https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be News, events, rankings, and resources for Belgian chess. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-RBCF-32x32.png https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be 32 32 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/timur-turlov-my-candidacy-for-president-of-fide/ https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/timur-turlov-my-candidacy-for-president-of-fide/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:09:44 +0000 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/?p=14942 Dear FIDE member federations, I am writing to share with you that I am standing for the election as President…]]> https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/timur-turlov-my-candidacy-for-president-of-fide/feed/ 3 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/three-presidential-tickets-submitted-to-fide-office-ahead-of-2026-elections/ https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/three-presidential-tickets-submitted-to-fide-office-ahead-of-2026-elections/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:04:07 +0000 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/?p=14774 Today at 18:00 CEST, the nomination period for the 2026 FIDE Presidential Elections officially closed. Before the deadline, the FIDE…]]> https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/three-presidential-tickets-submitted-to-fide-office-ahead-of-2026-elections/feed/ 2 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/kirsan-ilyumzhinov-announces-his-candidacy-for-fide-president/ https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/kirsan-ilyumzhinov-announces-his-candidacy-for-fide-president/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:19:11 +0000 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/?p=14716 Update 02.08.2026: this candidacy was not made official. In the end, three official tickets have been submitted and validated by…]]> https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/kirsan-ilyumzhinov-announces-his-candidacy-for-fide-president/feed/ 4 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/arkady-dvorkovich-building-the-next-chapter-of-fide/ https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/arkady-dvorkovich-building-the-next-chapter-of-fide/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:35:27 +0000 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/?p=13948 Update 02.08.2026: following on the statement of Arkady on 23.07, this candidacy did not formalize. Instead, Timor Turlov is running…]]> https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/arkady-dvorkovich-building-the-next-chapter-of-fide/feed/ 2 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/wadim-rosenstein-to-run-for-fide-president/ https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/wadim-rosenstein-to-run-for-fide-president/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:53:39 +0000 https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/?p=13925 (source: https://x.com/WadimRosenstein/status/2070371557466107942) Today, I am announcing my candidacy for the presidency of FIDE. I love chess. It has shaped my…]]> https://blog.frbe-kbsb-ksb.be/blog/wadim-rosenstein-to-run-for-fide-president/feed/ 3