Chess in Belgium

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Belgium in Budapest – Chess Olympiads – Round 9

Philippe Vukojevic    21.09.2024

A country where chess was so popular would naturally put itself on the chess map. Laszlo Szabo took over from…

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Belgium in Budapest – Chess Olympiads – Round 8

Philippe Vukojevic    20.09.2024

Due to the many commissions I try to attend in Budapest, yesterday’s report has been delayed for a while…. My…

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dortmund

Belgians in foreign tournaments: Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Trophy (Aug. 10-18, 2024)

Helmut Froeyman    19.09.2024

The prize money in our Belgian summer tournaments has not been indexed for decades so that (foreign) professionals rarely play in them nowadays.

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FIDE ELO vs national ELO

New national ELO rankings on October 1st

ELO

Steven Bellens    19.09.2024

October 1st, our national 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 27.09

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Belgium in Budapest – Chess Olympiads – Round 7

Philippe Vukojevic    19.09.2024

Chess to get out of misery… it could easily have been a theme at the Global Chess Festival organised for…

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Belgium in Budapest – Chess Olympiads – Round 6

Philippe Vukojevic    17.09.2024

Just as our Olympics teams did not travel to Budapest to visit the city, the young Maroczy (yes, the one…

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Belgium in Budapest – Chess Olympiads – Round 5

Philippe Vukojevic    16.09.2024    5

Today I searched in vain for the Café Wurm in Budapest, the cradle of organised Hungarian chess, where in the…

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The Belgian Interclub Chess Competition

Latest calendar publication of Interclub competition

Steven Bellens    15.09.2024

Find the latest calender publication of the National Interclubs on the National Interclub tournament page. To be sure, verify all the (latest) changes.

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Call for arbiters in the NIC

Steven Bellens    15.09.2024

As always, arbiters are appointed for the matches in the first national division. If you are interested, please let me know, with preference for dates and home clubs.

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Budapest

Belgium in Budapest – Chess Olympiads – Round 4

Philippe Vukojevic    15.09.2024

‘Budapest is the most beautiful city in the world,’ I read in an article by Laszlo Jakobetz. Judit Polgar also…

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PairTwo revised

Bernard Malfliet    14.09.2024

Over the last years, Bernard Malfliet has reworked his PairTwo tournament management software. You can read the latest release notes below. PairTwo is available for download from the Software page.

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Invitation 6th University PCU Chess Cup | Antwerp, Belgium | 22-24 November 2024

Laurent Wery    14.09.2024

THIS INVITATION OF THE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL BELGIAN CHESS FEDERATION IS INTENDED FOR YOUR MEMBER CLUBS AND MEMBERS Dear…

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