Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 8
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52 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 17 Apr 2026 in Liege, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1955, and top seed was Iko Katumwa (🇧🇪 BEL, 2027).
Pierre Minne (🇧🇪 BEL, 1713) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Jean-Christophe Thiry (1.0) and Daniel Colson (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Valiko Mikelov (1748) beat Iko Katumwa (2027), a +279-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Liege, Belgium
Dates
17 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×51
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minne, Pierre | 1713 | BEL | +38B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2404 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Thiry, Jean-Christophe | 1999 | BEL | +40N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2448 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Colson, Daniel | 1920 | BEL | +39N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2690 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Evers, Shaman | 1832 | BEL | +35B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2532 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Biral, Stefan | 1544 | BEL | +34B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2225 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Demblon, Jean-Luc | 1598 | BEL | +45N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2606 | +15.4 |
| 7 | Ezzangui, Youssef | 2022 | BEL | +37N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2650 | +5.4 |
| 8 | Pitz, Luc | 1528 | BEL | +42N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2440 | +13.0 |
| 9 | Grubisic, Didier | 1471 | BEL | +44N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2230 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Mormont, Nathan | 1438 | BEL | +41N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2507 | +33.2 |
| 11 | Timmermans, Daniel | 1840 | BEL | +51B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2536 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Henry, Michael | 1803 | BEL | +48B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2519 | +7.6 |
| 13 | Naa, Xavier | 1778 | BEL | +43N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2703 | +13.4 |
| 14 | Dufeu, Yann | 1721 | BEL | +36N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2393 | +6.6 |
| 15 | Remont, Leopold | 1830 | BEL | +49N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2607 | +9.4 |
| 16 | Mikelov, Valiko | 1748 | BEL | +33B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2827 | +16.8 |
| 17 | Marloye, Luca | 1542 | BEL | +46N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2313 | +18.4 |
| 18 | Tsiliadakis, Christophe | 1820 | BEL | +47N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2670 | +11.4 |
| 19 | Meurant, Frederic | 1458 | BEL | +50N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2256 | +20.0 |
| 20 | Moland, Guillaume | 1717 | BEL | =25B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1767 | +2.8 |
| 21 | Henderyckx, Nathan | 1964 | BEL | =28B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1893 | -2.0 |
| 22 | Dumoulin, Patrick | 1608 | BEL | =30N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1539 | -1.8 |
| 23 | Renard, Alain | 1643 | BEL | =27N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1624 | -0.6 |
| 24 | Ouerghi, Adem | 1768 | BEL | =31N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1559 | -10.8 |
| 25 | De Vettor, Marc | 1767 | BEL | =20N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1718 | -1.4 |
| 26 | Alexopoulos, Spiros Orestis, Dr. | 1923 | GER | =29N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2006 | +2.2 |
| 27 | Collet, Eric | 1624 | BEL | =23B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1643 | +0.6 |
| 28 | Renard, Esteban | 1893 | BEL | =21N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1964 | +2.0 |
| 29 | Claessens, Thomas | 2006 | BEL | =26B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1923 | -4.4 |
| 30 | Dieu, Benoit | 1540 | BEL | =22B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1607 | +1.8 |
| 31 | Van Ass, Irvine | 1558 | BEL | =24B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1768 | +10.8 |
| 32 | Vanmeeteren, Lucas | 0 | BEL | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Katumwa, Iko | 2027 | BEL | −16N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 948 | -33.6 |
| 34 | Paquot, Jacques | 1425 | BEL | −5N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 743 | -6.8 |
| 35 | Jortay, Olivier | 1733 | BEL | −4N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1032 | -7.2 |
| 36 | Lievens, Robert | 1593 | BEL | −14B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 921 | -6.6 |
| 37 | Porteman, Eric | 1850 | BEL | −7B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1222 | -5.4 |
| 38 | Morgenthal, Renaud | 1604 | BEL | −1N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 913 | -7.0 |
| 39 | Docquier, Orville | 1890 | BEL | −3B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1119 | -9.2 |
| 40 | Huguet, Xavier | 1648 | BEL | −2B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1199 | -2.2 |
| 41 | Ragimov, Eltchin | 1705 | BEL | −10B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 639 | -33.2 |
| 42 | Toledo, Michael | 1640 | BEL | −8B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 730 | -13.0 |
| 43 | Wlogalski, Olivier | 1903 | BEL | −13B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 978 | -13.4 |
| 44 | Bellen, Arnaud | 1430 | BEL | −9B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 670 | -17.6 |
| 45 | Arabia, Allan | 1806 | BEL | −6B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 799 | -15.4 |
| 46 | Hanikenne, Dominique | 1512 | BEL | −17B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 744 | -9.2 |
| 47 | Quaesaet, Didier | 1870 | BEL | −18B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -11.4 |
| 48 | Morard, Basile | 1719 | BEL | −12N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | -15.2 |
| 49 | Agnello, Vasco | 1807 | BEL | −15B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1030 | -9.4 |
| 50 | Marchal, Georges | 1449 | BEL | −19B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 659 | -10.0 |
| 51 | Georges, Simon | 1736 | BEL | −11N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1040 | -14.4 |
| 52 | Kuypers, Raoul | 0 | BEL | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mormont, NathanBEL+33.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Meurant, FredericBEL+20.01.0 pts · #19
- 3Marloye, LucaBEL+18.41.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Katumwa, IkoBEL-33.60.0 pts · #34
- 2Ragimov, EltchinBEL-33.20.0 pts · #42
- 3Bellen, ArnaudBEL-17.60.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R1+279 Elo gap
- R1+267 Elo gap
- R1+208 Elo gap