Chess tournaments Chess strategy Computer chess Chess players FIDE Chess variants Chess rules and history
Home :: Chess :: Organizations

Royal Dutch Chess Federation

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 Eddy Schuyer.

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.

Administration

Current officers of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation are:

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

Presidents

1873 - 1875 Frederik van Hogendorp
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 - present Eddy Schuyer

Dutch chess players

COMMENTS