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New national ELO rankings on January 1st & changes to the ELO processing rules

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Steven Bellens    12.12.2024    2

January 1st, our national ELO rankings get their 3-monthly update. In order for games to be processed, the tournament reports need to be submitted to ratings@frbe-kbsb-ksb.be at latest 28.12. Furthermore, the General Assembly approved important changes to the national ELO processing (from 01.01.2025 onwards).

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7th ANDERLUES TRIATHLON

Christian Henrotte    08.12.2024

The 7th edition of the Cercle d’Echecs d’Anderlues Triathlon is approaching: it’s January 3,4,5, 2025 (Friday evening-Saturday-Sunday).

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World Chess Championship seniors +50

Gunther Delhaes    01.12.2024    1

From November 16 to 29, the World Championships for Seniors 50+ took place on the Portuguese peninsula of Porto Santo and the Royal Chess Club Rochade Eupen was represented in this category by Grandmaster Igor Glek and FIDE Master Rudolf Meessen.

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World Cadet Chess Championships 2024

Philippe Vukojevic    29.11.2024    6

Belgium is a chess country that has a lot to offer on an organisational level: in addition to the ubiquitous…

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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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Feedback on General Assembly

Laurent Wery    25.11.2024    2

The Annual General Meeting took place this past Saturday at our head office. Despite efforts by the OA to facilitate…

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An exciting final at the 2024 European Individual Chess Championship

Gunther Delhaes    22.11.2024    2

Daniel Dharde of KSK Rochade became European vice-champion. From November 7 to 20, 2024, the European Individual Chess Championship took place in the picturesque town of Petrovac, Montenegro.

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Electronic voting for General assembly

Ruben Decrop    19.11.2024    10

This evening we’ve sent the registration codes for the election process for the general assembly of Saterday. We’ve sent out…

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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 system & proposed changes – voting guidance

Steven Bellens    15.11.2024    21

In the upcoming General Assembly meeting November 23th, important modifications are proposed to abandon the national ELO system, and migrate…

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Report chess weekend Chess & Learn 2024

Schaakinitiatief    11.11.2024

From Friday 25 to Sunday 27 October 2024, Schaakinitiatief Vlaanderen vzw organized another Chess & Learn weekend. An educational chess…

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FIDE Youth World Chess Championships 2024

Philippe Vukojevic    10.11.2024

The days when we were happy if a Belgian scored two points at the Youth World Championships are long gone.…

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European Chess Club Cups 2024 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia

Helmut Froeyman    07.11.2024    1

The European Club Championship is organized every year. I suspect the recent edition was a record with 26 Belgians playing for 9 different clubs (5 Belgian, 1 German, 1 French, 1 Luxembourg and 1 Dutch).

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LADIES OPEN GENT 2025

Laurent Wery    07.11.2024

The Ladies Open Ghent is a collaboration between the Royal Belgian Chess Federation and the Royal Ghent Chess Circle. It…

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