Chess in Belgium

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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025

Steven Bellens    18.12.2025

The FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 are taking place in Doha, Qatar from 25 to 30 December, bringing…

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New national ELO rankings on January 1st

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Steven Bellens    18.12.2025    2

January 1st, our national ELO 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 28.12. Furthermore, the General Assembly of 06.12.2025 approved the migration proposal of national ELO to FIDE ELO, with a target date of July 1st, 2026.

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FIDE ELO – arbiter requirements (4/4)

Steven Bellens    14.12.2025    1

14.12.2025 This article has been updated to reflect the changes included in the voted proposal to migrate to FIDE ELO. The proposal has been approved on the General Assembly meeting of 06.12.2025

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Interclubs : Results and standings of round 5

Bernard Malfliet    11.12.2025

Here are the rosters and the printable ranking and results after round 5. The latest forfait in 5M has been…

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Chess Support group result – financial support for chess activities in Belgium

Steven Bellens    10.12.2025

As a result of the Chess Support group, the RBCF is pleased to announce these guidelines for financial support for…

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FIDE general assembly meeting 14.12

Steven Bellens    10.12.2025    9

The FIDE general assembly meeting will take place online at Sunday December 14. Geert Bailleul will represent the Royal Belgian…

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Chess in detention: De Rode Antraciet

Steven Bellens    09.12.2025

The Royal Belgian Chess Federation (RBCF) is pleased to share the infographic on Chess in Detention across Flanders and Brussels,…

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General Assembly 06.12 highlights – report to follow

Steven Bellens    08.12.2025    5

Last Saturday, our Annual General Assembly meeting took place in Brussels and online. Here is a short highlight of the…

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General assembly 6 December 2025

Laurent Wery    06.12.2025    9

UPDATE 30.11 – auditor’s report updated
UPDATE 28.11 – auditor’s reports added
UPDATE 27.11 – we have added the candidacy text of Gaston Boutchon as a link in this post, and also in the agenda of the GA.

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European School Games 2026

Philippe Vukojevic    04.12.2025

Schools and chess players are invited to take part in the European School Games 2026, a major international sports event for…

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Wanted – Commission members

Bernard Malfliet    02.12.2025

Dear members, this is addressed to all players, Since the last reform of our organisation, the cultural federations are no…

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Interclub standings round 4 and new Pairtwo working with Outlook

Bernard Malfliet    27.11.2025

Happy to announce that the new version of Pairtwo has a new facility for anyone using Outlook for e-mail sending…

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204th & 205th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (FRA) – free spot available

Steven Bellens    24.11.2025

We have a free spot available for the below seminars. The seminars are given in the French language. Please reach…

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SuperPogChamps 2025 is coming – and we will be covering it

Inias Vissenaekens    24.11.2025

SuperPogChamps 2025 is coming – and we will be covering it PogChamps returns in 2025, but this year it comes…

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Error message when affiliating new players or sending SWAR results

Steven Bellens    23.11.2025    12

Update 25.12.2025: A solution has been implemented for the reporting of ELO reports. Clubs are encouraged to submit their reports…

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WWRR 14-19/02/2026

De Pluspion    22.11.2025

Fun tournament in Wachtebeke during the spring break.Unique formula in Belgium: decathlons of equal strength.All info on www.wwrr.be Also a…

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📣 Chess Day at the Wintercircus – Tournament for All Levels (No FIDE Rating Required!)

Inias Vissenaekens    18.11.2025    5

On Sunday, Ludo Chess is hosting a special chess day in collaboration with Bar Bougie, right in the middle of…

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Interclub – fines

Steven Bellens    04.11.2025

Details on the fines imposed during the first two rounds of the Interclub competition are now available on our website.…

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