CREB Tournoi de Paques 2026 Rondes 4-7
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight 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.
4 players finish on 3.0/4. Sarkisian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.5).
CM Arman Sarkisian 3 wins (R2–R4)Raul Alvarez Barrera 3 wins (R2–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarkisian, ArmanCM | 2177 | BEL | F | +10N | +5B | +8N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2636 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Alvarez Barrera, Raul | 1571 | BEL | F | +19B | +9N | +15N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2333 | +9.0 |
| 3 | Cornil, Etienne | 1891 | BEL | +22B | +23N | −8B | +20N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2010 | +12.0 |
| 4 | De Beco, Pierre-Adrien | 1648 | BEL | +32N | +35B | F | +19N | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2207 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Caufriez, Olivier | 1854 | BEL | =14N | +21B | −1N | +10B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1985 | +12.6 |
| 6 | Varlet, Daniel | 1543 | BEL | +27B | F | +35N | =9B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1533 | -0.2 |
| 7 | Bitarinsa Arthur | 1865 | UGA | +39N | +36B | =16N | F | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2094 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Vasile-Bonciog, Cristian | 1877 | BEL | −13N | +20B | +3N | −1B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1943 | +6.0 |
| 9 | Koninckx, Eric | 1533 | BEL | +26B | =15N | −2B | =6N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1364 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Mechkor, Mohamed | 1734 | BEL | +21N | −1B | +13N | −5N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1928 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Bertram, Johannes | 1978 | GER | F | +40B | F | +36N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2493 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Castiau, Julien | 1523 | BEL | F | +37B | F | +38B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2223 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Thierens, Christian | 1844 | BEL | +8B | =17N | −10B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1769 | -6.0 |
| 14 | Vereecken, Alexandre | 1771 | BEL | =5B | +24N | −17B | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1770 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Jangra, Aarav | 0 | BEL | +35N | =9B | −?N | −2B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1267 | 0.0 |
| 16 | D`hooghe, Oscar | 1742 | BEL | F | +22N | =7B | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2003 | +27.6 |
| 17 | Ion, Marcel-Trestieni | 1697 | BEL | F | =13B | +14N | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2001 | +32.0 |
| 18 | Wantiez, FabriceFM | 2151 | BEL | F | +25N | F | =33B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1944 | -6.8 |
| 19 | Gallez, Jean-Pierre | 0 | BEL | +37B | −2N | −26N | −4B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Prieels, Jan-Hein | 1861 | BEL | F | −8N | +24B | −3B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1718 | -23.2 |
| 21 | Vandeputte, Thomas | 1879 | BEL | −10B | −5N | F | +22B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1656 | -17.8 |
| 22 | Gravidez, Tagumpay | 1754 | BEL | −3N | −16B | +36N | −21N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1614 | -14.4 |
| 23 | Bertrand, Abel | 1777 | BEL | F | −3B | F | +24N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1826 | +2.8 |
| 24 | Vrancx, Laurent | 1760 | BEL | +33N | −14B | −20N | −23B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1568 | -19.8 |
| 25 | Lopez, Raphael | 1693 | BEL | −29N | −18B | −28B | +41N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1727 | +1.6 |
| 26 | Ruthvik, Thoppe Shyam Prasad | 0 | BEL | −9N | F | +19B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Bhanushali, Hiyaan Deepak | 0 | BEL | −6N | −?B | +38N | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Carlier, Stephane | 1893 | BEL | F | F | +25N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2493 | +9.6 |
| 29 | Hernandez Morales, Adriel | 1897 | ESP | +25B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2493 | +9.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 548011258 | 0 | — | F | F | +37N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Briffoz, Eric | 1804 | BEL | F | F | +42N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2407 | +5.0 |
| 32 | Heekhout, Daniel | 1407 | BEL | −4B | =34N | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 848 | -4.0 |
| 33 | Samray, Boris | 1635 | BEL | −24B | F | F | =18N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1705 | +3.6 |
| 34 | Velez, Germain | 0 | BEL | F | =32B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 548010413 | 0 | — | −15B | −4N | −6B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Kasumov, Namik | 1717 | BEL | F | −7N | −22B | −11B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1066 | -18.6 |
| 37 | Berghmans, Pascal | 1423 | BEL | −19N | −12N | −30B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 723 | -7.2 |
| 38 | Maho-Tomala, Anaelle | 0 | BEL | −?N | F | −27B | −12N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Samray, Thomas | 2004 | BEL | −7B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1065 | -13.8 |
| 40 | Monti, Anae | 1668 | BEL | F | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1178 | -5.6 |
| 41 | Neumark, Jan-Luca | 1795 | GER | F | F | F | −25B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -25.6 |
| 42 | Boot, Maarten | 1607 | BEL | F | F | −31B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1004 | -10.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ion, Marcel-TrestieniBEL+32.01.5 pts · #8
- 2D`hooghe, OscarBEL+27.61.5 pts · #11
- 3Mechkor, MohamedBEL+18.42.0 pts · #6
- 1Neumark, Jan-LucaGER-25.60.0 pts · #33
- 2Prieels, Jan-HeinBEL-23.21.0 pts · #14
- 3Vrancx, LaurentBEL-19.81.0 pts · #26
- R1+145 Elo gap
- R1+139 Elo gap
- R3+110 Elo gap