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General Assembly to take place on Saturday, December 6

Steven Bellens    04.09.2025

This is a save-the-date announcement. This year’s General Assembly will take place on Saturday, December 6, specifically at the registered…

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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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5th IPCA European Individual Chess Championship

Steven Bellens    11.08.2025

Dear Chess Friends, On behalf of Czech Adaptive Sports, we are pleased to inform you about the upcoming 5th IPCA European Individual…

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2025 World Junior Rapid and Blitz Championship

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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Daniel Dardha, Belgium’s Top Chess Player: “It’s more Important to Actually Have Confidence than to Project it”

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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A Simultaneous Mind

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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Belgians abroad: Saint Antonin Noble Val: July 7 – 12, 2025

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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40th International Open of Geraardsbergen / Flemish Open Seniors Championship 55+ and 65+

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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Call for contributors & blogging guidelines

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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GM Igor Glek wins Kreuzberger SSF 2025 Rapid tournament

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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ECU Chess in Education Ambassador – Belgium

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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SWAR course during Belgian Championship

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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Belgian Chess Championship started in Westerlo

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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Schaakfabriek is back!

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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Luxembourg Province Championship – 2nd Edition

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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