Round 1 v Sao Tome and Principe STP
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1, + and − mark forfeits
- Open section
- Standings
- BEL
- Seeded 46, category B
- 5 won, 4 drawn, 2 lost
- Also in the Women section
- Belgium as a nation
Belgium
In numbers
40
place of 206 after round 11
14
match points from 11 matches
26
game points; TB1 279½, TB3 129
2412
average rating
Roster
| Board | Player | Games | Score | Perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM Sim Maerevoet | 8 | 3½ | 2420 |
| 2 | IM Elias Ruzhansky | 11 | 7½ | 2524 |
| 3 | IM Thibaut Vandenbussche | 10 | 5½ | 2362 |
| 4 | GM Mikhail Gurevich | 6 | 4½ | 2486 |
| 5 | FM Arben Dardha | 8 | 4 | 2248 |
Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.
Who carries the team
Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.
Matches
Round 2 v Syria SYR
3–1
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 3 v Iran IRI
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1
Round 4 v Georgia GEO
1–3
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 5 v Kyrgyzstan KGZ
2½–1½
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 6 v Brazil BRA
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1
Round 7 v Japan JPN
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 8 v Panama PAN
3–1
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 9 v Mexico MEX
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1
Round 10 v Egypt EGY
3–1
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 11 v Bulgaria BUL
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1
Team awards
Whitewash
Round 1
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Promotion Party
2promotions
Round 2, 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)
Most promotions by the team's players.
Treaty of Samarkand
Round 9
A 2–2 match of four draws, peace signed on every board.
Marathon Match
307moves
Round 11, 84 + 38 + 122 + 63
The match whose four boards ran longest, in moves added together.
Endgame Match
174endgame moves
Round 11
The match with the most endgame moves over its four boards.
Wandering Kings
18.25king moves per game
Round 11, 73 king moves in 4 games
Most king moves per game over the team's finished games.