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Belgian Chess Championships 2013

Belgium FlagThe 2013 edition of the Belgian Chess Championships is taking place on 6th – 14th July at the Lindner Hotel, Long Kievitstraat 125, 2018 in Antwerpen.

A number of events will be held in this national chess festival. The main tournaments are the Experts round-robin and the Open section.

The Experts tournament is a 10-player single round-robin with a selection of the strongest Belgian players. It has a rating average of 2387. The only grandmaster in the lineup, Dgebuadze is the first seed.

The Open section is a 9 rounds Swiss system event. It has attracted no less than 174 players. Scottish GM Paul Motwani is the first seed and clear favorite.

The time control in both events is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 30 minutes to finish the game and 30 seconds increments from move one.

Official website

Participants – Experts:

1 GM Dgebuadze Alexandre BEL 2520
2 IM Docx Stefan BEL 2488
3 IM Ringoir Tanguy BEL 2471
4 FM Soors Stef BEL 2405
5 FM Rooze Jan BEL 2386
6 IM Van Der Stricht Geert BEL 2369
7 IM Hautot Stephane BEL 2366
8 IM Claesen Pieter BEL 2335
9 Verstraeten Rein BEL 2283
10 FM Le Quang Kim BEL 2242

Participants – Open:

1 GM Motwani Paul SCO 2499
2 FM Beukema Stefan BEL 2295
3 FM Cools Gorik BEL 2255
4 FM Akhayan Ruben BEL 2245
5 Noiroux Kevin BEL 2243
6 FM Sadkowski Daniel BEL 2230
7 Sadikhov Ulvi AZE 2222
8 FM Daels Marc BEL 2213
9 Penson Thierry BEL 2211
10 Bomans Arno BEL 2204
11 FM Lacrosse Marc BEL 2199
12 FM Van Mechelen Jan BEL 2188
13 Swijsen Lars BEL 2177
14 Forster Sven BEL 2166
15 Van Cappellen Jonas BEL 2144
16 De Herdt Yasseen BEL 2143
17 Schaeken Yordi BEL 2141
18 WFM Gorshkova Irina BEL 2134
19 Schuermans Robert BEL 2127
20 Haberkorn Danny BEL 2126
21 Lenaerts Lennert BEL 2120
22 Barbier Sigiswald BEL 2115
23 Barbier Wim BEL 2115
24 Van Herck Marcel BEL 2104
25 Ghyselen Wouter BEL 2103
26 WFM Morozova Julia UKR 2096
27 Goncalves Jorge POR 2078
28 Roos David BEL 2073
29 Verhelst Joris BEL 2055
30 Oudewaal Vincent NED 2052
31 Mollekens Roeland BEL 2045
32 De Strycker Nathan BEL 2033
33 De Vleeschauwer Maarten BEL 2033
34 Peleman Tony BEL 2022
35 Peters Tobias BEL 2020
36 Van Poucke Simon BEL 2013
37 T`sas Jan BEL 2010
38 Van Melkebeke Willem BEL 1988
39 Verhulst Nikolaas BEL 1987
40 Engelaer Maurice BEL 1982
41 Dugailliez Guy BEL 1975
42 Cluyts Marc BEL 1968
43 Vanhee Freddy BEL 1966
44 Willockx Ritsaart BEL 1965
45 Tuerlinckx Ben BEL 1964
46 Wijgers Toon BEL 1960
47 Devolder Dieter BEL 1960
48 Sneppe Herman BEL 1960
49 Van Den Heede Dorian BEL 1946
50 Decrop Benjamin BEL 1945
51 Verhaeghe Philip BEL 1943
52 Barbier Wiebke BEL 1939
53 Janssen Dries BEL 1935
54 Gorts Sven BEL 1932
55 Smekens Ruben BEL 1931
56 Voet Dirk BEL 1930
57 Hajenius Willem BEL 1923
58 Gijbels Rudi BEL 1922
59 Wlogalski Olivier BEL 1917
60 Verbruggen Samuel BEL 1916
61 Geboers Jimmy BEL 1907
62 Van Houtte Randy BEL 1902
63 Maurissen Wim BEL 1897
64 Van Der Stricht Jan BEL 1890
65 Demiddele Kevin BEL 1884
66 Havenith Jean BEL 1879
67 Hiel Lino BEL 1874
68 Carlier Sven BEL 1873
69 Ledent Philippe BEL 1868
70 Willen Ronny BEL 1862
71 Jannis Guido BEL 1861
72 Temmerman Hans BEL 1860
73 Van Den Eede Gerrit BEL 1851
74 Sterck Arno BEL 1850
75 Cuypers Dries BEL 1849
76 Vandenbroucke Tim BEL 1847
77 Lee Deon BEL 1846
78 Comhaire Cedric BEL 1846
79 Broekmans Patrik BEL 1841
80 Bex Lennert BEL 1837
81 Ramacker Quinten BEL 1833
82 Ooghe Jean-Marie BEL 1832
83 Boschmans Jos BEL 1830
84 Burnay Gerard BEL 1825
85 Meysman Marc BEL 1818
86 Hautekiet Dries BEL 1813
87 De Weird Gunter BEL 1808
88 Van Bunderen Gert BEL 1806
89 Meskens Stephan IRL 1806
90 Ismail Tamer BUL 1805
91 Snoeks Pieter-Jan BEL 1802
92 Marechal Georges BEL 1800
93 Verhasselt Karsten BEL 1795
94 De Block Yordi BEL 1790
95 Decrop Hendrik BEL 1782
96 Lenoir Aurele BEL 1782
97 Snoeks Marnicq BEL 1777
98 De Weird Evy BEL 1774
99 Kuciapa Andre BEL 1764
100 Vervaet Bart BEL 1764
101 Dubin Tim BEL 1763
102 Van Parys Nikita BEL 1756
103 De Groof Maurice BEL 1752
104 Persoons Bart BEL 1751
105 Doossche Carlo BEL 1746
106 De Weird Matthias BEL 1737
107 Van Laeken Jonathan BEL 1737
108 De Cock Constant BEL 1735
109 Beukema Jasper BEL 1730
110 Pattyn Luc BEL 1721
111 Reyskens Jules BEL 1721
112 Pirard Natan BEL 1720
113 Lhoir Thierry BEL 1705
114 De Schepper Marcel BEL 1697
115 De Block Fabio BEL 1695
116 Verstraeten Iris BEL 1690
117 Tavernier Frank BEL 1690
118 Vermeulen Steven BEL 1689
119 Van Den Bosch Arno BEL 1683
120 De Geest Jan BEL 1675
121 Boons Lucien BEL 1672
122 De Meyer Jef BEL 1668
123 Castiau Julien BEL 1667
124 Vander Voort Patrick BEL 1664
125 Stuer Hugo BEL 1663
126 De Smet Karl BEL 1652
127 Van Landeghem Gunther BEL 1644
128 Vlaeyens Manu BEL 1638
129 Jonckers Marie-Jeanne BEL 1636
130 Mahieu Jacques BEL 1635
131 Geerts Luc BEL 1632
132 Geerinckx Bernard BEL 1622
133 Woyave Pascal BEL 1620
134 Jacobs Paul BEL 1618
135 Van Gompel Hugo BEL 1616
136 Carpentier Jannes BEL 1610
137 Flou Ronald BEL 1595
138 Gottfried Jonathan BEL 1590
139 Ninclaus Wouter BEL 1583
140 De Boeck Pierre BEL 1582
141 Nica Radu-Catalin BEL 1580
142 Helsen Roger BEL 1555
143 Smet Louis BEL 1551
144 Swijsen Willy BEL 1545
145 Huttl Sofie BEL 1540
146 Colpin Guy BEL 1536
147 Mitran Ovy BEL 1484
148 Dethier Krista BEL 1474
149 Loes Pierre BEL 1466
150 Mitran Anthony BEL 1439
151 Torfs Gert BEL 1437
152 Houben Tom BEL 1416
153 De Borggraef Leon BEL 1394
154 Lachaert Tibo BEL 1358
155 Coenen Tom BEL 1354
156 Smet Luc BEL 1337
157 Van Battel Hans BEL 1331
158 Degraeve Ruben BEL 1284
159 Heyndrickx Christophe BEL 1264
160 Vanassche Renaat BEL 1234
161 Van Den Heede Christian-J BEL 1217
162 De Keyser Eric BEL 1209
163 Meert Pierre BEL 1205
164 Bikady Luka BEL 1204
165 Rottiers Brent BEL 1167
166 Veldman Pm NED 1154
167 Beukema Constantijn BEL 1150
168 Bikady Matthias BEL 1039
169 Deniz Patrick BEL 1027
170 Bau Jasper BEL 0
171 Desenfans Jacques BEL 0
172 Digulescu Constantin BEL 0
173 Mitran Marie BEL 0
174 Muzzi Daniele ITA 0

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