Belgian Chess Championship

The Belgian Chess Championship is a championship organised yearly by the Koninklijke Belgische Schaakbond/Fédération Royale Belge des Echecs (Royal Belgium Chess Federation). The winner of the championship is awarded the title: Chess Champion of Belgium.

The first unofficial tournaments were organised by the Cercle des Echecs de Bruxelles (the Chess Club of Brussels). In 1920 the "Fédération Belge des Echecs" (Belgium Chess Federation) was established under the supervision of the four principal chess clubs in Belgium at that time: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Liège. The first official Belgian championship was played in 1921. Two titles were awarded: the title of Champion of Belgium and the title Champion of the Belgium Chess Federation. The title champion of Belgium was reserved for players of the Belgian nationality, whereas non-Belgians could win the championship of the federation. A separate Belgian championship for women was established in 1938. In 1970 the Fédération Belge des Echecs was renamed the Fédération Royale Belge des Echecs and from then on there is only one title, the Chess Champion of Belgium.

* In 1936 there were three Belgian championships, because of fact that some players did not agree with the BSF's way of organising the championship and decided to hold their own. They held actually two: one where only Belgian players were allowed and one international championship.

## Winners

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Year | City (Men) | Champion of Belgium | Women's Champion | Champion of the federation

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1901 | Brussels | Eugène Pécher |  |
1905 | Brussels | E. E. Middleton |  |
1906 | Brussels | E. E. Middleton |  |
1913 | Brussels | (F-H. Königs) |  |
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1921 | Brussels | Nicholas Borochovitz |  | Nicholas Borochovitz
1922 | Antwerp | Edgard Colle |  | Edgard Colle
1923 | Ghent | George Koltanowski |  | George Koltanowski
1924 | Brussels | Edgard Colle |  | Edgard Colle
1925 | Brussels | Edgard Colle |  | Edgard Colle
1926 |  | - |  | Edgard Colle
1927 | Ghent | (George Koltanowski) |  | \-
1928 | Ghent | Edgard Colle |  | Edgard Colle
1929 | Antwerp, Brussels | Edgard Colle |  | Edgard Colle
1930 | Verviers | George Koltanowski |  | George Koltanowski
1931 | Brussels | Marcel Barzin |  | Marcel Barzin
1932 | Brussels | J. Kornreich |  | Boruch Israel Dyner
Victor Soultanbeieff
1933 | Brussels | Paul Devos |  | Boruch Israel Dyner
1934 | Liège | - |  | Victor Soultanbeieff
1935 | Antwerp | Arthur Dunkelblum |  | Boruch Israel Dyner
1936 | Ghent | George Koltanowski |  | George Koltanowski
* | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway |  | Paul Devos
1937 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
Paul Devos |  | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
Paul Devos
1938 | Namur | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Marianne Stoffels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
1939 |  | - | Marianne Stoffels | \-
1940 | Ghent | Paul Devos | Marianne Stoffels | Frits Van Seters
1941 | Brussels | Paul Devos | Elisabeth Cuypers | Paul Devos
1942 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Marianne Stoffels | Frits Van Seters
1943 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Elisabeth Cuypers | Victor Soultanbeieff
1944 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Marianne Stoffels | Louis Ambühl
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
1945 | Ghent | Paul Devos | Elisabeth Cuypers | Paul Devos
1946 | Antwerp | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | - | \-
1947 | Ostend | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | ? Spoormans | \-
1948 | Bruges | Paul Devos | Simone Bussers | \-
1949 | Bruges | Arthur Dunkelblum | Simone Bussers | Frits Van Seters
1950 | Ghent | Robert Lemaire | Simone Bussers | \-
1951 | Verviers | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Simone Bussers | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
1952 | Ghent | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Simone Bussers | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
1953 | Eupen | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Simone Bussers | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
1954 | Bruges | Jos Gobert | Louise Loeffler | \-
1955 | Merksem | Jos Gobert | Louisa Ceulemans | \-
1956 | Blankenberge | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Louisa Ceulemans | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
1957 | Blankenberge | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Louisa Ceulemans | Victor Soultanbeieff
1958 | Blankenberge | Alfons Franck | Louise Loeffler | Jozef Boey
1959 | Blankenberge | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
Jozef Boey | Louise Loeffler | Frits Van Seters
1960 | Ghent | Robert Willaert | Louise Loeffler | Nikola Karaklajic
1961 | Heist | Paul Limbos | Louise Loeffler | Victor Soultanbeieff
1962 | Brussels | Robert Willaert | - | Frits Van Seters
1963 | Ghent | Paul Limbos | - | Paul Limbos
1964 | Mechelen | Jozef Boey | E Lancel | Jozef Boey
1965 | Antwerp | Jozef Boey | - | Frits Van Seters
1966 | Brussels | François Cornelis | - | Frits Van Seters
1967 | Ostend | Jan Rooze | Louise Loeffler | Frits Van Seters
1968 | Brussels | Robert Willaert
Albert Vandezande | Elisabeth Cuypers | Y. Ebrahimi
1969 | Spa | Helmut Schumacher | - | Helmut Schumacher
1970 | Ghent | Karl Van Schoor | Caroline Vanderbeken | Frits Van Seters
1971 | Bredene | Jozef Boey
Roeland Verstraeten | \-
1972 | Hasselt | Friedhelm Freise | \-
1973 | Ostend | Robert Willaert | \-
1974 | Hasselt | Jean Moeyersons | \-
1975 | Ghent | Johan Goormachigh
José Tonoli
Henri Winants | Brenda Decorte
1976 | Ostend | Gunter Deleyn | \-
1977 | Ostend | Ronald Weemaes | \-
1978 | Eupen | Richard Meulders | \-
1979 | Ghent | Gunter Deleyn | \-
1980 | Sint-Niklaas | Alain Defize | Simonne Peeters
1981 | Sint-Niklaas | Richard Meulders
Ronny Weemaes | Simonne Peeters
1982 | Zwijnaarde | Johan Goormachtigh
Thierry Penson | Brenda Decorte
1983 | Veurne | Richard Meulders
Alain Defize | Simonne Peeters
1984 | Huy | Michel Jadoul | Simonne Peeters
1985 | Ghent | Richard Meulders | Isabel Hund
1986 | Anderlecht | Luc Winants | Viviane Caels
1987 | Ostend | Robert Schuermans | Viviane Caels
1988 | Huy | Michel Jadoul
Richard Meulders | Chantal Vandevoort
1989 | Ghent | Richard Meulders | Gina Lynne LoSasso
1990 | Brasschaat | Michel Jadoul | Martine Vanhecke
1991 | Geraardsbergen | Richard Meulders | Anne-Marie Maeckelbergh
1992 | Morlanwelz | Michel Jadoul | Martina Sproten
1993 | Visé | Gorik Cools | Greta Foulon
1994 | Charleroi | Ekrem Cekro | Greta Foulon
1995 | Geel | Ekrem Cekro | Greta Foulon
1996 | Geel | Marc Dutreeuw | Snezana Micic
1997 | Ghent | Juri Vetemaa
Ekrem Cekro | Snezana Micic
1998 | Liège | Ekrem Cekro | Chantal Vandevoort
1999 | Geel | Pieter Claesen
Serge Vanderwaeren | Iris Neels
2000 | Ghent | Vladimir Chuchelov | Irina Gorshkova
2001 | Charleroi | Mikhail Gurevich | Irina Gorshkova
2002 | Borgerhout | Alexandre Dgebuadze | Sophie Brion
2003 | Eupen | Geert Van der Stricht | Irina Gorshkova
2004 | Westerlo | Bart Michiels | Heidi Vints
2005 | Aalst | Alexandre Dgebuadze | Elena Van Hoecke
2006 | Namur | Shahin Mohandesi | Marigje Degrande
2007 | Namur | Alexandre Dgebuadze | Marigje Degrande
2008 | Eupen | Bruno Laurent | Wiebke Barbier and Marigje Degrande
2009 | Namur | Mher Hovhanisian | Hanne Goossens
2010 | Westerlo | Mher Hovhanisian | Wiebke Barbier
2011 | Westerlo | Bart Michiels | Anna Zozulia
2012 | Lommel | Tanguy Ringoir | Wiebke Barbier
2013 | Antwerp | Tanguy Ringoir | [./Https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Gorshkova Irina Gorshkova]
2014 | Charleroi | Geert Van der Stricht | Astrid Barbier
2015 | Schelle | Mher Hovhanisian | Hanne Goossens
2016 | Buetgenbach | Tanguy Ringoir | Hanne Goossens
2017 | Niel | Mher Hovhanisian | Wiebke Barbier
2018 | Charleroi | Mher Hovhanisian | Hanne Goossens
2019 | Roux | Daniel Dardha |
2020  | Bruges | Alexandre Dgebuadze |
2021  |  | Daniel Dardha[1] |
2022  |  | Daniel Dardha[2] |

## References

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1. ^ Times, The Brussels. "15-year-old is youngest Belgian Grandmaster in chess world". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
2. ^ Sergio. "Daniel Dardha wins the Belgian Chess Championship, crosses 2600 ELO – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.

* Etienne Cornil (2007) Les Championnats de Belgique d'Echecs (1901 à 2007), Cercle Royal des Echecs de Bruxelles, [1].
* Palmaressen Partial winners list of the championship
* Larousse du jeu d'Échecs (1997)
* Portret Albéric O’Kelly de Galway
* 2008 edition
* Belgian Chess Championship 2009

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