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.
Read morePhilippe Vukojevic 29.11.2024 5
Belgium is a chess country that has a lot to offer on an organisational level: in addition to the ubiquitous…
Read moreLaurent 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…
Read moreGunther 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.
Read moreRuben 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…
Read moreSteven 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…
Read moreSchaakinitiatief 11.11.2024
From Friday 25 to Sunday 27 October 2024, Schaakinitiatief Vlaanderen vzw organized another Chess & Learn weekend. An educational chess…
Read morePhilippe Vukojevic 10.11.2024
The days when we were happy if a Belgian scored two points at the Youth World Championships are long gone.…
Read moreHelmut 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).
Read moreLaurent Wery 07.11.2024
The Ladies Open Ghent is a collaboration between the Royal Belgian Chess Federation and the Royal Ghent Chess Circle. It…
Read moreLaurent 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…
Read moreSteven 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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