Steven Bellens 07.03.2025
April 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 28.03. Furthermore, the General Assembly approved important changes to the national ELO processing (from 01.01.2025 onwards).
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Steven Bellens 21.01.2025
With the general meeting from November 2024 two months in the past, I’d like to take the time to provide a brief overview of where we are in terms of the national ELO system, the plans to migrate to FIDE ELO only, and the changes that have been voted.
Read more Steven Bellens 03.01.2025 11
Our quarterly ranking update (January) has just been published. You can find the new rankings here. The General Assembly approved important changes in the way national ELO reporting needs to be carried out.
Read more Steven Bellens 26.12.2024 1
Your Player Manager is busy on the FIDE world Rapid & Blitz Championship in New York. We expect a slight delay in the publication of the new ELO rankings for beginning of 2025. You can expect an updated ranking list by January 3rd.
Read more Steven Bellens 12.12.2024 23
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 approved important changes to the national ELO processing (from 01.01.2025 onwards).
Read more 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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Steven Bellens 13.09.2024 1
In our April survey, a majority of respondents indicated their preference of moving towards a unified global rating system (FIDE). In order to have a good understanding of both systems, we are launching this series of articles. This is the last of four articles explaining the arbiter requirements.
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Steven Bellens 24.08.2024 36
In our April survey, a majority of respondents indicated their preference of moving towards a unified global rating system (FIDE). In order to have a good understanding of both systems, we are launching this series of articles. This is the third of four articles explaining the reporting requirements for FIDE rated tournaments.
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Steven Bellens 12.08.2024 12
In our April survey, a majority of respondents indicated their preference of moving towards a unified global rating system (FIDE). This is the second of four articles explaining the FIDE ELO cost structure.
Read more Steven Bellens 30.07.2024 2
In our April survey, a majority of respondents indicated their preference of moving towards a unified global rating system (FIDE). In order to have a good understanding of both systems, we are launching this series of articles. This is the first of four articles explaining the differences between FIDE ELO and national ELO.
Read more This page explains the differences between the international FIDE rating system and our own national ELO calculation system. It also looks at our neighbouring countries, and summarizing information about their systems and way of working.
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Consult the current and historic national ELO ranking list here. By player and by club.
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