Chess in Belgium

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Support of talents for IM/GM norm

Steven Bellens    16.04.2025

One of the objectives of the Belgian Chess Federation is to support young and ambitious talents in obtaining their IM/GM standards and titles.

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GothamChess Brussels

Steven Bellens    13.04.2025    1

In May 2025, GothamChess (Levy Rozman) – the world’s biggest chess influencer with over 6 million YouTube followers – is coming to Europe for the very first time on the first-ever chess tour.

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Steven Bellens on GothamChess Brussels We have plenty of volunteers who applied in the meantime. No application for the free tickets up till now :).

Steven Bellens on Call for candidate – Chess match at the Belgian-Dutch border FM Ruben Akhayan will play on behalf of Belgium against Anne Haast!

Steven Bellens on New national ELO rankings on April 1st a été corrigé entre-temps.

LUC OOSTERLINCK on Final – Belgian School Chess Championship 2025 Ik vind dat school Crombeen bewust gekozen had voor deze onfaire opstelling. Op Vlaams schoolkampioenschap trad Crombeen met deze opstelling…

Daniel De Noose on New national ELO rankings on April 1st Le elo FIDE de Avril n’a pas été mis à jour. C’est toujours le classement de Mars.

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Prison Wortel gets unique chess library

Steven Bellens    11.04.2025

Last Tuesday (08-04-2025), the collection of the prison Wortel library was enriched with about forty chess books, suitable for all levels and aspects of the game, donated by Chess Club Oude God Mortsel.

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New FIDE ID pool assigned to Belgium

Steven Bellens    10.04.2025

Since Monday April 7th all FIDE-idnumbers in the range between 200000 and 300000 were exhausted. So, the RBCF couldn’t assign new FIDE-ids anymore. New Belgian FIDE-ids will have 9 digits, while the old ones have only 6

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Call for contributors

Steven Bellens    04.07.2024    5

Our new website is open for everyone to register and contribute. Become a contributor today!

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Call for candidate – Chess match at the Belgian-Dutch border

Steven Bellens    09.04.2025    1

On Wednesday, April 23 at 13:00, a symbolic chess match will take place to mark the opening of a unique cross-border chess table in the garden of the Cultural Centre Baarle, located at Pastoor de Katerstraat 7, 2387 Baarle-Hertog. The chessboard is positioned precisely on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.

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Final – Belgian School Chess Championship 2025

Philippe Vukojevic    02.04.2025    1

The winning Mini-Team (Sint-Pietersinstituut – Turnhout) – source GvA

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BK Blitz on Sat. June 7 at Deinze: registrations open!

Steven Bellens    02.04.2025

On Saturday, June 7, 2025 (from 11am to 6pm), chess club Karpov Deinze is organizing the BK Blitz. Because this BK is part of a 4-day chess event, it promises to be a special edition. The tournament will take place in a unique setting.

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Chess clubs in Belgium

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Each registered chess club is indicated on the map with a marker. Click on any marker to see detailed information about the club, including its address and contact details. Explore and find your nearest club easily.

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National ELO – april rankings available

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Steven Bellens    02.04.2025    1

Our quarterly ranking update (April) has just been published. You can find the new rankings here.

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Calais Tournament

Steven Bellens    01.04.2025

The Calais club is organizing its first classic cadence open from October 25 to 30, 2025. The playing area will be located in the grand salon of the Calais town hall. All the more reason for players to get their game on!

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TIPC 2025

Laurent Wery    01.04.2025

22nd Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi (TIPC) – A must this summer! Dates: July 26 to August 2, 2025Location:…

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Belgians in foreign tournaments: 41st Cappelle La Grande (Feb. 15-21, 2025)

Helmut Froeyman    31.03.2025

There were 65 Belgians participating in the 41st edition of Cappelle La Grande. Had it been in the spring break…

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Who wants to play chess against Garry Kasparov?

Steven Bellens    28.03.2025    1

Your Next Move organizes a chess event in October 2025 in the prestigious KMSKA in Antwerp. 5 children between 6 and 14 years old have a chance to win a seat in a simultaneous game against Garry Kasparov!

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