Royal Dutch Chess Federation

Governing body of chess in the Netherlands

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Press conference in Amsterdam on the occasion of KNSB's 100th anniversary; from left to right with booklet Mr. Ruth (chairman KNSB), Hartoch, Langweg, Euwe and Ree.

The Royal Dutch Chess Federation (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond \- KNSB) is the national organization for chess in the Netherlands. It is affiliated with the World Chess Federation. Its headquarters are in Haarlem. The current president is Bianca de Jong-Muhren.

The Royal Dutch Chess Federation was founded in 1873 and is one of the country's oldest sports federations. It organizes a Dutch Chess Championship and initiatives such as a Chess Challenge in secondary schools.[1]

## Administration

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Current officers of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation are:

* president: Marleen van Amerongen
* secretary: Arthur Rongen
* treasurer: Michiel Bosnan

The board also includes representatives of the ten regional organizations subordinate to the federation. Mark van der Werf directs the head office.

## Presidents

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1873 | – | 1875 |  | Frederik van Hogendorp

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1876 | – | 1889 |  | J.G.C.A. de Vogel
1889 | – | 1893 |  | C. van Olst
1893 | – | 1896 |  | Dirk van Foreest
1896 | – | 1897 |  | H.J. den Hertog
1897 | – | 1906 |  | A. van Rhijn
1906 | – | 1906 |  | H.J. den Hertog
1906 | – | 1907 |  | Arnold van Foreest
1907 | – | 1908 |  | A. van Rhijn
1908 | – | 1909 |  | J.F. Esser
1909 | – | 1910 |  | Ch. Enschedé
1910 | – | 1912 |  | W. Peekema
1912 | – | 1913 |  | H. Gouwentak
1913 | – | 1919 |  | J.J.R. Moquette
1919 | – | 1920 |  | J.J. Belinfante
1920 | – | 1921 |  | J. van der Kolk
1921 | – | 1922 |  | H. Strick van Linschoten
1922 | – | 1922 |  | M. Levenbach
1923 | – | 1928 |  | Alexander Rueb
1929 | – | 1932 |  | G.C.A. Oskam
1932 | – | 1938 |  | B.J. van Trotsenburg
1938 | – | 1943 |  | G.W.J. Zittersteyn
1943 | – | 1945 |  | Max Euwe
1945 | – | 1948 |  | G.W.J. Zittersteyn
1948 | – | 1957 |  | Henk van Steenis
1957 | – | 1959 |  | A.G. de Blécourt
1959 | – | 1965 |  | Henk van Steenis
1965 | – | 1969 |  | F. Goudsmit
1969 | – | 1970 |  | H.G. Drechsel
1970 | – | 1974 |  | J.W. Ruth
1974 | – | 1989 |  | Henk Wille
1989 | – | 1992 |  | Hans Pont
1992 | – | 1994 |  | Dick Tommel
1995 | – | 2003 |  | Herman Hamers
2003 | – | 2004 |  | Ernst M. Enschedé
2005 | – | 2006 |  | Joop Roozeboom
2006 | – | 2007 |  | Sytze Faber
2007 | – | 2016 |  | Eddy Schuyer
2016 | - | 2020 |  | Marleen van Amerongen
2020 | - | present |  | Bianca de Jong-Muhren

## Dutch chess players

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* Jan Hein Donner
* Max Euwe, president of the Royal Dutch Federation (1943-1945) and president of the World Chess Federation (1970-1977), world champion
* Dick Tommel, president of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation
* Jan Timman, a Dutch chess Grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

## References

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1. ^ Eric van Breugel, "slim.nl Schaakchallenge op Corlaer college", Nijkerk Nieuws, 19 June 2014 (in Dutch)

## Further reading

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* Hans Ree et al. Nederland schaakt! KNSB 100 jaar. Baarn: Moussault, 1974. ISBN 9022610977 (in Dutch)
* Hans Scholten. 'Het loopt ongenadiglijk mat'. Het schaakleven in Nederland in de negentiende eeuw. De sociaal-culturele achtergrond van het ontstaan van schaakverenigingen. Bilthoven: Scholten, 1999. ISBN 90-6663-044-2. (Thesis, Catholic University of Brabant, 1999). (in Dutch)

## External links

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