufeu, Yann	1756	BEL	−8N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1168	-4.6
46	Orban, Didier	1616	BEL	−19B	0.0	1.0	0.00	967	-6.0
47	Van Ass, Irvine	1565	BEL	−10B	0.0	1.0	0.00	926	-11.6
48	Bellen, Arnaud	1495	BEL	−14N	0.0	1.0	0.00	710	-19.2
49	Huguet, Xavier	1621	BEL	−18B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1085	-3.6
50	Lievens, Robert	1626	BEL	−5N	0.0	1.0	0.00	693	-13.6
51	Dumoulin, Patrick	1579	BEL	−22B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1041	-3.6
52	Meurant, Frederic	1503	BEL	−2N	0.0	1.0	0.00	826	-13.2
53	Mikelov, Valiko	1749	BEL	−6B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1096	-6.0
54	Agnello, Vasco	1786	BEL	−4N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1094	-7.0
55	De Vettor, Marc	1775	BEL	−1N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1140	-5.6
56	Paquot, Jacques	1413	BEL	−20B	0.0	1.0	0.00	812	-4.8
57	Demblon, Jean-Luc	1592	BEL	−21B	0.0	1.0	0.00	931	-6.2
58	Morard, Basile	1709	BEL	−13N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1043	-12.8
59	Arabia, Allan	1808	BEL	−9B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1186	-5.4
60	Vanmeeteren, Lucas	0	BEL	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.00	688	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hanikenne, DominiqueBEL
+13.6
1.0 pts · #5
2Valenson, LouBEL
+13.2
1.0 pts · #2
3Ragimov, EltchinBEL
+12.0
1.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Bellen, ArnaudBEL
-19.2
0.0 pts · #48
2Lievens, RobertBEL
-13.6
0.0 pts · #50
3Meurant, FredericBEL
-13.2
0.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R1+133 Elo gap
Hanikenne, Dominique1493 beat Lievens, Robert1626