CREB Tournoi du Printemps 2026 Rondes 1-2

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34 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 23 May 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1938, and top seed was Fabrice Wantiez (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2144).

Fabrice Wantiez (🇧🇪 BEL, FM, 2144) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Jamal Fares (2.0) and Olivier Caufriez (1.5). Wantiez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mohamed Mechkor (1779) beat Wim Barbier (2043), a +264-point gap.

Location

🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium

Dates

23 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 2 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇪FMFabrice Wantiez2144

Avg top 10

1,938

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇧🇪Belgium×29

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
FMFabrice Wantiez
🇧🇪BEL·2144
2.0pts·2567perf+3.8
🥈
Jamal Fares
🇧🇪BEL·1636
2.0pts·2216perf+8.8
🥉
Olivier Caufriez
🇧🇪BEL·1874
1.5pts·1873perf-0.2

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Wantiez, FabriceFM	2144	BEL	+18B	+6N	2.0	1.0	1.5	1.50	2567	+3.8
2	Fares, Jamal	1636	BEL	+25B	+7N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2216	+8.8
3	Caufriez, Olivier	1874	BEL	+8N	=4B	1.5	1.5	2.5	1.75	1873	-0.2
4	Samray, Boris	1657	BEL	+26N	=3N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2029	+38.8
5	Alvarez Barrera, Raul	1588	BEL	=19N	+9B	1.5	1.0	1.5	1.25	1403	-4.8
6	Gravidez, Tagumpay	1730	BEL	+20N	−1B	1.0	2.0	2.5	0.50	2010	+12.6
7	Maho-Tomala, Anaelle	0	BEL	+?N	−2B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1588	0.0
8	Lopez, Raphael	1703	BEL	−3B	+30N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1856	+8.2
9	Velez, Germain	0	BEL	+28B	−5N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	788	0.0
10	Mechkor, Mohamed	1779	BEL	+12B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2843	+16.4
11	Gessis, Stavros	1734	BEL	+13B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2691	+14.2
12	Barbier, Wim	2043	BEL	−10N	+29B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1794	-12.2
13	Dona, Luca	1891	USA	−11N	+32B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1760	-7.0
14	Hernandez Morales, Adriel	1908	ESP	+31B	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2566	+12.4
15	Vandeputte, Thomas	1863	BEL	+27B	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2498	+5.6
16	Thibaut, Stephane	1987	BEL	F	+26B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2597	+5.0
17	Aryoubi, Yama	0	BEL	F	+25N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1436	0.0
18	Bertrand, Abel	1789	BEL	−1N	=20B	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.25	1824	+0.6
19	Heekhout, Daniel	1403	BEL	=5B	F	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1588	+4.8
20	Vasile-Bonciog, Cristian	1889	BEL	−6B	=18N	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.25	1567	-17.0
21	Gain, Soheil	1808	FRA	=24N	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1673	-3.6
22	D`hooghe, Oscar	1797	BEL	F	=23N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1939	+7.6
23	Czuczai, Jeno Dr.CM	1939	HUN	F	=22B	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1797	-3.8
24	Deside, Anthony	1673	BEL	=21B	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1808	+7.2
25	Berghmans, Pascal	1416	BEL	−2N	−17B	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.00	836	-4.4
26	Vereecken, Alexandre	1797	BEL	−4B	−16N	0.0	1.5	2.5	0.00	1022	-37.6
27	Kasumov, Namik	1698	BEL	−15N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1063	-5.6
28	FIDE 548007781	0	—	−9N	−?B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	721	0.0
29	Briffoz, Eric	1809	BEL	F	−12N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1243	-4.2
30	Prieels, Jan-Hein	1838	BEL	F	−8B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	903	-27.2
31	Jassem, Philippe	1766	BEL	−14N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1108	-6.2
32	Sola, Alessandro	1785	BEL	F	−13N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1091	-7.2
33	Gallez, Jean-Pierre	0	BEL	−?B	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	791	0.0
34	Ruthvik, Thoppe Shyam Prasad	0	BEL	F	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	738	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Samray, BorisBEL
+38.8
1.5 pts · #3
2Mechkor, MohamedBEL
+16.4
1.0 pts · #4
3Gessis, StavrosBEL
+14.2
1.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Vereecken, AlexandreBEL
-37.6
0.0 pts · #25
2Prieels, Jan-HeinBEL
-27.2
0.0 pts · #30
3Vasile-Bonciog, CristianBEL
-17.0
0.5 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R1+264 Elo gap
Mechkor, Mohamed1779 beat Barbier, Wim2043
R1+159 Elo gap
Gravidez, Tagumpay1730 beat Vasile-Bonciog, Cristian1889
R1+157 Elo gap
Gessis, Stavros1734 beat Dona, Luca1891