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New national ELO rankings on October 1st

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Steven Bellens    08.09.2025

October 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 28.09. Furthermore, the General Assembly approved important changes to the national ELO processing (from 01.01.2025 onwards).

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General Assembly meeting takes place Saturday December 6th

Steven Bellens    04.09.2025

This is a save the date announcement. This year’s General Assembly meeting will take place Saturday December 6th. The meeting…

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Preschool Chess – with Christel Minne

Steven Bellens    04.09.2025    1

We are delighted to introduce Christel Minne: a passionate preschool teacher from Bruges who started a chess adventure in her own school more than 15 years ago.

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Interclub calendar final version V4

Steven Bellens    03.09.2025    5

The fourth and final version of the Interclub calendar is available on the Interclub competition page.

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To all arbiters at the KBSB

Geert Bailleul    02.09.2025

The 2025-2026 National Interclub Competition begins on September 28, 2025. All information can be found via the link below. As…

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IM norm tournament near Belgium

Ben Dardha    29.08.2025

The German Chess Youth Federation is planning to organize a IM norm tournament in parallel to this year’s Deutsche Ländermeisterschaft in Oer-Erkenschwick (30.9. – 5.10.).

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GM Daniel Dardha reveals his weapons against London & Jobava London | Autumn Challenge 2025

Steven Bellens    27.08.2025

In this interview, GM Daniel Dardha from Belgium presents his ambitious yet practical repertoire choices for Black against the London…

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World School Team Chess Championship 2025 – Washington

Philippe Vukojevic    25.08.2025    3

Following the first edition in Kazakhstan in 2023, the second World School Team Championships took place in Washington from 2…

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🧩 Join our new chess puzzle videos!

Inias Vissenaekens    22.08.2025    1

Hi everyone, To bring some extra life to our social media, we are launching a brand-new series: puzzle videos. 🎥♟️…

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Groeninge Chess Club’s 75th Anniversary

Steven Debrauwere    21.08.2025

Our club celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. For this, we are organizing a chess day on Saturday, September 27. In the morning, the focus will be on youth/beginner chess players, and in the afternoon more on advanced players. Paul Motwani will be visiting to share an engaging chess story.

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4th Mémorial Decrop – 7/09/2025 in Namur

Damien André    15.08.2025    1

Come and challenge yourself in the Decrop Memorial and follow in the footsteps of Daniel Dardha, winner of the last…

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Meet Inias – our new social media manager

Steven Bellens    15.08.2025

Join us now on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearechessbelgium On the last board meeting, Inias joined the RBCF administration as a employee responsible…

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