Championnat du Hainaut 2026 Masters
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 02 May 2026 in Jurbise, Belgium. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1839, and top seed was Justin Guerit (🇧🇪 BEL, 1964).
Justin Guerit (🇧🇪 BEL, 1964) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mathis Seliga (6.0) and Axel Denivet (6.0). Guerit shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Mathis Seliga (1786) beat Justin Guerit (1964), a +178-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Jurbise, Belgium
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 02 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×22
🇺🇬Uganda×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsJustin Guerit led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE02 May
Justin Guerit takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Justin Guerit drew with Axel Denivet (Black).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Justin Guerit won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Justin Guerit | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Axel Denivet | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Mathis Seliga | 1 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Oleksandr Volkov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guerit, Justin | 1964 | BEL | =22N | +15B | −2N | +7B | +10N | +6B | =3N | +4B | +8N | 7.0 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 32.75 | 2009 | +9.4 |
| 2 | Seliga, Mathis | 1786 | BEL | +13B | =21N | +1B | +19N | =5B | −4N | +10B | +3B | −9N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 27.50 | 1924 | +66.0 |
| 3 | Denivet, Axel | 1847 | BEL | −4B | +23N | +15B | =14N | +21B | +5N | =1B | −2N | +10B | 6.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 21.25 | 1912 | +17.4 |
| 4 | Dumont, Vincent | 1769 | BEL | +3N | −6B | +12N | +8B | F | +2B | +5N | −1N | =7B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 29.50 | 1972 | +49.0 |
| 5 | Bitarinsa Arthur | 1874 | UGA | +16N | +12B | +6N | +10B | =2N | −3B | −4B | −8N | +14B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 24.50 | 1876 | +3.0 |
| 6 | Volkov, Oleksandr | 1818 | BEL | +23B | +4N | −5B | =21N | +19B | −1N | +11B | −7N | +16B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 17.25 | 1850 | +10.6 |
| 7 | Meulenyzer, Alan | 1704 | BEL | F | +11B | −10N | −1N | +12B | +19N | =8B | +6B | =4N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 21.75 | 1906 | +40.6 |
| 8 | Saya, Jean-Philippe | 1883 | BEL | +14B | −19N | +16B | −4N | =11B | +17N | =7N | +5B | −1B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 20.25 | 1835 | -15.0 |
| 9 | Dufrasne, Lucas | 1775 | BEL | F | F | F | +15N | +14B | +13N | F | +11B | +2B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 2543 | +44.2 |
| 10 | Charlier, Laurent | 1814 | BEL | =11N | +22B | +7B | −5N | −1B | +14N | −2N | +13B | −3N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 16.75 | 1792 | -3.4 |
| 11 | Marechal, Georges | 1732 | BEL | =10B | −7N | =22N | +12B | =8N | +21B | −6N | −9N | +17B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 14.50 | 1787 | +18.2 |
| 12 | Hazgour, Remy | 1804 | BEL | +20B | −5N | −4B | −11N | −7N | +18B | +17B | =15N | +23N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 9.75 | 1748 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Gelay, Adrien | 1695 | BEL | −2N | +17N | −14B | +20B | +16N | −9B | =21N | −10N | +18B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 11.25 | 1759 | +23.6 |
| 14 | Menet, Kevin | 1770 | BEL | −8N | +18B | +13N | =3B | −9N | −10B | −16N | +23B | −5N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 10.50 | 1706 | -16.2 |
| 15 | Martin, Alexandre | 1735 | BEL | +17B | −1N | −3N | −9B | +18N | =16B | =23N | =12B | −20N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 9.50 | 1706 | -8.8 |
| 16 | Romanelli, Robert | 1750 | BEL | −5B | +20N | −8N | +17B | −13B | =15N | +14B | F | −6N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.25 | 1748 | -0.2 |
| 17 | Akuatse, Angel Kaleb | 1828 | BEL | −15N | −13B | +18N | −16N | +23B | −8B | −12N | +20B | −11N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 5.00 | 1620 | -51.6 |
| 18 | Woyave, Pascal | 1732 | BEL | −19B | −14N | −17B | +23N | −15B | −12N | +20B | F | −13N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.00 | 1562 | -30.2 |
| 19 | Cantraine, Nicolas | 1773 | BEL | +18N | +8B | F | −2B | −6N | −7B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1711 | -10.4 |
| 20 | Romboni, Charles | 1736 | BEL | −12N | −16B | =23B | −13N | F | =22B | −18N | −17N | +15B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.75 | 1557 | -30.4 |
| 21 | Chabeau, Patrice | 1695 | BEL | F | =2B | F | =6B | −3N | −11N | =13B | F | F | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.00 | 1622 | -9.2 |
| 22 | Makrygiannis, Georgios | 1771 | BEL | =1B | −10N | =11B | F | F | =20N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1709 | -7.4 |
| 23 | Courbot, Jean-luc | 1690 | BEL | −6N | −3B | =20N | −18B | −17N | F | =15B | −14N | −12B | 1.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 2.75 | 1451 | -94.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Seliga, MathisBEL+66.06.0 pts · #3
- 2Dumont, VincentBEL+49.05.5 pts · #6
- 3Dufrasne, LucasBEL+44.25.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Courbot, Jean-lucBEL-94.81.0 pts · #23
- 2Akuatse, Angel KalebBEL-51.63.0 pts · #17
- 3Romboni, CharlesBEL-30.42.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+178 Elo gap
- R2+133 Elo gap
- R8+114 Elo gap