Steven Bellens 11.08.2025
The organizers, FIDE and the Peruvian Chess Sports Federation, cordially invite all FIDE member federations to participate in the 2025 FIDE World Junior U-20 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, to be held from September 22 (arrival) to September 29 (departure) in Lima, Peru.
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Steven Bellens 07.08.2025
Daniel Dardha (19), who has been our top chess player for years, dropped out of school at fifteen with one…
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Steven Bellens 31.07.2025 5
A teenage chess grandmaster pushes his mind and body to the limit, facing 50 opponents at once in pursuit of…
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Helmut Froeyman 30.07.2025
If there is a chess paradise, it might look very much like Saint Antonin Noble Val. What a great adventure…
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Dirk Flamée 29.07.2025 4
Aug. 3-7, 2025 at the Royal Athenaeum Papiermolenstraat 105, Geraardsbergen We would like to invite you to either tournament in…
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Steven Bellens 29.07.2025 5
The RBCF aims to promote the Belgian chess community in an accessible and inclusive way. We encourage clubs, organizers, trainers, arbiters, and individual players to contribute content. To ensure quality and relevance for a broad audience, please follow the guidelines below.
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Steven Bellens 25.07.2025
The Kreuzberger Sommer-Schachfestival 2025 features a tripel tournament, including Blitz, Rapid and Chess960. The tripel tournament runs from 23 – 25th of July. Yesterday – GM Igor Glek won the Rapid with 6.5 / 7, featuring 6 wins and a single draw against the other 2400+ rated participant IM Gelman, Alexander.
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Steven Bellens 18.07.2025 4
The European Chess Union has launched the ECU Chess in Education Partnership with National Chess Federations to help promote chess as an educational tool in schools and institutions across Europe and beyond, strengthening the connection amongst National Federations and the broader educational community.
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Steven Bellens 14.07.2025 4
Luc Cornet organised a course ‘how to work with SWAR’ during this year’s Belgian Championship.
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Steven Bellens 06.07.2025 4
The Belgian Chess Championship 2025 takes place in Westerlo (Voortkapel). It is a collaboration between Rokade Westerlo VZW and Schaakliga Antwerpen VZW. The tournament takes place from Saturday 5 July 2025 to Sunday 13 July 2025.
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Schaakinitiatief 01.07.2025 1
After a long hiatus, schaakfabriek.be is online again! Your favourite central hub for everything related to chess in Belgium and…
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Laurent Wery 29.06.2025
The second edition of the Championnat de la Province de Luxembourg will be held in Arlon on Sunday, August 31,…
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Steven Bellens 28.06.2025
Each year on July 20, the global chess community unites to celebrate International Chess Day, commemorating the founding of FIDE in 1924.
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Steven Bellens 25.06.2025
I revisit FIDE’s recent rating changes and examine whether the Elo system still serves chess effectively. With data spanning March 2024 to June 2025, I show how global deflation, junior-driven volatility, and cross-federation mismatches expose systemic flaws. The system’s rigidity in a rapidly evolving chess landscape demands statistical modernization. Let’s unpack what the numbers reveal.
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Schaakinitiatief 23.06.2025
Imagine a weekend where it’s all about chess, learning, laughter and friendships…. Welcome to Chess & Learn 2025 in the heart of Ghent!
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Steven Bellens 22.06.2025
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, 112 chess players from all over the country gathered at the Brielpoort in Deinze to compete in the Belgian Blitz Championship.
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François Van Lishout 14.06.2025
Do you love chess and running? Discover ChessRun, an original hybrid sport where reflection and endurance meet! This new concept was created by François Van Lishout, a player at the Rochade club and founder of the website chessrun.org.
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Timothé Scaillet 12.06.2025 51
1. The Registration Fee Is Division I €305 Division II €80 Division III €55 Division IV €30 Division V €30…
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Steven Bellens 09.06.2025 1
Belgium’s top chess player Daniel Dardha (19) this afternoon improved the world record for clock simultaneous chess. He played 50 games simultaneously in Deinze and achieved an overall score of 87 percent in them.
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Steven Bellens 04.06.2025
The Belgian Championship 2025 is taking place in Voortkapel (Westerlo), from Saturday July 5th till Sunday July 13th. The pre-inscription deadline is 24.06!
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Steven Bellens 02.06.2025 2
The board received the below request – which we endorse and fully support To the International Olympic Committee (IOC) To…
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Steven Bellens 26.05.2025
On Saturday, June 7, chess club Karpov Deinze organizes the BK Blitz. Because this BK is part of a 4-day chess festival, it promises to be a special edition.
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Steven Bellens 23.05.2025 8
In our player database section (available for members only), we have recently removed the *.DBF database formats.
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Steven Bellens 20.05.2025
The RBCF is (still) looking for one or more organizers for the following championships, as every season: Each club or…
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