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CREB Tournoi de Paques 2026 Rondes 4-7

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42 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1961, and top seed was Arman Sarkisian (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2177).

Arman Sarkisian (🇧🇪 BEL, CM, 2177) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Raul Alvarez Barrera (3.0) and Etienne Cornil (3.0). Sarkisian won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mohamed Mechkor (1734) beat Thomas Vandeputte (1879), a +145-point gap.

Location
🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇪CMArman Sarkisian2177
Avg top 10
1,961
Participants
42
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇧🇪Belgium×36
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇺🇬Uganda×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Tight race until R4; 4 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.

Co-leaders
12
4
1
5
1234R1R2R3R4
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 3.0/4. Sarkisian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Arman Sarkisian 3 wins (R2–R4)Raul Alvarez Barrera 3 wins (R2–R4)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sarkisian, ArmanCM2177BELF+10N+5B+8N3.06.56.56.502636+7.2
2Alvarez Barrera, Raul1571BELF+19B+9N+15N3.04.54.54.502333+9.0
3Cornil, Etienne1891BEL+22B+23N8B+20N3.04.05.03.002010+12.0
4De Beco, Pierre-Adrien1648BEL+32N+35BF+19N3.01.51.51.502207+8.0
5Caufriez, Olivier1854BEL=14N+21B1N+10B2.56.57.53.751985+12.6
6Varlet, Daniel1543BEL+27BF+35N=9B2.53.03.02.001533-0.2
7Bitarinsa Arthur1865UGA+39N+36B=16NF2.51.51.50.752094+16.4
8Vasile-Bonciog, Cristian1877BEL13N+20B+3N1B2.07.58.54.001943+6.0
9Koninckx, Eric1533BEL+26B=15N2B=6N2.07.08.03.001364-8.8
10Mechkor, Mohamed1734BEL+21N1B+13N5N2.07.08.02.501928+18.4
11Bertram, Johannes1978GERF+40BF+36N2.00.00.00.002493+6.4
12Castiau, Julien1523BELF+37BF+38B2.00.00.00.002223+7.2
13Thierens, Christian1844BEL+8B=17N10BF1.55.55.52.751769-6.0
14Vereecken, Alexandre1771BEL=5B+24N17BF1.55.05.02.251770-0.4
15Jangra, Aarav0BEL+35N=9B?N2B1.55.05.01.0012670.0
16D`hooghe, Oscar1742BELF+22N=7BF1.53.53.52.252003+27.6
17Ion, Marcel-Trestieni1697BELF=13B+14NF1.53.03.02.252001+32.0
18Wantiez, FabriceFM2151BELF+25NF=33B1.51.51.51.251944-6.8
19Gallez, Jean-Pierre0BEL+37B2N26N4B1.07.07.00.0014220.0
20Prieels, Jan-Hein1861BELF8N+24B3B1.06.06.01.001718-23.2
21Vandeputte, Thomas1879BEL10B5NF+22B1.05.55.51.001656-17.8
22Gravidez, Tagumpay1754BEL3N16B+36N21N1.05.55.50.001614-14.4
23Bertrand, Abel1777BELF3BF+24N1.04.04.01.001826+2.8
24Vrancx, Laurent1760BEL+33N14B20N23B1.03.54.00.501568-19.8
25Lopez, Raphael1693BEL29N18B28B+41N1.03.53.50.001727+1.6
26Ruthvik, Thoppe Shyam Prasad0BEL9NF+19BF1.03.03.01.007330.0
27Bhanushali, Hiyaan Deepak0BEL6N?B+38NF1.02.52.50.007300.0
28Carlier, Stephane1893BELFF+25NF1.01.01.01.002493+9.6
29Hernandez Morales, Adriel1897ESP+25BFFF1.01.01.01.002493+9.6
30FIDE 5480112580FF+37NF1.00.00.00.0014430.0
31Briffoz, Eric1804BELFF+42NF1.00.00.00.002407+5.0
32Heekhout, Daniel1407BEL4B=34NFF0.53.53.50.25848-4.0
33Samray, Boris1635BEL24BFF=18N0.52.52.50.751705+3.6
34Velez, Germain0BELF=32BFF0.50.50.50.2514070.0
35FIDE 548010413015B4N6BF0.07.07.00.007960.0
36Kasumov, Namik1717BELF7N22B11B0.05.55.50.001066-18.6
37Berghmans, Pascal1423BEL19N12N30BF0.04.04.00.00723-7.2
38Maho-Tomala, Anaelle0BEL?NF27B12N0.03.03.00.007200.0
39Samray, Thomas2004BEL7BFFF0.02.52.50.001065-13.8
40Monti, Anae1668BELF11NFF0.02.02.00.001178-5.6
41Neumark, Jan-Luca1795GERFFF25B0.01.01.00.00893-25.6
42Boot, Maarten1607BELFF31BF0.01.01.00.001004-10.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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