Steven Bellens 16.05.2025 1
On May 12, 2025, the most famous chess player who ever played for the Neerpelter Chess Circle (NSK) died. Grandmaster…
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Steven Bellens 10.05.2025 2
Luc Cornet (58) travels the world as an international chess arbiter. The Maasmechelen native was still active at the World Championship in America in December. There he witnessed the famous jeans incident with chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. “It all started in my section,” he said.
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Steven Bellens 10.05.2025
Interested parties should contact Luc Cornet as soon as possible. Deadline of reaction is Wednesday May 14th 2025 20h.
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Steven Bellens 02.05.2025
IA Sylvin De Vet organizes a tournament leader C course during the Belgian Championship 2025. Pre-registration required. ITt is possible to participate in combination with participation in the BC.
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Steven Bellens 30.04.2025 10
As many have seen, FIDE published a new ranking yesterday (04.05.2025) in which the correction of the incorrect results has…
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Steven Bellens 25.04.2025
The Hainaut Chess Club, in collaboration with the Cercle d’Echecs La Tour Saint-Ghislain and with the support of the FEFB, is pleased to organize this 9-round FIDE tournament, played at a tempo of 90 minutes, with a 30-second increment per move from the 1st move.
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Steven Bellens 23.04.2025
Remember we announced the initiative in Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog earlier this month? Today, Baarle unveiled the chess table that is literally on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands. Here are some pictures of the event.
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Steven Bellens 18.04.2025
On Whit Monday, June 9, grandmaster Daniel Dardha will undertake an ambitious attempt to break the world record for clock simultaneous chess. That record currently stands in the name of Dutchman Sipke Ernst, set on Nov. 19, 2022 in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
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Steven Bellens 18.04.2025
Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog, the most fascinating village in the world, has a new and unique attraction: a chess table where the border runs right across the board!
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Steven Bellens 18.04.2025
Sunday, April 27, is Flemish Heritage Day. The theme this year is ‘Game On,’ the spotlight is on sports and games. Neighborhood Center Kerklommer De Haan is making it an afternoon (2-5 PM) around the game of chess. Participation is free. Registration is not required.
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Philippe Vukojevic 18.04.2025
The RBCF is looking for candidates to host the Belgian Youth Championships in 2027, 2028 and 2029. On the one…
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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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Steven Bellens 13.04.2025 4
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 11.04.2025
Last Tuesday (08-04-2025), the library collection of Wortel prison 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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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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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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Philippe Vukojevic 02.04.2025 1
The winning Mini-Team (Sint-Pietersinstituut – Turnhout) – source GvA
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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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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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Laurent Wery 01.04.2025 2
22nd Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi (TIPC) – A must this summer! Dates: July 26 to August 2, 2025Location:…
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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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Steven Bellens 28.03.2025 3
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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Steven Bellens 17.03.2025 4
We’ve put together a historic list of Belgian Chess Champions – Men, Women, and Youth—to the best of our knowledge. It’s an attempt to document the rich history of chess in Belgium, but we know there may be gaps or inaccuracies.
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Laurent Wery 11.03.2025
We’re still looking for French-speaking referees to complete the team that will referee the national inter-school final on March 29…
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