Championnat du Hainaut 2026 Elite
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 02 May 2026 in Jurbise, Belgium. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2084, and top seed was Maxime Hauchamps (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2347).
Maxime Hauchamps (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2347) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Nicola Capone (6.5) and Milo Molitor (6.5). Hauchamps won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alisher Jardemaliyev (1816) beat Benoit Drugmand (2056), a +240-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Maxime Hauchamps led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
FM Maxime Hauchamps never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
FM Maxime Hauchamps opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Milo Molitor); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Maxime Hauchamps beat FM Milo Molitor (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇪FMHauchamps, Maxime | 2347 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 34.00 | 34.0 | +41.6 | 2886 |
| 3 | 🇧🇪IMCapone, Nicola | 2297 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 20.25 | 36.5 | -1.8 | 2246 |
| 2 | 🇧🇪FMMolitor, Milo | 2253 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 19.75 | 36.5 | -7.2 | 2246 |
| 5 | 🇧🇪Drugmand, Benoit | 2056 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 17.75 | 37.5 | +49.6 | 2170 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪CMMenolascina, Francesco | 2256 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 13.25 | 37.5 | -42.0 | 2159 |
| 6 | 🇧🇪Iolis, Oleg | 2122 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.5 | 8.75 | 39.5 | -5.4 | 2077 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪Piacentini, Claudio | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.50 | 40.0 | +0.6 | 1978 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪Fattorutto, Hugo | 1888 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.25 | 40.5 | +0.2 | 1940 |
| 9 | 🇧🇪Jardemaliyev, Alisher | 1816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | * | — | 1.0 | 5.50 | 42.0 | -4.2 | 1803 |
| 10 | 🇧🇪Beaufays, Arthur | 1845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 43.0 | -58.8 | 1321 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Drugmand, BenoitBEL+49.65.5 pts · #5
- 2Hauchamps, MaximeFMBEL+41.69.0 pts · #1
- 3Piacentini, ClaudioBEL+0.63.0 pts · #7
- 1Beaufays, ArthurBEL-58.80.0 pts · #10
- 2Menolascina, FrancescoCMBEL-42.05.5 pts · #4
- 3Molitor, MiloFMBEL-7.26.5 pts · #2
- R2+240 Elo gap
- R9+200 Elo gap