CREB Tournoi de Paques 2026 Rondes 1-3
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1929, and top seed was Arman Sarkisian (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2169).
Arman Sarkisian (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2169) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Marcel-Trestieni Ion (2.5) and Thomas Vandeputte (2.0). Sarkisian broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Marcel-Trestieni Ion (1695) beat Srivathsav V Raghav (2003), a +308-point gap.
Location
🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 28 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×32
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsCM Arman Sarkisian led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
5
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
CM Arman Sarkisian held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
CM Arman Sarkisian won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMArman Sarkisian | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Marcel-Trestieni Ion | — | * | — | — |
| 3Christian Thierens | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Aarav Jangra | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarkisian, ArmanCM | 2169 | BEL | +15B | +5N | +3B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2608 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Ion, Marcel-Trestieni | 1695 | BEL | =9N | +32B | +4N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2166 | +70.0 |
| 3 | Vandeputte, Thomas | 1841 | BEL | +25N | +18B | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1952 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Mechkor, Mohamed | 1820 | BEL | +33B | +10N | −2B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1888 | +5.6 |
| 5 | Thierens, Christian | 1815 | BEL | +34N | −1B | +14N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1967 | +10.6 |
| 6 | Ruthvik, Thoppe Shyam Prasad | 0 | BEL | +29B | +7B | −?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jangra, Aarav | 0 | BEL | +?B | −6N | +?B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 548010413 | 0 | — | +16N | −?B | +35N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Caufriez, Olivier | 1855 | BEL | =2B | +14N | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1878 | +1.0 |
| 10 | Vasile-Bonciog, Cristian | 1913 | BEL | +31N | −4B | =13B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1780 | -10.6 |
| 11 | Vereecken, Alexandre | 1729 | BEL | −19N | +17B | =12N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1866 | +21.6 |
| 12 | Prieels, Jan-Hein | 1895 | BEL | +30N | F | =11B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1729 | -8.8 |
| 13 | Bertrand, Abel | 1785 | BEL | F | +30B | =10N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1913 | +3.4 |
| 14 | Lopez, Raphael | 1678 | BEL | +17N | −9B | −5B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1697 | +1.4 |
| 15 | Vrancx, Laurent | 1752 | BEL | −1N | +37B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2047 | +26.8 |
| 16 | Berghmans, Pascal | 1435 | BEL | −8B | −20N | +38B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 839 | -4.8 |
| 17 | Gravidez, Tagumpay | 1796 | BEL | −14B | −11N | +26B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1589 | -16.8 |
| 18 | Samray, Boris | 1623 | BEL | +36B | −3N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1816 | +20.0 |
| 19 | Carlier, Stephane | 1908 | BEL | +11B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2529 | +10.8 |
| 20 | Aydin, Gabriel | 1640 | FRA | F | +16B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2235 | +9.6 |
| 21 | Hernandez Morales, Adriel | 1862 | ESP | F | =26N | =27B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1816 | -4.8 |
| 22 | D`hooghe, Oscar | 1671 | BEL | F | F | +31B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2535 | +23.6 |
| 23 | Castiau, Julien | 1536 | BEL | F | +29N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2218 | +6.8 |
| 24 | FIDE 548008451 | 0 | — | F | −?N | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Deside, Anthony | 1688 | BEL | −3B | =28N | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1614 | -7.2 |
| 26 | Mahla, Amine | 1734 | BEL | F | =21B | −17N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1636 | -4.8 |
| 27 | Cornil, Etienne | 1898 | BEL | F | F | =21N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1861 | -1.0 |
| 28 | Jassem, Philippe | 1773 | BEL | F | =25B | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1688 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Heekhout, Daniel | 1418 | BEL | −6N | −23B | −24N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 735 | -6.8 |
| 30 | FIDE 220868 | 0 | — | −12B | −13N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1040 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Kasumov, Namik | 1735 | BEL | −10B | F | −22N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 992 | -17.2 |
| 32 | Raghav, Srivathsav V | 2003 | IND | F | −2N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 892 | -17.2 |
| 33 | Boot, Maarten | 1687 | BEL | −4N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -12.8 |
| 34 | De Paepe, Simon | 1680 | BEL | −5B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1015 | -12.8 |
| 35 | Maho-Tomala, Anaelle | 0 | BEL | −?B | −?N | −8B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Sola, Alessandro | 1792 | BEL | −18N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 823 | -14.4 |
| 37 | Czuczai, Jeno Dr.CM | 1941 | HUN | F | −15N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 952 | -15.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 548010421 | 0 | — | F | F | −16N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Gallez, Jean-Pierre | 0 | BEL | −?N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Bhanushali, Hiyaan Deepak | 0 | BEL | −?N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ion, Marcel-TrestieniBEL+70.02.5 pts · #2
- 2Vrancx, LaurentBEL+26.81.0 pts · #14
- 3D`hooghe, OscarBEL+23.61.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Raghav, Srivathsav VIND-17.20.0 pts · #36
- 2Kasumov, NamikBEL-17.20.0 pts · #32
- 3Gravidez, TagumpayBEL-16.81.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+308 Elo gap
- R2+189 Elo gap
- R1+169 Elo gap