The Royal Dutch Chess Federation ( - ''KNSB'') is the national organization for

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. It is affiliated with the

World Chess Federation The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( , ), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the gove ...

. Its headquarters are in

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...

. 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 The Dutch Chess Championship was officially established in 1909, although unofficial champions stretch back to the 1870s. Early years : Official championships The official championship was established in 1909 as a biennial, twelve-player, round-ro ...

and initiatives such as a Chess Challenge in secondary schools.Eric van Breugel
"slim.nl Schaakchallenge op Corlaer college"
''Nijkerk Nieuws'', 19 June 2014

Administration

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

Dutch chess players

Jan Hein Donner Johannes Hendrikus (Hein) Donner (July 6, 1927 – November 27, 1988) was a Dutch chess grandmaster and writer. He was born in The Hague. His father Jan Donner was a prominent Dutch politician and judge. Donner won the Dutch Championship in 195 ...

Max Euwe Machgielis "Max" Euwe (; May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Championship, World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 ...

, 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 Jan Timman (born 14 December 1951) is a Dutch chess grandmaster who was one of the world's leading chess players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. At the peak of his career, he was considered to be the best non-Soviet player and was known a ...

, a Dutch chess Grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

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Chess in the Netherlands

Chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

1873 establishments in the Netherlands Sports organizations established in 1873 Chess organizations 1873 in chess Organisations based in the Netherlands with royal patronage

Administration

Presidents

Dutch chess players

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