Participants closed series

The expert championship is a closed series of 10 participants, who qualify through various means.

IM Maerevoet, Sim
(ELO: 2456)

GM Glek, Igor
(ELO: 2445)

IM Beukema, Stefan
(ELO: 2417)

GM Dgebuadze, Alexandre
(ELO: 2395)

GM Hovhannisyan, Mher
(ELO 2386)

IM Alienkin, Aleksander
(ELO: 2335)

Ruzhansky, Elias
(ELO: 2313)

IM Van Der Stricht, Geert
(ELO: 2310)

• 2 players are still being selected by the Flemish community based on the VSF championship. → IM Beukema, Stefan and IM Van Der Stricht, Geert
• 1 player is selected by the francophone community based on the FEFB championship.
  → IM Alienkin, Aleksander
• 1 player will be selected by the German-speaking community. → GM Glek, Igor
• the remaining players will be selected based on the FIDE ELO rankings as of June 1, 2025.

A FIDE ELO of minimum 2300 is required for all participants, except for the Belgian Youth Champion, which requires a FIDE ELO of 2250.