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SUMMARY:40th Brussels Tournament
DESCRIPTION:<p>40th Brussels Tournament 24th and 25th October 2026<br />
 &nbsp\;</p>
 <h4>Tournament format</h4>
 <p>Five rounds MacMahon without handicap<br />
 Timing\: 1 hour per player + byo-yomi\: 15 stones for 5 minutes<br />
 Komi\: 6.5</p>
 <p>Non-smoking tournament<br />
 70 participants maximum</p>
 <h4>Registration form</h4>
 <p><a href=\\"https\://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHkQpqKQKvM6HIj3uT4_M-bAniUsPWe5wvLTrC7fx0aOIo0Q/viewform?usp=sharing&amp\;ouid=115696966366682051761\\" title=\\"https\://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHkQpqKQKvM6HIj3uT4_M-bAniUsPWe5wvLTrC7fx0aOIo0Q/viewform?usp=sharing&amp\;ouid=115696966366682051761\\">https\://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHkQpqKQKvM6HIj3uT4_M-bAniUsPW...</a></p>
 <h4>List of registered players</h3>
 <p><a href=\\"https\://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS1vY2XCb9vKgktrDyIXVWnBZPsjU-4Oz1VyIvwWmrEeh4aA9p8ayf4jiUVFKGzsO_wyhf3gRqx83Fc/pubhtml?gid=1057986112&amp\;single=true\\" title=\\"https\://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS1vY2XCb9vKgktrDyIXVWnBZPsjU-4Oz1VyIvwWmrEeh4aA9p8ayf4jiUVFKGzsO_wyhf3gRqx83Fc/pubhtml?gid=1057986112&amp\;single=true\\">https\://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS1vY2XCb9vKgktrDyIXVWnB...</a></p>
 <h4>Entry Fee</h4>
 <ul>
 <li>25€ for registration and <strong>payment</strong> before 10/10/2026 </li>
 <li>30€ starting from 10/10/2025 (included)</li>
 <li>-5€ reduction for &lt\;18 yo (born after 24/10/2008)</li>
 <li>+10€ for Belgians non-member of the BGF </li>
 </ul>
 <p>You can pay the fee by transfer on our bank account (IBAN\: BE24 7755 9621 2238) (BIC\: GKCC BE BB) with the communication \: \\"Brussels\\" + your name + your rank. For international transfers\, further information about the bank account of the Belgian Go Federation can be found at the bottom of <a href=\\"https\://www.gofed.be/en/contact\\">this page</a>.</p>
 <p>Please note that you only qualify for the early registration fee if the the payment arrives <strong>before</strong> 10/10/2026. It is your responsibility to take into account the possible delay of your bank in transferring money. </p>
 <p>Players from outside the Euro zone facing high bank transfer costs\, qualify for the early registration fee if they register online before 10/10/2026.</p>
 <p>If you pre-register and can not make it for the first round\, you are expected to notify the organization by sending an email to <a href=\\"mailto\:board@gofed.be\\">board@gofed.be</a> <strong>before</strong> the start of the round. Once your registration fee has been received\, you will be paired for the first round. You only have to confirm your presence if there are mistakes in your name or rating on our wall-list. You can cancel your registration by warning us. Before 10/10/2026\, 12€ will be refunded\, after 10/10/2026 only 7.5€. </p>
 <h4>Schedule</h4>
 <dl>
 <dt>Saturday 24th October 2025 (GMT +1)</dt>
 <dd>
 10\:00 - Opening of registration<br />
 10\:40 - Deadline of registration<br />
 11\:00 - First Round<br />
 14\:00 - Second Round<br />
 16\:30 - Third Round<br />
 </dd>
 <dt>Sunday 25th October 2025 (GMT +2)</dt>
 <dd>
 10\:00 - Fourth Round<br />
 13\:00 - Fifth Round<br />
 16\:30 - Prize giving<br />
 </dd>
 </dl>
 <h4>Reviews</h4>
 <p>Christopher Annachachibi (FulgoroGo) will be present to review your games.</p>
 <h4>Venue</h4>
 <dl>
 <dt>Address</dt>
 <dd>
 Belgium-China Association<br />
 Avenue Paul Deschanel 92<br />
 1030 Brussels</p>
 </dd>
 <dt>How to get there</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>The tournament location is 20 minutes walking from the Brussel North train station (Brussel-Noord / Bruxelles-Nord)<br />
 2 minutes away from the tram station Côteaux<br />
 15 minutes away from the metro station Botanique<br />
 &nbsp\;<br />
 </dd>
 </dl>
 <h4>Accommodation</h4>
 <p>Private accommodation is available\, but quite restricted. </p>
 <p>Youth Hostels in the vicinity \:</p>
 <ul>
 <li><a href=\\"https\://www.hihostels.com/hostels/brussels-bruegel\\">Bruegel  Hostel</a></li>
 <li><a href=\\"https\://www.hihostels.com/hostels/brussels-jacques-brel-youth-hostel\\">Jacques Brel Hostel</a></li>
 </ul>
 <p>You will also find a very large number of hotels within close range of the playing venue.<br />
 Here are a few of them \:</p>
 <ul>
 <li><a href=\\"http\://www.atlas-hotel.be/\\">Atlas Hotel</a></li>
 <li><a href=\\"http\://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-2122-novotel-brussels-centre-tour-noire/index.shtml\\">Hotel Novotel Brussels Centre Tour Noire</a></li>
 </ul>
 <h4>Prizes</h4>
 <p>Prizes are guaranteed for all the players with 4 wins (30 €) or 5 wins (50 €).<br />
 Prizes for top places are determined by the MMS score and SOS. Prizes are divided equally if both MMS and SOS are equal.<br />
 In case we have less than 50 registrations\, prizes money will be\: 1st. 250 €\, 2nd\: 150 € \; 3rd\: 75 €\; If 50 or more\, they will be 1st\: 400 €\, 2nd\: 200 €\, 3rd\: 100 €.</p>
 <h4>Results past editions</h4>
 <p><a href=\\"https\://www.gofed.be/webfm_send/663\\">2025</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2024\\">2024</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2023\\">2023</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2022\\">2022</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2021\\">2021</a><br />
 2020\: not organized due to Covid-crisis<br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2019\\">2019</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2018\\">2018</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2017\\">2017</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2016\\">2016</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2015\\">2015</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2014\\">2014</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2013\\">2013</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2012\\">2012</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2011\\">2011</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2010\\">2010</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2009\\">2009</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2008\\">2008</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2007\\">2007</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2006\\">2006</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2005\\">2005</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2004\\">2004</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2003\\">2003</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2002\\">2002</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2001\\">2001</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=2000\\">2000</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=1999\\">1999</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=1998\\">1998</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/tournament/results&amp\;tournament=BT&amp\;year=1997\\">1997</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/webfm_send/349\\">1996</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/webfm_send/348\\">1995</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/webfm_send/350\\">1994</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/webfm_send/351\\">1993</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/webfm_send/352\\">1992</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/webfm_send/353\\">1991</a><br />
 <a href=\\"/webfm_send/354\\">1990</a><br />
 1989\: not organised<br />
 1988\: complete results not available<br />
 <a href=\\"/webfm_send/355\\">1987</a><br />
 1986\: complete results not available<br />
 1985\: complete results not available</p>
 <h3>Former podiums of the Brussels Tournament</h3>
 <table border=\\"1\\">
 <tr>
 <th>Tournament</th>
 <th>Year</th>
 <th>Winners</th>
 <th>2nd</th>
 <th>3rd</th>
 <th>numbers of player (among whom # 4d or stronger) </th>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>1 </td>
 <td>1985</td>
 <td>Pierre Colmez\, 5D </td>
 <td>Jean Michel\, 4D </td>
 <td>Frank Janssen\, 4D </td>
 <td>86 (8)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>2 </td>
 <td>1986</td>
 <td>Frank Janssen\, 5D </td>
 <td>André Moussa\, 5D </td>
 <td>?\, ? </td>
 <td>? (?) </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>3 </td>
 <td>1987</td>
 <td>Pierre Colmez\, 5D </td>
 <td>Frank Janssen\, 5D </td>
 <td>Jean Michel\, 5D </td>
 <td>108 (6)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>4 </td>
 <td>1988</td>
 <td>Yoo Jong-Su\, 7D </td>
 <td>David Schoffel\, 5D </td>
 <td>?\, ? </td>
 <td>86 (6)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>- </td>
 <td>1989</td>
 <td><em>no tournament</em> </td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>5 </td>
 <td>1990</td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Ronald Schlemper\, 7D </td>
 <td>Alexei Lazarev\, 6D </td>
 <td>116 (24 !)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>6 </td>
 <td>1991</td>
 <td>Sheng Guanji\, 6D </td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Frank Janssen\, 6D </td>
 <td>112 (28 !)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>7 </td>
 <td>1992</td>
 <td>Sheng Guanji\, 6D </td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>David Schoffel\, 5D </td>
 <td>90 (16)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>8 </td>
 <td>1993</td>
 <td>Sheng Guanji\, 6D </td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Jean-François Séailles\, 5D </td>
 <td>100 (15)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>9 </td>
 <td>1994</td>
 <td>Sheng Guanji\, 6D </td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Jean-François Séailles\, 5D </td>
 <td>90 (12)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>10 </td>
 <td>1995</td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Zhang Shutai\, 7D<br />
 Wataru Miyakawa\, 6D</td>
 <td>Pierre Colmez\, 5D</td>
 <td>84 (10)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>11 </td>
 <td>1996</td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Miyakawa Wataru\, 6D </td>
 <td>Farid Ben Malek\, 5D </td>
 <td>112 (15)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>12 </td>
 <td>1997</td>
 <td>Park Sang Nam\, 6D </td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Vladimir Danek\, 6D </td>
 <td>108 (12)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>13 </td>
 <td>1998</td>
 <td>Geert Groenen\, 5D </td>
 <td>Vladimir Danek\, 6D<br />
 			Franz-Josef Dickhut\, 6D</td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>100 (10)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>14 </td>
 <td>1999</td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Pierre Colmez\, 5D </td>
 <td>Geert Groenen\, 6D </td>
 <td>70 (8)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>15 </td>
 <td>2000</td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Vladimir Danek\, 6D<br />
 			Emil Nijhuis\, 5D </td>
 <td>Geert Groenen\, 6D </td>
 <td>66 (7)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>16 </td>
 <td>2001</td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Paul Drouot\, 5D </td>
 <td>Filip Vanderstappen\, 5D </td>
 <td>76 (9)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>17 </td>
 <td>2002</td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Frédéric Donzet\, 5D </td>
 <td>Ion Florescu\, 6D </td>
 <td>80 (9)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>18 </td>
 <td>2003</td>
 <td>Noguchi Motoki\, 6D </td>
 <td>Guo Juan\, 7D </td>
 <td>Vladimir Danek\, 6D </td>
 <td>75 (8)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>19 </td>
 <td>2004</td>
 <td>Franz-Josef Dickhut\, 6D </td>
 <td>Zhao Pei\, 6D </td>
 <td>Radek Nechanicky\, 6D</td>
 <td>108 (9)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>20 </td>
 <td>2005 </td>
 <td>Cho Seok Bin\, 7D </td>
 <td>Radek Nechanicky\, 6D </td>
 <td>Li Jingrui\, 6D </td>
 <td>111 (8)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>21 </td>
 <td>2006 </td>
 <td>Cho Seok Bin\, 7D </td>
 <td>Jan Ramon\, 4D </td>
 <td>Ondrej Silt\, 6D </td>
 <td>86 (11)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>22</td>
 <td>2007 </td>
 <td>Cho Seok Bin\, 7D</td>
 <td>Radek Nechanicky\, 6D </td>
 <td>Say Boon Ng\, 4D </td>
 <td>85 (5)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>23</td>
 <td>2008</td>
 <td>Zou Lin\, 6D</td>
 <td>Ondrej Silt\, 6D</td>
 <td>Li Yue\, 6D</td>
 <td> 99 (6)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>24</td>
 <td>2009</td>
 <td>Dai Junfu\, 7D</td>
 <td>Hwang In-Seong\, 7D</td>
 <td>Yangqi Zhang\, 6D</td>
 <td> 89 (7)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>25</td>
 <td>2010</td>
 <td>Cho Seok Bin\, 7D</td>
 <td>Csaba Merö\, 6D</td>
 <td>Kyoungnang Kang\, 6D</td>
 <td>74 (7) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 26</td>
 <td> 2011</td>
 <td>Csaba Merö\, 6D</td>
 <td>Chen Lei\, 6D</td>
 <td>Vincent Van Gelderen\, 4D</td>
 <td>76 (9) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 27</td>
 <td> 2012</td>
 <td>Pavol Lisy\, 6D</td>
 <td>Ondrej Silt\, 6D</td>
 <td>Lluis Oh\, 6D</td>
 <td>61 (9) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 28</td>
 <td> 2013</td>
 <td>Zhang Yuanbo\, 4D</td>
 <td>Antoine Fenech\, 5D</td>
 <td>Benjamin Blanchard\, 3D</td>
 <td>47 (5) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 29</td>
 <td> 2014</td>
 <td>Vladimir Danek\, 5D</td>
 <td>Kim Ouweleen\, 4D</td>
 <td>Olivier Drouot\, 3D</td>
 <td>42 (3) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 30</td>
 <td> 2015</td>
 <td>Bogdan Zhurakovskyi\, 5D</td>
 <td>Olivier Drouot\, 3D</td>
 <td>Antoine Fenech\, 5D</td>
 <td>71 (2) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 31</td>
 <td> 2016</td>
 <td>Fabien Lips\, 4D</td>
 <td>Lucas Neirynck\, 5D</td>
 <td>Antoine Fenech\, 5D</td>
 <td>63 (4) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 32</td>
 <td> 2017</td>
 <td>Jonas Welticke\, 6D</td>
 <td>Chen Qi\, 4D</td>
 <td>Oscar Vazquez\, 5D</td>
 <td>58 (6) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 33</td>
 <td> 2018</td>
 <td>Lucas Neirynck\, 6D</td>
 <td>Wang Zichen\, 4D</td>
 <td>Jan Ramon\, 4D</td>
 <td>59 (4) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 34</td>
 <td> 2019</td>
 <td>Jan Ramon\, 4D</td>
 <td>Sven Cuyt\, 1k</td>
 <td>Dick Riedeman\, 3D</td>
 <td>38 (1) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> -</td>
 <td> 2020</td>
 <td>(not organized-Covid)</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <td> 35</td>
 <td> 2021</td>
 <td>Lucman Bounoider\, 3D</td>
 <td>He JinMing\, 3D</td>
 <td>Louis Baudaux\, 1k</td>
 <td>32 (0) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 36</td>
 <td> 2022</td>
 <td>Jia Hui Chen\, 5D</td>
 <td>Zihan Yan\, 6D</td>
 <td>He JingMing\, 3D</td>
 <td>52 (2) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 37</td>
 <td> 2023</td>
 <td>Cornel Burzo\, 7D</td>
 <td>Zihan Yan\, 6D</td>
 <td>Xin Shu\, 5D</td>
 <td>66 (4) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 38</td>
 <td> 2024</td>
 <td>Kaku Maekawa\, 6D</td>
 <td>Xinghong Chen\, 5D</td>
 <td>Haohan Wu\, 5D</td>
 <td>53 (6) </td>
 </tr>
 <td> 39</td>
 <td> 2025</td>
 <td>Xinghong Chen\, 5D</td>
 <td>Fu Tianyi\, 6D</td>
 <td>Kaku Maekawa\, 6D</td>
 <td>74 (10) </td>
 </table>
 
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