Izscha Club A 2026
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 08 May 2026 in Izegem, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1744, and top seed was Maarten Van Haaften (🇳🇱 NED, 1919).
Daan Vanhaverbeke (🇧🇪 BEL, 1903) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Johan De Brouwere (5.0) and Hassan Tabsho (3.5). Vanhaverbeke won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Matteo Deschepper (1534) beat Maarten Van Haaften (1919), a +385-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsDaan Vanhaverbeke led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.
Daan Vanhaverbeke never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Daan Vanhaverbeke opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Johan De Brouwere); the title is out of reach before R7.
Daan Vanhaverbeke beat Johan De Brouwere (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇧🇪Vanhaverbeke, Daan | 1903 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 19.00 | 19.0 | +38.8 | 2521 |
| 2 | 🇧🇪De Brouwere, Johan | 1777 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.00 | 21.0 | +23.4 | 1897 |
| 3 | 🇧🇪Tabsho, Hassan | 1665 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 9.50 | 22.5 | +16.0 | 1755 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪Deschepper, Matteo | 1534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 23.0 | +67.6 | 1774 |
| 5 | 🇳🇱Van Haaften, Maarten | 1919 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | — | 1 | 2.5 | 7.00 | 23.5 | -39.8 | 1653 |
| 6 | 🇧🇪Stragier, Dries | 1610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 4.25 | 23.5 | +13.2 | 1661 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪Deleu, Gilles | 1772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ½ | * | 1 | 1.5 | 2.25 | 24.5 | -23.4 | 1596 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪Manhaeve, Wouter | 1772 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.50 | 25.0 | -110.8 | 1431 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Deschepper, MatteoBEL+67.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Vanhaverbeke, DaanBEL+38.87.0 pts · #1
- 3De Brouwere, JohanBEL+23.45.0 pts · #2
- 1Manhaeve, WouterBEL-110.81.0 pts · #8
- 2Van Haaften, MaartenNED-39.82.5 pts · #5
- 3Deleu, GillesBEL-23.41.5 pts · #7
- R5+385 Elo gap
- R2+309 Elo gap
- R7+238 Elo gap