Championnat du Hainaut 2026 Open
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 02 May 2026 in Jurbise, Belgium. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1631, and top seed was Guillaume Poublon (🇧🇪 BEL, 1687).
Nikita Pereguda (🇺🇦 UKR, 0) won with 7.0/9, ahead of John Thomas (7.0) and Michael Elia (6.0). Pereguda shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Hugo Adam (1480) beat Nicolas Bellin (1617), a +137-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 · 3 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×25
🇫🇷France×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Pereguda takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (42.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nikita Pereguda beat John Thomas (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nikita Pereguda 6 wins (R3–R8)John Thomas 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikita Pereguda | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2John Thomas | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Michael Elia | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Yvan Auquier | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pereguda, Nikita | 0 | UKR | F | =8N | +4B | +13B | +2N | +9N | +3B | +7N | =5B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 37.25 | 1719 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Thomas, John | 1636 | BEL | +24B | +18N | +20B | +8N | −1B | =7N | +4B | +10N | =3B | 7.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 28.50 | 1952 | +35.2 |
| 3 | Elia, Michael | 0 | BEL | +16N | −5B | +22N | =7B | +17N | +13B | −1N | +8B | =2N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 25.50 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Auquier, Yvan | 1655 | BEL | +17N | =7B | −1N | +11B | =9B | +20N | −2N | +13B | =8N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 22.25 | 1690 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Eloy, Timothee | 1657 | BEL | =23B | +3N | −8B | −10N | +21N | +14B | =13N | +15B | =1N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 23.25 | 1557 | -9.8 |
| 6 | Bellin, Nicolas | 1617 | BEL | =11N | =21B | +19N | =14B | −13N | −15B | +22N | +20B | +9N | 5.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 18.00 | 1601 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Brulet, Nicolas | 1581 | BEL | +14N | =4N | =9B | =3N | +10B | =2B | +8N | −1B | −12B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 25.00 | 1657 | +21.2 |
| 8 | Dejasse, Daniel | 1626 | BEL | +25N | =1B | +5N | −2B | +14N | +16B | −7B | −3N | =4B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 20.75 | 1640 | +2.2 |
| 9 | Knudde, Francis | 1663 | BEL | =13N | +11B | =7N | +21B | =4N | −1B | −10B | +16N | −6B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 18.25 | 1604 | -11.2 |
| 10 | Gilot, Zia | 0 | BEL | −18B | F | =16N | +5B | −7N | +11B | +9N | −2B | +15N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 20.50 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rorive, Alain | 1427 | BEL | =6B | −9N | +24B | −4N | +18B | −10N | −14N | +25B | +20N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 11.75 | 1649 | +41.6 |
| 12 | Poublon, Guillaume | 1687 | BEL | F | F | F | =16B | =15N | +21B | =20N | +14B | +7N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 16.75 | 1636 | -4.8 |
| 13 | Adam, Hugo | 1480 | BEL | =9B | +23N | +27B | −1N | +6B | −3N | =5B | −4N | −16B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 13.00 | 1651 | +58.8 |
| 14 | Adam De Kemmeter, Merlin | 0 | BEL | −7B | +17B | +15N | =6N | −8B | −5N | +11B | −12N | =23B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 16.50 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Dumoulin, Patrick | 1574 | BEL | −20B | +24N | −14B | =18N | =12B | +6N | +17B | −5N | −10B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 1601 | -0.4 |
| 16 | Bensafi, Mathias | 1519 | BEL | −3B | +25N | =10B | =12N | +19B | −8N | F | −9B | +13N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.50 | 1589 | +8.8 |
| 17 | Blois, Dominique | 1497 | FRA | −4B | −14N | +25B | +26N | −3B | F | −15N | +18B | +19N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.50 | 1557 | +8.2 |
| 18 | Montignie, Damien | 1521 | BEL | +10N | −2B | −21N | =15B | −11N | +19B | F | −17N | +25N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.50 | 1373 | -19.8 |
| 19 | Beneduce, Umberto | 0 | BEL | F | F | −6B | +22B | −16N | −18N | +26B | +21N | −17B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Pes, Adriano | 1449 | BEL | +15N | +22B | −2N | F | F | −4B | =12B | −6N | −11B | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.75 | 1499 | +7.4 |
| 21 | Poublon, Lucien | 0 | BEL | F | =6N | +18B | −9N | −5B | −12N | +25B | −19B | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.25 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Desimpelaere, Christian | 1570 | BEL | +26B | −20N | −3B | −19N | −24B | +25N | −6B | =23N | F | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.25 | 1346 | -67.2 |
| 23 | Cardella, Andrea | 1517 | BEL | =5N | −13B | +26N | F | F | F | F | =22B | =14N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1456 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Masselus, Christian | 1473 | BEL | −2N | −15B | −11N | +25B | +22N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.50 | 1473 | -0.8 |
| 25 | Piette, Pol-Henri | 1445 | BEL | −8B | −16B | −17N | −24N | +26B | −22B | −21N | −11N | −18B | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.00 | 722 | -57.2 |
| 26 | Coussement, Serge | 0 | BEL | −22N | F | −23B | −17B | −25N | F | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Delvaux, Guy | 1613 | BEL | F | F | −13N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 698 | -13.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Adam, HugoBEL+58.84.0 pts · #8
- 2Rorive, AlainBEL+41.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Thomas, JohnBEL+35.27.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Desimpelaere, ChristianBEL-67.22.5 pts · #22
- 2Piette, Pol-HenriBEL-57.21.0 pts · #27
- 3Montignie, DamienBEL-19.83.5 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R5+137 Elo gap
- R3+133 Elo gap
- R1+125 Elo gap