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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

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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Nominations for directors and committees

Laurent Wery    01.11.2024    1

Anyone wishing to get involved in the RBCF can send their application to the Board of Directors for submission to…

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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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FIDE rating changes: Are they working so far?

Steven Bellens    27.10.2024    4

Here is an interesting read with analysis of the first 7 months after the FIDE rating changes.

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General assembly 23 november 2024

Laurent Wery    25.10.2024    10

You can find here all the documents for the GA. Only clubs may attend and vote if they are full…

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RBCF

New version of Pairtwo is online

Bernard Malfliet    21.10.2024    2

This version is the first that allows everyone to publish tournament results on the internet. Version 1.18 makes perfectly finished html files that can be placed directly on the internet. The version has also been extensively tested and is ready to be used in all major tournaments

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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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RBCF

Interclub communication

Laurent Wery    02.10.2024    19

Following an official complaint from a club, the bord met on wednesday evening to analyze the situation. The RBCF acknowledges…

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October rankings available

ELO

Steven Bellens    30.09.2024    3

Our quarterly ranking update (October) has just been published. Head over to Lichess if you’re feeling lucky now. Read a good book if you feel depressed.

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Belgium in Budapest – Chess Olympiads – Round 11

Philippe Vukojevic    23.09.2024    3

The last report from Budapest, chess city par excellence, where all eyes were also on in the 1990s because one…

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Interclubs Manager: Planning

Ruben Decrop    22.09.2024    15

In the Interclubs Manager the planning module has become active, meaning that all clubs can input their teams for the…

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Belgium in Budapest – Chess Olympiads – Round 10

Philippe Vukojevic    22.09.2024

Lajos Portisch, who we presented in our yesterday’s report, got to play the first move at the Olympiads today and…

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