Belgian Championship: Daniel Dardha wins fourth title

by ChessBase
7/17/2024 – Daniel Dardha grabbed his fourth national title at the 2024 Belgian Chess Championship, which took place on 6-13 July at the Sint-Gummarus College in Lier. A final-round victory granted the 18-year-old overall victory, as he outscored Stefan Beukema by a mere half point. Mher Hovhannisyan and Sim Maerevoet tied for third place, with Hovhannisyan completing the podium on tiebreak criteria. | Photos: Belgian Chess Federation
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Two unbeaten players

Press release by FIDE

GM Daniel Dardha emerged victorious in the 2024 Belgian Championship, capturing his fourth national title.

The 2024 Belgian Championship, which included an invitational 10-player round-robin (expert tournament) and an open tournament, took place in the large refectory of the Sint-Gummarus College in Lier from July 6-13.

The 18-year-old Dardha confirmed his status as the pre-tournament favourite to win the expert event, though it was a very close race with IM Stefan Beukema, one that came down to the wire.

Going into the final round, Dardha and Beukema shared the lead with 6½/8 points each. Stefan made a quick draw with IM Steven Geirnaert, while Daniel jumped on this opportunity and defeated IM Alexander Alienkin with black pieces to clinch the title (see analysis of the game below). The champion and the runner-up were the only unbeaten players in the event.

Mher Hovhannisyan and Sim Maerevoet scored 5½/9 and tied for third place, with the former completing the podium thanks to his better tiebreak score.

Belgian Chess Championship 2024

The playing hall in Lier

Alienkin 0 - 1 Dardha

Analysis by Carlos Colodro

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Belgian Chess Championship 2024

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