Belgian championship, Ghent

01-07-2000 > 09-07-2000

Experts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Tot Perf
1 GM Chuchelov, Vladimir BEL 2535 – ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 6½ 2501
2 FM Van der Stricht, Geert BEL 2369 ½ – ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 2478
3 IM Claesen, Pieter BEL 2416 ½ ½ – ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 2391
4 FM Vanderwaeren, Serge BEL 2338 ½ ½ ½ – 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2357
5 Abolianin, Arthur BEL 2384 0 0 ½ 0 – ½ 1 1 ½ 1 4½ 2351
6 IM Cekro, Ekrem BEL 2390 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ – 0 1 ½ 1 4½ 2351
7 FM Meessen, Rudolf BEL 2306 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 – 0 1 0 4 2317
8 FM Van Beers, Eddy BEL 2346 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 – ½ 1 4 2313
9 FM Docx, Stefan BEL 2223 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ – 1 3½ 2289
10 Wantiez, Fabrice BEL 2244 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 0 – 2½ 2201

 

Class A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Tot Perf
1 FM Goormachtigh, Johan BEL 2291 – ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 2343
2 FM Van Mechelen, Jan BEL 2223 ½ – 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 6½ 2403
3 FM Lacrosse, Marc BEL 2298 ½ 0 – ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 5½ 2244
4 Van Heirzeele, Daniël BEL 2215 ½ ½ ½ – ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½ 2211
5 Maes, Wim BEL 2305 0 ½ ½ ½ – ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 4 2200
6 Vermeulen, Bram BEL 2050 0 ½ 0 1 ½ – ½ 0 1 ½ 4 2189
7 Piceu, Tom BEL 2179 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ – 1 0 1 4 2129
8 Faybish, Nimrod BEL 2211 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 – ½ 1 3½ 2071
9 Lavrenov, Yuli BEL 2135 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ – ½ 3½ 2134
10 Verlinden, Dirk BEL 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ – 3 2086

 

Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Tot
1 Gorshkova, Irina BEL 2131 – 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 * ½ * 8
2 Stevens, Nathalie BEL 0 – 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 * ½ 1 * 6
3 Brion, Sophie BEL 0 1 – ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 * * 1 6
4 De Gueldre, Sylvie BEL 0 0 ½ – ½ ½ 1 1 1 * * 1 5½
5 Van Steenwinckel, Iris BEL 0 ½ ½ ½ – 0 * * 1 1 * 1 4½+1
6 Van Vooren, Kristien BEL 0 0 ½ ½ 1 – ½ * * 1 1 ½ 5
7 Van Laecke, Greet BEL 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ – ½ 1 1 * 1 4½
8 Inghelbrecht, Veronique BEL ½ 0 0 0 * * ½ – 1 1 1 ½ 4½
9 De Gueldre, Vicky BEL 0 * 0 0 0 * 0 0 – 1 1 1 3
10 Van Hoecke, Elena BEL * ½ * * 0 0 0 0 0 – ½ ½ 1½+1
11 Robert, Floryse BEL ½ 0 * * * 0 * 0 0 ½ – 1 2
12 Van Hecke, Gerda BEL * * 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 – 1½

Robert retired two rounds before the end; Van Hoecke and Van Steenwinckel received a bye worth one point.

Open 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tot
1 De Man, Stefaan BEL +36 +30 +9 +3 ½2 +6 +8 +4 ½10 8
2 Grégoir, Christophe BEL +33 +23 +28 +11 ½1 +18 +3 +6 -4 7½
3 Van de Velde, Koen BEL 2178 +32 +40 +14 -1 +5 +16 -2 +18 +11 7
4 Yudin, Viktor UKR 2093 +46 +52 +19 -5 ½7 +12 +20 -1 +2 6½
5 Michiels, Bart BEL 2055 +59 ½12 +22 +4 -3 +10 -11 +17 +14 6½
6 Vanhove, Koen BEL 2054 ½42 +24 ½7 +40 +9 -1 +13 -2 +16 6
7 Decoster, Frederic BEL +53 +38 ½6 ½8 ½4 f20 +23 ½20 +25 6
8 Versporten, Wim BEL ½24 +51 +12 ½7 ½13 +28 -1 ½16 +20 6
9 Geirnaert, Steven BEL +44 +29 -1 +31 -6 +27 -15 +39 +18 6
10 Sauvage, Eric BEL -31 +50 ½34 +39 +21 -5 +28 +15 ½1 6
11 Van Coppenolle, Kurt BEL +37 +35 +26 -2 ½16 ½13 +5 ½14 -3 5½
12 Bosschem, Eddy BEL +21 ½5 -8 +24 +30 -4 -17 +37 +27 5½
13 Peeren, Yen BEL +50 ½31 ½27 +19 ½8 ½11 -6 +29 ½17 5½
14 Vanhee, Freddy BEL +47 +49 -3 -28 +59 +52 +29 ½11 -5 5½
15 De Buck, Valère BEL -29 ½45 +46 ½21 +34 ½30 +9 -10 +32 5½
16 Danneel, Geert BEL -38 +53 +36 +23 ½11 -3 +30 ½8 -6 5
17 Gillain, Nicolas BEL -15 +61 +37 +27 -18 ½23 +12 -5 ½13 5
18 Verduyn, Frederic BEL +34 -28 +52 +57 +17 -2 +33 -3 -9 5
19 Somogyi, Gyorgy BEL +17 +57 -4 -13 ½24 ½25 -22 +42 +39 5
20 Delanoeije, Patrick BEL +60 ½27 ½31 +35 ½28 +7 -4 ½7 -8 5
21 Vanderhallen, Nicolas BEL -12 +59 +59 ½15 -10 ½32 ½35 +52 ½26 5
22 Deketelaere, Franky BEL ½51 +42 -5 ½34 -29 +24 +19 ½27 ½23 5
23 Baguet, Frédéric BEL +55 -2 +38 -16 +47 ½17 -7 +44 ½22 5
24 Vandenbussche, Thibaut BEL ½8 -6 +55 -12 ½19 -22 +53 +43 +41 5
25 Paepens, Jan BEL -27 +44 ½39 +32 abs ½19 +42 +33 -7 5
26 Verduyn, Philippe BEL +45 +39 -11 -30 +36 -33 ½32 +41 ½21 5
27 Debeus, Daniel BEL +25 ½20 ½13 -17 +57 -9 +40 ½22 -12 4½
28 Lenoir, Aurèle BEL +54 +18 -2 +14 ½20 -8 -10 -32 +46 4½
29 Daneels, Bart BEL +15 -9 -40 +48 +22 +35 -14 -13 ½30 4½
30 Houdart, David BEL +48 -1 +60 +26 -12 ½15 -16 ½31 ½29 4½
31 Michiels, Rob BEL +10 ½13 ½20 -9 -52 ½37 +59 ½30 ½36 4½
32 Cattoir, Harry BEL -3 ½41 +45 -25 +53 ½21 ½26 +28 -15 4½
33 De Gueldre, Philippe BEL -2 +56 -57 +41 +40 +26 -18 -25 ½35 4½
34 Vandervurst, Adriaan BEL -18 +54 ½10 ½22 -15 ½44 ½43 ½38 +45 4½
35 Laval, Robert BEL +58 -11 +47 -20 +44 -29 ½21 ½36 ½33 4½
36 Reyskens, Jules BEL -1 +48 -16 +61 -26 ½43 +46 ½35 ½31 4½
37 Demedts, Tom BEL -11 +58 -17 -44 +61 ½31 +51 -12 +50 4½
38 Vanhauwaert, Kurt BEL +16 -7 -23 -59 -48 +62 +54 ½34 +49 4½
39 Vandecasteele, Louis BEL +43 -26 ½25 -10 ½46 +45 +49 -9 -19 4
40 Van Muylem, Tom BEL +41 -3 +29 -6 -33 +47 -27 abs +53 4
41 Boevinger, Simon BEL -40 ½32 ½42 -33 +55 +59 +52 -26 -24 4
42 Knudde, Francis BEL ½6 -22 ½41 ½53 ½43 +54 -25 -19 +44 4
43 Bosschem, Tim BEL -39 -47 +54 ½45 ½42 ½36 ½34 -24 +52 4
44 Charlier, Laurent BEL -9 -25 +58 +37 -35 ½34 +57 -23 -42 3½
45 Corda, Thierry BEL -26 ½15 -32 ½43 +58 -39 +48 ½50 -34 3½
46 Koonen, Xavier BEL -4 ½55 -15 +51 ½39 ½57 -36 +58 -28 3½
47 Glowka, Patrick BEL -14 +43 -35 +49 -23 -40 -50 ½48 +54 3½
48 Deschuyteneer, Lucien BEL -30 -36 +50 -29 +38 -51 -45 ½47 +62 3½
49 Voet, Dirk BEL +56 -14 -21 -47 ½50 +60 -39 +51 -38 3½
50 Kohnen, Helmut BEL -13 -10 -48 +55 ½49 ½53 +47 ½45 -37 3½
51 Cornelis, Werner BEL ½22 -8 -59 -46 +56 +48 -37 -49 +58 3½
52 Debusschere, Helmuth BEL +62 f4 -18 +60 +31 -14 -41 f21 f43 3
53 Regniers, Gilles BEL -7 -16 +56 ½42 -32 ½50 -24 +62 -40 3
54 Regniers, Yves BEL -28 -34 -43 +62 +60 -42 -38 +59 -47 3
55 Matthijs, Luc BEL -23 ½46 -24 -50 -41 ½56 -62 +61 +60 3
56 Evens, Joris BEL -49 -33 -53 -58 -51 ½55 +61 ½60 +59 3
57 Vansteenkiste, Luc BEL +61 -19 +33 -18 -27 ½46 -44 abs abs 2½
58 Dans, Guy BEL -35 -37 -44 +56 -45 +61 ½60 -46 -51 2½
59 Staelens, David BEL -5 -21 +51 +38 -14 -41 -31 f54 f56 2
60 Herremerre, Pierre BEL -20 +62 -30 -52 -54 -49 ½58 ½56 f55 2
61 Soetewey, Jos BEL -57 -17 +62 -36 -37 -58 -56 -55 bye 2
62 Leclercq, Vincent BEL -52 -60 -61 f54 bye -38 +55 -53 -48 2

This edition of the Belgian championship saw the first participation of a grandmaster since O’Kelly in 1959. As was to be expected, this one grandmaster won without too much trouble. If I am not mistaken, Van der Stricht scored an IM norm. In the women’s section, Gorshkova scored an even clearer victory. There might be some mistakes in the nationalities, especially in the open section. [1] has all the games from the major sections and a selection from the open tournament. It gives some wrong names, though, probably resulting from a too naive automatic filling in of players names. I have attempted to correct these mitakes. The crosstables were reconstructed from [2].

Wanted

  • Why did Robert retire?
  • Quite a few games from the open section.

Sources

  1. 365chess.com
  2. The official site [archived]
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