Tournaments
Experts and ladies tournaments are invitational tournaments with 10 players in round-robin format. These players, all being members of a Belgian club and all being FIDE-Belgian, will compete for the national title.
Open tournament will be open to all players, being members of a Belgian club. Players of all levels, young and old, are welcome. It is played according to the ‘Swiss system’. Rankings are based on Elo and gender.
Women’s Championship
The 9 highest-rated registered women (by FIDE rating) and the 2025 champion together form the closed section of 10 players (round-robin). They compete against each other for the title of Belgian Women’s Champion 2026. There is no entry fee for the closed section. Women not in this group may participate in the Open Championship.
Venue
Tournament host and venue will be Xaveriuscollege, 39 Jozef Posenaerstraat 39, Antwerp-Borgerhout 2140. For any directions, see Venue.
Entry fee
- € 50 (GM, WGM, IM and WIM will have free entrance)
- € 65 – on-site registration until 04/7/2026 at 1:30 p.m.
Playing format and schedule
The tournament will be played during 9 days, one game per day.
Time control: 90 minutes + 30 minutes after 40 moves + 30 seconds increment per move as from move 1.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 04/07/2026 | Registration until 1:30 p.m. | On-site registration |
| 2:00 p.m. | Opening ceremony (Federation President, Mayor, President SK Borgerhout vzw) | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Round 1 | |
| 05/07/2026 | 2:30 p.m. | Round 2 |
| 06/07/2026 | 2:30 p.m. | Round 3 |
| 07/07/2026 | 2:30 p.m. | Round 4 |
| 08/07/2026 | 2:30 p.m. | Round 5 |
| 09/07/2026 | 2:30 p.m. | Round 6 |
| 10/07/2026 | 2:30 p.m. | Round 7 |
| 11/07/2026 | 2:30 p.m. | Round 8 |
| 12/07/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | Round 9 |
| 5:00 p.m. | Award & Closing Ceremony |
Please read tournament regulations here:: Tournament Rules.