Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 9

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46 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 24 Apr 2026 in Liege, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1947, and top seed was Iko Katumwa (🇧🇪 BEL, 2027).

Roman Del Favero (🇧🇪 BEL, 1615) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Youssef Ezzangui (1.0) and Allan Arabia (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Xavier Huguet (1648) beat Marc De Vettor (1767), a +119-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Liege, Belgium

Dates

24 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪Iko Katumwa2027

Avg top 10

1,947

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×45

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Roman Del Favero
🇧🇪BEL·1615
1.0pts·2330perf+15.2
🥈
Youssef Ezzangui
🇧🇪BEL·2022
1.0pts·2548perf+3.4
🥉
Allan Arabia
🇧🇪BEL·1806
1.0pts·2344perf+3.6

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	Pts	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Del Favero, Roman	1615	BEL	+35N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2330	+15.2
2	Ezzangui, Youssef	2022	BEL	+44B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2548	+3.4
3	Arabia, Allan	1806	BEL	+37N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2344	+3.6
4	Ouerghi, Adem	1768	BEL	+43B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2399	+11.2
5	Ragimov, Eltchin	1707	BEL	+28N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2407	+14.4
6	Renard, Esteban	1893	BEL	+29B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2765	+12.0
7	Wlogalski, Olivier	1903	BEL	+31N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2476	+4.2
8	Morard, Basile	1719	BEL	+41B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2393	+13.2
9	Katumwa, Iko	2027	BEL	+38B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2632	+10.0
10	Henderyckx, Nathan	1964	BEL	+27N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2723	+8.8
11	Timmermans, Daniel	1840	BEL	+34N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2620	+9.4
12	Marchal, Georges	1456	BEL	+30B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2230	+9.2
13	Henry, Michael	1803	BEL	+39N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2239	+2.0
14	Renard, Alain	1643	BEL	+33B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2386	+8.4
15	Porteman, Eric	1850	BEL	+42N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2630	+9.4
16	Claessens, Thomas	2006	BEL	+32N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2719	+15.2
17	Laouar, Hassen	1506	BEL	+36B	1.0	0.0	0.00	2344	+11.0
18	Huguet, Xavier	1648	BEL	+40N	1.0	0.0	0.00	2567	+13.2
19	Collet, Eric	1624	BEL	=25N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1503	-3.2
20	Georges, Simon	1736	BEL	=24B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1807	+4.0
21	Van Ass, Irvine	1559	BEL	=23N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1708	+8.0
22	Minne, Pierre	1713	BEL	=26N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1721	+0.2
23	Henrion, Baptiste	1708	BEL	=21B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1559	-8.0
24	Agnello, Vasco	1807	BEL	=20N	0.5	0.5	0.25	1736	-2.0
25	Dans, Guy	1503	BEL	=19B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1624	+3.2
26	Dufeu, Yann	1721	BEL	=22B	0.5	0.5	0.25	1713	-0.2
27	Alexopoulos, Spiros Orestis, Dr.	1923	GER	−10B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1164	-8.8
28	Dumoulin, Patrick	1607	BEL	−5B	0.0	1.0	0.00	907	-7.2
29	Jognery, Lionel	1965	BEL	−6N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1093	-12.0
30	Bellen, Arnaud	1430	BEL	−12N	0.0	1.0	0.00	656	-18.4
31	Valenson, Lou	1676	BEL	−7B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1103	-8.4
32	Colson, Daniel	1919	BEL	−16B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1206	-7.6
33	Lazzari, Irene	1586	BEL	−14N	0.0	1.0	0.00	843	-8.4
34	Tsiliadakis, Christophe	1820	BEL	−11B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1040	-9.4
35	Pitz, Luc	1530	BEL	−1B	0.0	1.0	0.00	815	-7.6
36	Csuti, Jean	1544	BEL	−17N	0.0	1.0	0.00	706	-11.0
37	Marloye, Luca	1544	BEL	−3B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1006	-7.2
38	Evers, Shaman	1832	BEL	−9N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1227	-5.0
39	Mormont, Nathan	1439	BEL	−13B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1003	-4.0
40	De Vettor, Marc	1767	BEL	−18B	0.0	1.0	0.00	848	-13.2
41	Lievens, Robert	1593	BEL	−8N	0.0	1.0	0.00	919	-6.6
42	Remont, Leopold	1830	BEL	−15B	0.0	1.0	0.00	1050	-9.4
43	Demblon, Jean-Luc	1599	BEL	−4N	0.0	1.0	0.00	968	-5.6
44	Mikelov, Valiko	1748	BEL	−2N	0.0	1.0	0.00	1222	-3.4
45	Kuypers, Raoul	0	BEL	−?B	0.0	0.0	0.00	670	0.0
46	Vanmeeteren, Lucas	0	BEL	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.00	743	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Claessens, ThomasBEL
+15.2
1.0 pts · #16
2Del Favero, RomanBEL
+15.2
1.0 pts · #1
3Ragimov, EltchinBEL
+14.4
1.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Bellen, ArnaudBEL
-18.4
0.0 pts · #30
2De Vettor, MarcBEL
-13.2
0.0 pts · #41
3Jognery, LionelBEL
-12.0
0.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R1+119 Elo gap
Huguet, Xavier1648 beat De Vettor, Marc1767