List of Belgian champions in chess
The list of Belgian champions in chess contains the winners of all Belgian individual championships.
General
The title of Belgian champion was first played in 1901. Up to 1913 the title was played four times, since 1921 the competition has been held annually, with a few exceptions. From 1921 to 1975 mostly two titles were awarded; on the one hand the title of Belgisch kampioen (Belgian champion), which only Belgian citizens could win, and on the other hand the title of Bondskampioen (association champion), which also foreign players residing in Belgium could win. In 1926, 1927, 1945, 1951 to 1953 and 1956 to 1961, the two titles were played in different tournaments, otherwise in a joint tournament. Since 1976 only the title of Belgisch kampioen has been awarded. The record champion is Albéric O'Kelly de Galway , who won the Belgian championship 13 times (he also won the association championship seven times).
The women's championship was first held in 1938. In the 1960s and 1970s the tournament was played sporadically, before and after (with one exception) annually. Until 2008, the women's title was played in a separate tournament, since 2009 the title has been awarded to the top-placed woman in an open tournament ( Championat Open ) held parallel to the Belgian championship . The competition is also open to foreign players residing in Belgium. The women's record champion is Louise Loeffler with six titles.
Belgian champions
| year | place | Belgian champion | Association Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Brussels | Eugène Pécher | |
| 1905 | Brussels | Edward Empson Middleton | |
| 1906 | Brussels | Edward Empson Middleton | |
| 1913 | Brussels | FH King | |
| 1921 | Brussels | Nicholas Boruchowitz | Nicholas Boruchowitz |
| 1922 | Antwerp | Edgard Colle | Edgard Colle |
| 1923 | Ghent | George Koltanowski | George Koltanowski |
| 1924 | Brussels | Edgard Colle | Edgard Colle |
| 1925 | Ghent | Edgard Colle | |
| 1925 | Brussels | Edgard Colle | |
| 1926 | Antwerp | Edgard Colle | |
| 1927 | Ghent | George Koltanowski | |
| 1928 | Ghent | Edgard Colle | Edgard Colle |
| 1929 | Antwerp | Edgard Colle | Edgard Colle |
| 1930 | Verviers | George Koltanowski | George Koltanowski |
| 1931 | Brussels | Marcel Barzin | Marcel Barzin |
| 1932 | Brussels | J. Kornreich | Boruch Dyner, Victor Soultanbéieff |
| 1933 | Brussels | Paul Devos | Boruch Dyner |
| 1934 | Liege | Victor Soultanbéieff | |
| 1935 | Antwerp | Arthur Dunkelblum | Boruch Dyner |
| 1936 | Ghent | George Koltanowski | George Koltanowski |
| 1937 | Brussels | Paul Devos, Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Paul Devos, Albéric O'Kelly de Galway |
| 1938 | Namur | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway |
| 1940 | Ghent | Paul Devos | Frits van Seters |
| 1941 | Brussels | Paul Devos | Paul Devos |
| 1942 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Frits van Seters |
| 1943 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Victor Soultanbéieff |
| 1944 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway, Louis Ambuhl |
| 1945 | Brussels | Paul Devos | |
| 1945 | Ghent | Paul Devos | |
| 1946 | Antwerp | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1947 | East End | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1948 | Bruges | Paul Devos | |
| 1949 | Antwerp | Arthur Dunkelblum | Frits van Seters |
| 1950 | Ghent | Robert Lemaire | |
| 1951 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1951 | Verviers | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1952 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1952 | Ghent | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1953 | Antwerp | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1953 | Eupen | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1954 | Bruges | Jos Gobert | |
| 1955 | Merksem | Jos Gobert | |
| 1956 | Brussels | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1956 | Blankenberge | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1957 | Antwerp | Victor Soultanbéieff | |
| 1957 | Blankenberge | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1958 | Brussels | Jozef Boey | |
| 1958 | Bruges | Alfons Franck | |
| 1959 | Brussels | Frits van Seters | |
| 1959 | Blankenberge | Jozef Boey, Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |
| 1960 | Brussels | Nikola Karaklajić | |
| 1960 | Ghent | Robert Willaert | |
| 1961 | Anderlecht | Victor Soultanbéieff | |
| 1961 | Heist | Paul Limbos | |
| 1962 | Brussels | Robert Willaert | Frits van Seters |
| 1963 | Ghent | Paul Limbos | Paul Limbos |
| 1964 | Mechelen | Jozef Boey | Jozef Boey |
| 1965 | Antwerp | Jozef Boey | Frits van Seters |
| 1966 | Brussels | Frans Cornelis | Frits van Seters |
| 1967 | East End | Jan Rooze | Frits van Seters |
| 1968 | Brussels | Robert Willaert, Albert Vandezande | Y. Ebrahimi |
| 1969 | spa | Helmut Schumacher | Helmut Schumacher |
| 1970 | Ghent | Karl van Schoor | Frits van Seters |
| 1971 | Bredene | Jozef Boey, Roeland Verstraeten | Jozef Boey, Roeland Verstraeten |
| 1972 | Hasselt | Robert Willaert | Friedhelm Freise |
| 1973 | East End | Robert Willaert | Robert Willaert |
| 1974 | Hasselt | Jean Moeyersons | Jean Moeyersons |
| 1975 | Ghent | Johan Goormachtigh , José Tonoli , Henri Winants | Johan Goormachtigh, José Tonoli, Henri Winants |
| 1976 | East End | Gunter Deleyn | |
| 1977 | East End | Ronald Weemaes | |
| 1978 | Eupen | Richard Meulders | |
| 1979 | Ghent | Gunter Deleyn | |
| 1980 | Sint-Niklaas | Alain Defize | |
| 1981 | Sint-Niklaas | Richard Meulders, Ronald Weemaes | |
| 1982 | Zwijnaarde | Johan Goormachtigh, Thierry Penson | |
| 1983 | Veurne | Richard Meulders, Alain Defize | |
| 1984 | Huy | Michel Jadoul | |
| 1985 | Ghent | Richard Meulders | |
| 1986 | Anderlecht | Luc Winants | |
| 1987 | East End | Robert Schuermans | |
| 1988 | Huy | Michel Jadoul, Richard Meulders | |
| 1989 | Ghent | Richard Meulders | |
| 1990 | Brasschat | Michel Jadoul | |
| 1991 | Geraardsbergen | Richard Meulders | |
| 1992 | Morlanwelz | Michel Jadoul | |
| 1993 | Visé | Gorik Cools | |
| 1994 | Charleroi | Ekrem Cekro | |
| 1995 | Geel | Ekrem Cekro | |
| 1996 | Geel | Marc Dutreeuw | |
| 1997 | Ghent | Jüri Vetemaa , Ekrem Cekro | |
| 1998 | Liege | Ekrem Cekro | |
| 1999 | Geel | Pieter Claesen , Serge Vanderwaeren | |
| 2000 | Ghent | Vladimir Chuchelov | |
| 2001 | Charleroi | Mikhail Gurevich | |
| 2002 | Borgerhout | Alexandre Dgebuadze | |
| 2003 | Eupen | Geert Van der Stricht | |
| 2004 | Westerlo | Bart Michiels | |
| 2005 | Aalst | Alexandre Dgebuadze | |
| 2006 | Namur | Shahin Mohandesi | |
| 2007 | Namur | Alexandre Dgebuadze | |
| 2008 | Eupen | Bruno Laurent | |
| 2009 | Namur | Mher Howhannisjan | |
| 2010 | Westerlo | Mher Howhannisjan | |
| 2011 | Westerlo | Bart Michiels | |
| 2012 | Lommel | Tanguy Ringoir | |
| 2013 | Antwerp | Tanguy Ringoir | |
| 2014 | Charleroi | Geert Van der Stricht | |
| 2015 | clamp | Mher Howhannisjan | |
| 2016 | Butgenbach | Tanguy Ringoir | |
| 2017 | Niel | Mher Howhannisjan | |
| 2018 | Charleroi | Mher Howhannisjan | |
| 2019 | Charleroi | Daniel Dardha |
Belgian champions of women
| year | place | Master |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Namur | Marianne Stoffels |
| 1939 | Marianne Stoffels | |
| 1940 | Marianne Stoffels | |
| 1941 | Brussels | Elisabeth Cuypers |
| 1942 | Brussels | Marianne Stoffels |
| 1943 | Brussels | Elisabeth Cuypers |
| 1944 | Brussels | Marianne Stoffels |
| 1945 | Antwerp | Elisabeth Cuypers |
| 1947 | Antwerp | Spoormans |
| 1949 | Antwerp | Simone Bussers |
| 1951 | Antwerp | Simone Bussers |
| 1952 | Simone Bussers | |
| 1954 | Louise Loeffler | |
| 1955 | Mechelen | Louisa Ceulemans |
| 1956 | Ghent | Louisa Ceulemans |
| 1957 | Blankenberge | Louisa Ceulemans |
| 1958 | Blankenberge | Louise Loeffler |
| 1959 | Blankenberge | Louise Loeffler |
| 1960 | Ghent | Louise Loeffler |
| 1961 | Heist | Louise Loeffler |
| 1964 | Mechelen | Simone Lancel |
| 1967 | Ghent | Louise Loeffler |
| 1968 | Brussels | Elisabeth Cuypers |
| 1970 | Ghent | Caroline Vanderbeken |
| 1975 | Ghent | Brenda Decorte |
| 1980 | Sint-Niklaas | Simonne Peeters |
| 1981 | Sint-Niklaas | Simonne Peeters |
| 1982 | Zwijnaarde | Brenda Decorte |
| 1983 | Veurne | Simonne Peeters |
| 1984 | Huy | Simonne Peeters |
| 1985 | Ghent | Isabel dog |
| 1986 | Anderlecht | Viviane Caels |
| 1987 | East End | Viviane Caels |
| 1988 | Huy | Chantal Vandevoort |
| 1989 | Ghent | Gina Finegold |
| 1990 | Brasschat | Martine van Hecke |
| 1991 | Geraardsbergen | Mieke Maeckelbergh |
| 1992 | Morlanwelz | Martina Sproten |
| 1993 | Visé | Greta Foulon |
| 1994 | Charleroi | Greta Foulon |
| 1995 | Geel | Greta Foulon |
| 1996 | Geel | Snežana Mićić |
| 1997 | Ghent | Snežana Mićić |
| 1998 | Liege | Chantal Vandevoort |
| 1999 | Geel | Iris Neels |
| 2000 | Ghent | Irina Gorshkova |
| 2001 | Charleroi | Irina Gorshkova |
| 2002 | Borgerhout | Sophie Brion |
| 2003 | Eupen | Irina Gorshkova |
| 2004 | Westerlo | Heidi Vints |
| 2005 | Aalst | Elena van Hoecke |
| 2006 | Namur | Marigje Degrande |
| 2007 | Namur | Marigje Degrande |
| 2008 | Eupen | Marigje Degrande, Wiebke Barbier |
| 2009 | Namur | Hanne Goossens |
| 2010 | Westerlo | Wiebke barber |
| 2011 | Westerlo | Anna Zozulia |
| 2012 | Lommel | Wiebke barber |
| 2013 | Antwerp | Irina Gorshkova |
| 2014 | Charleroi | Astrid Barbier |
| 2015 | clamp | Hanne Goossens |
| 2016 | Butgenbach | Hanne Goossens |
| 2017 | Niel | Wiebke barber |
| 2018 | Charleroi | Hanne Goossens |
Web links
- List of Belgian champions (Dutch, until 2006)
- List of Belgian female champions (Dutch, until 2006)
- Reports on Belgian championships up to 2009 (French, PDF)
Individual evidence
- ^ The 1926 association championship was not played until March 1927.
- ^ The 1928 championship was not played until February 1929.
- ↑ In addition to the official championship held in October 1936, two unofficial championships were played in Brussels in August 1936. The first was won by Paul Devos, the second by Albéric O'Kelly de Galway.